Chapter Twenty-Four: Its a Real Soup Just So You all know...
Maya rubbed her arms nervously, positive that she had misheard the doctor. "Are you sure Doctor? That I'm embarazada?" She couldn't be... it was still too soon.
"Yes... I am sure." He didn't ask what she meant by the last word, guessing that it was her diagnosis that he had given her.
Maya ran a hand through her hair, her face tense. This couldn't be happening... "I think that I will go home to rest..."
"Yes, good idea. You need plenty of rest. I'll call in the prescription." Maya slowly left the room, allowing the door to snap shut behind her. Moving down the clean hallway at the medical office, she jiggled her keys out of her purse, brow furrowed with worry.
Stepping out of the busy lobby, she moved across the hot parking lot to where her car was parked, waiting for her return. Unlocking it, she slid into the seat, before pulling her cell out and dialing Ray's number. "Hello? What did the doctor say? You don't have any medications that we need to pay for, do you?"
"Just a prescription to help with the nausea." Maya turned the air conditioning up, hoping to cool herself off before she even leaves the parking lot.
"That's good...that is good right?"
Maya licked her lips as she finally shifted into drive and pulled out of the lot. "Well...yeah. There wasn't much more he could do. I'm completely healthy at the moment. How was Garmadon's bachelor party?" The ensuing silence, made her want to flick on the turn signal and drive as fast as the speed limit allowed straight to the Monastery where the party was held.
"I fell asleep and had another one of my nightmares. Missed most of it... and apparently you knew that I had fallen asleep cause the guys had called you." His voice was laced with annoyance, clearly he was either annoyed with himself for falling asleep at the party, or was annoyed that she had told Wu to let him sleep.
"Just trying to help you out there sweetie." Maya flipped the turn signal on, merging in with the lane that led to the grocery store. "You know what? I think I'm gonna attempt that recipe that Misako gave me. Been meaning to get to it anyways."
"Okay...if you say so."
Maya hummed slightly, now turning into the crowded parking lot in front of the store. "I'll see you later... bye Ray."
"Bye Maya."
Hanging up, she turned the car off, before climbing out of the vehicle, stretching slightly. Walking across the hot pavement, she nodded to a young family that was pushing a laden cart over to their vehicle in greeting, before stepping into the cool, air conditioned, store. Grabbing one of the shopping carts, she wheeled it over to where the wipes for wiping down the carts were kept, pulling one out to wipe the cart down. Tossing the used wipe into the nearby trash can. Stepping into the part of the store that was the actual store, she nodded to the store greeter, before going over to the produce aisle. Going over the ripe, fresh greens, she picked out a clump of kale, which she carefully bagged and placed in the cart. Maya then walked over to where the onions where kept, bagging up a small yellow one, which she placed next to the kale.
Walking over to the meat aisle, she grabbed a pound of bacon, before moving over to look over the selection of Italian sausage. After thinking it over, she decided that the mild probably would be better for them, and placed that in the cart. Going over to the dairy aisle, she absentmindedly picked up a carton of cream, placing it in the cart. Moving over to where the Pillsbury biscuits were kept, she tossed a thing of crescent rolls in her cart as well, figuring that those would go well with the soup.
Now just wandering aimlessly as she waited to give the pharmacy time to fill out her order, especially since she knew that she had potatoes and chicken broth back at the house, she turned towards the snack aisle. It wasn't like she was going to buy something that she didn't need anyway...
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Maya approached the pharmacy counter, ignoring how full her cart now was. Somehow not buying anything that she didn't need for dinner turned into seven different bags of chips, three boxes of cookies, a bucket of her favorite ice cream, and a large bag of candy. She just hoped that she could explain this to Ray without making him raise his eyebrows...or go papa bear on her.
"Can we help you?" The pharmacist smiled warmly at her as she suddenly found herself at the front.
"Yes... my name is Maya Smith... my doctor should have called in some prescription nausea pills."
"Let me see here..." The pharmacist disappeared into the back, already grabbing one of his co-workers.
A few minutes later, Maya was leaving the store with her paid for items, most of which she wasn't planning on buying in the first place, and her new prescription settled into her purse. Popping the trunk open, she placed the grocery bags in there, before glancing down at her watch. Ray should be home in a couple of hours. Plenty of time for her to get home and make the soup, as well as bake the crescents. Hopefully she would have the rest of the groceries hidden before he arrives...
A/N: Done! Yes...I know that it's short. Sorry not sorry. I am struggling with this chapter and I don't think that you want to read about the drive home...or how she puts the soup together... or even where she hides, yes hides, the rest of the groceries. Any guesses on what it was that the doctor told her?
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PiratePirata: They wanted an unofficial wedding, their friends insisted that they do a big one with all of them. Also... it was just a nightmare... I haven't killed Maya off, nor will I ever kill her off.
Okay so I am late with playing board games with my sisters so bye!
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