Chapter 9- Learning
Kerry
finds out. I'm almost finished, and
very well might be done completely by the end of the week… To those who want it
to have a happy ending, not to spoil it will have a mixed ending, but
I'm not implying *ANYTHING* there!!! Apologies to Dawn, who will eventually read this, once she gets back in
Texas and has email access… To She
Devil~ I knew Erik was in Strange
Freq. I taped it, and he is as sexy as
ever…
Kerry
was putting away the groceries when she remembered that she had forgotten
Dave. I knew it was awfully
quiet…She thought with a smile. She
came to the last paper bag. She pulled
out toilet paper, shaving cream, razors, shampoo, and the pregnancy test. Kerry looked at it, having forgot she bought
it. She put all the items away except
the test. She went into the bathroom
and did the test, then came out into the kitchen to see better. She looked at the little indicator, not
believing what it said. She looked at
the instructions. Now
how the hell can you tell if you are or are not pregnant? She thought
furiously. "I don't get this! All day long, I run the Damn ER, saving
lives, helping people, dealing with gruesome traumas, and then coming home with
Dave Malucci, the biggest pain in the ass of all pains in the ass, yet I can't
take a home pregnancy test and figure out what it says!" She yelled. "Holy Shit!" Whispered a voice
from behind. Kerry whirled around and
came face to face with John Carter. "How much did you hear?" She
demanded. John looked at Kerry with
fear for his life. "Um.. You live with Dave Malucci, the biggest pain
in the ass…" He meeped. "Are you
actually, you know…" John asked. Kerry closed her eyes. "I don't know. I can't figure out how to use this fucking thing!" She growled. "I know how to use these things. My big sister, the tramp she was, used to buy these things all the time
after her little 'dates'." He said, taking it from her. "Well, no wonder you can't figure this
out! It's a mixed signal. The test was screwed up. If you want, we can go to county and have
you tested there." John offered. "Ok. I just have to make up an excuse for Dave. I don't want to get his, er… our hopes up." Kerry said, picking up the phone. She dialed the number for Dom's
apartment. He picked up. "Hi, Dom. It's me, Kerry. Is Dave there?
Pause. Already? I guess chemo really does wipe him out. Well, when he wakes up, and I haven't come
for him, tell him I'm visiting a friend." She said. They bade each other
goodbye and she followed Carter out to his Jeep.
A
few hours later, Kerry found herself waiting in the OB/GYN wing, waiting to see
if she was pregnant. She sat there and
thought of what Dave would think. Does
he really want kids? Will he be mad and
leave me? Will he be happy for me, or
sad, or mad at me or what? A voice
interrupted her worries. "Kerry? Why didn't you tell me that you had to be
here?" The voice said, kneeling down
next to her. She looked at Dave
astonished. "How the hell did you know
I was here?" She asked, a little upset that
Dave was here. "Haleh paged me. But that doesn't matter! Why didn't you tell me that you might be
pregnant?" He repeated. "Dave, I didn't think that you'd be very
happy with me…" HE cut her off. "Kerry! I want to have children! Most of
all, I want to be there when I find out if you are pregnant with my baby!" He said, kissing her. The kiss was interrupted by the OB/GYN
doctor calling her into the exam room. "Baby? I'll be waiting in the
ER. I have something to catch up on." Dave said, kissing her goodbye.
Dave
headed nervously to the ER. He went
into the Doctors lounge and paced back and forth. Jing-Mei came in and saw his head. "Oh NO! What
happened!?" She asked. He automatically bent it downward to allow
her to feel it. She did so and liked
the smoothness. "I shaved because of
the cancer." He explained. Jing-Mei nodded sadly. "I heard that Kerry might be, how do you put
it? Knocked up?" She smiled. "Yeah. By Me! If there is anything that
says otherwise, correct it, Chen!" He
said. She smiled. "Congratulations, Dave." She said. He thanked her then watched her leave. Dave then grinned to himself. Wow! I'm going to be a father. I'll finally be responsible! I'll be able to cradle another life in my
arms, and have it depend on me! He thought,
getting really giddy. Mark walked in
the room. "Hey Dave. Heard that you knocked up 'the wife'." He said with a grin. Why does everyone keep saying that? He wondered. "Yeah. I'm finally going
to be a responsible man." Dave said,
dreaming of his child. "Congrats,
Dave. You will, much as I hate to admit
this, you'll be a great dad." Mark
smiled, grabbing his coffee and swinging out the door. Dave followed, but only to the ER entrance
where Kerry was headed for him. All of
the doctors and nurses were there watching them, but pretending to do their
work. Dave looked deep into her eyes. "Are you?" He whispered. Kerry nodded, her
eyes full of hope and happiness. Dave
grinned. "That's Awesome!" He said, loud enough for the nurses to
hear. He knew they were all watching so
he pulled Kerry forward and passionately kissed her. (Think Al + Tipper meets Young and Restless) The ER erupted in cheers from Doctors and Patients alike. Kerry smiled into the kiss as did her
fiancée. "Let's go home." He whispered.
-Two
months Later-
(To give a short
desc. of Palidette Armati: She has long wavy blonde hair, rose colored
glasses and a feminine Malucci smile. Her husband, Scott has long blond hair that is always tied in a braid,
with a blond goatee to match. She is a
dentist, and he is the owner of a Motorcycle Dealer…)
Kerry
and Dave have met with his parents, her parents, and now they are discussing a
wedding with the whole gang. The whole
family is there; Giuseppe, Angelia, Dom, Palidette and Scott and their three
kids, Mario, Ryan, and Lisa. The three
children are running around playing tag with each other, while the elders are
talking. "So, When is the little one
due?" Angel asked. "OH, in 6 months, give or take a few
weeks." Kerry said, absent-mindedly
stroking her growing belly. Dave smiled
as he watched her. He wondered what her
thoughts were as she stroked. He had
his own thoughts about the child. Would
it be a boy? Or a girl, or maybe she'd
birth one of each… Dave smiled at the
thought of having twins to care for. It
would mean he'd have to have twice the patience, understanding, and love that
it takes to be a parent. Dave felt
apprehensive about this, being told by past lovers that he didn't have
maturity, love, or patience enough to take care of a gerbil or a plant, let alone
another human being… In fact, there
were only three of all of his girlfriends who didn't think that; Jessie,
Shannah, and Kerry.
Dave realized that while he was daydreaming, that his family had chosen a date for the wedding with Kerry. "Uhhh…When is the wedding again?" He asked. His mother looked at him like he was crazy. "May 10! That's next month!" She said, looking at him to see if he was okay or not. Dave smiled and looked at Kerry lovingly. Kerry returned the glance, making Dave grin even bigger. Lisa came up behind him and tackled him. "OOF! Why you little…!" He growled playfully, running after her. Dave, nearing the brink of thirty, and being under the effects of chemo, was not the strapping youth that he once was, and he couldn't catch Lisa. "You….are a…Fast…Little…Brat…Aren't….You?" He asked between breaths. She came up to him with her brothers in tow. "Uncle Davey! Can we play hospital with you?" She asked sweetly. Dave looked at the little blondes adorable face, and jokingly whined, "Awww! I have to play that EVERY day! But I wanna be the patient at least once, Deal?" "Deal!" The three grinned. "Okay, race ya to the shed!" Dave said, taking off. The little children followed and Dave cracked a silly grin to Kerry as he went to play with his niece and nephews. Kerry sat back and watched her future husband be the big kid that he was and smiled. She looked down at her stomach and smiled. You are going to have the perfect father. She thought, her gaze returning to her one and only.