Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Jody Sims sat alone on her bed. She was waiting nervously for the phone to ring. "Ring! Ring already! Ring! Please? Ring!" She said to no one. Charlie was still at ABC for a special meeting or something. Jody hadn't been told all the details- mainly because Charlie didn't know himself. Jody waited. She picked up a pillow and fluffed it. Then she fluffed the other 3. She went around the room and opened all the drawers. Then she went around and shut them all again. She was so bored and so nervous she thought she was going to go insane. Finally it rang. Jody sprang to the phone and picked up. In her excitement she dropped it. She picked it back and slammed it up against her face.

"Hello?" Jody said.

"Jody?"

"Yes!?!"

Jody talked to the person on the other line a few minutes before hanging up. She placed the phone slowly and gently back onto the phone cradle and pressed down on it. Then she jumped out of her room and started running laps around her apartment, screaming. Just as Jody passed the door, it opened, knocking her to the floor. Charlie looked down at her and picked her up as if she was his new bride. He spun her around and then put her down on the couch.

"What were you doing?" He asked.

"I was, uh, running victory laps." Jody explained, trying not to laugh. But suddenly she felt like crying.

"Why?"

"I got the call."

Charlie's eyes opened wide and he smiled. "Yeah? And?"

"YES!!!" Jody exclaimed, starting to cry. She wrapped her arms around Charlie and he picked her up again. She wrapped her legs around his waist and he spun around a few times before putting her down on the floor.

"I can't believe it!" Charlie said, feeling tears forming in his own eyes.

"I know!" Jody said as they hugged again. She pulled back and looked at Charlie's face that now had tears running down it. "Oh, honey!" She said as she hugged him again. She wanted to run around the whole world, she was so happy.

Charlie looked into Jody's eyes and he wanted to die. He loved her so much and he was just so happy. He thought he might die from all the excitement. Jody looked at Charlie and smiled. She kissed him and then stood up.

"We have to go out to celebrate!" Charlie said,

"Ok!"

A few minutes later Jody and Charlie were running down the hallway. One of their neighbors stuck his head out the door. "What's up?" He asked.

"WE'RE PREGNANT!!!" They both exclaimed.