Like Mother, Like Daughter
Chapter 10
"Come on.come on!" Kerry and Abby stared at the pregnancy tester, willing it to change one way or another. When it finally did, they stared at each other in shock. "Dr. Weaver.you're pregnant."Abby trailed off. "That's so weird, when I was working in OB I never saw anyone react to pregnancy so quickly." Abby was stunned that Kerry knew she was pregnant after less then a week.
Just hen John came running into the bathroom. Kerry and Abby burst out laughing. "John.what the hell are you doing?" Beginning to feel embarrassed, John stuttered a response. "Kerry.I-I heard that you booted it in here." Kerry and Abby looked at each other and smiled. "Well Abby, I guess its now or never!" She looked at John, then flashed Abby a mischievous look.. "Well sweetie.I have some good incentive for you to quit smoking." John just looked confused. "John.we're having a baby! Abby and I just did the test." John was stunned. "But Kerry.its been like.four days!" Abby and Kerry laughed again. "Well John, it would appear that you've chosen a freak!" Kerry gave Abby a mock dirty look. Abby smiled. "What I mean is, you've chosen a woman with extreme hormone sensitivities!"
John gave a little laugh and wrapped Kerry in a huge hug. "I'm gonna be a dad! But.can we celebrate somewhere else?" Kerry nodded. "One thing.can we just keep this quiet for now?" Abby and Carter both agreed. As the trio walked out of the bathroom, Kerry looked at Abby, "There is still one thing I don't understand.who eats peanut butter at 10:00 at night?" Abby shook her head and shrugged.
The next few weeks were rough for Kerry. She was exhausted and could barely keep any food down. She was so sick she couldn't even visit Emma but she made a point of talking to her on the phone everyday. John visited Emma whenever he was at work and when he was home he took excellent care of Kerry. After 2.5 weeks, John insisted that Kerry go see an obstetrician. She didn't have the energy to argue so exactly three weeks after she discovered she was pregnant, they were sitting in an OB's waiting room. The Obwas the same on Kerry had seen when she was pregnant with Emma. The doctor was shocked that Kerry was already sick. Kerry explained to her about her last pregnancy, "thirteen years ago, it was the same thing, I was sick constant for about a month after conception." The doctor nodded. "Yes.I remember you telling me that when you came here." The doctor did some tests and concluded that other then the nausea, all was well. She mentioned genes as well. "We know for sure that this gene affects the women in your family. Do you know any males?" Kerry shook her head and explained that she never knew her birth parents. "Well Kerry, we won't know for a while whether this little one is affected or not. Just take care of yourself and you can go back to work once the nausea passes. Just avoid high stress." Kerry thanked the doctor and her and John booked a follow-up in two weeks then headed home.
John glanced over at Kerry and saw her leaning on the window. She caught him looking and gave a weak smile. "Does everyone at work know?" John nodded. "But you know kiddo.when you're feeling better.just a sec, I need different music.can you hand me a CD from the glove compartment?" Kerry opened the glove box and a small square box fell onto her lap. She looked at John, shocked. He pulled over and took the box, opened it and slipped the ring on her finger. "Kerry Weaver, mother of my child, will you marry me?" Kerry silently nodded. John leaned over and kissed her. On the way home they talked about marriage, neither of them wanted a wedding, they just wanted to go to court with Emma and John's family. By the time they were home, they had decided to do it as soon as Kerry felt better.
The next week passed quickly and each day Kerry slept less and ate more. On Saturday evening, she was laying on the couch when she heard the door open. She looked at the clock and saw that it was already time for John to be home. Kerry reached for her crutch and out of the corner of her eye, caught a flash of metal.
Kerry snapped her head around and came face to face with.Emma! The girl was standing in the doorway leaning on her crutches with John behind her. Kerry looked her over from head to toe and gasped. Emma was standing on not one but two legs! Kerry raced over as fast as she could and embraced Emma. She didn't say a word, she was 100% speechless. John filled her in. "Emma got her leg Monday, we wanted to surprise you and they discharged her today." "This is the best surprise ever!" Emma hugged her back, "Kerry can I see my room.John told me all about it!"
While Kerry had been sick, John had been working to set up a bedroom for Emma. It had a bed, desk and dresser and was painted pale purple, Emma's favourite colour. Kerry led the way and was surprised how energized she felt, for the first time in almost a month she didn't feel like collapsing. Kerry got to the doorway and turned back and watched Emma make her way. The girl was walking quite well, she would never have a normal gait, she never had. Kerry also knew the girl would also always rely on at least one crutch, her bad leg was too weak. "Hey Em.before the accident were you able to use just one crutch?" Emma nodded but said she used two unless she was just around the house because otherwise she got too tired.
When Emma got to the doorway of the room her face spread into an ear to ear grin. She made her way over to the bed and slowly sat down. "Kerry.John.I love it! Thank you so much!"
Kerry and John left Emma to explore her room after telling her that a lawyer had recovered her clothes from her parent's house. They had also brought boxes of stuff from her bedroom all of which were in the basement. That being said Kerry and John headed to the kitchen. They decided to just have chicken noodle soup, that would sit well in Kerry's stomach. John pulled Kerry into an embrace. As she tilted her head up to kiss him he laid a hand on her tummy. "8 months" he whispered in her ear.
They held their hug for a moment but then they heard Emma making her way down the hall so they pulled apart. Kerry went back to stirring the soup while John set the table. The three of them all sat down to eat. They talking about when they were going to have the wedding. John had told his family and although they weren't pleased with his choice they wanted to be there. They had decided on a date two weeks from now, a Saturday afternoon. They were still sticking with the original plan of a small wedding in court. Emma changed the subject after a few minutes. "Kerry.when do I have to go back to school?" Kerry though for a second, "We'll concentrate on physio for now and you can go back in the fall." Emma nodded. "I'll probably have to repeat grade 8 right?" Kerry nodded, "yea you missed a lot of time kiddo." They sat around the table for a while until Emma said that she was exhausted. "You ok to get ready yourself?" Kerry didn't want to intrude on the girl's privacy. Emma nodded. "Yea.I think so, I'll call if I need anything." Kerry smiled. "I'll come in and say goodnight in a few minutes."
Kerry and John cleaned up the kitchen and Kerry decided she was feeling well enough to go back to work. "That's great sweetie.just make sure you take it easy!" Kerry nodded, "I will.I promise" When they were done, Kerry headed to Emma's room. She peeked in and saw that the girl was already asleep. She went in to turn the light off and was caught for a moment staring at Emma.her daughter. Kerry clicked the light off and went back to the living room where her and John decided to put a movie on. They ended up falling asleep in each other's arms half-way through.
Kerry woke up briefly and snuggled closer to John. She sighed happily, she was finally where she belonged.
"Come on.come on!" Kerry and Abby stared at the pregnancy tester, willing it to change one way or another. When it finally did, they stared at each other in shock. "Dr. Weaver.you're pregnant."Abby trailed off. "That's so weird, when I was working in OB I never saw anyone react to pregnancy so quickly." Abby was stunned that Kerry knew she was pregnant after less then a week.
Just hen John came running into the bathroom. Kerry and Abby burst out laughing. "John.what the hell are you doing?" Beginning to feel embarrassed, John stuttered a response. "Kerry.I-I heard that you booted it in here." Kerry and Abby looked at each other and smiled. "Well Abby, I guess its now or never!" She looked at John, then flashed Abby a mischievous look.. "Well sweetie.I have some good incentive for you to quit smoking." John just looked confused. "John.we're having a baby! Abby and I just did the test." John was stunned. "But Kerry.its been like.four days!" Abby and Kerry laughed again. "Well John, it would appear that you've chosen a freak!" Kerry gave Abby a mock dirty look. Abby smiled. "What I mean is, you've chosen a woman with extreme hormone sensitivities!"
John gave a little laugh and wrapped Kerry in a huge hug. "I'm gonna be a dad! But.can we celebrate somewhere else?" Kerry nodded. "One thing.can we just keep this quiet for now?" Abby and Carter both agreed. As the trio walked out of the bathroom, Kerry looked at Abby, "There is still one thing I don't understand.who eats peanut butter at 10:00 at night?" Abby shook her head and shrugged.
The next few weeks were rough for Kerry. She was exhausted and could barely keep any food down. She was so sick she couldn't even visit Emma but she made a point of talking to her on the phone everyday. John visited Emma whenever he was at work and when he was home he took excellent care of Kerry. After 2.5 weeks, John insisted that Kerry go see an obstetrician. She didn't have the energy to argue so exactly three weeks after she discovered she was pregnant, they were sitting in an OB's waiting room. The Obwas the same on Kerry had seen when she was pregnant with Emma. The doctor was shocked that Kerry was already sick. Kerry explained to her about her last pregnancy, "thirteen years ago, it was the same thing, I was sick constant for about a month after conception." The doctor nodded. "Yes.I remember you telling me that when you came here." The doctor did some tests and concluded that other then the nausea, all was well. She mentioned genes as well. "We know for sure that this gene affects the women in your family. Do you know any males?" Kerry shook her head and explained that she never knew her birth parents. "Well Kerry, we won't know for a while whether this little one is affected or not. Just take care of yourself and you can go back to work once the nausea passes. Just avoid high stress." Kerry thanked the doctor and her and John booked a follow-up in two weeks then headed home.
John glanced over at Kerry and saw her leaning on the window. She caught him looking and gave a weak smile. "Does everyone at work know?" John nodded. "But you know kiddo.when you're feeling better.just a sec, I need different music.can you hand me a CD from the glove compartment?" Kerry opened the glove box and a small square box fell onto her lap. She looked at John, shocked. He pulled over and took the box, opened it and slipped the ring on her finger. "Kerry Weaver, mother of my child, will you marry me?" Kerry silently nodded. John leaned over and kissed her. On the way home they talked about marriage, neither of them wanted a wedding, they just wanted to go to court with Emma and John's family. By the time they were home, they had decided to do it as soon as Kerry felt better.
The next week passed quickly and each day Kerry slept less and ate more. On Saturday evening, she was laying on the couch when she heard the door open. She looked at the clock and saw that it was already time for John to be home. Kerry reached for her crutch and out of the corner of her eye, caught a flash of metal.
Kerry snapped her head around and came face to face with.Emma! The girl was standing in the doorway leaning on her crutches with John behind her. Kerry looked her over from head to toe and gasped. Emma was standing on not one but two legs! Kerry raced over as fast as she could and embraced Emma. She didn't say a word, she was 100% speechless. John filled her in. "Emma got her leg Monday, we wanted to surprise you and they discharged her today." "This is the best surprise ever!" Emma hugged her back, "Kerry can I see my room.John told me all about it!"
While Kerry had been sick, John had been working to set up a bedroom for Emma. It had a bed, desk and dresser and was painted pale purple, Emma's favourite colour. Kerry led the way and was surprised how energized she felt, for the first time in almost a month she didn't feel like collapsing. Kerry got to the doorway and turned back and watched Emma make her way. The girl was walking quite well, she would never have a normal gait, she never had. Kerry also knew the girl would also always rely on at least one crutch, her bad leg was too weak. "Hey Em.before the accident were you able to use just one crutch?" Emma nodded but said she used two unless she was just around the house because otherwise she got too tired.
When Emma got to the doorway of the room her face spread into an ear to ear grin. She made her way over to the bed and slowly sat down. "Kerry.John.I love it! Thank you so much!"
Kerry and John left Emma to explore her room after telling her that a lawyer had recovered her clothes from her parent's house. They had also brought boxes of stuff from her bedroom all of which were in the basement. That being said Kerry and John headed to the kitchen. They decided to just have chicken noodle soup, that would sit well in Kerry's stomach. John pulled Kerry into an embrace. As she tilted her head up to kiss him he laid a hand on her tummy. "8 months" he whispered in her ear.
They held their hug for a moment but then they heard Emma making her way down the hall so they pulled apart. Kerry went back to stirring the soup while John set the table. The three of them all sat down to eat. They talking about when they were going to have the wedding. John had told his family and although they weren't pleased with his choice they wanted to be there. They had decided on a date two weeks from now, a Saturday afternoon. They were still sticking with the original plan of a small wedding in court. Emma changed the subject after a few minutes. "Kerry.when do I have to go back to school?" Kerry though for a second, "We'll concentrate on physio for now and you can go back in the fall." Emma nodded. "I'll probably have to repeat grade 8 right?" Kerry nodded, "yea you missed a lot of time kiddo." They sat around the table for a while until Emma said that she was exhausted. "You ok to get ready yourself?" Kerry didn't want to intrude on the girl's privacy. Emma nodded. "Yea.I think so, I'll call if I need anything." Kerry smiled. "I'll come in and say goodnight in a few minutes."
Kerry and John cleaned up the kitchen and Kerry decided she was feeling well enough to go back to work. "That's great sweetie.just make sure you take it easy!" Kerry nodded, "I will.I promise" When they were done, Kerry headed to Emma's room. She peeked in and saw that the girl was already asleep. She went in to turn the light off and was caught for a moment staring at Emma.her daughter. Kerry clicked the light off and went back to the living room where her and John decided to put a movie on. They ended up falling asleep in each other's arms half-way through.
Kerry woke up briefly and snuggled closer to John. She sighed happily, she was finally where she belonged.