The next day Robbie worked late, Mary was sitting on the couch watching
television. Robbie came home around 8:30, rather than his regular 5:30
return. He went over and sat by Mary on the couch.
"Hey baby." He said kissing her lightly on the lips.
"Hey." She said smiling.
"How was your day?" he asked rubbing the side of her cheek.
"Good, how was yours?"
"It was good, but I am beat, I am gonna go to bed." He said getting up.
"Okay." She replied.
"Wait, Mary did you gain some weight?" he asked.
"Yeah, I did." She replied flatly.
"Oh, so its just gained weight, nothing else?"
"Yes, I just gained some weight." She lied.
Robbie got up and went over to the bedroom, he took off his shirt, and was about to pull a pair of shorts out of his drawer, when something caught his eyes on the floor. They were the jeans Mary had worn the day before, and there was a slip of paper in the front pocket. He picked it up, and couldn't believe what he was reading. It said:
Mrs. Palmer, we will need to see you next month for your 5 month check up. Here is a prescription needed for the remaining months of your pregnancy.
Robbie was so surprised by what he had just read. Mary was pregnant, and she hadn't told him. He stormed out of the room with the slip in his hand.
"Mary, what the hell is this?" he yelled.
"Umm… a doctors slip." She said.
"Yeah, and it says you are pregnant, which you neglected to tell me." He yelled.
"Yeah, I didn't tell you, because every time I tried, you shot down the idea of having a baby." She said now raising her voice.
"That would be totally different if I knew you were pregnant!"
"But what was I supposed to think, you kept getting mad every time I mentioned the word baby!"
"How long have you known about this?"
"Uhh… 2 months." She said looking at the ground.
"You have known for 2 months and you haven't told me?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yah, because.."
"Mary cut the fucking excuses, why the hell didn't you tell me?" he yelled, "What you thought I wouldn't care about my wife, and my baby?"
"I don't know." She said with tears streaming down her face.
"Whatever Mary, I am leaving. Maybe you could call me when your baby is born, and tell me what you named it." He yelled walking towards the door.
"My baby? God damn it, Robbie! My baby? This is baby is both of ours!" she said crying harder.
"Whatever Mary, I am gone!" he yelled opening the door, and walking over to the stairs.
Mary ran after him.
"Robbie, please don't leave!" she cried.
"Why? It seems like you are doing fine on your own, with this, so I am just gonna go!" he yelled, "I never thought you were like this, our relationship was supposed to be based on trust, and look at you. You can't even tell me you are pregnant with my child. What the fuck is up with that?"
"Go to hell!" she yelled as he made his way over to the stairs.
"You know, right back at you!" he said descended the stairs.
"Robbie don't leave, please. I am sorry, I am sorry." She said running down the stairs after him.
As she was running down the stairs chasing Robbie, her foot slipped and she fell. Robbie heard a crash and immediately turned around. He gasped at what he saw, it was Mary lying in a heap on the landing, not moving. He raced back up the steps, and pulled her head onto his lap. She was breathing, but she was unconscious. He ran up to the apartment and grabbed the phone. He dialed 911.
"My wife…. Fell down the stairs….. pregnant….. she is unconscious." Was all he could choke out, he then gave them his address, and ran back down the stairs to Mary. She was still unconscious, and Robbie picked her up. Her face was red and blotchy from crying, and her eyes were puffy. He carried her out to the awaiting ambulance, and they put her in. Robbie sat in the back with her, and held her hand the whole way there.
When they got to the hospital Mary went immediately into the ER, and they made Robbie stay in the waiting room outside. He called her parents, and family. They arrived about 15 minutes later.
"My baby, is she okay?" asked Annie, running over to Robbie.
"I don't know, I haven't heard anything." Said Robbie staring into Annie's eyes, which were filled with worry.
"What happened?" asked Lucy.
"We uh… had a fight… and I left. She ran after me, and tripped down the stairs." He said while tears flowed down his cheeks.
"Oh." They all said, not knowing what else to say.
"Is the baby alright?" asked Simon, who immediately covered his mouth, after realizing what he said.
"Baby? What baby?" asked Eric.
"Mary just told me today, that she was 4 months pregnant." Said Robbie.
"Oh my god." Said Annie sitting down.
"How long did you know about this?" Eric asked Simon.
"Uhh… 2 months. She told me the day she found out."
"And you didn't tell us?" asked Annie stunned.
"She made me promise not to, because she knew you guys would tell Robbie." Simon explained.
"Why shouldn't Robbie know?" asked Eric.
"Because I kept saying I didn't want to have a baby right now, but I had no idea she was actually pregnant. If I did, I would've loved it." Said Robbie.
"Oh."
"That's what we fought about today. I found the doctors slip in her jeans, and I blew up." He said starting the cry again, "I can't believe I almost left her, I am so stupid."
"Mr. Palmer." Said the doctor walking out of the room.
Robbie ran over to him.
"How is she?" he asked with hope in his eyes.
"She in awake now, but she broke her wrist." He explained.
"How is the baby?"
"The baby is fine." Said the doctor, "You can go see Mary if you'd like."
Robbie went into the room, and saw Mary sitting on the bed in a hospital gown. Her face was still red, and her eyes still puffy. She saw him, but immediately turned her head.
"Mary." Robbie whispered.
"Yes?" she said not even looking at him.
"I am so sorry baby, I love you. I made a huge mistake. I should've never said those things, and I should've never left."
"I am sorry too, for not telling you and all." She said now turning to look at him.
"Mary I am really am very sorry. And about you not telling me, I am hurt, but I can see where you are coming from." He said. "I mean, I wasn't the easiest person to tell this."
"No, I should've told you, I am really sorry."
"Shh.." he said placing a finger on her lips.
"So we're gonna have a baby?" he asked smiling.
"Yep, we are." She said.
Robbie placed his hand on her stomach, and smiled up at her.
"Hey baby." He said kissing her lightly on the lips.
"Hey." She said smiling.
"How was your day?" he asked rubbing the side of her cheek.
"Good, how was yours?"
"It was good, but I am beat, I am gonna go to bed." He said getting up.
"Okay." She replied.
"Wait, Mary did you gain some weight?" he asked.
"Yeah, I did." She replied flatly.
"Oh, so its just gained weight, nothing else?"
"Yes, I just gained some weight." She lied.
Robbie got up and went over to the bedroom, he took off his shirt, and was about to pull a pair of shorts out of his drawer, when something caught his eyes on the floor. They were the jeans Mary had worn the day before, and there was a slip of paper in the front pocket. He picked it up, and couldn't believe what he was reading. It said:
Mrs. Palmer, we will need to see you next month for your 5 month check up. Here is a prescription needed for the remaining months of your pregnancy.
Robbie was so surprised by what he had just read. Mary was pregnant, and she hadn't told him. He stormed out of the room with the slip in his hand.
"Mary, what the hell is this?" he yelled.
"Umm… a doctors slip." She said.
"Yeah, and it says you are pregnant, which you neglected to tell me." He yelled.
"Yeah, I didn't tell you, because every time I tried, you shot down the idea of having a baby." She said now raising her voice.
"That would be totally different if I knew you were pregnant!"
"But what was I supposed to think, you kept getting mad every time I mentioned the word baby!"
"How long have you known about this?"
"Uhh… 2 months." She said looking at the ground.
"You have known for 2 months and you haven't told me?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yah, because.."
"Mary cut the fucking excuses, why the hell didn't you tell me?" he yelled, "What you thought I wouldn't care about my wife, and my baby?"
"I don't know." She said with tears streaming down her face.
"Whatever Mary, I am leaving. Maybe you could call me when your baby is born, and tell me what you named it." He yelled walking towards the door.
"My baby? God damn it, Robbie! My baby? This is baby is both of ours!" she said crying harder.
"Whatever Mary, I am gone!" he yelled opening the door, and walking over to the stairs.
Mary ran after him.
"Robbie, please don't leave!" she cried.
"Why? It seems like you are doing fine on your own, with this, so I am just gonna go!" he yelled, "I never thought you were like this, our relationship was supposed to be based on trust, and look at you. You can't even tell me you are pregnant with my child. What the fuck is up with that?"
"Go to hell!" she yelled as he made his way over to the stairs.
"You know, right back at you!" he said descended the stairs.
"Robbie don't leave, please. I am sorry, I am sorry." She said running down the stairs after him.
As she was running down the stairs chasing Robbie, her foot slipped and she fell. Robbie heard a crash and immediately turned around. He gasped at what he saw, it was Mary lying in a heap on the landing, not moving. He raced back up the steps, and pulled her head onto his lap. She was breathing, but she was unconscious. He ran up to the apartment and grabbed the phone. He dialed 911.
"My wife…. Fell down the stairs….. pregnant….. she is unconscious." Was all he could choke out, he then gave them his address, and ran back down the stairs to Mary. She was still unconscious, and Robbie picked her up. Her face was red and blotchy from crying, and her eyes were puffy. He carried her out to the awaiting ambulance, and they put her in. Robbie sat in the back with her, and held her hand the whole way there.
When they got to the hospital Mary went immediately into the ER, and they made Robbie stay in the waiting room outside. He called her parents, and family. They arrived about 15 minutes later.
"My baby, is she okay?" asked Annie, running over to Robbie.
"I don't know, I haven't heard anything." Said Robbie staring into Annie's eyes, which were filled with worry.
"What happened?" asked Lucy.
"We uh… had a fight… and I left. She ran after me, and tripped down the stairs." He said while tears flowed down his cheeks.
"Oh." They all said, not knowing what else to say.
"Is the baby alright?" asked Simon, who immediately covered his mouth, after realizing what he said.
"Baby? What baby?" asked Eric.
"Mary just told me today, that she was 4 months pregnant." Said Robbie.
"Oh my god." Said Annie sitting down.
"How long did you know about this?" Eric asked Simon.
"Uhh… 2 months. She told me the day she found out."
"And you didn't tell us?" asked Annie stunned.
"She made me promise not to, because she knew you guys would tell Robbie." Simon explained.
"Why shouldn't Robbie know?" asked Eric.
"Because I kept saying I didn't want to have a baby right now, but I had no idea she was actually pregnant. If I did, I would've loved it." Said Robbie.
"Oh."
"That's what we fought about today. I found the doctors slip in her jeans, and I blew up." He said starting the cry again, "I can't believe I almost left her, I am so stupid."
"Mr. Palmer." Said the doctor walking out of the room.
Robbie ran over to him.
"How is she?" he asked with hope in his eyes.
"She in awake now, but she broke her wrist." He explained.
"How is the baby?"
"The baby is fine." Said the doctor, "You can go see Mary if you'd like."
Robbie went into the room, and saw Mary sitting on the bed in a hospital gown. Her face was still red, and her eyes still puffy. She saw him, but immediately turned her head.
"Mary." Robbie whispered.
"Yes?" she said not even looking at him.
"I am so sorry baby, I love you. I made a huge mistake. I should've never said those things, and I should've never left."
"I am sorry too, for not telling you and all." She said now turning to look at him.
"Mary I am really am very sorry. And about you not telling me, I am hurt, but I can see where you are coming from." He said. "I mean, I wasn't the easiest person to tell this."
"No, I should've told you, I am really sorry."
"Shh.." he said placing a finger on her lips.
"So we're gonna have a baby?" he asked smiling.
"Yep, we are." She said.
Robbie placed his hand on her stomach, and smiled up at her.