A short chapter this time, all Christina/Lucy. Had to get this one
outta the way! Let me know what you think of it!
"Here we are, Lucy," Colleen said, stopping in front of Christina's room. "I think she's with the doctor now, but he should be about finished," she continued. "All right, Colleen, thanks so much," Lucy said, fidgeting nervously.
Colleen nodded and turned to go back to her shift. "Colleen!" Lucy called out. "Yes?" Colleen asked, raising her eyebrows. "Don't say anything to Doc, just yet, okay?" Lucy asked desperately. Colleen nodded and pointed her finger at Lucy in a sleuth-like manner. "You got it, toots," she said, and grinned. Lucy tried to smile back, but she was too nervous. She thought about knocking, but that just wouldn't be like her, so she opened the door. She was surprised to see a handsome young man sitting on the bed next to Christina. This must've been the fellow who put her in this mess! "Excuse me, young man, just who do you think you are?!" Lucy exclaimed, barging into the room. "Mother!" Christina shrieked, mortified. Brandon, wide eyed, shot Christina an apologetic look. He quickly flipped open his medical chart. "All right, Miss Collins, it looks like you're fine for now. I'll be back in a couple of hours to check you. Nice meeting you, Mrs. Collins. I'll leave you two," he said, nodding goodbye as he shut the door behind him. He exhaled heavily in the hall. "So that's him? That's the FATHER of your BABY?" Lucy clucked. "Mother, he's the DOCTOR!" Christina moaned. Lucy threw up her arms. "Oh, you think I'm going to buy THAT? That boy would probably make a better doctor than he would an actor!" Lucy bellowed. Christina couldn't believe this. Well, fine. If Lucy wanted to believe that Brandon was the father of her baby, let her. "Believe whatever you want, Mom," Christina surrendered. She was too tired for this right now. Lucy softened, and tucked a curl behind Christina's ear and cupped her cheek in her soft hand. "So, do you want to talk about it?" Lucy asked. Christina shook her head, smoothing the blanket over her stomach. "Listen, I just want you to know that it's not the pregnancy that upsets me," Lucy said. "You're nineteen, you're.an adult, and you're free to make your own decisions and deal with the consequences. It's the fact that you couldn't share what was going on in your life with me," Lucy finished, sincerely hurt. Christina's eyes shimmered with tears of guilt and confusion. "Mom, I'm sorry--I just, I was going to tell you sometime, but I just found out the day before you told me about Frank and then the whole Julie thing and I just-" Christina whimpered. Lucy pulled Christina into her embrace and rocked her like she used to when she was a little girl. "It's okay, sweetie. I'm not mad. I just want you to know that I'm always here for you, even after everything that has happened lately, I'm always going to be Mom," she said. Christina laughed a tiny laughed. "Now you're Grandma."
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"Here we are, Lucy," Colleen said, stopping in front of Christina's room. "I think she's with the doctor now, but he should be about finished," she continued. "All right, Colleen, thanks so much," Lucy said, fidgeting nervously.
Colleen nodded and turned to go back to her shift. "Colleen!" Lucy called out. "Yes?" Colleen asked, raising her eyebrows. "Don't say anything to Doc, just yet, okay?" Lucy asked desperately. Colleen nodded and pointed her finger at Lucy in a sleuth-like manner. "You got it, toots," she said, and grinned. Lucy tried to smile back, but she was too nervous. She thought about knocking, but that just wouldn't be like her, so she opened the door. She was surprised to see a handsome young man sitting on the bed next to Christina. This must've been the fellow who put her in this mess! "Excuse me, young man, just who do you think you are?!" Lucy exclaimed, barging into the room. "Mother!" Christina shrieked, mortified. Brandon, wide eyed, shot Christina an apologetic look. He quickly flipped open his medical chart. "All right, Miss Collins, it looks like you're fine for now. I'll be back in a couple of hours to check you. Nice meeting you, Mrs. Collins. I'll leave you two," he said, nodding goodbye as he shut the door behind him. He exhaled heavily in the hall. "So that's him? That's the FATHER of your BABY?" Lucy clucked. "Mother, he's the DOCTOR!" Christina moaned. Lucy threw up her arms. "Oh, you think I'm going to buy THAT? That boy would probably make a better doctor than he would an actor!" Lucy bellowed. Christina couldn't believe this. Well, fine. If Lucy wanted to believe that Brandon was the father of her baby, let her. "Believe whatever you want, Mom," Christina surrendered. She was too tired for this right now. Lucy softened, and tucked a curl behind Christina's ear and cupped her cheek in her soft hand. "So, do you want to talk about it?" Lucy asked. Christina shook her head, smoothing the blanket over her stomach. "Listen, I just want you to know that it's not the pregnancy that upsets me," Lucy said. "You're nineteen, you're.an adult, and you're free to make your own decisions and deal with the consequences. It's the fact that you couldn't share what was going on in your life with me," Lucy finished, sincerely hurt. Christina's eyes shimmered with tears of guilt and confusion. "Mom, I'm sorry--I just, I was going to tell you sometime, but I just found out the day before you told me about Frank and then the whole Julie thing and I just-" Christina whimpered. Lucy pulled Christina into her embrace and rocked her like she used to when she was a little girl. "It's okay, sweetie. I'm not mad. I just want you to know that I'm always here for you, even after everything that has happened lately, I'm always going to be Mom," she said. Christina laughed a tiny laughed. "Now you're Grandma."
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