A/N: Yay! Some of you had been guessing the "surprise" guest correctly for
a while! Good job! So, read to find out how everyone reacts. And review!!
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A Surprise Guest
Chapter 8: In A Heartbeat
"Mr. Gordon." Gordo could hear a voice calling him. "Mr. Gordon." He breathed in and smelled something very strong, which caused him to cough. He opened his eyes and saw the brunette nurse who had delivered the shocking news moments ago.
"Gordo?" he heard Lizzie. "Are you ok?"
Gordo got himself up and walked slowly over to the hospital bed. "I'm fine." He answered, as he sat down in a chair next to the bed. "A little shocked, but fine."
Nancy decided it was time for her to leave the room. "I'll just go get the obstetrician." She announced.
Once she had left, Gordo was full of questions. "How? Well, I know how, but when?" he stuttered.
"It was on our "sick" day I think." Lizzie answered quietly.
"But we were careful." remarked Gordo.
"I was careful." Replied Lizzie, slightly annoyed. "But my birth control pills are only 95% effective. You could have done a little more on your part."
"What are we going to do?" asked Gordo.
"Gordo, it's not really a question of we. It's my body, and I really don't think the time is right for us to start a family. I mean, with the wedding, and work, I don't think I'm ready for the responsibility." Lizzie told him.
"I don't know what to say." Replied Gordo. "If that's what you want." he wanted to be supportive, but he wasn't sure if Lizzie was making the right decision. As much as the timing was off, he did eventually want to have kids with Lizzie.
Lizzie started to cry. Gordo got up and hugged her, wiped her tears away. "Don't cry sweetie. Whatever you decide, we'll get through it. I'm here for you."
Lizzie looked at him through her tears. "Oh Gordo." She sobbed. "I had a feeling a week ago that I was pregnant. I just knew, you know? I put it in the back of my mind because I didn't want to deal with it. But I've been thinking about it, and I don't know what to do. Part of me knows I'm not 100% ready, but the other part has already fallen in love with this baby."
Gordo felt tears welling up in his own eyes. "It's ok." He cooed, stroking her hair.
The nurse reentered, accompanied by a middle aged blonde woman. "Ms. McGuire, Mr. Gordon, this is Dr. Harper. She's going to make sure everything is alright with the baby. Is that ok?" asked Nancy.
Lizzie nodded her head. Gordo stood up and took Lizzie's hand in his own, as the doctor began to examine her.
"Well Elizabeth, you're almost a month along." She felt Lizzie's stomach. "Everything seems to be of normal size. It's a little early to do an ultrasound, but I can listen for the heart if you'd like."
Lizzie nodded.
Dr. Harper took a little device out of the closet in the room. She hooked it up to a pair of headphones, which she put on, and began moving the instrument around on Lizzie's stomach. She stopped, listened for a moment, then handed the headphones to Lizzie. Lizzie put them on and listened carefully. Sure enough, she could here a faint, but steady, thump-thump among the static of the device. It sounded like a washing machine. She giggled, then removed the headphones. She handed them to Gordo. He placed them over his ears and smiled.
Lizzie looked at him with excitement. Suddenly, Miranda entered the room. She walked over to Lizzie. Lizzie handed her the headphones, and watched as a smile crept over Miranda's face.
"Hear that?" she asked.
Miranda nodded.
"That's our baby's heartbeat." Declared Lizzie, proudly.
Gordo squeezed her hand, thrilled that she had changed her mind.
TBC!!!
Review!
Disclaimer: Nope.
A Surprise Guest
Chapter 8: In A Heartbeat
"Mr. Gordon." Gordo could hear a voice calling him. "Mr. Gordon." He breathed in and smelled something very strong, which caused him to cough. He opened his eyes and saw the brunette nurse who had delivered the shocking news moments ago.
"Gordo?" he heard Lizzie. "Are you ok?"
Gordo got himself up and walked slowly over to the hospital bed. "I'm fine." He answered, as he sat down in a chair next to the bed. "A little shocked, but fine."
Nancy decided it was time for her to leave the room. "I'll just go get the obstetrician." She announced.
Once she had left, Gordo was full of questions. "How? Well, I know how, but when?" he stuttered.
"It was on our "sick" day I think." Lizzie answered quietly.
"But we were careful." remarked Gordo.
"I was careful." Replied Lizzie, slightly annoyed. "But my birth control pills are only 95% effective. You could have done a little more on your part."
"What are we going to do?" asked Gordo.
"Gordo, it's not really a question of we. It's my body, and I really don't think the time is right for us to start a family. I mean, with the wedding, and work, I don't think I'm ready for the responsibility." Lizzie told him.
"I don't know what to say." Replied Gordo. "If that's what you want." he wanted to be supportive, but he wasn't sure if Lizzie was making the right decision. As much as the timing was off, he did eventually want to have kids with Lizzie.
Lizzie started to cry. Gordo got up and hugged her, wiped her tears away. "Don't cry sweetie. Whatever you decide, we'll get through it. I'm here for you."
Lizzie looked at him through her tears. "Oh Gordo." She sobbed. "I had a feeling a week ago that I was pregnant. I just knew, you know? I put it in the back of my mind because I didn't want to deal with it. But I've been thinking about it, and I don't know what to do. Part of me knows I'm not 100% ready, but the other part has already fallen in love with this baby."
Gordo felt tears welling up in his own eyes. "It's ok." He cooed, stroking her hair.
The nurse reentered, accompanied by a middle aged blonde woman. "Ms. McGuire, Mr. Gordon, this is Dr. Harper. She's going to make sure everything is alright with the baby. Is that ok?" asked Nancy.
Lizzie nodded her head. Gordo stood up and took Lizzie's hand in his own, as the doctor began to examine her.
"Well Elizabeth, you're almost a month along." She felt Lizzie's stomach. "Everything seems to be of normal size. It's a little early to do an ultrasound, but I can listen for the heart if you'd like."
Lizzie nodded.
Dr. Harper took a little device out of the closet in the room. She hooked it up to a pair of headphones, which she put on, and began moving the instrument around on Lizzie's stomach. She stopped, listened for a moment, then handed the headphones to Lizzie. Lizzie put them on and listened carefully. Sure enough, she could here a faint, but steady, thump-thump among the static of the device. It sounded like a washing machine. She giggled, then removed the headphones. She handed them to Gordo. He placed them over his ears and smiled.
Lizzie looked at him with excitement. Suddenly, Miranda entered the room. She walked over to Lizzie. Lizzie handed her the headphones, and watched as a smile crept over Miranda's face.
"Hear that?" she asked.
Miranda nodded.
"That's our baby's heartbeat." Declared Lizzie, proudly.
Gordo squeezed her hand, thrilled that she had changed her mind.
TBC!!!
Review!