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A Surprise Guest
Chapter 12: Family Portrait
*4 Weeks Later*
"Ok Miranda!" called Lizzie from the office in the back of the store. "I'm leaving!"
Lizzie put her coat on as she walked through the store.
"Alright." Remarked Miranda, who was dressing a mannequin. "See you tonight!"
"Yep! Bye!" called Lizzie as she left the store. She hailed a taxi cab and headed off to her doctors appointment.
She paid the cabbie, went into the office, and walked up to the desk.
"Name, dear?" asked the older receptionist.
"Elizabeth McGuire." Replied Lizzie. "I have an appointment with Doctor Harper."
"Ok. Why don't you have a seat in the waiting area. A nurse will call you in shortly." Said the receptionist.
"Thank you." Replied Lizzie.
She grabbed a copy of People magazine and began leafing through it as she waited. She was just starting an article about J. Lo's 5th husband when she heard a familiar voice.
"Hey sweetheart." Gordo greeted her, as he kissed her on the forehead.
"Hey stranger." She replied, closing the magazine. "I just got here."
"Good." He replied, taking a seat next to her. "I didn't want to miss anything."
"So how was your day?" she asked.
"Busy." He replied. "I had two meetings, and a conference call with the head of the Chicago office."
"Really?" asked Lizzie.
"Yeah. We're just having some issues with a few transfers that's all." He explained. "So how about you? Anything exciting happening in the world of fashion?"
"Nope." She replied. "This day dragged! The whole week has seemed really long."
"I know." He agreed. "It's just because we're so excited!"
"I can hardly wait until tomorrow." She smiled, as their hands intertwined.
"Me either." He grinned.
"But we have to get through tonight first." Pointed out Lizzie. "Another night of avoiding my mother at all costs."
"Maybe you should just tell her." Suggested Gordo. "I mean, don't you want to get it off your chest?"
"Yes, but after the wedding." Lizzie replied. "It won't seem so bad to her if I tell her after we're married."
"Lizzie, your mom isn't stupid. She's going to figure out when we tell her the baby is due in March that it was conceived in June. And she kind of knows that the wedding is in September, considering it's tomorrow." He pointed out.
"I know, but still." She pleaded.
Gordo smiled. "It's your decision Lizzie. But you will have to tell her sooner or later. Preferably sooner."
"Can't we just wait until I start showing?" she asked.
"You already are." He told her.
"Gordo!" she exclaimed. "I'm only three months!"
"Well, only Miranda and I notice." He explained. "Don't worry. You can barely tell. You just have a little tummy. It's cute." He leaned over and kissed her.
"Ok." She replied. "I'm not angry. It's just this whole situation is weird."
"Not really, Lizzie." Gordo interjected. "People get pregnant all the time."
"Yes, but not many have their three month checkup on the same day as the rehearsal for their wedding." She pointed out.
"True." He remarked. "But I'm still excited."
"Me too." She admitted.
"Elizabeth?" called a nurse from the doorway.
Lizzie gathered her things as she and Gordo followed the nurse down the hallway into an exam room.
"Ok Lizzie. You can just put this gown on, and I'll be right back to weigh you and check your vitals." Remarked the nurse.
Lizzie changed and sat on the table while she waited for the nurse to come back.
She did, and proceeded to take Lizzie's blood pressure, which was normal.
"Ok, now why don't you step on the scale." The nurse ordered.
She moved a few slides and waited for it to balance out. "Ok, well, you've gained 10 pounds since last months visit."
"Oh no!" exclaimed Lizzie. "I'm never going to fit in my dress."
"Relax." Said the nurse. "It's perfectly normal to gain weight."
"And after tomorrow, you won't have to worry." Gordo told her.
After a few more minutes the doctor came in.
"Hello Miss McGuire, Mr. Gordon." She greeted them.
"Hi Dr. Harper." Lizzie returned.
"How are you feeling today Elizabeth?" asked the doctor.
"Pretty well. Nervous, and excited about tomorrow." Lizzie gushed.
"Ah that's right!" exclaimed Dr. Harper. "Tomorrow is the big day!"
"Yep!" Lizzie quipped.
"Well that's wonderful." Dr. Harper commented as she looked over Lizzie's charts. "Well, everything looks good. I'll just hook up the ultrasound, and we'll be ready to go."
Lizzie smiled as Dr. Harper turned the machine on. Gordo took her hand.
"This is so exciting!" exclaimed Lizzie.
"I know." Agreed Gordo. "Our first family portrait."
Lizzie laughed.
"Ok." Said Dr. Harper. "I'm going to take this contraption here and move it over your belly Lizzie. It's a little cold, but other than that, you won't feel a thing. Ready?"
"Go for it." Lizzie exclaimed.
Dr. Harper took the ultrasound and moved it around Lizzie's stomach. Lizzie looked at the screen. So far, all she could see was a bunch of shapes in various shades of gray. No baby yet. She had just about given hope of being able to make out the shape when Dr. Harper stopped moving. She hit a button, which caused the picture to freeze on the screen.
"Look." She said, pointing to a large oval in the center. "That is the baby's head."
Lizzie squinted a little bit, and was amazed at what she saw. "Look Gordo! That's our baby!"
A huge smile broke across Gordo's face. He peered at the screen until he could see it too. "It is! I can see it's nose, and it's ears!"
"It's amazing!" exclaimed Lizzie. "It actually looks like a baby!"
Dr. Harper laughed. "What were you expecting? A mouse?"
The three of them laughed.
"Tell you what, I'll leave you three alone for a minute while I go print these out." Dr. Harper suggested, as she left the room.
Gordo moved closer to the ultrasound machine. "Hey little guy!" he waved.
"Or girl." Lizzie reminded.
"We could find out, you know." Gordo remarked.
"No! We agreed it would be a surprise!" Lizzie protested.
"I know." Gordo laughed. "This is unbelievable. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would be lucky enough to marry the perfect girl, and have the perfect baby."
Lizzie smiled. "It's pretty cool, huh?"
"Very cool." Gordo agreed. "And in case I don't say it enough, I love you." He added, kissing her hand.
Lizzie blushed. "Right back at you." She said, kissing him.
A few moments later, Dr. Harper re-entered, holding a few small pictures in her hands. "These are for you. I'm sure you'll want to pass them around at the wedding!"
Lizzie laughed nervously. "Oh yes. I'm sure the family will be thrilled to see them."
"Ok Lizzie, I'll see you in another month." Dr. Harper instructed her. "Congratulations you two!"
"Thanks." Replied Gordo, as she left the room.
On the ride home, Lizzie was still looking at the pictures. "Miranda will be excited to see these." She remarked.
"Too bad she's the only one who will." Gordo pointed out.
"We can show everyone after we tell them." Lizzie offered. "Later."
Gordo thought for a minute. The he had an idea. "I know just how we can tell them."
"How?" asked Lizzie, interested.
"You'll see." He teased, smiling slyly.
TBC!!!!!!!!!!
REVIEW!
Disclaimer: Nope.
A Surprise Guest
Chapter 12: Family Portrait
*4 Weeks Later*
"Ok Miranda!" called Lizzie from the office in the back of the store. "I'm leaving!"
Lizzie put her coat on as she walked through the store.
"Alright." Remarked Miranda, who was dressing a mannequin. "See you tonight!"
"Yep! Bye!" called Lizzie as she left the store. She hailed a taxi cab and headed off to her doctors appointment.
She paid the cabbie, went into the office, and walked up to the desk.
"Name, dear?" asked the older receptionist.
"Elizabeth McGuire." Replied Lizzie. "I have an appointment with Doctor Harper."
"Ok. Why don't you have a seat in the waiting area. A nurse will call you in shortly." Said the receptionist.
"Thank you." Replied Lizzie.
She grabbed a copy of People magazine and began leafing through it as she waited. She was just starting an article about J. Lo's 5th husband when she heard a familiar voice.
"Hey sweetheart." Gordo greeted her, as he kissed her on the forehead.
"Hey stranger." She replied, closing the magazine. "I just got here."
"Good." He replied, taking a seat next to her. "I didn't want to miss anything."
"So how was your day?" she asked.
"Busy." He replied. "I had two meetings, and a conference call with the head of the Chicago office."
"Really?" asked Lizzie.
"Yeah. We're just having some issues with a few transfers that's all." He explained. "So how about you? Anything exciting happening in the world of fashion?"
"Nope." She replied. "This day dragged! The whole week has seemed really long."
"I know." He agreed. "It's just because we're so excited!"
"I can hardly wait until tomorrow." She smiled, as their hands intertwined.
"Me either." He grinned.
"But we have to get through tonight first." Pointed out Lizzie. "Another night of avoiding my mother at all costs."
"Maybe you should just tell her." Suggested Gordo. "I mean, don't you want to get it off your chest?"
"Yes, but after the wedding." Lizzie replied. "It won't seem so bad to her if I tell her after we're married."
"Lizzie, your mom isn't stupid. She's going to figure out when we tell her the baby is due in March that it was conceived in June. And she kind of knows that the wedding is in September, considering it's tomorrow." He pointed out.
"I know, but still." She pleaded.
Gordo smiled. "It's your decision Lizzie. But you will have to tell her sooner or later. Preferably sooner."
"Can't we just wait until I start showing?" she asked.
"You already are." He told her.
"Gordo!" she exclaimed. "I'm only three months!"
"Well, only Miranda and I notice." He explained. "Don't worry. You can barely tell. You just have a little tummy. It's cute." He leaned over and kissed her.
"Ok." She replied. "I'm not angry. It's just this whole situation is weird."
"Not really, Lizzie." Gordo interjected. "People get pregnant all the time."
"Yes, but not many have their three month checkup on the same day as the rehearsal for their wedding." She pointed out.
"True." He remarked. "But I'm still excited."
"Me too." She admitted.
"Elizabeth?" called a nurse from the doorway.
Lizzie gathered her things as she and Gordo followed the nurse down the hallway into an exam room.
"Ok Lizzie. You can just put this gown on, and I'll be right back to weigh you and check your vitals." Remarked the nurse.
Lizzie changed and sat on the table while she waited for the nurse to come back.
She did, and proceeded to take Lizzie's blood pressure, which was normal.
"Ok, now why don't you step on the scale." The nurse ordered.
She moved a few slides and waited for it to balance out. "Ok, well, you've gained 10 pounds since last months visit."
"Oh no!" exclaimed Lizzie. "I'm never going to fit in my dress."
"Relax." Said the nurse. "It's perfectly normal to gain weight."
"And after tomorrow, you won't have to worry." Gordo told her.
After a few more minutes the doctor came in.
"Hello Miss McGuire, Mr. Gordon." She greeted them.
"Hi Dr. Harper." Lizzie returned.
"How are you feeling today Elizabeth?" asked the doctor.
"Pretty well. Nervous, and excited about tomorrow." Lizzie gushed.
"Ah that's right!" exclaimed Dr. Harper. "Tomorrow is the big day!"
"Yep!" Lizzie quipped.
"Well that's wonderful." Dr. Harper commented as she looked over Lizzie's charts. "Well, everything looks good. I'll just hook up the ultrasound, and we'll be ready to go."
Lizzie smiled as Dr. Harper turned the machine on. Gordo took her hand.
"This is so exciting!" exclaimed Lizzie.
"I know." Agreed Gordo. "Our first family portrait."
Lizzie laughed.
"Ok." Said Dr. Harper. "I'm going to take this contraption here and move it over your belly Lizzie. It's a little cold, but other than that, you won't feel a thing. Ready?"
"Go for it." Lizzie exclaimed.
Dr. Harper took the ultrasound and moved it around Lizzie's stomach. Lizzie looked at the screen. So far, all she could see was a bunch of shapes in various shades of gray. No baby yet. She had just about given hope of being able to make out the shape when Dr. Harper stopped moving. She hit a button, which caused the picture to freeze on the screen.
"Look." She said, pointing to a large oval in the center. "That is the baby's head."
Lizzie squinted a little bit, and was amazed at what she saw. "Look Gordo! That's our baby!"
A huge smile broke across Gordo's face. He peered at the screen until he could see it too. "It is! I can see it's nose, and it's ears!"
"It's amazing!" exclaimed Lizzie. "It actually looks like a baby!"
Dr. Harper laughed. "What were you expecting? A mouse?"
The three of them laughed.
"Tell you what, I'll leave you three alone for a minute while I go print these out." Dr. Harper suggested, as she left the room.
Gordo moved closer to the ultrasound machine. "Hey little guy!" he waved.
"Or girl." Lizzie reminded.
"We could find out, you know." Gordo remarked.
"No! We agreed it would be a surprise!" Lizzie protested.
"I know." Gordo laughed. "This is unbelievable. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would be lucky enough to marry the perfect girl, and have the perfect baby."
Lizzie smiled. "It's pretty cool, huh?"
"Very cool." Gordo agreed. "And in case I don't say it enough, I love you." He added, kissing her hand.
Lizzie blushed. "Right back at you." She said, kissing him.
A few moments later, Dr. Harper re-entered, holding a few small pictures in her hands. "These are for you. I'm sure you'll want to pass them around at the wedding!"
Lizzie laughed nervously. "Oh yes. I'm sure the family will be thrilled to see them."
"Ok Lizzie, I'll see you in another month." Dr. Harper instructed her. "Congratulations you two!"
"Thanks." Replied Gordo, as she left the room.
On the ride home, Lizzie was still looking at the pictures. "Miranda will be excited to see these." She remarked.
"Too bad she's the only one who will." Gordo pointed out.
"We can show everyone after we tell them." Lizzie offered. "Later."
Gordo thought for a minute. The he had an idea. "I know just how we can tell them."
"How?" asked Lizzie, interested.
"You'll see." He teased, smiling slyly.
TBC!!!!!!!!!!
REVIEW!