Lives Full of Change

By Crazi-Prodigy

A/N: I loved all my great reviews. It was some great motivation. I hope you enjoy this new chapter. Please review!

Chapter 2: Hospital Antics and Telling Kevin

Stan and Detective Michaels dropped Lucy and Eric at the entrance to the ER while they went to find a parking space. Eric hurried to the admin desk with Lucy close on his heels.

            "Hello Eric," said the admin nurse when they reached her.

            "Hey Louise, Where's Mary?" asked Eric hurriedly.

            "She's still in surgery, Eric. You know where the O.R. waiting room is. I'll make sure the doctor knows to come find you all there when he has news," said Louise.

"Thanks, " said Eric. Louise nodded her head and hurried away.

 "Come on Luce, it's this way," said Eric hurried off to the elevator with Lucy.

They entered the elevator and as the doors closed Lucy said, "She's going to be okay right Dad."

Eric glanced over at his daughter. " I hope so sweetie." He gave her a hug just as the elevator doors opened on to the surgery floor. They slowly made their way over to the chairs. Lucy sat down and started biting her nails and fidgeting while Eric paced back and forth.

" Dad, STOP your driving me nuts! Just sit down and wait. Please!" said Lucy quite exasperated.

            "Sorry, I just need to know she's going to be okay," said Eric tiredly as he sat down next to her.

            " I do too, but we just have to wait for the doctor," said Lucy picking up a magazine and thumbing through it.

Just as Stan and Detective Michaels arrived and started talking to Eric. They all continued in this way for about 20 minutes until they heard an army of feet running from the elevator and Kevin's distant voice calling Lucy's name.

Lucy jumped up and ran to the crowd of her family. She hugged Kevin tightly crying softly. "It could have been you," she whispered in his ear, as the rest of the family continued down the hall towards Eric.

"Hey, it wasn't me and Mary will be okay," said Kevin soothingly as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and walked her towards the rest of the family. Everyone was just sitting around talking doing whatever they could to not think about Mary. The twins had fallen asleep in their chairs. Simon and Ruthie were having thumb wars. Eric and Annie were talking quietly with Matt and Detective Michaels. While Stan kept getting up to make phone calls.

So Lucy sat down next to Kevin and put her head on his shoulder. She thought about Mary and how she hoped Mary would be okay. Finally after about an hour of no news Lucy became restless and got up.

            " Hey Kevin, Let's go for a walk. I need to get out of here for a little bit or I'll go stir crazy," said Lucy looking at her husband.

            "Sure, that's a good idea. I should have thought of that before. It could be hours before we get any news. Come on!" said Kevin getting up and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. They made their way over to Eric and Annie.

            "We're going to take a walk for a while," said Kevin calmly to Lucy's parents.

" That's probably a good idea," said Annie looking up.

            " Yeah Luce is getting stir crazy. Some walking and fresh air will do her good. You have my cell phone number. Right? Call us if there is any news."

            "Will do!" called Eric as Lucy and Kevin made their way towards the elevator. Lucy and Kevin made their way down in the elevator and walked aimlessly tell the found a garden behind the hospital which they explored slowly hand and hand. There was really no need to talk the two just walked around enjoying each other's company. Finally they stopped and sat down on a bench under a weepy willow. That's when Lucy remembered her important news from earlier that she had forgotten in light of the news about Mary. She decided that this was as good a time as any to tell him.

"Hey Kevin, You know how I've been rather quiet the last couple of days. Like I haven't really talked to you in a while," said Lucy with a scared look on her face.

            "Yeah, I've been a little worried about you Luce.  But I figured you know that you can tell me anything so I reckoned you'd come talk to me eventually."

            "Yeah well, I guess this is eventually. See, I 'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I guess I was scared how you'd react. At first I wasn't sure how to react. I'm still not sure might I add." Lucy stopped and looked down at her hands like she had said all she had needed to say and yet not really told him much at all.

            "Luce, you still didn't say what was going on. You just explained why you hadn't told me!" said Kevin rather exasperated and scared. Was something wrong with her?

Lucy whispered something that Kevin couldn't really hear.

            "What Luce? Just tell me." Said Kevin

            "I'm pregnant," responded Lucy quietly that Kevin almost missed it.

            "Oh, Oh my god!" yelled Kevin in shock. He just sat there for a minute quietly. Then a smirk appeared on his face and he started to laugh almost uncontrollable. Lucy looked at him like the world had dropped beneath her. He thought it was a joke. She stuck her head in her hands. But as she was about to start crying Kevin gave a big whoop and picked her up and swung her around and kissed her like fifty times.

            "This is so cool, " he said smiling at her "I'm going to be a DAD!!!"

            "So your not mad and you don't think it's a joke cause when you started laughing I thought…" Said Lucy rather apprehensively.

            "Of course I'm happy. I'm rather surprised we hadn't planned on it now with you still in school and all. But hey I'm going to be a DAD!!!"

They hugged for a couple of minutes more. Both thinking about what it would be like and Lucy becoming more and more happier about the idea.  But then she realized something and said,

            "We better go check if there is any news on Mary!"

            "Yeah and then we can tell everybody about the baby. It'll cheer them up," said Kevin still very excited.

            "Ok!" said Lucy enthusiastically. Kevin pulled her up happily and laughing they walked towards the elevator hand and hand.  Still laughing they walked down the hallway to the waiting room, but their happiness and laughs died on their lips when they saw a doctor in the waiting room with their family. Kevin squeezed Lucy's hand tighter as they made their way inside to hear the news….