Author's note: Been pretty romantic so far, thought I needed to add a little tension.
Kate woke up with the now familiar nausea she had been feeling for several days now. She glanced over at John's sleeping form next to her and quietly got up, hoping not to disturb him. Standing up made her feel worse and she quickly walked down the hallway to the bathroom. Locking the door behind her, she knelt at the toilet and vomited trying not to make too much noise. When she was sure she wouldn't throw up anymore, she stood and rinsed her mouth and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Pale, she thought.
"Damn it, what's the matter with me?" Kate said to her reflection. Okay, she thought, I'm pale, but I haven't seen the sun in almost 2 years. Nausea, well with all that canned food they ate maybe one or two had gone bad. When was her last period? Well, that's confusing since her cycle had been completely messed up from all the emotional stress. She had given up trying to keep track. But now that she thought about it had been about 2 months. No, not that. I can't be pregnant.
"Kate? Are you okay?" John said through the door.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Kate replied, "I'll be out in a few minutes."
"Are you sure?" John asked.
"I said I'm fine!" Kate yelled, "Just leave me alone right now."
Well that's just great, Kate thought. Bite his head off. Well, it's his fault if it's true. What were they thinking? Actually they didn't think about that. They had never discussed it. What was to discuss, anyway? They had no birth control anyway. Were they supposed to supress their desires? Fat chance. Loving each other was the only way they had managed to keep their sanity the past two years. She knew she would have given up long ago if not for John's love and their dream of leaving the mountain to fight for their world together. All right, girl, get a grip here. If you are pregnant, you'll just have to deal with it.
Kate washed her face and brushed her hair back then took a deep breath. Gotta face him. She walked out of the bathroom and down the hall to the kitchen area. John was making coffee, he turned when she walked in.
"Hey, babe, you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, just had an upset stomach."Kate replied.
"Something you ate?" John asked, staring at her with concern, "You look a little pale."
Kate sighed and sat down at the table. Might as well just be blunt, no sense playing games.
"John, I'm not sure but I think I might be pregnant." Kate said.
John stared at her for a moment, the silence became deafening.
"Uh, what? Kate, did you say pregnant?" John stammered.
"Yes, that's what I said. A baby. Another human being." Kate said. She stood up and paced around the room. What was she feeling? Panic, that was what it was.
"John, this is crazy. I can't have a baby down here. What are we going to do? Do you know how to deliver a baby? Are you going to panic when I'm screaming my head off? Oh my God, what if it's true? What are we going to do?" Kate said frantically. She felt trapped suddenly with no place to run.
The look on her face broke John out of his momentary stunned feeling and he quickly went over to her and grabbed her shoulders.
"Look, calm down. If it's true we'll deal with it. I won't let anything happen to you. Do you think the savior of the world would let anything happen to the most important person in his world?" John said, "Kate, I'm scared just like you are. But I guess we knew this would happen. The Terminator said we'd have children, I just didn't think it'd be down here. But if it is, we'll get through it. I swear I won't let anything happen to you."
Kate stared at the man she loved more than anything. She wanted to believe what he said. Her fear was strong but fear was a constant feeling they both had. After all they had the world to save. She began to feel calmer and put her hand over her stomach in a protective gesture. She looked at John and smiled slightly.
"Okay, savior of the world. But you better mean it. If I am having a baby, I sure as hell am not having it alone."Kate said, "You better not have a weak stomach."
John shook his head and pulled her to him. "I'm here for you. You know that. You are my destiny and so is my son or daughter." he said gently.
Kate leaned into his embrace and closed her eyes. For a moment she felt like Eve. The only woman in the world. She was so afraid but John's love gave her courage beyond her own. They could do this. They had to. It was only the beginning of all they would have to do...
to be continued...
Kate woke up with the now familiar nausea she had been feeling for several days now. She glanced over at John's sleeping form next to her and quietly got up, hoping not to disturb him. Standing up made her feel worse and she quickly walked down the hallway to the bathroom. Locking the door behind her, she knelt at the toilet and vomited trying not to make too much noise. When she was sure she wouldn't throw up anymore, she stood and rinsed her mouth and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Pale, she thought.
"Damn it, what's the matter with me?" Kate said to her reflection. Okay, she thought, I'm pale, but I haven't seen the sun in almost 2 years. Nausea, well with all that canned food they ate maybe one or two had gone bad. When was her last period? Well, that's confusing since her cycle had been completely messed up from all the emotional stress. She had given up trying to keep track. But now that she thought about it had been about 2 months. No, not that. I can't be pregnant.
"Kate? Are you okay?" John said through the door.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Kate replied, "I'll be out in a few minutes."
"Are you sure?" John asked.
"I said I'm fine!" Kate yelled, "Just leave me alone right now."
Well that's just great, Kate thought. Bite his head off. Well, it's his fault if it's true. What were they thinking? Actually they didn't think about that. They had never discussed it. What was to discuss, anyway? They had no birth control anyway. Were they supposed to supress their desires? Fat chance. Loving each other was the only way they had managed to keep their sanity the past two years. She knew she would have given up long ago if not for John's love and their dream of leaving the mountain to fight for their world together. All right, girl, get a grip here. If you are pregnant, you'll just have to deal with it.
Kate washed her face and brushed her hair back then took a deep breath. Gotta face him. She walked out of the bathroom and down the hall to the kitchen area. John was making coffee, he turned when she walked in.
"Hey, babe, you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, just had an upset stomach."Kate replied.
"Something you ate?" John asked, staring at her with concern, "You look a little pale."
Kate sighed and sat down at the table. Might as well just be blunt, no sense playing games.
"John, I'm not sure but I think I might be pregnant." Kate said.
John stared at her for a moment, the silence became deafening.
"Uh, what? Kate, did you say pregnant?" John stammered.
"Yes, that's what I said. A baby. Another human being." Kate said. She stood up and paced around the room. What was she feeling? Panic, that was what it was.
"John, this is crazy. I can't have a baby down here. What are we going to do? Do you know how to deliver a baby? Are you going to panic when I'm screaming my head off? Oh my God, what if it's true? What are we going to do?" Kate said frantically. She felt trapped suddenly with no place to run.
The look on her face broke John out of his momentary stunned feeling and he quickly went over to her and grabbed her shoulders.
"Look, calm down. If it's true we'll deal with it. I won't let anything happen to you. Do you think the savior of the world would let anything happen to the most important person in his world?" John said, "Kate, I'm scared just like you are. But I guess we knew this would happen. The Terminator said we'd have children, I just didn't think it'd be down here. But if it is, we'll get through it. I swear I won't let anything happen to you."
Kate stared at the man she loved more than anything. She wanted to believe what he said. Her fear was strong but fear was a constant feeling they both had. After all they had the world to save. She began to feel calmer and put her hand over her stomach in a protective gesture. She looked at John and smiled slightly.
"Okay, savior of the world. But you better mean it. If I am having a baby, I sure as hell am not having it alone."Kate said, "You better not have a weak stomach."
John shook his head and pulled her to him. "I'm here for you. You know that. You are my destiny and so is my son or daughter." he said gently.
Kate leaned into his embrace and closed her eyes. For a moment she felt like Eve. The only woman in the world. She was so afraid but John's love gave her courage beyond her own. They could do this. They had to. It was only the beginning of all they would have to do...
to be continued...