The Ties That Bind Us
Skye looked at him puzzled, "Ned, what the hell does a blue line mean?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know? You're the one who read the instructions."
Ned sighed, "I didn't read that far ahead."
"You forgot to read the most important part?" Skye questioned.
"I thought you had the most important part?"
Skye looked around the bathroom, "Where's the paper?"
Ned turned around, "It's here somewhere." He bent down and grabbed the paper between the and the laundry basket, "Here it it." He opened the instructions and scanned down the paper, "Okay, a blue line..."
"Means?"
"I'm still looking." Ned told her.
"Okay, positive has two blue lines, a single blue line means negative."
Skye didn't make a move or speak a word. Ned threw the test and instructions into the trash can. He moved towards Skye, "Are you alright?"
"I'm not pregnant." Skye stated unaffected.
Ned took her hand and led her to the bed where they sat down, he took her hand in his, "How do you feel?"
"Okay. This is what I wanted more time with you before we start a family."
"If you want to positive test, I can arrange it." Ned said smugly.
Skye laughed, "Why don't we go to Kelly's and celebrate with a hot fudge sundae with whip creme and cherries."
"If that's what you want."
"It is." She whispered, "We're going to have to be more careful, unless you're dying to tell the family."
Ned laughed, "You're forgetting something."
"What's that?"
"We had sex tonight."
Skye smiled, "Yes, I know."
"Unprotected." Ned reminded her.
Skye was silent for several seconds, "I'm going to make an appointment and get back on birth control."
"Good idea." Ned agreed, "Maybe we shouldn't tell the family and see how long it takes them to figure it out."
"I don't think they would notice until we had three children and a dog living next door." Skye joked.
"We are a pretty self involved group. Are you sure no one suspects?"
"Other than Edward?"
Ned shook his head, "Who I'm surprised has kept his mouth shut."
"Only because he said it was almost incest." Skye reminded him.
"True, are you sure there's no one else?"
"Well, Monica did ask if you and I were getting closer."
"When did this happen?"
Skye counted in her head, "Um...a few weeks before they went on vacation."
So about five or six weeks ago?"
Skye nodded, "That sounds about right."
"Well, Alan caught me coming out of your room one morning and questioned me about my actions towards you."
"And you told him?"
"That I was coming to ask you if you wanted to spend the day with me and Kristina in the park."
"He believed you?"
"It took a little more convincing, but he bought it."
"Maybe the family is a little more observant than we thought."
"Or maybe they didn't have anything else to occupy themselves with." Ned pointed out.
"Maybe we should just forget about all of them and go get that ice creme sundae."
"Alright, how long is it going to take you to get ready?"
"About a half hour, my hair is still wet. So go get ready and I'll meet you in the foyer in thirty minutes."
He let go of her hand and got up off the bed, "Don't be late."
Thirty minutes later Skye was standing in the foyer as Ned walked through the door, "And they say that woman are always late."
Ned looked down at his watch, "Two minutes."
Skye grabbed her purse off the table, Yes, but two seconds or two minutes, you're still late."
"Like you're always on time."
"I am."
Ned laughed, "In what life time?"
Ned opened the front door and Skye walked outside, Ned followed her, shutting the door behind them, "It stopped raining." Skye commented.
~~~~~~~~~
Monica sat on the chaise in her bedroom, reading a medical book of some sort when a wet headed Emily appeared in the doorway, she lightly knocked on the open door. Monica looked up, closing her book, "Hi Emily."
Emily walked towards her, "Mom, Zander and I are going to the movies, but I can't finish getting ready because I have a problem."
"What's the problem."
"My hair dryer broke. Do you have one I can borrow?" Emily asked.
"No, I always let my hair dry naturally, if I don't it gets frizzy."
"Oh."
"Maybe Skye has one."
"Yeah, but Skye's not here."
Monica shrugged, "I'm sure she wouldn't mind as long as you put it back."
"Alright, thanks."
"Your welcomed." Monica said as she opened her book back up.
Emily left the room and walked down the hallway turned the corner, went down and another hallway and to Skye's room. She peered into the room to make sure it was empty and then walked in and over to the bathroom. She spotted the hair dryer on the shelf and grabbed it. As Emily turned to leave her arm hit a tube of lipstick, knocking it to the floor.
She bent down to pick it up, but couldn't see it, she placed the hair dryer on the sink top and lowered herself to the floor, she ran her hand under the sink, knocking the tube of lipstick to the side, she grabbed it and opened the lid. "Please don't be broken, please don't be broken." Emily repeated.
After turning the lipstick up, she found that it was all in tact, "Thank you." She breathed out. Emily grabbed the top of the sink to help herself up off the floor. Something caught her eye, stopping her actions. She placed the lipstick back on the counter and turned her attention back to the trash can.
Emily hesitated before reaching in and grabbing the white applicator laying on top. She looked at the test, not knowing what the blue line meant. "Skye took a pregnancy test? Who is she sleeping with?" Emily asked out loud.
"I have no idea." Came a familiar voice.
Emily jumped in surprise, dropping the test on the floor. Monica bent down and picked it up.
"I seen it in the trash can, I knocked her lipstick on the floor and spotted it when I picked it up." Emily explained, "I didn't know Skye was seeing anyone." She added.
"I didn't either, but it could have been a one time thing."
"I don't take Skye was a one night stand kind of person."
"Well, not when she's sober."
"Is she?" Emily asked.
"Yes and she has been for months now, but after what Jax did to her she fell apart and we were all too self involved to help her out. We all stood back and watched her self destruct. I know that she was seeing Coleman Radcliffe but, that ended months ago, back in April I believe."
Monica glanced down at the applicator in her hand, "Doesn't matter anyway, one blue line, not two." She tossed the test back into the trash can, "Skye's not pregnant and it's all for the best."
"Why?" Emily asked confused.
"Because carrying a baby could put Skye's life and the child's at risk." Monica explained.
Emily was shocked, "How long has she known?"
"Since she was in her twenties."
"It's a good thing then." Emily agreed.
Monica picked up the hair dryer. "Yeah, but that probably hurt Skye, I think she wants to be a mother more than anything in the world. She probably doesn't care who the father would have been."
"Skye tries to be a good person."
"I think so too." Monica smiled, "Come on, I'll help you dry your hair."
Emily flipped the light switch off and followed Monica to her room.
A few hours later Alan entered the bedroom he shared with his wife. Monica was laying in bed watching television. "Where have you been?" She asked.
Alan took off his jacket and loosened his tie, "I grabbed something to eat on the way home. Where is everyone?"
"Well, AJ's a ELQ, Emily's at the movies with Zander. Dillon's with Georgie and Edward has the flu and can barely talk thank the heavens. And I have no clue where Skye is, but she left before Emily did."
"Skye's at Kelly's, she and Ned came in when I was there."
"Oh, Alan, I want to talk to you about Skye."
"Monica, Skye's my daughter and I love her and she's welcomed to stay here as long as she likes." Alan said firmly.
"Calm down, I just wanted to know if Skye was seeing anyone."
"No, she's not." Alan answered, "Why?"
Monica shrugged, "I was just wondering."
"You could always ask her yourself."
Alan and Monica continued to talk about the family and what had happened at work.
At the movie theater Emily and Zander entered with popcorn and sodas, "This is what I need, a good scary movie." Emily told Zander.
"So where do you wanna sit?"
She looked around the theater, "How about near the top?"
"Sounds good to me."
She led them up the stairs and into the aisle, she went halfway across and sat down.
"This is suppose to be a really good move." Zander told her.
"I just hope it's not too scary."
"Pirates of the Caribbean, I think the title says it all."
"Ew, ghosts, I'm scared already." Emily joked.
Zander wrapped his arm around her, "That's what I'm here for, to hold you when you get scared."
Emily laughed, "Remember Halloween H20? I was the one that had to hold you."
"Michael Myers is really scary." Zander said through laughs.
He grabbed a handful of popcorn and threw it at her, "Remember getting kicked out for throwing popcorn."
"Yeah and do you want it to happen again?"
In the roar of laughter, something caught Zander's eye. A couple about eight rows in front of them were heatedly kissing, "Wow, look at those tow." He pointed them out to Emily.
"Talk about hot and heavy."
"They could at least wait until the movie starts." Zander commented.
Just then the lights were dimmed until everything was dark, then the movie previews began.
Emily jumped a few times during the movie and so did Zander. They eventually ran out of popcorn and sodas and nothing held them to reality but each other. Ghosts and Pirates, Emily knew for sure she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
The movie credits began to roll and the lights began to come back on. Emily and Zander started getting their things together.
"Wow, talk about stamina, that couple down there are still going at it." Emily remarked as she fixed the collar of the Jacket.
"No kidding."
She grabbed her empty cup and Zander grabbed the empty bag from the popcorn. As they made their way into the main aisle the kissing couple began walking towards the main aisle also. Emily was walking down the stairs, she turned and said something to Zander.
Someone behind Emily bumped into her, "I'm so sorry." she apologized.
"That's okay." Emily said as she turned around, "Skye?"
TBC.........
So she wasn't pregnant, but I have a million idea's for this story and I can assure you it's not close to being finished. Okay people, I need you to review in order for me to continue. Have you fell out of love with Skye and Ned? I know I haven't. So please, please review.
Skye looked at him puzzled, "Ned, what the hell does a blue line mean?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know? You're the one who read the instructions."
Ned sighed, "I didn't read that far ahead."
"You forgot to read the most important part?" Skye questioned.
"I thought you had the most important part?"
Skye looked around the bathroom, "Where's the paper?"
Ned turned around, "It's here somewhere." He bent down and grabbed the paper between the and the laundry basket, "Here it it." He opened the instructions and scanned down the paper, "Okay, a blue line..."
"Means?"
"I'm still looking." Ned told her.
"Okay, positive has two blue lines, a single blue line means negative."
Skye didn't make a move or speak a word. Ned threw the test and instructions into the trash can. He moved towards Skye, "Are you alright?"
"I'm not pregnant." Skye stated unaffected.
Ned took her hand and led her to the bed where they sat down, he took her hand in his, "How do you feel?"
"Okay. This is what I wanted more time with you before we start a family."
"If you want to positive test, I can arrange it." Ned said smugly.
Skye laughed, "Why don't we go to Kelly's and celebrate with a hot fudge sundae with whip creme and cherries."
"If that's what you want."
"It is." She whispered, "We're going to have to be more careful, unless you're dying to tell the family."
Ned laughed, "You're forgetting something."
"What's that?"
"We had sex tonight."
Skye smiled, "Yes, I know."
"Unprotected." Ned reminded her.
Skye was silent for several seconds, "I'm going to make an appointment and get back on birth control."
"Good idea." Ned agreed, "Maybe we shouldn't tell the family and see how long it takes them to figure it out."
"I don't think they would notice until we had three children and a dog living next door." Skye joked.
"We are a pretty self involved group. Are you sure no one suspects?"
"Other than Edward?"
Ned shook his head, "Who I'm surprised has kept his mouth shut."
"Only because he said it was almost incest." Skye reminded him.
"True, are you sure there's no one else?"
"Well, Monica did ask if you and I were getting closer."
"When did this happen?"
Skye counted in her head, "Um...a few weeks before they went on vacation."
So about five or six weeks ago?"
Skye nodded, "That sounds about right."
"Well, Alan caught me coming out of your room one morning and questioned me about my actions towards you."
"And you told him?"
"That I was coming to ask you if you wanted to spend the day with me and Kristina in the park."
"He believed you?"
"It took a little more convincing, but he bought it."
"Maybe the family is a little more observant than we thought."
"Or maybe they didn't have anything else to occupy themselves with." Ned pointed out.
"Maybe we should just forget about all of them and go get that ice creme sundae."
"Alright, how long is it going to take you to get ready?"
"About a half hour, my hair is still wet. So go get ready and I'll meet you in the foyer in thirty minutes."
He let go of her hand and got up off the bed, "Don't be late."
Thirty minutes later Skye was standing in the foyer as Ned walked through the door, "And they say that woman are always late."
Ned looked down at his watch, "Two minutes."
Skye grabbed her purse off the table, Yes, but two seconds or two minutes, you're still late."
"Like you're always on time."
"I am."
Ned laughed, "In what life time?"
Ned opened the front door and Skye walked outside, Ned followed her, shutting the door behind them, "It stopped raining." Skye commented.
~~~~~~~~~
Monica sat on the chaise in her bedroom, reading a medical book of some sort when a wet headed Emily appeared in the doorway, she lightly knocked on the open door. Monica looked up, closing her book, "Hi Emily."
Emily walked towards her, "Mom, Zander and I are going to the movies, but I can't finish getting ready because I have a problem."
"What's the problem."
"My hair dryer broke. Do you have one I can borrow?" Emily asked.
"No, I always let my hair dry naturally, if I don't it gets frizzy."
"Oh."
"Maybe Skye has one."
"Yeah, but Skye's not here."
Monica shrugged, "I'm sure she wouldn't mind as long as you put it back."
"Alright, thanks."
"Your welcomed." Monica said as she opened her book back up.
Emily left the room and walked down the hallway turned the corner, went down and another hallway and to Skye's room. She peered into the room to make sure it was empty and then walked in and over to the bathroom. She spotted the hair dryer on the shelf and grabbed it. As Emily turned to leave her arm hit a tube of lipstick, knocking it to the floor.
She bent down to pick it up, but couldn't see it, she placed the hair dryer on the sink top and lowered herself to the floor, she ran her hand under the sink, knocking the tube of lipstick to the side, she grabbed it and opened the lid. "Please don't be broken, please don't be broken." Emily repeated.
After turning the lipstick up, she found that it was all in tact, "Thank you." She breathed out. Emily grabbed the top of the sink to help herself up off the floor. Something caught her eye, stopping her actions. She placed the lipstick back on the counter and turned her attention back to the trash can.
Emily hesitated before reaching in and grabbing the white applicator laying on top. She looked at the test, not knowing what the blue line meant. "Skye took a pregnancy test? Who is she sleeping with?" Emily asked out loud.
"I have no idea." Came a familiar voice.
Emily jumped in surprise, dropping the test on the floor. Monica bent down and picked it up.
"I seen it in the trash can, I knocked her lipstick on the floor and spotted it when I picked it up." Emily explained, "I didn't know Skye was seeing anyone." She added.
"I didn't either, but it could have been a one time thing."
"I don't take Skye was a one night stand kind of person."
"Well, not when she's sober."
"Is she?" Emily asked.
"Yes and she has been for months now, but after what Jax did to her she fell apart and we were all too self involved to help her out. We all stood back and watched her self destruct. I know that she was seeing Coleman Radcliffe but, that ended months ago, back in April I believe."
Monica glanced down at the applicator in her hand, "Doesn't matter anyway, one blue line, not two." She tossed the test back into the trash can, "Skye's not pregnant and it's all for the best."
"Why?" Emily asked confused.
"Because carrying a baby could put Skye's life and the child's at risk." Monica explained.
Emily was shocked, "How long has she known?"
"Since she was in her twenties."
"It's a good thing then." Emily agreed.
Monica picked up the hair dryer. "Yeah, but that probably hurt Skye, I think she wants to be a mother more than anything in the world. She probably doesn't care who the father would have been."
"Skye tries to be a good person."
"I think so too." Monica smiled, "Come on, I'll help you dry your hair."
Emily flipped the light switch off and followed Monica to her room.
A few hours later Alan entered the bedroom he shared with his wife. Monica was laying in bed watching television. "Where have you been?" She asked.
Alan took off his jacket and loosened his tie, "I grabbed something to eat on the way home. Where is everyone?"
"Well, AJ's a ELQ, Emily's at the movies with Zander. Dillon's with Georgie and Edward has the flu and can barely talk thank the heavens. And I have no clue where Skye is, but she left before Emily did."
"Skye's at Kelly's, she and Ned came in when I was there."
"Oh, Alan, I want to talk to you about Skye."
"Monica, Skye's my daughter and I love her and she's welcomed to stay here as long as she likes." Alan said firmly.
"Calm down, I just wanted to know if Skye was seeing anyone."
"No, she's not." Alan answered, "Why?"
Monica shrugged, "I was just wondering."
"You could always ask her yourself."
Alan and Monica continued to talk about the family and what had happened at work.
At the movie theater Emily and Zander entered with popcorn and sodas, "This is what I need, a good scary movie." Emily told Zander.
"So where do you wanna sit?"
She looked around the theater, "How about near the top?"
"Sounds good to me."
She led them up the stairs and into the aisle, she went halfway across and sat down.
"This is suppose to be a really good move." Zander told her.
"I just hope it's not too scary."
"Pirates of the Caribbean, I think the title says it all."
"Ew, ghosts, I'm scared already." Emily joked.
Zander wrapped his arm around her, "That's what I'm here for, to hold you when you get scared."
Emily laughed, "Remember Halloween H20? I was the one that had to hold you."
"Michael Myers is really scary." Zander said through laughs.
He grabbed a handful of popcorn and threw it at her, "Remember getting kicked out for throwing popcorn."
"Yeah and do you want it to happen again?"
In the roar of laughter, something caught Zander's eye. A couple about eight rows in front of them were heatedly kissing, "Wow, look at those tow." He pointed them out to Emily.
"Talk about hot and heavy."
"They could at least wait until the movie starts." Zander commented.
Just then the lights were dimmed until everything was dark, then the movie previews began.
Emily jumped a few times during the movie and so did Zander. They eventually ran out of popcorn and sodas and nothing held them to reality but each other. Ghosts and Pirates, Emily knew for sure she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
The movie credits began to roll and the lights began to come back on. Emily and Zander started getting their things together.
"Wow, talk about stamina, that couple down there are still going at it." Emily remarked as she fixed the collar of the Jacket.
"No kidding."
She grabbed her empty cup and Zander grabbed the empty bag from the popcorn. As they made their way into the main aisle the kissing couple began walking towards the main aisle also. Emily was walking down the stairs, she turned and said something to Zander.
Someone behind Emily bumped into her, "I'm so sorry." she apologized.
"That's okay." Emily said as she turned around, "Skye?"
TBC.........
So she wasn't pregnant, but I have a million idea's for this story and I can assure you it's not close to being finished. Okay people, I need you to review in order for me to continue. Have you fell out of love with Skye and Ned? I know I haven't. So please, please review.