The New Girl Part II

            By Caitlin "Jinxd n cursed" Wasson

Disclaimer: see previous chapter

Chapter Four

Problems

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            Rianna woke up in a hospital bed. She groaned. "Not again… I hate this place."

            "Then stop getting hurt or sick!" a voice said.

            Rianna turned her head. It was Mulder, standing with both of her mothers, David, and Scully.

            She smiled wanly. "Don't I wish," she said. "What's wrong with me?"

            "We're waiting for the doctors to tell us," Maggie replied.

            Rianna nodded and turned her head away from them. What was a polite way to ask them to leave so she could talk to the doctor alone?

            "Is there anything we can get for you?" David asked.

            That was her chance to get them out and she took it. "David, could you get my laptop and maybe some ice? And something to eat? I have the weirdest craving for pizza and pickles right now. And something to drink?"

            "All right, Sweetheart. Anything you want. Who's going to help me?" he replied.

            Everyone murmured that they'd come too and shuffled out of the room. Rianna watched them go and then hit the call button. "Nurse?" she said. "I'd like to see a doctor please."

            A minute later, Dr. Readen stepped in. "Hi Rianna," he greeted her. "Back again so soon?"

            She smiled thinly. "Apparently," she replied. "What's the deal? What happened? Is the baby okay?"

            He smiled as he sat down on the edge of the bed. "The baby is fine and you will be. All the chemo just left you a little anemic. We gave you some iron to boost your blood count and some medicine to help with clotting. You can go home tomorrow just as long as your boost your iron dose and come in for weekly blood work and check-ups."

            Rianna nodded. "But I'm getting married in a week and a half and I'll have the honeymoon after that. What will I do while I'm away?"

            "Take a case of bottled water with you on the trip and go straight to the hospital if you have a problem," he told her. "And speaking of the wedding, is this black tie or only semi-formal?"

            "Semi Formal," I told him. "But I expect you in a suit or a tux, not a shirt and pants with a tie."

            He smiled. "All right," he told her. "Which reminds me, I need to go get your wedding gift tonight."

            "You don't have to get us a gift," she replied. "David and I just want people to show up and have a good time."

            "I know," he replied. "But I want to get you guys something."

            "Okay, Dr. Readen. It's up to you," she told him as he got up to leave.

            "When are you going to start calling me Joe?" he asked from the doorway with a playful smile. "See you later Rianna."

            "See you later Joe," she answered.

            A few seconds later, her group of family in friends came in bursting to know what the problem was.

            "What did Dr. Readen say?" Maggie demanded.

            "Well, the first thing you've all got to understand is that I'm pregnant," she told them. She smiled. "And I do mean that I am and not that I was. The baby is fine."

            David smiled and kissed her cheek. "Awesome! But what is the problem then? Is it the cancer?"

            "No," she told them. "But it is related to it. All the chemo—especially the high doses they had to give me to kill off my bone marrow—left me very anemic. They gave me some iron and some medicine to help my blood clot. I can go home tomorrow as long as I come in for a check-up every week, haul a crate of bottled water with me on the honeymoon, and go to the hospital if there's anything wrong in the slightest."

            "Maybe we should skip the honeymoon then," he said.

            By Rianna's evil death stare he knew that wasn't an option.

            "Well, we'll just have to be careful then," he replied.

            "Agreed," Rianna said. "Now if you all don't mind, I'd like to get some rest. I'm going shoe shopping tomorrow."

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            "Are you sure you're okay?" David asked as they drove down the highway.

            "I AM FINE!" Rianna told him. "As soon as we get all of this stuff moved into the new house, I'll be better though."

            "Okay, okay, okay," he said. "I'll stop bugging you. Do you want to go baby shopping after this?"

            "Sure," she said. "As long as I can go shoe shopping at four. I still haven't found the right shoes."

            David grinned. "All right honey."

            Ten minutes later, they were at their new house. Mulder and Scully were waiting for them.

            "All right you two, break it up," Rianna said.

            Mulder and Scully had been standing at the top of the driveway sharing kisses when they drove up. Both of them grinned sheepishly and walked over to the back of the truck.

            "Does all this go in?" Mulder asked.

            "No Mulder," Rianna told him sarcastically. "Leave all of them in the driveway so they can get stolen."

            Mulder pouted jokingly.

            "It's the pregnancy hormones," David stage whispered.

            Rianna socked him lightly in the arm and went to pick up a box.

            "No!" three people shouted simultaneously.

            "What? I can't carry a box now? I really must be getting weak," Rianna said.

            "The baby?" David reminded her. "You're pregnant Rianna. And you're anemic. Do you really want to go back to the hospital?"

            "Uh, no," Rianna replied.

            "Well, then you need to be more careful!" Scully told her.

            Rianna rolled her eyes. "I'm not made of glass." She huffed. "But if it makes you happy, I will go in the kitchen and start putting the dishes away."

            "You do that sweetheart," David told her. They watched her go.

            Mulder shook his head. "I don't think illness and pregnancy agree with her. She's too go-until-you-drop. Kind of like Scully."

            Scully smiled. "I'll take that as a compliment. Now while you two big strong men carry in boxes, I'm going to go help my sister."

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