Chapter 4: What's Wrong With My Baby?
March 3rd
"You sure you're going to be OK today?" Gordo asks as Lizzie swings her blue VW Beetle into her parking-spot. Lizzie checks her hair and make-up in the mirror before respond.
"Gordo I'm going to be fine, I promise. I am going to have to get used to people talking about me behind my back, it's just become a fact of my life. Are you going to be OK? They are going to be talking about you too, and yet all you can think of to ask is if I am going to be OK."
"I'll be fine, I've never cared about what other people think of me like you have." Gordo states opening the back door to take out his backpack and books.
Walking towards the steps leading into the high school Gordo and Lizzie encounter Miranda, like any other day, along with Larry and Ethan. "You ready for today?" Larry asks.
"As ready as we'll ever be." Lizzie responds as the group of 5 walk towards the school.
The day was the worst Lizzie knew she was ever going to have at school, and she knew that because eventually they wouldn't talk as much. But today it was brand new, and people who hadn't been at the party had to be told and everyone had to discuss it. But Lizzie knew it would get better and she knew that if she and Gordo had Larry, Ethan and Miranda behind her at least then she would be fine.
March 10th
"Hey Ethan." Miranda, Gordo and Larry call at as Ethan joins their table.
"Hey guys sup?" The four talk about their days, homework whatever. But it only takes Ethan a few minutes to notice Lizzie's stony silence, "What's wrong McGuire?" By the sharp intake of breath from his friends Ethan figures out quickly that that was the wrong question to ask.
"What's wrong?" Lizzie snaps, "You want to know what's wrong? I got paired with Kate in English. It's only halfway through the day and I have a ton of homework, which I don't even have time for because I have a doctors appointment and 3 o'clock. I feel like a blimp. And to top it all off? It's only Thursday which means I still have another day before the weekend."
"Breath McGuire." Ethan insists.
"It is Friday." Gordo offers.
"Great!" Lizzie throws her hands into the air, "I've gone around all day thinking it was the wrong day!"
"McGuire go buy an ice cream on me." Ethan states.
Lizzie expression brightens, "Ice Cream?"
"Yes." Ethan hands Lizzie and dollar and she takes off toward the ice cream dispenser.
"Whada mood swing." Miranda breathes.
Gordo arches and eyebrow at her, "Imagine living with her."
Miranda rubs her temple; "I don't want to."
"How's the baby room coming along?" Ethan asks pushing around the contents of his lunch.
"It's not. Between both Lizzie and I looking for a job, managing school, helping around the house and Lizzie not feeling well half the time we don't have enough time to do anything since we bought the paint" Gordo shrugs, "We've still got a five and a half months to get it done. Listen though I've got to pick up a book in the library, so I'll catch you all later."
The three watch Gordo walk away and shake their heads. "They are wearing themselves out." Larry states.
"And driving each other crazy." Miranda adds.
"We need to do something…"
"Mom no." Lizzie states into her cell phone, "We will be fine, and we will tell you all about the appointment when we get home. Mom it's not necessary so please just stay home we will see you at dinner. Mom I know, and I love that you are so helpful but Gordo and I don't want to bother you. I love you too OK, and I will talk see you in about an hour OK?"
"You really should go easier on your Mom Lizzie, she's just trying to help." Gordo states as he pulls Lizzie's car into a parking spot in the doctor's office.
"I know." Lizzie sighs getting out of the car. "And I love her for it, I just don't want to get to dependent on her you know? I'm going to be a mommy soon and I can't still be dependent on my own mommy if I am going to be a good mother if I still have to run to her for everything."
Gordo sighs, "I'm just saying don't push your parents away, they are being great."
Lizzie stops dead in her tracks and grabs Gordo's hand, "Gordo I'm still so sorry about how stubborn your parents are being. I wish they would come around, I hate that I caused this rift between you and your parents."
Gordo pulls his hand out of Lizzie's and begins walking again, "You don't control them Lizzie it's not you're fault stop worrying about it and stop apologizing."
"Gordo!" Lizzie calls moving as quickly as she can after him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong Lizzie." Gordo replies in a more annoyed tone than before, "You're just so annoying when you are apologizing for everything."
"Fine!" Lizzie huffs, "And Miranda says I have moods swings."
"Let's just get this appointment over with." Gordo insists pulling open Larry's mother's office door.
"Whatever." Lizzie states brushing past Gordo and into the office to sign in. Lizzie and Gordo are still irritated at each other when they nurse calls them into the office.
"Are you coming in or would that be to annoying for you?" Lizzie shoots and icy glare at Gordo as they follow the nurse.
"Hi Lizzie, hi Gordo. How are you guys doing today?" Emily Tudgeman greets as the two walk into her office.
"It's been a long day." Lizzie replies pushing herself onto the examining table.
Emily smiles lightly before stating, "we're going to do a Doppler, we should be able to hear the baby's heart beat today." As Emily beings to set up for the Doppler she chats, "How have you been Lizzie?"
"I'm still feeling some left of side effects from the morning sickness." Lizzie sighs, "And I have been having major cravings for ice cream and cheese hot pockets, together at the same time."
Gabriella laughs lightly, "What about mood swings?"
"Lots of those, and I'm not the only one." Lizzie glares at Gordo who openly returns the look.
Gabriella arches and eyebrow and states, "Having a baby can be…" Suddenly though her sentence trails as a sound fills the speaker to the right of Lizzie.
"Is that the babies heartbeat?" Lizzie asks in awe.
"What's wrong with it?" Gordo asks, "We watched a movie in class about babies, and that's not what the heartbeat sounded like."
Tears fill Lizzie's eyes quickly and Gordo rushes to her side to take her hand quickly, "What's wrong with my baby?"
March 3rd
"You sure you're going to be OK today?" Gordo asks as Lizzie swings her blue VW Beetle into her parking-spot. Lizzie checks her hair and make-up in the mirror before respond.
"Gordo I'm going to be fine, I promise. I am going to have to get used to people talking about me behind my back, it's just become a fact of my life. Are you going to be OK? They are going to be talking about you too, and yet all you can think of to ask is if I am going to be OK."
"I'll be fine, I've never cared about what other people think of me like you have." Gordo states opening the back door to take out his backpack and books.
Walking towards the steps leading into the high school Gordo and Lizzie encounter Miranda, like any other day, along with Larry and Ethan. "You ready for today?" Larry asks.
"As ready as we'll ever be." Lizzie responds as the group of 5 walk towards the school.
The day was the worst Lizzie knew she was ever going to have at school, and she knew that because eventually they wouldn't talk as much. But today it was brand new, and people who hadn't been at the party had to be told and everyone had to discuss it. But Lizzie knew it would get better and she knew that if she and Gordo had Larry, Ethan and Miranda behind her at least then she would be fine.
March 10th
"Hey Ethan." Miranda, Gordo and Larry call at as Ethan joins their table.
"Hey guys sup?" The four talk about their days, homework whatever. But it only takes Ethan a few minutes to notice Lizzie's stony silence, "What's wrong McGuire?" By the sharp intake of breath from his friends Ethan figures out quickly that that was the wrong question to ask.
"What's wrong?" Lizzie snaps, "You want to know what's wrong? I got paired with Kate in English. It's only halfway through the day and I have a ton of homework, which I don't even have time for because I have a doctors appointment and 3 o'clock. I feel like a blimp. And to top it all off? It's only Thursday which means I still have another day before the weekend."
"Breath McGuire." Ethan insists.
"It is Friday." Gordo offers.
"Great!" Lizzie throws her hands into the air, "I've gone around all day thinking it was the wrong day!"
"McGuire go buy an ice cream on me." Ethan states.
Lizzie expression brightens, "Ice Cream?"
"Yes." Ethan hands Lizzie and dollar and she takes off toward the ice cream dispenser.
"Whada mood swing." Miranda breathes.
Gordo arches and eyebrow at her, "Imagine living with her."
Miranda rubs her temple; "I don't want to."
"How's the baby room coming along?" Ethan asks pushing around the contents of his lunch.
"It's not. Between both Lizzie and I looking for a job, managing school, helping around the house and Lizzie not feeling well half the time we don't have enough time to do anything since we bought the paint" Gordo shrugs, "We've still got a five and a half months to get it done. Listen though I've got to pick up a book in the library, so I'll catch you all later."
The three watch Gordo walk away and shake their heads. "They are wearing themselves out." Larry states.
"And driving each other crazy." Miranda adds.
"We need to do something…"
"Mom no." Lizzie states into her cell phone, "We will be fine, and we will tell you all about the appointment when we get home. Mom it's not necessary so please just stay home we will see you at dinner. Mom I know, and I love that you are so helpful but Gordo and I don't want to bother you. I love you too OK, and I will talk see you in about an hour OK?"
"You really should go easier on your Mom Lizzie, she's just trying to help." Gordo states as he pulls Lizzie's car into a parking spot in the doctor's office.
"I know." Lizzie sighs getting out of the car. "And I love her for it, I just don't want to get to dependent on her you know? I'm going to be a mommy soon and I can't still be dependent on my own mommy if I am going to be a good mother if I still have to run to her for everything."
Gordo sighs, "I'm just saying don't push your parents away, they are being great."
Lizzie stops dead in her tracks and grabs Gordo's hand, "Gordo I'm still so sorry about how stubborn your parents are being. I wish they would come around, I hate that I caused this rift between you and your parents."
Gordo pulls his hand out of Lizzie's and begins walking again, "You don't control them Lizzie it's not you're fault stop worrying about it and stop apologizing."
"Gordo!" Lizzie calls moving as quickly as she can after him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong Lizzie." Gordo replies in a more annoyed tone than before, "You're just so annoying when you are apologizing for everything."
"Fine!" Lizzie huffs, "And Miranda says I have moods swings."
"Let's just get this appointment over with." Gordo insists pulling open Larry's mother's office door.
"Whatever." Lizzie states brushing past Gordo and into the office to sign in. Lizzie and Gordo are still irritated at each other when they nurse calls them into the office.
"Are you coming in or would that be to annoying for you?" Lizzie shoots and icy glare at Gordo as they follow the nurse.
"Hi Lizzie, hi Gordo. How are you guys doing today?" Emily Tudgeman greets as the two walk into her office.
"It's been a long day." Lizzie replies pushing herself onto the examining table.
Emily smiles lightly before stating, "we're going to do a Doppler, we should be able to hear the baby's heart beat today." As Emily beings to set up for the Doppler she chats, "How have you been Lizzie?"
"I'm still feeling some left of side effects from the morning sickness." Lizzie sighs, "And I have been having major cravings for ice cream and cheese hot pockets, together at the same time."
Gabriella laughs lightly, "What about mood swings?"
"Lots of those, and I'm not the only one." Lizzie glares at Gordo who openly returns the look.
Gabriella arches and eyebrow and states, "Having a baby can be…" Suddenly though her sentence trails as a sound fills the speaker to the right of Lizzie.
"Is that the babies heartbeat?" Lizzie asks in awe.
"What's wrong with it?" Gordo asks, "We watched a movie in class about babies, and that's not what the heartbeat sounded like."
Tears fill Lizzie's eyes quickly and Gordo rushes to her side to take her hand quickly, "What's wrong with my baby?"