July 23rd, 2002

"Why are you even thinking about school?" He asked.

"Because I need to. I didn't have preparation time last time." Ronnie said, "And I want it now."

"Whatever you want." Danny said.

"When do you think I can get into Winslow and start setting up?"

"Well, school starts in September so late August." Danny said, "Don't worry You have time." Ronnie sighed softly.

"I need to go clothes shopping for school." She said.

"Ronnie, You just bought a whole slew of clothes." Danny said, "Stop freaking out over everything. Just enjoy all of this relaxation." She frowned deeply.

"Fine." She snapped as she got up. Ronnie stalked into the bathroom and slammed the door. She sat on the edge of the bathtub and sighed deeply. She ran her hand through her blond locks. She had been so snappish lately. Ronnie got on her hands and knees and reached beneath the chest and pulled out a pregnancy test.

"Great." She sighed deeply. Ronnie got back up and sat on the toilet. Her hands shook slightly as she opened the package. "What the hell am I doing?" Danny knocked on the door.

"Ronnie, are you okay in there?" He asked.

"I'm trying to go to the bathroom in peace." She growled. Danny threw up his hands and walked away. Ronnie took this opportunity to pee on the stick. This moment was one of the scariest ones in her life. She placed the test on the counter and sat there. She knew what she wanted it to say. She wanted it to be negative. She and Danny weren't ready for a baby. They had to get to know each other first. Ronnie looked at her watch.

"Here we go." She whispered to herself. Ronnie picked up the test and looked at it. There were two lines. She grabbed the box to make sure she was reading this right.

"Oh god." She whispered. Two lines meant she was pregnant. Ronnie sat there for five minutes just staring at the results. She couldn't believe it. She slowly got up and exited the bathroom. Ronnie slowly shuffled to the bedroom. Danny looked at her.

"Look whatever I said, I'm sorry. You're mad at me and I'm sorry." He said. Ronnie stared at him with tears in her eyes. Her stomach felt terrible. It was nerves and everything. "Ronnie?"

"I'm…I'm pregnant." She said. Danny stared at her in disbelief.

"Pr-pregnant?" He whispered. Ronnie nodded tearfully.

"Yes." She said holding up the pregnancy test. Danny stared at it.

"You weren't kidding." He said. Ronnie lip trembled.

"No. I wouldn't kid about something like that." Ronnie said wiping her eyes.

"I can't believe you let this happen." Danny said. Ronnie's eyes widened.

"Me? You're the one who refused to wear a condom!" She snapped.

"You said you were on the pill." Danny frowned.

"I was! The pill isn't one hundred percent." She said.

"It isn't?" He asked. Ronnie shook her head as she sat down next to Danny. He ran his hand over his face. "I didn't think we'd have a baby this quickly."

"Me either." She said looking at him. "I'm scared." Ronnie whispered softly. Danny softly wrapped his arm around her. He kissed her softly.

"There's no need for you to be scared, Ronnie. I'm here and I'll support you through everything." He said. He couldn't tell her he as scared too. "I'm here."

August 6th, 2002

Ronnie slowly got out of the car. She still couldn't believe that she was pregnant. She had a life growing inside of her. Sometimes that thought put a smile upon her face and yet sometimes in made her scared. Danny was great though. He was completely supportive.

"Come on." Danny said taking her hand. He smiled softly. "You okay?"

"Feeling a bit nauseous." She said. Danny chuckled as he held the door to the clinic open for her.

"I'm sure the doctor can give you something for it."

"Probably." She said as she walked into the clinic. Ronnie went to the desk, "HI. I'm Veronica Cook. I have a two o'clock with Dr. Singer." The sectary nodded.

"You may have a seat. She'll be with you in a few minutes." Ronnie thanked her and sat down next to Danny.

"You nervous?" She asked. Danny nodded.

"This is our first appointment." He said, "I have a right to be nervous." Ronnie nodded.

"Yeah. We both do." She said. They sat there in silence for awhile. Ronnie stared at the pregnant women. She couldn't believe she was going to be like them, she was like them.

"Veronica Cook?" Doctor Singer stepped out of her office. Ronnie gave Danny a nervous smile and they went in. "Good afternoon."

"Hi." Ronnie said. Dr. Singer showed them some chairs to sit in.

"So, what can I do you for?" She asked.

"Well, a couple of weeks ago I took a pregnancy test and it came back positive. I took another one last week and it was positive. So I think I'm pregnant." Dr. Singer laughed softly.

"Probably. I'd still like to run a blood test just to make sure." She said, "in the mean time, I can figure out the due date if you wish." Ronnie looked at Danny.

"Do you want to know the due date?" She asked.

"Well, yeah." Danny shifted uncomfortably. Dr. Singer typed in Ronnie's information.

"All right. Let's see. Your baby will be due March 14th, 2003." She said. Ronnie smiled softly.

"I guess, I'll need to be taking some maternity leave off of work." She looked at Danny.

"What do you do?" Dr. Singer asked as she put some plastic gloves on.

"We're both teachers." Ronnie said.

"A very good profession." Dr. Singer said, "All right. Let me take some blood."

"I always hate needles." She chuckled softly. Danny squeezed her hand gently.

"Don't worry." He smiled as Dr. Singer slid the needle into Ronnie's arm. The blond winced as she was pricked. She looked at the vile as it started to fill up with blood.

"That is absolutely disgusting." She grimaced.

"No it's not. You have cute blood." Danny chuckled. Dr. Singer smiled as she put the gauze on Ronnie's arm.

"There. You're all done." Dr. Singer said, "When we get the results back, we'll call you. Then next month, we can schedule an appoint for an ultrasound. In the mean time I want to start you out on prenatal vitamins. It's good to have them even if you're not pregnant. They help get your body ready."

"Thanks." Ronnie smiled softly.

"Do you have any other questions, Veronica?" Dr. Singer asked with a smile. Ronnie smiled.

"No. I think I have everything I need." She said as she got up, "I'll call you if I have any questions."

"Good." Dr. Singer showed them to the door. "Have a good afternoon."

"We will." Danny said as he slipped his arm around Ronnie's waist. That wasn't as bad as he thought it was going to be. A little exam. A little blood removed. It wasn't bad. Ronnie smiled at Danny.

"So, what are you going to be doing on March 14th?" She asked.

"I'm going to be having myself a baby" Danny chuckled as he kissed Ronnie's temple.

"I think it's going to be me that's doing all of the work." She said. Danny nodded.

"Yeah, but I'll be there holding your hand." He said holding the door open for her. Ronnie smiled.

"We'll be okay, right?" She asked. Danny nodded.

"Absolutely."