January 13th, 2004

They were now Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hanson. It didn't really feel any differently except for the fact that, Ronnie was now Mrs. Hanson at school and not Miss Cook. That was a little weird.

Ronnie sat at her desk, grading the latest tests she threw t her students, the first day back from vacation. Marla knocked on the door. Ronnie looked u and smiled.

"Hey, Marla. Come in." Ronnie said.

"Thank you." Marla said, ringing her hands, "I want to talk to you." Ronnie put her pen down and nodded.

"I needed a break anyway." Ronnie chuckled, "What's up?"

"I'm pregnant." Marla said. Ronnie's eyes widened.

"You are?" Marla nodded.

"That day you told me to look into a sperm donor and I did. I found someone I like and I did it." Marla said, "I got my tests back today." Ronnie grinned brightly.

"Oh that is fantastic!" Ronnie clapped her hands, "When are you due?"

"August 27th." Marla said.

"OH! Four days after Christopher's birthday." Ronnie said standing up. "I am so happy for you, Marla." Ronnie wrapped her arms around Marla and hugged her tight; "If you have a boy you're welcome to Christopher's out grown clothes."

"Thank you." Marla laughed. "You better be telling that husband of yours that I'm not taking my medication and with that and my pregnancy hormones, I will be ripe with attitude."

"Oh I will warn him, I promise." Ronnie smiled softly. "Congratulations again."

* * *

Danny glanced at Ronnie as he drove. She had a huge smile on her face. He shook his head. She could be really odd at times.

"So, why are you looking like your hiding something from me?"

"Me? No I'm not." Ronnie giggled.

"We're married. You can't keep things from me anymore." Danny said. Ronnie glanced in the back seat at Christopher and smiled.

"All right. Well, This time next year Chris is going to have a playmate." Ronnie said, "Someone is pregnant."

"Who? You?" Danny looked at her.

"Lord no. Someone we work with." Ronnie said.

"Who Ronnie? I'm not good on guessing games." Danny said.

"Marla is pregnant." Ronnie grinned brightly.

"No. Seriously, who's pregnant?" Danny said. Ronnie chuckled.

"Marla really is." Ronnie said.

"How did she do that? She's single isn't she?" Danny asked.

"Yeah she's single." Ronnie said, "She did artificial insemination." Danny wrinkled his nose.

"That's disgusting." Danny said. Ronnie frowned.

"What's disgusting about that? She wanted child." She said. Danny shrugged.

"I just can't picture her as a mother." Danny said.

"And could you picture yourself as a father two years ago?" Ronnie frowned, "She wanted a child and I know how strong that want is." Danny nodded.

"Yeah I know, but Marla? She isn't very stable." He said.

"Neither am I, but I'm a mother of an angel in Heaven and an angel on Earth." Ronnie said, "I'm telling you just to lay off of her for awhile."

"Oh I will. I don't mess with pregnancy hormones." Danny said. Ronnie shook her head. She couldn't believe how naive Danny was being.

January 27th, 2004

Christopher was getting so big lately. He went to his five-month check-up at the doctors and he now weighed a whopping sixteen pounds. He was rolling over from his tummy to his back and visa versa. He could even sit by himself. Although Danny or Ronnie had to help him get into his sitting position. He wasn't that strong yet.

Danny sat at the kitchen table rereading several book reports from some of his students. Ronnie stood at the sink, washing their lunch dishes. Christopher's cries started to ring out.

"Maybe he will fall back asleep." Danny said. Christopher's cries turned into hacking coughs. Ronnie dried off her hands.

"Maybe not." She shut the water off and went into Christopher's nursery. She flicked on the light, "Chris, are you okay?' Ronnie looked at her very red son as he hacked. She felt his forehead. "Danny, get the thermometer. He's burning up."

"He is?" Danny got up and went to the bathroom. Ronnie scooped the baby up.

"He can barely breath." Ronnie bounced him slightly as Christopher continued to cough. "He has junk in his lungs."

"Bronchitis?" Danny asked handing her the thermometer.

"Maybe. It's going around." Ronnie said as she took his temp. Danny nodded slowly as he watched Christopher. Ronnie took the thermometer out of his ear as soon as it beeped, "Danny, it's one hundred and two. What do we do?"

"I don't know he's never been sick like this before." He said.

"We need to call the pediatrician." She said kissing Chris' cheek.

"Okay. Stay here." Danny rushed out of the room. Ronnie sighed as she sat down in the rocking chair.

"Shhh. It'll be okay, Chris." Ronnie whispered, "We'll make you all better."

"Is he coughing up phlegm?" Danny yelled. Ronnie checked.

"Yes! It's yellow!" She called back. Christopher started to cry harder. "Be quiet. It'll be all right, sweetheart." With in five minutes, Danny padded back into the bedroom.

"Dr. Reilley said to bring him in because it sounded like Bronchitis." Danny said.

"I told you." Ronnie said as she got up to get Chris' jacket.

* * *

The Hanson's tried to wait patiently for their names to be called. Christopher was so uncomfortable. His cried were high pitched between the wet hacking coughs.

"He better get a good medicine." Ronnie whispered.

"He will and Chris will be able to have a nice sleep tonight." Danny said. Ronnie sighed as the nurse opened the door.

"Christopher Hanson." She called out.

"Here." Ronnie and Danny both stood up and followed the nurse.

"Follow me." The nurse smiled and led them back into a room; "Dr. Reilley will be right with you. Just have a seat."

"Thank you." Ronnie said as she sat down. Christopher was starting to calm down but she knew he would start crying again. In a few minutes, Dr. Reilley came into the room.

"Christopher Hanson, how are you doing Buddy?" He took the baby from Ronnie's arms.

"He has a hacking cough and a fever." Ronnie said.

"So I've been told." Dr. Reilley smiled as he weighed the boy, "A big sixteen pounds. You're getting to be a really big boy."

"He eats a lot." Danny said softly as Dr. Reilley listened to his lungs. The doctor nodded.

"His lungs are full, I'm going to prescribe acetaminophen. He should be fine with that. No known allergies right?" He asked.

"That's correct." Ronnie said. Dr. Reilley nodded.

"All right. Just follow what it says on the bottle and get a humidifier for his room." Dr. Reilley said, "If his fever doesn't broke tomorrow or gets higher, come back here."

"That's it?" Danny asked. Dr. Reilley nodded.

"Yes. Just give him his medication and he should be fine in a week or so." Dr. Reilley said. Ronnie picked Christopher up.

"Thank you so much doctor." She smiled. Danny nodded. He had expected more from the doctor, like maybe a longer visit or something. Danny was happy that they got medication to make Christopher feel better. He didn't want his boy to be sick.

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