Disclaimer: Must I say? By chapter 23, I think you know. Hehe. I don't own
Pizza Hut or Coca-cola!
A/N: Thank you tons and tons for all of the reviews! You guys are making
this story so fun to write. No wonder I end up posting a chapter like every
day. Haha. Due to an over whelming amount of votes, I'll be doing a
trilogy! I'll wrap this story up, and then get going on that. Enjoy and
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Still Going Strong
Chapter 23: Acting Suspicious
Mary Ponce finished her day at Jennings Elementary School, where she worked, and drove home. Today had seemed to take forever. She had been running errands for all the other teachers in the office, and had barely had any time to herself. When she pulled into her driveway, she was pleased to see Carlos' car parked there. She went inside to find her husband on the sofa, watching the news. He smiled when he saw her, and stood up. He walked over to her and gave her a hug. She seemed to collapse into his arms.
"Bad day?" He asked his wife with concern. Mary looked up at him.
"Not bad...just busy. I'm exhausted." She said with a yawn. Carlos kissed her on the cheek with a smile.
"Go and lie down for awhile. I'll fix dinner." He said. "You look like you need some time to veg." They laughed. Mary smiled at him.
"Thanks, sweetie." She said. She began to walk down the hall to their bedroom when Carlos called her.
"Oh, Mare!" He said. She turned back around. "I almost forgot...Ruthie came by a little earlier. She said you asked for this..." He held out a grocery store bag that had been stapled shut multiple times. Ruthie had drawn a smiley face on the out side. Mary ran forward with a sudden burst of energy and snatched it out of his hands. Carlos laughed. "Whoa whoa, Miss "I'm so exhausted!" Mary playfully hit her husband with a laugh. "I was instructed not to open it...obviously. Is there anything I should know about?"
"No...it's just..." She quickly thought of an excuse. "It's...it's a girl thing." She said with a wink. Carlos laughed.
"Oh" He said. "OK. Don't wanna know." Mary shook her head.
"No...you don't." She walked over to the microwave and set a 5-minute timer. "Hey Carlos, when I call out in a minute, you hit start on the microwave so the timer starts?"
"Sure...I guess." Carlos said, looking confused. Mary kissed him and walked down the hall again.
"Thanks!" She called, and shut their bedroom door behind her. Carlos shook his head and looked back at the television set once again. A few minutes later, Mary called for Carlos to start the timer, so he did so. He looked around the kitchen.
"Hmm...what to make?" He walked over to the pantry and opened the door. He switched on the light and began to look around. "Spaghetti? Nah, too much work. Oh, Mac and Cheese is sounding good...no, that's too easy." He looked around more, scratching his head. Finally, he smiled and walked over to the phone. He picked it up and dialed the number he knew by heart. After a few rings, they picked up. "Hello...Pizza Hut?"
After placing his order: half cheese, for Mary, and half sausage for himself, he sat back down. The microwave beeped loudly, indicating that whatever Mary had the time set for, her time was up. He cupped his hands around his mouth.
"Mare, your timer..." He began.
"I know I know thanks!" She called back sounding stressed.
"No prob. Honey, are you OK?" He called.
"Yes, fine. I'm perfectly fine." She yelled unconvincingly. Carlos shook his head. He was going to find out what was up with his wife, yes that was for sure, but right now, he had to watch the news.
A half hour later, the pizza was delivered. Carlos paid the delivery person and sat the pizza out on the table. He put 2 pieces of cheese on a plate for Mary, and 2 pieces of sausage on a plate for himself. He then filled 2 classes with coca-cola. After setting them on the table and lighting a candle in the middle of the table (after all, he had to make it romantic some how, even if he had only ordered their food), he called Mary. She came out of their room, dressed in her pajamas. She walked straight to the table, sat down, and took a huge bite out of her pizza, never acknowledging her husband, or even the candle in the middle of the table. Carlos slowly walked over and took his seat across from Mary. By the time he sat down, she was already shoving the last piece of crust into her mouth and starting on her next piece. Carlos laughed and took a bite of his own pizza.
"You're...hungry I see." He said, eyeing his wife carefully. She nodded before taking another giant bite. "Mare, what's going on?" He asked. "I know something's up. Spill!"
"No, I'm eating. No talking when eating." She said through the crust of her pizza. She grabbed two more slices and dug in again. After devoring her entire half of the pizza, and 2 pieces of Carlos' half, she finally stopped and leaned back. "That was good. Oh...look a candle. How cute!" Carlos but his hand on his forehead and sighed with a small smile.
"Now she notices the candle..." He said aloud, getting a laugh from Mary as well. She took a sip of her coke. Quickly, she slammed the cup down and looked at Carlos. "Yes?" He asked.
"Carlos...we...we have to talk." She said. Carlos sat down his pizza, giving his wife his full attention.
"Ok, good. What's going on?" He asked. She took a deep breath. Suddenly, she began to cry. Carlos got up and came around to his wife. He turned her towards him and wrapped his arms around her. She put her face on his shoulder for a minute until she stopped crying. Finally, she looked up at him.
"I'm..." She took a deep breath and took his hand in hers. "I'm pregnant."
A/N: Review please!
**** beta'd by: AlyssaFarrell: May she always aller the karate in my petite chien.(chien...chou...chien...chou........)
Mary Ponce finished her day at Jennings Elementary School, where she worked, and drove home. Today had seemed to take forever. She had been running errands for all the other teachers in the office, and had barely had any time to herself. When she pulled into her driveway, she was pleased to see Carlos' car parked there. She went inside to find her husband on the sofa, watching the news. He smiled when he saw her, and stood up. He walked over to her and gave her a hug. She seemed to collapse into his arms.
"Bad day?" He asked his wife with concern. Mary looked up at him.
"Not bad...just busy. I'm exhausted." She said with a yawn. Carlos kissed her on the cheek with a smile.
"Go and lie down for awhile. I'll fix dinner." He said. "You look like you need some time to veg." They laughed. Mary smiled at him.
"Thanks, sweetie." She said. She began to walk down the hall to their bedroom when Carlos called her.
"Oh, Mare!" He said. She turned back around. "I almost forgot...Ruthie came by a little earlier. She said you asked for this..." He held out a grocery store bag that had been stapled shut multiple times. Ruthie had drawn a smiley face on the out side. Mary ran forward with a sudden burst of energy and snatched it out of his hands. Carlos laughed. "Whoa whoa, Miss "I'm so exhausted!" Mary playfully hit her husband with a laugh. "I was instructed not to open it...obviously. Is there anything I should know about?"
"No...it's just..." She quickly thought of an excuse. "It's...it's a girl thing." She said with a wink. Carlos laughed.
"Oh" He said. "OK. Don't wanna know." Mary shook her head.
"No...you don't." She walked over to the microwave and set a 5-minute timer. "Hey Carlos, when I call out in a minute, you hit start on the microwave so the timer starts?"
"Sure...I guess." Carlos said, looking confused. Mary kissed him and walked down the hall again.
"Thanks!" She called, and shut their bedroom door behind her. Carlos shook his head and looked back at the television set once again. A few minutes later, Mary called for Carlos to start the timer, so he did so. He looked around the kitchen.
"Hmm...what to make?" He walked over to the pantry and opened the door. He switched on the light and began to look around. "Spaghetti? Nah, too much work. Oh, Mac and Cheese is sounding good...no, that's too easy." He looked around more, scratching his head. Finally, he smiled and walked over to the phone. He picked it up and dialed the number he knew by heart. After a few rings, they picked up. "Hello...Pizza Hut?"
After placing his order: half cheese, for Mary, and half sausage for himself, he sat back down. The microwave beeped loudly, indicating that whatever Mary had the time set for, her time was up. He cupped his hands around his mouth.
"Mare, your timer..." He began.
"I know I know thanks!" She called back sounding stressed.
"No prob. Honey, are you OK?" He called.
"Yes, fine. I'm perfectly fine." She yelled unconvincingly. Carlos shook his head. He was going to find out what was up with his wife, yes that was for sure, but right now, he had to watch the news.
A half hour later, the pizza was delivered. Carlos paid the delivery person and sat the pizza out on the table. He put 2 pieces of cheese on a plate for Mary, and 2 pieces of sausage on a plate for himself. He then filled 2 classes with coca-cola. After setting them on the table and lighting a candle in the middle of the table (after all, he had to make it romantic some how, even if he had only ordered their food), he called Mary. She came out of their room, dressed in her pajamas. She walked straight to the table, sat down, and took a huge bite out of her pizza, never acknowledging her husband, or even the candle in the middle of the table. Carlos slowly walked over and took his seat across from Mary. By the time he sat down, she was already shoving the last piece of crust into her mouth and starting on her next piece. Carlos laughed and took a bite of his own pizza.
"You're...hungry I see." He said, eyeing his wife carefully. She nodded before taking another giant bite. "Mare, what's going on?" He asked. "I know something's up. Spill!"
"No, I'm eating. No talking when eating." She said through the crust of her pizza. She grabbed two more slices and dug in again. After devoring her entire half of the pizza, and 2 pieces of Carlos' half, she finally stopped and leaned back. "That was good. Oh...look a candle. How cute!" Carlos but his hand on his forehead and sighed with a small smile.
"Now she notices the candle..." He said aloud, getting a laugh from Mary as well. She took a sip of her coke. Quickly, she slammed the cup down and looked at Carlos. "Yes?" He asked.
"Carlos...we...we have to talk." She said. Carlos sat down his pizza, giving his wife his full attention.
"Ok, good. What's going on?" He asked. She took a deep breath. Suddenly, she began to cry. Carlos got up and came around to his wife. He turned her towards him and wrapped his arms around her. She put her face on his shoulder for a minute until she stopped crying. Finally, she looked up at him.
"I'm..." She took a deep breath and took his hand in hers. "I'm pregnant."
A/N: Review please!
**** beta'd by: AlyssaFarrell: May she always aller the karate in my petite chien.(chien...chou...chien...chou........)