(January 2005, Josh and Donna have been married for 4 months)
"Hi Donna, it's C.J. how are you feeling?"
"A bit better thanks. I'm not throwing up anymore."
"Josh is terrible with out you here. He's running around like a headless chicken."
Donna laughs.
"Can I come over during lunch, I don't feel we've talked for a while." C.J. asked.
"Yeah, that'd be great," Donna pauses for a moment. "Can you do me a favor on your way over."
"Sure, what is it?"
"Stop at a drug store and buy me a couple of pregnancy tests."
"OK, but we are having a serious talk when I get there."
"Why am I not surprised," Donna asks sarcastically.
"See you later, turn up whenever you want and if I don't answer the buzzer the doorman can let you in."
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"Donna, are you OK?"
C.J. called as she walked through the apartment. Donna had answered the door then promptly run off, a hand clamped over her mouth. The sound of reaching came from the bathroom. Then Donna called out.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine."
"Do you want some water?" C.J. asked, putting her bags down on the counter.
"Please," Donna said, entering the kitchen. When C.J. had filled the glass and given it to Donna they both sat down at the table; Donna sipping the water cautiously.
"Better?" C.J. asked tried hard not to sound worried. Donna nodded.
"I think I'm pregnant," Donna said.
"I've looked it up on the 'net and I've got a few of the symptoms: nausea, tiredness and the obvious one; a late period."
"How late?"
"2 months."
There was silence for a few minutes.
"Thanks for bringing the tests."
"Don't worry." C.J. paused for a moment.
"Do you want to, how shall I put this. Pee on the stick now?"
Donna laughed, as did C.J.
"Sure."
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"How long left?" Donna asked, nervously pacing the bathroom.
"30 seconds,"
C.J. replied glancing down at her watch. Donna continued to pace until C.J. said that it was time.
Donna lifted the 2 pregnancy tests off the basin, picking up the leaflet. She looked at both tests and sat down suddenly on the toilet seat.
"Are you?" C.J. asked.
Donna nodded her face breaking into a grin.
"I'm pregnant! Josh and I are going to have a baby."
"Congratulations!" C.J. said giving her friend a hug.
"You'll be amazing parents."
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"You wanted to talk to me," Donna said; sitting down with C.J. again trying to eat some lunch.
"Yes. I know that many women don't like telling people before they are 4 months gone, do you want to do that?"
"Personally, yes, just to make sure everything is OK but Josh, I hope, will be walking around grinning like a loon so some people other than us and you should know."
"I'm going to tell Josh tonight, so can you get him to leave the office early for me?" Donna asked a few moments later.
"Of course." C.J. said.
When C.J. left a not long after Donna called her OB-GYN to book her first appointment.
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"Donnatella!" Josh called as he walked through their front door.
"I'm in here." Donna's voice came from the sitting room.
"Are you feeling better?" He asked walking towards the sound of his wife's voice.
"Yes thanks and I know what's wrong. You might want to sit down."
Donna said smiling as Josh kissed her on the head. Josh did as he was told and sat down.
"I'm pregnant." Donna said simply, grinning from ear to ear. Josh hugged and kissed her.
"We're going to have a baby?" He asked, she nodded and Josh began to twirl her around the room.
"When do you want to start telling people?" Josh asked.
"I've got an OB-GYN appointment next monday and I've cleared that time in your schedule so you can come with me. I want to get everything checked out. C.J. already knows because she bought the tests for me and stayed with me. I don't want to tell a lot of people straight away just in case something happens. I was thinking of just telling the Senior staff and the President for now. Then we can tell our families once I'm in my fourth month, that should be March."
Donna finished her speech picking up the calendar.
A/N: Thank you again to anyone reads this. I'm glad you like it.