ANGELS WILL FALL CHAPTER 3
Daddy Dale?
"We're going!" Smithy said to his brothers sleeping form, in his spare bed
"Um" said Darren
"I'll be home at two, don't go out we need to talk, there's plenty of food" he said to the duvet.
"He's a nightmare to get up in the morning!" said Smithy to Juliet as they left
"Like someone else I know!" she said grinning at him "Need to stop at the shops"
Smithy and Juliet walked into the station, she stopped "Damn, I forgot that carrier in your car" she said
"I'll get it," he offered, turning and heading back to his car. He leaned in and grabbed the bag, sighing as the contents spilled out in the foot well, he scooped it up, shoving it back in the carrier, stopping as he picked up the last item, he frowned at the object in his hand, he read the label Pregnancy Testing Kit 99 accurate. He stared at it for a few moments before putting it in the bag and slowly locking the car door.
"There you go," he said, depositing the bag on Juliet's desk
"Thanks" she said
"You alright?" he asked in a gruff tone
"Yeah, shouldn't I be?" she asked
"No, I mean yes, you sure?"
"I'm fine" she frowned at him "Why?"
"No reason" he said and left, Juliet watched him walk away, he hadn't kissed her like he usually did, must be this thing with his brother, she decided, turning back to the computer.
"Here" said Honey, passing Juliet the stick through the door
"Aren't you coming out?"
"No, gonna be...." Juliet winced as Honey retched again "Sick" she finished
"What does it say?" asked Honey anxiously, from behind the toilet door,
"It says that if there's one blue line, it's worked"
"And?"
"Two blue lines and you're pregnant"
"Am I?" she asked, coming out of the door, Juliet handed her the stick
"This blue line?" trembled Honey
"Yes," said Juliet quietly "You're pregnant Honey"
Seeing her friend's eyes fill with tears she put her arms round her
"I don't know how Steve's gonna take this" she sniffed
"He's a good guy, I'm sure he'll be there" re assured Juliet
"Oh, Ju!" Honey broke down "What am I going to do?"
Smithy sat half propped up in bed, watching TV, Juliet walked into the bedroom, handing him a beer and putting her own on the bedside table, climbing into bed, he gave her a strange look as she took a long drink "I needed that!" she sighed contentedly.
As they finished the first bottle, Juliet got up and headed for the door "Where you going?" he asked
"To get another beer," she said
"Should you have another one?" he asked, his tone level but his eyes searching
"What has got into you?" Juliet said, bewildered "We're both off tomorrow, and I am over 18!"
"I didn't mean that, have you got something to tell me?" he asked
"No?" she was totally confused now "What are you talking about?"
He crawled to the edge of the bed and took her hands "I won't be angry" he said
"Smithy!" she said, starting to lose patience with him "I haven't got a clue what you are talking about!"
"I saw the test, Juliet, are you pregnant?"
She stared at him for a split second then burst out laughing "No!" she said "The test? Oh you mean the pregnancy test I bought this morning!"
"It fell out of the bag when I got it out of the car" he said, "It was negative then?" he probed
"No, it was positive, but it wasn't for me, it was for Honey!" she told him
"Honey?" he replied amazed "Honey's pregnant?"
"Yes, but you can't say anything, Steve doesn't know yet"
"Wow!" said Smithy "I thought that you were"
"Well, I gathered that" she said "Can I have another drink now without being interrogated?" she chuckled
He grabbed her round the waist "In a minute" he said
"Good to know though" said Juliet
"What?"
"That you wouldn't be angry, not that I'm hinting!" she answered
"I would be bloody terrified, but no not angry with you, you don't do it on your own do you?" they both laughed.
Steve slammed the brakes on and looked on worriedly as Honey dived out of the car door and started being sick again, she got back in and lent her head against the headrest "Honey, I think you should call in sick tomorrow" said Steve "And see a doctor, you've been ill for nearly a week now"
"Leave it Steve," she said
Back at Honey and Juliet's, Honey noticed Juliet's car was missing, good old Ju, she thought, staying at Smithy's to give her a chance to talk to Steve.
"I'll go home tonight" said Steve "Let you rest" he reached out for the front door to let himself out, turning back to kiss Honey
"Don't go Steve!" Honey said "Please" she started to cry
"Ok, Ok" he soothed, leading her to the sofa "I'll stay and look after you"
He cuddled her on the sofa until she calmed down a bit "Steve?"
"Yeah"
"I've got to tell you something" she looked into his eyes, she had thought he would of guessed by now, but he was so innocent!
"What?" he said, kissing the top of her head?
"Steve I'm going to have a baby" she said, feeling his whole body tense up she sat up and looked at him
"What did you say?" he had gone deathly pale and his eyes were wide with shock
"I'm pregnant," she said starting to cry again "You don't have to be around if you don't" he cut her off
"Don't get silly ideas in your head, course I want to be around!" he said forcefully "And for you, with you, not just the baby, come on stop crying it'll be OK" he said with more conviction than he felt "We'll do this together, I'm just a bit... well shocked" he said
"So am I" sniffed Honey
"Well, at least I know why you've been sick all the time, and bursting into tears at the drop of a hat!"
Honey smiled through her tears and laid her head on his chest, closing her eyes, she was so tired.
Steve tightened his arms around her and directed his worried look at the ceiling, trying to block out all the questions bombarding his brain.