I do not own the main characters (Lu, Marc, Lana, Peter, Andy, Nick and Robert) in this story, they belong to Lifetime. I also sometimes mix the original storyline with my own.
Chapter 3: Girls
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It had been a little over 3 months since Vanessa came in for her pregnancy test. She was indeed pregnant. Almost 18 weeks now. Vanessa was only 17, so she had no clue what to do, or even how to react. Lu had told her about herself when she was 16 and got pregnant of Marc. It took a while to sink in, then all she could worry about is school; after all, Lu had always wanted to become a doctor. But later, after a lot of good thinking and talking to Isabel, she dropped out of school. Aware, but without fear, of the consequences. She wanted the next problem to be done five minutes ago, so she'd be past it. Telling Bill. They were already at the point of breaking up, ending the little relationship they had. Lu knew she had to say it but she was so afraid that she kept putting it off until maybe the next chance. Until her doctor interfered. She knew Lu's problem. So she simply invited Bill to Lu's appointment without telling, and forced Lu to tell Bill the reason.. why she was going to have that ultrasound she came in for. Luckily, Bill's reaction wasn't half as bad as Lu had feared, though after a while he decided not to stay with Lu. She kind of expected that. But seeing how he came from a rich family, he did financially support her.
In Vanessa's case, the situation was better. Zach seemed very supportive, and according to what Vanessa told Lu he was happy to be involved and to become a father. Lu knew Marc had a father who loved him, too. And even though he's not in a relationship with Lu, it's still better than no father at all.
Lu also remembered the night Marc was born. It was so hectic. Everything went really fast. Because she was so young, the birth of her son went faster than average, but definately not less painful - on the contrary. She could vividly remember the moment she woke up. The pain she felt in her stomach and lower back. How Bill wouldn't pick up the phone. She ended up calling 911 when her water broke. Before the afternoon, little Marc was born. Numerous attempts of reaching Bill that day didn't lead to his presence at Marc's birth. It wasn't until early in the evening when Bill finally walked into the hospital. Lu got so mad. She needed someone. Yelling, bleeding, crying, screaming, through all the pain. And he just walks in like nothing happened. She couldn't take that. But later that night he tried to make up to her. She can't help but to wonder what would've happened without the sight of little Marc peacefully sleeping next to Lu's bed..
Lu was suddenly forced back into the real world by the sound of Lana entering her office.
"Lu, Vanessa Stanford is here for her ultrasound."
"Okay, thanks. I'm coming." Lu got up and followed Lana out of her office.
"Hi Lu!" Vanessa said. She seemed a lot happier than when she first heard about her pregnancy.
"Hey Vanessa, how are you doing? Oh look at that, you're starting to show!"
"Yeah huh. Right now it seems like I'm just eating too much junk food." Vanessa replied.
"Aww.. well, you won't be saying that anymore in a couple of weeks!" Lu laughed. "You can come with me."
They walked into exam 1. While Vanessa lay down, Lu prepared the equipment and turned on the monitor. They watched in silence until after a little while the heartbeat was found.
"There we go... look, that shape there is the baby's head. And that's the spine there, and there you can see its heart beating. See?" Lu explained.
Vanessa watched the monitor with a happy feeling inside, and nodded at what Lu said.
"Wanna know if it's a boy or a girl?" Lu asked.
"Yeah. Zach and I talked about that, we figured it would be best if we know, so we can, you know, prepare and all." Vanessa said, without any trace of doubt in her voice.
"Okay then," Lu said as she carefully searched for the right view. She smiled. "It's a girl!"
Vanessa seemed overwhelmed, yet at ease. "Wow.."
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On that sunny Saturday in November, lots of people were sitting outside, even though the sun didn't calm the cold wind or raise the temperatures. Only people's moods, so it seemed. Streets, playgrounds and terrasses were crowded.
Marc and Natalie shared a table at a nice little restaurant near Rittenhouse, enjoying their lunch. Natalie's sprained ankle had fully healed, and she got back to dancing twice a week.
"You know, I loved it when Dylan took that LL Cool J mask off saying 'Damn, I hate to fly!' and you saw that other guy in the boat screaming like crazy!" Marc said, laughing.
"Yeah, I know! I just stick to what I said earlier, I love the whole movie. I'm just a big Charlie's Angels fan. The original series are also funny to watch. Funny thing is, seeing how my name is also Natalie, she is my favorite Angel."
"Have you seen Full Throttle yet?" Marc asked her. He was secretly hoping she'd say no.
"Not yet," Natalie answered, "but I'm going to soon with a few friends. Oh, ya know what movie I also really really want to see? Beyond Borders." Natalie told him without waiting for his guess.
"I heard about that movie, it's with Angelina Jolie right?" Marc asked in reply.
"Yeah. The story just seems so beautiful, and touching, and I know she had similar experiences in her real life."
"Wanna go check it out with me sometime?" The words came out so quickly that Marc almost didn't realize that he actually just asked Natalie out on a date. His face turned slightly red as many thoughts ran through his mind. What if she'd say no? What if she'd think he was ridiculous? What if..
"Sure." Natalie's reply interrupted Marc's worries. She smiled. Marc didn't know what to say.
"Would this week work for you? How about Friday?" Nat asked.
"Um, I'm going to throw someone a party on Friday for, you know, one of those people who never celebrate their birthday but really deserve a party." Marc still felt the blush on his face. "What about Sunday?"
"Sunday I have my own birthday party, that's when I'm gonna watch Full Throttle. I could invite you.. but I doubt you'll like sitting in between a bunch of giggling girls!" One look upon Marc's face made clear she was right. She couldn't help smiling at him all the time. "Anyway.. how about the Thursday after?"
"That would work for me." Marc said. He smiled back at Natalie, watching her play with her long dark hair. He placed his hand on Natalie's. She looked straight into Marc's eyes, and felt that something really clicked between them. Neither of them had ever felt this way before, but they knew the feeling was mutual. No more words were needed.
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"Honey, I'm hoooome!" Lu said with sarcasm as she walked into her apartment and softly closed the door behind her back. She got home earlier than on a usual Friday. "Marc?" The room was dark, and quiet. Too quiet.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She almost jumped out of her skin and turned around.
"Hi mom!"
"Why did you have to scare me like that in the dark?" Upon closer look, she noticed Marc was wearing his finest clothes. "And why are you dressed up like--" Lu didn't finish her sentence because lights started flashing behind her. "What--"
"SURPRISE!!"
Chapter 3: Girls
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It had been a little over 3 months since Vanessa came in for her pregnancy test. She was indeed pregnant. Almost 18 weeks now. Vanessa was only 17, so she had no clue what to do, or even how to react. Lu had told her about herself when she was 16 and got pregnant of Marc. It took a while to sink in, then all she could worry about is school; after all, Lu had always wanted to become a doctor. But later, after a lot of good thinking and talking to Isabel, she dropped out of school. Aware, but without fear, of the consequences. She wanted the next problem to be done five minutes ago, so she'd be past it. Telling Bill. They were already at the point of breaking up, ending the little relationship they had. Lu knew she had to say it but she was so afraid that she kept putting it off until maybe the next chance. Until her doctor interfered. She knew Lu's problem. So she simply invited Bill to Lu's appointment without telling, and forced Lu to tell Bill the reason.. why she was going to have that ultrasound she came in for. Luckily, Bill's reaction wasn't half as bad as Lu had feared, though after a while he decided not to stay with Lu. She kind of expected that. But seeing how he came from a rich family, he did financially support her.
In Vanessa's case, the situation was better. Zach seemed very supportive, and according to what Vanessa told Lu he was happy to be involved and to become a father. Lu knew Marc had a father who loved him, too. And even though he's not in a relationship with Lu, it's still better than no father at all.
Lu also remembered the night Marc was born. It was so hectic. Everything went really fast. Because she was so young, the birth of her son went faster than average, but definately not less painful - on the contrary. She could vividly remember the moment she woke up. The pain she felt in her stomach and lower back. How Bill wouldn't pick up the phone. She ended up calling 911 when her water broke. Before the afternoon, little Marc was born. Numerous attempts of reaching Bill that day didn't lead to his presence at Marc's birth. It wasn't until early in the evening when Bill finally walked into the hospital. Lu got so mad. She needed someone. Yelling, bleeding, crying, screaming, through all the pain. And he just walks in like nothing happened. She couldn't take that. But later that night he tried to make up to her. She can't help but to wonder what would've happened without the sight of little Marc peacefully sleeping next to Lu's bed..
Lu was suddenly forced back into the real world by the sound of Lana entering her office.
"Lu, Vanessa Stanford is here for her ultrasound."
"Okay, thanks. I'm coming." Lu got up and followed Lana out of her office.
"Hi Lu!" Vanessa said. She seemed a lot happier than when she first heard about her pregnancy.
"Hey Vanessa, how are you doing? Oh look at that, you're starting to show!"
"Yeah huh. Right now it seems like I'm just eating too much junk food." Vanessa replied.
"Aww.. well, you won't be saying that anymore in a couple of weeks!" Lu laughed. "You can come with me."
They walked into exam 1. While Vanessa lay down, Lu prepared the equipment and turned on the monitor. They watched in silence until after a little while the heartbeat was found.
"There we go... look, that shape there is the baby's head. And that's the spine there, and there you can see its heart beating. See?" Lu explained.
Vanessa watched the monitor with a happy feeling inside, and nodded at what Lu said.
"Wanna know if it's a boy or a girl?" Lu asked.
"Yeah. Zach and I talked about that, we figured it would be best if we know, so we can, you know, prepare and all." Vanessa said, without any trace of doubt in her voice.
"Okay then," Lu said as she carefully searched for the right view. She smiled. "It's a girl!"
Vanessa seemed overwhelmed, yet at ease. "Wow.."
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On that sunny Saturday in November, lots of people were sitting outside, even though the sun didn't calm the cold wind or raise the temperatures. Only people's moods, so it seemed. Streets, playgrounds and terrasses were crowded.
Marc and Natalie shared a table at a nice little restaurant near Rittenhouse, enjoying their lunch. Natalie's sprained ankle had fully healed, and she got back to dancing twice a week.
"You know, I loved it when Dylan took that LL Cool J mask off saying 'Damn, I hate to fly!' and you saw that other guy in the boat screaming like crazy!" Marc said, laughing.
"Yeah, I know! I just stick to what I said earlier, I love the whole movie. I'm just a big Charlie's Angels fan. The original series are also funny to watch. Funny thing is, seeing how my name is also Natalie, she is my favorite Angel."
"Have you seen Full Throttle yet?" Marc asked her. He was secretly hoping she'd say no.
"Not yet," Natalie answered, "but I'm going to soon with a few friends. Oh, ya know what movie I also really really want to see? Beyond Borders." Natalie told him without waiting for his guess.
"I heard about that movie, it's with Angelina Jolie right?" Marc asked in reply.
"Yeah. The story just seems so beautiful, and touching, and I know she had similar experiences in her real life."
"Wanna go check it out with me sometime?" The words came out so quickly that Marc almost didn't realize that he actually just asked Natalie out on a date. His face turned slightly red as many thoughts ran through his mind. What if she'd say no? What if she'd think he was ridiculous? What if..
"Sure." Natalie's reply interrupted Marc's worries. She smiled. Marc didn't know what to say.
"Would this week work for you? How about Friday?" Nat asked.
"Um, I'm going to throw someone a party on Friday for, you know, one of those people who never celebrate their birthday but really deserve a party." Marc still felt the blush on his face. "What about Sunday?"
"Sunday I have my own birthday party, that's when I'm gonna watch Full Throttle. I could invite you.. but I doubt you'll like sitting in between a bunch of giggling girls!" One look upon Marc's face made clear she was right. She couldn't help smiling at him all the time. "Anyway.. how about the Thursday after?"
"That would work for me." Marc said. He smiled back at Natalie, watching her play with her long dark hair. He placed his hand on Natalie's. She looked straight into Marc's eyes, and felt that something really clicked between them. Neither of them had ever felt this way before, but they knew the feeling was mutual. No more words were needed.
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"Honey, I'm hoooome!" Lu said with sarcasm as she walked into her apartment and softly closed the door behind her back. She got home earlier than on a usual Friday. "Marc?" The room was dark, and quiet. Too quiet.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She almost jumped out of her skin and turned around.
"Hi mom!"
"Why did you have to scare me like that in the dark?" Upon closer look, she noticed Marc was wearing his finest clothes. "And why are you dressed up like--" Lu didn't finish her sentence because lights started flashing behind her. "What--"
"SURPRISE!!"
