At My Door
Authors Note- Okay, so it's been eight months and five days. Where have I been? Lost, for one thing, uninterested for another, and I was going to be a cruel person and abandoned this story. But a combination of reading past reviews and watching the trailer for ' Shattered Glass' in the previous week, I knew I had to keep going with this. I hope you guys are still with me!
~ Just so you know, this chapter is a replacement of the last one~
~ I was disgusted with my own spelling errors in past chapter. I don't want to go back and change them, but I can promise a LOT less in the future~
~ I hope you guys like this. It's mostly just dialogue for this chapter~
Chapter Twenty-Four: Broken Record
Scott leaned back against the couch, closing his eyes and deeply sighing. If a pregnancy was this difficult, fatherhood was a terrifying thought. Not to mention the complications Morgan brought with her appearance three years ago.
" Are you scared?" Ezra asked from the armchair across from him.
His eyes cracked open, " about what?".
" The baby, the whole being a dad thing. Cause now you have to do it from the beginning, and they say that's when kids learn everything".
Scott perched his elbows on his knees, " then thank God Morgan's not like Elaine, or worse, my dad".
Ezra stuck the tip of his tongue out of his mouth, his sign of thinking, " are you going to tell your dad about the baby?".
He shook his head, " because of him, I never got see Morgan's first steps or hear her first word. He knew I had to be her father, and he didn't tell me, I had to find out when some teenager left her at the hotel that night".
Ezra smirked, " yeah, but can you imagine your life without her?".
" Not for a second. But I can imagine it without Chris Bryant".
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" I'm fat!".
" You're not fat, you're pregnant" Daisy lost count of the number of times she said that in the past three months.
Shelby sat up in the waiting room chair, craning her neck, " I haven't seen my feet in awhile, but Scott told me hairy moles are growing on them".
" Probably".
A middle aged woman dressed in a white nurses uniform emerged from the doorway with a clipboard in hand, " Shelby Barringer?" she read from it..
" Time to get the jaws of life" Daisy commented as Shelby cautiously got up and swore under her breath as she made her way to the examination room.
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" But Morgan sleeps through the night, a baby won't. You'll be up every two hours, maybe one".
Scott blinked several times at Ezra, " are you trying to scare me or what?".
He laughed, " it use to be so easy, but now nothing gets to you".
" I've been married to Shell for two years, there's your reason".
" She'll be a trip in labor..so what's the deal with this Chris guy?".
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" Twins?" Shelby gasped, placing a hand over her swollen abdomen, " are you sure?".
Doctor Lily continued writing in the patients file, " yep, that's probably why you've gained a little extra weight" the women smirked, " you're going to need two of everything".
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" I don't know how well Shell and Chris know each other, but they don't seem to give off the best friends vibe".
Ezra mocked an eyebrow, " how did they even meet?".
" He moved to her town when we were still in high school, or whatever you want to call it".
His eyes suddenly bulged, " to where Shelby lived? Shelby, who was then a hooker?".
Scott froze, his jaw slowly separating, " there's a rude awakening".
Ezra, once again, realized what an idiot he was for having to say that, " well, maybe she just met him, not ' met' him" no change, " it was a long time ago, before she met you, and-uh- it's not like she's doing it now. Pregnant hookers aren't that popular".
The front door opened, both guys were on their feet before the girls walked in. Daisy was grinning like an escaped mental patient, Shelby's face pale as a ghost. " Hey, how did it go?". Shelby banned Scott from any doctor appointments until the big day. Daisy would go, and Shelby was more comfortable that way. Scott respected that.
" Fine" Shelby lightly answered, casually glaring around the room.
Daisy glanced at Ezra, " we should go".
" We should?".
She nodded, " Morgan's taking her nap and Shelby and Scott need to talk".
Ezra got up as Scott's expression fell, " uh, okay, see you guys later".
" I'll call you tomorrow" Daisy whispered to Shelby.
Scott's eyes stayed locked on Shelby. She remained quiet, even after their company left. " Hi' she finally said to him in an angelic tone.
" What's going on?".
" I...uh..damn" she gnawed at her bottom lop, " got something to tell you?".
He cracked a smile, " is that a question or a statement?".
She snorted, but couldn't help it, " uh, you know how it'd be..more balanced if you had a son since you already have Morgan?".
" Kind of, but go on".
" Well, your chances of getting one, just increased".
Authors Note- Okay, so it's been eight months and five days. Where have I been? Lost, for one thing, uninterested for another, and I was going to be a cruel person and abandoned this story. But a combination of reading past reviews and watching the trailer for ' Shattered Glass' in the previous week, I knew I had to keep going with this. I hope you guys are still with me!
~ Just so you know, this chapter is a replacement of the last one~
~ I was disgusted with my own spelling errors in past chapter. I don't want to go back and change them, but I can promise a LOT less in the future~
~ I hope you guys like this. It's mostly just dialogue for this chapter~
Chapter Twenty-Four: Broken Record
Scott leaned back against the couch, closing his eyes and deeply sighing. If a pregnancy was this difficult, fatherhood was a terrifying thought. Not to mention the complications Morgan brought with her appearance three years ago.
" Are you scared?" Ezra asked from the armchair across from him.
His eyes cracked open, " about what?".
" The baby, the whole being a dad thing. Cause now you have to do it from the beginning, and they say that's when kids learn everything".
Scott perched his elbows on his knees, " then thank God Morgan's not like Elaine, or worse, my dad".
Ezra stuck the tip of his tongue out of his mouth, his sign of thinking, " are you going to tell your dad about the baby?".
He shook his head, " because of him, I never got see Morgan's first steps or hear her first word. He knew I had to be her father, and he didn't tell me, I had to find out when some teenager left her at the hotel that night".
Ezra smirked, " yeah, but can you imagine your life without her?".
" Not for a second. But I can imagine it without Chris Bryant".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
" I'm fat!".
" You're not fat, you're pregnant" Daisy lost count of the number of times she said that in the past three months.
Shelby sat up in the waiting room chair, craning her neck, " I haven't seen my feet in awhile, but Scott told me hairy moles are growing on them".
" Probably".
A middle aged woman dressed in a white nurses uniform emerged from the doorway with a clipboard in hand, " Shelby Barringer?" she read from it..
" Time to get the jaws of life" Daisy commented as Shelby cautiously got up and swore under her breath as she made her way to the examination room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
" But Morgan sleeps through the night, a baby won't. You'll be up every two hours, maybe one".
Scott blinked several times at Ezra, " are you trying to scare me or what?".
He laughed, " it use to be so easy, but now nothing gets to you".
" I've been married to Shell for two years, there's your reason".
" She'll be a trip in labor..so what's the deal with this Chris guy?".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
" Twins?" Shelby gasped, placing a hand over her swollen abdomen, " are you sure?".
Doctor Lily continued writing in the patients file, " yep, that's probably why you've gained a little extra weight" the women smirked, " you're going to need two of everything".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
" I don't know how well Shell and Chris know each other, but they don't seem to give off the best friends vibe".
Ezra mocked an eyebrow, " how did they even meet?".
" He moved to her town when we were still in high school, or whatever you want to call it".
His eyes suddenly bulged, " to where Shelby lived? Shelby, who was then a hooker?".
Scott froze, his jaw slowly separating, " there's a rude awakening".
Ezra, once again, realized what an idiot he was for having to say that, " well, maybe she just met him, not ' met' him" no change, " it was a long time ago, before she met you, and-uh- it's not like she's doing it now. Pregnant hookers aren't that popular".
The front door opened, both guys were on their feet before the girls walked in. Daisy was grinning like an escaped mental patient, Shelby's face pale as a ghost. " Hey, how did it go?". Shelby banned Scott from any doctor appointments until the big day. Daisy would go, and Shelby was more comfortable that way. Scott respected that.
" Fine" Shelby lightly answered, casually glaring around the room.
Daisy glanced at Ezra, " we should go".
" We should?".
She nodded, " Morgan's taking her nap and Shelby and Scott need to talk".
Ezra got up as Scott's expression fell, " uh, okay, see you guys later".
" I'll call you tomorrow" Daisy whispered to Shelby.
Scott's eyes stayed locked on Shelby. She remained quiet, even after their company left. " Hi' she finally said to him in an angelic tone.
" What's going on?".
" I...uh..damn" she gnawed at her bottom lop, " got something to tell you?".
He cracked a smile, " is that a question or a statement?".
She snorted, but couldn't help it, " uh, you know how it'd be..more balanced if you had a son since you already have Morgan?".
" Kind of, but go on".
" Well, your chances of getting one, just increased".
