Beta Note: Yes, it's still me, Liss. I was being lazy last time and didn't put in a note. But poor Michelle is still sick, and will be gone for a while. On the bright side of things, this means you get to listen to me talk here! Aren't you excited?? Haha. Hmmm... So, since I have complete control here, I'm going to force you all to listen to the supremely fantastic band that is otherwise known as Snow Patrol. And while you're at it, listen to Keane, too. To make this on-topic, well, Michelle went to a Keane/Snow Patrol concert a while ago, and she's sending me a shirt from it. Isn't that awesome of her?? Yeah, I thought so too. Wow. I just realised I have peanut butter on my nose. How odd. So, while I go and wash my face, you can take a break from listening to me ramble and read...dun dun DUN!!!!!! CHAPTER TWELVE of HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW!!!!!!

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Disclaimer: I realised just now that I've been forgetting to put these in. I'll be better, I promise. Nothing belongs to me (well, except Felix. He's allllllllll mine. Elle just shares him. :P), the story (and Holly, but who wants to claim her??) belongs to Michelle, and anything you recognise belongs to Meg Cabot.

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Chapter Twelve...

Michael's POV...

"Are you nervous?" I asked Holly, who was sitting back in the chair, waiting for the gynaecologist to come back to do our first ultrasound.

"Not really, but I need to pee," she said with an impatient sigh.

"You know you can't because your bladder needs to be full." I squeezed her hand reassuringly.

"Easy for you to say, you could go if you needed to," she said bitterly.

"Hey," I said softly, ignoring her tone. "It'll be over soon, and then we'll know that everything is ok. We might even get to keep a picture of the little bub."

"Whoopie," she said sarcastically.

Dr. Martin came in just then, and I was relieved. If Holly is this unhappy at thirteen weeks, I shudder to think how she's going to be at thirty weeks.

"How are you feeling?" Dr. Martin asked her.

"I need to pee."

Dr. Martin laughed, "Yes, they always do. But this won't take long. So let's just get started and see what we can see."

She smeared gel over Holly's stomach and applied the device. Holly winced at the coldness but didn't say anything.

"Hear that?" Dr. Martin said after a second.

"Yeah, what is it?" I asked. It sounds like a giant kite fluttering against the wind.

"That's the fetus' heartbeat," she said with a smile.

"It is?" Holly cooed, no longer sour about needing the bathroom.

"Uh huh, and there it is. That's your baby."

She pointed to a shape on the screen that looked more like a potato than a baby.

I guess it's too early to have developed properly yet.

"Wow," I breathed out.

"What," Holly said slowly next to me. "Is that?"

"That's our baby," I told her.

"That's not a baby! What the hell is it???"

"The fetus is still in its growing stage. There's the head, the legs, and the arms. See?" the doctor pointed to various bumps on the potato-like-object. "It's too early to make a good estimate for the sex, but come back in a week and I could tell you pretty positively. I'll give you two a minute alone."

She walked out of the room and left me with Holly, who still had a puzzled look on her face.

"That is not our baby," she said sternly. "It's probably just something I ate."

"Uh, Holly, your stomach is up here, this is your uterus. They're completely different."

"But... that THING cannot be our baby! It's not even cute!"

Oh boy.

"It's only just starting to form. Give it time, we'll have the cutest baby ever."

"We WILL have the cutest baby ever, won't we?" She grabbed my hand and held it, looking longingly at the 'baby' on the screen.

Looking at this tiny thing, it's hard to think that it is what ruined what I had with Mia. It's so tiny, so perfect. I may have lost something with Mia, but this is what I'm gaining. And I want this. I want this baby.

"Thank you," Holly whispered, resting her head on my shoulder as I sat down in the seat beside her.

"For what?" I whispered back, not taking my eyes off the screen.

"For giving me this beautiful miracle."

Luckily Dr. Martin walked back in before I could respond, because what was I supposed to say, "You're welcome," or "Any time,"? No, they just don't seem appropriate.

We left the doctors office with the estimated due date, another appointment for an ultrasound and information about Lamaze classes.

"Do we really have to take these classes?" Holly whined as we hailed a cab.

"Don't you want to learn how to take care of the baby properly?"

"Yeah, but do we really have to take classes to do it? That's just so... high school. So boring."

"I think it'll be a little different from high school. I don't know about you but changing diapers and calming screaming babies was never part of the curriculum at my school."

"I know, but still. Can't we just read about it all?"

I highly doubt Holly will pick up a single pregnancy or after birth book at all. It'll be me reading everything, knowing everything, and her just taking it all for granted. So no way am I letting her opt for books instead of actual classes.

"How about we just give them a go and see what it's like?" I pushed gently.

"Alright, whatever. So long as I don't need a full bladder for it."

I saw the cabdriver glance in the rear view mirror and I knew what he was thinking because I was thinking it too.

For the first time in my life I wish I could swap places with a NYC cab driver.

I didn't think cravings started this early. I think she's just making the most out of my soft nature.

"Please? I really want one! And I feel so tired, I'm carrying an extra person, you know?"

"Alright, fine. I'll be back in ten minutes."

"Thanks!" she cried as I left the room.

Normally I wouldn't mind, because it's a chance to get out of the tiny dorm room and away from her constant whine. But they're showing a Star Trek marathon tonight, and Holly is going to claim the TV while I'm gone.

Maybe if I hurry I can get back in time before she finds where I hid the remote.

I ran down the hallway and stepped outside.

"Hey, Michael," a voice to my side said.

Dammit.

Stopping and turning around I saw that it was Felix from Mondavi.

"Oh, hey, Felix. Sorry I haven't called in a while, things have been a little hectic. But we need to get together for practise sometime. Give me a call."

I started to walk off again, but he stopped me.

"Actually, Michael, I wanted to talk to you about something..."

"Yeah?"

"Um, well... I spent Friday night with Mia... No, not in the way you're thinking, we just hung out. I just wanted to make sure she was ok, you know?"

"Ok... thanks, I guess." Why is he telling me this?

"Well, you see, the thing is, she's really cool..." Yeah, you don't need to tell me that. "... And although we were only hanging out as friends, I really... felt something..."

"Felix, where are you going with this?" I asked cautiously, knowing full well where he was going.

"Well, I just wanted to know... how you'd feel..."

"You want to ask her out?"

"Well... I dunno, but I'd like to hang out with her more. See where things go..."

"And you want to know how I feel?"

"Yeah." Felix dug his hands into his pockets and shuffled his feet nervously awaiting my answer.

"You want my honest opinion? Ok, well, I think you're a bastard for even considering dating her, when you know what happened between us, and I hate the idea of you two! That's how I feel!"

With that I stormed off in the direction of 7/11 to get Holly her ice cream.

"Here," I threw it at her once I'd stormed back into the dorm.

I didn't even bother to look for the remote, even though the marathon was starting. I just climbed into bed and faced away from Holly, not wanting to talk about it.

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Woot!! Wasn't that awesome? I thought it was. Poooooooooooor Felix. Evil Michael has just crushed all of his hopes and dreams! It's ok, Felix, I'll comfort you....mwrahahahahahahahaha! So, until next week, Review!!!!!!!!!