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Chapter 19: Sick?
Two weeks later, they returned to work
Cruz downed some antacids, hoping to calm her upset stomach. She groaned softly leaning back in her desk chair.
"What's wrong Sarge?" Santiago asked from across the room.
"I don't know, I feel like I'm going to puke. I've felt like this for 3 days now" Santiago frowned "Hmm, that's weird, you been sick?" She nodded "Yeah, in the mornings mostly"
Suddenly her faced turned white "No, no way" she muttered. "What?" Cruz brushed Santiago's question away "Nothing, I uh, need to go on break for a few minutes" Santiago nodded, clearly confused.
Cruz grabbed her coat and went out to the car. She pulled her calendar out and began counting the days. 2 weeks late! The alarm went off in her head. Crap, you've got to be kidding me she thought. She drove quickly to the drugstore and grabbed a small box off the shelf then drove back to the station. She locked herself up in one of the stalls and unwrapped the package.
She took a deep breath and did the test. She put the top back on it and set it down on the counter then read the package If a blue line appears in the designated area you are pregnant. The line may be faint. Wait two to three minutes. Cruz paced back and forth nervously, holding her possible future in her hand. She looked at her watch 1 minute left. She bit her lip waiting for the minute to pass. She could hear someone walk in so she stayed silent, praying they wouldn't hear her. She glanced at her watch again. Ok, three minutes is up, am I ready for this? She didn't give herself a minute to doubt; she uncapped it and squinted to see if there was a line.
Cruz thought she saw something but wasn't sure, she needed someone's help. She opened the stall door and saw Monroe at her locker "Sasha" she breathed in relief "I need your help" Monroe looked up "Yeah?" She held out the pregnancy test "I can't tell, negative or positive?" Monroe looked at it then smiled "Positive, you're pregnant!"
Cruz's jaw dropped "I'm going to throw up" She ran back into the stall and threw up. She quickly wiped her mouth off and flushed the toilet then went back out to see Monroe. "You're sure?" She asked carefully. Monroe nodded "Look at it" The blue line was prominent now, a bright blue.
Cruz gasped "I…I'm having a baby!" Monroe nodded. Cruz's hand trembled "O..ok, umm, don't tell anyone." Monroe grinned "Sure" Cruz felt faint "Ok I need to go talk to Bosco" She picked up the test and held it tightly in her hand. She found Bosco at the desk handing in some paper work and she gently touched his arm "Bosco..I uh need to talk to you for a minute"
He nodded and followed her outside. He noticed her hands shaking and became worried, What if she's sick? Cruz turned to face him and put the test in his hands "Bosco, you're going to be a daddy, we're having a baby"
Bosco felt relief drain through him as he realized she wasn't sick, but then it hit him. "WHAT? a…a baby!" Cruz nodded. Bosco yelled and picked her up around the waist "This is so great!" Cruz grinned, she had known he would take it well. Her heart was pounding excitedly, but suddenly she wriggled out of his grasp, a serious expression on her face.
"Bosco, we're having a baby" Bosco gave her a strange look "I know you already told me" She shook her head "No…we're having a baby, a human being. Bosco, I mean me? A mother?" He hugged her trying to put her fears to rest "You'll be a fantastic mother" She accepted what he said, if she carried this thing around for 9 months it would be pretty hard not to love it. She grinned happily and gently put a hand on her stomach where her, no, their baby was growing.
