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Chapter 3

It had been four months since Lucy moved in with Mary and Carlos and February was approaching very quickly. When Lucy was in Glenoak for Christmas she had told everybody about the baby. They were surprised but happy for her and they all offered her support and help with whatever she needed. She was officially six months pregnant and getting closer and closer to when the baby was going to be born. Of course she was starting to show and now there was a pretty good sized bump on her stomach now. As Lucy got closer and closer to her baby's due date she got even more worried about being a single mother. She had been searching for an apartment while going to school; Lucy had even found a job as a receptionist at a doctor's office. The pay wasn't great but it would work, at least until she was done with school-hopefully next December.

"Mary! Carlos! Come here quick," Lucy yelled as she ran into her temporary home. A couple of seconds later Mary and Carlos rushed into the living room where Lucy was. "I finally found an apartment," Lucy exclaimed. "It's small but big enough to fit me and the baby. It needs some work but I talked to the landlord and she said I can move in as soon as I want. Plus the rent is really good."

"That's great Luce," Mary said and she hugged her sister.

"Yeah I'm really happy for you Lucy," Carlos said. "But we are going to miss you after you're gone."

"I know. I'm going to miss you guys too but I'll visit a lot I promise. Besides the apartment I'm moving into is not too far from here," Lucy said.

"Good. So when can we go and see your new home?" Mary asked.

"We can go this afternoon after I get back from my classes. That should be at about three o'clock," Lucy said.

"Okay," Mary said. Then Charlie could be heard crying over the baby monitor so Mary ran upstairs to get him.

Later that afternoon everyone got into Lucy's car and she took Mary, Carlos and Charlie to see her new apartment. Lucy parked the car and then they all went into the apartment building and up to the tenth floor.

"This is my apartment," Lucy said and she unlocked the door. When she opened the door Mary and Carlos were surprised to see how dirty and disgusting the aparment was. There was garbage all over the floor, the wallpaper was falling off, the couch was all ripped up, and all the counters and floors looked like they hadn't been cleaned in about ten years.

"It's...uh...nice Luce," Mary lied.

"You don't have to lie to me. I know it's a dump but I did tell you it would need a little work. It needs to be cleaned but once it is clean this place will be really nice," Lucy said. "When you turn on the faucets the water is brown too so I have to fix that. I guess its good that mom taught me how to do all the house repair stuff."

"Yeah that is good," Carlos said. "Why don't we start to help you clean up? Charlie's sleeping in his stroller so we have no reason not to."

"That would be great," Lucy said. There were two brooms lying against the wall so Lucy picked up one and handed one to Mary.

"Why don't I go to the store and get some cleaning supplies?" Carlos said. "I'll be back in a little while." Mary and Lucy started to sweep up the garbage on the floor as Carlos left the apartment

"So, I'm really happy for you Luce. You're really making everything good for yourself. You went from having practically nothing to having an apartment, a job, and hopefully finishing college in May. It's really great," Mary said as she continued sweeping.

"I'm not doing it for me. I'm doing it for my baby. Everything I do doesn't only affect me now. It affects this little person that's growing inside of me," Lucy said. "My life is changed forever."

"I know how you feel," Mary said. "I've had a baby. It's not all bad changes though. You get to bring life into the world. That's one of the best things that you could ever do. When you first hold that brand new baby in your arms you will never be the same. I don't know how to explain it. It's just so remarkably wonderful."

"I know I can't wait to be a mother. I just wanted it to be when I was married and when I was a little older," Lucy said. "But I guess it was God's plan for me to have a baby and that makes me feel just a tiny bit better."

"It'll be okay," Mary said. "I promise."

"I know," Lucy said. A couple of minutes later Carlos returned with all kinds of cleaning products. He brought mops, sponges, bleach, soap, and much more. "Thanks for all this Carlos. I appreciate it a lot."

"Your welcome. Now lets get to work," Carlos said and everybody set to cleaning up all the while talking and having a pretty good time. They cleaned for about three hours when Mary called for a pizza. When it was delivered they ate and admired how much cleaner the apartment looked. It wasn't immaculate yet but it was getting there.

"I can't thank you guys enough for helping me," Lucy thanked Mary and Carlos for about the fifth time that night.

"Luce we don't mind helping you. You're family and we love you." Mary said. "Now quit thanking us."

"Okay. Sorry," Lucy said and she went back to eating. After eating they all went home. Everyone went to bed when they got there even though it was only about nine o'clock because the day was so tiring.

It was finally moving day and although Lucy was going to miss Carlos, Mary, and Charlie she was happy to be moving out. It would be great to be on her own, even though it wouldn't be for very long. The apartment was all clean and Lucy had repaired almost everything. There was just a few things that needed to be done which Lucy would do once she was all settled.

Lucy bought some new furniture for the house and Mary and Matt had even given her some of the things they didn't use anymore. She didn't have a lot of eating utensils yet but she would make do with what she had until she could buy more.

Along with Mary and Carlos, Matt and Sarah would be helping Lucy move in. They came over and then everybody took car loads of things to the apartment. Since Lucy couldn't lift anything heavy she stayed with Charlie at the apartment and regulated everything. In a little while everything was at the apartment and in the specific rooms where they would go. The only thing left to do was take everything out of the boxes they were in, which was the easier part.

Lucy and Matt started in the kitchen while Mary and Sarah were in Lucy's room and Carlos was in the bathroom. "So Luce, how are you holding up?" Matt asked his younger sister.

"I'm pretty good. I've been keeping busy it makes it easier to not think about things. Because when I think about stuff I get worried and that's not a good thing. For me or the baby," Lucy said as she put some food in the refrigerator.

"What are you so worried about? You'll be a great mother," Matt said.

"It's not the mothering I'm worried about. I'm worried about supporting myself and this baby. I'm worried about how I'm going to take care of a baby and work. I'm worried about having a baby all by myself. I always thought that when I had a baby that my husband would be there holding my hand and coaching me through. That, when my baby was born and the nurse gave me my brand new bundle of joy someone else would be there just as happy as me to see this new baby for the first. Its just so complicated, this baby is never going to have a father in her life and that's just not right. What about when she or he's eight years old and she asks where her daddy is. What am I going to tell him or her? That his or her dad just didn't want a baby so he kicked her mother out of the house after accusing her of cheating on him? How am I supposed to explain something like that to a little kid?" Lucy said as the tears flooded down her face. Matt pulled her into a hug and tried to comfort her.

As they were hugging Mary and Sarah came out of Lucy's room. They saw what was going on and then immediately went back. "Has she been like this the entire time she moved in with you?" Sarah asked.

"No she's had her good days and bad days. I think she's just having a really hard time adjusting to everything that's going on. Plus all the pregnancy hormones don't help," Mary said.

"I just feel so bad," Sarah said.

"Yeah me too. But I'm sure everything will turn out fine," Mary said.

"I hope so," Sarah said.

A couple of minutes later Lucy calmed down so Matt said, "Luce do you want me to coach you through your labor?"

"Matt you don't have to do that," Lucy said.

"I know. I want to," Matt said.

"You would really do that."

"Of course," Matt said.

"Thank you so much!" Lucy exclaimed and she hugged her brother and then kissed him on the cheek. "I really appreciate this. You have no idea how much this means to me. This definitely gets rid of some of my fears."

"Your welcome," Matt said.

Two weeks later Lucy was settled into her house and she was six and a half months pregnant. She was keeping busy and working to finish school as soon as possible.

Lucy grabbed her keys off the counter and ran out the door to go to work. After waiting for the elevator and then getting in she got in her car and drove to the pediatrician's office. When she got there Lucy clocked in and then sat down at her desk to start working.

"Hi, I'm here with my daughter. I made an appointment. She has a high fever and her ear is bothering her," Lucy heard a male voice say to her. She looked up and couldn't help but notice his wonderful smile and beautiful eyes. He was carrying a little girl and was holding the hand of a little boy.

Lucy realized she was staring so she snapped out of it and said, "Um...yeah just sign her in and a doctor will see you in a couple of minutes."

"Okay. Thank you," the man said and he signed his daughter in and sat down.

"Luce, snap out of it. He's probably married. I mean he's got a daughter and a son, and with those great looks he can't not be married," Lucy whispered to herself.

"No he's not," a nurse named Jenny, and a good friend of Lucy's said.

"What?" Lucy said.

"He's not married," Jenny said. "He's a single dad. He's got two kids. A daughter who's three and a son who's four."

"Really? Well that doesn't change anything. Who wants to go out with a woman who's six and a half months pregnant?" Lucy said.

"You'll never know if you don't ask," Jenny said.

"Besides I'm not ready to date," Lucy said.

"Okay whatever you say," Jenny said and she went into one of the rooms where a patient was waiting.

A little while later the man who Lucy had seen earlier came up to her. "Um... I have to make an appointment for two weeks from now," the man said. Lucy made the appointment for him and then he said, "Hi, I'm Kevin Kinkirk."

"I'm Lucy Camden," Lucy said and she shook Kevin's outstretched hand.

"I was wondering. Would you like to go out on Friday?" Kevin asked.

"You sure you want to go out with a pregnant woman?" Lucy said and she stood up so that Kevin could see her large belly.

Kevin obviously hadn't noticed that Lucy was pregnant but he said, "yes I would."

"Okay well then here's my number," Lucy said and she wrote her phone number down. "Call me. I get off work at eight. I'll tell you where I live and we'll make plans."

"I will," Kevin said and he left with his two children.

"Yes!" Lucy exclaimed and Jenny came up behind up behind her.

"I thought that you weren't ready to date," Jenny mocked Lucy.

"Well I decided that I am," Lucy said.

"Well than good for you," Jenny said sincerely and she walked away.

Later that night as Lucy was watching TV and eating ice cream the phone rang. "Hello?" Lucy said once she picked it up.

"Hi its Kevin," Kevin said on the other line. After hearing who it was Lucy flipped off the TV and put her ice cream down.

"I'm surprised you called," Lucy said.

"Why is that?" Kevin asked.

"Because you seemed surprised that I was pregnant. And why would anyone want to date a pregnant woman?"

"I was surprised but it didn't change the fact that I wanted to date you," Kevin responded.

"Well I give you credit for that," Lucy said.

"Don't be so skeptical. Besides your beautiful what man wouldn't want to date you?"

"I can think of a few," Lucy said.

"Well we can talk about of pasts when we go out on Friday. Do you want to go out for dinner? This way we can get to know each other," Kevin suggested.

"Yeah that's a good idea," Lucy said. "What time are you going to pick me up?"

"Is seven o'clock okay?" Kevin asked.

"Yeah I have class at one but it will be over in time for me to get home and be ready at seven," Lucy said.

"That's great," Kevin said. "Well then I'll see you at seven on Friday."

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