Chapter 4: Confirmation
"Sam, your are 13 weeks along. Everything looks good," Lu told Samantha as she clicked off the ultrasound machine. A single tear slid down Samantha's cheek. "Sam, everything is going to be okay. I had Marc when I was 16 and now I am a doctorl You can still do everything you have planned on doing, it just might be harder and possibly take a little longer. You have two loving parents, and you also have Marc and me," Lu explained. "You mean your really not mad Lu?" Samantha asked. "Hey, there is no use in being mad. What's done is done," Lu said smiling. "My dad is going to kill me. I am glad your not mad because there is a good possibility I will be looking for a place to stay when my parents find out," Samantha said as two more tears ran down her cheek. "Oh Sam, come on, don't talk like that. They may be mad at first but they will work through it and support you after they calm down. Until then, you are welcome to stay at Jonas's house with me. There is a bedroom that noone is using if it comes to that." Samantha sat up and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Thanks Lu. So, what now?" "Well first I am going to talk to Marc, and then we will all go talk to your parents. Sound okay?" Lu asked. "Can't I just hide from my parents for the next seven months?" Samantha said finally smiling a little. "Ha, funny. Marc and I will be over tomorrow afternoon when I get off. I have all night clinic so I can't come tonight. Take these prenatal vitamins, one every day, and maybe they will keep you from getting sick," Lu told her. "Thanks Lu, I will see you tomorrow." Samantha got up and walked towards the door. "And Sam," Lu said, "if you need anything or anything feels funny, don't hesitate call me or come by." "Okay," Samantha nodded her head as she walked out the door. By the time Samantha left it was nearing 5:30. "Hey kid, how about you let Lana take you to dinner before we start the night shift?" Lana asked Lu as Lu walked out of her office looking completely exhausted. "I am really not hungry, but I was going to go get coffee if you want to come," Lu told her. "Nonsense, you haven't ate anything all day. Your stressed out and exhausted and you look like all of your energy has been drained out of you. You need some nourishment," Lana said. "Lana, really, I'm fine. Would you stop worrying about me! Look, I will go with you but I am not eating unless my stomach settles down," Lu said as she realized she really had not eaten all day. The last time she had eaten was over 24 hours ago. She should be starving but she wasn't hungry at all. She actually felt a little sick to her stomach but the last thing she wanted to do was make Lana worry more. Lana smiled, "Works for me. Chances are you will smell the food in the restaurant and realize you are starving to death. And it will do you some good to get out of here for a little while."
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Lana drove them to the restaurant in Lu's car. Lu had leaned back in the seat trying to slow her spinning head and had almost fallen asleep by the time they pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant. "You okay kid? You don't look so good," Lana asked as she put the car in park. "I'm fine," Lu said as she started to get annoyed, "just a little bit of a headache." Lu sat up and opened the door. As soon as she stood up she had to grab the car door for support. Unfortunately, the door wasn't steady enough and it swung open causing Lu to lose her balance and fall back into the side of the car. After she hit, her knees gave way and she slid down the car to ground. She sat there stunned, with her knees tucked up to her chest. "Lu! Baby are you okay?" Lana yelled as she ran around the car to where Lu was at. By the time Lana got to her, Lu was attempting to stand but her head was spinning worse than before. "Lana, Im okay," was all she said. "Lu, your not okay. Come on, I am taking you back to the hospital and you are going to let Kayla have a look," Lana demanded. Lu finally gained control of her vision and her spinning head long enough to stand up without falling over. She held on to the side of the car for some much needed support. "Lana, I just really need to eat something, then I will be fine. I just got a little dizzy and light headed because I have not eaten in over 24 hours," Lu argued. "First of all Lu, you were more than a little dizzy and light headed, and second, what in the hell are you thinking going that long without food?" Lana spouted. "Your going to hurt yourself. How do you expect to stay up all night taking care of people when you can't even take care of yourself?" "Lana just...stop, okay!" Lu said angrily, "Right now I am under an enormous amount of stress. My friggin son is about to be a dad, my boyfriend could end up in jail, I am struggling financially, and on top of all that I cannot get enough sleep and I have absolutely no appetite. Every time I even think about, much less smell food I get sick to my stomach and now I am dizzy and have a killer headache from not eating." Lu stopped talking suddenly and just stared at the ground. "Lu, what is it? Hello, earth to Lu," Lana said as she waved her hand in front of Lu's face. "Lana, what is today? The date, I mean. What is today's date?" Lu asked quietly. "November 16, why?" Lana said confused. "Oh my God," Lu said as she sank into the seat of the car, "Lana, I am over a week late." Lu put her face in her hands, " I cannot believe I didn't recongnize the symptoms earlier. I guess I just thought I was stressed out and did not pay attention to what my body was trying to tell me. I have had so much on my mind with Jonas and these accusations that I did not even realize I was late. Lana, I cannot handle this right now. I mean, Jonas and I have thought about having a baby but not yet and certainly not in the middle of this legal battle. And I just found out my son is going to have a kid! Lana, what am I going to do?" Lu panicked. "Listen, Lu, you have got to calm down. First of all, you don't even know for sure yet. It really may just be stress and, if it's not, the last thing you need to do is panic. I know you to well Lu and if you are pregnant and you do anything to hurt that baby, you will never forgive yourself," Lana stated firmly. "Your right, it could still just be stress. Come on Lana, we have got to get back to RWHC. This can't be right. I'm sure it is all just stress," Lu said as she attempted to shut the car door. "Oh no, I don't think so," Lana said grabbing Lu by the arm, "not until you get something into that stomach of yours. Besides, the results will be the same no matter when you take the test." " Lana," Lu started but was quickly interupted. "Kid, there is no sense in arguing with me. I have the keys," Lana said as she dangled the keys out of Lu's reach, "Come on, you need to relax for an hour or so." "Relax? RELAX? Lana, do you realize what this could mean? I cannot afford a kid right now! I don't know if I can handle this along with everything else," Lu said as her eyes started to tear up. "Lu, what are you talking about? Your very strong. You had Marc at 16 and raised him by yourself while working two jobs and going to school. Look at you now kid, you are right where you wanted to be and you have a wonderful son to show for it. And now you have a man that loves you and will more than likely be ecstatic if you are having his baby. Notice I said IF! You need to wait until you know for sure before you go all ballistic. Like I said before, it really could be stress. Now calm down, let's walk in here and get you something to eat. Then we will go figure out this whole mess," Lana said firmly as she pulled Lu out of the car and shut the door. "Ugh, fine. But I am not promising I can keep anything down," Lu said as she felt a wave of nausea hit her like a ton of bricks.
A/N I am trying to fix the spacing the spacing on this computer. Let me know if this is better. I know this was sounding like the eppy where everyone thought Marc had gotten that girl pregnant but I hope it sounds very different now. PLEASE keep reviewing! I want to know what everyone thinks so far. Thanks