Beautiful Disaster

Chapter: 10

Pairing: Robert/Holly

Rating: PG

September 23rd 1992

Holly laid back against the exam table, patiently waiting for Dr. Meadows. Robin, sitting in a chair in the corner of the room flipped through a magazine and Tiffany paced anxiously back and forth across room. Holly glanced over at Robin. "Sweetheart, is everything all right?" she asked.

Robin looked up. "Yes." she replied.

"You've been awfully quiet since you came home from school." Holly pointed out. "Are you sure?"

"Yes." she smiled and then went back to her magazine article.

Tiffany continued to pace back and fourth. "I don't know how you can stand all this waiting."

Holly shrugged. "It's not so bad."

"I would be going crazy." she told her. "I am going crazy."

As Tiffany walked past her for the hundredth time Holly grabbed her arm. "Tiffany, I love you, but you're making me seasick."

"I'm sorry."she apologized. "I just feel nervous for some reason."

The door opened and Dr. Meadows came inside. "Good afternoon ladies. I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

"That's alright." Holly told her.

"How have you been feeling?" Dr. Meadows asked her.

"Wonderful." Holly replied.

"Not many expecting mothers say that." she smiled. "Are you ready for the sonogram?"

"Yes." Robin and Tiffany answered in unison.

Dr. Meadows smiled. "Then we'll get started." she told them. "You know the drill Holly, lift up your shirt." she instructed. "This may be a little cold."

Tiffany and Robin both moved to Holly's free side as Dr. Meadow's began the sonogram. Dr. Meadows took her time doing the ultrasound, pointing out various things and answering Holly's questions as well as Robin and Tiffany's.

"Holly, I know you've been waiting to find out the sex of the baby." Dr. Meadows started. "But it seems as though baby Scorpio wants you to be surprised because the he or she is refusing to cooperate."

Holly laughed. "Stubborn just like Robert." she replied. "I suppose we'll just have to wait."

Returning Home

After dinner with Tiffany and Sean at The PC Grille Holly and Robin returned home. Holly took the sonogram pictures out of her purse and laid them down on the cocktail table so she could put them in the baby book. She walked into the den and retrieved the book with every intention of doing it right away but instead she laid the book down on the table next to the pictures and headed for the kitchen remembering that there was cheesecake left from the night before.

Holly sat at the breakfast bar enjoying her snack when Robin came bouncing down the back stairwell. "Holly?"

"Yes?" she answered as she poured barbeque sauce over the remaining cheesecake.

Robin went completely quiet as she watched her stepmother eat what had to be the weirdest, most disgusting pregnancy craving ever.

"Did you want to talk?" she asked taking a bite of her cheesecake.

"How can you eat that?" Robin asked in awe. "It's making me nauseous."

"Isn't that suppose to be my line?" Holly laughed.

Robin laughed. "I suppose so." she said taking a seat beside her.

"Are you ready to talk yet?" she asked. "I know something's wrong."

"Why hasn't Dad contacted us yet?" she asked. "Do you think something's wrong? That maybe..."

"No." Holly interjected. "You're father's fine." she said as she placed her fork down. "He'll be home soon." she assured her step-daughter as she pulled her into her arms.

Robin rested her head on Holly's shoulder. "I get scared something because of what happened to Mom." she confessed. "I don't want to lose him too."

Holly gently stroked Robin's hair. "Robert's very strong willed and right now he's just doing what he thinks he needs to do."

"I just want him to come home."

She placed a kiss on the top of Robin's head. "So do I." she told her. "But for right now we'll just have to make do with each other."

"And the baby." Robin added.

"Who's kicking like crazy." she said as she moved her hand down over her abdomen. "I think she likes hearing about her Daddy."

Robin moved her hand down Holly's stomach. "His kicks are getting stronger and stronger."

"You should feel it from in here." she laughed. "Scratch that. I don't want you to get any idea's."

"I'm not." she assured her.

"Have you finished your homework?"

"Not yet." Robin answered.

"You should probably go do that." Holly suggested.

Robin groaned. "Oh, okay."

As Robin headed for the livingroom to start on her homework, Holly headed upstairs to get ready for bed. Robin sat down at the desk and pulled her history book from her backpack. As she began flipping through the pages the doorbell rung. "I'll get it." she called out as she ran to the door.

She unlocked the door and pulled it open slowly. "Dad!" she said jumping up into his arms. "I've missed you so much!"

Robert hugged her tightly. "I've missed you too." he told her. "How are you?"

"Great." she replied. "Even better now that you're back. Please tell me you're going to stay this time."

"I am."

"Holly." she said suddenly. "I have to go get Holly."

"Alright." Robert laughed as he watched Robin run up the stairs. He shut the front door and made his way over to the sofa where he sat down. The scrapbook on the table caught his eye as he lifted it up off the table something fell to the floor. He laid the book back down and picked up what fell. Robert squinted, trying to figure out what he was looking at. All he could make out was a some sort of funny shape. His eyes traveled up to the small writing on the top: Holly Scorpio.

Robert quickly scanned over the picture again and then it hit him. He was looking at a sonogram picture. Holly? Pregnant? No! Impossible! His heart started racing. He looked down at the picture again, taking in the image before him. Everything was spinning. When he lifted his head he saw Holly standing on the stairs. "Holly."he said softly as his eyes traveled over her. "You're pregnant."

tbc...