March 22, 2001
Week 18
Gina walked slowly up the stairs to Lucy's house. She felt sick to her stomach. Larry and Abby ran up to her.
"Hey Gina!!" Larry jumped up and down when he saw her. Gina chuckled softly. Larry Jr was such a cool little boy. She sometimes wondered if he'd be the same way if Larry Sr. were still around.
"Hey squirt." Gina said, "Is your mommy home?"
"Sure she is." Larry pushed his dark curls off of his face. It startled Gina how much he looked like his father. Abagail poked him in the arm.
"My moms here too." Abby said. Gina smiled at the children.
"Thanks." Gina walked into the house, "Lucy? Fran?"
"In here, Gina." Lucy called out. Gina walked into the kitchen. Lucy was feeding Nicci who was sitting in her high chair. Fran was sitting opposite her, rubbing her belly. She looked tired.
"How are you feeling, Frannie?" Gina asked the pregnant woman.
"Great for once. The baby is very active." Fran said. Gina nodded.
"Is Joe here?" Lucy asked, getting a spoonful of mashed bananas. Gina shook her head. This had to be done alone. Joe couldn't do it.
"No. I wanted to talk to you alone." Gina said to her.
"Oh. Would you like me to leave, Gina?" Fran asked.
"Oh no." I would like you to hear this too." Gina smiled softly.
"All right." Lucy said. She looked at Gina's pale face. "Is there something wrong?"
"When I lost my birth parents...and Susan, and Abigail, I thought why me? Why was I chosen to be immune to the flu?" Gina said.
"We've all wondered why from time to time, Gina." Fran said.
"I know why I was spared now." Gina said. Lucy smiled softly.
"Why is that?" She asked her.
"Joe and I are going to have a baby." She said with a smile.
"Oh!!" Fran's eyes widened, "Gina! That's wonderful!! is Joe excited?"
"Oh he's in shock. I only told him this morning." Gina said.
""When are you due?" Fran asked. God, This was so damn exciting.
"November 18th." She told her.
"November is a terrific month." Fran winked. Gina chuckled and looked at Lucy.
"Lucy? Are you okay with this?" Gina asked. She nodded.
"I'm just very in shock right now. I'm going to be a grandmother...Lord." Lucy said softly, "I can't believe you and Joe are having a baby." She began to grin. "A new baby. This will be utterly wonderful." Lucy threw her arms around Gina and hugged her tightly. This world always needed a new baby.
April 3rd, 2001
Week 20
Fran thought she was going to explode. The baby was bouncing on her bladder and she was growing so large. Other than all of that though, Fran was having a pretty good time worth it.
"Frannie, I can see you now." Dr. White smiled as he steppe out of the office. Fran looked around for Stu before she got up.
"Great." She smiled at him.
"Stu not coming?" He asked her.
"He knows when he appointment is." Fran explained, "he probably got caught up at work. It happens a lot."
"Being mayor is hard work." Dr. White said. "How have you been feeling?" Fran smiled once again.
"oh just wonderful." She said, "It's great. I'm tired. I'm hungry. I'm horny. All the wonderful pregnancy signs." Dr. White chuckled.
"It could be worse." he said leading her to the scale, "Step up there." Fran groaned getting up onto it. Dr. White nodded as he wrote her weight down. "So, you want to try to find the sex out?" Fran nodded.
"Yes. I would love to." She said.
"Any names picked out?" He asked helping her up onto the table.
"All we have is Dallas if it's boy." Fran said, "We wanted to honour Texas somehow and I didn't want the name to be Arnet."
"I understand." he laughed. Fran glanced at the clock again. Stu was going to be late. She knew he was going to be. "Well, let's get this thing started."
"okay." Fran whispered. Dr. White squirted gel onto her stomach and began to ultrasound. A knock came upon the door.
"Frannie?" Stu walked in. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh thank god." Shes aid.
"you didn't think I was going to miss this did you?" He asked.
"I think she did, Stu." Dr. white chuckled.
"I'm so sorry." Stu kissed Fran's forehead.
"it's okay now that you're here." She said, "We're going to find out the sex."
"Cool." Stu smiled taking her hand. Dr. White began to scan Fran's stomach.
"This is awesome." She whispered as she watched the images pop up on the screen. "I wish I could read these things." Dr. White chuckled softly.
"That string of pearls. That's the spine." He said.
"It's spine..." Stu stared at the screen. It was so amazing to see their baby. "Can you tell what the sex is?" Dr. White moved the scanner around and chuckled.
"See that?" He pointed to the screen.
"Yeah..." Fran said.
"Your baby's legs are crossed." he told the couple. Fran frowned deeply.
"You can't tell the sex can you?" She asked. Dr. White shook his head.
"Sorry, but it happens." He said, "Before your next appointment drink a glass of orange juice. That sometimes gets them moving."
"I will." Fran said.
"So, does everything look healthy?" Stu asked him. Dr. White nodded.
"Your son or daughter looks very healthy and should be arriving still in August." he told them.
"Good." Fran smiled kissing Stu. She was slightly disappointed that they couldn't find out the sex, but knowing the baby was healthy was worth everything.
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