Summary: The return of Andros's parents changes all future plans of Andros and Ashley. It's doubtful they'll ever see each other again. But there's a secret Ashley's carrying around just dying to come out.
Phantom Rogue: Yeah, they're together again. Of course they're meant to be! It just takes them a little time!
Arwennicole: Hope it was worth the wait. He'll come back, promise.
Lady Kimiko: Yes, it's fun. Don't deny it! You're doing the same thing! Yes, they are cute together. Ashley? Blow up my bat? Impossible! My imaginary baseball bat is indistructable.
Zeopurple: Nope… he didn't. Their real family will take some time, but they'll get there.
BellaCordelia: Yeah, at least he can be happier then he's ever been before knowing the future of his morpher is in capable hands. I had to get up early to get to work… as I had today. Sorry I made you wait longer for this one.
Darklover: Some very heated tender moments. He can't turn away from his family that easily, though it pains him to leave Ash behind.
Johnny: They didn't really have to make up, they didn't hate each other. But yeah, they deserved what happened between them. Andros certainly deserves to know, and a near crying Andros delivers a harder blow than a basketball ever could.
SweetSas: You see right through me. He'll find solid proof, don't worry.
Juzblue: It's okay! Really. Don't worry about it. Andros has got some things to settle on KO-35 and stuff before he can truly leave… and there's that little detail that he's married to Maura still.
Star Fata: Yay! I love cheese.
Megarider: Yeah, they got their moment to give them strength until they see each other again.
DarkHonda: What are YOU sniggering about?
Piper xox Leo: Don't worry, Maura will be history soon enough.
Jenny: Happy now? How's JC coming along? You know Rosa won't be celebrating her birthday for all eternity… right? YOU KNEW WHAT I HAD PLANNED!
SSL: But only for a moment.
Jessica01: This is not about gut feelings or what a heart tells. Danne saw it… remember? And gut feelings and feelings of the heart are no proof in court.
PhoenixGuardianEmaku: Yeah, they're together… slightly. The twin is 16, Cevil 14 and Danne 11.
Slytherin-Angel44: Yeah, they now know they still have their love. GO VOLDIE-POO!
Mz. Daydream: I know the feeling. Someday is some time away, unfortunately.
Mita427: And it will be.
Tay: I'm not going to put a time-limit on it, you can all decide that for yourselves. Actually, that won't be too bad. Glad you love my story.
Dragoneyes5000: Yeah, I guess. He'll get back, promise.
Jason O. Walker: -wipes away a tear- Thanks. Good luck in Lebanon. I relayed the message to Rosa.
The-power-of-love: Glad you liked. Hope you can still read this one.
Griffindorlioness81088: You're the second person to tell me this in a review… you can't believe how much that means to me. Trust me… you won't miss out.
JDPhoenix: Yes, now Andros cheated too, BUT he cheated with Ashley, so that makes it okay.
Secrets Untold
Chapter 34: Cause And Effect
Ashley groaned when she woke up. Her stomach rolled unpleasantly and she quickly pulled the covers away before making a beeline to her bathroom. Her stomach emptied itself over the toilet. Once she was done, she squeezed her eyes shut and leaned against the tiled wall.
"What is wrong with me?" She murmured.
She waited a while until her stomach settled again, before getting to her feet and rinsing her mouth multiple times. Then she got dressed and went downstairs to make breakfast for herself and the twins.
It had been a month since she had admitted to Andros he was their father, yet they still didn't know she had. She knew they had a right to know about their situation, but she just didn't know how to tell them. What if they started asking questions about it? Did she really want to take the chance of them finding out Andros had spend the night here and that that didn't mean in an innocent way either?
Shaking herself out of her thoughts, she got her mind back to the eggs in the frying pan before her. Just in time too, because a few moments later two hurricanes entered the kitchen demanding food.
Ashley sighed and surrendered the eggs to her hungry offspring, turning off the burner, before joining them at the table with her own breakfast. Reluctantly, but thankfully, her stomach accepted them without sending them back up.
Soon enough the two sugar-high teens were off to school and she got ready to go to work. Her stomach turned and she found herself hovering above the toilet for a second time that day.
"Great, I just had to catch a virus." Ashley grumbled, falling down on her bed for a moment to see if there would be more toilet encounters.
With a smile she buried her face in the second pillow on her bed, the one she never really used. The smell of Andros still lingered faintly on it and she felt her muscles relax simply by breathing in his scent, reminding her it really wasn't a dream.
Suddenly she shot up as a random thought popped into her mind.
"Oh god, please no." She murmured. "Please don't be this cruel."
Quickly getting up and fighting off a dizzy spell, she went off to work. There was the safest way to find out without rumours spreading. She just needed to find a way to take her blood without raising suspicion.
"Good morning, Dr. Hammond." The administrative assistant greeted from behind her desk, plunging on. "Your first two appointments called to reschedule. So you're free until 11."
"Thanks Kylie." Ashley smiled. "I'll just do some rounds then. Page me if you need me."
Kylie nodded and Ashley left, setting out to the ER with a plan forming in her mind.
"Hey, Ashley. Looking good. How a movie and dinner tonight and if you're good, you can make me breakfast." One of the ER doctors whistled, only a little teasingly, and Ashley rolled her eyes.
"How many times do I have to say 'no', James?" Ashley demanded anger raising ever so slightly. "I'm not interested. Oh, hey, Tracy. Can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Sure." She replied.
Ashley walked over to one of the beds and pulled the curtain around it to keep the conversation private.
"I… um… I stung myself on a needle. I know it's stupid and I should have been more careful, but it still happened. Could you draw some blood so I can rule out any horrible diseases?"
"Yeah, sure." Tracy shrugged going over to prepare a needle. "Just watch out next time, okay? I don't want to start doing this on a regular basis."
Ashley laughed and nodded. Tracy quickly drew the blood and handed it over to Ashley.
"Good luck with it." Tracy told her, just as a trauma patient was brought it. "Duty calls, tell me what the results are, okay?"
Ashley nodded, dropping the tube of blood into her pocket and leaving. She quickly made her way to the lab.
"Hey Armand, could you do me a favour?" She asked as she entered the lab.
"Sure, Ash, just name it." He grinned at her, crossing his arm with an inquisitive look in his eyes.
"I got a patient - who wishes to stay anonymous - but could you do a pregnancy test on this blood?" Ashley asked, handing him the tube with the 'anonymous patient's' blood in it.
"Sure thing, Ash. I'll get on it right now and have the results send to your office once I get them."
"Thanks, Armand. You're a life saver."
The man laughed and Ashley left, a knot in her stomach that couldn't leave until she saw the results of the test. She returned to her office and silently prayed for the tests to come back negative.
Ashley was already busy with her 11 o'clock when the results came back. She desperately wanted to still the growing fear that was gripping her, but she couldn't walk away now. The sixteen year old on the bed and her boyfriend were going to see their baby on the ultrasound for the first time and she couldn't make herself make them wait longer, nor would she want to.
It seemed like ages before Ashley sat down behind her desk and stared at the closed folder on it. Closing her eyes she flipped it open and counted down from 10 before opening them again. The print on the paper dropped a boulder in her stomach.
"Pregnant." She muttered slightly dazed. "Oh god, I'm pregnant. I'm… I'm so sorry, Andros." She choked out.
A silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"I didn't mean for this to happen." She mumbled. "But you're going to be a daddy again without knowing it. I promise you I'll tell you the moment I see you. For now this will be my secret. I won't tell anyone until it starts showing. If I see you before then, you'll be the first to know. I have to give you that chance."
She stared at the picture of Chris and Chyler on her desk for a moment and sighed.
"Damn you, Andros. How am I ever going to tell them?"
A/N: Hope you liked it. YAY! Andros got her pregnant! Review. Oh and the moment I updated this… it was still Rosa's (Phantom Rogue) birthday… check out her present and wish her a belated Happy Birthday if you haven't yet!
Now listen up and pay close attention. I'm leaving on holiday tomorrow and I decided… not to update before that in case of last minute things popping into my head. I'm going to Ireland for 10 days, so chapter 35 will be up the morning of my August 29.