Hey all im back! So i appreciate the time ive had away, it was worth it because i've passed my anatomy with a 2.1 and hopefully have also passed phonetics and linguistics will find out soon! but a day earlier than planned! 3

#MicDrop with this part...i shall leave it there.

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Chapter 18

A month or so later had arrived. Rachel had carried on as normal waiting for an operation date.

That morning, Liv was stood in the bathroom at home thinking to herself, there was no hiding the fact that she was late. Looking in the mirror, seeing her reflection back the only thoughts crossing her mind was "moms gonna kill me". Of course she hadn't done a pregnancy test but like she could go to Kim or her mum about this, both would equally skin her alive. Liv was brought from her thoughts by a brief knock at the door.

"Liv you okay sweetheart you've been in there a while?"

"Yeah fine, mum, be out in a sec time of the month and that" Liv lied. Of course Rachel accepted it and left her daughter alone.

Liv sat on the toilet lid and sighed inwardly, every morning for the past week she had hope she would wake up to blood, just a sign that they had been sensible and she wasn't pregnant. Of course they had been careful anyway, but there were a few moments when the heat of the moment got to them instead.

Liv flushed the chain and made her way out the bathroom and to her bedroom where she sat on her bed. Rachel noticed after going to walk downstairs and seeing how down her daughter looked through the gap in the door. Rachel being Rachel walked over and pushed the door open further.

"You sure your okay darling?" Rachel worried

"I don't feel well…can I stay home today"

"Yeah nice try" Rachel smiled.

"No mom, please I feel sick and Ive got a migraine"

"Fine…but I'll be checking on you at break and lunch and your get your homework done"

Liv nodded having no intention of leaving the house.

"Get some rest let's hope you feel better later" Rachel said walking over pecking her forehead.

Liv nodded as Rachel closed the door she curled up on her bed and let tears stream from her eyes, this was the last thing she wanted, but was she overthinking it, what if it was just another hormonal change or her tablets changed the balance again? She knew one thing she just wanted an answer.

As she heard the front door click and the engine of the car rev into the distance, Liv went downstairs getting all her medication out and reading the leaflets fully.

After a few hours Rachel had come back to check on Liv to find her on the sofa watching tv and doing her homework.

"How you feeling?"

"Like shit" again she lied she just wanted some space for a bit.

"Your friends have been asking after you"

"They okay?"

"Yeah seem fine, you okay making lunch? Ive got a meeting so won't be able to pop back"

Liv nodded "should be fine"

"Alright, it was just a brief visit to make sure your okay, so I'll see you later, be good"

"Thanks mom" Liv said as she left. She decided she was going to put her mind to rest. She put a pair of jeans on over her pyjamas and a hoodie, grabbed her purse and headed to the local corner shop where she purchased a pregnancy test. Looking at all the brands she didn't know which one to get, but got the cheaper one she could afford with the money Rachel and Eddie were giving her, monthly. Liv also grabbed some snacks and walked back home.

The first thing she did was take the box out the bag and fly upstairs to the toilet where she opened the box trying to see how the test worked. After taking a good fifteen minutes to figure it out, she took the test and waited….and waited…and waited.

Meanwhile Liv took her jeans and hoodie off replacing her dressing gown and sat on the edge of the bath waiting for the full allotted time. 3 minutes had past as per the instructions and Liv picked up the test looking. The biggest sigh of relief left liv's mouth when she saw only one line. She lined it up with the box and confirmed that she was not pregnant.

Keeping the second test in the box, she discarded the used one in the bathroom bin and went back to her room, hiding the spare test in the top drawer of her bedside table.

When Rachel came home that evening she knew the chores she had to do. The priority cooking her famous lasagne which always cheered Liv up for tea. Of course Eddie helped her with the chores.

After getting changed Rachel came downstairs and started cooking. Eddie was doing some tidying up when he came downstairs seeing where the kids were in the lounge and then going to Rachel in the kitchen.

"You can't get pregnant can you?" Eddie frowned asking out the blue.

"Where's that question come from? Unless some miracle where my womb regrew then no?" Rachel smirked.

Eddie sighed "that's what I thought"

Rachel looked at him and made sure the cooking was okay and came over to him. "Why?"

Eddie opened the bag he emptied from the bathroom bin showing the used pregnancy test. Rachel picked it out and looked at it. She then looked at Eddie, in conjunction they both turned round at the same time and went "Liv"

Rachel sighed putting the test on the side and washing her hands. "That's why she wanted the day off".

"And there's the puzzle" Eddie said.

"She's gone through this on her own, I knew something was up this morning" Rachel sighed

"It's not your fault Rachel"

"It's me that's got to speak to her about this, she's going to close up" Rachel sighed leaning against the side.

"I wish I could help you, but it's got to come from you"

"I know" Rachel sighed.

"Mom what's for tea I'm starving" Liv asked walking in.

Both Eddie and Rachel moved forward. "Erm lasagne" Rachel said.

Liv suddenly spotted the test behind Eddie, she stared at it, Rachel and Eddie followed her gaze. Liv suddenly looked up at her parents seeing them look back at her and she ran as fast as she could out of the kitchen and upstairs.

"Liv" Rachel called after her "Liv!" She sighed. "Can I leave you with dinner?"

Eddie nodded "of course"

Rachel grabbed the test and hot footed it upstairs.

to be continued...

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