Chapter 8:

The wait

Dec 10, 2000 8:15am-3: 15p.m.

Egon and Janine had been seeing each other for weeks behind the guy's backs. They loved having this secret just between the two of them. Egon was fixing coffee when the phone rang.

"Ghostbusters. How may we help you?"

"Egon. Uh hey."

"Hey, Janine." Peter who was sitting couch in the den slowly picked up the phone from the coffee table to listen to them.

"I was calling Dr. Venkman to tell him that I'm not feeling well this morning. I have this nauseating feeling like I'm getting sick. I'll be in later if it goes away."

"Are you all right?" Egon had concern in his voice.

"Yeah baby, nothing to worry about. I got this way yesterday too. It left by midmorning. I know this one will too."

"Ok sweetie. I'll cover for you."

"Thanks Egon, I love you."

"I love you too." He said keeping his voice down so that the guys wouldn't hear him especially Peter. He hung up the phone all worried. He sighed heavily as he poured his coffee. He walked towards the den area were Peter was. Peter, now lying on the couch, acted normal.

"Was that Janine on the phone?" He asked casual as he could as he lifted his head from the pillow.

"Yes, she said that she's not feeling well and she will come in when she feels she can. I'm getting kind of worried about her."

"All right."

"All right?" Egon glanced over to Peter and made a weird look.

"Yeah, if she not feeling well, I don't want to get sick either." Peter knew exactly what was going on. "Tell her to take as much time as she needs too. I think that something is going around." This made Egon start thinking some. Does he know something he wasn't telling anyone? If so what?

Later that morning, about midday Janine came in. Egon, who just happened to be on the 1st floor, rushed over to her.

"Are you ok?" He hugged her. He really didn't care if the guys saw that or not. He was really scared that something bad happened to Janine.

"Yes fine. Where is everyone?"

"Up stairs watching a movie."

"Looks like you guys know how to spend you free time." She joked at him. The phone rang they went off. Janine sat at her desk wondering why she felt so bad.

"I wish I knew. I want to be over it." She said out loud to herself. She wanted to go out with Egon again. She called her doctor to make an appointment. They could see her this afternoon. The guys came back from their bust. Janine was kind of hesitant to ask peter for some time off. She figured that since he was in a good mood lately with her that she would give it a try.

"Dr. Venkman?"

"Yes Big J. What is it?" as he walked to the desk to see if there were any more calls. He knew that she was going to ask for some time off.

"I've an appointment this afternoon," a pause "and need to take sometime off."

"Ok," He started towards his desk then turned back around, "Hey do you want me to drive you?"

"Well," she was going to answer him when Egon walked up to them.

"What's going on?"

"Janine is going to the doctor. I was going to drive her." Peter commented.

"No, I'll go!" Egon stated as if being defensive.

"No, guys I want to this alone. Thanks though." She smiled at both of them.

Janine walked though double doors of the doctor's office and up to the circle receptionist's desk

"Yes how may we help you?" questioned a blond that looked almost just like her.

"Janine Melnetz. I have a 1 o'clock appointment with Dr. Fran."

"Please sign here," She handed Janine a clipboard, "and have a seat. We are backed up at the moment." Janine sighed as she found the last seat in the lobby and sat down. There were at least 20 people in front of her. "I'll never get out of here." She muttered. She picked up a magazine and started to read it. She was getting sleepier by the minute. She was about to dose off when a nurse at the door called her name

"Yes, that's me."

"Come on back Ms. Melnetz." The nurse led Janine in a room. "The doctor will be with you soon." She shut the door behind her. Janine sat of the bed with the wrinkled paper. Every time she tried to get comfortable the paper wrinkled out loud. Janine waited and waited forever it felt like. The doctor finally walked in

"Good afternoon Ms Melnetz. I'm Dr. Fran." They shook hands. "My nurse tells me that you get nauseated in the morning."

"Yes, and it goes away by mid day"

"Umm." He writes something lengthy in her chart.

"What do you think it is? Am I going to be all right?" Janine asked all worried

"I think so but let's do a blood test."

"A blood test? Is it that serious?"

"No, no calm down. I want to conform what I think it is. I don't want to tell you something that's not true." They went to the lab down the hall. "Blood test." He yelled to the staff.

Janine was now getting worried that something was really wrong with her. She never had to have a blood test for a normal check-up. She was brought to a chair where some nurses drew blood and told her they would have the test results in the morning.

"I will call you and tell you what we find, if anything, Miss Melnetz. Go home and don't worry so much, I think it's just normal." The doctor said. Not worry. He's got to be kidding. I'm going to be worried all night. I just know it. But I have to calm myself. There's nothing wrong with me. There's nothing to worry about. There's nothing wrong with me. There's nothing to worry about. She repeated in her mind. "Ok," Janine was not satisfied but what could she do. She just had to wait and see what the results came up with.