Chapter 9

The results

Firehouse:

"How did it go?" Peter asked as Janine walked through the back door.

"They did a blood test. The results will not come in until tomorrow. Then I will know for sure if everything is fine."

"Nothing serious I hope." Egon gave a concerned look at her.

"The doctor doesn't think so. He told me not to worry but who couldn't. He said that he wants to make sure before he tells me."

"Well, that's a good thing."

"You need rest." Peter, glancing at Egon then back over at Janine, "Go home and take a few days off." He could read in Egon's eyes that this was upsetting him to see her like this.

"You mean it Dr. Venkman? You don't mind me taking a few days off?" she looked up at him from her desk chair.

"No, I don't mind. It's been slow. I think we can hold down the fort for a few days." Egon looked over at him and he knew that Peter had something he wasn't telling anyone. There's no way that he would be nice to Janine three times in a row unless he's hiding something from us. But what it is I don't know. I plan to find out though.

"I'll drive you home." Egon suggested as she was looking for her keys.

"I would like that." She hugged him. Peter opened his mouth about to say something.

"Don't say it Peter!" Egon gave him a look like 'don't mess with me unless you want trouble'.

"I was…"

"Don't." This time he gave a stern look his direction.

"Ok, ok." He cried. "I wont." Egon and Janine got in her car and drove to her apartment.

"Thanks." She called as he opened the door for her.

"No problem. I would do anything for you." She turned and gave him a kiss on the lips. Janine looked out the window and watched him get a taxi. She wanted him to stay but that would get everybody suspicious of them. When he returned he went to find Peter. He found him at his desk. Egon gave him a mean look.

"What?" he tried to smile but knew that his friend didn't want to see it.

"I didn't want you to upset her even more."

"Buddy, all I was going to tell her was good luck and not to worry about working that's all."

"Oh," Egon felt his face turn red in embarrassment. "I'm sorry. I thought you were going to say something smart."

"I don't blame you big guy. It crossed mind but your look told me not too."

"Well, good it should have." Peter put his head down in shame and walked towards the stairs.

Janine's apartment:

Janine sat by the phone waiting for it to ring. "How come when you want something it never comes." She said out loud to herself. She was concentrating so hard on the phone, that when it suddenly rang she jumped up.

"Miss Melnetz. There's good news." Said the man as he picked up the phone.

"Yes," she listened intensely. Hopping that she was going to be all right.

"Well, first we didn't find any serious sickness."

"Oh, what a relieve that is." She let out a sigh.

"Your pregnant."

"Pregnant?!"

"Yes, congratulations miss."

"Uh." A pause, Janine really didn't know what to say. "Thank you doctor." She sat there on her couch thinking. She picked up the picture of Egon, who was wearing a white tux armed with his proton gun, from her side table. She held it in her hands. The picture always made her smile cause he looked silly wearing a tux to work especially a white one. "What have I done?"She questioned. "I always wanted to have a baby with the man of my dreams but not this soon. How am I going to tell him? I wonder if he's going to run away and never come back." Tears started dripping down her face. She was worried how Egon would feel if he found out that she planned to get pregnant by him. Thoughts drifted through her mind. She had to get this over with. She had to tell him and soon but when was the right time. She thought there's no time like the present.