A/N - Hello Yet again, how many people actually read these things? Okay so I've sped the story up but not that far. I own nothing; do I really have to keep putting this? Well anyway Enjoy!
January 5th 1984
"I can't believe it." Elinor muttered to herself. She had been holding that stupid pregnancy test for almost ten minutes, telling herself she was ready for anything, but she wasn't prepared for the results. She was pregnant.
'Honestly I don't know why you're so surprised; you've been trying to get pregnant for 13 years. But Elliot, how am I going to tell Elliot. Elinor stop it he's going to be thrilled.'
That's what Elinor wanted to believe be she wasn't fully convinced. She and Elliot had been married for over 13 years and they had always wanted a baby but now they were both in there mid thirties. The more she thought about it the worse the thoughts became. Until they were so bad she decided she had to take another one of those stupid tests, even if it meant she had to stand there for another ten minutes. You could never be too careful.
Fifteen Test, and the rest of Elinor's patience, Later
'Oh, Come on, come on. Stop being so dammed slow! Tell me I'm not pregnant.'
That may have been what Elinor wanted but as she looked down the test read the same as the last 15, positive. She couldn't believe that after 13 years she was finally going to have a baby. She wasn't entirely thrilled, the whole thing hadn't set in yet, but she was still happy. But it wasn't herself she was worried about, it was Elliot. Sure he always wanted children but he, like she, thought it would never happen in a million years. That was when she decided there was only one way to tell Elliot, directly, quickly and honestly, otherwise she might of gone crazy having to wait it out. So Elinor went to find her husband in the place she always found him, in the library.
'What if he leaves, maybe he doesn't want a child so late in life. Maybe we could put the child up for adoption. Yes that's a good idea, give it to parents who are young and can't have children, but once upon a time you wanted children.'
"I'm finally losing my mind." She said even though she knew no one could hear her. As she entered the main library she looked around but she didn't see him.
"Elliot?"
"Over here." Came his reply he voice was so quite and it almost sounded as if he was under the red sofa.
"Are you sitting under the sofa?"
"Well I am under the sofa, but I'm not sitting, I'm working."
"On What?"
"Well I thought I head the wood crack so I figured I should check it out."
"Yes I suppose that couch is getting rather old. I mean dad had it for years even before I was born." She was avoiding the subject and she knew it 'Elinor say it, just say it. It's better to tell him now than latter.'
"Is it time for dinner already."
'Oh shoot!'
With all this pregnancy stuff she had forgotten all about dinner.
"No, not yet. I came in to talk to you about something."
As she finished her sentence Elliot pulled himself out from under the sofa his looks hadn't changed in the past 13 years, he looked as good as ever. "What?"
"Well it's important."
"Well than sit down." He said but as Elinor began to sit on the sofa he practically yelled "Preferably on something that isn't the sofa."
As she sat down she smiled at him. 'Elinor you've got to be direct'. "I'm pregnant." Spilled out of her mouth faster than she could even comprehend that fact she'd said it.
"You're what?" He shot up.
"Pregnant."
"With a baby?"
"No with a fish, of course with a baby."
"You mean we're going to have a baby." The words came out his mouth slowly, as if each were a foreign word to him.
"Yes, are you angry?"
"Of course not, why would I be angry?"
"Well we... I mean I'm not exactly young." As she said this Elliot began to laugh "What? What's so funny?"
"You."
"Me?"
"Yes you. You're all worried and yet I don't think I know anyone who would be a better mother."
Elinor couldn't believe it, he was genuinely thrilled and, she could have only taken 1 pregnancy test.
A/N - Did you like it or what? Please review. Hopefully I'll have another chapter done by tomorrow.
