Chapter Three
Katie told Freddy that she didn't want to go to the after party at the bar. Although Freddy couldn't resist a good party, he agreed to stay with her in their hotel room. Knowing that Freddy was a deep sleeper, Katie set her alarm for 8 a.m. A time that her husband may as well not know exists. She snuck out of the bed, quickly slipped on some jeans and a hoodie and went out to the nearest department store.
When she went inside, she didn't want to be seen looking for a pregnancy test. She wasn't the biggest fan of the paparazzi and she didn't exactly want her husband or the band to know that she went out buying a pregnancy test.
Katie quickly paced down the isles and found the 'Family Planning' isle, where she found an EPT pregnancy test. She stuffed it in her hoodie and went to the cash register to pay for it. As soon as she paid for it the cashier looked away but asked her "Hey, has anyone ever told you that you look like that chick from the School of –"The cashier turned around and saw that she was gone.
When Katie left the department store she jammed the pregnancy test into her hoodie, quickly dodging everyone as she was on her way back to the hotel. Lucky for her, it was December in New York so everyone around her was doing the same and she went unnoticed.
As soon as she went back to the hotel room, she noticed that Freddy hadn't budged from his sleeping position, laying flat on his stomach with one hand under the pillow and another hand on the floor, with the remote laying on the ground parallel. She went into the bathroom and closed the door behind her.
She slowly removed the bag from the pregnancy test, and took the test out of the box, examining it.
It kind of looks like a thermometer… she thought to herself, holding it up and examining it sideways. She suddenly heard Freddy snoring from the other room and quickly picked up the box and read the box.
"I gotta do what?" She said to herself. But she shrugged and, lets just say, 'used' the pregnancy test.
"Now wait five minutes for the test results. If the strip has a red negative, then either you aren't pregnant or try again in a week. If the strip has a blue positive, then you're pregnant." Katie read on the box.
While waiting, Katie decided to watch VH1 for some music videos. She heard Freddy stir, and thought to herself that he wouldn't and couldn't wake up. Until, he started to move more and talk.
"Katie? Is that you?" He mumbled while his face was under the pillow.
"Yeah, morning babe." Katie said, cautiously.
"You're up early. Maybe you should go back to bed." She started to move out of bed. Freddy took his face from the pillow and began to get out of bed.
"Well, okay. But I think I'll go to the bathroom first." He said, with his feet on the floor, scratching his blonde hair.
"Wait!" Katie said. Her heart was starting to pound. Freddy looked at her and got up.
"What?" He asked, moving more for the bathroom as Katie blocked him from entering the bathroom.
"W-w-where's my morning kiss?" Katie smiled. The two kissed, as Freddy spun Katie around, making her feel a bit dizzy.
She laughed. "Freddy, stop it!"
When Freddy put her down, she noticed she wasn't on the side that she was originally on, and Freddy was in the bathroom. Katie paced outside, and then heard a flush. She felt relieved, until the water began to run.
"Hey, Katie, what's this?" Freddy was holding up the pregnancy test.
"Um—it's a thermometer." Katie lied, quickly. "I felt a little hot, I thought I had a winter fever."
Freddy stared at her with a look.
"If this is a thermometer, then why does it have a blue plus sign on it?" Katie panicked as Freddy joked, "Haha, it's like a math stick."
Katie slid onto the ground and crouched down. Freddy soon joined her.
"Katie, what is this?" He asked, concerned.
Katie let out a sign, looked into Freddy's eyes and said, "Freddy, I'm pregnant."