Chapter 11
2 weeks after the crash.
I sat there watching Zoe sleep peacefully.
"Morning beautiful" Nick said as he realised that Zoe was lying there watching him.
"Morning" she replied.
"What do you want for breakfast?" Nick asked a sleepy Zoe
"Lemon and Sugar pancakes with a milky 2 sugar coffee" Zoe replied.
"As you wish"
"I'll come and help you" Zoe offered, "ohh no you won't you'll stay here and keep warm" Nick told her firmly yet lovingly.
10 minutes later
"Breakfast is served" Nick said as he opened the door.
"Nick"
"Yes Zo, what is it?"
"I have something to tell you" Zoe said in a voice that was just above a whisper.
"What is it Zo"
"I think I'm pregnant"
"How do you know?"
"I've missed my period for 2 months and I'm like clockwork when it comes to things like that"
"Have you done a test?"
"No"
"You should do one!"
"But I have got a test!"
"You have now" Nick replied as he pulled a pregnancy test box out of his draw.
"Why has it got my name on it?"
"Cos you're the only one that I've ever wanted to have children with"
"What about Yvonne?"
"She was on the pill, and I used protection"
"Right I'll be back in a minute"
"Okay"
Five minutes later
"Nick"
"Yes, baby what's the matter"
"It's positive"
"That's great news, come here"
"Are you sure that you want to have a child with me because I don't think that I'd make a good mother"
"Yes of course I want to have this child with you, it's not like I'm Mr. Perfect and we will go through together, I'll be by your side every step of the way"
"you promise"
"I Promise"
"but what am I going to do about a scan?"
"Do you want you?"
"Yes of course I want one"
"Good, cos I've got a friend who works in St James' and I could get you one for later today is you want"
"Really you'd do that for me?"
"Of course I'd do it for you, you are my partner" Nick explained
"Ohh thanks Nick" Zoe said as she wrapped her arms around his shoulder
"Your welcome, come here and give me a proper hug and then we need to get ready because I'm taking you out to lunch and then we can go for your scan"
"Don't you need to make an appointment?"
"Nop, as long as I ring him 10 minutes before you want the scan he can fit us in."
"Why, St James' Nick, It's the other side of town!"?
"Do you really want the whole ED to know that you're pregnant before you've had time to get your head around the shock of being pregnant?" Nick quizzed her."
"Yeah, I didn't think of that, after all the gossip in that ED spreads like wild fire."
"Exactly, St James' it is then."
"So where do you want to go for lunch?" Nick asked a silent Zoe
"umm, what's the question?"
"I asked where do you want to go for lunch?"
"Umm, anywhere I don't mind"
"What's wrong Zo?"
"Nothing… It's just…nothing I'm being silly"
"Come on Zo, tell me what's wrong"
"It's just after last time"
"What do you mean Zo!" Nick asked worried about what's wrong with Zoe.
"I don't want to loose this baby too." She sobbed.
"I'm scared Nick."
"I know you are babe, I'm scared too." He kissed her cheek.
"You've seen the bruises." She sniffed. "What if the ..."
The belt was in the best possible place it could be and that's across your hips and your chest." He stroked her cheek with one thumb. "It's not unusual to have a little bleeding in the first few weeks
"But I'm more than a few weeks Nick"
"How long then?" Nick cautiously asked
"About 2 weeks before the crash" She managed a half smile.
"Three weeks?" he asked, frowning as he tried to mentally work it out, mental maths was never his strong point in school.
"Four nearly five weeks" Zoe corrected him with a forced smile. "I should have worked it out sooner"
Zoe paused to see his reaction.
"How do you mean?"
"With the consent mood swings and the morning sickness" Zoe stated
"I'll go and ring Martin and get you that scan booked"
"Thanks Nick"
"No problem, now you never answered my question where do you want to go for lunch?"
"The Indian restaurant between the town centre and St James'
"Good to see that you haven't lost your appetite"
A/N: In the next chapter Nick and Zoe get some unexpected news. Ok so it is after a lot of thinking that I'm posting this because I was really disappointed to see that I'm got getting many reviews on the last chapter and the story as a whole, I was really, really disappointed about this, especially because I put a lot of effort into writing it. So please review so that I know that people are actually reading or I'll have to stop posting.