Chapter 6 - Liz-POV
"Miss Parker. Glad to see that you're finally awake." The doctor said as she entered my room.
"Hi, Dr. Wilkins. Finally? What do you mean 'finally'?" I asked.
"Miss Parker, you've been unconscious for three weeks," she said carefully.
"Three … Wha- Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"Miss Parker. Can we talk alone? There's something we should discuss … in private." Dr. Wilkins said mysteriously.
"Sure. Isabel, do you mind?" I asked looking at her. She looked frozen. I don't know what she was thinking, but she must have been panicking.
"Maybe your boyfriend should be here too, Liz." Dr. Wilkins said.
"Okay. Is, go and get Max for me please and tell everyone to wait until Max comes back for you. Please?"
She quickly turned to the door. "Be careful, Liz."
Dr. Wilkins and I just sat in silence. She was looking at me curiously, while I was staring at the door, waiting for Max to come in.
Then, he did. It was like a breath of fresh air. Yes, I was irritated with him before, but he means the world to me. And I need him to know that.
"Hi, Dr. Wilkins. Is everything okay with Liz?" Max asked, clearly concerned. I felt my heart soar. Whatever he was thinking earlier, it had definitely past and he was back to his old self.
"Oh, yes, Mr. Evans. I'm actually here to tell you some news. I don't know whether it's good or bad, but it's news all the same."
Right, I had had enough. What was it with her and her stupid mind games. She was driving me crazy!
"Miss Parker, I know that this question will embarrass you but it has to be asked. Have you and your boyfriend had sexual intercourse within the last month?" She said firmly. I knew that she had to have asked that question a million times.
I felt myself go bright red again, like I did in Michael's apartment, and Max was shifting in his seat again, clearly uncomfortable. I knew that I had to answer the question because it was directed to me.
"Er, yes, we have." I mumbled.
"Was it your first time, Miss Parker?" She asked.
"Yes"
"Did you take precautions?"
I stopped at that one. It wasn't planned. Yes, I had been on the pill for months before that to set my periods straight, but I don't think that Max …
I looked up at him questioningly. He shook his head no in reply.
"I have been on the Contraceptive pill for five months, but we didn't use a condom." I squeaked out.
"Can I ask why, Miss Parker?"
"It wasn't planned." Max intercepted. "We knew what we were doing at the time, and we were in control. We just thought that with Liz on the pill, we wouldn't need one."
"Mr. Evans, what if you, or Miss Parker, carried a Sexually Transmitted Infection?" Dr. Wilkins asked.
"It was our first time. Not just together, but full stop! How could we have gotten an STI in the first place?" I shouted.
"Miss Parker, I am not suggesting that you or Mr. Evans have an STI. I am merely pointing out one of the responsibilities of young adults when they have unprotected sex." She replied calmly. "And that is far from the truth. Miss Parker, you do not have an STI, but you are, in fact, pregnant."
What?
Me? Pregnant?
Oh, my God.
Max-POV
Pregnant? But that's not possible! I thought that …
Oh, God.
What was I supposed to do. I didn't know. Liz was sat there in shock, and I'm sure that I was the same.
"I'll leave you two to talk. Here are some leaflets on your choices. Just so you know." Dr. Wilkins said. And with that, she walked out the room.
I looked back at Liz. That's when I saw them. Tears. I didn't know whether they were happy tears, or sad tears, or what. But they were still there. And that scared me more than anything.
I slowly reached out to her, and held her close to me. That's when the tears fell.
"Oh, God, Max. What are we going to do?" She asked shakily.
"What do you want to do?" I replied. "Whatever it is, it's entirely your choice. I'm with you one-hundred percent. No matter what."