"What types of iced teas do you have?" Karen asked flirting with their blushing waiter at Olive Garden, despite the fact that she and Abby went to one every Sunday.
The boy, who looked no older than seventeen, looked away from their table as he blushed harder. "Well we have Bellini Peach Raspberry Iced Tea, um regular iced teas and raspberry lemonade." He finished as his voice cracked.
Abby's small smirked grew into a smile as she chuckled "I'll have a water."
Karen tilted her head and sent a seductive look at the waiter who's if it was possible blushed harder and gulped loudly at the special attention from the stunning blonde. Smirking "I'll have the lemonade, Derek" Karen purred with a wink.
Blushing madly Derek practically ran from their table writing down their drinks and disappearing into the kitchen.
"Cradle robber" Abby whispered from behind her menu.
Karen snorted and laughed silently from behind her menu, setting it down on the table once she calmed down. Looking at Abby she whispered "there is nothing wrong with amusing ones self with amazing skills that they have." Karen shot back with a smile.
Now it was Abby's turn to snort as she too set down her menu so she could look at her friend in the eye. "Skills," disbelief overflowing in her tone and a smile starting to appear on her face as she tried not to laugh. "How is making a teenage boy blush wildly an amazing skill, please enlighten me on how that concept works?" she asked her smile growing.
"Simple" Karen started with a teasing grin, but before she could continue their drinks had arrived.
"Here you are" Derek said as he quickly set down their drinks and pulled out his notepad to write down their order. "Are you guys ready to order?" he asked, causing both women to look at each other.
"Um . . . I am. Karen?" Abby asked. Karen just nodded looking at the menu again. "I'll have your Zuppa Toscana."
Karen looked up. "I'll have your Chicken and Gnocchi." She said with another wink.
Blushing and nodding Derek took their menus and disappeared again into the kitchen.
"You are so kind." Abby said shaking her head as she sipped her water.
Karen laughed "I know I probably made that kids day."
Abby scuffed "Why? Oh yah I can totally see it now" Abby set her water down and grabbed her silverware and started to unroll it "Dude" she started imitating a guy "You won't believe what had happen today. This old chick, came in with her pregnant friend and she was all over me. Man it was so weird." Abby finished, placing her napkin on her lap and utensils on the side.
Karen just stared at Abby with the straightest face "I'm not old. 29 is a respectable age."
Abby laughed "maybe to adults, But not to children."
"Whatever" Karen said looking slightly offended.
Abby smiled and opened her mouth to tease her some more when Derek appeared with a tray balanced on his shoulder and a stand to hold up the tray as he set their food down. "Would you guys like any cheese on your soups or do you need anything."
Abby could see a specific twinkle appear in Karen's eye, so she rushed to say "no thank you, we're good."
Smiling and picking up the metal stand and tray Derek slightly bow and said "enjoy your meal" and quickly walking away.
The two ate in silence, Abby looking out the window next to their booth with a blank dazed expression and Karen glancing around observing the other customers.
"We need to move" Abby said suddenly.
Karen looked up at Abby waiting for her to continue.
"When the baby comes we won't have enough room for her." Abby stated to explain
"Him" Karen interrupted shot back with a smile.
"A two bedroom apartment is going to be very crowded. I think we should move to a bigger place." Abby stated.
"Umm I know." Karen said as she flagged down Derek to have the check. "It's a good thing that I'm a planner huh than."
"What do you . . ." Before Abby could finish her question Karen's phone began to ring.
"I'll tell you later" Karen said as she answered her phone. "Looks like your test results are in big mama." she said once she got off with the doctors office. "Let's go" she said while standing up and leaving the check and tip on the table.
Abby's POV:
"God." I moaned. "I need a nap, my back and my feet are killing me." As I complained on top the examination table next to an ultrasound machine.
"Oh stop your bitching and complaining" Karen said from the chair and my left. She turned a page from her magazine while bouncing her leg.
I huffed. Looking around the frosty room we where in. There was an average size window that showed a stunning view of the building across the street and two window washers. The only furnishing the room had was a low dark counter top with wooden drawers and cabinets with laminated label everywhere to my right and a chair that Karen was sitting in and a brownish red metal stool with wheels.
"I hope nothings wrong." I commented, closing my eyes and resting my head on the crinkling paper.
"Why would something be wrong?" Karen asked from the chair.
"Well think about it." I said sitting up slightly from the table. "When we first got here we had to wait nearly an hour in the waiting room and now that we're here again they put us in a room as soon as we sign in." I stated with suspicion filling my tone.
"Ok Sherlock Holmes" Karen scuffed. "What do you think . . ." Before she could continue Doctor Wilkinson walked in, carrying the same manila folder but it was fuller than before.
"Good afternoon you two," Sarah greeted with a smile.
Both Karen and I returned her greeting.
"Well Abigail." She started.
"Abby" I immediately corrected wanting us to be on a first name terms.
Sarah chuckled "Well Abby, we got your results back" she said, while walking into the room and sitting on the stool as she read my folder. "And I must say I'm impressed."
I could not help myself as both my eyebrows shot up, "really." I said.
"Yes" she nodded "it's very impressive because I have never met an expecting mother so healthy who hasn't gone to the doctors for their check ups." She said in a very honest voice. "And that being considered your iron is on the low side, not so much it's alarming but normal." She said as she rolled to the counter opening and closing drawers grabbing necessary equipment. "Now let's see that baby" she smiled at me as she started up the ultrasound machine and grabbed a bottle of clear liquid. "Please lift up your shirt."
As soon as my shirt was up Sarah applied the cool liquid on and was soon moving around the big white wand, all the while looking at the screen.
She smiled after a couple seconds, "So, as a expecting mother what do you think your having?" she asked.
I looked at her suspicious. Her smile was too amused. "Why?"
Sarah let out a tiny chuckle "well I always like to ask the mother that during her ultrasound." She smiled "you know a game of guess who."
I paused for a second "well when they first confirmed I was pregnant the doctor said he didn't see a winker so I think it's a girl."
"But I'm trying to convince her that she's having a boy." Karen jumped in.
Sarah smiled "and how long ago was that?" she asked.
"Five months ago." I answered immediately.
"Yes well two months pregnant is really earl to confirm the sex."
Sarah responded.
Immediately alarm went through me. "I thought I was eight months." I responded.
Sarah nodded "well judging by the signs in your uterus, you are going into your eight month timeline right now. Do you want to know the sex?" She asked.
Both Karen and I chuckled "yes please" I answered excitement running through me.
Sarah concentrated on the screen for a second before her eye brows shot up "oh my. . ." she breathed.
Panic shot through my body "what is it . . ." my voice showing that I was on the verge of a nervous break down.
"Abby it looks like you're having twins." Sarah stated in a joyful voice. "A girl and a boy to be exact."
"Would you like me to print out pictures?" Sarah asked as she turned the monitor towards Karen and me. Both of us unmoving as we stared blankly at the screen that showed two babies with pulsing hearts. One baby was sucking its thumb and the other one looked like it was sleeping with both arms curled peacefully under its head.