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Chapter 2
-Tell who, what? Asked Delia who was just back. Mel? she added seeing no reaction from Mel, who had slowly stood up and was staring at... nothing.
Delia waved to make Mel react.
-Oh, yeah ! Hum... I'm sorry Delia I have to go! I don't know if I'll be back today, you may have to close up! Said Mel rushing out of the store.
-Mel, wait! You ok? Where are you going? Can I help you?
But Mel was already gone, leaving Delia with her two coffees and a worried look on her face.
Mel almost run all the way across the square, her mind full of thoughts: How could she have missed that and not even think about it!!
When she'd finally reach the fire station she stopped running. Will was outside checking supplies in an ambulance.
-Hey, Will! sorry to bother you but is Jim there?
-Hi Mel. Yeah you're lucky he's just back from a call.
-Thank God! Can you tell him that I'm here?
-Yeah sure. But you know you can come in if you want.
-Yeah I know, it's just I have to talk to him about something personal so...
Will went inside to look for Jim. Mel was trying to calm herself and to find a way of telling him
Jim appeared from the on call room and hurry to get to her.
-Hey Mel, he said kissing her gently, Will said you needed to talk to me, what's up?
He looked at her more closely; something was wrong.
-He also said that it seemed serious, and so do I. What's the problem, honey?
-I have to tell you something it's been two, no three weeks long but I just figure it out now 'cause I think I was to busy with the store to think about it before but now it seems clear and-
-Wow it's not clear for me! Mel, please calm down I can't get anything you're saying and I'm starting to worry. So just slow down and tell me what's wrong, is it bad?
-No, i don't think so. Ok, hum... I'm having a weird feeling since three weeks now. No! Don't say anything, I know I have weird feelings ghost-related all the time.
-I didn't say anything! Said Jim smiling, seeing that Mel started to make sense.
-I saw it in your eyes, said Mel smiling back at him. Anyway it's not ghost related this time 'cause I saw one this afternoon and the feeling was different. And there's more.
They were walking towards the square, Jim felt that she needed time to say it, so he just made her sit on a bench, sat himself next to her, and waited, holding her hand. Mel felt all his love and support and it helped her go on:
-What I just figured out is that ... I have a week of of late, she finally said.
-Late ?
-Yeah...
-You mean ?!
-Yeah...
-So you think you might be-
-I don't know! I really don't! It's just that usually I'm very regular, but in the mean time it's only a week so it could be stress or anything. But there's this feeling and so I didin't know what to do, finished Mel looking down.
-Well it's ... I don't know what to say, you're right it can be a lot of things, but I'm glad you told me, said Jim with a reasssuring smile while taking Mel' face in his hand to look at her eyes.
-Really but what if... I don't want you to be disappointed if-
-Mel, don't think about me, think about you, about us. Right now we have to find what it's really about and if you really are pregnant.
For both, hearing the word was really strange, it make appear a shy smile on their face.
-Ok, we should go home then, said Mel starting to feel more comfortable as Jim hugged her. She hugged him back very tightly.
-Yeah, let's go home, replied Jim.
Mel went to get the car while Jim headed to the fire station to warn the guys that he was leaving. Mel stopped at the barracks to let Jim get in the car. They were both lost in minds.They stopped at an unpersonal pharmacy so they won't run in someone known.Jim went to buy a test while Mel stayed in the car her hands on the steering wheel. She put her head on her hands thinking about all this. Jim got back, the way home went vey quietly.