Chapter 11- Suddenly I see
April and Heath decided to wait until they parted ways with Ruby to talk about what happened at the doctors appointment. They had a lot to talk about and there were a lot of decisions to be made. They decided to go for a drive to Wilson's where they would have more privacy. The car was silent for a few minutes. "So what did the doctor say?" Heath wondered, looking from the road to her and back again.
"Well, I'm definitely pregnant. Aroung two months gone." April told him.
Heath frowned. "You got pregnant on our first time?"
April nodded. "Around that time anyway. And not only did I get pregnant on our first time, I got pregnant on my first time. Lucky me, eh?"
Heath smiled empathetically. "Lucky us." he corrected her. "So what else did the doctor say?"
"She just gave me an ultrasound and some leaflets about... and I just asked her whether, if I kept this baby, he or she would have OCD like me." April shrugged. She felt conflicted.
He hadn't thought about that. "Oh? And what did she say about the OCD?" Heath wondered curiously.
"She said that the chances our baby having it just because I have are slim, but it is not completely beyond the realm of possibility."
Heath nodded. "Oh right. Did you get a picture of the baby?"
April nodded. "Yes, I did. But I don't think you should see it. At least until we've talked about... things." She knew if Heath saw the baby that there would be a good possibility that his judgement would be clouded and she couldn't afford to have that happen, especially when there was such a massive decision to be made.
"Okay, let's talk. So what are you thinking?" Heath wondered, slightly wary of what her answer would be.
April took a deep breath. They were finally going to talk about it. All the uncertainty was making her uneasy. "Well, I have three options basically... I can have a termination, I can carry the baby full term and then give it up for adoption or I can keep it."
Heath could hear from her voice that she was struggling with this all. He placed his left hand on her knee. "And what do you think about those options?"
April said nothing for a moment. She wasn't sure if she knew how to put it into words. Tears started streaming down her cheeks. "I can't get rid of my baby Heath. I can't kill it before it has a chance to live." she choked out.
Heath saw that April was getting upset and pulled over at the side of the road. He killed the engine and turned to face her. The tears were running freely now. It was the first time he had seen her lose her composure. "Hey, no-one is asking you to do that." Heath promised her, wiping the tears from her cheek.
"That's what Ruby thinks I should do." she sniffled.
Heath sighed. "Did she say that to you?"
April shook her head. "She didn't, but I knew that's what she was thinking. She thinks I'm stupid."
He took her face gently in his hands. "Listen Ape, it's not up for Ruby to decide. This isn't her chid. You're the only one that can make this decision because it's going to affect you, not Ruby. Charlie had her when she was younger than you, what if she had never given Ruby the chance to live? Nevermind her, what do you want?"
April smiled timidly. Heath never failed to surprise her. "Honestly? I want to keep this baby, after seeing it today, I already love it. But Heath I can do this by myself if you don't want to be involved. I won't blame you."
Her words horrified Heath. "April I want you to keep this baby aswell. I already have a daughter that I probably never going to see again and I'm not going to lose this one. I'm here with you, every single step of the way." he promised.
"You don't really strike me as the children loving type."
Heath smiled. "With you, I'm willing to be anything. I think I'm in love with you April." he said unexpectedly.
April's jaw dropped. She didn't think she'd ever hear Heath Braxton say that. "What? You're love with me?" beneath the surprise in her voice, she was completely thrilled.
Heath nodded, looking quite embarrassed. "I never thought I would say that, but yes." he shook his head. "I don't know what's different with you but there's just something that... that feels so natural. And now you're pregnant and.. I love you." Heath sounded more resolved this time.
April smiled and leaned in and gave him a kiss. "I love you too." she said against his neck. "Are you ready to become a father?"
Heath smiled. "Absolutely."
"Well then, I guess I'm keeping the baby. Our baby." she said ecstaticly.
Heath chuckled. "Bianca is going to kill me."
April nodded. "I know." she smiled. Nothing could dampen her mood at that moment.
He laughed. "I'm glad you're so okay with that. I wouldn't want you miss me or anything."
"You know I'd miss you." April told him and gave him another kiss.
Heath ran his hand through her hair. "That doesn't comfort me at all." he said before kissing her again, with more passion this time. If there's one thing that's better than make-up sex, it's resolution sex.