Jackie threw her head into the toilet as she vomited, holding the porcelain with all her might as she felt she was vomiting up her liver.
She rested against the stall wall as she tried to cool herself off; she had been vomited off and on all day and she was completely humiliated when she nearly vomited all over Dr. Evans.
Jackie slowly pulled herself up from off the floor before adjusting her dress; she wiped her mouth with her hands before unlocking the stall door.
"Are you okay?" Dr. Greene asked, handing her a Dixie cup full of water as she pulled her gently out of the stall.
Jackie shrugged her shoulders "It was the same story yesterday. I don't know what's going on." She said, sipping on the water.
Dr. Greene nodded as she leaned against the counter "Can I ask you something…private?" she asked.
Jackie nodded "Yeah, I guess." She muttered.
"You and…Dr. Crane's sex life—was, well, active, yes?" Dr. Greene asked, trying not to blush at the question.
Jackie smiled gently "Yes, the worst kept secret of all of Gotham." She said.
Dr. Greene nodded "That being said, when was your last period?" she asked.
Jackie thought for a moment, she dropped the cup onto the floor as she turned to Dr. Greene in shock.
"I can't be—no…I couldn't be!" Jackie said, fighting herself as she looked at the doctor.
The doctor shrugged her shoulders "There's only one way to know for sure." She said.
Jackie nodded as she looked down at her abdomen, hoping that maybe it was all because of her stress and trauma of losing Jonathan.
"And you just KEEP pregnancy tests in your office because…?" Jackie trailed off, waiting for the test to be done.
Dr. Greene smiled "Because you'd be surprised how many Arkham babies are born every year." She said.
"So I started a trend?" Jackie said with a mocking smile.
Dr. Greene rolled her eyes "Don't flatter yourself." She said.
Jackie smiled when the timer went off, indicating that the test was ready for the truth to be revealed.
"You ready?" Dr. Greene asked, flipping the test over.
Jackie looked at the test, her coloring left her as she looked at the positive test.
"Oh, shit." Jackie muttered, falling back into her seat from pure shock.
Dr. Greene sighed "You're going to be fine!" she said.
Jackie shook her head "No, I can't raise three kids on my own!" she said, covering her face in her hands.
Dr. Greene rubbed her back "There are other options." She said softly.
Jackie looked up to the doctor and nodded "You're right. And I'll think them over." She said, standing up from the chair.
"In the meantime, I'm going to finish my shift…and then go to my ballet practice." She said, walking out of the doctor's office.
Jackie was finishing up her shift when the nurses' station informed her that she had a phone call.
She rushed to the station and answered the call "This is Nurse Crane." She said.
"YOU GOT THE PART!" Mary screamed into the phone.
Jackie pulled the phone away from her ear for a second "Who is this?" she asked, taking a file from a doctor as he walked by.
"It's me, Mary! You got the part! You're the Swan Queen!" Mary squealed, Jackie could tell that she was jumping up and down for joy.
Jackie smiled brightly "Oh my god!" she said, jumping for joy with the file in her hands.
Mary giggled "I know! I just couldn't hold it in! I wanted to make sure you knew as soon as possible." She said.
Jackie smiled as she contained herself "I'm the Swan Queen! Oh my god, I'm the Swan Queen!" she said.
"Yes! Are you coming—well you kind of have to since you need to start practicing! What are you going to do about your job! This is going to be your life for the next two months!" Mary asked.
Jackie left her mouth agape as she thought for a moment "I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I'll see you in an hour!" Jackie said, hanging up her phone and doing a little dance to herself.
The nurses around her gave Jackie confused glared "I'm Swan Queen!" she said, skipping out of the nurses' station with a smile on her face.
Jackie worked with Mrs. Lenore for nearly three hours, perfecting her scheduling and realizing that Mary had a point of making this her life for the next two months.
But in the back of her mind, Jackie couldn't help but remember that she was pregnant and she would definitely be in her second trimester by the time she would perform.
Her drive home was quiet, her mind was racing with thoughts as she tried to sort everything out; and in all of her thinking all she wished was that she was home with her family.
Jackie pulled into the Wayne Manor driveway, she wished there was somebody she could talk to about everything without them trying to dictate her decision.
She gently walked into the house, the Manor was quiet and still as she walked up the stairs and towards her bedroom that was dark.
Even after all the positive and negative that had happened to her today, Jackie felt empty and lost as she fell onto the bed and no longer tried to hold onto her cries as she let tear fall down her cheek.
Jackie sobbed on her bed, hoping nobody heard her as she stared up at the ceiling and watched the shadows dance above her.
"Jackie?" Alfred asked, walking further into her bedroom.
She sat up and brushed the tears away "Yeah, Alfred?" she asked.
"Is everything alright?" Alfred asked, sitting next to her on the bed.
Jackie shook her head "It's all really complicated." She said.
Alfred chuckled as he patted her thigh "I'd like to hear it anyway." He told her.
Jackie turned to Alfred and sighed "…I'm the Swan Queen." She said.
Alfred covered his mouth from his excitement "That's wonderful! So why are you crying?" he asked, taking her hand.
"Alfred, I might be pregnant." She said, turning to him "And if I really want to be the Swan Queen, I'm going to have to quit my job at Arkham. And I'm not sure I want to give up my job." She said.
Alfred looked at her in shock, he squeezed her hand as he glared at her "My god, you've had one hell of a day haven't you love?" he asked.
Jackie and Alfred looked at each other for a moment "How about we discuss this with a nice cup of tea?" he asked.
