Chapter 18: The Arranged Marriage
"Little One, we are going to go back to Rangeman. I need work, and they have it. Hector and Bobby are going to be keeping a close eye on Ranger. We will get the apartment back. I hate city budget cuts," Pierre said, looking at his wife.
"Pierre, can we get a puppy for the baby?" Stephanie put her hand on her baby bump that was growing. "Speaking of, we have to get to the hospital for a check-up," Stephanie said, and then she noticed Janice waiting at the screen door with her keys.
"Hey, the two of you get to the hospital and get that check-up. We need to make sure that my grandbaby is healthy." Pierre got up and grabbed his mom's keys. The two of them got into the car and drove to the hospital for the prenatal appointment.
They got to the hospital fifteen minutes before their scheduled appointment. The two of them walked into the Doctor's office and checked in. "Okay, Stephanie, come on in." Stephanie looked at Tank.
"It is okay," Pierre told her. Pierre knew that Stephanie did not like hospitals or needles. He knew that this was going to be extremely hard on her. She sat on the small chair, and Pierre put her head back a little bit. "I am right here. It will be okay," Pierre told her.
Dr. Jameson came into the room. "Okay, are we ready to find out if it is a boy or girl?" he asked.
"Yeah, Doc, let's do this," Pierre told him. Stephanie pulled her maternity jeans down a little bit. Dr. Jameson put some cool gel on Steph's growing baby bump.
"Okay, let's see what we have." He took the scanner and started to see the baby. "Okay, there is the baby, and it looks like a girl."
"Well, Pierre, there is a saying that girls are harder to raise than boys. Well, it's true," Stephanie said. Dr. Jameson printed out a picture of their girl. He gave it to Pierre while she wiped the gel off her abdomen. Pierre helped her up off the table.
Once they were all set, they walked out of the office after booking their next appointment. Pierre helped Stephanie into the large SUV. Pierre got into the driver's seat and drove them back to Rangeman. They got there and pulled into the underground lot.
The two of them saw Ranger and Morelli outside of Rangeman. Stephanie and Pierre looked at each other. They got out of the SUV and walked up to Ranger and Morelli. "Cupcake, now that your mom isn't around, will you and He-Man here get a divorce or annulment?" Morelli asked her in front of Pierre.
"No, Joe, I am pregnant, and Pierre is the father. Not only that, we are having a girl. I love Pierre, and we are staying together," Stephanie yelled at him.
Pierre walked up to her and led her into Rangeman. The two of them got into the elevator and hit five. Pierre and Steph walked into their apartment. Stephanie stood on her tiptoes and kissed Pierre. "I am going to lay down for a while," Steph told him softly. She went to lay down on their bed.
Pierre was just about to follow her when there was a knock at his door. "Crap," he groaned. He looked through the peephole and saw Ranger and Morelli. "Damn." Pierre opened the door. "What do you two want?" Pierre asked.
"I want proof that she is with child," Morelli yelled.
"Okay, here is the picture of our baby girl," Pierre said as he showed Morelli the picture.
"This is not over," Morelli yelled, then stomped out and slammed the door.
"Why are you granting him access to Rangeman, and why did you bring him to my house?" Pierre snapped at Ranger.
"I did it, so Morelli could try to talk some sense to Babe, but it is a little too late for that," Ranger said as he walked out of Pierre's apartment.
Pierre locked the door, turned around and saw Stephanie in a shirt. "Hey, Little One, how about we try to get some sleep?" Stephanie nodded since seeing Ranger and Morelli was exhausting. Pierre led Stephanie to the bedroom.