Whew! This chapter kept me up all last night! Standardized testing really took a lot out of me. I'm also in the midst of writing an insane research paper. SPRING BREAK IS A WEEK AWAY! Hope you all have a good one!
Summary: Ruby finds out she's pregnant. (I know that I probably should have written a wedding chapter first, but hey, THIS IS LE FLUFF YOU LOVE.)
*IMPORTANT NOTE: I WILL NOT BE UPDATING FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. I'm going to Universal for spring break (WOOOOO!) and we're leaving on Friday. I literally wrote all of this chapter on Saturday, so I don't think I'll be able to whip one up before then. We're coming back the weekend after sooo...I'm SO sorry! Maybe I can do a Disney or Universal based chapter when I come back! Enjoy your spring breaks!
~StoryWriterintheTARDIS
4/15/15 IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR ALL READERS
First off, sorry for not updating! I'm sure you all think I'm dead or ready to come at me with a pitchfork. I meant to update last week, but my computer spazzed and decided to quit all programs as soon as they opened. We took it to Best Buy (thank God for the Geek Squad) and they did a force reboot to the computer, setting it to factory default settings. Once I got it back, I realized, I no longer have Word. See, Word is the only writing platform I have on this computer, and my only way of posting/writing chapters, also the reason I have to update via this chapter, through Doc Manager. I "spoke" (cough cough yelled) at the Geek Squad to renew the Word subscription, but they were being butts. DO NOT FRET, I will fight tooth and nail for Word and will update as soon as possible, and if I'm lucky, in time for this upcoming Sunday. Thank you all for being the fantabulous people you are and sticking with me. Hopefully I'll see you in time for the next update!
Pacing nervously, Ruby wrung her hands around themselves over and over, as she had been doing for the good part of the day.
Ruby and Liam's married life was not much different than their lives before. The differences were small- they both wore rings and Ruby changed her last name. Nothing big, just normal marriage traditions.
That was all about to change.
Her period was almost a week late. Even in Thurmond with so much work and minimum food, she had never missed her period. Ever. So, doing the first thing that came to mind, she walked over to the pharmacy while Liam was out to pick up a pregnancy test.
She was pregnant.
Ring, ring, ring.
Nervous fingers clutched the house phone as Ruby sat on the steps of the staircase.
"Hello?" Vida's familiar voice answered through the phone.
"Vida?"
"Yeah? Ruby is that you?"
"Yea."
"What's up? Something wrong?"
"Yea-er, no I mean, I just um, I needed…someone to talk to?"
"…"
"Hold on. I'll be right over."
Ruby was left with the dial tone as she sat on the steps.
"I'm here!" Vida announced as she strode through the doors of Ruby and Liam's house.
Ruby poured the two tall glasses of water, sat them on the coffee table in the living room, and sat on the loveseat next to Vida's chair. Vida watched her movements carefully, trying to peer inside her head. Taking a gulp of water, Ruby ran a hand through her slightly knotted hair.
"So, what's he occasion?" Vida asked casually, picking up her glass from the table.
Ruby wrung her clammy hands together for the hundredth time. Sucking in a large breath, Ruby went right to the point.
"I'm pregnant."
"WHAT. THE. HELL." Vida threw an onslaught of questions to the frazzled brunette, to which she tried to answer to the best of her ability.
When Vida was settled and a cup of water drained, Vida asked the dreaded question. "Does Liam know?"
Ducking her head, Ruby shook her head "no". Vida gave her a, you got to be kidding me look, (one she picked up from Zu) before opening her mouth to jump into a tangent.
"I only found out today." Ruby said, cutting Vida off before she could go off into her rant.
"But you are going to tell him…right?"
"Of course! I mean, I will but…"
"But?" Vida prompted. "What's wrong?"
"I…"
"Well?"
"What if he's not happy?" Ruby said.
For one moment, Vida looked utterly and completely flabbergasted, and any other time Ruby would have laughed. A moment passed, and Vida steeled her expression and gave Ruby a look that she couldn't quite identify.
"You think," Vida repeated. "That Liam won't be happy?"
Ruby nodded mutely.
"You…" Vida ran an agitated hand through her (currently purple) hair. "You really are an idiot."
"I am not!" Ruby said, albeit a bit childishly.
"What do you mean? Liam is going to be, if not overjoyed, definitely happy!"
Ruby said nothing.
"He loves you so much! There's ab-so-lutely no way in hell he's not going to be happy. I'll hit him over the head myself if he isn't."
Ruby laughed, relief pouring through her senses so quickly it made her dizzy.
"You're right." Ruby proclaimed. "I'm going to tell him when he gets back."
"That's the spirit." Vida said, patting a hand on her back.
"I'm home!" Liam hollered as he entered the house.
To his surprise, Ruby was already in the living room, waiting for him, tending to a fire in the fireplace. Turning at the sound of his entry, Ruby sat on the couch, and said solemnly,
"Liam, we need to talk."
Suddenly serious, Liam dropped his knapsack on the hallway floor and sat himself next to Ruby.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I mean, nothing really but…" Ruby nervously wiped a clammy hand over her jeans.
"OH NO you're not sick again are you?! Maybe I should call Chubs to check on you-"
"No Liam I'm not sick-"
Should we take you to a real doctor? Not that Chubs isn't qualified but still-"
"Liam, really, it's fine-"
"I'LL GO CALL THEM NOWWWWW-"
"Liam!" Ruby exclaimed. "I am not sick." Sitting from where he sprung from the couch Liam kept the concerned look.
"What's wrong?"
Ruby suddenly smiled. "Well…" she paused. "Liam, I'm pregnant."
Liam fell silent. His tirade was cut; he was so quiet that Ruby assumed he stopped breathing.
Ohno,ohno,ohno, not good, NOT GOOD, WHAT IF HE'S MAD WHAT IF HE DOESN'T WANT IT OHHHH NOO-
Ruby's (slightly panicked) thoughts were run short as Liam's lips met hers suddenly, shocking her. When he broke apart, a excited laugh broke from his throat.
"You're- I mean- I'm going to be a dad?" Liam asked, tears welling.
Ruby nodded, excited at his excitement. "You mean, you want to keep it?" Ruby asked sheepishly.
"What?" Liam asked surprised. "Why wouldn't I want it?"
"I don't know, I thought that you might not have been happy…" Ruby trailed off.
"I- I'm so, so, so happy!" Liam said, spinning Ruby around. "I'M GOING TO BE A PARENT~" Liam yelled throughout the house. Kissing Ruby on the forehead, he hugged her close. "We're gonna be parents, Ruby."
Ruby shone with the thought, and Liam placed a large hand over her flat stomach.
"Hello baby," he cooed. "I'm going to be your daddy."
A few hours later, Ruby got a call.
"So, how'd it go?" Vida asked on the other side of the line. "Was he happy?"
"Yeah, really happy. Like, when he saw those ducks happy. You were right."
"I always am."