So here is Chapter 29 and I'm now posting from Gran Canaria, Spain. I managed to find a Wi-Fi area to post this chapter :D Thank you for all the reviews, really grateful for the feedback :D Also this is quite a long one so I hope you like it :) Disclaimer – I do not own Harvest Moon or any of its characters x
Chapter 29 – Chelsea's P.O.V
I slowly dragged my feet behind me as I tiptoed around the buildings, tying not to be seen. As I poked my head around the corner of the diner I scanned the area to make sure it was clear. Didn't seem to be anyone around, everyone was inside where there was air conditioning. I quickly ran over to the bridge where I scanned the next area ahead. Suddenly someone jabbed their hands into my sides which made me jump and fall onto the floor.
"What ya doing?" Julia asked raising an eyebrow at me on the floor.
"Bleeding internally, why did you tickle me?" I asked, getting up and dusting myself off. She rolled her eyes before crossing her arms.
"You didn't answer my question" She smiled; I crossed my arms to mimic her.
"I have to go for a check-up with Doctor Trent, just a weekly thing" I smiled weakly staring into her blue eyes. She clapped her hands together before linking her arm through mine.
"Come on, I'll walk you there" She winked as she began to head towards the inn.
"NO" I quickly replied, maybe a little too harshly. She turned to face me before knitting her eyebrows together.
"Why not?" She pouted, folding her arms again. My eyes darted around as I tried to concentrate on a good enough reason.
"Because I'm embarrassed" I mumbled looking at the floor. She rolled her eyes before grabbing my hand and literally dragging me over to the inn.
"It's fine, we're all girls here" She winked at me. As we stood outside I took a deep breath before opening the door. Julia followed closely behind me as I walked over to the desk.
"Excuse me; do you know if Doctor Trent is in?" I asked blushing red. The lady behind the desk nodded before pointing to the room closest to us. I thanked her before dragging my feet off towards the red door that stood just feet away from me. Before I walked over I turned to Julia and put on the best sad face I could.
"Julia, please can you wait outside? I really want to go in on my own" I pleaded. She sighed quietly before nodding.
"If it means that much to you then fine but Chelsea, if you need anything I'm always here." She smiled. I nodded at her before knocking and entering. The room was warm and decorated in a rough burgundy colour. There was a double bed in the corner with a divider and a drawer. The rest of the room was filled with medical equipment and paperwork. Sat hunched over the desk was Doctor Trent who turned to face me as I entered.
"Well if it isn't Chelsea. How are you feeling to day?" He asked smiling at me before taking hold of my hand and leading me to a chair where I quickly took a seat.
"Yeah about that …" I smiled weakly looking at him. I never really realised before but Doctor Trent had a very handsome face. He had jet black hair which flopped over his face in a cute manner. Ellie was a lucky girl.
"Go on" He smiled warmly before pulling up a chair opposite me. I blushed a deeper shade of red. Trent had been our family doctor ever since I was little; he'd watched me grow up and knew my mum before she died. Luckily Jill kept me seeing him; he was a good family friend.
"Well …" I paused and swallowed the little lump forming in my throat. "…There's this little problem…" I smiled weakly staring at him. He leant forward in his chair and waited for me to go on. I took in a deep breath before looking into his eyes again.
"I think I might be pregnant" I muttered quietly. Trent nearly fell off his chair but took hold of the desk to stop him. Then he chuckled to himself before taking hold of my hand.
"And I just wanted to check" I added on the end looking at the ground.
"Okay, I'll just take a couple of tests and I'll double check for you" He smiled before hopping up off the chair and grabbing a variety of instruments.
After taking my blood pressure, heart rate and some weird thing that stuck onto my arm he took the seat opposite me again. He looked into my eyes and a big beam spread across his face.
"Congratulations Chelsea, your about two weeks pregnant." He smiled at me. I sunk back into my chair and rubbed my face with my hands. So it was true, I was having a baby. Vaughn's baby.
"When will I begin to show?" I asked looking at him with a tired expression.
"It varies from person to person but it's usually around 12 weeks, when the top of the uterus has formed." He smiled at me before leaning back in his chair. I closed my eyes tightly. That gave me around 9/10 weeks before things had to be explaining.
"And you're engaged too? A little family of your own" He smiled. I kept my eyes closed to keep the tears from flowing out. It felt like a stab in the heart.
"Trent … it's not Denny's baby…" I whispered, my voice breaking in the middle. He continued to look at me before taking hold of my hand again.
"If it isn't Denny's then …" He began but trailed off. I opened my eyes to look at him.
"Vaughn" I whispered, my voice disappearing into the air. He looked at me before pulling me into a quick hug.
"You know if you need any help I'll be here until the end of summer and I'm just a phone call away" He smiled at me. I nodded as I wiped away the few tears that fell. He passed me a tissue to dry my face and blow my nose with. Trent was sort of like a father figure since I never had one, always there to give advice. I stood up off the chair and walked over to the door before placing my hand on it.
"Don't tell anyone?" I asked, not turning back around to face him. He sighed and moved around behind me.
"I won't but Chelsea, it's going to be hard to hide a baby." He answered. I closed my eyes and rested my head on the door.
"I'll think of something when it's time" I replied before pushing open the door. Julia was sat on the floor at the other end of the inn with two little kids running around her. I walked over to her and smiled down.
""Everything's alright?" She asked, just as the kid in the pink outfit jumped onto her knee. I smiled at her before turning to Julia and nodding.
"Yup everything's alright, just have to take it easy" I smiled at her. She nodded before tickling the giggling kid on her lap. I smiled as I watched them; Julia was so good at playing with kids. Thinking that Julia would probably be a few minutes before she actually realised it was time to go I took a seat opposite from her and sat down. As the giggles continued I felt a soft tug on my shorts, looking down I saw the little kid with a green hat looking up at me.
"Hello my name is Brook" She smiled at me. I smiled down at her softly in return.
"Hello I'm Chelsea" I laughed playfully. She carefully pushed herself up onto the seat next to me before crawling into my lap and sitting down.
"I like you, you're funny" She giggled. She wore a baby blue outfit and a little bit which was sown onto it. Julia suddenly walked up to us with a squirming girl in her arms. Putting her down on the sofa next to me, the little girl crawled over to me and sat down.
"Heya" I smiled at her, she pushed up her grey hat to look at me and laughed.
"Mummy says you have a farm with moo moos" She giggled looking at me. I nodded and smiled back at her.
"Yeah and I have two little kitten's and lots and lots of vegetables" I smiled as both of the girls began to giggle.
"I want to see the kittens" Brook squealed looking at me. "Please can we go Chelsea? Pleaseeee?" She pleaded with big brown puppy dog eyes. I looked up at Julia who knitted her eyebrows together before smiling widely at me and winking.
"If it's okay with your mummies" I smiled. They both squealed and wriggled off the seat and while Brook ran off to a room around the corner, the other girl ran to the front desk. Minutes later, a women called Robin and the women at the front desk were standing in front of me.
"Are you sure it's alright if they come with you?" Robin asked looking at me. I smiled and nodded.
"It's fine, I don't mind taking them for an hour or so" I smiled at them. They both nodded and turned to their kids.
"Daria, You'd better be good for Chelsea okay?" The women at the front desk told her daughter. She nodded politely before running up to me and hugging my leg. I chuckled quietly and soon after Brook was hugging my other leg. Julia giggled as we left the building with two little kids by our sides.
"We're just going to have to pop into Julia's house to pick the kitten's up because I've not been very well and Julia has been looking after them" I smiled at them. Daria giggled as Brook took hold of my hand.
"What are they called Chelsea?" She asked. I turned to face her and smiled.
"Well the white one is called Hunter and the black one is called bump" I smiled as they both giggled.
"I like the name bump Chelsea" Daria smiled at me. I nodded just as we reached the bridge.
"Mummy says I have to hold her hand when we get near water" Daria said as she placed her hand into my free one.
"Your mummy is right. Water can be very dangerous" I smiled at her. She nodded as we crossed the bridge together. Julia's house came into view just as Brook pulled onto my arm.
"Chelsea, I've got a boo boo foot" She said as we came to a halt. I picked her up and placed her on my waist so that I could still hold Daria's hand with my left one.
"Is that better?" I asked her. She nodded and buried her head into my shoulder.
"Glad to see your helping" I joked to Julia who was happily strolling next to me. She laughed and rolled her eyes.
"You're like a kid magnet, not my fault they love you" She laughed. I rolled my eyes before muttering under my breath 'you can say that again'. We shortly came to Julia's front door and I let Julia in first before following with Brook in my arms and Daria tailing onto my left hand. We walked into the warm room where Mirabelle was stood behind the counter and Vaughn sat on the hay in the top right corner. We exchanged a glance before I looked away and towards Mirabelle. My heart felt as if it was being ripped at the scene but I pulled on my mask and continued on.
"Hey Mirabelle, I just wanted to pick up Bump and Hunter before heading back" I smiled at her. She gave me a sympathetic look which was pretty confusing before nodding.
"There in Vaughn's room, this way" She smiled. I placed down Brook and let go of Daria hand before turning to face them.
"I wasn't you to stay here with Julia while I go and get the kittens okay?" I asked them. They both nodded and giggled before running over to Julia. I smiled before following Mirabelle towards Vaughn's room. She opened the door and two little fur-balls were curled up in the centre of the messy bed. I walked over to them and stroked them before turning to Mirabelle who was holding a cat box in front of her.
"Chelsea you know if your ever in trouble you can always talk to me" She smiled warmly. I knitted my eyebrows together before nodding at ushering the kittens into the box.
"Okay Mirabelle" I smiled, not really sure if she was hinting at something or knew something. She nodded before closing her eyes.
"I just don't want you getting hurt honey" She smiled before walking over to me and hugging me. I frowned but hugged her back before picking up the cat box again.
"okay" I replied again before quickly rushing back into the main room. She couldn't know could she? There was no way. Walking up to the counter I placed the kittens onto it before turning back to the kids.
"We all ready?" I asked them. They both smiled as I turned back around to face Mirabelle.
"That reminds me Mirabelle; I wanted to buy a chicken." I smiled at her. She nodded and pulled out the register. I handed over 1500G and bought 50 bags of chicken feed to go with it to make it a total of 2000G.
"What would you like your new chicken to be called?" She asked looking at me. I turned to face the kids and smiled at them.
"What should we call my new chicken then?" I asked them. Their faces lit up as they giggled again.
"Moo" They both smiled. I turned back to Mirabelle and smiled into her blue eyes.
"I guess she's going to be called Moo" I chuckled. She nodded and smiled at the kids before turning to Vaughn. I turned to face him to be polite but his eyes bore into mine with a longing. I dropped my gaze to the floor just as Brook took hold of my hand.
"Vaughn, could you take a chicken up to Chelsea's place please? You can take the fodder later on" She smiled cheerfully at him. He slid off the hay and sulked off into the back to grab my new chicken from outside. I turned to face Julia and smiled.
"Would it be okay if you take the kittens while I watch these two?" I asked her. Her face scrunched up and she looked at me apologetic.
"I'm so sorry Chelsea, I've got a date with Elliot in 20 minutes and I still need to get ready. If it wasn't an emergency of course I would, Vaughn can take them with the chicken" She smiled pointing at Vaughn who had just walked in through the door with a chicken in his arms. My stomach dropped as Vaughn's gaze turned to me.
"Would that be okay Vaughn?" Mirabelle asked eyeing him carefully. He didn't say a word, he just nodded before walking closer to me and picking up the cat box in his free hand. I turned to face Brook and Daria before smiling at them.
"Are you ready to see my farm then?" I asked in a cheerful voice which was way too happy to what I was feeling like inside. I think it was a mix of dread, longing and annoyance which had 'happy' plastered over all of them. They both giggled as Brook held out her arms for me to pick her up. Swinging my arms around her I picked her up before taking hold of Daria hand again.
"Come on then, let's go" I smiled before following Vaughn out of the door. The summer air hit me as soon as we stepped out of the door. Vaughn was waiting for me to catch up at the end of the path as I carried Brook on my hip.
"Chelsea, Chelsea look. It's a birdie" Daria smiled as she pointed to the tree closest to me. Sure enough on the top branch sat a little blue bird.
"It's very pretty" Brook smiled as her attention was drawn to the bird.
"It is isn't it" I joined in as we reached the bridge heading to my farm. As soon as we reached the field I put Brook and took my hand out of Daria's so that they could sit on the ground. I turned to face Vaughn who was staring into my eyes. He handed me the cat box and our hands brushed against each other's. It had been a week since we'd got back and Denny had proposed. I'd spent the last week going out with Denny and putting on the best front I could while we paraded through town with that ring glues to my ring finger. Placing it down on the grass in front of the girls I took a seat next to them.
"Where do you want Moo?" Vaughn asked in a rough voice. He seemed to be empty inside, I'd killed Vaughn.
"You can put her on the grass, I'll take her in later" I said looking into his deep amethyst eyes. They'd seemed to have grown darker since I'd seen him last Wednesday. He placed her down onto the grass where she immediately stared pecking at the ground. He stalled for a minute before slowly turning away to walk back.
"You can stay … if you want" I said. He paused for a second before lowering his head.
"I'd better not" He mumbled quietly. I turned my focus to the ground before looking at the excited kids in front of me.
"Do you think the cowboy should stay?" I asked them. They both smiled before giggling.
"Yeah, yeah" They smiled. He slowly turned around and looked at the girls sitting in front of me before turning his gaze to me. I smiled weakly at him as he slowly began to walk over to us and took a seat next to me. I opened the cage and a black furry creature walked out dizzily as if he'd just woken up. They girls squealed and laughed as he made his way over to them to check them out.
"This one is called bump" I smiled at them. Brook reached out her palm to stroke him and soon he was curled up on her legs. I peered into the box to see if Hunter was actually in there but when I did I saw a curled up white fluff-ball. What a lazy cat. I reached in and prodded him but he just stretched out and yawned. Rolling my eyes I prodded him until he finally got up and walked out of the cage. He walked over to Vaughn and pawed at his knee. I smiled at him and he grinned as Hunter jumped into his lap.
"I like this one" Brook smiled as Bump patted her arm. Daria stood up and toddled her way over to me before taking a seat on my lap. She took her hat off to reveal a head full of dark brown, fluffy hair. I giggled as I patted down her messy hair so that it looked flatter.
"My name is Daria" She smiled as she looked at Vaughn. Vaughn's gaze switched to me as if to ask 'what do I do' but I just smiled at him. He didn't seem very confident in himself when it came to kids.
"Erm … I'm Vaughn" He replied as he stroked the cat. She smiled at him before reaching out for the kitten. He got up and stood on his knees while holding Hunter in his hands.
"They like it when you hold them like him" He said to her as he handed Hunter over to her. She took hold of him and copied what Vaughn did so that she held him right. I smiled before moving closer to Brook as Bump curled up onto her legs. I watched Vaughn teach Daria about kittens and she seemed really interested. I turned to face Brook and scratched Bumps head at the same time.
"Would you like to see my cow?" I asked them. Their faces lit up as they giggled. I picked up Bump so that Brook could stand up and Vaughn took hold of Hunter. We put them in my house before leading the kids up to the barn. I reached the barn first and turned around just as Daria slipped her hand into Vaughn's. At first his expression was shock but then he got used to it and walked her up to me. I opened the barn as Vaughn ushered the kids inside. Laying on the hay pile sat Bells.
"Heya Bells" I called out and as always, she ignored me. I rolled my eyes before turning to the kids.
"Bells might be a bit Moody but she's a nice cow. But make sure to be careful when near animals" I warned. They both nodded and ran up to me where they stood behind my legs. I walked up to face Bells, she had her eyes open and was chewing on hay slowly.
"Bells, this is Daria and Brook" I smiled at her. The kids chuckled before gently moving closer to her. They both reached out their hands and stroked her softly. Bells didn't react; she just continued to chew on the hay. I rolled my eyes before falling back onto another pile of hay and stretching out. Maybe it wasn't going to be so bad having a kid. I looked around my barn; it was quite roomy for just one cow. My gaze scanned each corner of the barn before they finally landed onto Vaughn. He was looking at me as well with a warmer look on his face. Not as dead looking as before. He walked over towards me and took a seat on the hay next to me. I sighed before turning my gaze to the girls who were happily playing by tickling Bells with a piece of hay.
"I went to see Doctor Trent today …" I mumbled as I stretched out my legs. Vaughn did the same but there was a clear foot and a half difference.
"What did he say?" He asked in a low voice. I closed my eyes and wanted so much to rest my head on his shoulder but the weight on my fourth finger stopped me from doing do.
"I'm defiantly pregnant. Two weeks … and I'll start showing in 9 or 10 weeks ..." I said in a hushed voice. He closed his eyes and nodded slowly.
"Chelsea …" He began. I turned to face him and looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
"I … I …" He sighed. "It's nothing" He finally mumbled before sitting up straight. I sat up with him and turned to look at the kids. They were so happy and playful, full of innocence and no worries. I smiled to myself before my face fell again. I didn't question him on what he was going to say. For some reason I had a feeling that this would be one of the last ever times we'd talk before I was … married. Married to a guy I didn't love while carrying someone else's baby. And worse of all, I still had to break the news to Jill.
So it comes to the end of Chapter 29, Vaughn and Chelsea bonding with kids? Hmm :P Anyways I hoped you liked it and I'm not sure when I can post again, still got 8 days left :D Thanks for reading, I love you guys for viewing and don't forget to stay tuned till next time :D
P.S – I am very sunburnt :P