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Chapter Three
Carol pushes her way into the apartment as she says, "What do you mean by 'what are you doing here?' we were supposed to go out after you got out of school remember! What happened to you?"
"I'm sorry Carol, I completely forgot about it. I got so car…" Bikky tries to explain. Carol cut him off by shouting, "What do you mean you forgot! How could you forget about it when you made the plans? You moron!" Bikky puts his hand over Carol's mouth to stop her tirade.
"Shh, will you let me explain Carol?" Bikky pleads. Carol removes Bikky's hand from her mouth and says, "Fine, but this explanation had better be good." Bikky shakes his head as Carol folds her arms under her chest. Dee walks in from the kitchen after cleaning it to blow off the stress and to get into Ryo's good graces again.
Dee looks up, sees Carol, and says, "Hey Carol looking good! What are you two up to now?" "Bikky was about to explain why he stood me up tonight," Carol states.
"What, you stood her up little man? Man I would never stand you up Carol so why don't you get rid of the loser and get with the winner." Dee says.
-Smack- Bikky kicks Dee in his other shin this time. "Oww! Why you little sea monkey, I'm going to get you for that." Dee states as his voice gets louder and louder. Bikky shouts, "Keep your hands and eyes off my girl, you leech!"
The bedroom door opens and Ryo shouts, "That's enough! I can't even sleep in peace, after I told you buffoons to stop fighting!" Ryo has been moving toward the living room and notices Carol when he gets there. "Oh Carol. I'm sorry I did not know you were here, how are you?" Ryo asks.
"Annoyed because these apes were fighting and Bikky still hasn't told me why he stood me up for out date tonight," Carol replies angrily. Ryo looks at Bikky for confirmation and Bikky nods his head to confirm that she was correct.
"I'm sorry Carol that would be my fault. Although, Bikky should have called you it is because he found out that I was pregnant and wanted to be here for me. But he has been fighting with Dee all night despite me telling him I didn't want him to. Dee also has ignored my wished when I said that their fighting should end." Ryo explains.
Carol looks at Bikky to see if this was true and Bikky nods his head to confirm it. Then she looks at Dee for confirmation as well and he nods his head to confirm what Ryo said. –Slap- Carol smacks both Bikky and Dee in the face and states, "You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Ryo is going through a traumatic experience right now and all you two can do is think about yourselves. Shameful! By the way Ryo, did you say you were pregnant? How is that possible?
Ryo gives a weak smile and says, "I don't know. All I know is that I took a pregnancy test and that it showed a positive sign meaning I'm pregnant. Even though I know that is impossible." Ryo started to cry again and then he ran to the bathroom where sounds of puking were now being heard. Everyone ran to the bathroom to help, but it was Carol that got there first to give Ryo what he needed. She grabbed a wash cloth from the towel rack and damped it with cold water. She gave the wash cloth to Ryo when he was done and leaning against the tub. Carol grabbed the little glass on the sink and put water in it for Ryo to drink. After Ryo was done with the wash cloth and drank the water he brushed his teeth.
As Ryo is doing all this Carol yells, "Dee! Bikky! Get out of here!"
"But I want to stay and help Ryo," Bikky says. "Me too," Dee offers.
"No, you two have done enough for one day. You made Ryo so stressed out that he puked. Now get out, go to bed, and leave Ryo to me. I will take care of him tonight since you Neanderthals are worthless. Go!" Carol ordered. Dee and Bikky sulks back to the living room and finishes getting ready for bed.
"Thank you Carol but you don't have to stay," Ryo expresses. "I know, but I want to besides you need someone to help you through this emotional crisis right now and those two are only making it harder on you," Carol assures. Ryo smiles his first real smile since that stupid stick read positive. Ryo then gets up and heads back to the bedroom.
Carol follows behind him and asks, "Can I sleep in here with you tonight?"
"Yes, you can use one of my shirts as pjs." Ryo replies. "Thank you," Carol says. A few minutes later Ryo and Carol were both in bed and fast asleep. While in the living room Dee and Bikky were pulling out the couch bed to get ready to sleep. Bikky plopped down on the bed and was soon fast asleep as well. Dee was lying there awake because his mind was racing with questions and concerns about what Ryo told him and how it affects him. Eventually he gets to sleep and he starts to snore very loudly.
Morning rolls around to find that Ryo is once again in the bathroom puking his guts out. Carol is there behind him with another damp wash rag and gives it to him when he finishes. As he sits propped up on the tub he switches the towel for the cup of water Carol was now handing him. She puts the wash rag in the dirty towel hamper. Ryo then brushes his teeth to get the taste of vomit out of his mouth.
"Are you okay?" Carol asks Ryo. "I will be," Ryo replies.
"You know you have to go to the doctor to get the answers you want, not to mention you will need a doctor to deliver the baby." Carol states. "What doctor would see me that would not believe I'm crazy, Carol?" Ryo asks shakily. No doctor would ever believe me about this. Hell, they would probably put me in a mental hospital, Ryo thought.
"Oh, I know! We can go to my obgyn and tell her I think I'm pregnant, but when we are in the exam room we will tell her it is actually you. That way no one but the doctor and the nurse will hear that you're pregnant." Carol suggests excitedly. "I don't know, is he any good?" Ryo asks.
"She! And yes she is very good." Carol corrects and assures Ryo. "No I change my mind too risky." Ryo states stubbornly.
"Ryo so you want your baby to be born healthy and normal? Then you need to have a doctor to monitor you and the baby. Not to mention you need a doctor to deliver the baby, I wonder how she will deliver the baby." Carol states.
"You're right and yes I want the baby to be normal and healthy. Yes, please make the appointment with your doctor. But it better be today or I will chicken out." Carol runs into the bedroom grabs the phone and schedules an emergency appointment with her doctor.
While this entire thing has gone on Dee and Bikky are still sleeping in the living room. Ryo wakes Bikky and Dee up so that they won't be late for work or school. Then goes back into the bedroom and closes the door without a single word. Bikky gets up, gets dressed, eats breakfast, and leaves for school knowing that Ryo just wants to be left alone. Carol finally puts the phone down and states, "Okay my obgyn has us scheduled at noon." "Good! The sooner I get this over with the better. Bikky already went off to school and I can hear Dee in the shower. It is 8:30am lets go get some breakfast at the deli around the block." Ryo suggests.
"Sounds great, just let me get dressed; I know I have some extra clothes here." Carol says. Carol and Ryo got dressed in silence and left the apartment without Dee's knowledge. Through all of this Ryo was thinking: Bikky apologized this morning but I couldn't have him with me for the appointment, but at least he is trying. Dee is still in the shower late again as always. Dee works the second shift which is 8am to 4pm so he will be at work during the appointment. That is probably for the best because I doubt that Dee can handle this at the moment.
After breakfast and a couple hours later Ryo and Carol walk into Dr.Xanadoo's office. Ryo was fidgeting because he was nervous about what the doctor would say and think about his predicament. Thirty minutes later and Ryo was sitting on the exam room table waiting for the doctor to arrive. Carol kept saying, "It is going to be fine," but Ryo could not hear anything because he was tuning everything out while looking at the door and waiting for the doctor to arrive.
The door opens and in walks a woman old enough to be anyone's grandma. She's short with white hair pulled into a tight bun and beautiful blue eyes. "Hello, my name is Dr.Graffiti Xanadoo," Dr.X states.