Chapter 85

Nic and Geoff waited hand in hand in Rachel's office. They kept looking at each other.
"It won't be the end of the world if we're not. I mean we weren't trying." He said to her.
She nodded.
"And there is Ella. I don't want her upset. So maybe it's for the best if we aren't." she added.
"We are so lying aren't we?" Geoff asked after a moment.
She nodded.
"I was awake all night thinking about it. I want a baby so much." She confessed. "I love you Geoff Campbell and I want you to make me pregnant."
He grinned.
"And Ella is cool. She'll be ok. We'll tell her first, ok, and make sure she is ok." he said.
She looked at him.
"You keep using the word ok." she pointed out.
"It that a problem."
She shook her head.
"No just thought I'd point it out before you start doing any christenings. I'd hate for a generation of summer bay teens to all be called Ok."
He nodded.
"Well I'm nervous." And only just stopped himself from adding ok to the statement.
She looked at him.
"Well just think of the fun we'll have trying if we aren't." she said looking deep into his eyes.
"I'd rather think of the fun we'll have trying to find positions when you are out here." He murmured gesturing with his hand.
She glared at him.
"Men and dimensions." She muttered. "I won't be out here and that is 12 inches." She replied with a few hand gestures of her own.
He grinned.
"Rachel is behind me isn't she?" Nic asked suddenly.
He nodded.
"And you didn't think to tell me before I mentioned the 12 inches part of the statement?"
He shook his head.
"I am so embarrassed."
"I'm not, she thinks something is 12 inches so I'm going to keep quiet." Geoff grinned and took hold of Nic's hand again.
Rachel chuckled.
"Well Mr and Mrs Campbell would you like the results of your pregnancy test?" she asked them moving around the desk and sitting behind it.
Nic looked at Geoff.
He nodded.
"Yes please." Nic asked and crossed her fingers.
"Congratulations." Rachel told them.
Nic looked at Geoff again.
"We're pregnant." She asked Rachel, needing the confirmation.
Rachel nodded.
"Yes you are. From the dates you gave me I would estimate about 8 weeks." She told her.
"I want to sort out appointments for your scans." She said.
Nic grinned.
"Rachel." She said after a second.
The other woman looked up.
"What is the best way to tell Ella?" Nic asked and felt Geoff squeeze her hand in support.
"I would recommend just telling her quietly give her a chance to absorb the information. If I know Ella she will be thrilled for you." She said softly.
Nic sighed.
"I want her to be involved. Will that be ok?" she asked both Geoff and Rachel.
"You mean come to scans with us and stuff?" he said.
She nodded but looked at Rachel.
"I think that will be wonderful. You may need to give her some time but just let her know that the offer is there."
"It won't be like rubbing her nose in it will it?" she asked worriedly.
"I can't say how she'll react Nic but I know she loves you and she'll want to be part of this because of that. As to how much she can cope with you'll have to let her judge." Rachel said softly. "But I can tell you now that I am so impressed with you right now. And I'm pretty sure that after your dad has got over the shock that he is about to be a Granddad he'll be proud of you."
Nic blushed.
"I'm nothing special." She said quickly.
"I have to disagree with that." Geoff told her. "I think you are very special."
He lifted their joint hands and pressed a kiss to hers.
"Ok then. Here are some leaflets on healthy eating and nutrition. I need you to start thinking about taking vitamin and iron supplements." Rachel handed over a number of leaflets and a list of tablets that she had to start taking. "Now I read these books myself so I know they are good." She added and wrote down some titles.
She looked at them and passed over the list and the appointment card.
"Congratulations." She said again.
Geoff grinned proudly as he stood up. He walked over to the door and opened it for Nic.
She kissed him and they went out.
"Thank you Rachel." Nic told her.
They walked hand in hand out of the hospital.
"Want to go to the diner?" he asked.
She shook her head.
"No because I'll tell Irene who'll tell Leah and Colleen will overhear." She grinned. "You know what its like."
He chuckled.
"Well we could go home and grab a sandwich?" he said.
"I don't think that is actually what you are thinking of grabbing." She muttered seeing the look on his face.
He nodded.
"No it's probably best we get all the sleep we can now." He said softly.
She laughed and threw her arms around him.
"We're having a baby!" she said loudly.
He giggled.
"I know." He replied holding her close. "I'm so happy Nic." He said kissing her. "Thank you for marrying me and giving me another chance."
"I love you Geoff Campbell." She told him kissing him back.