CHAPTER 10
A few days had passed and it was Thursday, the day that I was going to my OB to see if I was indeed pregnant and how far along I actually was. Billy hadn't really spoken with me or touched me since he found out about the news and it was taking a toll on me. For the first time in a long time, I felt depressed and unwanted. He barely stayed at the apartment and I tried to keep my distance from him.
I was getting my things together when my phone started to go off from the bed. I picked it up and saw that it was Chelsea.
"Hey," I said as I answered the phone.
"Hey, you about ready to go?" She asked as I slipped on my shoes.
"Yeah, I'm heading out of the apartment now," I said as I started to make my way through the living room.
I ended the call and went to open the door.
"Where ya goin?" I heard Billy's voice ask from behind me as I had my hand on the door knob.
"I'm going to my appointment," I answered as I looked at him. "Do you want to come with me?" I asked as I watched him blow smoke out of his mouth.
"Nope," he said before he place the cigarette back in.
"Figured," I said as I opened the door and stepped out in the hallway, closing the door behind me.
I started to walk down the hallway and saw Chelsea walking towards me.
"You ready to do this?" She asked as she lightly placed her hand on my back.
"Yeah," I said as we started to go down the steps together.
"Is Billy home?" She asked as she glanced over at me.
"Yeah," I said as we reached the bottom step. "I asked him if he wanted to come, but he said nope," I added, popping the p at the end.
"He'll come around," she said as we headed outside and Joe was standing there, talking to some girl.
"Hey, ladies!" He shouted as he saw us walking to Chelsea's car.
"Hey, Joe," Chelsea said as she opened her door.
"Hi, Joe," I said as I glanced over at him.
"One minute," he said to the girl and slowly ran over to me. "Hey, are you heading to your appointment?" He asked as I set my purse on the seat.
"Yeah," I answered as I looked at him.
"I know that my brother might not seem like he wants to be involved, but don't worry, I'll handle him," he said with a smirk as he placed his hands on his chest.
"We'll see," I said with a small smile on my face as I got into the car.
"Careful, alright?" He said as he looked at the both of us as Chelsea started the car.
"Sure thing, Joe," Chelsea said with a smile and he shut my door. "He's such a young heart throb to all the women around here," she said as she started to pull out of the parking lot.
We arrived at the OB and Chelsea pulled into an empty parking spot. She shut the car off and I sat there as I stared at the sign on the building.
"You ready?" She asked as she looked over at me.
"Ready as I'll ever be," I said as I opened the car door and we both got out.
We headed into the office and I signed myself in. As I sat down on an empty chair beside Chelsea, I started to fill out paperwork while she went through messages on her phone. Once I was finished, I brought the paperwork up to the front desk and sat down as I waited for it to be my turn.
"Mia," I heard Carol say and I stood up from the chair.
"Good luck," Chelsea said as I started to walk towards the doorway where the nurse was standing.
"Hi, Mia. How are you doing?" Carol said as we started to walk towards the room she was putting me in.
"Good, Carol. How have you been?" I asked as she lead me into the room.
"Good, sweetie. I haven't seen you in about a year. What's been going on?" She asked as I set my purse down on the chair and got up on the edge of the bed.
"Not too much. Trying to stay busy," I said as she started to look over my file.
"Who's the lucky guy?" She asked as she read over the paper.
"My fiance, Billy," I said with a small smile and showed her the ring on my finger.
"Oooo, look at that. You got a good guy on your hands there with great taste," she said as she examined the ring. "So, when was your last period?" She asked as she grabbed the blood pressure cuff from the drawer.
"Honestly, I think it was a couple months ago. I have been so busy that I haven't had the time to actual thing when exactly it was," I said as I held my arm out and she wrapped the cuff around my arm.
"Well, we will figure out how far along you are and when exactly you are due," she said as she started to pump the cuff up. "Was this planned at all?"
"No," I said as I shook my head and looked down.
"Well, I'm sure you will be a great mom," she said with a smile and got my blood pressure. "120/80, perfect as always," she said as she took the cuff off and placed it back in the drawer.
Once we went through all the basics, she had me change into a gown while I waited for Dr. Cline to come into the room to check me. I heard a knock at the door and I looked over to see Dr. Cline coming in.
"Hey, Mia. How have you been?" She asked with a smile on her face as Carol followed into the room behind her.
"Good, Dr. Cline. How about yourself?" I asked as she looked over my chart and Carol brought an ultrasound machine over to the side of the bed.
"Good, it sounds like you may be pregnant. Is that correct?" She asked as she came over to me and had me lay back.
"Yeah, I have been feeling nauseated and throwing up the past week, so my friend had me take a test and it was positive. I'm not sure how far along I am," I said as she placed a sheet on my lower half.
"Well, we will figure that out once we look at how the baby is progressing," she said as she grabbed a bottle of gel from the stand and squirted some of it onto my belly.
She grabbed the transducer from the holder and placed it onto my belly. I looked over at the screen as she started to move the transducer around.
"Okay, here's the baby," she said as I saw the baby on the screen and tears started to come to my eyes. "Here is the head and you can see the little toes here," she said as she started to point everything out.
As she continued to point things out on the screen, I felt tears come out of my eyes. I reached my hands up and wiped them away.
"Are you okay, dear?" I heard Carol ask me and I nodded my head.
"Yeah, it's just...emotional," I said as I wiped some more away and smiled a little.
"It's a beautiful thing," she said with a smile as I continued to look at the screen and handed me a tissue.
"Thanks," I said as I took the tissue and started to dab at my eyes.
"Would you like for me to print a couple of pictures out for you?" Dr. Cline asked as she glanced over at me.
"Yes, please," I said and then sniffled.
Once she finished checking everything out, she printed a couple pictures from the ultrasound. Carol handed me a towel and I wiped the remaining gel from my stomach before I sat up.
"So, how far along do you think I am?" I asked as I looked at Dr. Cline.
"Looking at the measurements of the growth of the baby, it looks like you are about 8 weeks along. I'm going to set your due date for September 3rd, but it may change as you continue to come in and we look at the measurements," she explained and I thought about the alcohol consumption I had been doing.
"Ummm," I started to say as I looked down. "I didn't find out that I was pregnant until the other day and I have been drinking," I said then lifted my head up to look at her. "Would that have harmed the baby?"
"The baby looks healthy at the moment, so I would suggest no more alcohol," she said with a small smile and I nodded my head.
"Thank you, Dr. Cline," I said as I stood up and she walked me out of the room.
I scheduled my next appointment before I headed out to the waiting room area.
"So, how did it go? How far along are you?" Chelsea asked me as she stood up.
"I'm around 8 weeks," I answered as I grabbed the sonogram pictures from my purse and handed them over to her.
"Awwww, look how cute," she said with a smile as we walked outside and over to her car. "Is everything okay with the baby?"
"Yes, she said the baby is healthy. No more alcohol, though," I said before we got into her car.
"Of course," she said as she handed the pictures back to me once we were in the car and I set them back in my purse.
We arrived back at the apartments and went our separate ways. I opened the door to Billy's apartment and headed inside as I closed the door behind me. He was leaning back against the counter as he and Joe laughed about something. They went quiet as I set my purse down on the table in the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge. I could feel eyes on me as I headed to Billy's bedroom and shut the door. I took a couple sips of water before I set the bottle down on the stand and layed down on the bed. I was hoping that Billy would come around, but would he?
BILLY'S POV
"How do ya think it went?" Joe asked before he took another sip of his beer.
"Don't know, don't care," I said as I saw some pictures in her purse and I set my beer down on the table as I went to pull them out.
"What's that?" he asked as I went through the ultrasound pictures. "Is that the baby?" He asked as he looked over my shoulder.
"What da fuck da ya think?" I asked as I glanced over at him and brought my attention back to the pictures.
"What are ya gonna do, Billy? You had part in this," he said as I put the pictures back in her purse.
"I can't, Joe," I said as I picked my beer bottle back up and took a swig.
"So, you're just gonna have her do it on her own?" He asked and I walked away from him. "Billy, man, come on. You can't..." He started to say as he followed behind me and I shushed him. "What?" He asked as I held my hand up to him and walked closer to my bedroom door.
I could hear Mia sobbing from the other side of the door as we continued to stand there.
"See, you can't do this to her. She loves you, man," Joe quietly said from behind me and we both walked away from the door.
"I can't bring a baby into this," I said, referring to the life that I was living.
"Dude, yes, you can. All us guys will protect them. You know that," he explained and I nodded my head as I looked down at the floor. "You proposed to her, too, man. Ya can't just leave her like that."
"Don't ya have somewhere to be?" I asked as I looked at him and he got the message as he grabbed his phone and headed out of the apartment.
I made my way back to the bedroom door and stood there as I heard that Mia was still sobbing. I looked down at the floor and immediately felt bad. She was crying because of me, because of the way that I was acting. I grabbed onto the door knob and slowly opened the door. I saw Mia laying on the bed with her hands up to her face as she continued to sob. I swallowed hard and slowly walked over to the bed. I kneeled down beside the bed and lightly placed my hand on her hip.
"I'm...sorry," she said through a sob as she continued to hold her hands to her face.
"Mia," I quietly said as I continued to look at her. "Ya have nothing to be sorry for," I said as she continued to cry. "Come here," I said and I watched as she slowly sat up on the bed.
I opened my arms for her and she leaned into my arms as she rested her head against my shoulder. We both wrapped our arms around each other as she continued to cry.
"I'm sorry," I quietly said as I held her tight. "I'm a fuckin' jerk," I added as she seemed to calm down.
"No, don't," she said as she pulled back from me and we both looked at each other.
I reached up and wiped the remaining tears away with my thumbs. She sniffled as a small smile formed on her lips. I smirked and brought my lips down to hers. We were going to have to make this whole baby thing work. That's all there was to it.