CHAPTER 11
MIA'S POV
A couple more months had passed by and I was now 16 weeks pregnant. My baby bump was becoming more noticeable and the more sickness had started to subside. My cravings were definitely starting to show and I felt like I was always hungry. Billy had been supportive and coming around with everything, so I was glad about that. Over the past couple of months, we had also had a small wedding with our close friends. It was small, but I was finally Mrs. Darley.
I was sitting at the kitchen table one morning, eating breakfast. I heard someone coming and I looked over to see Billy coming out of the bedroom.
"Morning," I said as I brought my attention back down to my plate.
"Morning," he mumbled as he opened up the fridge and grabbed the bottle of orange juice out.
"Are you still coming to my appointment today?" I asked before I took another bite of toast.
"Yeah," he said as he poured himself some juice. "What time?"
"It's at 10:30 this morning," I said before I took a sip of my juice.
"I can't," he said and I immediately looked at him.
"Billy, you said that you were going to come with me to my next appointment. This morning is my next appointment," I said as I continued to look at the back of him.
"I can't go!" He shouted as he looked over at me and I looked back down at my plate.
He opened the fridge door, placed the juice back in the fridge, and slammed the door shut. He grabbed his coat from the chair and pulled it on before he grabbed his keys and made his way over to leave the apartment. I jumped as he slammed the door shut and set my fork back down on the plate.
"Nice," I quietly said to myself as I grabbed my phone and texted Chelsea to see if she would want to go with me.
"What was that about?" I heard Joe ask from behind me in a tired voice.
"Your brother seems to be in a bad mood this morning," I said as I glanced over my shoulder.
"When isn't he," he said as he walked over the fridge and opened the door. "I thought he was going wit ya to your appointment?" He asked as he grabbed some leftover Chinese food out.
"I thought so, too," I said as I placed my phone back down on the table. "Chelsea is going with me," I said as I grabbed my glass of juice and took another sip.
"Can I come?" Joe asked as he took a bite of the cold, leftover food from the container.
"Sure," I said with a small smile as I picked my dishes up from the table and took them over to the sink.
"Awesome," he said as he took another bite.
We both got ready to head to my appointment. We stepped out into the hallway and started down the hall.
"He's coming with us?" Chelsea asked as she saw Joe walking behind me.
"Yeah, he wanted to come along," I answered as we started down the steps.
"Billy's not coming again?" She asked as she glanced over at me and I shook my head. "What an ass," she said as we headed outside.
We started to get into my car. Joe got in the back while Chelsea sat up front with me.
"Did he say why he wasn't coming again?" Chelsea asked as I started down the street.
"No," I answered as I shook my head and continued to drive.
"He fuckin' woke me up," Joe said from the back seat as he looked out the window.
"I thought he was okay with everything?" Chelsea said.
"I thought so, too," I said as I stopped at the red light. "He seemed pissed about something this morning," I said as the light turned green and I started to go again.
"Typical Billy," Chelsea said and I nodded my head.
We arrived at Dr. Cline's office a little while later and headed inside. Chelsea and Joe sat down in a couple empty seats while I signed myself in. I headed over and sat down on the empty chair beside Joe as I waited to be called back.
"Joe, stop," Chelsea whispered and I looked over to see him messing with one of the models of the women anatomy on the stand.
Something fell out of the model and landed on the floor.
"Shit," Joe said as he reached down to grab it from the floor and Chelsea and I both chuckled as the ladies in the waiting room looked over at him.
He went to go to put it back where it fell out of, but it ended up falling back onto the table, which caused me and Chelsea to laugh again.
"Just leave it, Joe," Chelsea said through a chuckle and I brought my hand up to my face.
"Mia," I heard Carol's voice say and I stood up as I made my way over to her.
"Can they come back with me? They want to see the baby," I said as I motioned back to Chelsea and Joe.
"Sure," she said with a smile and they followed behind me.
As soon as we walked in the room, I had Chelsea take my purse while I got set up to get an ultrasound down. Chelsea sat down on the chair beside the bed while Joe leaned back against the wall as he stood beside her.
"So, how has everything been going for you?" Dr. Cline asked as I moved my shirt up and she tucked a towel in the hem of my pants, exposing my small belly.
"Good. The morning sickness has subsided, so it's not as bad as it was," I said as she grabbed the bottle of gel from the stand.
"That's good. Is this your husband?" She asked as she motioned over to Joe.
"No, that's his brother, Joe," I said as I glanced over at him. "He wanted to come," I said as she placed some gel on my belly.
"The more the merrier," she said with a smile and grabbed the transducer. "Let's see how the baby is doing," she said as she placed the transducer on my belly and started to move it around as the baby came on the screen.
"Oh my gosh," I heard Chelsea say and I glanced over at her to see that she was smiling from ear to ear.
"Would you like to hear the baby's heart beat?" Dr. Cline asked as she looked over at Chelsea.
"Sure," Chelsea said with a smile and the baby's heart beat started to fill the room.
"Wow," Joe said with a slight chuckle as we continued to listen.
"It's amazing, isn't it?" Dr. Cline asked as she looked over at Chelsea and Joe.
"Yeah," Chelsea said as I looked back over at the screen.
"Did you want to know the sex today?" Dr. Cline asked as she looked over at me.
"Sure," I said with a smile as I continued to look at the screen as she moved the transducer around again.
"Well, it looks like you are going to have a girl," Dr. Cline said.
"A girl? Really?" I asked as a smile formed on my face.
"Yes, definitely a girl," she said as she printed out some copies for me.
Once I got cleaned up, we headed out of the office together and back out to my car.
"You're having a girl," Chelsea said as we got into the car. "That's so exciting!" She said as she put her seatbelt on.
"Yeah, now we can start shopping," I said as I put my seatbelt on and started the car.
"If only your brother was more involved," Chelsea said as she looked back at Joe.
"He will be. Just give him some time," Joe said from the back seat.
"I have given a couple months, Joe," I said as I glanced up at him in my rearview mirror.
"I know. He's a tough cookie," he said and we started to laugh.
We arrived back at Stokley Hall and I saw Billy's car there, which means that he was back from wherever he went. Joe and Chelsea walked in front of me as we made our way back to Billy's apartment. Joe opened the door and we followed behind him inside. Billy was sitting there with the guys, drinking beer, and talking about something. He stopped talking as soon as we walked in.
"Where da fuck ya been, Joe?" Billy asked as he looked over at us.
"I went wit the girls to see the baby, like you should be doin'," Joe said as he walked over to the fridge to get something to drink.
"What da fuck did ya just say to me?" Billy asked as he got up from his chair and went over to Joe.
"You should be more involved, that's all I'm sayin'," Joe said as he turned around to face Billy.
"That's none of ya fuckin' business, Joey," Billy said as he grabbed onto Joe's shirt.
"Guys, knock it off," Chelsea said as we watched what was going on.
"Shut da fuck up, Chelsea," Billy said as he pointed over to her.
"Billy, what is wrong with you?" I asked as I looked at him.
"This whole baby issue," he said as he let go of Joe's shirt. "Dats all you're concerned 'bout," he said as he started to come over to me.
"We're supposed to be concerned about it. We did this together," I said as I looked into his eyes. "I thought you were starting to come around with this whole thing."
"You were wrong," he said as he shook his head and turned around.
"So, what now? I'm just going to have to deal with it on my own?" I asked as I stared at the back of him.
"Yeah, dats that I'm saying," he said with a smirk on his face and I shook my head. "If ya would have kept ya legs closed, this wouldn't have happened," he said and I felt tears coming to my eyes.
"Well, maybe if you would have wore a condom every time you fucked me, we wouldn't be in this mess!" I shouted and he immediately turned around and charged after me.
"Ya stupid, bitch!" Billy shouted as he smacked me hard across the face and shoved me up against the wall. "Don't ya dare fuckin' talk to me like that!" He shouted in my face and smacked me again, making me fall down to the floor.
"BILLY! STOP!" Chelsea said as a couple of the guys came over and pulled him back from me.
"Billy, calm down, man!" I heard one of the guys shout at him as they held him back.
"What da fuck is wrong with you?!" Joe asked as he kneeled down on the other side of me as he and Chelsea helped me sit up.
"Mia, are you okay?" Chelsea asked as I lifted my head up and started to sob. "You're bleeding," she said as she stood up from the floor and walked over to get a towel. "What the fuck is wrong with you, Billy? She's carrying your fucking child," she said as she kneeled down beside me and held the towel to my lip.
"I fuckin' want her out of here," he said as the guys continued to hold him back.
"Are you fuckin' serious?" Joe asked as he stood up from my side. "Hasn't she been through enough?" He asked as tears went down my cheeks and Chelsea held me close.
"I don't fuckin' want her here anymore," I heard him say and I looked down as I sobbed more.
"You're fuckin' crazy," Joe said as he came back over to my side and they helped me up from the floor. "She is your fuckin' wife and carryin' your child."
"Ya think I fuckin' care?" Billy asked and I shook my head as I opened the door and headed out of the apartment.
"Mia," I held Chelsea say as I leaned against the wall and started to sob again.
"He..hates..me," I said I rested my head back against the wall.
"Shh, Mia. It's okay," Chelsea said as I heard Joe inside the apartment fighting with Billy. "Come with me to my place," Chelsea said as she lightly grabbed onto my arm and we started to walk down the hall together.
We made it to her apartment and she helped me walk inside. She helped me sit down on the couch as she continued to dab the blood on my lip.
"What am I gonna do, Chels," I said as I thought about what just happened.
"You're going to be okay, Mia. Just calm down," she said as she lightly rubbed my back and I leaned forward as I placed my elbows on top of my knees and held my head in my hands. "It's not good for the baby."
Later that night, I was laying on the bed in Chelsea's spare bedroom in her apartment. I heard Chelsea talking to Joe in the living room about what was going on.
"Is she okay?" I heard Joe's voice ask as I reached up to wipe tears away.
"Yeah, she's just really shaken and upset about what happened," Chelsea answered.
"I don't know what got into him. He's never hurt Mia before. I thought everythin' was goin' good between them," Joe said as my bottom jaw started to quiver.
"It was. I don't know what changed today. She wanted him to come with her to the appointment and then the next thing I know, she's texting me saying that he can't go with her. If he wants to be involved, now is the time. I just can't believe he did that to her," Chelsea said as I reached up to wipe more tears away.
"I know. I'm gonna try and talk to him 'bout it. Just her I stopped by and I'll be back tomorrow," Joe said and I heard the door to the apartment shut.
I couldn't believe that Billy had attacked me like that. What was I going to do?