2CHAPTER 2-The Consequence
At first I thought I had the flu. I was throwing up and had a slight fever. My bestfriend Amamda came over one day and happened to save my life.
Three months of not talking to my brother was taking a toll on me. I felt nauseated and was constantly puking. At first I thought that it was Alex and Brian. Then I thought it was something I ate. When AManda came over I was not feeling to hot. In fact when the doorbell rang my eye sight was already blurring. The edges had turned black and I was alreadly wobbly on my feet. When I let her in I completly blacked out.
Four Hours Later
I woke up in the hospital hearing Alex talking. "Do you have any idea what it's like to get a call at ten in the morning hearing that my little sister is in the hospital again. You had me really worried." A knock on the door brought him to a stop. "Come in."
"Hey. Can I talk to her?" I think it was Brian. I heard a shuffle of feet and a chair scooted in. "Roxy. You scared me. Do you have any idea how my heart stopped when we got the call? Do you have any idea how I have felt since your brother has told me if we wanted to stay friends than I would have to give you up? I really was willing to give up the friendship but than I realized if I gave him up he could make our lives hell. But we both want you to get better." He ran his hands across my face.
"Excuse me sir, but we need to run some test on her." A nurse came in and waited until Brian left the room. "Ma'am have you been experiencing any nausea or puking lately?"
"Weirdly enough, yes. At first I thought it was stress than food poisning. But then this happened."
"Well we ran a blood test. It appears you are pregnant. Given an estimate I would say 12 weeks along." She walked out the room. I sat there stunned. Pregnant. Damn. The nurse came in with a doctor who explained everything to me. They let me go a few hours later giving me a safe presciption for the headache and the prenatal pills. I didn't want to tell Brian until I knew exactly waht it was he wanted. Of course I wouldn't wait that long.
Three Weeks Later
"Hey, Brian!" I swallowed the pills before he realized it. "What are you doing? How is class?" I kept it nonchalant. I pulled out my shirt to hide my expanding belly.
"My class was cancled. Haven't you been getting my messages? I have been calling you for weeks." I debated telling him I had been painting the baby room and buying everything that I guess an expectant mother should buy.
"Been a little busy. Sorry. What's up?"
"What's that smell?" He turned around and followed that nose of his. I followed him and tried to disuade him from going into the nursery.
"Yeah well maybe its chicken." RIghtwhen he turned the knob to the door, Alex and Brandy walked through the door. Saved by the bell. He turned toward the door and in that moment of my distraction, he opened the door. I heard the gasp behind me and the scream in front of me but I had no idea which one to respond to.
"Roxy! Get down here!" Alex yelled. I walked carefully down the stairs without glancing back. I stepped down and was immeditly grabbed up by Alex.
"We're having a baby!" Brandy yelled. And suddenly I had the perfect excuse for the room.
"Roxy!" Brian yelled.
"It is a gift for them. I was painting the room and figured with them getting married it was going to happen sooner or later." I explained as he came crashing down the stairs. Alex and Brandy looked at me but I figured now was not the time to tell them anything.
Brian grabbed my hand and pulled me away with a nod toward them. "Go out with me. Screw your brother. I love you and I want you." He pulled me toward him and kissed me. He wrapped his arms around me trying to pull me closer. But with my expanding belly, it was nearly impossible to got closer. He reached down and catching me unaware he rubbed my stomach.
"I'm pregnant." I whispered. He pulled back astonished. I wondered if he had anything to say.
"Um that's unexpected. I... um...I" He trailed off.
""Wow for someone who just professed love to me, you don't seem to be really responsive to me having your baby." I said.
"Well come on Roxy. I do love you but I'm not ready for that." I backed away. I looked at him but I couldn't tell what he saw. Whether it was anger, hurt, or nothing at all, I wouldn't know. I backed away and into the house. I walked past Brandy and Alex despite their best effort to draw me in. I walked up the stairs and into my room. I closed the door softly and sat on the bed. And sat and sat and sat.
For weeks I sat there staring at nothing only doing for the baby. I finished the nursery and doubled everything when I found out it was twins but I barely spoke and barely responded to anything anyone did unless it was for the babies. Alex beat the crap out of Brian but Brian still did nothing. During the fifth week I snapped out of it and got angry. I talked of course. I started with Brandy then moved on to Alex. But Brian was someone I wouldn't talk to. It took an extremly hard and painful kick from the twins.
When it happened no one was around to help except for Brian. The kicks hurt so much that I almost passed out. Brian walked in on me double overed in pain. He rushed to me and walked me back to the couch.
"What's wrong baby?" He rubbed my back and then my stomache. As he spoke the babies stopped kicking and calmed down. I guess that was my cue to let him in.
"Do you not want me? Or is it the babies?" He looked astonished that I had spoken to him or so I thought.
"Babies? We are having twins?" My heart stopped at the we.
"Do you mean you are with me?"
"Always have been," He gestured me to stay quiet. "I fucked up. I know. When you told me I was being stupid. I opened my mouth and what I wanted to say got screwed up somewhere along the way. What I meant to say was 'I love you and any part of you I would cherish. Marry me so that I can make you the happiest woman on the world. Marry me so that I can give our children the happiest home they can ever what. Marry me so that I can love you for the rest of my life.' That's what I wanted to tell you." I lunged at him and wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him deeply.
"Is that a yes?" I nodded. He pulled us apart and took my hand. He pushed a ring onto my finger.