Lacey: romantic

by EdaLisa Corrales

  The next morning while I was eating breakfast with my Aunt Linda, she noticed that I wasn’t eating as much and asked if there was something wrong.

  “I don’t know, I have been feeling sick in the morning and everything that I eat in the morning makes me sicker.”

  “I don’t want bring this up, but it sounds like you might be pregnant. If you would like I can make you an appointment with my doctor.”

  “No, I can’t be pregnant I don’t want to be yet and what if it’s not Alex’s what if it is from the rape. Oh, this can’t be happening now with the wedding coming up. And what if I am and when Alex finds out he changes his mind and doesn’t want to marry me anymore.”

  “Oh honey, don’t worry so much about its Alex love you so much that he won’t care, tell him I know he will understand and help you every step of the way. I will call and make you an appointment as soon as I get done with breakfast I will try and get you in today okay.”

  “Okay thank you Aunt Linda.”

  After we finished breakfast my Aunt went to her office to call the doctor, and I went up to my room to change and to call Alex to see if he could come over know that I need to talk to him.

  His mother answered the phone and when I asked for Alex, she got all happy and asked how I was doing and if there was anything else that she could help me with the wedding. I told her there wasn’t anything at this moment, but I would let her know as soon as something comes up. She said okay and that she will get Alex for me. I thank her and said good bye.

  When Alex got on the phone, he was all chipper and tell he heard my voice and then he asks what was wrong, I need you to come over as soon as possible I have something that I need to tell you can you come. Okay yes, he said I will be there in thirty minutes and hung up. I went and lied on my bed to wait for him to get here. I had just laid down when there was a knock on my door, it was my Aunt Linda can I come in she called for the other side of the door. I sat up on the bed and called back to that she could come in. She came and sat on the bed next to me.

  “I got you an appointment for this afternoon, did you talk to Alex.”

  “He is on his way over I didn’t want to tell him on the phone.”

  “Yeah that is a good idea.”

  “Aunt Linda I want to thank you for everything you have done for me and being so kind to me. I love you.”

  “Oh, Lacey that is what family is for, and I love you to. I have got to get to the office, but we will talk at dinner.”

  “Okay thank you Aunt Linda.”

  “You’re welcome; I will see you at dinner.”

  Just after she left Alex showed up. The first thing he asked me when he saw me was are you okay what is wrong.

  “Let’s go sit out by the pool and I will tell you everything.”

  “Okay.”

  We went out and sat by the pool at first, I just sat there staring up at the sky. Then I looked at Alex and said. “I have something to tell you, but I’m scared that after I tell you, you won’t want to be with me anymore.”

  “Lacey there is nothing that you can tell me that would make me not want to be with you. What could be so back that you would think something like that?”

  “Well I have been sick the last couple of morning and my Aunt Linda notice today that I wasn’t looking so good and that I wasn’t eating as much, and she asked me what was wrong, so I told her all the things that I was feeling and she said that she thinks that I could be pregnant.”

  At first Alex just sat there looking at me, then he put his arms around me and said. “Don’t worry about it we will get through this.”

  “But what if I am and it is one of those guys that raped me?”

  “We will deal with it when the time comes. Do you have a doctor’s appointment?”

  “Yes, my Aunt Linda made me one for this afternoon.”

  “Good I will take you.”

  “You don’t have to do that I can go by myself.”

  “Yes, I do, I love you and will do anything for you. I have an errand to run and then I will be back to take you to the doctor. I will be back at noon; will that give us enough time to get to your appointment?”

  “Yes, that will give us plenty of time to get there.”

  “Okay I will see you then.”

  He kissed me on the cheek and left, I went into the kitchen and got me something to drink and then went up to my room to get what I needed to take with me to the doctor. While I was getting my stuff ready, I got an email it was from Miranda asking how I was doing. I sat down at my computer and started typing I told her what was happening and that I would let her know what the doctor said tomorrow. She wrote back and told me that everything was going to be okay no matter what happened and that she would talk to me tomorrow.

  Alex was right on time, the minute he walked in the door he asked if I was ready to go. I told him that I was, and we went out and got in his car. We didn’t talk much on the way to the doctor. When we got there and parked, I turned to Alex and told him that I was scared. He took my hand and told me not to be that he was here with me and that we would make it work out. He hugged me and then got out of the car and walked around to my side and helped me out.

  We went in, I went up to the window and told the receptionist that I was here for an appointment she said okay I need you to fill out this paper work and she handed me a clip board with the papers on it. I went and sat down and filed them out. After I was done, I took them back to her, she took them and told me to have a sit and that they will call me when they were ready for me. I thanked her and went and sat back down next to Alex.

  It felt like we had been there forever when they called us back, but it had only been fifteen minutes. The nurse walked us back she took my weight and temperature then took us to a room where she took my blood presser and asked me a lot of questions and then she handed me a gown and told me to change in to it that the doctor would be in in a minute then she left the room. I change into the gown and sat on the exam table. Alex came and took my hand and told me that everything is going to be okay and that no matter what happens we can handle it together. I squeezed his hand and told him thank you for being so good to me and that I wouldn’t be able to do this without him. He leaned over and kissed me and told me that he loved me. I kissed him back and told him that I loved him to.

  We sat the rest of the wait for the doctor to come in silence. It didn’t take long for her to come in. She asked me a lot of question and then had me go pee in a cup; the nurse took the cup and said it would take five minutes for the test results, the doctor said that she would come back when the results to come back the doctor will come in as soon as she gets them. Five minutes later the doctor came back in and told us that result came back positive, after I do the physical exam, I will be able to let you know about how far along you are.

  As soon as she was done with the physical exam, she told me to get dress and then she would be back after I was dressed, and she would explain everything to me. After she left the room I started to get dressed as I was getting dress I started to cry, Alex came up and put his arms around me and told me again that it was going to be alright we will get through this. When the doctor came back in, she told me that I was about three months and that I needed to start taking prenatal pill and come in for regular checkups, here is a prescription for your prenatal pills and when you get upfront make an appointment for two months from now. I took the prescription and Alex and I left, we went to the front desk so I could make my next appointment. After I was done making my appointment and we was back in the car Alex ask if I was hungry and wanted to get something to eat.

  “No, I’m not very hungry right now.”

  “You have to eat, we will go down to the beach and take a walk after that maybe you will feel like eating something, there is a nice little place on the beach where we can get something. Does that sound good?”

  “Yeah that does sound good. Thank you, Alex.”

  We didn’t talk on the way to the beach, but when we got t
here Alex came and helped me out of the car, he took my hand and he led me to a quit place on the beach were there wasn’t a lot of people. We sat down and for the longest time he just held me. I looked up at Alex and asked him if he really thought everything was going to be okay?

  “Yes, I do we are going to get married have this baby and live a wonderful life.”

  “I hope so and I’m really glad that you are with me, I love you so much.”

  “I love you to and I’m glad to be with you to.”

  “Well it is getting late and I told my Aunt that I would be home early to let her know what happened at the doctor.”

  “Okay then let’s get going.”

  Alex got up and then helped me up. On the way home we talked about the wedding and Alex asked when Miranda was going to be coming back out?

  “She gets in next Wednesday the day before we go in for are last dress fittings. I can’t believe that we only have two more weeks before are wedding.”

  “Yeah me either, so are you getting nerves?”

  “Yeah, a little bit, what about you?”

  “I am really nerving I have been having dreams that just after I say I do I look down and I’m in my underwear.”

  “That’s funny.”

  We got to my house and went in and found my Aunt Linda in her office. I knock on the door and asked if we could come in. Yes, she said come in and have a seat. We went in and sat down.

  “So, tell me what happened at the doctor.”

  “Well I am pregnant she said that I’m about three months.”

  “Okay so what are you going to do about it?”

  “We are going to keep it as far as anyone will know is that it is Alex’s.”

  “Are you sure that is what you want to do?”

  “Yeah we are very sure that that is what we want to do aren’t we Alex?”

  “Yes, we are.”

  “Okay, is there anything you need me to do for you?”

  “No not right know we are okay. Thank you.”

  Alex and I left my Aunt Linda’s office and went into the living room. We sat and Alex asked if I was going to be okay. I told him that I was that I just needed to rest for a while, because starting tomorrow I need to get busy with are wedding plans we only have three weeks left and Miranda will be here next week.

  “Okay well you get as much rest as you can for the next few days because the next two weeks are going to be crazy and you are not going to get any rest and tell after the wedding.”

  “Yeah, I know it is going to be really crazy hopefully we will get through this without anything going wrong.”

  “Everything is going to be perfect.”

  Chapter Sixteen

  The next week went by so fast I can’t believe that tomorrow we will be going to get Miranda for the airport. I spent the day with Jennifer and Makayla we went to the mall and spent the day window shopping. Jennifer and Makayla did end up buying some baby thing for me. We had dinner at one of the little shops in the mall, while we ate, we talked about the wedding and how they were excited for the dress fitting coming up and how we were going too looked in are dresses.

  After Makayla and Jennifer dropped me off at my house, I went to show my Aunt Linda to show her what the girls bought for the baby. As usual I found her in her office doing so after-hours work. I knock on the door and ask her if I could come in.

  “Yes, come in and sit down, I was just finishing up some stuff that I need to do for the wedding. How was your day out with the girls?”

  “It was good. They bought some stuff for the baby that is what I came to so you what they got me.”

  I took the stuff out of the bags and showed her what they got for me. After I got done showing her what Makayla and Jennifer got. She said that was nice and that while I was out today that she got me something also and that it was up in my room.

  “I will walk up with you and see what you think about it.”

  Okay I said and we both got up and went up to my room. At the end of my bed was the most beautiful baby bassinet that I have ever seen, it was oak with gold trimmings it looked like it was antique. I turned to my Aunt and gave her a big hug and told her that I loved it; it is beautiful thank you Aunt Linda. I can’t wait and tell tomorrow to show it to Alex when he come to pick me up to go get Miranda from the airport. She hugged me back and said you’re welcome, well I need to go finish up some work I will see you in the morning at breakfast. She hugs me again and then left the room.

  I set my bags in my closet and went to my bathroom to run me a bath. After my bath I went to my computer and looked up some more stuff for the baby and then I laid in bad and wonder what my baby was going to look like if it was going to look like. I woke up extra earl the next morning I was excited to go get Miranda and all the upcoming event leading to the wedding. I got up got dressed and went down stairs to eat breakfast with my Aunt Linda, when I got down to the dining room my Aunt was surprised to see me up this early.

  “Wow you are up early.”

  “Yeah I am really excited to go get Miranda and all the stuff we are going to be doing before the wedding. Is there anything that you need to go over with me about the wedding arrangements?”

  “No everything is going good it is going to be perfect.”

  “I hope so I am so nerving I hope I don’t do anything that will embarrass me.”

  “Don’t worry you will be fine. So, what time will Alex be here to pick you up?”

  “He should be getting here any time now.”

  Just as I said that the doorbell range, my Aunt Linda and I looked at each other and smiled. He followed Jane in, he came up and gave me a kiss on the cheek and said hello to my Aunt, she said hi back to him. Then he turned to me and asked if I was ready to go.

  “Not yet I have something I want to show you before we go its up in my room.”

  “Okay.”

  I told my Aunt that I would see her at dinner; she said okay and told me that Sam was going to be joining us for dinner tonight. I told her okay and took Alex’s hand and lead him up to my room. When we got do my door, I told him to close his eyes. He gave me a funny look.

  “Please do it for me and don’t worry it is nothing bad.”

  “Okay fine.” He said and closed his eyes.

  I opened the door and lead him into the room when we got all the way in, I told him okay now you can open your eyes. When he opened his eyes and when seen the baby’s cradle, he walked over to it. “Wow this is beautiful.”

  “It is, isn’t it my Aunt Linda got it for us.”

  “Yes, it is.”

  I looked at the clock and said that we better get going or we are going to be late picking up Miranda. We got to the airport just in time to get Miranda. Once we got all her luggage in the car, asked her if she was hungry and wanted to go get something to eat. She said that she was hungry and would love to go get something to eat, I told her good because I am starving it seems like the further along, I get the more I want to eat its crazy.

  “Do you mind stopping somewhere so we can get something to eat please Alex?”

  “No not at all is there anything special that you have in mind?”

  “What do you think Miranda?”

  “I don’t whatever sound good to you will be fine with me.”

  “What about you Alex is there and that sound good to you?”

  “No, I will go where ever you want to go.”

  “Okay fine I want Italian then.”

  “Sound good to me.”

  “That sounds good to me too.”

  We stopped at a little Italian restaurant that is close to my house. Once we got done eating and got home, we took all Miranda’s stuff up to her room and got her settled in, we changed and went out to hang out by the pool. Tammy brought us some drinks and some snack we didn’t eat the snacks because we were still full for lunch.

  We had spent the whole day out by the pool, it was almost diner time when my Aunt Linda and Sam came out and said hi to us and told us th
at diner would be done in a hafe an hour. We told them okay and went up to shower and to get ready for diner.

  Miranda and I both came out of are rooms at the same time. “Perfect timing,” I told her.

  “Yes, it was wasn’t it?”

  Chapter Seventeen

  We got up early the next morning and meet Jennifer and Makayla at the dress shop to get are last dress fittings done. It was fun we laugh and talked about the wedding and how fun it was going to be. They all asked if I was getting nerves. I told them that I was getting a little nerve. They said not to worry about it that everything was going to be perfect. Yeah, I hope so I thought to myself.

  As soon as we finished with the dress fitting, we went to lunch, at lunch Makayla and Jennifer ask if we wanted to go to the mall with them, they needed to go get their shoe’s that they are going to wear with their dresses. I asked Miranda if she wanted to go. She said that she did she wouldn’t mind getting a few things for the baby while she was here. So, we all headed for the mall we went in to three shoe stores before they found shoe that would go with their dresses that they liked.

  On the way to the baby store we ran into Stephen, Jake and Alex. They came up to use and asked what we were doing here. Jennifer told them that we were here getting shoe for the wedding and that Miranda was going to get some stuff for the baby.

  “Yeah we are here doing the same thing and spending quality time with Alex before he ties the knot and can’t go out anymore.” Jake said.

  “Ha-ha very funny Jake.”

  We all decided that after we finished shopping that we would all catch a movie and go to diner. “Okay so we meet back by the theater in an hour?”

  “Sound good to me.” Alex said.

  The guys went one way and Miranda and I went another and Jennifer and Makayla went the other way. Miranda and I headed to the closest baby store. When we got in there Miranda went crazy getting this and that, she would walk by one rack and oh look at that the baby will need one of these and one of those. I swear by the time she was done she had bought at least one thing off every rack and shelve in the store. I told her that she didn’t need to spend so much on the baby, but she just looked and me and said that she was going to spoil her little niece or nephew, I can’t wait and tell it is born. I just looked at her and laugh.