Faithful (Wanted 3)

While looking down at Alex cooing as she drank her bottle, my heart filled with so much love that I wanted to yell it out to the world.

“I was supposed to have my period two weeks ago. And I realized how I was feeling and all, so I figured that I must be!”

Just then, it dawned on me. I was late. I was three weeks late.

Oh no. Oh my god. I can’t be. I’m on the pill!

“Um…Ellie…can you take Alex real quick?” I asked. I stood up and handed the baby back to Ellie.

“Honey, what’s wrong? You look like you’re about to be sick,” Ellie said, taking Alex from my arms.

I covered my mouth and ran into the house.

“I knew it! I knew she was still sick! If you get these kids sick, Heather Lynn Lambert, I’m gonna kick your ass!” Ari called out.

I ran past Sue and into the bathroom. After five minutes of puking and then dealing with the dry heaves, I heard a knock on the door.

“Come in,” I said in a weak voice. I looked up to see Sue standing there. “Sue…” I couldn’t manage to get another word out.

Sue fell to her knees and took me in her arms.

I started crying. “I can’t be pregnant. I just can’t. I’m on the pill. ”

She stroked my hair. “Shh…it’s okay, sweetheart. First, let’s find out if you are before you start wondering about anything else. ”

I glanced up to see Ari standing in the doorway. Her face was white as a ghost.

“I have another test! Let me go get it!” She spun around and ran upstairs.

“What?” Sue pulled back from me and turned to watch Ari leaving. “Why does she have a pregnancy test?” she asked, looking back at me.

I just smiled.

Sue wiped the tears from my eyes and shook her head. “Oh holy hell, this house is going to be filled with kids soon. ”

After Ari came barreling back down the stairs, she skidded to a stop. “Mom! Who’s watching Luke?”

Sue just looked at Ari. “I’ve raised two kids. I’m not that stupid. Your father is feeding him, or I should say your father is eating all the poor kid’s Hawaiian Delight. ”

I let out a giggle. Josh, Gunner, and Jeff also loved that stupid baby food, and they ate it all the time.

Josh. Pregnant. There is absolutely no way I could be pregnant.

I let out a laugh again. “Sue, this is just silly. I’m on the pill, so there is no way—”

Ari let out a gasp and covered her mouth. “Oh my god! Oh my god!”

Sue turned and took the stick out of Ari’s hand. “What the hell is wrong with you? And when were you going to tell me you had taken a pregnancy test, young lady?”

Ari peeked down at her mother and shook her head. “Never mind that, Mom. Heather, remember when you were so sick right before the accident? Remember you had, like, all this shit wrong with you? Do you remember?”

“Of course I remember. I was sick for, like, two weeks. Why?”

Now, Sue let out a gasp before she started smiling. “Sweetheart, were you on any kind of antibiotics?”

“Yes…two different ones. Why? What does that have to do with me getting the flu again?”

Ari started jumping up and down as she grabbed on to her mother’s shoulders.