A Slender Child

Chapter Three

CHAPTER THREE

"Pregnant?" I stared at the doctor with wide eyes.

"Yes ma'am, about two months along as far as I can tell. Congratulations," Dr. Farrow said warmly.

My mood had changed in that one instant. Suddenly the doctors - not to mention the wait - had been worth it all just to hear this. I was going to be a mom!

The rest of the visit was a blur of me asking questions and her filling me in on what I needed to know. A voice at the back of my head kept telling me that I should be worrying about what Slendy was going to say, but I shoved the thought aside. Why wouldn't he be happy too? I mean, granted it was unplanned, and out of the blue, and we weren't even married, but it wasn't exactly like he could just walk into a church - or any public place for that matter. Marriage was out of the picture for us, just like I had thought children were...

Children! The thought still made me giddy. We had never really discussed it in much detail, but we both had always just assumed that because he wasn't human I wouldn't be able to conceive his young. The fact that it had been over a year since the first time we had sex and we'd never used protection before seemed to verify our assumption. I wondered briefly WHY it hadn't happened until now, but then decided it didn't matter. All that mattered was that it HAD happened.

I'd always wanted to be a mom. Even when I was little, I'd known that someday I'd have a house full of little ones of my own. When I'd realized as an adult that I was going to be spending the rest of my life with the Slender man, I also realized that that meant that my future family wasn't going to happen anymore. It made me sad, but I'd accepted it. I accepted it because I loved Slendy and I could live without a kid - but not without him. Now, as it turns out, I didn't have to give up one for the other. I could have both.

I drove home with extra care. I was anxious to get back to my Slender and tell him the news, but at the same time was overly aware of the fact that I wasn't the only life in the car now...

The door to the apartment was nearly thrown off its hinges as I came barreling through. Slendy jumped to his feet from where he sat at the table, knocking over his chair in his haste. I threw myself at him and wrapped my arms around his neck. He stood there for a split second while he recovered from his shock at my sudden entrance and then wrapped his arms around me, hugging back.

"I guess you're feeling better?" He asked with a smile.

"More than better," I said.

"Oh?" He raises his brow. "What happened?"

"I found something out while I was at the doctor," I said, nearly bouncing with excitement. I gave him a swift chaste kiss just for the heck of it, needing some way to channel my emotion at the moment.

The Tall One seemed to be enjoying my mood. He chuckled. "Well please tell me what wonderful news the doctor brought," he said.

I bit my lip and smiled. I couldn't wait to see his reaction. "You ready for this?" I asked.

"Go ahead my little one," he prompted.

"I... Am..." I let the suspense build.

"Yes?" He was leading forward eagerly, his forehead resting against mine.

"I'm pregnant!" I squealed.

The Operator froze. He wasn't even breathing. At first I thought it was just the shock of the announcement, and I waited expectantly for his excitement, but when he remained frozen, my smile started to slip.

"Slendy?"

No reply.

"Slendy, what's wrong?"

Still nothing.

My smile was completely gone now. "Slender, please say something," I begged.

"What do you want me to say?" he finally spoke, but his voice sounded pained and a little shaky.

"Tell me your happy," I said.

He dropped his arms from around me and stepped back a pace. His face was grim. "Why would I be happy about this Sky?" he whispered in horror.