Stalkers, Secrets and Lies (Completed)

Stalkers, Secrets and Lies - Chapter 24

Copyright © 2011 Kirsty Moseley

 

 

 

Chapter 24

 

One of the best months I'd ever had in my life passed so fast I could barely keep up. Ethan was adorable and so loving it made my heart ache. He was still working with the gallery owner so he wasn't too far away from me at all times which he liked. He still worked long hours but he was talking to Trent about cutting them down in a couple of months ready for when the baby was born. Threats and letters were still being sent to Johnny's house so I still had Andrew following me around everywhere, not that I minded though he was a really nice guy and had become a pretty good friend.

College was good, tiring but good. I'd had a letter from the doctor telling them it was ok for me to dance so I was back to normal in classes, I was just being a little more cautious than normal just in case. The school board had even consented to me taking a year out next year to raise the baby. They would hold my third year place for me the following year which was awesome, but I wasn't sure I would want to return after the baby was born.

Ethan said I needed to so I could at least try and achieve my dream, but the thing was my dream was slightly different now, I was living my dream with him. All I ever dreamed about for the last six years was being with Ethan and feeling safe and happy. Being a dancer just wasn't as important to me as it used to be before his parents died and everything changed. I was a different person now, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing, I was a stronger person than I thought I was at the time and I'd learnt to appreciate the smaller things in life, I would never take things like love and happiness for granted again.

I was twelve weeks pregnant today and we were heading for another scan of the baby. A scheduled appointment this time, I wouldn't be able to show anyone the picture as I was only supposed to be nine weeks so I wasn't due for my first scan for another month according to the lie we told everyone.

I gripped Ethan's hand as we sat in the waiting area of the pre-natal clinic ready for our appointment. I was bursting for a wee but I wasn't allowed to go, something about having a full bladder making the picture clearer. I sat there shifting uncomfortably in my seat making Ethan laugh.

I shot him a dirty look, "It's not funny, if she pushes on my stomach hard I swear I'm gonna pee." I grumbled.

He shook his head grinning as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder, a couple of minutes later we were called in and I laid down watching the clock. They said this would take about ten minutes, I just needed to hold it in for ten minutes then I could run to the toilet I saw outside in the waiting area.

The sonographer smiled and squirted some gel on my stomach before grabbing the little plastic scanner thing and pressing it on my stomach. I groaned as she pushed on my bladder, maybe I went a little overboard with the water!

I watched the screen eagerly as the little grainy picture appeared. I was expecting just a white blob like last time, so when she rolled over slightly and paused at the baby I felt like my heart had stopped. The little thing on the screen looked like a baby, I could see arms and the shape of the head, I jerked up so I could see better and the picture disappeared from the screen.