Heartless pt.2

Ultrasound

When Nathalie woke up, it was 4 am the next morning, they had slept for two days straight, she noticed that Gabriel was still laying across her lap, she smiled and stayed still until he woke up.

G- Morning.

He yawned loudly and jolted up.

G- Heh, sorry.

N- Don't worry about it, it's been two days.

G- What?!

N- mhm, we've been asleep for a while now.

G- Well, no better time to get up then now.

They stretched and got out of the bed, Nathalie firstly went to her closet and changed her clothes back into something more formal. Sort of, she wore another pair of skinny jeans, darker and a white jersey shirt. Putting her hair into a braid that flowed down her shoulder, and she stepped out of the bathroom, sitting down on the bed. Gabriel buttoned his dress shirt and slid his arms through the sleeves of his suit jacket, the grabbed her hands and left the room.

MA- Did you two drink?

G- No, mom, we stayed late to take down some of the decorations.

MA- I see, well at least your rested.

The next few days were busy, they had to sort out a few things, and their parents went home, so they drove them to the airport. Loren decided to stay a bit longer, she ran into the bathroom in the airport, not knowing she was sick and leaned over the toilet, Nathalie heard her crying and went over to knock on the door.

N- Loren, are you alright?

L- Oh, yeah.

N- Can I come in?

L- Just a minute.

She flushed the toilet and washed her hands, then Nathalie opened the door, Loren was smiling, but crying.

N- Loren?

L- There's something I have to tell you, two things really.

N- Anything, go ahead.

L- Well, the good news, I was right, I think I'm pregnant. The bad news, it's because  of Sean, he raped me in my sleep. I will care for the baby and will never let her or him know who Sean is. I should've told you this sooner.

N- No, you needed time, but I'm happy for you. And want to kill Sean for doing this, but the most important thing is that you take care of the baby.

She smiled and hugged a crying Loren, then wiped her tears and went back out to the limo, Gabriel was confused, but Loren explained to him too, he placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

G- You can stay with us if you like.

L- Thank you, very much.

N- It might be better to get a pregnancy test, just in case.

L- Right, what about you?

She teased, Nathalie went pale.

N- Get in the car.

She pushed Loren in the car, she laughed, but Nathalie just rolled her eyes as Gabriel got in beside her. On the way there, they let Loren get the pregnancy test, and then they went home.

N- How many weeks have you thought you were pregnant? Or since, you know.

L- Before I came here, and I have noticed I've been gaining weight.

G- So that's well more than the usual 2 - 3 week wait.

N- Alright, we'll be in the kitchen.

They left her in her room with the test and went into the kitchen, not knowing what else to do. They sat down at the table, Nathalie held her head in her hands, Gabriel looked at her, confused.

G- What's bothering you?

N- I don't know, so much has changed, my friends got murdered, only Loren is left, who is pregnant, my family was massacred by my cousin, my father is suddenly revived, and now I'm told Loren  was raped! And now I'm happily married, but that's the good part.

G- That doesn't make sense.

N- My life, I agree.

G- No, that your father is suddenly alive again.

N- He was never deemed dead.

G- But isn't that what your mother said before she left the first time? I mean, before saying he was alive? That Victoria had killed everyone?

N- Y- yeah, it was..

Loren came bursting through the doors, happily, she hugged them both with either of her arms. And they decided to bring her to the doctor for an appointment, just in case, because it was a bit more noticeable now that she'd mentioned something.

L- Do you think they'll do an ultrasound?

N- I don't know, it depends how far along you are.

L- I can't wait.

They eagerly climbed after her into the limo, and Gabriel drove them to the office. Loren smiling widely the whole way there. Gabriel waited in the limo and let Nathalie go in with her, she got the tests done, and was offered an ultrasound, which she agreed to.

L- Can you believe it Nath?!

N- I'm so happy for you, do you want me to stay here?

L- Unless you want to come in?

N- These things make me feel weird to watch anyway, so go ahead. I'll be out here if you need anything.

L- Okay. 

She held Nathalie's hands for a minute before walking in, meanwhile, Nathalie stood leaning against the wall. Processing everything happening in her life at the moment. A woman ran up to her just then.

N- What's wrong miss?

...- Someone is chasing me, I need help!

N- Who? Are you alright?

...- Yes I'm fine, but I don't know why.

Just then Gabriel came in with a crowd of people behind him, the woman looked at the mob of people and hid behind Nathalie, who rolled her eyes.

N- This makes more sense. It's alright ma'am, they weren't after you.

...- I'm so sorry, thank you anyway. Your very kind.

She shook Nathalie's hand and smiled at Gabriel before walking back down a hallway, cameras were flashing as he stood beside her, leaning against the wall.

G- This doesn't bother you?

N- Oh, it's not me they're after.

She smirked, and he smiled at her and kissed her cheek.

G- Just give it a few minutes.

She hit him, not hard, but just enough to let him know that she was annoyed. He made it up to her by getting the crowd out of there, with the help of some doctors that were fed up with the noise, but the crowd of people had gotten a picture of them, multiple, and the hospital eventually had to get security unless the person had an appointment or came for the ER.

N- Loren's just getting an ultrasound, I decided to wait out here.

G- Well, I'm sure she's at least excited. 

N- We still have a lot of days to go through with her, could she stay with us?

G- I suppose so, but why?

N- If Sean somehow manages to get out again, I want her under top notch security, so that she is not a victim, her or the child.

G- Alright, but since your room is going to be clean, there will be a few people and police officers coming over to find more evidence. I wanted to tell you this sooner but... it was a homocide.