'Formula' for 'one' love

Surprise

Heidi stood in the hallway of Rebekah's apartment block. The owners of the apartment next door were arguing so loud Heidi could hear every word they were saying.

"...OH SO THAT'S MY JOB IS IT!!!!! WASH YOUR CLOTHES AND COOK YOUR DINNER!!! IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE A PROPER JOB TO GO TO!!!!!"

"OH STOP BEING SO STUCK UP!!!! POOR YOU, YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HUSBAND!!!!"

"IT'S NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS CLASSIFIES AS BABYSITTING!!!!" Heidi wished Rebekah would hurry up. Thankfully a couple of seconds later Rebekah's door creaked open. Without invitation Heidi pushed past her friend, eager to get inside. Heidi walked through to the lounge, intending to collapse onto the sofa. She stopped when she saw that the sofa was currently inhabited by a mound of pillows, about 10 blankets and a bowl full of crisps. She turned to see Rebekah behind her.

"Reb, are you feeling alright?" She asked as she studied her friend for the first time. Her hair was unwashed and knotty, she was still in her pyjamas even though it was 2 in the afternoon and her face was a deathly pale.

"No, I think I've caught a bug. I've thrown up every morning for the past week." She moaned as she lowered herself gently onto the sofa trying not to aggrivate her stomach. The shouting from next door was still audiable, echoing through the walls.

"How can you stand to live with this?" Heidi asked as she sat down in the armchair opposite her sick friend.

"It's easy, just do this." Rebekah said as she clicked the mute button off her TV. The volume was turned up so loud it drowned out any noise from the neighbouring apartments.

"Good idea!" Heidi grinned. "Where's Seb?" Heidi asked after a couple of minutes watching the TV.

"He's flown over to Hungary for the race at the weekend." Rebekah explained.

"Weren't you supposed to go?" Heidi asked confused.

"Yeah, but I was too ill, Seb told me stay here." Rebekah said. Suddenly she jumped up from the sofa and ran out the room. Heidi sat, confused. That was until she heard Rebekah throwing up. She jumped up and ran to her friend. She found her crouching over the toilet.

"Have you seen a doctor about this Reb?" Heidi asked.

"No... Heidi I need to tell you something." Rebekah said, her voice soft as she leant back against the bathroom wall.

"What?" Heidi asked, concern spreading across her face.

"I'm... pregnant." She whispered. Heidi said nothing for a minute, letting the information process through her head.

"Are you sure?" Heidi asked finally.

"Yeah, I did a test." Rebekah told her.

"Does Sebastian know?" Heidi asked.

"No, I don't know how to tell him." Rebekah said.

"How about 'hey Seb I'm pregnant with your baby'." Heidi joked.

"Shut up!" Rebekah moaned. Heidi laughed as Rebekah tried to hit her but ended up falling on the floor. "It's not funny." She moaned.

"It looks that way from here." Heidi laughed. Rebekah muttered something in english under her breath that Heidi couldn't understand. "Why do you always speak in english?" She asked.

"So you don't know what I'm saying." Rebekah smirked. Heidi laughed and helped her friend get up off the floor and lean back on the wall.

"When are you going to tell Seb?" Heidi asked once she was settled on the wall.