Divine Intervention: One Shots

Oops pt. 1

The first few days of the tour went really well. No weird instances and no one said anything to me and no strange posts on social media. Then I got sick. I had a few days where I couldn’t keep anything down. We thought it was food poisoning, but the group of us had been eating very similarly and no one else was sick. I forced myself to work through it and stayed hydrated. I found if I ate little bits of carbs at a time, the sickness wasn't so bad. I was still able to take pictures every night and Avi was looking a little less worried. 

About a week into the tour we were rolling into Chicago and I was going to get to see my best friend and my family. I was very excited but I still wasn’t feeling very well and I was exhausted. We had a whole day off in Chicago which was nice and made it easier to spend time with my family. They were happy to see us. My mom commented on how tired I looked. I tried to keep the fact that I was ill from them, but it didn’t seem to be working. They of course attended the concert the following night. Shortly before the show started, Michelle pulled me to the side to chat.

“How are you feeling today?” I had been in contact with her for all of tour and she knew the extent of my illness. 

I couldn’t lie to her. “Better, but not great.”

She got very serious and leaned in to whisper in my ear. “When was your last period?”

My eyes went wide and I pulled out my phone to look at my calendar. “Um…six weeks ago.” 

“I think I know why you are sick, dear.”

I shook my head in disbelief. “Not necessarily. This thing has made my periods so light they are almost non-existent.”  

“Almost is still existent. I think you better test and do it soon. Keep me posted.” 

I hugged her and let her enjoy the show while I went to work. I couldn't get the thought out of my head. The show went great and we said goodbye to the family. We were going to get on the road very early in the morning. We had a show in Kansas City the following night. I didn’t sleep very well, but I didn’t tell Avi. 

The trip to Kansas City went well and I made an excuse to stop at Walgreens. Kaleb’s wife Allison followed me in. I swore her to secrecy and she crossed her heart. “I was wondering if that might be the answer, but I didn’t want to pry.” I told her that it hadn’t even crossed my mind and explained about the implant. She promised me that she would sit with me while I tested and we made our way back to the bus.

We checked into the hotel and the boys headed over to the venue. Allison and I said that we would Uber over soon. She knocked on my door and I let her in. I was very nervous and glad to have someone with me. I wasn’t sure how I felt about the possibility of it and I definitely didn’t know how Avi would react. It was not an ideal time and we had recently decided on a long engagement. Allison hugged me and we talked about my fears. She assured me that everything would be ok and we would get through this regardless of the outcome. The two of us had gotten very close and I appreciated her friendship.

The box had three tests in it and I decided to take all three. I went into the bathroom and took the necessary actions and set a timer on my phone. I went back into the room and sat on the end of the bed with Allison until the timer went off. I took a deep breath and walked slowly to the bathroom. I laid the three tests side by side on the vanity top. I opened my eyes to see that all three tests had two little pink lines. 

It wasn’t necessarily how I thought things would happen, but in a small way it felt right. Nothing about our relationship had happened the normal way, why should I assume that this would. I laughed a little, I cried a little, and I tried to decide how to break the news. I ended up putting the three tests in a ziplock baggie and I placed that baggie in a small gift bag. We got ready and made our way to the venue.