She Saved Me Version 2

part 54

Laura P.O.V.
Something is going on with mum but I can't put my finger on what it is. She has been getting sick a lot and hasn't been herself. I chalk it all up to the car accident but that was three months ago and she doesn't seem to be getting any better. I debate on taking her to the clinic. I walk into the living room where I find mum sitting on the couch reading. "How are you feeling?" I ask her. " I feel fine why do you ask? " she asks looking at me. "I notice you haven't been yourself since the last time you were with him." I say, getting sarcastic yet serious. " I'm fine thank you. " she says getting short with me. "I was hoping maybe you would have gone to the clinic since this has been going on for the last three months." I say getting serious.  "I told you I'm fine." Mum says getting short with me yet again. "Fine whatever you say." I tell her walking away. I walk outside and head to my car to go pick up the kids from school and daycare. When we arrive home I find mum in the loo getting violently sick. "Heather what's wrong with mum?" Nell asks. I'm not sure how to answer her question so I reply by saying " Mum just had an upset stomach that's all." I walk the kids into the kitchen to get them a snack when mum exits the loo looking pale.  "Please just go to the clinic or I'm dragging you there." I tell her, getting aggravated with her. "I told you I'm fine. " Mum says being stubborn. "Whatever you say." I tell her, walking out of the kitchen, to go change Sylar. When I come back, mum says " I'm going out to run an errand I'll be back later. " "How are you getting anywhere you still can't drive." I say. "My friend is here to take me." Mum says. I watch as she hobbled to the door and I follow behind her. I notice his car parked out in front of the house. I watch from the window as she gets into his car and closes the door. I watch the car pull away before walking back into the kitchen where I notice the kids have left to go do homework. Mum comes home an hour and a half later and I notice her eyes are red and puffy. "Mum what's wrong?" I ask, getting worried. "It's nothing. " she answers, although I know she isn't being completely honest with me. "Okay, but just know if you want to talk I'm here." I tell her. "I'll be fine." She answers, walking away from me. Later that night I decide to give mum a break and cook dinner. I decide to make chicken and rice for dinner. As I start cooking the chicken in the oven, I go upstairs to check on the kids. I find all the kids in their rooms doing homework. I then head back downstairs where I start cooking the rice. Once this is done I set the table while waiting the last few minutes for the chicken to cook. Once the chicken is done I take it out of the oven and put everything on the table. I call the kids to come down and eat as I walk upstairs to bring Sylar down to feed him.  The kids come down the stairs and sit at the table as mum comes hobbling into the kitchen. As she sits down I notice she looks pale. "Are you alright?" I ask her. " I'm fine. " she answers. During dinner I watch as mum only picks at her food and barely eats anything. After we finish eating I clean up the dishes as the kids go back upstairs to finish their homework and get ready for school the next day. I watch as mum rises from her seat and hobbled her way into the living room and puts her foot up. I do the dishes and then walk into the living room. "How did your errand go earlier?" I ask her. "It went fine. " she answered, while she !aid her head back against the couch and closing her eyes. I then watch as she bolts up and hobbles to the bathroom where I hear her getting sick. She emerged from the bathroom looking pale and tired. "I'm going to bed." Mum says, hobbling her way to the stairs and starting to slowly walk up. I am bound and determined to find out what is going on with mum. 

 Helena P.O.V. 

I find myself not feeling well and I don't know why. I've been feeling this way since the last time I was with Tim. I'm sitting on the sofa reading when I notice Laura walk into the room. "How are you feeling?" Laura asks me. I find myself feeling miserable, but I don't want to tell her that. Instead of telling her the truth I tell her "I'm fine, why do you ask." She surprises me by saying "I noticed you haven't been yourself since the last time you were with him." I notice as she is saying this she is being sarcastic as well as serious. "I'm fine thank you." I say, getting short with her, without knowing why. " I was hoping maybe you would have gone to the clinic since this has been going on for the last three months. " Laura says, getting serious. "I told you I'm fine." I tell her still getting short with her. "Fine, whatever you say. " Laura says, walking away. I then watch as Laura leaves to get the kids from school and daycare. While she is gone I find my stomach is starting to churn and I find myself getting violently sick in the loo which feels like the millionth time today. As I'm getting sick I can hear Nell faintly ask Laura "Laura what's wrong with mum?" I notice Laura give a slight pause before answering and saying "Mum just had an upset stomach that's all. " After I finish getting sick, I lean my head back against the toilet and take a few shaky deep breaths trying to calm myself down. I've decided I can't take this anymore and that Laura is right I should go to the doctor. I slowly pick myself up off the floor while trying not to shake and splash cold water on my face. I look in the mirror and notice how pale I look. I exit the loo as I hear Laura say to me "Please just go to the clinic or I'm dragging you there." " I told you I'm fine."  I reply, being stubborn although I know she is right. "Whatever you say." Laura says, walking upstairs. While she is gone I grab my phone and text Tim. " Any chance you can take me to the local clinic? " " Of course I'll be over in five." He answers. I look out the window and notice Tim has arrived. Laura reenters the kitchen and I say to her "I'm going out to run an errand I'll be back later." I say. "How are you getting anywhere if you can't drive? " Laura asks. "My friend is here to take me." I tell her. I hobble my way to the front door as Laura follows behind me. I hobble out to Tim's car and he opens the door for me. I put my crutches in the backseat on the floor under a sleeping TJ. Tim drives me to the clinic and I exit the car as Tim asks "Do you want me to go with you?" I think about it for a minute and nod my head. Tim takes a sleeping TJ out of the car and we walk into the clinic. I feel my anxiety rising as I walk to the reception area and grab a clipboard of paperwork and begin to fill it out. I sit with Tim as baby TJ starts to fuss needing to be fed. I watch Tim feed TJ as I fill out the paperwork. Once I am done with the paperwork I walk back up to the desk and hand it to the receptionist. I sit back down and wait a little while before my name is called. When my name is called Tim looks at me and asks "Do you want me to go with you?" "No thank you." I tell him, knowing I can handle this on my own. I hobble my way after the nurse as she leads me to an exam room. I sit on the exam table and wait for the doctor. The doctor enters the room a few minutes later and says "Hello Helena, so what seems to be the problem?" I relay my symptoms of my mood changes and nausea to her. After listening to me talk she says "I'd like to take some blood and a urine sample to run some tests." I nod my head in understanding and give her my arm so she can take blood. I also go to the loo and give her a urine sample.Once this is done she tells me "I should have your results in an hour or so." She tells me walking out with the samples she just obtained. I grab my crutches and hobble my way back out to the waiting room where I see Tim sitting with TJ asleep in his carseat. We head back out to the car and Tim drives me home. On the way home my phone rings and I pick it up. "Hello?" I ask. " Hello, Helena, it's Dr. Smith with your bloodwork results. Everything came back find except your HcG levels were elevated. I find my mind going blank at what she is saying. "So what does that mean?" I ask almost afraid to know the answer. It means there is a strong chance you are pregnant. I need you to come back in for more bloodwork. " "Do you need me to come back now?" I ask.  "The sooner the better. " the doctor answers. I sigh in frustration and Tim looks at me as I sigh. "What's wrong?" He asks. " I hate to be a pain but I need to go back they need to take more blood. " I tell him giving him only half the truth. "Okay." Tim says, turning the car around. We arrive back at the clinic and I walk in not before Tim asks " Do you want me to come in with you? " "No thank you." I answer. I walk back into the clinic and tell the receptionist why I am there. The doctor comes out to get me a few minutes later. I follow her back to the exam room where she proceeds to take more blood from me. "I'll be back in a few minutes." She says, walking out with the samples. She comes back a few minutes later with paperwork in her hand. " Helena we have your test results back. " I sit there my heart racing, my palms sweating. "You are in fact pregnant. " The words she spoke didn't register as all I heard was a loud ringing in my ears. I find myself white knuckling the exam table as I stutter "Wh what, what did you say?" "I said you're pregnant." I look at her as my heart starts to race and the ringing in my ears gets louder. "I need you to make an appointment with your ob/gyn for a checkup." She tells me. I slowly nod my head my brain going at a snails pace to process what she said all the while I feel tears going down my face. I can't stop them as they flow faster and faster. "Do you have any questions for me?" She asks. I shake my head no, my mind a complete blank. I slowly look up and notice the nurse has offered me a box of tissues. I grab one and wipe my eyes. My mind then wanders to what Tim will say, what Laura will say. I slowly make my way off of the exam table being careful of my foot hobbling my way back out to the car after meeting Tim in the waiting room. We get in the car as Tim asks "What happened?" "What do you mean? " I ask. "You are out of sorts and I can tell you were crying." He says. I inwardly curse and say to him " I just got some unsettling news that's all. " I say. "Like what?" He asks. I debate on how to tell him but I decide I should just bite the bullet and do it so I say "Tim there is something you need to know. " I tell him my heart racing and my anxiety rising by the second. I watch as he nods his head waiting for me to continue. I take a shaky breath let it out and slowly say "I'm pregnant." Tim stops the car and looks at me his face pale. " You're what? " he asks, his voice shaking. "I said I'm pregnant." I repeat. I feel my eyes filling with tears as we drive in silence. He stops the car in front of the flat and I get out. I grab my crutches and hobble my way into the house. "Mum what's wrong? " Laura asks worried, taking in my appearance. "It's nothing. " I answer although I know I am not being completely honest with her. I can't be at least not right now. "Okay, but just know if you want to talk I'm here." Laura says. "I'll be fine." I answer, walking away from her. I walk up to my bedroom and lay on the bed unsure of how to feel about the situation I am in. I lay on my bed crying as I find myself overcome with emotion especially when it comes to Tim.  I find myself briefly falling asleep and waking up to the smells of chicken and rice filling the house. The smell of the chicken is making my stomach churn. I fight back the bile rising into my throat as I go hobbling into the kitchen. "Are you alright?" Laura asks me. " I'm fine. " I answer. During dinner I only pick at my food and barely eat anything. After we finish eating, I hobbled my way into the living room and put my foot up. Laura does the dishes and then walks into the living room. "How did your errand go earlier?" She asks me. "It went fine. " I answer, while I lay my head back against the couch and closing my eyes. I then bolt up and hobble to the bathroom where I get sick. I emerge from the bathroom looking pale and feeling tired. "I'm going to bed." I say, hobbling my way to the stairs and starting to slowly walk up. I make my way to my room and stop and admire my reflection in my mirror. I'm starting to notice a slight baby bump starting to form. I slowly climb into bed and toss and turn in an uncomfortable sleep.