Savior

Chapter 12: Double Shocker

Chapter 12: Double Shocker

(A/N: let's pretend that it only takes one year instead of four years to get a doctor's degree. Oh, and this part takes place ten months after the last chapter)

I drop my backpack by the front door of my house and walk into the living room with a picture frame in hand, the picture grams containing my diploma naming me as the official doctor. I hang it up over the fire place, careful to watch my stomach. I quickly become flat foot again and head to the kitchen.

I just finished making dinner, so I shoot Carl a text telling him to come on over.

I quickly hide the tiny rectangular box under Carl's side of the table, on the shelf I had installed there for spare weapons. Soon after Carl knocks on the door. I straight out my shirt, tighten my side braid, and run over and open the door." Hey, babe." Carl greets before kissing me. I kiss back and we head to the dinner table soon after.

We just finished fixing our plates. Tonight we're having spaghetti, garlic bread, and cookies. I finally met Carol a few months ago, but she wasn't just any random women, she was my aunt Carol. Anyways, she taught me how to make them without eggs, it came in quite handy for tonight." So, why did you want me to come over for dinner tonight? We usually just go have a picnic in that little house we found." Carl asks, I smile and giggle." No reason." I lie, it really is important." How about you have dinner with us tomorrow?" He asks," Of course." I answer. We just have light conversations here and there, in between the small talk theres a comfortable silence. Right before I get the cookies I say something," Carl, there's a little box under the shelf on your side of the table, can you get that for me?" I ask. He nods," Of course, Tia." Carl answers, obviously curious. I walk into the kitchen and grab the small tray with the cookies. There's six cookies, three different shapes, and two of each shape. There's two in the shape of a bottle, there's two in the shape of bear, and there's two in the shape of a safety pin. I carry them out to the table and set them down. I give Carl one of each shape and leave the rest to myself." What kinds of shapes do you see?" I ask him." A water bottle, a walker, and a bandaid." He answers. I shake my head," Nope, nope, and nope." I said," Although, you were close with the water bottle. It's a baby bottle, a teddy bear, and a dipper pin. Carl, please open the box." I say, hardly able to keep my voice steady. This is so nerve wracking. Carl pulls the bow, making it come off, and then he opens the lid. He picks up the small thermometer like object. As soon as he saw what was on it, he dropped it. He gave me a wide eyes, shocked look. The small symbol obviously scarred him, I guess a + can give anybody shell shock." Y-your... your... your... your pregnant?" Carl asks, obviously flabbergasted. I nodded," Yeah..." I answered, the fact that I just tolled Carl makes this seem so much more real. Carl stands up and walks over to me. He carefully stands me up and lightly places his hand over where the baby would be." H-how how long?" He asks, I think for a moment." Two months, that's the only time." I answer. He nods, obviously scarred half to death." Honey, I know what happened. You've already tolled me, but you don't have to worry. Jessie also took the course with me, she's agreed to take over that part of work while I deal with diagnosis' on sick people. She knows how to handle situations like this." I assure him. Carl backs up and gets down on one knee, I smile I can't believe he's already this cari- wait, why is he reaching into his pocket? He pulls out a small box, opens it, and looks into my eyes." Tia, will you do me the honor of becoming me wife? I know that we're still teenagers, and I know we still have to prepare for the baby, but I want to be able to do those things as the Grimes family. I don't want to accidentally introduce you to new people and accidentally calling you Tia Grimes, but then have to explain that your last name isn't Grimes because I screwed up." Carl proposes. I wipe away the tears forming, nod, and whisper out a single syllable that was hardly audible." Yes," I start," a million times yes, of course, Carl, I love you." Carl slides the ring onto my petite finger before he stands up and kisses me. He grabs my hips and spins me around.