Into The Unknown

.Chapter 18

Ryan's POV

"...I'm pregnant" the words echoed in my head, I must have misheard her she wouldn't just blurt out something like that.

"Come again" I notice Zach's head flick up.

"I'm pregnant Ryan"

Nope it isn't a mistake, she definately said it "Please say something" I try and speak but my throat is dry "Ryan" there is enough harshness in her voice to snap me out of the initial shock.

"Are you sure?" My reply is lame, but I had to say something.

"Yeah the doctor did a test?"

"How far? How long?" My words stumble out.

"I don't know but they can fit me in a for an ultrasound in thirty minutes, if you can get here?"

"Yeah I'm on my way now" I get up from the piano and look over to Zach "Mate I need to pop out, Abi needs me at the hospital"

I walk down the corridor and see Abi standing waiting for me, she is as pale as the whitewash walls "You okay" I kiss her and grab her hand as we sit on the seats together "I can't believe this is happening" I exhale and she looks worried.

"Is it a problem?" She is scared, I can hear it in her voice "Should I be worried?"

"No of course not" I reply quickly that's the last thing I want her to think "It's just a shock that's all"

"Abigail Tedder" a female voice calls from a room opposite where we are sitting. We both stand and follow the woman into the room "Take a seat Mr Tedder, if you'd like to get onto the bed Mrs Tedder"

Abi gets on the bed and lifts her top, I watch as the nurse pushes her jeans down below her stomach and tucks a paper towel inside. She then squirts some blue gel on her stomach, Abi jumps as it hits her skin. Next thing we know a little picture appears on the screen "Okay Mrs Tedder, let's take a look" I have to keep looking at the small tool the woman is moving over Abi's stomach, just for confirmation that this is actually her stomach.

"There you go, you see that little blob there?" The woman points at a little black blob on the screen, I move closer to see "That is your baby" tears burn my eyes out of nowhere as she says the words your baby "Oh hang on" then my heart stops. I feel Abi's grip tighten around my fingers.

"What's wrong?" It then suddenly dawns on me Abi has been here before, the last time Abi came for a scan and was told something was wrong. I held my breath as I waited for the woman to speak.

"Erm ok...you see that blob there and that flicker"

"Yeah" Abi whispers and I just stare at the screen still in shock.

"Well that's a baby" the nurse is stating the obvious wow "And then you see that other blob over here, and that little flicker"

"Oh my god" Abi gasped, my head turned towards her instantly what, what is it...well I think I know where this going but..."Is it two?" Two, two babies, twins...fuck.

"It is yeah, congratulations you're expecting twins" the woman beams. I look at Abi who eyes are fixed on mine, she gives me a 'you bastard' look. As the thought goes through my head, my wife is pregnant, we are having a baby...Two babies, she's pregnant...suddenly I start to realise I am not as shocked anymore.

We have somehow managed to make it out of the room now and are stood in the corridor "Well at least everything makes sense now" Abi breaks the silence "The sickness, tiredness, overthinking things"

"Overthinking" I repeat.

"Oh nothing, so what happens now?" I am confused by her question, there is only one thing that is going to happen now. We are going to be parents "Do you want me to..."

I reach out and put my hand on her stomach "There is nothing I want more in this world than this" I don't know what it is that has changed, but for some reason I see her differently. I honestly didn't think it was possible for me to love my wife any more...until now.