History (Nathan Gardner) - Complete

Joy

I anxiously sit and wait for my sister to return from the store, praying Nathan doesn't return early from his catch up with his friend. She's only gone for about 30 minutes before she returns, placing the test in my hand, as I go upstairs to the bathroom.

I thought waiting for my sister to return from the store was the painful, God no.. waiting for the test to show a couple of lines, that is painful. I sit alone on the bathroom floor, watching the clock on my phone, I swear it was stuck on the same time at one point, I felt like I had been in there for hours, but no, it had only been a minute.. as I wait.. and wait..

I can't even look at the test, I'm just getting anxious as the time goes by so slowly, what will his reaction be if it's positive? What will my Mom and Dad say, the two people who desperately wanted me to be with a man who could give me a family.. and now.. Nathan could be that man..

"Katie?" I hear my sister call out from behind the bathroom door.. "Are you ok in there?"

"Um.. yes..still waiting.." I quickly answer back just as my phone goes off to say it's time... which cause my heart rate to pick up, as I look over at the test, sat on the edge of the bath.

"Fuck.." I pull myself to my feet and take the test in my hands without looking at it yet.. "Ok.. come on Katie, you can do it.. whatever is on this test, it's going to be fine.. Nathan will be fine.."

I give myself a few seconds, building up the courage to look at it.

"Ok.. after 3..look at it..1..2.. 3.." I count up before glancing down at the little screen on the test.. "Fuck.." I whisper to myself as I see the two little lines.. fuck.. I know what this means..

I stumble to the door to unlock it, and when I open it, my sister is on the other side, sat down holding her knees, she gives me a look before standing up to greet me..

"Well?!"

"I.. uh.." I can't find the words to say it, no matter how hard I try.. "I.. um.."

"What?!" She can't wait any longer as I just shove the test in her hand.. "Oh my god!!"

"I know.. I.." I'm still a little lost for words.. my sister not so much..

"Katie!! Oh my god!! You're actually pregnant!! I knew it!" She screams with joy.. and stamps her feet like an excited child at Christmas.. "You're having a baby!!!"

"I'm having a baby.." I say.. still quite in shock as the words flow out of my mouth.. and I can't quite believe it as I say it.. my hand immediately drops down to my stomach.. "How did I not know?"

"You should get an appointment with the doctors, just to be sure, and they can tell you how far along you are.."  my sister tells me, and I nod in agreement..

"Yeah.. one test could be a false reading right?"

"Very unlikely but.. better to be safe.."

"Yeah.. I'll uh.. I'll call up for an appointment straight away on Monday.. please don't tell Nathan yet.. I don't want to get his hopes up.."

"I won't! Cross my heart.." my sister pulls me in for a big hug, and it's exactly what I need.. of course my emotions are all over the place, so I do start to cry.. not sure if it's with joy, or complete panic at this point.. but like my sister said, I can't be sure from one test, when I see the doctor I will know for sure.