The Bradford Special

Test?

   It's been a few weeks now since the secrets been out. 3 months since the night we got together. I basically live at Lucy's apartment. I wake up at 6 like I do every day. Usually Lucy is still in bed. I get up grab a cup of coffee and hear noise in the bathroom.
   "Lucy," I knock on the door and call to her. "Lucy are you okay."
   She stutters, " uh- um- yea just please don't come in"
   I was getting ready to ask what's going on but I hear her start to throw up. "Oh gosh. Lucy are you okay? Are you sick?"
   She doesn't answer. I open the door and sit on the stool next to the toilet and rub her back while she's puking.  "Luce, I'm calling you in sick. I'll stay home with you."
  She looks up. Tear stained face. "No.  You can't. You have to go in. It's a big case for you. You can't miss it." She says.
   I look at her with worry. "Yeah. Okay." I say. "Are you okay?"
    She wipes her mouth clean and gets up. " yea I'm fine. It's over now."
   I help her get back in bed and cover her up. I get her a ginger ale and some nausea medication from the kitchen and place it on her bedside table. "I'm going to head in. If you need anything. Literally anything. I don't care if it's just a hug, call me. I'll be right back in a heartbeat."
  She nods. I plant a kiss on her forehead and walk out closing her bedroom door.

   *Lucy's POV*
I hear Tim leave and get up seconds later. Something's going on. I'm late. I'm sick. I think I'm pregnant. I go into the bathroom and find the tests that I keep mainly in case Tamara has a scare.
   I take one test. Positive. 2nd test. Positive. I take 3 more. All positive. Oh my god. I'm pregnant?
   I think of how to tell Tim. I call Tamara in the living room. "Tamara, let's go shopping. I'm pregnant. I need to find a way to tell Tim I'm pregnant."
   We hug it out and head to store after store. I grab a shadow box, white backdrop, balloons, baby items, a 6 pack so he doesn't freak out, 3 plain sweatshirts and iron on patches. We head back to the house and move things out of the living room into Tamara's room for now. We hang up the backdrop. We get to blowing up blue pink and white balloons and make an arch and attach it to the back drops. We place a table with the shadow box with the 5 tests taped inside. We hang up letters on the back drop that say "We're Expecting" in gold. Tamara made 3 sweatshirts and a baby onesie that read: Mine- Mommy est. 2024 Tim- Daddy est. 2024 Tamara's- Big Sister est. 2024 and the baby's- New Arrival est. 2024. We fold each one and place them on another table.

   *Tims POV*
   Tamara calls me. I'm off in 30 so I just leave early. I head home and put my key in the door. Tamara must've heard me because she opened the door slightly and pushed herself outside.
   "Put this on." She says handing me a blindfold. I agree hesitantly. She guides me in and walks me somewhere then tells me to wait. I hear shuffling. She tells me to take it off and I do.
   I open my eyes and see Lucy and Tamara both holding a banner that says, "Congrats, Daddy." I then see the backdrop and balloons and the 5 tests. I start crying and smiling and run to Lucy and pull her into the biggest hug. 
   "oh- oh my god Luce," I laugh while crying. "We're having a baby?"
   She smiles and giggles while saying, "yes Tim we're having a baby!" I grab her face and kiss her passionately. Tamara hands us our sweatshirts and I read them. I put it on so fast. I can't believe I'm going to be a dad. "Guess it's time we move into your house now huh ?" Lucy says.
   "Of course. All 4 of us." I say. I pull both Lucy and Tamara into a big hug. I'm a dad.