Gary and Libby - Take One

Chapter Thirty Seven

 
                                                               *** 2 weeks later***
*Week 12 of Libby's pregnancy*

"Gary! Baby! Come on! We're going to be late!" I call up the stairs as i drag on my coat.
"Im coming, im coming." He smiles, jogging his way down, fastening up his coat buttons as he goes. "How do i look?" He smiles, holding onto my arm as he steps into his shoes.
"Hot." I grin.
"Eh, enough sarcasm thank you." He grins back, wrapping an arm around my waist to lead me out of the door.
"Hey!" I laugh. "I wasnt! You look hot! I like this coat..." I pull the collar of Garys coat up around his neck more, before stepping back slightly to admire my handywork. Quickly i snap out of my teenage swooning moment, peck Gary on the lips and walk over to the passenger seat.
"Okay." I check my phone.
11:16am
1 new message.
"We've got 20 minutes at get there. D'ya think we'll make it?"
"Yea, we'll be fine." Gary smiles pulling off drive.
I open the new message.

Mark O.

Hiya Libby, Just woundered what you were doing today?

Hmm, this isnt like Mark, well i cant tell him what we're really doing. Shall i ignore it? No i cant do that. I hit reply.

Recipiant: Mark O.

Hi Mark, me and Gary are off out;)

Send,

The reply comes back with the minute.

1 new message.
Mark O.
Oh. Anywhere nice? I was going to ask if you wanted to catch up with a coffee xx.

I comtemplate my response before hitting reply again. Marks been acting so odd since Nicole left. Or maybe this is the normal him? I wouldnt know...i just feel a little more uncomfortable when im with him, you know? The atmosphere is a little more...tense? I dont know whether thats the right word...

Recipiant: Mark O.

Awh. Sorry, maybe some other time? Just the cinema.

I decide to play it safe. This way there could be a perfectly rational explaination when i suddenly stop repling and and i wont have to answer to his interigation, ive already begun to feel uneasy even texing him...

1 new message.
Mark O.
Well you could have invited me?!;)

I open his reply as we pull up onto the car park. I think ill ignore that one...

              
"You alright?" Gary asks as we walk into hospital hand in hand.
"Yea." I give him my most reasuring smile. "Its just Mark. Hes been acting a bit, i dunno, weird."
"Eh? What do you mean?" He furrows his brow at me as a nurse asks us to take a seat.
"Hes just been texting me, like stuff that doesnt sound like him really...i dunno." I shrug.
"Let me see?" Gary holds out his hand for my phone. I pass it him willingly. His brow deepens as he reads through the conversation.
"Ignore him." He says blatnently, handing me back my phone.
"That what ive done. You seemed concerned Gary..."
"No. Im fine. He just does this sometimes, ingnore him."
"Does what?" I nod.

"Erm, Miss O'Regan, The nurse will see you now." A tall woman in olive green uniform is smiling at me. I nod back, standing up, linking my fingers into Garys.
"Ready?" He gives me a quick smile, suddenly his moods changed again, hes back to his usual self.
"Ready as ill ever be." I grin, as we follow the nurse through to a little room where a short blonde woman is stood grinning in a blue uniform.
"Hiy-" She doesnt get to finish her sentence. Shes noticed Gary. Instead her grin just widens, before she composes herself. "Hiya." She smiles again.

"You are going to ignore Mark right?" Gary mutters into my ear once the nurse has ensured im comfortable on the bed.
"Yes." I hiss back. "Whats your problem." What is his problem?!
"I dont have one!" He snarls back into my ear. Okay, he really does have a probem in fact. However this isnt really the time or the place to be having this conversation.
"Gary whats wrong?!" I turn my head slightly as the nurse pulls back my top, i dont want her to hear what we're saying.
"Nothing is wrong Libby! Shut up okay?!"  Jesus! Calm it man!
"Okay." Giggling, the woman in blue grins at us both again. "This might be a little cold!" Erg, shes pissing me off, will she just disappear?! Im not in the mood for her sickly sweetness.
I smile politley. I dont even notice when she starts fumbling aroud against my stomache. I turn my head further towards Gary.
"No Gary. Somethings wrong, are you not comfortable with this? Dont you want me to have this baby? Or is it Mark? Because its one of the two and if its the first one, we're going to need to have a serious decussion." I hiss through gritted teeth.
"Oh dont be so f'ing ridiculous okay? Get a f'ing grip?!"
Thats it. Im so fucking angry with him. Why is he being such an arse with me now?!

"...Ah, and here's your baby." For the first time in fifteen minuets i welcome the nurses high pitched screech of a voice.
I dont think ive ever moved my neck to look at anything so quickly in my life. Ive just pulled something, but i dont even care. I dont even notice. My eyes are drawn to the little black and white screen in front of me.
"...Ye, heart beat is healthly...everything looks great..." She keeps talking, but im not even listening any more. Oh my God. This sureal, utterly sureal and i am totally speechless.
"Babe.." I feel Garys breath agaisnt my ear as he entwines his fngers with mine. I will myself to pull my eyes away from the screen and look at him. Hes grinning, from ear to ear. The biggest smile of pure happiness ive seen in my life, ever. His green eyes, dancing with excitement. I beam back, i cant help it. It feels so real now, the whole thing...
Gary plants a gentle kiss against my temple, all the tension from before just drifting away as we watch our baby on the tiny screen...
Holy Fuck. Im having a baby with Gary Barlow.