You'll Never Stand Alone

Chapter 26

"I believe in Miracles. And loootttsss of miraclessss. Yes I believe. I do believe in you and meeeeee." Whitney bellowed out into the microphone on the set of her latest movie, The Preacher's Wife. In the movie, she played Julia Biggs, a mother and dowdy wife of a minister whose marriage is in dire need of a major shakeup. This all changes when an angel, played by heartthrob actor Denzel Washington comes into her and her family's lives to make Christmas magic happen.

Whitney noticed that she could not hit the notes as effortlessly as she usually did physically. Sound wise, she still sounded perfect. However, she herself could feel something was happening inside of her. She also was starting to feel more fatigued than usual...and slightly nauseous. Whitney knew that she was experiencing something that women have that certain intuition about, and she started to get excited at the possibility.

She and Kevin had been married for three months, and they couldn't have been happier with each other. There was getting used to certain living habits, however, it was something that all couples went through when they first got married. They split their time between Whitney's Mendham estate and Kevin's Santa Barbara and Aspen properties. Whitney felt like a queen, with the way that Kevin loved, held and protected her. And Kevin felt the same royal sentiment back, as he now had a lifetime mate that could relate to him, listen, and support his thoughts actions and dreams. They also were getting along well with having a blended family, Kevin's children adored Whitney, and Whitney loved them just as equally back. And although little Krissy loved her biological father, Bobby Brown, she truly knew that Kevin had her heart. Speaking of Bobby (who had secretly married himself), he and Whitney tried their best to have a cordial post-marital relationship in order to set a good example for Krissy. He didn't seemed too thrilled at first that Krissy had taken such a liking to her new stepfather, but Whitney didn't care. She suspected that he was probably a bit jealous that she and Kevin had quickly become one of Hollywood's top "it" couples, something that he seemed to revel in when he was married to her.

As Kevin and Whitney's careers continue to busy them, they did find time to continue to honeymoon and try to make a baby. It was a harder process than Whitney wanted it to be, as she knew how difficult it was for her to get pregnant. She didn't want Kevin to think that something was wrong with her, especially since he had been there when she had had a miscarriage. However, they decided to not think about making a baby and to let things happen whenever God allowed it to. Honestly, once her new movie "The Preacher's Wife" had begun filming, she had forgotten about getting pregnant and tried to put all of her energy in the movie. It wasn't until this point that she had realized that she was experiencing certain symptoms that led her to believe that she was pregnant. And she couldn't be happier if it indeed turned out to be the case. She was glad that CeCe was visiting her that weekend on the set; she needed someone to tell share the exciting news with. And she didn't want to tell her mother, or especially Kevin, until she knew that she truly was expecting.

Once CeCe got on set and hung around with Whitney a bit, she pulled her into her trailer. "Okay, sis. Can I trust you with a secret?" CeCe made an assuring face and nodded her head. "Of course girl. You know that you can always count on me with your secrets." Whitney smiled as she pulled out a pregnancy test that she secretly told her assistant to bring her. CeCe's brown eyes got big "Oh my Lord, girl, nooooo!!!" She practically. "Are you-" Whitney put her hand to her best friend's mouth. "Girl be quiet!" she told her, half joking. "I'm not sure yet. But I'm pretty nauseous and tired. Plus I haven't gotten my monthly when it usually comes soooo.... I'm gonna take the test, just to see before I tell Kevin or mommy or anyone else." "So if you are, you know... pregnant- how do you think you will feel about that?" CeCe asked her. "Well, this is something that Kevin and I have wanted from the get go. So I would be pretty excited." Whitney couldn't help but smiled. "That's so wonderful sis. Well hurry up and take it. I wanna see what kinda gifts that I'm gonna get for my little niece or nephew!" CeCe excitedly said. Whitney cracked up at her friend as she went into the bathroom, seeing how excited CeCe was acting from her usual calm demeanor.