My Dream Boyfriend... Not In My Fathers Eyes....

20. My Dream Boyfriend...

Chapter 20

"What...?"  My voice shook. 

"I said think that you're pregnant."  The doctor informed me, once again. 

"I...  I can't be...  I'm..."  Then it hit me.  We never used a condom, and I had lied and said that I was on birth control.  I started crying.  Was I really having Ray's baby? 

"I'm not entirely sure..."  Dr. Hicks started.  "But all of the symptoms are correct... Would you like to take a pregnancy test here?" 

Still shocked, I nodded a yes.  Dr. Hicks smiled and then walked over to a cabinet, opened it, pulled out a cup and closed the cabinet.  He handed me the cup that was wrapped in plastic.  "Unwrap it, pull off the lid, and then you need to urinate into it.  There's a bathroom in there,” he pointed to a door.  "And if you need to drink some water, there are Dixie cups on the sink." 

And with that, I walked into the bathroom, and peed into the cup without drinking any of the water.  I put the lid back on it and gave it back to the doctor.  He set it upside down on the counter and told me to sit down.  "Do you want to have a baby?"

I thought about it for a minute.  "I've always wanted a baby, but I would rather it have been later than now..."  I told him.

"So, if you are pregnant, what are you going to do?"  He asked me. 

I took a breath through my nose.  "I... I'm going to keep it."  I told him firmly.  "It's the last thing I have of Ray, my dead..."  My voice broke.  "Boyfriend."  I wiped the fleeing tears away from my eyes.

Dr. Hicks patted my back uncomfortably.  Then, he picked up the cups and turned it back over, his eyes scanning the lid.  A smile came to his face.  He looked at my questioning face, and handed me the cup.  I looked at it, and almost dropped the cup.  On the top of the cp was a large pink plus sign. 

"I... I... I'm pregnant?"  I asked, bewildered.  He nodded. 

The next thing I knew, I was falling on the floor, and everything went black. 

"Deirdra! Deir! Wake up!  Wake up, now!"  I heard Petunia's firm voice, and I knew that I should open my eyes before she got really mad.  "Doctor, what the hell happened to her?" 

"She fainted."  He informed her. 

"Why?" 

"I told her that she was pregnant." 

"Deirdra's pregnant?"  She asked, incredulous.

He sighed.  "Yes." 

Then, I opened my eyes.  "I really am?" 

He sighed, yet again.  "Yes." 

I nodded.  "Can you do a test to tell me how many months?"  He nodded, and helped me up off the ground. 

I finally looked at Petunia.  "Is... Is it Ray's?"  She asked.  Her face was blank, for she was completely shocked.

"Yeah..."  I whispered, and looked into her eyes.  She started to cry.  Covering her mouth, she said that she would be right back and ran out of the room. 

Two hours later, we were leaving the hospital.  I had a couple packets about babies in my hand.  Petunia's eyes were red and bloodshot from crying.  But, I knew how many months that I was, I also knew that it was definitely Ray's child.  I was 2 and half months.

I was so, so, so happy that I was having Ray’s baby.  But I was so nervous.  How could I finish my plans and also have a baby?

And I was most definitely going to finish my plans.