In Drummer Heaven

Spreading The Good News

Tommy and I decided that we weren't going to tell anyone about the baby until we had the pictures to prove it. It just works out really well that we're all going over to Dani and CC's tonight for some reason that I have forgotten but that's besides the point.

So we're in the waiting room of the OBGYN's office, I have the same one as Jadie and Rosie because it's the only baby doctor that I know of in Los Angeles. It's still pretty early in the morning so there's not a lot of people here yet. I yawn and put my head on Tommy's shoulder.

"Are you excited, baby?" He wonders and I smile.

"Yeah." I admit. "I can't wait to be a mom."

"I can't wait to be a dad, I mean it'll be great. It will be so much easier to pick up girls when they think I'm a single dad." He jokes and I hit his arm.

"Tommy!" I complain and he laughs.

"Baby, I'm kidding." Tommy says and kisses my temple. "I love you."

"Are you going to love me when I'm fat and screaming at you?" I wonder and he grins.

"Yes I am." Tommy says matter of factly and kisses my lips quickly.

Not long after that we get called back to the check up room and I get set up on this little bed thing. I was told to drink this insane amount of water before the ultrasound but now all I can think about is how I have to piss like a fucking race horse. Tommy sits on the stool at my head and makes faces at me.

"I love you, dork." I tell him and he laughs.

"Good, I love you too." Tommy says as I yawn.  "Tired?" He wonders and I nod.

"When we get home I'm going back to sleep." I tell him.

"In your Spider-Man boxers?" He wonders and I laugh.

"In my Spider-Man boxers." I agree.

The doctor walks in and introduces herself. Tommy has a lot of questions for her before she starts the actual ultrasound, his main question being can we have sex while I'm pregnant. I really didn't want him to ask that but he did anyways and the doctor thought it was funny.

She squeezed this weird jelly on my stomach and starts to move the handheld device across my stomach. I sequel and start to squirm so I don't piss my pants. Tommy is damn near dying of laughter and the doctor sighs.

"Mrs Lee, you got to work with me here." She says calmly and I take a deep breath and squeeze my husband's hands.

"Okay." I agree and she starts to move the device across my stomach again.

Okay, Darcy, happy thoughts. Don't think about pissing your pants or the fact that this jelly is colder than my heart. Just breathe.

I keep telling myself that over and over again, it only gets cut off by the strong rhythm of our baby's heartbeat. The beat is strong like the beat of a bass drum. Tommy's hands tighten around mine and I feel him kiss my knuckles.

"And that, Mr and Mrs Lee, is your baby's heartbeat. Congratulations." The doctor says sweetly.

The doctor prints off pictures of our little blob shaped baby and hands them to Tommy. I wipe the jell stuff off my stomach then I go to the bathroom now that I don't need to keep the water inside me. Then Tommy and I go home so I can go back to sleep.

Later that day we're all over at Dani and CC's, we're sitting on the back patio and Tommy has dragged me into his lap. I know he wants to tell everyone but we're still trying to find the right time.

Rose and Jadie keep talking about their babies and for once it doesn't actually bother me, mainly because I'm pregnant now. Nikki still keeps glancing over at me because other than Tommy he's the only one I told about how much baby talk was bothering me, I smile and nod to show him that I'm okay and he nods in agreement.

"Hey Darc, want to see what I'm mailing Keith for his birthday?" Dani wonders and I nod.

"Uh, sure." I agree and stand up.

We walk into their house and up to the mater bedroom. D pulls out a guitar case from the closet and opens it up revealing an electric guitar with the Georgia Bulldogs logo on it.

"He was to get into the University of Georgia on a football scholarship but he's been really into guitar lately." She explains.

"It looks really good!" Jadie beams. "He's going to love it."

"I'm honestly not that surprised." I admit and the bassist laughs.

"When's his birthday?" Rose wonders.

"The eighth of April." Dani states. "I have to mail it soon."

"Oh! That reminds me, do you guys want to see something?" I ask and they all nod.

I pull the print off ultrasound picture out of my pocket and hand it to Jade. I watch as Rose and Dani crowd around her and they all light up.

"You're pregnant?" Dani asks and I nod.

"Due in December." I beam.

Rosie and Jadie are the first ones to hug me tightly which was awkward because of their stomachs. Dani hugs me afterwards.

"Was it something you were planning?" Rose asks.

"We've been trying since the end of August." I admit and their eyes grow.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Jade asks.

"Wasn't sure how to bring up my inability to get pregnant when I was trying and you and Rose's ability to get pregnant without trying." I admit and Rose and Jadie shrink back a bit. "But I'm okay now!" I assure them with a laugh.

Tommy

"I'm not going to ask her because she scares me a little bit but is there any reason why Darcy isn't drinking?" CC asks me and I smile.

"She can't." I say simply and Nikki looks at me.

"You got her pregnant, didn't you?" He asks and I laugh.

"Don't say it like that, we're married and we've been trying." I admit and my band lights up.

"Then it's about time that you did something right." Vince laughs. "Congratulations, man."

"You're going to name it Nikki, right?" Sixx asks with a laugh. "Red already told me that she would."

"I don't know, she told me she was naming it Mick." The guitarist speaks up and I roll my eyes.

"Wait!" Bret calls and I scowl. "You knocked up my ex girlfriend?" He demands and walks closer to me making me stand up.

"No Michaels, I knocked up my wife." I state. "It's been almost two years since she broke up with you so you have to stop calling her that or we're going to have a problem." I say that last part through my teeth which makes Nikki shoot to his feet along side Vince and Mick.

"Easy T-Bone, don't want to do anything you'll regret." Mick says.

"I'd step back if I were you, Bret." Vince says lightly.

"Tommy, you don't want to stress out Darcy right now with her being pregnant and all." Nikki reminds me.

Nothing really registers in my head until he brought up Darcy being pregnant again. I can't be getting into fights with my wife's ex boyfriend when my wife is pregnant. I've got to start acting right so I'm a good dad. I don't want Darcy to be stressed out if she doesn't have to be and although I'd love to beat the absolute shit out of Bret Michaels it's not worth stressing out Darcy.

I take a deep breath and sit back down. Bret looks at me like he won and I shake my head. At that moment Darcy comes back outside and curls up in my lap again. I look at Bret and that stupid grin has dropped from his face.

I won because I have a happy life with Darcy.