Forced to have the players kid: sequel (fanfic)

Worrying about you

AUTHOR'S NOTE- I KNOW I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A LONG TIME. THIS ISN'T AN EXCUSE, BUT, I JUST KIND OF STOPPED WRITING, I GUESS. I WAS SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL THAT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE TO WRITE, AND THE IT WAS SOMEWHAT HARD TO GET BACK INTO IT. I THINK IV'E GOT MY PASSION BACK SO I HOPE THAT MY READERS WILL FORIVE ME AND FINISH THIS OUT. ALL SUGGESTIONS WELCOM. ILY

- Z

         ADIRA'S POV

I open my eyes. They are sticky as if I had been sleeping for a long time. I remember taking a bath. I remember falling. And that's it. Oh God. I have a pounding headache and my ribs feel terrible. It's dark except for a small lamp on the bedside table. The room is lit up enough that I can tell I'm in a hospital room. I look to my left and see flowers and balloons with cards from Keon and Stephanie. On my right, I see Josh in a chair which he'd scooted to my bedside, his head in his arms, sleeping peacefully. I rub his arm, happy to see him looking less stressed than usual. He wakes with a start. "Oh Adira!" he says it almost like a sob. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine," he visibly relaxes, as I take a moment to really look at him. "Why do yo look as though you've been wearing those clothes for days?" Josh hasn't shaved, his clothes are rugose, and his hair's disheveled.

"Because you've been out for three days. Oh my god, I've died a thousand deaths since then. I have been so worried about you."

"You have?"

"Of course I have. That's what I do, I worry about you, you know that. I worry about you because I love you."

"Oh, Josh" I start to cry

"Hey," Josh stands up and holds me, "what's wrong? you're safe, the babies are safe, what's wrong?" 

"Everything! I'm about to be a mother and I'm not even seventeen yet. My mother is supposed to be here when I have a baby, so she can spoil her grandkids like she always wanted. My father is supposed to be here so he can walk me down the aisle. What if I'm a bad mom, Josh?"

"Listen to me, okay. I know that we're young. I know that seventeen isn't exactly the ideal age to have a child, but you're going to be a great mom. And, although everybody says it, your mom and dad are watching over you, and they would be so, so proud right now. I don't know if this is the best time to bring it up, but I was thinking maybe we should move here. The plague didn't hit so hard here, and we'd have help from Stephanie and Keon's sister. What do you think?"

"I'd like that"

"yeah?"

"yeah". His face splits into a wide grin, making me laugh. I wince. Note to self: try not to laugh- very painful.

"What's so funny?"

"You"

"Me?"

"Yes, you"

"And tell me, Adira, what exactly is so amusing about me?"

" It's just nice to see you happy, that's all"

"what do you mean?"

"Well you've been so worried these last few days. And now, apparently you've been worrying about me. I don't like to see you worry. I have no reason whatsoever to enlarge your ego, but you're a very handsome man. I like to see you smile, not worry. Worry and stress don't suit you."

"Well thank you, Adira. And you, my dear, are an astronomically beautiful woman. As happy as I am to sit here and talk with you about how gorgeous you are, I suppose I should alert the nurses that you're awake."

"C'mon, don't go" I plead

"Relax, relax. There's a button," he looks amused, although I can't tell if it's because I should've known there was a button, or because I fed his ego again by begging that he stays with me.

"Where are Keon and Stephanie?" I suddenly notice their absence

"Well, Stephanie insisted that if I wouldn't leave you, someone had to get me some clean clothes. But she had to work early in the morning so Keon volunteered. They'll be back soon enough though. That reminds me, I should text them you're awake, I'll let them sleep for a few more hours at least though."

"Oh. What time is it?"

"Uhhh," he checks his watch, "two-thirty-seven"

"Oh"

A young nurse bustles in with a clipboard. "Hello there, I'm nurse Danielle. Dr. Jarley is attending you but I have to give you a quick check up to see how you're doing". She's average height but seems short next to Josh's tall figure. She has a beautiful dark complexion and bright green eyes. Her eyes contrast well with her sleek waist length dark hair. I'm honestly a little jealous. After checking my blood pressure, she tests my reflexes. She shines a light in my eye and has me do things like touch my nose with one eye closed and then the other. Although I couldn't see him, I felt Josh's eyes boring into me intently. I know that he loves me, but it's sometimes hard to believe. I find it easy to forget who we were. I'm not even seventeen yet and I feel like an adult, like I'm not still in high school. Or at least I should be. Keon, Josh, and I all got our GEDs. Moving here would be weird, considering both my parents died back home, that's where Cally is, that's where I met Josh and Keon, that's where I went to school, It's where I got pregnant. There are so many memories there that I'm surprised about how excited I am at the idea of moving here. We'll see though, I guess. Josh has been so stressed lately, and I think he's scared about fatherhood, but he's staying strong for me. I don't want to push too much, but I'm making it a mission of mine to make sure he's okay. I look at him and he gives my hand a reassuring squeeze, I smile weekly back at him but don't really feel like talking with the nurse around. I look back to the nurse but I know he's still looking at me. He's worried which worries me and I don't like being worried because then that worries him and it'll all go to the dogs if everybody around us is worried.

AUTHOR'S NOTE- While writing this, I realized something. Shouldn't Keon be paired with someone? I don't remember that being covered in the original. Let me know about your views on this. 

- Z