Everything Has Changed

Chapter 14

The next morning, Jessica and her mother Gabriella waited in the waiting room to their turn to the doctor. Jessica was now 4 months pregnant, and had a tiny bump. Right now, she was a bundle of nerves.

"Did you drink enough? Do you want to bring you glass of water, maybe?" Gabriella asked.

"Yes, I drank enough, my bladder could explode any moment." Jessica nervously answered, and tapped with her foot on the floor.

When Jessica was called into the room, she let out a sigh of relief and went into the room, followed by her mother.

She lied on the bed, pulled up her shirt (her mother got really excited to see her tiny belly), and waited for the doctor to begin the examination.

Once the transducer was on her stomach, Gabriella held Jessica's hand very tight. The doctor ran the transducer over her stomach until he got a clear image on the monitor.

"Here it is. Now let's see... Well, it seems that there are two heartbeats in there." The doctor said.

"What do you mean by 'two heartbeats'?" Jessica asked confused.

"It means that there are two babies in your womb." He said with a smile.

Jessica and her mother instantly looked at each other and smiled.

"Now, it's a little hard to see right now since they're not big enough, but it seems that you're having two little girls." The doctor added.

"Oh my god..." Jessica smiled with tears in her eyes, keeping looking at the monitor.

"Yes. Here is one," the doctor pointed at the screen, "and here is the other one."

"Wow..." Jessica kept smiling, but now she let the happy tears fall down.

*****

After their appointment at the doctor, the mother and daughter walked around the town together.

"So, have you thought how you're going to tell Sportacus the news?" Gabriella asked.

"No, but I guess that I'll hear what he has to say first. Then, whether it was bad or good, I'll tell him. I just hope that he won't freak out." Jessica simply told her.

Since it was almost the end of July, the weather was extremely hot.

"Can we just sit for a minute or too? I'm getting really tired..." Jessica pleaded her mom.

"Why, sure..." Gabriella responded, and noticed that something was wrong with her daughter.

Jessica tried to reach the bench, but right before she could sit, she passed out. Luckily, Gabriella caught her just before she hit the ground, then she called for help.

At his home, Sportacus' crystal was beeping.

"Someone's in trouble!" he said out loud, and left Joshua by himself on the couch.

He ran as fast as he could, until he reached Gabriella and Jessica.

"Oh, thank god you came, Sportacus! I think Jessica has dried up." Gabriella said a little panicked.

"Ok... Let's just get her to my house, and I'll give her some water." He calmed her and carried Jessica in his arms all the way to his home.

*****

At Sportacus' home, Jessica was given some water and she did woke up, but Sportacus suggested her to rest a little more, and so she did. So while she was asleep in his bedroom, Gabriella and Sportacus had a little conversation.