“How long has it been, should I check it already?” Mari said passing back and forth in the guest bathroom as Lou leaned on the door frame with Lux on one hip.
“You just peed on it. Don’t get antsy. The instructions said 2-3 minutes.” Lou said giving Lux a kiss on the cheek.
“I can’t believe I’m taking a pregnancy test. How could this even happen? What am I gonna do.” Mari said running her hand through her hair.
“You’ll be fine, you’ll have Harry, if it turns out you are.” Lou said.
“Harry!! OMG. OMG! What are people going to say. My parent’s, holy shit.” Mari said stopping and leaning on the wall as she slid down.
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“Hey we’ve been looking for you.” Zayn said finding Harry still in his room. “What’s up?”
“Oh, yeah. Uh, I’ve been trying to get a hold of Mari but neither her nor Lou are answering.
“They are probably out doing something and their phones are on silent.” Zany said reassuring Harry.
“Yeah, I mean I called her last night and she didn’t return my call. I mean I know it’s only been a little while but..” Harry was saying as zany interrupted him.
“but you miss her? Yeah, I know the feeling.”
Harry side smiled.
“Thanks Zayn, really are the deep one of this group aren’t you?” Harry said standing up.
“Yeah, yeah. Come on we gotta go, there’s going to be a big announcement or something. They told me to come find you.” Zayn said standing up from The side chair.
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“Maritza, it’s been like 10 minutes. Are you ready to look?” Lou said leaning down where Mari sat holding her head to her knees.
“No.” She answered. “Can you?”
“Me? Are you sure?” Lou said
“Yes.” Mari said with a muffled voice.
Lou walked over to the counter where they had left the test. She breathed in once before leaning over to see it with Lux still on her hip. She gasped and stepped back before leaning to look again. Mari looked up.
“What?” Mari said starting to stand up. Lou just looked at her as she walked over to the counter and looked down. Two lines showed up on the test stick. Her eyes widened and filled with tears as Lou announced “You’re pregnant.”
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“It could be wrong right? I mean things aren’t always so accurate?” Mari said as she sat on the closed toilet seat.
“It’s the third test you take and all are saying the same thing. You’re pregnant Mari. If you want I can call your doctor and set up an appointment. If it’s been nearly two months you’ll even be able to hear a heartbeat.” Lou said Maris back.
“A heartbeat?” Mari said as a tear rolled down her cheek.
“Yeah babe, a heartbeat. I heard mine after 5 weeks. It was the most beautiful thing ever.” Lou said smiling at Mari. Mari stood up and walked out the bathroom without saying a word.
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“Okay now that everyone is here, we can let you guys know the news.” Paul was saying.
“We are going to do a mini book signing in the states. We leave the end of this week and don’t come back till next Sunday.” He finished.
Everyone started high fiving except Harry.
“but next Wednesday is Mari's Birthday. I had cleared it with you guys, I was going to fly to Ireland.” Harry said to no one in particular.
“Sorry lad, maybe you could fly Mari in instead.” Paul said.
Jade who was also in the room gave him a sympathetic smile. She had actually decided to stay longer than she had originally planned. One because she was having a wonderful time with Niall and two she was scared to go home to an angry Mari.
“Okay. I’ll have to ask her.” Harry said looking down at his phone.
“Sure lad.” Paul said starting to explain everything to the boys and the crew as Harry zoned out.
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It was already Thursday morning and Lou had about 2 days left with Mari. Mari sat on the examination bed as Lou sat on the chair next to her with Lux in her lap. They were at the doctor appointment Lou had set up the day they found out Mari was pregnant. Mari was still not quite accepting it and still had no plans on letting Harry know, at least not until she was sure and had a doctors word over a stupid at home pregnancy test. She had been dodging Harry’s calls and most of his texts claiming she was busy. She stuck to 2-5 word answers. The nurses had already weighed her and taken her height, they had even made her pee in a cup just to make sure she was indeed pregnant. They heard a knock at the door and Mari turned stiff on the bed as a medium height pretty brunette lady came in with a piece of paper on one hand and a small machine in the other.
“Hi! Nice to meet you, I’m doctor Thorpe, Mayra Thorpe. I’ve got good news ladies, you are expecting! Congratulations" she said pulling the doctors chair from the desk and leaning towards Mari who laid completely frozen.
“I’m pregnant.” She kept repeating in her head. Until the doctor asked her again.
“Did you get that?” Thorpe asked
“Huh?” Mari said looking at her confusingly.
“Still grasping the whole pregnancy thing aren’t you?” She said smiling at Mari then continued.
“Okay hunny, you are exactly 9 weeks pregnant today. This means you are going to be able to hear the heart beat of that baby of yours. You ready?” She said
“Umm, yeah.” Mari answered giving her a polite smile.
“Okay darling I’m going to need you to lay back on the bed here and lift your shirt up a bit for me.” The doctor told her as she stood up and grabbed a bottle from the counter.
“Yeah, that’s perfect she said to Mari. Okay this is going to be a bit cold, but it will be worth it.” She started shaking the bottle wile she squeezed it over Mari’s belly. A light blue gel squirted out and then Maybe grabbed the machine she had walked in with and disconnect a piece of it which was still connected to the original piece with a wire. She started moving it around on Mari's belly and she was right it was cold and it tickled. Mari was just getting comfortable when the machine started making an unusual sound. At that moment all eyes were on Mari.
“That hunny, is the heartbeat.” Thorpe said.
Lou reached out for Mari's hand and squeezed it tightly. The doctor took the machine and gave it another spin and once again what sounded like a little tiny horse galloping, filled the room.
“It’s beautiful.” Mari said engraving the noise into her memory.
“Yes. It is.”Lou said squeezing Lux who asked “ Noise?”
Making all three of the girls laugh.
“That Lux Is your new cousins heartheat.” Mari said smiling.
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Change My Mind
FanfictionNiall and Jade had their story told and now it's Mari and Harry's turn. You know their story, at least how it began. But what happens next? Someone comes back into Harry's life unexpectedly and things start to take a turn. That's not all that goes w...
