Perfect Strangers

Chapter Ten

I wake up and turn to face Rick. His eyebrows are scrunched up and he looks upset. Maybe he's having a bad dream. I bring my hand up to his face a use my thumb to gently run across his eyebrows. They slowly become relaxed and then he opens his eyes.

"Are they really bushy?"

"Almost a unibrow." I smile at him.

He kisses my forehead and then get out the bed.

U stretch and smile up at the ceiling. I hear Rick start the shower so I take that time to pick out something to wear for the day.

I pick out a pair of white jeans and a blue blouse. I also get out my white sandal wedges.

I still hear the shower going so I decide to go and join Rick.
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Once we are both dressed we go to join Ricks family for breakfast. Of course James' seat is vacant but so is Karen's.

We all eat and conversation flows nicely. Then the kids force us all to go swimming in the lake.

I say that I don't feel good so that no one sees my very small but noticeable belly in a swimsuit.

I go back and go lay down on the bed and I then realize I don't actually feel very good.

I brush it off and take a nap.
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"Blake" I am gently awakened by Karen.

"What time is it?"

Karen looks at her phone and says.
"4:56. The fire works start at six thirty and dinner is on the table."

"Oh great i'm starving." I get out of the bed but karen puts an arm out to stop me before I get up completely.

"Um Blake I would just like to apologize for my husbands behavior. Also for Ricks behavior. I shouldn't have invited James, I just thought maybe for one weekend they could get along just one more time before it's too late." Karen's eyes start to tear up.

"too late?"

"Yeah. I haven't told the kids yet but James has cancer. U haven't even seen him myself since Ricks left us and then one day he calls me for lunch and tells me that." Karen is now crying and I grab her hand for comfort.

"It's just he wanted to see his kids because he start kemo next week. I know him and Rick have their issues but I just wanted this one last weekend all together before James has to start kemo. It's all sounded like a good idea in my head but now it's just a disaster and I hate that this is your first impression of our family because you seem like a really nice girl." Karen holds my face in her hand and then wipes away her tears.

And she just looks so sad so I think of the first thing I think would make her feel better.

I grab both of her hands and say.
"Okay i'm going to tell you something that I'm supposed to tell you later with Rick but I feel like you could use some happy news."

"Okay go."

"I'm pregnant!" I smile big.

Karen immediately screams and hugs me tightly.

"Aw i'm so happy for you! Wow that's about the best thing I've heard in forever. Thank you for that."

"What about Jen's baby?" I chuckle.

"We all knew she was pregnant before she even came over my house. " Karen laughs.

"Thank you so much for allowing me on this trip. I've had a great time and I don't even want to leave." I say to try to make her feel even better.

"No problem honey, I promise it's not always this drama filled."

" all families have their own problems." I say.

"Aight that the truth!Welp let's go they will eat up all the food."

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After an amazing fireworks show and sparklers we all decide to go back to our cabins and sleep off the long day. i'm amazed i'm still sleepy since I took a very long nap but I have very sleepy a lot recently.

I wake up to a very sharp pain in my abdomen and sit up very quickly and turn on the light.

I looks down and see that I am sitting in a palm sized red circle.

please no.

I immediately start crying thinking of the worst. My cry wakes up Rick.

"Blake what's wrong? are you bleeding?" He looks at where i'm sitting.

I can't even answer him so I just nod and cry harder.

"Okay okay i'm let's go to the hospital!" Rick quickly jumps up and goes into the kitchen. 

I hear him from the kitchen counting out loud.

I'm still crying so I wondering what he's counting while i'm freaking out inside and trying my best to hold my stomach like i'm holding my baby.

I get up slowly and walk very slowly to the kitchen because my legs feel really weak.

"Rick what are you counting," I ask him because he's just standing there counting 1,2,3,4,5 over and over again.

"Rick! " I scream through my crys.

He snaps out of it and runs to me with keys in his hand and picks me up. He walks quickly to the car and helps me in.

He drives fast while looking a siri which makes me really nervous because it's raining really hard and you can barely see anything. But it's might be because of my non stop tears also.
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Rick's POV
We get to the hospital and I run in to grab a nurse and a wheelchair for Blake.

The nurse helps her sit down and then rushes her into the ER. I run to follow them and we are directed to an ultrasound room. There are big screens all over the room and the nurse quickly lifts up Blakes shirt and spreads the gel on her stomach. The nurse moves the camera all over Blakes stomach searching for a heart beat.

My ears feel like they are ringing and I'm holing Blakes hand and she's holding it tightly back.
"I will be right back with a doctor." the nurse says.

please no
please
please
please

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SO THATS THE END OF THIS CHAPTER!
i'm soooo sorry it took me this long to write it but as you no know it was a very hard chapter to write. I wanted to take my time so that I made sure the emotions of the characters were captured. I hate to put a tragedy like this in a book but I want my characters to be as real as it gets. Though all the bad and good in the world.
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