How My World Changed Forever...Again

Taking it easy...or...not

Rachel's POV
The next morning, I wake up to find Colleen *not* next to me in bed. I cal her name looking around. "Yeah?" She answers from the bathroom.
I get up and find her sitting on the edge of the tub. "You sick?" I ask sympathetically.
She nods. "I'm sorry," I say, "I didn't even here you get out of bed. I would've gotten up with you."
"It's fine. I didn't want to wake you."
"Have you...you know..." I ask, trying to ask if she's thrown up. I know sometimes even just words trigger her.
She shakes her head. "That's good."
"Rachel, I still wanna go today."
"I don't know, Colleen. What if you're actually sick?"
Before she can answer, someone knocks on the door. Colleen gets up and I push her shoulder down, "no, you stay here."
I open the door and it's Katie. I step into the hallway and shut the door behind me. "Colleen's sick." I say, "I mean, probably not actually sick. She said she hasn't thrown up but I'm sure she will."
Katie sighs. "Okay, well, that's tricky. What'd she say about going today?"
"She said she still wants to!"
"Figures. First of all, I don't want her to push herself too hard. Second of all, if she really is sick, she shouldn't be around Katie. I'll find a thermometer and if her temperatures normal, she probably fine. I talked to the hospital, and they said she will be 100% fine around Katie. Being pregnant with twins and it being high risk, she should wear a mask in the halls and elevator and stuff. In Katie's room, she's fine. I'll call Jill and make sure she doesn't care if she's not feeling the best. Can I talk to Colleen?"

Colleen's POV
Katie comes in the bathroom with Rachel behind her. I jump in before she can say anything and say, "I still wanna go today!  I'm fine, really!"
     "Yeah, I know you aren't fine.  I don't want you to hurt your own health," Katie says, "It's nine o'clock now.  If you get dressed and then lay back down for at least an hour and half, and are feeling a little better when you wake up, you can probably go.  The hospital told me that being high risk, you should wear a mask until we get to Katie's room."

*two hours later*
Well, I get to go with them. I slept for a little bit, and convinced Katie I feel a little better, so she's letting me go. I still feel like I'm going to throw up any second, but that was very normal some days and I never did.
We take two cars incase some of us need to leave before the rest. Rachel and I ride in the SUV with Katie and Annie and Hayley go with Billy in the Tesla.
     Katie insists on me standing outside while she gets me a mask from the lobby.  I agree since I already lied to her that I feel okay.  When I'm finally wearing my nice medical grade mask, we head up to Katie's room.
     When we walk in, there are four total cameras filming;  Mike has one, Billy has another, and Rachel and I each have our vloggys.  For a second my sickness is gone and I just embrace Katie in my arms, still wearing my mask and all.  "You look so cute!" I tell her knowing she probably feels a little insecure without her wig on.
     She smiles and blushes.  "Why are you wearing a mask?" She asks me.
     I take it off, shoving it in my purse, not really knows how to answer the question.  "Umm...uhhh.." I say awkwardly.
     Katie jumps in and says, mostly talking to Jill, "she's had a... um...higher risk pregnancy than normal..."
     I cut in and say, "you know what, screw this.  Are there any cameras rolling?" Everyone shakes their heads.  "Okay, you know why my pregnancy is high risk?  Because I'm having twins.  Girls.  Identical.  It's not out yet and I don't know when it will be." I look down at my left hand and realize I'm still wearing my engagement ring. Nice, Colleen, good job hiding all the things you weren't supposed to say. "While I'm saying all the things I shouldn't be, I'm also engaged, so, glad we cleared that up."
     I didn't want to announce all that because I don't want the attention on me.  This is Katie's time.  However, I also don't want her to feel like I exclusively told the Leblancs and left her family out.
     "The mask was just so I didn't get germs from the lobby and stuff.  I don't have to wear it now."
     Katie runs her hands over my ring then my stomach. Everyone wants to talk about my baby...or babies...and my proposal. I'm happy to brag about how awesome Erik is, but now is not the time. First of all, I want the focus on Katie. Second of all, I don't know how long I'm gonna be here because I still feel like absolute shit. I redirect the conversation to the kids. "So girls," I say, mostly talking about Annie and Katie since Hayley has been with me, "what have you been up to? I mean, I can assume you're usually together in this room, right?"
They giggle. "We mostly walk around," Annie begins.
"And cause trouble," Katie finishes laughing.
"Everyone at the hospital knows.." Annie says.
"Which I don't know if that's a good or bad thing," Katie finishes again.
I shake my head, laughing with the girls. It's nice to see them being kids and laughing like kids.
     Jill says, laughing as well, "well now I know what you two are up to when I leave the room for half a second.  Glad we're working on recovery."