Hiding Place || Tori Kelly

Psalms 147:3

thursday

12 PM

Bass thumped through the sound booth as Tori listened to the playback of the last bridge she and JoJo ran through. "Yo, that's dope," she giggled, taking off her headphones. JoJo nodded, following her actions and leaning against the stool.

"This is gonna be a hit. I can already tell," JoJo smiled. She and Tori trotted out of the booth as André held his phone up impatiently. Tori nodded and started to gather her stuff. "Where are you going so soon? We've still got a couple hours," JoJo asked. Tori forced back her smile and slipped her bag over her shoulder.

"I uh... we have a thing," Tori smiled. André stood up and opened the door for his wife. JoJo smirked and leaned against the soundboard next to Kirk.

"Have fun with your thing. I'll see you guys later," JoJo waved as the sweet couple left the studio hand in hand. "20 bucks says they left to go eat," JoJo joked. Kirk looked at her with a short smirk.

"Bet," he smiled, trying to sound young and hip, but only truly knowing that because of his kids. JoJo shook the mans hand, before going back to working on her part of the collaboration.

12:30 PM

Tori sat on the exam table, waiting for the blood test to come back. "Are you nervous?" André asked, watching her leg shake. Tori pushed her huge mane out of her face and shrugged.

"I'm more nervous about it coming out negative than positive," Tori truthfully answered. "Sometimes those home test can be wrong," she said. André shook his head and smiled. The two silently watched Doctor Grace come into the room and settle into the desk.

"Congratulations, Tori. The blood test came back positive," she excitedly announced. Tori did her best to force a smile. Because while she didn't want it to be negative she was definitely not fully on team preggo. The young doctor started to fool with a machine in the corner of the room, then turned back to Tori. "An ultrasound can give you an estimated due date," the kind doctor beamed. Tori could see relief flood André's face, but all she felt was panic. "Would you two like to see your baby?" she asked. Tori shrugged as André nodded his head profusely. The doctor handed Tori a paper cloth and allowed her to step behind a huge curtain. Tori changed into the gown and came back around the cloth. Quickly, she hopped up onto the cold table and placed her feet in the stirrups. André started to lean over to watch the doctor start the vaginal ultrasound, but Tori quickly nipped that in the bud. A swift snap caught her husband's attention, forcing the basketball player to sit up and tried to avoid Tori's glare.

"Murillo, by my head," Tori demanded. The doctor chuckled as André scurried to the opposite end of his wife. The two watched the screen as the doctor probed around. Tori grabbed Andre's hand as the pressure from the probe became a bit much.

"Sorry, you're gonna feel some pressure, just make sure its no pain," Grace said. Tori shut her eyes and focused on her breathing before the doctor gasped. "Look at that, guys. That's your baby," she smiled, pointing to the small dot with a hole in the middle. André glanced down at Tori whose hand was clasped over her mouth. Tears dripped down Tori's cheeks as she watched the heartbeat of her son or daughter drum.

"When will we get to know what the baby is?" André eagerly asked. The doctor took some more measurements and pictures, then turned to the couple.

"It looks like Tori is about nine weeks along. So in about 7 to 11 weeks, you should be able to find out the sex," she cheerfully answered. André did some quick math in his head and smirked.

"The condom broke!" He cheered, causing Grace and Tori to glance at him completely confused. Tori sat up after Grace gave her the okay and smacked André's arm.