Moonlight

43

"Are you okay, Mommy?" Alani asks through the door. I hear the girls mumbling to themselves. I shutter in a harsh breath as I grip the toilet. I've been sick all day.

"Mommy, we love you!" Odette pipes.

"I love you too, girls. Go call Aunt Mel for me please." I reply.

As soon as I hear the girls run away, I vomit. My throat burns with a passion. Sweat drips down my face. Jack isn't home, he's gonna be at the gym for another hour or so. Maybe I'm pregnant? It's been a few weeks since we had sex and I missed my period last week.

I clean myself up and grab a spare pregnancy test from the closet. I follow the directions on the back of the box and wait. I put my head in my hands and rest my elbows on my thighs.

"Uncle Cam wants you, Mommy!" Alani states through the door. She wiggles the door knob, then stops. She slips the phone under the door, her little fingers show under the crack of the door. Cam answered? Where's Mel? I grab the phone.

After a few minutes, I grab the test. Afraid to look at it, I close my eyes as I bring it close to my face. I slowly open my eyes. I gasp, two lines appear on the test strip... I'm pregnant!!!

"Thank you baby, I'll be okay. I'll be out in a minute." I reply, a smile spreads across my face.

"Alani? Alani? Please get Mommy on the phone. Where's Mommy, honey?" Cam speaks through the phone. I hold it to my ear.

"Mommy is right here." I reply. I move the phone away from my ear and vomit again.

"Ew, well don't you sound great!" He retorts.

"Shut it! Listen, I'm home alone with the girls, can you please come over here? I don't like leaving them alone while I'm in the locked bathroom but I don't want them seeing me throw up." I reply. I move the phone again and retch. My throat burns like I swallowed fire. I close my eyes and take a deep breath.

"I would love to, but Mel is doing the same thing." He replies. Suddenly, I hear Mel vomiting in the background.

"Is she pregnant?!" I ask excitedly.

"I don't know, I think she just has food poisoning, she's been really moody lately." He replies.

"God I wonder why, jackass! You could've knocked me up and then have the nerve to say I'm moody?! You are such a..." Mel rants, her rant is cut short by retching... again. Yup, she's pregnant!

"This is just great, two possibly pregnant women gagging at the same time. This is just what I need to hear... ew! And smell!" He complains.

"God Cameron, why can't you be more supportive of her?! She's carrying your..." I rant, hot acid slowly moves up my throat. I vomit once more and get goosebumps.

"I just texted Ian, he should be there in a few minutes." He quietly replies.

I rest my back against the cold tub, thoughts run through my mind. I'm pregnant... I am pregnant!!

But what if I miscarry, what if I die again, what if the girls don't like the baby, what if there is more than one baby, what if Mel and I go into labor at the same time, what if she dies or miscarries?

These what ifs are going to drive me insane! Hopefully Aria comes with Ian, they can watch the girls and help me. Now that it's just Jack, the girls, and I living here, we have more space.

Suddenly, a set of footsteps approach the door. Ian stands in the door frame. He grabs ahold of my hands and pulls me up off the ground.

"Are you alright?" He genuinely asks. I look down at my pale, shaky fingers. I look back up at him and feel my body shutting down.