dancing queen 》david pastrnak [completed]

xiii. what am i gonna do?

February 21, 2019

Em wakes up to nausea for the 3rd day in the row. She runs to the bathroom and empties all the contents of her stomach before brushing her teeth and peeing.

She's been feeling like shit for the last couple days and has felt like she's gained a few pounds recently, even though she usually works out every day. However, the last few days have left her unmotivated to get to the gym in the mornings and she hasn't been to Julliard to work with the dance company this week.

She's also been spotting for the last couple days and has had some cramps, which is concerning since she's missing her period this month. Sometimes, she misses her periods due to her active lifestyle, but she has never had cramps or spotting when it's happened. She knows it's mostly normal so she doesn't really panic over it.

She avoids coffee and just has orange juice and crackers for breakfast, too afraid to eat anything else that might upset her stomach. She then goes back to bed and doesn't wake up again until past noon. She ends up eating some mac & cheese for lunch, forcing herself to eat. She showers and changes into her Rangers Nieves jersey, jeans, and booties. She leaves her hair in its natural waves and does her makeup before leaving the house.

She takes a cab to Boo's place in Midtown. She arrives to his building and greets the doorman. She goes up to the 24th floor and makes her way to his condo. She knocks on the door and after a few seconds, he answers.

"Hey Em," he smiles, hugging her.

"Hey Boo," she smiles back.

He lets her in and she goes straight to pee for like the umpteenth time today. When she comes out she sees him sat on the couch with his gameday suit on.

"You know it's only 4 right?" she teases.

"I know. We're leaving in half an hour," he replies, flipping through the channels.

They watch ESPN for a while before leaving. They take a cab to the Garden and they walk in together. He goes to the locker room while she goes to hang out with the WAGs.

She greets them happily and she asks them about what's new with their lives. She also plays with some of the kids. As warm ups begin, she sits down next to Marc Staal's wife, Lindsay.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" Em asks, as she watches the Staal kids excitedly watch their father warm up.

"Sure hun," Lindsay smiles.

"Is it normal for me to be spotting and to have cramps a week after I miss my period? I miss periods sometimes normally but I've never had spotting and cramps last this long afterwards," Em explains.

"Have you had anything else happen that's out of the ordinary?" she asks.

"I've had nausea the last couple days and I've been tired a lot this past week," Em adds.

"Honey, you might be pregnant," she replies seriously.

"Pregnant? It can't be that. I've been safe," Em replies, not believing it's possible to be pregnant.

"Honey, I thought I was being safe too and then I got pregnant and here I am now with 3 kids," she replies.

"What should I do?" Em asks, starting to freak out.

"Relax is the first thing you need to do. Just enjoy the game and afterwards, buy a test. Regardless of whether it comes out positive or not, go get yourself checked out," she advises.

"Thanks Lindsay," Em smiles, realizing she's right.

"You're welcome and just so you know, if you are pregnant, you'll make a great mom," she assures her.