Prospect & Princesa

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

It's been two months and we have not had any other issues out of Emily. EZ gets up and heads to the scrapyard but I have taken the day because I'm not feeling well. I get up and get a little housework done. I know why I'm getting sick but I didn't want to tell EZ. I'm late. I mean really late. After getting all of the housework done, I finally make myself go to the bathroom and take the pregnancy test. I pee on the stick and put the cap on and wait the three minutes like the box says. After three minutes. I take a deep breath and look at the stick. Positive. I'm pregnant. I feel the tears start to fall out of happiness and fear.

I am still sitting on the side of the tub, looking at the test when the front door opens but I am so lost in my thoughts that I don't hear it until he's standing at the door. "Belleza?" he asks. I look up at him and there are still tears in my eyes. Before he can say anything else, I hand him the test. He looks at it and then at me and kneels in front of me. "Are you okay baby?" he asks. I look into his eyes and say "No." It's like he knows what I'm thinking. "Let's head to the doctor and confirm it first and go from there." he tells me. "Yeah. Okay." I say.

We get to the doctor's office and when the doctor comes in, she asks "What seems to be the problem today?" I don't say anything but EZ, knowing I am freaking out, says "She took a home test and it came up positive." This was the same doctor that I saw when I lost our baby. She looks at me and says "Let's confirm it and then go from there." I just nod. She walks over in front of me and says "All pregnancies are different. Until you see me stress, you don't need to." she tells me and I just nod.

They do blood work and when she comes back in, she tells me "Looks like the home test was right. You are pregnant. Let's see how far along you are." she tells me and moves the ultrasound machine over. Putting the gel on my stomach, she starts moving the wand around and I tense. All of a sudden, we hear the heartbeat. "Oh my God." I whisper as I look up at EZ and he's smiling. The doctor looks at me and says "We have a good, strong heartbeat." She moves the wand around a little more and takes some measurements. "Looks like you are six weeks pregnant. We'll get you on your prenatals and set up your next appointment. Because of last time, I want to see you every two weeks. But, until then, you can pick up a Doppler machine so that you can hear the heartbeat at home. That might help with the stress." she tells us and EZ nods. "Thanks Doc." he says and she nods. Looking at me, she says "It's going to be fine. Just enjoy being pregnant and if you have any questions, please call me." she tells me before seeing her way out. I look at EZ and he says "We're having a baby." I feel the tears start to fall and say "Yeah baby. We are."

We head to the clubhouse and EZ asks to get everyone together. Bishop gets everyone together and my dad asks "I thought you were sick?" I smile and say "I was and we found out why." Angel sees the smile on both of our faces and says "Holy fuck she's knocked up." I nod and everyone starts congratulating us. Angel walks up and before he can say anything "The heartbeat is really strong. Little one is good." I tell him and he hugs me tight. "I'm happy for you Mana." I smile. "We need to tell Pop. Angel, you coming?" Angel nods and we head out to my car and the three of us head to Felipe's shop. Walking in, he sees the three of us and walks over to greet us, hugging me first. "We need to tell you something Pop." EZ says. "Everything okay?" he asks concerned. "We're pregnant." I say. He looks at me and smiles and then his look turns to concern because of last time. "The heartbeat is good and strong. They told us to get a Doppler machine so that we can listen at home hoping maybe that will keep my stress down." I tell him. "Good. You let me know if you need anything." he tells me and I nod before he hugs me again. After leaving Felipe's, we head home for the day and lay in bed with him just rubbing my stomach. We had stopped and picked up a Doppler on the way home. Putting the wand to my stomach, we hear the heartbeat and he whispers "That's our baby."