My Dad's Best Friend●●Wattys 2021

11

Jo's POV
Four weeks later

"Oh my- Ryan!" I call out as I hold the positive test in my hands, feeling tears go down my face.

"What is it baby?" He asks as I hand him the test and he smiles widely as he picks me up and spins me around.

Ryan sets me down gently as he gets on his knees and lifts my shirt up, giving my belly a gentle kiss.

"I can't wait to meet you little one." He whispers as I rest my hand in his hair, tears starting to pool in my eyes as he stands back up.

"Hey, what's wrong baby?" Ryan coos as he wipes away the tears that are falling down my face.

"I'm just so happy." I say and he smiles as he gently kisses me.

"So am I." He says as he hugs me.

Concert

"I am going to throw you across the room you piece of shit." I seethe to Dad's custom guitar when it goes out of tune again just because I sat it down.

"Hey baby." Ryan says as he comes over to me and I sigh as I give POS to Brad to tune and Ryan wraps me in a hug.

"Fucking hate that guitar." I say and he laughs.

"I heard the threat you made to it. How are you feeling?" He asks and I shrug.

"Nervous and a little nauseated but I'm okay." I say and he smiles as he gives me a kiss before heading to where everyone is for the stage.

This is the last concert before we head home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so it's a hell of a show tonight.

As I tune Dad's acoustic, I see Avril walking towards me and inwardly groan.

"So what's this big news you and Ryan have to tell us after the concert?" She asks and I sigh.

"It's called a surprise for a reason Avril. I'm not telling you before I tell my father, that's for damn sure." I say and she scoffs.

"Oh come on, it can't be that important but whatever." She says as she walks away and I groan as I finish tuning this guitar and decide to go grab everyone a water.

After giving them all a water, and dealing with Dad's torment about not bringing him a beer, I sit down and relax, as I feel some cramps coming.

Halfway through the concert, I head to the bathroom and start to do my business when I see blood. A lot of blood.

"No." I say as I wipe away tears and send Brad a text to get Ryan now.

A few minutes later, Ryan comes rushing in and I am curled up on the floor, pants and panties off as I hold my abdomen.

Ryan
Five minutes earlier

"Hey Ryan! Jo said that she needs you now in the bathroom!" Bradley, my tech, yells as we all take a fifteen minute break and I rush to the bathroom.

As I open the door, I see Jo's pants and panties stained with dark red blood and see her crying in the corner, holding her abdomen.

"Jo! Honey, are you okay? Come on, we have to get you to the ER." I say and she begins to sob.

Chad's POV

"Hey Chad! You're needed in the bathroom now! Bring Jo some clothes!" Timmy yells and I grab Jo's bag with her spares and head to the bathroom, seeing Ryan holding Jo and her pants soiled with dark red blood.

"Holy shit." I say and Ryan takes the bag and helps her get dressed.

"Take her to the hospital, I'll meet you there within an hour." I tell Ryan who nods as he carries Jo to his vehicle.

Jo's POV
Toronto East Hospital

"So the baby didn't make it. I'm very sorry. It looks like you had a Chemical pregnancy, which is a loss before six weeks. No sex for a few weeks and I would wait to get pregnant for now." The doctor tells Ryan and I as she gets the ultrasound ready.

"I am going to do an ultrasound to be sure you have passed everything. If not, we may have to do a D and C." She says and I nod as she does the ultrasound and I see nothing on the screen.

"Alright, it looks like you have passed everything related to this pregnancy. Your endometrium is thinning out as well, so it may feel like your period for the next week or so. Take it easy and no sexual activity for a few weeks. Make an appointment with an OB to be sure you're uterus is okay." She says as she lets me get dressed and as I do so, Ryan holds my hand.

"It's gonna be okay baby. I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere." He whispers as I begin to cry, my pants on.

"I just want to know why." I say and he holds me as the nurse brings in my discharge papers and I sign them as we leave.

As we head out into the car park, I see Dad, Dan, Uncle Mike, and Avril all there.

"I'm so glad you're okay, Jo." Dad says as he hugs me tightly and I try not to cry again.

"I'm gonna take her to the hotel." Ryan says as he helps me to the car and Dad lets me go.

"Call me later and let me know if she's okay." Dad tells Ryan as we pull out and I feel all the emotions rush to the surface and start crying as we head to the Hilton Skyline in downtown Toronto.

After parking and Ryan helping me out, we head to the 33rd floor of the hotel and to our room, 3318.

"You want to take a shower baby?" Ryan asks and I nod, grabbing my period stuff and a nightgown before heading into the bathroom.

I start the water and undress before stepping into the shower and washing my body.

As I get to washing my abdominal area, I see my flat belly and begin to cry, sitting on the floor of the shower and sobbing.

Ryan's POV

As Jo shuts the door to the bathroom, I decide to give her space and head to be sure everything is packed up for the flight home tomorrow evening, unless she wants to head home tomorrow morning.

As I'm packing up I get a notification from instagram and open the app to see a post from Chad on the Nickelback page

@nickelback
Due to some personal events within our personal lives, the concert for tomorrow 10/09/2012, has been cancelled. We are sorry to cancel a concert for our fans in Toronto.
~C.K.

After reading that, I decide to check on Jo, and open the door to the bathroom to see her crying and leaning on the counter, the positive pregnancy test in front of her.

"Hey baby. It's okay." I whisper to her as she turns around and cries into my chest.

"It's gonna be okay. I'm right here." I say as she cries, my heart breaking as tears begin to stream down my face.

"Let's go lay down baby. Come on." I whisper to her as we head to bed and she lays on my chest as I hold her.

"Your dad pulled some strings and was able to get the label to cancel the concert tomorrow. We can head home tomorrow morning okay?" I ask her and she nods.

"I love you." I whisper as she drifts off to sleep in my arms