Love's Bind

Ch. 7

*Bryce's POV*
I woke up to my phone ringing. I rolled over and saw that it was Danielle.
"Hello?" I asked sleepily.
"Did you forget about us going to lunch?" she asked sounding irritated.
"Shit. I'll be there soon," I said hanging up.
I felt bad about blowing up on her the night she told me she was pregnant, so I told her that I'd take her out for lunch. I looked over at Alexis and saw that she was still sleeping. I got out of bed and went to shower real quick. I did everything I normally do and threw on some clothes and walked out.
"Ma, I'll be back in about an hour and a half," I said to my mama walking out of the door. I unlocked the door to my 2014 Range Rover and drove to Outback. When I got there, I saw Danielle looking down into her phone.
"Hey," I said sliding into the booth.
"Hi. Where were you?" she asked.
"I overslept. I was up putting Alexis's stuff up last night," I said looking at the menu.
"So she's staying with you now?" she asked dryly.
"Yea."
"Hm. Interesting."
"Chill out with all that. I didn't bring you here to argue. I brought you because I want to apologize for the other night. I didn't really know how to take all that in," I said looking at her. She looked like she was about to cry, so I sat next to her and pulled her into my chest.
"You really hurt me Bryce," she said crying.
"I know. I'm sorry. You're the mother of my child and I should've respected you."
"I love you," she said quietly. I paused for a minute.
"I love you too," I said. I kissed her forehead and sat back on the other side. We ordered our food and ate. Danielle stood up and got her stuff and my eyes immediately went to her stomach.
"Danielle, how far along did you say you were?" I asked still looking at her stomach.
"I was 4 1/2 when I told you. I'm 5 now," she said rubbing her stomach.
"You look kinda big for 5 months," I said scratching my head.
"I'm slightly above average. I had the doctor check to make sure I'm not having twins. I find out the sex tomorrow. Wanna come?"
"Hell yea," I said. We both chuckled and walked out the restaurant.
"Text me what time the appointment is," I said opening her car door.
"Alright. I'll see you later," she said closing her door. I got in my truck and drove home. When I got there, Alexis was sitting on the couch eating pizza.
"Hey baby," I said closing the front door.
"Hey," she said taking a sip of her sprite.
"How ya feelin?" I said sitting down next to her.
"I'm ok. I don't feel good for some reason," she said.
"It's probably the stress," I said.
"I'ma run to the store real quick. You need anything?" she asked standing up.
"Nah. I'm good."
"Alright. I'll be back in a few," she said walking out the door.
*Alexis's POV*
I woke up with the urge to throw up. I ran to the bathroom and barely made it to the toilet. After I finished, I sat on the floor and thought of reasons why I could be nauseous. I checked my period diary and saw that I was a week late. I can't be pregnant. Bryce used a condom the last time we had sex. I took a shower and when I got out I was hungry. I looked at the clock and saw it was 1:00. I put on jeans, a tank top, and jacket. I went downstairs and warmed up some pizza. I sat on the couch and ate. Bryce walked in where I was and started asking me questions that I really didn't feel like answering. I told him that I was going to the store and walked out. I grabbed my keys out of my jacket pocket and got in my car. I drove to the nearest Walgreens and found the aisle with the pregnancy tests. I checked out and went to their bathroom to take it. It seemed like forever waiting for the results to pop up. When my timer went off, I went over to look at the test. It had a '+' sign. I grabbed the test and ran out the bathroom. I got in my car and drove to a clinic. I knew the chances of the test being a false reading. I told the receptionist that I needed a pregnancy test. She gave me some papers to fill out. When I finished them, I gave them to her and they called me to the back. The nurse gave me a cup and I went to the bathroom. Since I was scared, it wasn't hard for me to pee. I gave the cup back to the nurse and sat down. It took a little while for the results to come back in.
"Hello, Ms. Jones. I'm Dr. Smith. I understand that you need to know if you're pregnant," he said looking down at my results.
"Yes sir," I said scared.
"Well, it looks as though you are. Congratulations," he said smiling.