FOREVER

Chapter 7: Here

Kim POV

I walk out of the locker room after collecting my things and go straight to my car. I just need to get home. As soon as I get home I dump my bag by the door and go to my bedroom to get out of my clothes. I come back out in my jogging bottoms and a baggy vest top and go straight to the kitchen. I have no energy to make a decent meal, so I go to my cupboard to grab the wine but I stop as soon as I go to open it 'well guess I won't be having any of this for a while' I think as I put it back, instead I go to my freezer and pull out a tub of my favourite ice cream mint chocolate chip.

I turn on the TV and sit down on the couch eating away with a blanket over my shoulders. After 20 minutes I put the ice cream away and go back to the couch but this time I lay across it without the blanket as I am way too hot. As I am watching my show my mind drifts to the events of the day.

Pregnant. That word clouded my head, I still couldn't believe it. I look down my body and at my flat stomach, I can see the skin where the loose top has rolled up. I carefully place my fingers on top and then my whole right hand. I make small circular motions with my thumb as I thought. Wow there's really a baby, a child in there, growing.

Kim: "Hey there, um I don't know how this is all going to work but I'm going to try my best to be a great mom I promise"

I just lay there rubbing my stomach for what feels like hours, I start to get tired so I turn of everything and head to my bedroom. I get into my bed and I lay on my side allowing my hand to lazily drape across my stomach.

THE NEXT WEEK

Adam POV

Me and Kim have not spoken since last week in the locker room. I want to talk to her badly but I've been giving her space as I don't know what to do, what she wants me to do or what she has done. I'm sitting at my desk and I look over at Kim's desk as she wasn't here yet. Granted I was half an hour early to work but she always is too. I decide to message her but as I put my hand in my pocket I realise that it's not there. 'Dammit I must of left it in my locker' I get up and walk towards the locker room. As I get nearer I hear the sound of someone vomiting, I quickly rush in to see Kim hunched over the bin I run to her side and I pull her hair back and start rubbing circles on her back. After a few minutes she finally stops and she starts to wash her face in the sink.

Adam: "Hey um how uh.."

Kim: "What?"

Adam: "Oh man, I'm not communicating well. I just- want you to know that, I know that you're working through a lot, and I want you to know that, you know, whatever you decide, I'm okay with. If you wanna talk about it, if you don't wanna talk about it. Hey- just I'm here for you"

Kim: "Okay. Thank you, I do appreciate it it's just- you know

Adam: "Yeah. Sorry I was"

Kim: "No it's good just-...."

She quickly stops and puts a hand over her mouth and makes her way back over to the bin and she begins to vomit again. I make my way back over to her and I start rubbing her back again. She does some more coughing and then washes herself up again.

Adam: "Hey you good now?"

Kim: "Think so *cough*"

Adam: "It will all be okay. Are you sure you can work today?"

Kim: "Yes I'm sure, it's only morning sickness"

Adam: " Alright but everyone is going to be here any minute now so I'm going to head back up there okay?"

Kim: "Yep I'm just going to finish up and then I'll be there"

I give her shoulder a tight squeeze as I walk towards the door turning around to see her one last time before I go back to the bullpen. As I walk up I see Jay and Hailey in the break room getting coffee so I go and join them.