Curious

49

"We have an appointment to go to right after this." I sigh, taking a seat across from Elizabeth. She and I met at one of our favorite breakfast spots this morning so that I could catch her up on everything that happened after she dropped me off at my place yesterday.

"Who? You and Juan?"

I nod, sighing. "Yeah. I'm just driving back home to go pick him up and then we're off to the appointment. I made the appointment right after I told him."

She nods, taking a sip of her orange juice. "How did he react?"

"Really good. I think he cried." I laugh, shaking my head.

She smiles. "That's the cutest thing ever!"

I nod. "Yeah, I know. I didn't expect anything less from him though." I shrug.

"Yeah...Anyway, back to what we came here for, you have to remember that not only am I your best friend but Im also your manager. What are we telling VS?" she asks, sitting up in her seat.

"Can Juan and I go to this appointment just to see how things are and I'll get back to you on that? I'm still in shock...I don't know what's next, honestly." I shrug.

She nods. "Yeah, sure. Just please let me know as soon as possible. So we can plan what comes after the pregnancy."

"Do you think they'll still be interested in working with me after?" I ask anxiously.

"For sure! They have tons of models working for them who have babies."

I sigh, messaging my temples. "I know he tries, but Juan just doesn't get how much this is going to affect my career. I would have to pretty much put everything on hold the second I start showing. He, he on the other hand can keep his career going as if nothings happening." I play with my straw, shaking my head. I know it's not his fault, but it's not fair.

She scoffs, causing me to look up. "Come on, Anna, he's not gonna go on as if nothing's happening. You know better then to think that."

I shrug, shrinking in my seat. "I don't know...Juan has important things to do. He has to work on his album, he has has a whole other tour planned in a few months!"

She shakes her head. "Stop worrying, it's gonna work out."

I groan. "Juan said that same thing."

"Well he's right. Stop worrying."

~~~

A few minutes after I text Juan that I'm outside, he's opening the door to my car and taking a seat. "Hey, baby." I smile as he shuts the door and buckled his seat belt.

"Hey bonita." he stretches over and plants a kiss on my cheek. "You ready?"

I shrug, beginning to drive off. "I have to be, I guess."

We sit in comfortable silence for fifteen minutes until we finally reach the doctors office. Juan holds my hand the entire way there, it's a small gesture but it's one that makes me feel so much better. "We've got this."

I nod, smiling.

~~~

Once I get checked in, Juan and I wait a couple of minutes before getting called into a room where I get my blood drawn. I have to explain to Juan that we still can't be a hundred percent sure whether or not I'm pregnant, they have to make sure before we go any further.

Im sitting on the one of those patient tables while Juan sits a few feet away from me in a normal chair while we wait. I know he's nervous by the way his leg continually bounces up and down, by the way he chews his bottom lip while looking off into space, he won't even look at me. I'm nervous but not nearly as nervous as he is.

We both perk up in our seats when there's a light knock on the door before it opens slightly. "Ms. Acosta?" I force out a smile and nod. A woman in scrubs with and her hair pulled back into a tight bun smiles kindly, walking further into the room. "Hey, so...we got the results back. It seems to have been a false positive."

The smile fades from my face and I turn my attention to Juan when he speaks up. "A false positive?" he asks, clearly in shock. "H-How is that? What do you mean?" he stares between me and the nurse for what feels like an eternity until she answers.

"These are quite common, actually. Was this your first time taking a pregnancy test?" I nod slowly. "Yeah, we recommend you take more then one test next time. Just to make sure."

I blink blankly. "So-uh, the nausea? I threw up yesterday morning and my period is late? I thought that for sure meant..."

She cuts me off smiling sadly. "You could've simply ate something that upset your stomach the night before. As for your cycle, have you been stressed lately?" I nod dumbly again. Eduardo and this whole situation has kind of taken a toll on me. "Stress delays your period a lot of the time. There are multiple reasons for why that may have happened. It just all seemed to have happened at just the right time to make it seem as if you were pregnant." she shrugs. "Do you guys have any more questions?"

I shake my head. "No...no thanks."

With another quick goodbye, she's gone, leaving Juan and I in probably the most awkward silence we've had to sit in for a while. "Wow." Is all I manage to say.

Juan nods, looking up at me. "Yeah. Hey, it's not like you wanted this anyway, right?" he claps his hands together, starting to stand. Something in his tone makes my stomach feel unsettled.

"Juan." I extend my hand out to him, waiting for him to grab it. I'm almost afraid he won't because of how long he stares at my hand for until he sighs, taking it. "I did want this. I just...wasn't as excited as you were about it." I pull him in, wrapping my arms around his waist and resting my head on his chest.

His arms slowly wrap around me. "Yeah, I know." he says lowly, placing a soft kiss on the top of my head. We stay like that for a few moments until he speaks again. "Let's go home? I wanna get out of this shitty place."

I nod, letting go of him. We walk hand in hand out of the doctors office and to my car. On the way home, we stop and pick up some fast food. We spend the remainder of the day cuddled up with each other on the couch, eating what we brought home and going through all of my junk food. I always eat so unhealthy when Juan is around. Ugh. I really have to stop.

It's not awkward, but it's definitely not the same as always. I know Juan was definitely a lot more let down at the fact that I'm not pregnant than I was. He wants to be a father so badly that it kind of breaks my heart that I'm not pregnant. Not for me, but for him.

"I'm going to the bathroom." I tell him, standing and walking into the bathroom. A few short minutes later I walk back to the couch and take my seat next to him. I lean my head on his shoulder and sigh.

"What's up?"

I look up at him. "I just got my period." I say quietly.

He nods slowly, kissing the top of my head. "If only it had come a day earlier." he sighs.

I sit up in my seat, turning on my side so that Im facing him. "How do you feel about it? That I'm not pregnant." I caress the back of his neck slowly, waiting for a response.

"Bummed." he looks over to me, smiling sadly. "It just wasn't our time." he shrugs, leaning over and kissing my cheek. "Our time will come. I know you're going to be the mother of my children. Whether it's next month, next year, or in ten years. I know it's gonna happen."

I can't help but smile at how positive he is. He's what inspires me to be a happier, more positive version of myself. He's always trying to see the positive out of the negative. I know he's upset, but he's trying to look at positives. And I couldn't love him any more for it.

A/n
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