You're Different || Jimmy Darling

Chapter 41 "The Name is Rita"

My jaw almost dropped to the floor when the words 'your pregnant' came out of her mouth. I looked toward Jimmy and he had the same jaw dropped look also. I gripped his hand tighter, I cant believe I was pregnant. How could have this happened, well obviously I know how it happened but how did I not see the signs, it was plain as daylight.

This explained most of the throwing up I did that week when I ate that stupid chicken and that one time I tried my shorts on and they felt tighter than usual, and how the meat repulsed me just by the smell. This cant be, this cant be not now. We were just kids, how am I even supose to take care of my unborn child when I can barely even fix my own problems, this was all just too much for my head. I was just so caught off guard at the fact that I was actually pregnant, thats when reality started to slap me in the face.

"Im pregnant?" I questioned as I put my free hand on my stomach.

"Yes, everything adds up. All the vomiting you said, which you could have mistaken for food poisoning. Your blood test even confirms it." The nurse said.

"Is the the baby ok?" I asked worried because of all the bleeding, oh god what if I lost the baby and they didn't even know it yet!

"Well we would have to do an ultrasound to see how far along you are, and if everything is ok. The bleeding could have just been heavy spotting. Some women do bleed but its rare...I want to help y'all."

"Wait, help us? How in the world are you gonna help us, you don't even know us." Jimmy questioned.

"The name is Rita. I was once in your position, facing pregnancy at a young age...and now that Im a grown woman practically Ive learned that what ever your thinking, don't give up on that baby, don't throw that precious thing inside of you away. My son had to be the best thing that has ever happened to me and I just want you to know that no matter what don't give up. And I know Im probably rambling on and on and I probably sound like a crazy woman right now but y'all seem nice and I can see how much you two love each other. I know that I don't know y'all but knowing the other people in this hospital and the doctors they will refuse to serve y'all because of..." As her eyes drifted to Jimmy's gloves.

"And I wouldn't normally do this for anybody else but it just hits a nerve in me when I see couples just like y'all who are probably struggling to get by, who probably have problems of your own and the last thing you want is to be refused to have you child being born because of your deformity..." She said looking at Jimmy again.

"So thats why I'm offering to help, as long as I'm careful I could help, slip supplies here and there and help deliver that baby when its ready, even help with monthly visits. Just trust me on this..." Rita said as she paced back and fourth.

"I just-I don't know...Can we have a minute alone Rita?" I asked at I lightly rubbed my stomach thinking that there was an actual human being in me.

She nodded as she left the room and closed the door.

"I-Im pregnant..." I whispered still not being able to grasp the fact.

"Your pregnant..." Jimmy whispered as he too was just so taken back by everything.

"Jimmy what are we going to do?" I asked looking down at my stomach as I rubbed the top that was covered with the hospital gown I wore.

"I don't know..." He whispered as he looked at my stomach.

"We always figure out something, don't we?" I said trying to lighten up the mood.

"Yeah...how are we going to do this? Be parents...What if he or she is like me? Oh god, what if they get my lobster claws!" Jimmy said letting go of my hand as he stood up pacing back and fourth as he slightly started to freak out.

"Jimmy we can worry about that later all I care about is if the baby is ok. I just I want Rita to help us, she seems like she knows her stuff and right now I don't trust anyone with our baby than her." I said unsure because I still wasn't sure about her but right now all I cared was about the baby, my baby.

"Your right, I just want to know that the baby is ok. I want the two of you to be ok, this is just a lot to take in right now." He said walking over slipping off his gloves as he placed his hand on my belly over the top of my hand. I couldn't help but smile when he smiled back.

"Im gonna make sure everything is ok, for the two of you, protect the two of you, love you two with all my heart...I promise. I'll go get Rita." He whispered as he looked at my ring and left the room.

Just so much was going through my mind. I was all over the place, I felt like my mind was gonna explode from all the shit going on in my life, but I tried not to stress out too much. Rita came walking in with a weird machine Ive never really seen before.

"What is that?" I asked kinda scared at it because it looked like a weird robot thing with a screen and everything.

"Its the ultrasound silly, we are gonna check on the baby." Rita said laughing as she brought the machine closer to my bed side and started to lift up my gown so my belly could be exposed. I definitely didn't look pregnant, I still looked like I had a flat tummy like the models in the magazines.

She put the machine on and started to look around in my stomach as the machine made obnoxious loud noises. She moved the wand thing she had pressed to my stomach as she looked for a heartbeat. Jimmy waited at my bed side impatient, he was tapping his foot out of nervousness to see how everything was.

"Ok I got a heart beat, hear it?" She said as Jimmy and I both listened closely.

"Aw, yes." I said smiling as she tried turning the screen so I could see the black and white image of the baby.

"Yeah the baby seems to be healthy, the baby was barely effected by the excessive bleeding-Woah wait a second." She said as she looked closer and listened to the beats carefully.

"Oh god..." I said whispering, please the last thing I wanted was to have something be wrong with him or her.

"I-I-I think I just heard two heart beats..."

Hey guys! So I just wanted to let you guys know that for the character Rita that I made I imagine her as Bonnie or Kat Graham from The Vampire Diaries. I loved her character on TVD and I couldn't help but put her loving and caring character into Rita. Anyway, also please comment any baby names or suggestions for both boy and girl please. Love ya and enjoy! ;)