Long Night's With Mr. Ryans

Unexpected News

{P.O.V. Jennifer Ross-Ryans}

Waking up to my head, pounding really hard. Peeling my eyes open slowly; the light made my head hurt worst. Rolling over and trying to open my eyes again. I could see Kendrick sitting out on the balcony playing the guitar. He would play a few notes, then he would write it down on a piece of paper. Slowly sitting up in bed, there was some orange juice and some aspirin. Grabbing the glass, it was still slightly cold, taking the aspirin, and drinking the juice. 

There was more than just that on my nightstand. There were also papers, the kind you get when you check out of the hospital. Grabbing them quickly and reading them, they were mine. There are even multiple cards for an Ob-Gyn doctor. My heartfelt like it dropped right out of my chest. What really made it drop is I don't remember going to the hospital. Getting up quickly, I go straight outside onto the balcony. 

"Am I pregnant?" Asking Kendrick loudly and worriedly. "I look through all those papers, and I didn't see one about my test results." 

Kendrick sat back in his chair, doing what he does best, not showing any emotions. Putting his guitar on its stand, grabs a cigarette out of his pack. He gets up out of his chair away from me and lights it, and takes a long drag. He was really pissing me off. I was in no mood right now. 

"Kendrick!?" Yelling at him while losing my patience. 

"Yes..." He says calmly and very blunt. 

"Yes, what?" 

"Yes, you're pregnant." Hearing that, I felt really sick to my stomach. I could have hurt my child, different thoughts going through my head made me feel worst. This isn't how I wanted to find out; I want to find out on good circumstances. Taking a seat, trying not to puke. "Is the... the... the baby, okay?"  

"The baby is fine. The Doctors went to high lengths to make sure." Relief washed over me, knowing the baby was fine. "Because of what happened last night, you are under restricted orders not to drink. By the doctors and me."  

"Alright..." Looking down into my lap, tears were filling my eyes.

 I was in shock, and the disappointment I felt towards myself. For not knowing I was pregnant was restricting against my heart. I could have seriously hurt this life that's inside of me. I couldn't hold in my emotions anymore; the tears came out. After a few minutes Kendrick knelt in front of me and hugged me tight to him.

"Please don't cry. You're okay, and the baby is okay. I will let nothing happen to either of you." Kendrick says, trying to get me to calm down. 

It was working; my heart was settling a little. Being able to cry into his chest while he holds me was helping too. After crying for a few minutes, I could calm down. Looking back towards Kendrick, He gives me a half-smile, and I returned it. 

"Feeling better?" He asks. Using one of his hands to move my hair out of my face.

"Yes." My half-smile turned into a full smile upon realizing it. "Were going to be parents." 

"Yea, we are." He smiles a full smile back. Lucious brown and sea-blue eyes are looking into one another. This is one of the moments I can see through that hard shell of his. Also, the moment I realize Cassidy was right, I am falling in love with Kendrick Ryans. "One hell of a morning, huh?"

"It really is." Agreeing with him.

"How about I draw you up a bath? And you can do whatever women do to distress themselves. Sound good?" That moment of seeing into that hard shell closes. 

"Sounds great." He gets up, placing a kiss on my forehead, and goes inside. I didn't mind that his hard shell closed. Only because I know that the hard shell that protects his heart, will break completely one day.