I'll Be There, Siempre ~ Lippa

Chapter 14 - The Understudy

*Disclaimer: Pip is about 30 weeks pregnant by now, so it's a bit of a timeskip*

*The next morning*

Pip

I woke up, bright and early, nauseous as usual. I quickly ran to the bathroom to vomit into the toilet. I honestly was so used to getting sick that I treated it as a routine now.

After a couple minutes of sitting there, I cleaned off my mouth and brushed my teeth to get rid of the aftertaste. Then, I walked back into the bedroom.

Before I got into the bed, I checked the time.

6:50 am

I might as well wake up.. Plus, I got a lot of sleep last night anyway. I have an appointment to check up on the baby before rehearsals today, which is at 7:30. I didn't want to wake Lin until about 7:15, so I decided not to get ready yet.

I walked to the kitchen to make a couple pancakes for breakfast. As I cooked the last pancake, I heard footsteps. It was Lin.

He planted a couple kisses on my cheeks.

"Good morning, mi amor." He said in a sleepy voice.

"Good morning." I say as I give him another kiss.

"I heard you this morning."

"Damn, was I not quiet enough?" I say, disappointed that I woke him up.

"No, it's okay." He chucked. "I don't mind."

'Okay." I say, turning back to the pan to resume the pancakes. Lin makes the coffee. I finish cooking, and I place the pancakes on a plate. Lin pours the coffee into two mugs for each of us.

We sit down at the table and eat.

"Remember, I have an appointment at the doctors today before rehearsals." I remind him.

"What time?" He asks.

"7:30."

He glances at the clock.

7:13 am.

"We better hurry and get ready." He says.

"Okay." I say as I take my last bite of my pancake.

I walk to the bedroom. I decide that I'm going to have a quick shower. I grab some clothes and hop in.

I finished showering. I don't bother to blowdry my hair because we need to go, so I just put it into a bun and call it a day. I'll straighten it at rehearsals.

Lin finishes up after I do, and we walk out. We hop into the car and drive to the doctors.

*At the doctors*

After a couple minutes of waiting, the doctor calls us in. We walk down to the room. I sit in the medical chair, and Lin sits beside me in a chair. He holds my hand.

"Okay Miss Soo, you are doing shows still, right?" The doctor asks.

"Yes."

"Ok. Any issues with pregnancy lately?"

"Well, yesterday I vomited a couple of times and had to go home to rest, and morning sickness is pretty bad."

"I think you should take a break from the show, Miss Soo. It's not healthy for you or the baby to have to pull through shows if you are getting sick." The doctor tells me.

"When?"

"I think that you can do about one more week or so, but then you should take a break so that you can focus a little more seriously on the pregnancy."