"I've Done Twins", chapter 28
"God! What could be taking her so long!?" Leah shouted, pacing around the room in the hospital gowns.
"Pretty dress, Lee," Grinned Billie.
"Think so? I borrowed it from you," She glared at him sarcastically.
"I thought hospital gowns didn't have backs. So... y'know... we could see your ass,"
Mike said in a confused tone.
"Well, this one DOES have a back. So you WON'T be seeing my ass. Besides, what
do you care? You think I have cooties."
"Darling, I've ALWAYS thought you had cooties," He grinned.
Courtney ran into the room and dumped clothes in Leah's hands.
"I can explain why I'm late."
"Make it quick," Leah snapped.
"Ok, first it was because Jess, Tre and Jason asked me a tonne of questions about you,
and second, because I wanted to pick something you'd like. And third, because...
well... I stopped at McDonalds to pick up a milkshake."
"Oh, then everything's cool," Joked Billie.
"No it's not," Protested Mike, "Why in the hell didn't I get McDonalds?!"
"Mike, you don't like McDonalds," Leah giggled.
"It's the thought that counts."
Back At Home...
Leah opened the door and stumbled inside.
"LEAH!" Cheered Jess, running over to hug her.
"Whoa! Easy, Jessie!" Laughed Leah, "Don't hurt me!"
"Oh... uh... I'm sorry. I didn't..."
"I'm kidding, dude. Calm down."
They started chatting while Courtney and Billie slumped off to their rooms to get the sleep they badly needed from last night.
Hayley stumbled into the lounge room, looking pretty sick.
"Hayles? Are you alright?" Asked Leah.
"Are you?" Hayley forced a smile.
"Fine."
Leah told everyone about what happened. As well as she could remember it. Tre was more interested in his finger nails, Jason listened intently and the girls looked
absolutely horrified.
"That's awful," Gasped Jess. "I bet now I'm gonna be afraid of gangs."
"I always have been," Shuddered Tre, "Ugh! Gangs, scary."
Leah smiled weakly, "Well, at least I wasn't awake through it all. I have to go back in
two days for tests."
"Tests?" Asked Jason, "What kind of tests?"
"Just... tests," She replied secretively.
Two Weeks Later....
Leah sat nervously in the Waiting Room. With Mike. Waiting for the results of her
tests.
"Shit," Mumbled Leah, "What if I'm... what if I have it?"
"You won't," Whispered Mike, "I'm sure of it."
"Miss Prescott, the doctor will see you now," Smiled the secretary.
Leah looked at Mike with a scared expression in his eyes.
"Baby, please. Don't worry," Mike reassured her, "You'll be fine."
She stood up, Mike remained seated.
"Love you," He said, "Good luck."
"Good luck?! Fuck all, Mike! You're coming too! Did you honestly think I was going
in alone?!"
She took his hand and walked close to him. They sat in the doctors office and had to wait for a minute for the doctor to even come in. She sat in Dr Barrie's office, with the same scared eyes.
While they waited, Leah shuffled her chair close to Mike and he wrapped his arms
around her.
"You'll be alright," He whispered in her ear, "I promise. Don't worry about it."
"You can't promise something like that," Choked Leah, "Mike... I'm scared shitless."
Mike looked shocked.
"You're afraid?"
"The last couple of days..." She sighed, "I've never been more frightened in my life."
"Wow, that's incredible, Leah. You're actually afraid!"
"I'm human, you know." She smirked.
"Leah Prescott?" Asked the doctor as he entered with room. He shut the door and sat
down at his desk. "Dr Grant Gilbert sent me your files. You were raped, yes?"
"Yeah," She mumbled, squeezing Mike's hand softly. Mike held her closer.
"This is... your husband?"
"No," She chuckled, "Boyfriend."
"Oh, I see," He smiled. "Well, we've got results back..."
Leah swallowed hard and hid her face between Mike's shoulder and neck.
"Leah, you're three weeks pregnant."
Leah pulled her head out of Mike's neck and stared at Dr Barrie.
"I'm... erm... what?" She asked, stunned.
"Yes..." Said Dr Barrie. "Um... I take... that you sir..." He looked at Mike, "You're
the father?"
Mike gawked at the doctor.
"Um... uh..." Was all he managed to say.
"I can't be," Snapped Leah, "That's impossible! No! I'm not, there's been a mistake,
Dr Barrie."
"Is this an unwanted pregnancy?" He asked.
"No," Protested Leah, "NO baby of mine would be unwanted! I'm just saying, I'm not pregnant. Mike isn't that careless. We always take precautions!"
"Erm... well... actually..." Mike pulled at his shirt, "That's not really true..."
Leah stared at Mike, her eyes were rimmed with tears. "You... didn't?"
Dr Barrie sighed, "Other then that, Leah, you're fine. Take this pamphlets, they may
help you with your... pregnancy decision."
Leah bit her lip to stop the tears and took the pamphlets that had information on
abortions, adoption agencies and foster homes.
"Thank you, doctor."
Mike looked upset as they walked back to the car. He looked up at Leah and a grin spread across his face. He picked Leah up and spun her around.
"LEAH! THIS IS THE FUCKING BEST NEWS EVER!"
Leah spluttered, "What?!"
"Honey! You're pregnant! This is great!"
She stared at him, "It is?"
"Are you kidding me!? Yes! Oh, God! I hope it's a boy."
"Uh, excuse me? Shouldn't we... uh... see if we're able to have a baby. Like... money
wise."
"Leah, baby... I'm in one of the biggest bands in the world. Of course we can afford
this!"
Leah sighed and smiled, "Well... then in that case... Mike, we're having a baby."
"WOO HOO!"
He snatched the pamphlets out of her hand and ripped them up. Mike threw them
behind him and danced with Leah back to the car.
Mike skipped into the house. Courtney stared at him oddly. Tre, Billie and Jason were playing poker with skittles and Hayley and Jess were chatting. Leah was beaming with joy as she came in, kicked off her shoes, and flopped onto the couch. She put her arm around Courtney.
"Love ya, sis."
"Uh... I love you too, Lee." She looked over at Leah and shook her head.
"What's gotten into you?" Asked Hayley, "Healthy?"
"More then healthy. I'm fan-fucking-tastic!"
"So... no cooties?" Billie teased.
"None," Smiled Leah, "I'm honestly great."
"And...?" Courtney wanted her to continue.
"And, what?" She asked, "I'm fine. Honestly."
Later...
Leah and Courtney were sitting on the porch together.
"I know there's something else," Courtney said.
"What?" Asked Leah, who hadn't stopped grinning since she got home.
"There's something else. What did the doctor say?"
"Courts... I'm pregnant."
"TO WHO?!" Shouted Courtney in surprise.
"MIKE!" Squealed Leah. Courtney jumped onto her sister and hugged her.
"That's so great, Lee! That's the best news I've heard since... since you got home
healthy!"
Leah laughed and pushed Courtney off her.
"I know, it's great isn't it?"
"Yeah... but... how the hell are you gonna tell mum that?"
"Well," Leah sighed, "I wasn't going to... uh... until it was actually born."
"You can't keep it off that long!" Scoffed Mike, coming outside.
"Yeah I can," Protested Leah, "I kept quiet when I got my lip pierced. It took her
forever to find out!"
"How'd you keep a LIP PIERCING secret?!" Laughed Mike.
"Don't wear it around her. She caught me with it and... man... it didn't go down well,"
Leah shook her head, "I never put it back in after that."
"Hmm, well... I'm going to play poker. Unless Jason decides he wants a game of strip
poker."
"And in that case, invite me in, I'll watch."
For those who didn't know that Leah was pregnant, they didn't believe how happy she was. And Tre couldn't figure out why Mike would constantly look up at her and giggle and grin.
Jason snuck another of Tre's skittles into his mouth. The red one. Tre's favourite.
"You asshole, Jase!" Shouted Tre, "I saw you that time, jerk."
Jason grinned and poked his tongue out, which, inevitably turned red because of the skittles. Mike threw down his cards, so did Billie.
"I give up. I would have won anyway."
Jason tossed down his cards.
"DAMN IT!" Shouted Tre, "I LOST!"
"I knew you would," Sighed Billie, "You suck at this game. I don't know why
you like it."
"I don't," Protested Tre, "I like Strip Poker. I lose, I get to be naked. It all
works out. 'Cept when I played with those lesbians. They just totally walked away. It was sorta embarrassing."
Everyone either shuddered or screwed their noses up in disgust.
"Anyway, where's Leah? I've got some stuff to tell her," Tre stood up and went away to find Leah.
Billie started dancing on the spot.
"We're only here for another week," He said.
Jess's face dropped. Hayley went quiet. Jason swung his leg, to trip Billie. He fell flat on his ass.
"We'll talk about that shit later."
"Pretty dress, Lee," Grinned Billie.
"Think so? I borrowed it from you," She glared at him sarcastically.
"I thought hospital gowns didn't have backs. So... y'know... we could see your ass,"
Mike said in a confused tone.
"Well, this one DOES have a back. So you WON'T be seeing my ass. Besides, what
do you care? You think I have cooties."
"Darling, I've ALWAYS thought you had cooties," He grinned.
Courtney ran into the room and dumped clothes in Leah's hands.
"I can explain why I'm late."
"Make it quick," Leah snapped.
"Ok, first it was because Jess, Tre and Jason asked me a tonne of questions about you,
and second, because I wanted to pick something you'd like. And third, because...
well... I stopped at McDonalds to pick up a milkshake."
"Oh, then everything's cool," Joked Billie.
"No it's not," Protested Mike, "Why in the hell didn't I get McDonalds?!"
"Mike, you don't like McDonalds," Leah giggled.
"It's the thought that counts."
Back At Home...
Leah opened the door and stumbled inside.
"LEAH!" Cheered Jess, running over to hug her.
"Whoa! Easy, Jessie!" Laughed Leah, "Don't hurt me!"
"Oh... uh... I'm sorry. I didn't..."
"I'm kidding, dude. Calm down."
They started chatting while Courtney and Billie slumped off to their rooms to get the sleep they badly needed from last night.
Hayley stumbled into the lounge room, looking pretty sick.
"Hayles? Are you alright?" Asked Leah.
"Are you?" Hayley forced a smile.
"Fine."
Leah told everyone about what happened. As well as she could remember it. Tre was more interested in his finger nails, Jason listened intently and the girls looked
absolutely horrified.
"That's awful," Gasped Jess. "I bet now I'm gonna be afraid of gangs."
"I always have been," Shuddered Tre, "Ugh! Gangs, scary."
Leah smiled weakly, "Well, at least I wasn't awake through it all. I have to go back in
two days for tests."
"Tests?" Asked Jason, "What kind of tests?"
"Just... tests," She replied secretively.
Two Weeks Later....
Leah sat nervously in the Waiting Room. With Mike. Waiting for the results of her
tests.
"Shit," Mumbled Leah, "What if I'm... what if I have it?"
"You won't," Whispered Mike, "I'm sure of it."
"Miss Prescott, the doctor will see you now," Smiled the secretary.
Leah looked at Mike with a scared expression in his eyes.
"Baby, please. Don't worry," Mike reassured her, "You'll be fine."
She stood up, Mike remained seated.
"Love you," He said, "Good luck."
"Good luck?! Fuck all, Mike! You're coming too! Did you honestly think I was going
in alone?!"
She took his hand and walked close to him. They sat in the doctors office and had to wait for a minute for the doctor to even come in. She sat in Dr Barrie's office, with the same scared eyes.
While they waited, Leah shuffled her chair close to Mike and he wrapped his arms
around her.
"You'll be alright," He whispered in her ear, "I promise. Don't worry about it."
"You can't promise something like that," Choked Leah, "Mike... I'm scared shitless."
Mike looked shocked.
"You're afraid?"
"The last couple of days..." She sighed, "I've never been more frightened in my life."
"Wow, that's incredible, Leah. You're actually afraid!"
"I'm human, you know." She smirked.
"Leah Prescott?" Asked the doctor as he entered with room. He shut the door and sat
down at his desk. "Dr Grant Gilbert sent me your files. You were raped, yes?"
"Yeah," She mumbled, squeezing Mike's hand softly. Mike held her closer.
"This is... your husband?"
"No," She chuckled, "Boyfriend."
"Oh, I see," He smiled. "Well, we've got results back..."
Leah swallowed hard and hid her face between Mike's shoulder and neck.
"Leah, you're three weeks pregnant."
Leah pulled her head out of Mike's neck and stared at Dr Barrie.
"I'm... erm... what?" She asked, stunned.
"Yes..." Said Dr Barrie. "Um... I take... that you sir..." He looked at Mike, "You're
the father?"
Mike gawked at the doctor.
"Um... uh..." Was all he managed to say.
"I can't be," Snapped Leah, "That's impossible! No! I'm not, there's been a mistake,
Dr Barrie."
"Is this an unwanted pregnancy?" He asked.
"No," Protested Leah, "NO baby of mine would be unwanted! I'm just saying, I'm not pregnant. Mike isn't that careless. We always take precautions!"
"Erm... well... actually..." Mike pulled at his shirt, "That's not really true..."
Leah stared at Mike, her eyes were rimmed with tears. "You... didn't?"
Dr Barrie sighed, "Other then that, Leah, you're fine. Take this pamphlets, they may
help you with your... pregnancy decision."
Leah bit her lip to stop the tears and took the pamphlets that had information on
abortions, adoption agencies and foster homes.
"Thank you, doctor."
Mike looked upset as they walked back to the car. He looked up at Leah and a grin spread across his face. He picked Leah up and spun her around.
"LEAH! THIS IS THE FUCKING BEST NEWS EVER!"
Leah spluttered, "What?!"
"Honey! You're pregnant! This is great!"
She stared at him, "It is?"
"Are you kidding me!? Yes! Oh, God! I hope it's a boy."
"Uh, excuse me? Shouldn't we... uh... see if we're able to have a baby. Like... money
wise."
"Leah, baby... I'm in one of the biggest bands in the world. Of course we can afford
this!"
Leah sighed and smiled, "Well... then in that case... Mike, we're having a baby."
"WOO HOO!"
He snatched the pamphlets out of her hand and ripped them up. Mike threw them
behind him and danced with Leah back to the car.
Mike skipped into the house. Courtney stared at him oddly. Tre, Billie and Jason were playing poker with skittles and Hayley and Jess were chatting. Leah was beaming with joy as she came in, kicked off her shoes, and flopped onto the couch. She put her arm around Courtney.
"Love ya, sis."
"Uh... I love you too, Lee." She looked over at Leah and shook her head.
"What's gotten into you?" Asked Hayley, "Healthy?"
"More then healthy. I'm fan-fucking-tastic!"
"So... no cooties?" Billie teased.
"None," Smiled Leah, "I'm honestly great."
"And...?" Courtney wanted her to continue.
"And, what?" She asked, "I'm fine. Honestly."
Later...
Leah and Courtney were sitting on the porch together.
"I know there's something else," Courtney said.
"What?" Asked Leah, who hadn't stopped grinning since she got home.
"There's something else. What did the doctor say?"
"Courts... I'm pregnant."
"TO WHO?!" Shouted Courtney in surprise.
"MIKE!" Squealed Leah. Courtney jumped onto her sister and hugged her.
"That's so great, Lee! That's the best news I've heard since... since you got home
healthy!"
Leah laughed and pushed Courtney off her.
"I know, it's great isn't it?"
"Yeah... but... how the hell are you gonna tell mum that?"
"Well," Leah sighed, "I wasn't going to... uh... until it was actually born."
"You can't keep it off that long!" Scoffed Mike, coming outside.
"Yeah I can," Protested Leah, "I kept quiet when I got my lip pierced. It took her
forever to find out!"
"How'd you keep a LIP PIERCING secret?!" Laughed Mike.
"Don't wear it around her. She caught me with it and... man... it didn't go down well,"
Leah shook her head, "I never put it back in after that."
"Hmm, well... I'm going to play poker. Unless Jason decides he wants a game of strip
poker."
"And in that case, invite me in, I'll watch."
For those who didn't know that Leah was pregnant, they didn't believe how happy she was. And Tre couldn't figure out why Mike would constantly look up at her and giggle and grin.
Jason snuck another of Tre's skittles into his mouth. The red one. Tre's favourite.
"You asshole, Jase!" Shouted Tre, "I saw you that time, jerk."
Jason grinned and poked his tongue out, which, inevitably turned red because of the skittles. Mike threw down his cards, so did Billie.
"I give up. I would have won anyway."
Jason tossed down his cards.
"DAMN IT!" Shouted Tre, "I LOST!"
"I knew you would," Sighed Billie, "You suck at this game. I don't know why
you like it."
"I don't," Protested Tre, "I like Strip Poker. I lose, I get to be naked. It all
works out. 'Cept when I played with those lesbians. They just totally walked away. It was sorta embarrassing."
Everyone either shuddered or screwed their noses up in disgust.
"Anyway, where's Leah? I've got some stuff to tell her," Tre stood up and went away to find Leah.
Billie started dancing on the spot.
"We're only here for another week," He said.
Jess's face dropped. Hayley went quiet. Jason swung his leg, to trip Billie. He fell flat on his ass.
"We'll talk about that shit later."
