Chapter 10

Chapter 10 🚼12 weeks🚼

A/N Hold on to your sock because they're about to be blown off

I am currently in the waiting room for our appointment at the OB/GYN, waiting for my named to be called out, I don't have anyone to entertain me because Lucas is in the bathroom and my phone is dead.

Suddenly a woman holding a baby that looks to be around one month old catches my attention.

"Is this seat taken?" she points to the one on my left.

"No, be my guest."

"I'm Lacey, and this little guy is Jake."

"Hi, I'm Jessica."

"How far along are you?" she asks putting the baby carrier on her lap as she sits beside me.

"Three months. How old is yours?" I smile referring to the sleeping baby.

"One and a half months, I'm here for the six week post partum check up." she smiles with another emotion shining through her eyes.

I was about to respond when the secretary at the front desk calls my name. I wave goodbye and follow the nurse to the room.

Where is Lucas, it's been like ten minutes since I've been in here? I thought guys didn't take long to go to the bathroom.

As soon as the thought entered my mind Lucas walking into the doctor's room and smiled at me.

"Sorry I took so long, I got caught up with something." he smiles but it doesn't quite reach his eyes.

"I was starting to wonder if the ground opened up and swallowed you." I laughed softly.

A few minutes later Dr.Moore walked in and we started the appointment. Thankfully everything went well and we got another picture of the twins, which reminds me I have to give Lisa her and Johns copies of the sonogram pictures.

As we were walking to the car Lucas's phone started ringing.

"Hello?...hey mom.....tonight?.....I was hoping Jess and I could just relax at home.....no mom.....I know...okay...okay.....yes mom......okay we'll be there......bye mom.....love you too."

"What did she say?" I ask sitting on the passenger side

"My cousin is coming down and she wants us to be there."

"Do you know who it is?"

"Nah, mom said we were close before we moved, but we were kids then anyways."

"Well what time do we have to be there?"

"Six." he merges onto the main road.

"Can we stop at the grocery store? I want to pick up a few things ."

"Yeah sure no problem." he says distractedly.

"Are you okay? You've been acting weird since the appointment."

"Um, yeah I'm fine." he smiles reassuringly.

He pulls into the parking lot at the store and I take off my seatbelt, I start walking to the front doors when I notice Lucas isn't behind me, "Aren't you coming in?"

"I gotta make a phone call, I'll meet you in there."

That little phone call he had to make ended up taking the entire time that I was in the store. I'll admit that I'm upset mostly because things were going so great between us and today, something changed and I don't even know what.

He hung up the phone when he saw me walking towards the car with the cart, my expression is blank.

"Sorry, the phone call took longer than expected." he got out of the car and started helping me put the bags into the boot.

"Its fine, you don't need to explain yourself to me." Its not like we're together anyways. The thought made my heart hurt and my stomach clench.

"No I should've at least tried to come in and help."

Why are we even fighting over this?

"Look, lets not even fight about this. Lets just go home."

"Okay." we both got into the car and he drove to his apartment with the only noise coming from the radio.

Back at his apartment we unloaded the groceries in silence, Lucas did most of the lifting but whatever. I go into the kitchen and start unloading the food and putting aside what I'm going to use to make my triple chocolate cake with a vanilla frosting.

As I pop the batter into the oven Lucas walks in the kitchen.

"Jess can I ask you something?"

"Shoot." I lean against the counter trying to look nonchalant.

"Um, a-are you, you're happy right?" he runs a hand through his hair showing his nervousness.

"Of course I'm happy, why what's up?"

"Well, you've been living here for about a month, " six weeks not that I'm counting. "and we have grown closer so I was wondering if you would like to move your stuff into my room."

"Oh." that is not what I thought he was going to say.

"You don't have to though if you don't want to, it was just a suggestion." he rubs the back of his neck.

"Sure I'll move my stuff in with yours Lucas." I smile relieving him of his awkwardness even though it was kind of fun seeing him squirm.

"Awesome." he smiles kissing my temple.

After our conversation I took the cake out of the oven, let it cool and started to put the icing on it. I left it on the counter and went to change for the dinner at his parents house. An hour later we were at Lucas' parents front door.

Knock Knock Knock.

The door is opened to reveal a smiling Lisa, with John not to far behind.

"Hello, come in. It's getting cold now isn't it." she states

"Well mum it is almost December so it's bound to be cold."

"Don't sas me boy." she walks down the half into the kitchen and we follow. "Lucas, Jess this is Lucas' cousin Maggie, she's going to be staying with us for a while."

"Maggie! It's so good to see you." I waddled over and gave her a hug, "And you re-dyed your hair." I look at the now dark blue hair.

"Jess it's good to see you too."

"You two know each other?"

"Yeah I met her when I went to visit my mother."

We feel into a pleasant conversation as the night went on, soon enough dinner was served and we were all eating at the table. Half way through dinner the doorbell rang.

DING DONG

"Excuse me for a minute." John said pushing his chair.

We continued to eat. It had been around ten minutes before Lucas decided to go and see what was taking his dad so long.

Lisa, Maggie and I ended up finishing dinner alone, we put their meals in the microwave and started to get desert ready in the kitchen. A few minutes later John comes in looking panic stricken with Lucas trailing not to far behind, the only difference was that he was now holding a baby carrier in one hand and a manila tag envelope in the other.

"Lucas, what did you do?" Lisa asks.

"A girl I was with from before, she was at the door, she was pregnant." he looks at me, "Jess, I swear I had no idea."

All I could bring myself to do was nod numbly.

"Well why do you have the baby? Where is she?" Lisa asks walking over to Lucas, taking the carrier and setting it on the table.

"She said that she couldn't do this anymore and now he's my responsibility." he sits on a chair running a hand through his hair.

"Well did she tell you his name?" Maggie pipes up from one of the bar stools before putting more cake in her mouth.

"Jake, his name is Jake."

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