I haven't been home so sorry for the break... I am trying to make the pregnancy as realistic as possible, so if I have changed some dates please forgive me... I am using a preg. Calendar to try and get it back on track... suggestions are welcome!
Thanks for the reviews!! Serendipity
Chapter Thirty-One
"Wow Reggie, how in the world did you get Erica to agree to doing this?" Kendall looked around Reggie's new "crib", as he preferred to call it, in awe.
"I just told her no flowers, frills, plaids, or anything even remotely considered tasteful... and well to be honest she went along with everything I suggested... I was all prepared to move upstairs when she handed me a key to the pool house and told me that I was headed in the wrong direction... check this out... I even have a basketball court as my floor in the bedroom..." Reggie ran excitedly into the back room.
Kendall and Bianca looked around in surprise. Erica had gone all out to make the pool house into an extremely nice and decidedly masculine bachelor pad. They recognized the leather furniture from Jackson's penthouse and Erica had purchased various practical pieces of furniture for the living room area and small kitchenette. Reggie had already hooked-up his stereo and videogame equipment and the TV from Jackson's penthouse graced the entertainment system.
"Wow... and I thought mom went all out on the pinks and ruffles in my room when I was a kid... Look Miranda... you like those big bright lights don't you..." Bianca laughed as Miranda cooed and waved her hands in delight toward the neon signs by the pool table.
Turning she glanced at Kendall who had turned extremely pale all the sudden.
"Kendall? Are you ok?" She asked her older sister in concern.
"Uh, yeah... just a little queasy... let's go and check out the rest of the house... I am dying to go home and crash for an hour or two..." Kendall wiped the light perspiration from her forehead and groaned making a dash for what looked like the bathroom.
Reggie walked into the living room and yelled, "Mom... Dad! Kendall puked in my bathroom!"
He burst into hysterical laughter as Kendall followed sheepishly into the house with smiling Bianca and Miranda following.
Erica rushed forward, "Honey! Are you ok?" She felt a rush of maternal worry swarm her.
"Yea... I am fine.... I, uh, just christened Reggie's bathroom... Am I grounded?" Kendall asked with a definite twinkle in her eye.
Her joke went over Erica's head, but Jackson laughed and shook his finger in mock severity.
"Alright missy... no phone privileges for a week... So you guys like the house?"
When ever one yelled out in enthusiasm how much they liked the house Jackson hugged Erica with pride, "This beautiful woman has been working her butt off to make it perfect... and girls even though you aren't living here you know you two will always have a place to stay... Am I forgetting something... wasn't there a certain surprise you had for the girls?" Jackson turned to his wife with a smile.
"Well, if you all will follow me upstairs..." Erica led the way regally as only Erica Kane could do.
Flipping on a light Erica stood in the doorway and allowed everyone to come in.
"Welcome to grandbaby heaven!" Erica turned throwing her arms up with a dramatic flair.
Toys lined up row after row on one side of a huge bookcase and various children's books lined the others. Two gliding rocking chairs were in the middle with two transitional baby beds... that would break down into matching twin beds in the future. They had matching crib bumpers and skirts with little bears all over them, but one had a big pink bear on a beautiful quilt with Miranda embroidered on it hanging on the side of the crib.
Erica blushed at the way everyone was ooohing and awwwing over the decorations and toys in the nursery and turned to Kendall.
"I didn't want to pick a quilt yet... just in case... at least not until you find out the baby's gender... You are going to find out aren't you?"
Kendall realized that she hadn't really thought about it, "You know... I haven't really thought about asking... I just kind of feel like I am having a boy..."
Reggie yelled in excitement, "Don't you worry sis, I am going to teach the little man how to shoot hoops and pick up chicks!"
Kendall laughed and rolled her eyes, "Please... don't start with the chicks already..."
"So you really think Miranda is going to have a boy cousin? I was kind of hoping you would have a girl... that way they can be best friends... just like us..." Bianca sat playing with Miranda one of the gliders.
Tears formed in Kendall's eyes and everyone laughed at her emotional response, "Oh great... not only do I get to loose my lunch the first time I see the house, but now I am going to cry like a baby..."
Two weeks later...
"Alright you can sit up... So Miss Hart... I mean, Ms. Montgomery... Kendall," Dr. Walker stated with a kind smile, "Everything looks like they are going right on schedule... you are about in your 35 week of your pregnancy... making the baby about 8 weeks old... and about 2 inches long... which means that Baby Montgomery will be making his/her appearance around the end of March. Now I am not saying this to worry you by any means, but I am concerned because you have actually lost a little weight since I saw you in the emergency room. Are you still having morning sickness?"
Kendall frowned and shook her head crossing her arms over her stomach, "No... actually... I have only gotten sick a few random times... and I have been eating, I promise!"
"Well... we'll just have to keep an eye on you...now aside from that I see no causes for concern... The next time you come in I would like to do another ultrasound... By then we should be able to tell a few things..." The doctor finished with a smile.
"Oh... you mean if it's a boy or girl? I just keep having this feeling that it's a boy..."
A knock on the door interrupted Kendall's sentence. Dr. Walker peeked around the door and turned to look at Kendall.
"Dr. Hayward is here... Would you like me to let him in?"
Kendall felt awkward sitting on the examine table in her paper gown, but nodded anyway.
"Hi... sorry I am late...Did I miss everything?" He rushed over a brushed a kiss on Kendall's forehead and gave her hand a gentle squeeze. His obvious show of affection made her face turn a bright shade of pink.
"I didn't know you were coming. You didn't have to." Kendall said gently pulling her hand from his.
"I told you I wanted to be at your appointments with you... and you agreed remember... Or are you planning on changing your mind?" David asked only slightly irritated.
Kendall felt a wave of nausea begin to rise and Dr. Walker sensing here distress quickly jumped in to rescue her.
"Dr. Hayward unfortunately we were just finishing up. Everything is going really well. Ms. Montgomery has been taking great care of herself and I was just about to give her a prescription for some prenatal vitamins and..." Turning behind her she picked up several small pieces of paper, "Your baby's first official photograph and the tape of the actual sonogram!"
Kendall shot her a quick look of thanks and reached eagerly for the pictures and video cassette.
All thoughts of arguing instantly left David's head as he stared down at the white swirls and dots on the black background that made up his child.
"I'll leave you two alone, Kendall, I will see you next month... Feel free to call if you need me."
"Wow... can you believe how different it looks? I mean, instead of a little shrimp I have an mini-alien inside of me..." Kendall let out a tiny giggle.
"My daughter doesn't look like an alien... even now she is beautiful... just like her mother..." David said flashing Kendall a flirtatious smile.
"Daughter? So you think we are having a girl? I just don't feel it... I feel like it's a boy... sorry to disappoint you..." Kendall said with a defiant twinkle in her eyes.
"Hmmm, we'll see... I just have this vision of a little girl with golden brown curls and amazing hazel eyes." David smiled and looked again at his picture, "I guess I'll let you get dressed... You want to go and grab some dinner tonight... I'll be at the clinic until about six."
"Actually, I would love to but we are going to be at the club tonight... two weeks until the big opening you know... But, why don't you come by... you haven't seen it since we got all the painting, glassware, and lighting finished... I wouldn't mind..." Kendall smiled and slowly slid off the examine table trying desperately to hold her gown together in the back
"Gotta love these hospital gowns." Kendall laughed with a touch of embarrassment.
"Don't worry I won't look... much... I'll see you tonight then..." David turned as if to give her a hug and then changed his mind and walked out the door.
Kendall didn't know whether or not she felt disappointed... but she quickly got dressed and headed for the elevator.
She had eyes only for her ultrasound picture as she stepped in and distractedly asked the person next to her to hit the lobby button.
Kendall felt the elevator jerk to a stop as an alarm went off, "Hey! What...?" Her voice died as she stared into a very familiar face.
Trying to reach around him to push the button to make the elevator run again she let out a cry of panic.
"Hey legs... You do remember me don't you?" Paul Cramer liked the fear he saw in the young woman's eyes... he liked the way her breath came out uneven and shallow. Her fear was a jolt of power and he really liked it.
Stepping closer to her he pinned her against the side of the elevator with his body... so close that she could feel his warm breath on her face as she turned her head away.
"What no greeting? No teasing smile? You are just a tease aren't you... where's that smile huh? The one that was so full of promise?" Reaching out his hand slid down her cheek sending violent chills down her spine.
"Leave me alone you disgusting ass... I am not interested in you..." Kendall tried to push away with her hands forgetting the picture clutched tight in her grasp...
Paul noticed and grabbed it out of her hands, "You may not be interested in me, but I am definitely interested in you... What's this? You pregnant? Now... you see that interests me... I mean I wouldn't want anything to happen to you... or your baby..." Paul felt nothing but triumph and lust shoot through his body... so what if she was knocked up... she still had something about her that made him want to own her body and soul...
Kendall knew that look in his eyes. She had seen it before... in Michael's eyes... and panic and nausea started to build and her head started to swirl.
"Get away from me... ... Let me go... Let me out of here..." She pleaded, hating her weakness and wishing she felt better so she could give this bastard the piece of her mind she desperately wanted to...
As he stepped even closer and grabbed her wrists to pen her against the wall, she was sure she was going to throw up all over the place... and then she thought... why not?
Just as Paul leaned in to place a kiss on her she went with the flow...
"AHHHH shit... you bitch! You puked on me! Uhhh..." Paul flew across the elevator hitting the buttons in a panic...
Kendall covered her mouth with her hand and thought she was going to throw up again, but this time she smiled at the nausea...
Thanks Angel... she thought... You are definitely looking out for mommy.
As the door opened up Paul threw a look at her and scowled, "This isn't over... tell your sister and that bitch to leave me sister alone... and I'll definitely be seeing you again..."
With that he flew out the door faster than his stubby legs could carry him.
Sliding to the floor Kendall felt herself wretching over and over again... tears slid down her cheeks and she tried to stifle the hysterical giggles that were threatening to take over.
As the door opened at the lobby Maria looked down to see Kendall sitting against the wall and throw-up everywhere...
"Well Kendall... are you ok? I see the joys of pregnancy are blessing you today... Come on let's get you cleaned up..."
"Maria... I... Please page David... he might still be in the hospital... and get security... Please..." Kendall hated to beg but she wanted to catch the slimy weasel before he could leave the hospital...