Forgiveness

By

18lzytwner

Chapter 1

Pixel paced back and forth in the waiting room, looking at the floor and every once in a while looking at the door where the patients exited. He refused to sit still despite the fact the nurse at the check in desk had begged him to. He was worrying other patients and their families in the room. The Gizmo Guy had obliged for a little while but now he was back at it. Someone must have put in a phone call because Sportacus waltzed into the room and gave the nurse a wink.

"I do believe the nice lady at the desk asked you to sit," he smirked. Pixel turned and gave the hero a weak smile.

"I guess I'm just anxious," his friend replied and quickly found a seat.

"What could be taking so long?" He asked as Sportacus sat down next to him. The above average hero bounced the ball of his foot on the floor and Pixel soon took it up.

"They have to run the blood test. You weren't as nervous when she was getting cleared to get out of her wheelchair," Sportacus said.

"That was a little different, we could be…" he stopped as Amanda exited the door, a down look on her face. From the exterior, no one would have known that three short years ago she'd been confined to a wheelchair for a period of six months or that her lungs didn't work as well as everyone else's. She hid it well but there were times she couldn't. Pixel admired her strength and the fact that despite her scars she wore a wedding dress that didn't hide them. They'd been married for almost two years now and life was great.

"What is it baby?" He asked very concerned that something had gone wrong.

"I guess we'll have to get a bigger place," she smirked.

"You mean…"

"That's right. You're going to be a daddy," this time she could not help but smile. He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a quick kiss. Everyone in the waiting room was smiling, glad to see the poor man relieved of his misery and that there was good news to be had.

"I say this calls for a celebration!" Sportacus was beaming.

"We'll go tell my folks and she'll make a phone call and we'll be over at the Mayor's house soon," Pixel smiled.

"Excellent!" With that the above average hero rushed out the door and headed for Milford's.

It didn't take long to get there and he knocked on the door. Bessie opened it, happy to see him.

"Well?" She asked, assuming that he'd been the first to know. After all he and Stingy had been the best men at the wedding. That and she had a friend at the doctor's office who told her the hero had arrived at the request of the nurse.

"They're going to have a baby!" He said.

"That's exciting! I'll call Milford. He ran back to the office for a meeting with Chief Dooright," Bessie explained. She went for the phone and Sportacus heaved a sigh. The good news was tempered a little by the realization that Robbie would soon be getting out. He still had to tell Stephanie and he hated to do it and ruin their friends' good news. Things had been rough for all of them after the incident and he thought they'd finally gotten to the point where they could put it all behind them but now with this, he wasn't so sure. He raced out the door and headed for her apartment.

To Be Continued…