Andi had rushed her to the hospital by himself, he assured the staff that they had nothing to worry about and after the doctor gave her some IV and promised she would be okay, he called her assistant, Stacey, to let her and everyone else know that Lucy had passed out from stress. He sat down next to her in her VIP ward and held her hand in his. It had been over thirty minutes and she was still sleeping. The doctor had ordered him not to disturb. She even said no visitors for a while so Lucy could rest up. She moaned softly as she opened her eyes and held onto the hand that was holding hers. Turning, she looked at Andi. “Lucy?” Andi said worriedly. “Are you okay? Let me tell the doctor that you're up.” His deep blue eyes glinted with worry. She held him back as he got to his feet. “Help me up.” He nodded and held her waist with his other hand to assist her to a proper sitting position. “Are you in any pain? Do you need some water?” She nodded and he hurried to pour her a glass fr
Andi was silent. He didn't know what to say to the doctor. He was sure if he opened his mouth, no words would come out. Did he hear her right? Pregnant? Lucy? His woman?! For real?!Lucy was just as stunned. Her eyes were as wide as they could get and her jaw hung open. She was pregnant? A real life baby was residing inside her. “Doc--doctor.” She stuttered. “You mean… you mean I have a baby inside of me right now, you mean… you mean… I am going to become a mother--we will become parents soon?” Her brows arched subconsciously and her voice was fueled by disbelief and awe. The doctor chuckled softly. “Yes. That is exactly what I mean. Now the first trimester can be very difficult and tricky sometimes, this is when you have to be very careful to avoid a miscarriage. You will have a lot of morning sicknesses, loss of appetite, increased appetite, cravings for both food, junks and sex. “The cravings get worse in the next two trimesters by the way. If you follow everything I say, you wil
Andi and Lucy got home that afternoon a little more earlier than Lucy's closing hour. Pearl Emerson was surprised to see both of them especially with Lucy looking quite unwell. "Did something terrible happen?" She worriedly asked as she led them to the living room.Andi shook his head with a smile. "No, it's the other way around actually." The three of them sat down on the sofas. Pearl Emerson took a seat next to Lucy while Andi sat on another chair. "Why does she look so glum and tired?" Pearl cupped Lucy's cheeks in her hand with worry burning in her gaze."I guess it's normal for people in their first trimester of pregnancy." Andi plainly responded as if he had told his mother about Lucy's pregnancy before. Pearl nodded her head. "Oh that's true. They tend to feel really weak and sick sometimes. You know when I was pregnant with you, I--" her voice broke off. She froze for a second thinking about the conversation they were having and turned to look at Andi. "What are we talking
Breakfast was longer than usual, filled with smiles and laughter. Lucy had changed into her usual, baggy top with a skinny Jean and her hair effortlessly fell down her back in a beautiful way. Andi accompanied her for her dress fitting at the tailor's and the woman brought out the dress they had asked her to make before. It took quite an effort to get Lucy into the dress even though madam Natasha--the tailor--was sure she had taken the right measurements. The silver white dress was fitted at the top and flowed down like a princess' dress. The dress was armless and it revealed most of her back and her shoulders. It cupped tightly around her breast--maybe too tightly--unlike it was supposed to be. Madam Natasha stared confusedly at Lucy. "How quickly can a woman add? You seem to have gained more pounds than three weeks ago." Lucy chuckled awkwardly. "I guess so." Madam Natasha smiled. "Listen honey, I know of a woman who used to eat twice as much when she was nervous or stressed.
Lucy had changed back into her normal clothes and given her wedding dress to madam Natasha to adjust like she promised she would. Andi and Carla sat next to each other and Lucy and Taylor together on another chair. Lucy's every attention was focused on her husband to be and his new chatty company. They all sipped on some coffee and tea. "So you are trying to tell me right now that Mr Ryan Davidson is your mother's brother and Joel, my own fiancée, is your cousin?" Carla's brow arched skywards. Andi smiled. "It's weird isn't it? I didn't think I would learn of his marriage this way." "I didn't think I'd learn any of this this way!" Carla exclaimed with a slight chuckle. She turned to look at Taylor, "girl! You knew this all along and didn't tell me?"Taylor's hand holding her tea froze in mid air and she lowered the cup back to the table. "Huh?" She absentmindedly responded. "You have seen Joel's pictures a dozen of times, definitely you knew that he was your husband's--sorry, ex
The four of them strolled out of madam Natasha's mall, as Carla had confessed, she had a thing for blue and short things, judging from the blue mini skirt she was putting on. So she purchased a few blue things and some mini that weren't blue but beautiful to her eyes. Andi had insisted on paying for her purchase which he did even though she kept declining in. Standing by his car, Lucy stopped next to him and Carla with Taylor stood opposite the couple. A smile crept on Carla's face and the holes in her cheek deepened, several shopping bags in her hand. "So, I'll take this as part of my wedding gift. The second thing I want is a nice dinner with you and your mom, Andi. I think it's only right that I meet my aunt in law." "Alright, I'll see to it. Can I have your card then?" Andi arched his brow as he asked. "Yeah, let's exchange cards." She reached into her bag and took out a card which she exchanged with Andi for his. "Then I'll be expecting your call. Share my number with your w
Lucy stepped back with a sigh. "Don't take too long, I'll be in the car." She turned to walk away but Andi gripped her hand. With a smile, she tiptoed and kissed his lips. "She needs to move on and she'll never do that if you don't open her eyes to reality."She slipped out of his hold and went into the car. Carla looked as furious as ever, but she smiled at Andi. "I am really sorry for all of this mess, I'll give you some time but not too much time." She glared at Taylor. "You had better meet me in the car in the next five minutes!" She spat out, not caring that Andi would hear. She turned and walked away. Andi sighed. "Why would you care to hear that from me? Who am I to you that it matters so much to hear that one word from me?" His voice was soft. "I... I don't know. I just feel weird these days and I know it is related to you--""Congratulations." He cut her off. She stared wide eyed at him. Hearing that word now, it hurt more than it did when he didn't say it because she cou
The drive home was quick. Andi and Lucy went back to his house together to go over a few things for their wedding. As expected, his mother had gone out to see her friends but he was not angry because she had spent so much time locked up in the hospital that if she decided to spend the next few years going out and traveling even. "Have you talked to your mom about a family dinner before the wedding?" Andi asked his fiancée. "I mean we are getting married this Saturday and she has spent the past two months in Asia. It would be nice if she could come around and actually meet us."Lucy smiled. She was laying with her head on his chest and a tablet in her hand. They were both on the sofa. "Listen," she flipped to another image. "My mom is kind of a weird woman. The funny thing is, I have already mentioned this to her several times but she keeps saying she has seen you and your mom on the news.""But that doesn't count because I haven't seen her before. I mean..." Andi chuckled softly. "We