Just an Ashley Love story

Ashley’s POV
I wrapped my arms around Christine and held her.

“Baby, don’t cry. We’ll get through this. It’ll be ok.”

“Ash I don’t know if I’m ready for a baby. Are you?”

“Honestly I don’t know, but think about it. Even when people think they’re ready, they’re not. I’m ok with this. So long as everything is okay, and the baby will be healthy, we can do this.”

“I’m scared Ash.”

“I am too. We’ll be okay.”

I hold her a while longer, until the doctor came in. He pulls the blood he needed, and removes what was left of the birth control out of her arm. “Here’s a number to an OB affiliated with this hospital. I was able to get you an appointment here with the ultrasound tech in about 30 minutes. I’m going to rush the blood work so by the time you’re done you’ll have an answer. I’ve also gone ahead and made an appointment with the OB for you tomorrow at 1. Everything you find out today will be faxed to him immediately and they will be ready for you when you get there.”

Christine looks at him, blankly, ”Ok, thank you.”

I wrap myself around her tight. “We’re going to see our baby.” I can’t help to be a little excited.

“Don’t tell anyone until after we know for sure. I don’t want to get excited to find out there is something wrong,” She looks up at me, “I guess having a baby isn’t such a bad thing.”

I smile at her, and my heart skips a beat. Today I married my soul mate, and if everything goes okay, I’m going to be a dad.

~

We walk to the ultrasound room hand in hand, I can feel her shaking, or is that me? They made her drink a lot of water so the picture would come out clearer.

She lays on the table as the tech readies everything, “I’m going to cover your lower half with a towel, so all you have to do is lift the gown up.”

Christine shakes her head in acknowledgment. Like me, I don’t think she has a voice, we’re both so nervous. I’m surprised she’s keeping the water down at this point.

The tech looks at me and hands me a bucket, “In case she feels like she’s going to be sick.”

I sit in the chair as she gets Christine ready, holding onto her hand, running my thumb over hers, trying to keep her calm and myself calm. The tech pours the gel on her stomach….here we go.

Almost instantly there was a little blip on the screen, “Wow, you’re farther along than I thought. I’d say about 10 weeks. Almost completely out of your first trimester. Your lucky you’re just feeling nauseous now. Maybe it’s what you’ve been eating lately.”

“10 weeks? Are you sure?” Christine sounds shocked.

She looks at me and I shrug my shoulders. “I don’t know what that means.”

The tech starts pointing to the screen as she does her measurements, telling me what things are and what they mean. I got to hear the heartbeat. I was already in love. My eyes start watering up, and I send up a silent prayer asking that everything would be ok. I felt Christine squeeze my hand. She knows, and the look she gives me lets me know that she feels the same way.

The tech gives us a few pictures to take home, and before we walk out of the room the doctor walks in, “We got your blood work back. There is no trace that the birth control was even in your arm. Meaning the implant was a dud. It might have taken you this long to conceive because the last one hadn’t come out of your system yet. See the OB tomorrow. But everything for now seems normal.”

I sigh in relief, and wrap my arms around Christine, “We’re going to be parents, we’re married. Today is officially the best day of my life.”

Christine’s POV
I can’t believe he’s excited about this. I thought he would freak out. To be honest, I’m more excited now, knowing that everything is ok and knowing that he’s excited. “Hey babe, how do you want to tell everyone? I’m going to let you do it, the guys would never expect it out of you.” We’re walking back to the room so I can get dressed and we can get out of this hospital.

“Oh god, I don’t know. You have any suggestions?”

“Well, we could just hand each of them an ultrasound pic and let them try and figure out what they are.”

“I like it.”

Angel can’t see them first though. She knows what they are.”

“Okay, well let’s get home. I want to see the looks on their faces!”

~

We walk in the door. I had to stop once to puke, but I think my stomach is empty now so I should be ok for the rest of the night. I got a script for zofran to help me with the nausea to, oh it’s so wonderful.

CC ran up first, giving me a hug and patting Ash on the back, “so what’s the news?”

Ash looks at me, then says to everyone, “I think you should all sit down.”

Everyone’s face drops. I have to work on keeping a serious face. This isn’t easy. They all sit and wait for the news. Ash hands each one of them a picture while I call down to the barn to have Angel come up. Juliet is the first to look up at me. I put my finger to my lips to shush her. Same with the other girls. They smile, containing their excitement.

“Dude, what the hell is this?” CC is dumbfounded.

“I think it’s a tumor,” Figure Andy to over think something.

Ash and I snort out a laugh, “It’s not a tumor,” I say

They start passing pictures around. Not one of them realizing the wording on the top, until Jinxx’s eyes open wide, “OH MY GOD!!!??? Is this for real?” He points to the top showing the guys, in big letters it says ‘Baby Purdy’.

“AH, WE’RE GUNNA BE UNCLES!!!!! I’m gunna be Uncle CC.”

Andy, Jake and Jinxx just sat there, smiling and in shock, the girls are jumping up and down with joy hugging me and Ash. Angel bursts in the door, “What’s going on?”

I hand her an ultrasound picture, “you’re going to be an Aunt.”

She covers her mouth and cries, wrapping me in a hug. She then walks over to Ash and hugs him. “Congrats you two. What a day, what a surprise. How far along are you?”

Ash says, “10 weeks.” All proud like he knows what he’s talking about now. I laugh at him, I’ve seen that smile before, it’s the kid at Christmas smile again.

“Wow Jersey, are you really that far along?”

“Yeah, the birth control I had replaced before we went to visit them on tour was a dud, it only took me this long to get pregnant because the leftover hormones from the original birth control hadn’t left my system yet.”

“Well, I’m glad I take the pill.”

“Yeah well that only works if you remember to take it.”

“I remember every day, there is a reminder alarm on my phone and Jinxx’s phone.”

“Keep it that way. Hate to break up the party, but I’m tired it’s been a long day, I’m ready for bed.”

Ash walks up to me and gives me a kiss. “Give me a sec and I’ll be in. I want to talk to the guys.”

“Ok baby, take your time. I’m just going to lay down and watch some T.V.”

“I love you wife.”

“I love you too hubby.”

Ashley’s POV
I walk over to the guys, a smile on my face. Andy speaks first, “Congrats man, I’ve never seen you so happy. You’re going to be a dad, dude, and you’re married all in the same day.”

“I know, it’s crazy, right? I’m the happiest I think I could ever be, well until the baby is born.”

Jake chimed in, “Are you sure you’re ready for this”

“Jake, I can honestly say that, yes, I am ready. You can never truly be ready for a baby, but I’m as ready as I can be.”

Notes

how many of you thought he would freak out?
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