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01/27/2021 01:17 PM
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Unexpected Pregnancy || Rebuilding A Family || Part Six
This is part six of my series rebuilding a family, this is set around Christmas and new year and after the winter sun holiday that the family had been on, yes this is out of sync with what the show is but this is my AU and this is how I feel inspired to write. Please enjoy.
It had been a busy few weeks since they had returned from the trip to australia, they had been busy at work and home planning for christmas and it was something that Michaela wasn’t really looking forward too, not to mention she was constantly tired and exhausted even when she felt like she’d had plenty of rest, and well she felt nauseous most days, she was guessing she had some form of winter bug so hadn’t really been worrying about it too much, keeping to wearing more comfy but practical clothes for work, and spending time making the most of the time she got to spend with Asher, especially when Jared and Lourdes had wanted to go christmas shopping, she’d not minded, any time with her son was important to her and well she did it for Jared and Asher more than Lourdes, ever since she’d returned the had been an issue there but it had grown since the trip to Australia, in the back of her mind she wondered if she knew about her and Jared. But if she did she hadn’t questioned her about it and was still trying to start a family with Jared from what she had heard in passing.
Christmas day was chaotic but Mick loved it, for the most part, she had been invited by Jared’s mother and Jared to come up and spend the morning with them, and Asher and she’d sat on the floor, playing with her son for hours on end, enjoying the happiness that was flooding from him and ignoring the tension that Lourdes was putting into the situation. The whole point had been to give Asher a good day and she was trying so hard to maintain that. Dinner was amazing, and she was well fed, Jared’s mother had always gone all out with food but she had really outdone herself this year. The Christmas ham and turkey tasted just as good as they had before she’d vanished, and there was even the special cheesecake she made for dessert, she knew she may have over indulged a little but she just couldn’t help it as it was something about the food that she loved. The evening was spent at her father’s place with her brother and his family, spending time playing with Cal and Olive, everything somehow felt right, she was thankful for the family time she got today, having made a choice to try and do more family time when she could.
New Year had come and passed and Michaela still wasn’t feeling any better and she was starting to worry, sure she’d put on weight but she’d put it down to her eating too much over the festive period and when she was in Australia. She glanced at herself in the mirror as she stood getting ready for work one day and ran a hand over her stomach, her heart felt heavy, she couldn’t be pregnant. That was the only other logical reason for the weight gain and nausea. She rubbed her temples as she sat down on her bed, going through her cycle dates in her head, and it dawned on her she was late by at least two weeks and she had no idea who to turn to. She couldn’t talk to Jared about this, this would only freak him out, and she couldn’t talk to Lourdes she was, one of the first people she’d spoken to when she’d found out she was expecting Asher. There was only one person she could really turn to at this moment. And that was her brother. What would he make of this? She’d go and see him after work, try and settle her mind in all of this.
After work she’d messaged Ben and asked if he could come over as she needed someone to talk to, she knew that he may have wondered what it was she needed, she’d even promised to buy him dinner she just needed to talk to him alone, and that it was important. She sighed softly as she answered the door to him, and let him in, and then settled down with him, she’d gotten their go-to take out for nights when they hung out together, she wondered what was going on with her as she hardly ate, almost feeling same nausea she’d been feeling for mornings recently. She ran a hand through her hair as they sat on the couch, Ben looking at her, he always worried about his little sister, they were a team and they tried their best to help each other. “ Mick, what's wrong, you look lost...and you hardly ate.” his voice was full of concern as he looked over at her, she took a breath and tilted her head to the side “i... I think I might be pregnant” she blurted out not really knowing the best way to come out and say it.
Ben was a little taken back at first and tilted his head to the side and spoke softly “Wait, how do you know you might be pregnant?” she raised her eyebrows at him was he really asking how she knew she might be pregnant, he was a father himself surely he should know how a woman might be pregnant, she bit her lip and took a breath, tilting her head to the side and shook her head before she whispered “I...I’m late Ben…like two weeks late….” Ben just shifted to wrap his arms around his sister and rubbed her back and whispered ” it’s okay Mick, you know whatever happens I’m here for you and dad’s here for you.” he knew his little sister was shocked by all this, and the fact she might be getting a second chance at being a mother, he knew he didn’t have to ask who’s kid it was, that was more than obvious if he was honest he’d known something had happened between her and Jared, he’d just chosen not to ask her a million and one questions when he knew she was already dealing with the inner turmoil of being pregnant.
It was later in the week and Jared had noticed a change in Mick, she was more reserved and seemed distant when they spoke, he’d also noticed that she was subconsciously resting a hand on her stomach, he knew she’d not been feeling well, but then he factored in the fact she was wearing baggier clothes, and their little trust they had in Australia and he came to the same conclusion that Mick had come to herself, and he knew the was only one thing for it, he was going to ask her to take a pregnancy test, put both their minds at ease. This was going to be easier said than done and he’d had to drive out of town to a drug store to buy the tests,simply because most people in town knew him and Lourdes and he didn’t want them asking a million and one questions about it. He’d grabbed a variety of tests just to be sure and then headed to Mick’s apartment, Lourdes was out at a party with Asher meaning he had time to visit Mick before they returned. Grabbing the tests of the passenger seat he headed up to see Mick, not realising the receipt and one of the tests had ended up under the seat in his car.
Mick answered the door and sighed softly “ What are you doing here Jay?”she asked softly as she opened the door and letting him in knowing he’d just walk in anyway and shut the door behind him, her eyes noticing what he was carrying and she sighed softly. “ We both know why I’m here Mick...please take this…” He handed over the tests and took a step back running a hand through his hair, how could this be happening, they should have thought about all this before, but feelings had gotten in the way, feelings had led them to give in that one night. Especially due to the fact he’d not slept with Lourdes in so long, not like that anyway. She was trying hard but the more pressure he felt the harder he found to get it up and be excited around her, mostly due to feeling like that’s all she wanted him for, and he was tired of her negative attitude to Mick, who’d not asked for any of this to happen.
Glancing at the tests that were now in her hand and back up at Jared she knew she couldn’t argue against it and she’d need to do this at some point instead of skirting around the issue. She couldn’t just ignore the fact that she might be pregnant, she headed to the bathroom and Jared plopped himself down on the couch and let out a sigh, how could this be happening? How could they raise a second child when she’d not even had a chance with Asher. What happened to him being a family man, he knew he’d want to be there with Mick, he wanted to be there with her and support her if she was,but he also knew there were a lot of issues within that. She came out with the tests and placed them down on the toilet paper she’d brought out and set a timer on her phone for them. Her eyes closed as she sat on the couch next to him. Her hand reached for his and he just took it and gave it a small squeeze, letting her know he was in this with her no matter what.
As the timer went off she shifted a little and moved to grab the tests, each and every single one showed the same thing pregnant 3+ weeks she swallowed the lump in her throat as she moved back and handed them to Jared, the tears forming in her eyes as she spoke her voice shaking softly “W...were pregnant….” she couldn’t help but cry, she was still so confused and lost, what did this mean, where did this leave her and Jared? Her eyes closed as the tears streamed down her cheeks, a soft kiss was placed to her head as Jared wrapped his arms around her, this was something big and he knew they both needed time to get used to this. “No matter what you decide to do Mick, I’m here for you, if you keep our little one I’ll be there, if you choose not to, I’ll be there for you too, I just want you to know I’m not letting you do this alone.”. He stayed there cuddling her for a little and offering her support and gentle love before excusing himself and sighed “I need to go Asher and Lourdes will be home soon, but text me if you need anything.” he gave her a soft and tender kiss before stroking the tears off her cheek and leaving, his heart breaking, Knowing where his heart was and where he needed to be were completely devastating things.
Mick spent what felt forever staring at the tests before cleaning them up and trying to make herself dinner unsure of everything that was going on, Her hand resting on the very small bump, she wondered how on earth she was going to explain this, she couldn’t let on, not yet anyway, but she already knew where her heart was, she knew that this pregnancy was hers and Jared’s second chance at having a family. The was no way that she was getting rid of the baby, no. If she and Jared had been given this second chance then she was going to take it, even if to everyone else she was going to throw her life away. Asher would get a sibling, and she’d fully get the chance to watch her child grow. Maybe just maybe if fate was on her side Jared would find it in his heart to leave Lourdes and have the family they should have always have had with her.
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