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Always Be My Baby	By : GetYourShineOn Category: -Misc Cartoons > Het - Male/Female Views: 2736 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"Congratulations Sharon! You're having a boy!" Dr. Hart announced.
Sharon put her hands over her mouth. She was almost at a loss for words.
"Mom, did you hear that?" Sharon said in nearly a whisper.
"I sure did, sweetie. That's wonderful! Congratulations!" Helen responded.
She walked over to her daughter and gave her a hug. Sharon was crying. But for the 1st time since Alden's death, she was actually crying because she was happy.
Helen and Sharon both took a few minutes to stare at the image of the little boy on the screen. He was very active in his movement and his heartbeat was strong.
They would've been happy with either gender, of course. But knowing there was a baby boy on the way just felt so incredible!
"Can I get some pictures of my son?" Sharon asked as she wiped her tears of joy away with her hands.
"I'll print out 2 of them for you once again."
"Thank you."
Dr. Hart cleaned the gel off Sharon's stomach as she continued to talk to her.
"So everything is looking good. I know you're a vegetarian, but you must make sure you're getting plenty of iron and protein."
"Oh, don't worry. My mom's got me covered in that department." Sharon responded as she smiled at Helen.
Helen smiled back. "It's true. We went through this when she was anemic a few years ago. I got all kinds of recipes off the internet to make sure she could get all the iron she needed without ever having to touch meat."
Dr. Hart nodded. "Good. Continue to abstain from all caffeine and alcohol. And as we discussed during your last visit, no contact sports."
"Believe me, I don't mind that last part at all! And I've been doing good on everything you said. I'll do anything to keep my baby boy safe and healthy." Sharon said as she caressed her stomach.
"Very good. I'm glad to hear that. Once I give you your sonogram photos, you can book your next prenatal checkup with the receptionist. That'll be another month from now. It'll continue to be that way until you're 28 weeks along. Then we'll bump the visits up to every 2 weeks. And at 36 weeks, you'll have your prenatal visits on a weekly basis."
Once Sharon got into the car with Helen after scheduling her next prenatal appointment, she couldn't help but squeal as she looked at the ultrasound photos. She just couldn't contain her excitement! And she could hardly believe she would have a son in just a few months! She and Helen hugged once again before heading home.
By the time they arrived at the Spitz residence, Josh and the twins were already home from school. They were gathered in the living room, along with Adam and David. Sharon rushed in and did not give anyone a chance to speak. The first thing she did was shout "It's a boy!"
"Really?" Josh asked excitedly. "So I'm getting a nephew?"
"You mean WE'RE getting a nephew?" Adam corrected his little brother as he pointed to himself, Josh and the twins.
"Yes!" Sharon exclaimed. "You're all getting a nephew!" Then she pointed to David. "And you're getting a grandson!"
"That's wonderful news, honey!" David exclaimed.
Sara and Lara high-fived and hugged each other as they shouted "Yes!"
Josh and Adam also hugged each other.
"This is so awesome!" Josh exclaimed.
"It really is!" Adam agreed.
Then every single one of them hugged Sharon. She then passed the sonogram photos around the room. After basking in this joyous news with her family for about an hour, Sharon knew she had more people to spread the good news too.
She spent the next couple of hours emailing, texting and calling her friends and Alden's family members. They were all super excited to hear Sharon was having a boy, of course.
As Sharon looked at the pictures of her unborn boy before going to bed that night, her excitement had turned to sadness. She remembered that Alden wasn't around for her to share this amazing news with. She knew he would've been so happy to hear that their baby was a boy. And he would've even gone to her prenatal visit with her and been there when Dr. Hart announced it. She picked up the picture of him that she kept on the nightstand next to her bed and looked at it.
"Congratulations Alden!" She said as she looked right at him in the photo. "We're having a baby boy!"
She then put the sonogram photos on her nightstand and put the picture frame with Alden on top of them. It made her feel as if he was somehow watching over their baby and keeping him safe. That was a nice feeling that she knew would help her sleep at night.
The next day, Sharon brought the ultrasound pictures to school with her. She figured the whole school already knew she was pregnant anyway. So what did she really have to lose? She showed them to Maria and Brock at lunch. They were each holding a photo.
"Hi there, little boy! Who's such a cute baby? You are! Yes you are!" Brock talked in a baby voice to the picture he was holding.
Sharon laughed. "God, I swear. You 2 really were made for each other!"
"Do you have a name picked out yet?" Maria asked.
"I have some ideas, but haven't really given it that much thought yet. Maybe I'll make a list soon. I feel like I should pick a name I think Alden would've liked. Problem is, I'll never be 100% sure of it since he isn't around for me to ask."
"Oh, I'm sure whatever name you end up picking will be fine." Maria responded.
"Maybe I could be of some assistance." Brock offered. "He was my best friend, after all."
Sharon was about to say something, until a certain redhead walked over to their table and interrupted their conversation.
"Look at you." Nina said. "Sitting over here acting like teen pregnancy is something to be proud of."
"Can we help you, Nina?" Maria asked while glaring at the young redhead.
"No, I'm good. Just wanted to see how Mama over here was doing. I'm sure morning sickness must be oh so brutal."
"Not at all. I feel great, actually." The blonde replied.
"Aren't you scared it's going to hurt when you give birth?" Nina snapped.
"It might hurt. But it'll all be worth it when I hold my baby boy in my arms. I can't wait to meet him!" Sharon gushed.
"Well, I hope you'll also feel it was worth not having a date for the prom. After all, who's gonna want to ask you out when you're carrying someone else's child? And of course, think of how big you're gonna be by then!" Nina laughed as she walked off.
Sharon grumbled. "I hate that the whole school knows I'm pregnant. And I hate Tess for revealing it to everyone!"
"Wasn't Jessica there when Tess admitted to what she did?" Maria asked.
"Yeah..."
"So why don't you see if she can help you report it to the principal? If there's a witness, Tess is less likely to get away with it."
"Hey that's a good idea! Thanks, Maria!"
At the end of the school day, Sharon saw Jessica at her locker and approached her.
"Hey Jessica." Sharon greeted her.
"Oh, hey Sharon..." Jessica greeted back. Sharon noticed she seemed hesitant, but decided to brush it off.
"So I was hoping I could get your help with something. You know about Tess posting my doctor's note all over the internet, right?"
"Yeah, listen Sharon. I'd really love to talk, but I have to get home right away. My mom will kill me if she doesn't see me walking through the door in 5 minutes. Bye!" Jessica ran off.
"Hmm, guess I'll have to talk to her about this another day." Sharon thought and headed home herself.
Later that afternoon, Adam was set to leave to go back to Smithdale for his classes that were starting the day after. Sharon was gonna miss him again, but knew she was gonna have to get used to saying goodbye to loved ones more often. She was talking to him in the guestroom while he packed up.
"Listen Adam. I just want to thank you again for everything you did for me while you were here. Seriously. I don't know how I would've broken the news to the rest of the family if I didn't have you by my side."
"It was no problem. Really. Just do me a favor and try not to fall down so much while you're still pregnant, ok? I don't want anything to happen to my nephew while he's in there."
Sharon reached over to her big brother and was about to give him a playful smack on his arm, when she was taken aback by a strange twitch in her stomach.
"Woah!" She exclaimed as she fell back on the bed.
"Are you ok?" Adam asked his little sister as he ran over to her. His voice was filled with concern.
"Yeah." Sharon responded with a smile on her face. She put a hand over her stomach. "I think your nephew just kicked."
"Really?"
"Yeah, come feel it."
He put his hand on her stomach and she instructed him to keep it there for a few minutes. All of a sudden, he could feel exactly what his sister was talking about.
"Wow!" Adam exclaimed.
"Amazing, right?"
"Yeah."
"Looks like my baby wants to say goodbye to his Uncle Adam. He can hear you if you talk to him now, you know."
Adam kept his hand on Sharon's stomach and then knelt down so it would be easier to talk to the baby.
"Goodbye little nephew! I'll be back to visit again during Spring Break. Keep your mother out of trouble for me in the meantime, ok?"
Sharon and Adam both laughed as they said goodbye to each other.
On the morning of January 17th, Sharon woke up feeling sad once again. She knew it was gonna be tougher than usual to get through school today. That's because today is what would've been Alden's 18th birthday. And it wasn't fair that he wasn't alive to celebrate it. She knew how excited he would've been about becoming a legal adult.
Sharon pulled the sapphire heart necklace Alden got her for her 16th birthday out of her jewelry box and put it on. She put on a dark blue maternity top and maternity jeans to match it. She then examined herself in the mirror.
Her baby bump had gotten bigger. No surprise since she was now in her 6th month and would enter her 3rd trimester in a few more weeks. She held the sapphire pendent in her hand.
"Happy birthday, Alden." She whispered. "I miss you."
When she got to school that morning, she was greeted by Brock at her locker.
"Hey Spitz." He said. "How are you doing?"
Sharon shrugged. "About as well as I can, I guess. You?
"Same." He replied.
Sharon started nervously playing with the necklace. "So you know that today is..."
"Alden's birthday." Brock finished for her. "He would've turned 18 today."
"Yeah..."
"Man, we would've had such an awesome time today. Our whole crew. We would've gone to Life Cycles to hang out and then back to my garage and had a few beers. Although I guess you wouldn't have been able to drink anyway, considering..."
"I know. I'd still be pregnant even if Alden had lived. But it would've been so much easier to get through all of this if I had him here. And he would've been so happy to find out we're having a boy."
"It would've been a nice change for him after growing up with 3 sisters. He'd finally have another male to talk to besides his dad. Although he would've been happy with a girl too. His sisters did train him for raising a girl after all."
"Would've been nice if we one day could've had a girl too. You know, in the distant future that is. But I guess now isn't really the time to think about what could've been. And don't get me wrong, I am happy to know that I'll have a son soon. It's just..."
"I know, Spitz. I know." Brock gave Sharon a hug. Then he continued talking.
"Listen, I have an idea. Meet me here after school."
"Ok."
They both walked off to their homerooms. But Sharon couldn't get to hers without at least 1 student in the hallway calling her a slut. Yeah, that wasn't gonna stop anytime soon. She tried to ignore it like Dion told her to.
Once again, she was having trouble concentrating in class. She really wanted to ask Jessica for help with reporting Tess. But Jessica seemed to be avoiding her. Whenever Sharon approached her, she'd run away and claim she had to be somewhere else. She also hadn't been answering her calls or texts. She couldn't help but wonder what was going on there.
When Sharon went over to her locker at the end of the school day, she saw Brock standing there with Maria, Carmen, Alyson and Connor.
"We're gonna visit the graveyard again." Brock informed her.
Brock and Maria got into Alyson's car, while Sharon and Connor went into Carmen's. Sharon immediately regretted agreeing to go with Carmen because he was a terrible driver. Even worse than Adam when he first started driving. She still wasn't sure how Carmen managed to pass his driver's test while Brock had failed. Sharon was even more scared than she would've been with him driving now that she was with child. She didn't want anything to happen to her baby.
At one point, Connor yelled at Carmen to slow down and reminded him that there was a pregnant woman in the car. It seemed like that might've gotten through to him, because he did slow down from that point on.
When they arrived at the cemetery, they met up with Alyson, Brock and Maria at Alden's grave. They were all bundled up in winter clothes due to how cold it was. They each took turns talking to Alden, telling him what was going on in their lives. Sharon, of course, told him all about their baby boy who was growing inside her. About how their son can now hear sounds and see light. How she felt him kicking last week. And that he was due on May 27th.
Before leaving the cemetery, Sharon pulled Brock and Maria aside.
"Would one of you mind trading places with me? You know I love Carmen, but his driving is... well... you know. And I'm concerned about my baby's safety. Plus, I think his driving actually made my morning sickness come back. I feel nauseous again from the way he was speeding."
"I'll switch with you, Sharon." Maria volunteered. "Carmen won't be so reckless when I'm in the car. Hell, I'll force him to let me drive his car instead if I have to."
"Thank you, Maria."
When Sharon got home that night, she put the ultrasound photos of her sweet baby boy back under Alden's picture frame. She knew that Valentine's Day was coming up next month and that was gonna be another tough day to get through. And it was. But just like Alden's birthday and her own, her incredibly amazing friends were there to help her through it. It would be nice if Jessica would actually speak more than about 5 words to her though.
3 weeks after Valentine's Day, Sharon was now 28 weeks along and officially in her 3rd trimester. She definitely looked pregnant now. This was the point where people probably would've started to figure it out if they didn't already know.
She couldn't help but notice how much her body had changed that morning. Not only was her baby bump now pretty much impossible to hide, but her bellybutton had gone from an innie to an outie. She tried to avoid wearing shirts that were too tight because her bellybutton would stick out otherwise. She couldn't help but wonder if she'd ever be able to wear a crop top or bikini again after she gave birth.
On the other hand, her boobs had gone from a B cup to a C cup. One of the few perks of being pregnant.
She was grateful she'd be able to finish school this year at least. And had even worked out her internship. Georgina, the owner of the vet clinic she had been volunteering at since the beginning of high school, agreed to let her do her internship there. And she could continue working there as long as she didn't have to do too much lifting and bending. She was working the front desk a lot these days anyway.
Sharon had to get through yet another day of being stared at, called names, hearing untrue rumors about her and having someone who she thought was a friend continue to run away from her.
On the plus side, her little boy was kicking up a storm that day. At least she knew he was healthy.
When Sharon left the high school building at the end of the day, Nina approached her.
"Have you picked your prom dress yet, Braceface? Oh, wait. That's right! You're gonna be too pregnant to go to prom. And you won't be able to get a date. Looks like while the rest of us girls are picking out dresses for the prom, you'll be picking out colors for your nursery."
"I still plan on going to prom, Nina. With or without a date."
Nina scoffed. "Please! That might've worked for you freshman year. But don't you think a pregnant senior girl going to the prom all by herself is gonna look just a little pathetic?"
"You know what, Nina?" Sharon yelled. "I don't need this from you right now! I'm already way more stressed than I should be! I have a baby to think about now and I..." Sharon stopped telling Nina off when she was interrupted by a cramp in her stomach.
"Ow!" She groaned in pain. Nina looked confused. When the pain eased up, Sharon tried to continue.
"Why don't you just... ow!" She felt another cramp. Were these contractions? No, they couldn't be! It was way too early.
"Are you in labor?" The redhead asked, right on cue.
"I'm not supposed to be! I'm only 7 months pregnant! Way too soon!"
I know, I know. I'm so evil for ending the chapter there! So, what's going on with Sharon? Is she in premature labor or is something else wrong? Stay tuned to find out! And yes, there was a slight jump in time just like I said there would be.
To Sage Of Discord: I'll admit I didn't really think that through! lol But actually, I think I could use Jessica not helping Sharon out to fit what I have planned for her character. Don't want to say too much about that just yet though! But thank you for giving me the idea! :) And again, thank you for your review. It's always appreciated! And I like criticism too because I'm always looking to improve my writing.
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