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Authors: Lia Fairchild
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Family Life, Genre Fiction, American, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Family Saga, Women's Fiction, Sisters
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chances with losing that paper. Kyle already planned to call her Wednesday after work as he knew he wouldn’t be able to wait for Thursday. In his mind he had already mapped out their date and was looking forward to finding out what this girl was all about.
CHAPTER 10
Could there be anything more humiliating than sitting on that loud, crumply paper, wearing that hideous gown and wondering if it was okay that you left your socks on? It had been nearly three years since Lucy had been to the doctor, and it was all she could do to keep herself from hopping off that table and sliding on out of there in her slippery socks.
Of course she had not received any reminders in the mail about her annual checkup, she told her doctor’s office when she called for an appointment. Given the length of time since she’d been in, and the importance of what was possibly to come, Dr. Carlson insisted on Lucy going in and talking with her about the situation. She would need a full examination in addition to all the tests.
Lucy told Anne and Benny the night before about her sister and that she needed to get tested. Anne offered to drive Lucy to her appointment, and for once, Lucy felt like she wanted to accept an offer for help. The testing itself was no big deal, but the whole idea of what this all meant was just too much to handle alone. In the waiting room, she filled Anne in on some of the details of her family life. Since they had to squeeze her into the schedule, the two had plenty of time to talk. Lucy even let it slip about her possible date with Kyle. Opening up had always been difficult for Lucy, but with all of this mental and emotional stress, she just couldn’t hold it back any longer.
“Oh my God!” Anne whispered and accompanied it with her mini claps. “That’s awesome.”
Lucy took a quick glance around to see if anyone was looking.
“I’m not really sure why I gave him my number. Apparently we went to school together, but I don’t really remember.”
“What’s he like? Is he cute?”
“I guess so.” Lucy shrugged. “I’ll tell you more when or IF we go out.”
“If!” Anne said a bit too loudly.
“Shh.” Lucy looked around embarrassed and noticed the nurse standing in the doorway.
“Lucy…Lang,” the nurse announced.
“We’ll talk about this later,” she said quietly as she got up from the chair.
“You’re going!” Anne broadcasted as Lucy walked off.
With the only magazine in the room being a parenting book, Lucy grew bored. She was on her second round of reading the posters on the wall when she suddenly began to appreciate what her sister was going through. The uneasiness she was feeling was nothing compared to what Katie must be enduring. Being in those cold rooms, away from your cozy home, not knowing what was going to happen, worrying about Carly—they were all things Katie had to deal with regularly. Lucy could feel the struggle within her heart. She hoped that one day her feelings of love and concern would win the battle over hurt and anger. She wanted to understand what Katie was going through back then, but she couldn’t. Lucy had never experienced true love, and she certainly didn’t know what it was like to be pregnant. Though she did understand what it was like to be a mother. She could still hear Katie’s words during their final argument before Katie left.
“You’re always trying to fix things! You can’t fix this, Lucy!” Katie had shouted, holding her stomach. “It’s done! And now we’re trying to do the best we can to make it right.”
“I just don’t know if it’s the right decision to leave. I can only help you if you stay.”
“It’s not your choice; it’s mine and Rick’s.”
Feeling powerless and hurt, Lucy had said, “Do you even realize the sacrifices I’ve made to take care of you? I should be graduating from college right now, but instead I’m here. I’ve done my best to do what’s right for you, and I’m not going to stop
CHAPTER 10
Could there be anything more humiliating than sitting on that loud, crumply paper, wearing that hideous gown and wondering if it was okay that you left your socks on? It had been nearly three years since Lucy had been to the doctor, and it was all she could do to keep herself from hopping off that table and sliding on out of there in her slippery socks.
Of course she had not received any reminders in the mail about her annual checkup, she told her doctor’s office when she called for an appointment. Given the length of time since she’d been in, and the importance of what was possibly to come, Dr. Carlson insisted on Lucy going in and talking with her about the situation. She would need a full examination in addition to all the tests.
Lucy told Anne and Benny the night before about her sister and that she needed to get tested. Anne offered to drive Lucy to her appointment, and for once, Lucy felt like she wanted to accept an offer for help. The testing itself was no big deal, but the whole idea of what this all meant was just too much to handle alone. In the waiting room, she filled Anne in on some of the details of her family life. Since they had to squeeze her into the schedule, the two had plenty of time to talk. Lucy even let it slip about her possible date with Kyle. Opening up had always been difficult for Lucy, but with all of this mental and emotional stress, she just couldn’t hold it back any longer.
“Oh my God!” Anne whispered and accompanied it with her mini claps. “That’s awesome.”
Lucy took a quick glance around to see if anyone was looking.
“I’m not really sure why I gave him my number. Apparently we went to school together, but I don’t really remember.”
“What’s he like? Is he cute?”
“I guess so.” Lucy shrugged. “I’ll tell you more when or IF we go out.”
“If!” Anne said a bit too loudly.
“Shh.” Lucy looked around embarrassed and noticed the nurse standing in the doorway.
“Lucy…Lang,” the nurse announced.
“We’ll talk about this later,” she said quietly as she got up from the chair.
“You’re going!” Anne broadcasted as Lucy walked off.
With the only magazine in the room being a parenting book, Lucy grew bored. She was on her second round of reading the posters on the wall when she suddenly began to appreciate what her sister was going through. The uneasiness she was feeling was nothing compared to what Katie must be enduring. Being in those cold rooms, away from your cozy home, not knowing what was going to happen, worrying about Carly—they were all things Katie had to deal with regularly. Lucy could feel the struggle within her heart. She hoped that one day her feelings of love and concern would win the battle over hurt and anger. She wanted to understand what Katie was going through back then, but she couldn’t. Lucy had never experienced true love, and she certainly didn’t know what it was like to be pregnant. Though she did understand what it was like to be a mother. She could still hear Katie’s words during their final argument before Katie left.
“You’re always trying to fix things! You can’t fix this, Lucy!” Katie had shouted, holding her stomach. “It’s done! And now we’re trying to do the best we can to make it right.”
“I just don’t know if it’s the right decision to leave. I can only help you if you stay.”
“It’s not your choice; it’s mine and Rick’s.”
Feeling powerless and hurt, Lucy had said, “Do you even realize the sacrifices I’ve made to take care of you? I should be graduating from college right now, but instead I’m here. I’ve done my best to do what’s right for you, and I’m not going to stop
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