Chapter Seven

Jamie sat there in her pajama’s on her bed, looking at the TV. She had combed her hair straight down and it was still wet because she didn’t feel like blow-drying it. She didn’t feel like doing much of anything except sit there and feel sorry for herself. After her walk, she had came right back to her hotel room, and took a long shower.

She sat there with her knees up in the air and her arms wrapped around them. She laid her chin on the top of her knees, looking at the TV. She was looking at the TV, but she wasn’t paying any attention to what was going on. She was too deep in her own thoughts.

Thoughts that she shouldn’t have been thinking about. It was thoughts that she had put too far in the back of her mind so she wouldn’t ever think about them anymore and as much as she wanted to tell herself not to think about them, she still did from time to time - especially today.

She didn’t want to think about the worst experience she’d ever been through. She didn’t want to think about what sent her into therapy for a year. She didn’t want to think about what broke her heart.

But she couldn’t help to think about them after the past two days she’d experienced.

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“Hey Jamie.”, the doctor said as he walked into the examination room. Jamie sat there on the examination table, kicking her feet back and forth and blew her nose.

“Hey.”

“Oh you’ve got a nasty cold.”, the doctor said as he looked down at her file, “So what can I do for you today?”

“I think I’ve got a virus. I’m not sure a cold or something. I keep throwing up and feeling weak. I’m always sleepy and now my head is so congested.” Jamie said as the doctor looked down at her file again and back up at her.

“How long has this nausea been going on?”

“Uhh a week and a half maybe.” Jamie said as she took the tissue and wiped her nose again.

“And you’ve been tired a lot?”, the doctor asked as he looked down at her file and back up at her.

“Yeah, it’s like I can’t sleep enough.”

“You’re sexually active right?”, the doctor asked as Jamie looked at him.

“Um yeah.”

“Could it be possible that you’re pregnant?”

“Pregnant?” Jamie asked, as she looked at him, “No We always use protection.”

“Always?”

“Um most of the time.” Jamie said as she looked down.

“Maybe we should take a test.”, the doctor said as he got up and walked out of the room, leaving Jamie sitting there alone.

“God.” Jamie sighed as she looked over at the window in her huge hotel room and laid the side of her head down on her knees. She just stared at it for a minute until she crawled off of the bed and walked over to the window slowly. She pulled the curtain back, looking out at all the lights in the city.

She stood there staring out at the street below her, seeing the taxi’s ride by. They would stop and pick people up or put people out and they all looked alike.

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“Here you go. Thanks.” Nick said as he paid the taxi cab driver. The driver pulled off and Nick stood there, holding his bags looking at the hotel. He looked up at the tall building and then began to walk inside and through the lobby when he heard someone calling his name.

“Nick!”

Nick turned around to see a guy that he knew from back home and then started to laugh.

“Jeff?”

“Hey, what are you doing here?” Jeff asked as they shook hands.

“Umm, work.” Nick said, thinking of an excuse, “What are you up to? Where’s your wife at?”

“Uhh home.” Jeff said laughing as Nick started to laugh a little.

“Ohh I getcha. What are you doing here?”

“The office sent me here for some seminar. So I’m here until Friday.” Jeff said, “I heard your song man. It’s good.”

“Thanks.” Nick said smiling, “Listen I’m tired. I just got in from New York so I’m going to go up to my room and go to sleep. I’ve got a long day tomorrow.”

“Alright man. I’m in 1034.” Jeff said as Nick nodded his head and walked up to the front desk. He picked up his key and paid for his room and the woman that waited on him kept smiling at him. Nick just rolled his eyes in return. She was probably old enough to be his mother and here she is giving him a flirty smile.

Finally a bell boy, came over, to take his bags. Nick hated them people and always thought they were nosey when they walked into your room to take your bags in. They walked over to the elevator, stepping on and the door closed.

“Umm, can I ask you a question?” Nick asked as the bellboy looked over at him.

“Sure.”

“Have you seen a girl here, um, she’s kind of tall. She’s got long dark brown hair, baby blue eyes. She’s from Florida.”

“Hmm.”, he said as he rubbed his chin thinking, “I think so.”

“You think so, in this hotel?”

“Yeah.” He said, “I’m not sure though.”

“Damn.” Nick said as the elevator stopped and they stepped out, “Thanks, I’ve got it from here.” He said as he took his bags from the bellboy.

“Yes sir.” He said as Nick started to walk down to his room. He looked around, thinking until he walked up to his door and unlocked it with the card. He pushed the door open and walked in, leaving the door wide open and put his bags down when he heard someone knocking on one of the rooms a few doors down.

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Knock Knock

Jamie smiled as she walked away from the window and over to the door opening it up to see that it was her room service that she had ordered.

“Room service.”, the guy said as he pushed the tray in the room. Jamie stuck her head out the door and looked around to see someone kicking the door shut a few doors down from hers.

“Thanks.” Jamie said as the guy walked out of the room and she shut the door back, locking it. She walked over, picking up the tray from the cart and sat it down on the bed as she sat down in front of it. She lifted the cover off to see a small cheese pizza and she smiled.

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“Damn.” Nick thought as he leaned against his door, thinking, “How many fucking hotels could she possibly be in.”

He scratched his head and walked over to his backpack, taking his phone out and dialing a number. He walked back and forth, listening to it ring until finally someone answered.

“Hello?”

“Hey, um I’m in LA.”

“Oh my fucking lord.” Mike said as Nick rolled his eyes at him, “Nick, have you lost your fucking mind?”

“No.” Nick said, “I need a favor.”

“No.”

“Oh come on man.”

“No.”

“Call her and find out where she’s staying.”

“No. She’ll know something’s up. I’ve already called her one time this month. Wait until next time. I usually only talk to her once a month.” Mike said, “No.”

“You are no fucking help, you know that?”

“Yeah and you’re the dumbass that fucked things up with her too, you know that?” Mike asked.

“I couldn’t help it.” Nick said, “Just timing was really bad.”

“Timing my ass.” Mike said, “You told me the day you went home that you were in love with her and wanted to marry her.”

“Yeah I know.”

“And you were going to give her a ring.”

“Yeah I know that.”

“And then you fucked it all up.”

“Would you shut up, damn you sound like my fucking brother.” Nick yelled as he sat down on the edge of the bed, running his hand over his face, “I was like barely 20 years old alright?”

“And you’re 22 now and oh you’re so mature.”

“I’m a lot more mature now than I was then.” Nick said, “And you can’t disagree with me.”

“I know.” Mike said, “But still you were a fucking idiot.”

“Yes, I know. I made a bad move but yo, it was the right one at the time.” Nick said as he moved his hand away from his face, “I know that it was.”

“You think it was.”

“Uh, I thought it was.”

“Moron.”

“Oh fuck off. Go call her and find out where she is.”

“Nope.” Mike said, “Talk to ya later Nicky.”

“Uhh fuck you man.” Nick said as he closed his phone and looked down at it in his hands before he reached over, putting it back in his backpack.

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“Well…”

“Yes?”

“You’re pregnant Jamie.”, the doctor said as Jamie looked at him, “Congratulations.”

“I’m what?” Jamie asked, as she looked away.

“You’re pregnant.”

“I’m pregnant?”

“You’re pregnant.”, the doctor said smiling at her, “I take it, you weren’t expecting this?”

“Not at all.” Jamie said as she looked down in shock.

“You are due around the end of November.”

“I am?”

“Yep.”

“Umm when did I get pregnant?” Jamie asked as the doctor looked at the chart.

“Around the last week of February. About a month ago.”, he said as Jamie shook her head a little, “Are you okay?”

“I’m just in shock.” Jamie said as she put her hands over her face, “I’m pregnant.”

“Yes you are.”, the doctor said as he handed her some brochures, “We can set you up an appointment with an obstetrician if you’d like?”

Jamie stood there at the window again, looking out of it as she reached up, wiping another tear away. She didn’t know why the hell she had been crying so much the past two days. She shouldn’t think about it, but it just keeps coming in her mind and she can’t help it.

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“Yeah. Alright. Bye.” Nick said as he closed his cell phone back up after talking to his manager who was bitching about why he left New York so soon. He walked over to the window, looking out of it and propped his arm up on the glass above his head, looking down at the street.

“I was a fucking idiot.”