family part 14
Crowley was feeling absolutely terrible. It was a new sensation because she wasn't supposed to be able to get sick, and yet there she was. She had managed to hide it from Aziraphale for the first couple of days. Especially since it seemed to subside by lunch time. She could just go about her morning and hope that the nausea didn't get worse.
Aziraphale had just come back from taking the kids to school, the dog having gone with him this time. He let the dog out into the garden to run around a bit before taking off his jacket and starting upstairs. He was just outside their bedroom when he heard something coming from the bathroom.
"Crowley?" He asked with a raised eyebrow as he made his way closer to the bathroom door.
"I'm.....I'm fine...." Crowley replied, though her reply was interrupted briefly by the sound of retching. Aziraphale tried the door but found it locked.
"You don't sound fine, darling. Please, let me in." Aziraphale placed his hand on the door. After a couple of moments there was the sound of the toilet flushing, water running and then Crowley unlocked the door. She tried to appear as if everything was okay but there was no mistaking it. She was pale and a little wobbly. "Crowley, what's going on?"
"I....I don't know...." She managed to barely get out before running back to the toilet and retching again. "Something's wrong...." She coughed a bit before sitting on the floor with her back against the bathtub.
"But we're not supposed to be able to get sick..." Aziraphale went to the cabinet and got a washcloth, wetting it with cold water before handing it to Crowley. She rubbed the cloth over her face and across her neck before wiping her mouth with it.
"I'm very aware of this, darling." She covered her mouth as she tried to keep from throwing up again. "I need to go to the doctor." She really hated to say that.
"Yes, of course. I'll go get the car." Aziraphale gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. She didn't feel warm so that was good. He smiled down at her before going to get the car. In their time in Tadfield, Aziraphale had learned how to drive. He felt it was absolutely necessary, especially when Crowley was too heavily pregnant to be able to do much walking.
"Thank you." Crowley said as she got to her feet. She was still a little wobbly but she managed to make it to the bedroom to finish getting dressed. She was feeling a little better as she made her way downstairs.
"Can you stop by the Young's house? I need to make sure Deirdre can watch the children after school." Crowley closed her eyes for a moment when she got into the car.
"Of course, darling." Aziraphale nodded. He was certain that they wouldn't be gone that long but it was better to be safe than sorry. Especially since the children were only in fourth year.
"Oh dear, you look absolutely green around the gills." Deirdre said as she came out to the car to talk to Crowley. Aziraphale had gone to the door and explained the situation.
"I think I feel worse." Crowley tried to smile. She took Deirdre's hand. "Could you please make sure the kids get home safe and stay with them until we get back?"
"Of course, darling. Don't worry about a thing." Deirdre smiled and squeezed Crowley's hand. "Auntie Deirdre will take care of everything." She nodded.
"Thank you so much." Crowley relaxed into the car seat. There was one less thing to worry about. She shut the door and Aziraphale walked Deirdre back to her door.
"I thought you couldn't get sick...." Deirdre looked back at the car, a bit concerned for her friend.
"We can't." Aziraphale was very worried himself.
"You go take care of your wife. I'll make sure the kids are looked after." Deirdre gave Aziraphale a little kiss on the cheek. Aziraphale nodded and then went back to the car. Deirdre watched until they were out of sight before going back into her house.
They were sitting at the doctor's office for what seemed like hours before he was finally able to see them. Crowley was feeling a little better but she couldn't ignore the fact that she'd thrown up pretty much everything that she'd consumed for the last week. It was a very unpleasant experience that she didn't want to repeat. It was pretty obvious that she was worried as they sat there, holding Aziraphale's hand and trying to remain calm.
"It's going to be fine, dear." Aziraphale said, though it sounded as if he wasn't quite sure he believed that.
"I know." Crowley would reply and just squeeze his hand again. They finally got back to an exam room and the nurse took down all of their information. She took Crowley's blood pressure and some other vital signs and then went to get the doctor.
"What time is it?" Crowley was asking constantly. She really hoped that they would be home before the kids got out of school.
"About twenty minutes after the last time you asked." Aziraphale said after checking his pocket watch.
"Oh." Crowley replied. It had felt like quite a bit longer. After a series of tests that included taking some blood and other things, the doctor finally came back in looking very confused.
"I have one more test that I need to run to make sure that my findings are actually correct." The doctor had made several notes in Crowley's file.
"You're scaring me, doctor." Crowley said. Her grip on Aziraphale's hand tightened and he winced a bit.
"I need to do an ultrasound." The doctor put the file aside just as the nurse wheeled in the portable ultrasound machine.
"I....but.....why?" Aziraphale asked, very confused.
"Like I said, I need to confirm the test results." The doctor took a seat next to the exam bed. "If you wouldn't mind..."
"Um....okay." Crowley laid back on the bed and pulled up her shirt, pushing down the waistband of her skirt a bit. The doctor moved the machine over and squired the gel on her belly, then started to move the wand around. He made various "mmmhmm" sounds as he scanned Crowley's abdomen.
"Well, the results aren't a mistake." He nodded and then turned the screen so that Aziraphale and Crowley could both see it. "You're definitely pregnant."
"But....how is that.....I can't.....you said......" Crowley just stared at the screen.
"I had to remind myself that I am dealing with an angel and a demon." The doctor shrugged. Crowley closed her eyes for a moment and then looked at Aziraphale.
"You didn't...." She started. Aziraphale shook his head vigorously.
"Absolutely not. After we had that talk...I completely agreed to close the matter. I didn't even pray about it. Darling, I really don't know what is going on here." Aziraphale looked between his wife and the screen showing their baby.
"How many?" Crowley raised an eyebrow as she tried to make out the smudge on the screen.
"From what I can tell just one this time." The doctor moved the wand around a bit as he took some measurements. "And I'd say you're about eight weeks along." He cleaned off the wand and put it back in it's place on the machine before handing Crowley a towel. "Congratulations." He said before getting up, making some notes in the file and then leaving the room. Crowley slowly wiped the gel off her belly.
"How is this even possible?" She asked as she sat up and straightened her clothes.
"I.....really have no idea." Aziraphale replied. They were both in complete shock. This shouldn't have been possible.
"Zira......I'm scared." Crowley was trying very hard not to cry. Part of the reason was that she hadn't actually had any morning sickness when she was pregnant with the twins. It was a whole new experience for her. Aziraphale wrapped his arms around Crowley and held her close, rubbing her back slowly. Crowley rested her head against her husband's chest and closed her eyes.
"I'm sure everything is going to be fine. We have to believe that this happened for a reason, yes?" He smiled a little, though he was glad that she couldn't see it didn't quite reach his eyes.
"Right. Yes." Crowley nodded. "It happened for a reason." Though she had no idea what that reason was. "Do you think the twins will be excited?" She looked up at Aziraphale.
"I think they'll be ecstatic." Aziraphale nodded, touching Crowley's cheek. "And if we leave now we can get back to the cottage about the same time they do." He smiled. Crowley just nodded, slowly getting off the exam bed and placing a hand on her belly. She really didn't know what was going to happen and that absolutely terrified her.
Aziraphale had just come back from taking the kids to school, the dog having gone with him this time. He let the dog out into the garden to run around a bit before taking off his jacket and starting upstairs. He was just outside their bedroom when he heard something coming from the bathroom.
"Crowley?" He asked with a raised eyebrow as he made his way closer to the bathroom door.
"I'm.....I'm fine...." Crowley replied, though her reply was interrupted briefly by the sound of retching. Aziraphale tried the door but found it locked.
"You don't sound fine, darling. Please, let me in." Aziraphale placed his hand on the door. After a couple of moments there was the sound of the toilet flushing, water running and then Crowley unlocked the door. She tried to appear as if everything was okay but there was no mistaking it. She was pale and a little wobbly. "Crowley, what's going on?"
"I....I don't know...." She managed to barely get out before running back to the toilet and retching again. "Something's wrong...." She coughed a bit before sitting on the floor with her back against the bathtub.
"But we're not supposed to be able to get sick..." Aziraphale went to the cabinet and got a washcloth, wetting it with cold water before handing it to Crowley. She rubbed the cloth over her face and across her neck before wiping her mouth with it.
"I'm very aware of this, darling." She covered her mouth as she tried to keep from throwing up again. "I need to go to the doctor." She really hated to say that.
"Yes, of course. I'll go get the car." Aziraphale gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. She didn't feel warm so that was good. He smiled down at her before going to get the car. In their time in Tadfield, Aziraphale had learned how to drive. He felt it was absolutely necessary, especially when Crowley was too heavily pregnant to be able to do much walking.
"Thank you." Crowley said as she got to her feet. She was still a little wobbly but she managed to make it to the bedroom to finish getting dressed. She was feeling a little better as she made her way downstairs.
"Can you stop by the Young's house? I need to make sure Deirdre can watch the children after school." Crowley closed her eyes for a moment when she got into the car.
"Of course, darling." Aziraphale nodded. He was certain that they wouldn't be gone that long but it was better to be safe than sorry. Especially since the children were only in fourth year.
"Oh dear, you look absolutely green around the gills." Deirdre said as she came out to the car to talk to Crowley. Aziraphale had gone to the door and explained the situation.
"I think I feel worse." Crowley tried to smile. She took Deirdre's hand. "Could you please make sure the kids get home safe and stay with them until we get back?"
"Of course, darling. Don't worry about a thing." Deirdre smiled and squeezed Crowley's hand. "Auntie Deirdre will take care of everything." She nodded.
"Thank you so much." Crowley relaxed into the car seat. There was one less thing to worry about. She shut the door and Aziraphale walked Deirdre back to her door.
"I thought you couldn't get sick...." Deirdre looked back at the car, a bit concerned for her friend.
"We can't." Aziraphale was very worried himself.
"You go take care of your wife. I'll make sure the kids are looked after." Deirdre gave Aziraphale a little kiss on the cheek. Aziraphale nodded and then went back to the car. Deirdre watched until they were out of sight before going back into her house.
They were sitting at the doctor's office for what seemed like hours before he was finally able to see them. Crowley was feeling a little better but she couldn't ignore the fact that she'd thrown up pretty much everything that she'd consumed for the last week. It was a very unpleasant experience that she didn't want to repeat. It was pretty obvious that she was worried as they sat there, holding Aziraphale's hand and trying to remain calm.
"It's going to be fine, dear." Aziraphale said, though it sounded as if he wasn't quite sure he believed that.
"I know." Crowley would reply and just squeeze his hand again. They finally got back to an exam room and the nurse took down all of their information. She took Crowley's blood pressure and some other vital signs and then went to get the doctor.
"What time is it?" Crowley was asking constantly. She really hoped that they would be home before the kids got out of school.
"About twenty minutes after the last time you asked." Aziraphale said after checking his pocket watch.
"Oh." Crowley replied. It had felt like quite a bit longer. After a series of tests that included taking some blood and other things, the doctor finally came back in looking very confused.
"I have one more test that I need to run to make sure that my findings are actually correct." The doctor had made several notes in Crowley's file.
"You're scaring me, doctor." Crowley said. Her grip on Aziraphale's hand tightened and he winced a bit.
"I need to do an ultrasound." The doctor put the file aside just as the nurse wheeled in the portable ultrasound machine.
"I....but.....why?" Aziraphale asked, very confused.
"Like I said, I need to confirm the test results." The doctor took a seat next to the exam bed. "If you wouldn't mind..."
"Um....okay." Crowley laid back on the bed and pulled up her shirt, pushing down the waistband of her skirt a bit. The doctor moved the machine over and squired the gel on her belly, then started to move the wand around. He made various "mmmhmm" sounds as he scanned Crowley's abdomen.
"Well, the results aren't a mistake." He nodded and then turned the screen so that Aziraphale and Crowley could both see it. "You're definitely pregnant."
"But....how is that.....I can't.....you said......" Crowley just stared at the screen.
"I had to remind myself that I am dealing with an angel and a demon." The doctor shrugged. Crowley closed her eyes for a moment and then looked at Aziraphale.
"You didn't...." She started. Aziraphale shook his head vigorously.
"Absolutely not. After we had that talk...I completely agreed to close the matter. I didn't even pray about it. Darling, I really don't know what is going on here." Aziraphale looked between his wife and the screen showing their baby.
"How many?" Crowley raised an eyebrow as she tried to make out the smudge on the screen.
"From what I can tell just one this time." The doctor moved the wand around a bit as he took some measurements. "And I'd say you're about eight weeks along." He cleaned off the wand and put it back in it's place on the machine before handing Crowley a towel. "Congratulations." He said before getting up, making some notes in the file and then leaving the room. Crowley slowly wiped the gel off her belly.
"How is this even possible?" She asked as she sat up and straightened her clothes.
"I.....really have no idea." Aziraphale replied. They were both in complete shock. This shouldn't have been possible.
"Zira......I'm scared." Crowley was trying very hard not to cry. Part of the reason was that she hadn't actually had any morning sickness when she was pregnant with the twins. It was a whole new experience for her. Aziraphale wrapped his arms around Crowley and held her close, rubbing her back slowly. Crowley rested her head against her husband's chest and closed her eyes.
"I'm sure everything is going to be fine. We have to believe that this happened for a reason, yes?" He smiled a little, though he was glad that she couldn't see it didn't quite reach his eyes.
"Right. Yes." Crowley nodded. "It happened for a reason." Though she had no idea what that reason was. "Do you think the twins will be excited?" She looked up at Aziraphale.
"I think they'll be ecstatic." Aziraphale nodded, touching Crowley's cheek. "And if we leave now we can get back to the cottage about the same time they do." He smiled. Crowley just nodded, slowly getting off the exam bed and placing a hand on her belly. She really didn't know what was going to happen and that absolutely terrified her.
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