Chapter 66 - When a man and woman-


    "I have seen families wait for years and years ongoing; only for nothing to happen. It will save youter


    heartbreak, to let her go at this point and time rather than five yearste.." The doctor exined sitting


    back in his ck leather office chair. He then showed them the brain x-rays it didn''t make any sense for


    De or Garreth. Andre thought it would be best to stay at home with the boys. The only thing that was


    going on De and Garreth''s mind was death, funeral, goodbye, forever and ever?


    and ever?


    "Money isn''t a problem-" Garreth was immediately cut off.


    "It''s not about the money, Mr McCarthy. All I''m trying to say is I don''t want to raise your expectations. I


    see no changes from the past two months and usually when there is absolutely no brain activity for that


    amount of time.. the patient could be brain dead and chances of the patient ever waking up are very


    slim..."


    This wasn''t the news any family would want to hear about their loved one. The fact that it was so


    sudden and De felt she had not had the opportunity to resolve her rtionship with her mother or to


    even act like mother and daughter. De still longed to be able to call her mother ''mom'' not Marc.


    De couldn''t listen to this anymore so she left. Garreth assured her that it was fine, he would stay and


    ask more questions maybe try and understand. Maybe he could move Marc to a different hospital


    with more optimistic doctors? Maybe just maybe.


    As De rushed off, she was stopped by her gynecologist.


    "Mrs. Levetté—" The woman said fondly.


    De didn''t correct her, as distorted as she was and a part of her loved the sound of that. Another part


    of her could never see herself as Mrs Levetté because Jeanine''s face would always pop up.


    "Hi, how are you?" Deposed herself.


    "I''m fine thanks, you seem to have forgotten to fetch your results." She said handing De the


    envelope.


    "Oh.." it had totally slipped her mind.


    "Congrattions, Mrs Levetté. You''re a month in."


    De was baffled.


    "I took a pregnancy test and it said—"


    "It was too early to tell that''s why the pregnancy test didn''t dictate anything. Besides they''re not always


    correct." She said calmly. She then put her hand on De''s shoulder as some sort offort. "I will see


    you on our next appointment, congrats again."


    De was left with mixed emotions.


    This was really happening. She was really pregnant. The doctor was edging them to switch off the


    machines, again there was really something living in her stomach. A little someone growing, that she


    had created with Andre out of love. A little someone who would call her mommy. She was really about


    to experience pregnancy again? That gave her shivers.


    It won''t be as horrible with Andre.?- her conscience gave in.


    Wow.


    Tears were threatening to fall. She had not prepared for this moment. Was this how she was supposed


    to feel? She was having another child.. one whom she would love and adore just as much Leo. She


    was going to bring someone into this world whom she would do anything for. This someone would bring


    a lot of changes in their lives. Good changes. De smiled as she realized she was already at the


    parking. Opening the door to one of Andre''s range rovers, she sat in her drivers seat for some


    moments.


    It was all overwhelming.


    Her mother was dying or rather as good as dead and she was bringing a new soul into this world.


    Her thoughts drifted to what was her rtionship with Andre.. they had not spoken about anything but


    they acted like husband and wife in every single way. She was afraid... she didn''t want to marry him


    again. She, somehow felt people were happier when not married. She didn''t want to go through the


    humiliation of being left stranded again, being divorced, just being rejected—


    Weddings made her feel very uneasy.


    She had a horrible first experience.


    At first she didn''t care much about her wedding because she just wanted to be with Andre but now that


    she thought about it. Her wedding was one of the worst. Jeanine just looked for ways to embarrass her


    and she spent the whole day trying to avoid it because when she saw how happy Andre was.. how he


    didn''t notice his mother''s tactics.


    There was a knock on the window.


    De looked up.


    She was surprised, she immediately got out of the car. She was really shocked.


    "Y-you—" De blinked again. "W-what??!"


    The only thing she could do was point at M''s ten weeks belly bump. M immediately started crying


    because she didn''t know what to say.. she should probably apologize but she was just so happy. They


    hugged andughed with so much joy.


    "How?!" De said still shocked as they pulled back from their hug.


    "When a man and a woman—" M joked.


    "I know that dummy but how? Is this really you M, a mommy?" De was astonished.


    "I was just going to my appointment and I thought I recognized you. I didn''t know if I should approach


    you after you know—" M sidled, clearly embarrassed.


    "Yeah.." De nodded in understanding. She didn''t realize how much she missed her friend until now.


    "How far long are you?"


    "Ten weeks.." M smiled proudly.


    "And you''re already showing? Doesn''t it start showing usually after twelve weeks." De was still really


    surprised, she needed to catch her breath.


    "My doctor said women are different, I think he or she has Alfredo''s big ass head that''s why!"


    They bothughed.


    "Your big head.." De retorted.


    "Hopefully not any of the two." M smiled, she could see how her friend was glowing. De looked


    different. Good kind of different but there also a hint of sadness in her eyes. She didn''t want to ask not


    after how she had used De''s problems against her.


    There was awkward silence.


    "How''s Andre?" M asked.


    "He is okay.." De said knowing M was very spiteful of Andre and didn''t want to say anymore.


    "How''s Alfredo?" She returned the question.


    "He is fine just super excited about the baby." M smiled remembering how she had stayed up all


    night looking for names with Alfredo. He also had the tendency ofying his head on her small bump.


    De was a bit wounded by all the things M had said. She wasn''t sure if she should tell her anything


    after.. M had said they always talked about De all the time. De didn''t want to steal her moment.


    She just wanted to show her that she could also talk about other people and not just herself. She also


    didn''t want to depend or tell M everything, basically burdening her with her problems. Things had


    changed..


    "That''s great." De smiled.


    Awkward silence followed.


    M''s pride wouldn''t let her apologize. She wanted to, she tried but it just wouldn''t let her... so she


    didn''t.


    "How''s your mother?" M questioned. Again De didn''t want to burden M with her problems. M


    was glowing, she was pregnant and she was inlove with the man of her dreams. De realized this


    break had been good for M, she actually seemed very happy.


    "Getting better." De lied, she didn''t want to open up. It would be hard for her to be able to ever open


    up to M. Not after the hurtful words she had said to her.


    "That''s good, how''s Leo?" M asked. "Does he miss me?"


    They both chuckled, knowing how close M had been with Leo but De had to exin to Leo that...


    M wouldn''t being around as much because she was now very busy.


    "He is okay just getting more mischievous." De said.


    M nodded.


    It was pretty clear things weren''t the same anymore.


    "I will see you around, I better get going.." De said softly.


    "Yes yes, let me get going as well.." M replied. "Nice car!"


    "It''s Andre''s, I''m just borrowing it. I see no use of owning a car in New York. Taxis are everywhere.."


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    De exined.


    "That''s the same thing, I told Alfredo but he makes sure that Felipe takes me everywhere."


    Again there was silence.


    "I''m really d you''re happy and he is treating you well. I''m sorry if I offended you, I didn''t mean to


    dictate your life for you. I was just looking out for you. I''m really sorry that our friendship was one sided,


    I never realized it until you said so. That was really awful of me."


    M felt worse because De had been the one to apologize first when it was M who was at fault.


    De had decided to be the bigger person... it seemed so hard for M to apologize.


    "It''s all my fault." She finally said. "I''m sorry, Ished out at you the way I did. It wasn''t right. I owe you


    lunch, to make it up to you." M gave her friend a small smile.


    "That would great." De smiled back.


    "We have a lot of catching up to do." M winked as she proceeded to walk away. They said their good


    byes and promised they would talk on the phone. There was just something off about their meeting.


    Maybe because De had not said much about her pregnancy or her mother or her problems in


    general. Things were different maybe when they met for the second time... it would be back to normal


    but for now it was just awkward.


    -


    When De got home, she found Andre ying video games with Lyle and Leo.


    "You''re cheating dad!!" Leo yelled, throwing his controller on the couch clearly mad. Leo didn''t like it


    when things didn''t go his way.


    "It was clearly beginners luck bud, Lyle your turn—" Andre said a yful smile on his lips.


    "I''m going to crush you." Lyle saidpetitively. Leo sat in his corner being mad.


    "Not a chance." Andre replied cheerfully.


    "Aw Andre what are you doing to my baby?" De finally let her presence known.


    "Dad cheated!" Leo whined.


    He could be such a baby whenever he saw his mother. De was always a softy for his cute pout.


    Andre shrugged.


    "I didn''t do anything.. but you can y while I talk to your mom." Andre said handing Leo the controller,


    he immediately smiled and started ying with Lyle. As they walked up the stairs from the yroom


    which was located in the basement. Andre had it made for the boys when the noise had became a


    problem.


    "You literally make Leo whine even more.." Andre said closing the door behind him.


    "I know, his pout is my weakness but now with another babying. I don''t know how he will feel


    about not being an only child and sharing my attention.." De sighed.


    Andre stared at her in awe.


    "Are you?" Andre grinned. De hadn''t realized that she had spilled the beans.


    "Three and a half weeks.." De smiled widely. It didn''t take seconds for Andre to lift her off her feet


    and spin her around. Sheughed until it almost gave her a headache.


    "Wow!" Andre said setting her back on her feet. "So this is how it feels.." he smiled.


    "I guess.." De shrugged.


    "Woah!" Andre still couldn''t believe it. He was going to be a father again. He would have two kids that


    would look up to him as a father. That he would raise and groom until they grow of age. It was such a


    blossoming feeling.


    De was in awe at Andre''s reaction. It made her so happy. She wished she had recorded it. He just


    looked so adorable.


    "What''s the special asion?" Jeanine entered the room. Andre figured the maids and security had


    allowed her in. De stiffened, she still felt intimidated by this woman.


    "Nothing that concerns you?" Andre spat. "What do you want?"


    "So I can''t visit my one and only grandson?" Jeanine retorted removing her Louis Vuitton sunsses.


    De decided she would excuse herself but Andre stopped her.


    "Don''t act like you have ever cared about my son. Not from the time when you drugged my wife while


    she was pregnant." Andre said smoothly. It warmed De''s heart when he said ''my son''


    Jeanine swallowed hard.


    "Ever since his visit, I have been very fond of him.." Jeanine defended. "I have been feeling quite


    lonely.. the house is so empty without Luke and Ben. So I thought I''d join my son and his family for


    dinner."


    Andre was about to say some very unweing words at his mother when De touched his hand. It


    calmed him.


    "Sure, I hope you lovesagna." De interrupted.


    "Carbs—" Jeanine was immediately interrupted.


    "You could go somewhere else and have a carb free meal. You don''t need to be here." Andre said


    making her mother squirm.


    "Ah-Alright Lasagna sounds delightful, Ad." Jeanine said biting her tongue.


    It seemed some people didn''t change and Jeanine would always be Jeanine.