An Unexpected Surprise
Chapter 30: An Unexpected Surprise
Cindy Parker has never felt this sick in her entire life. Sure, she may have dealt with colds and flues before and after the spider bite, but they never felt painful like this. Right now, it was the middle of the night in their apartment, and her entire body felt like it was in disarray. As Cindy laid down on the queen-sized bed she was sharing with Peter, she suddenly had the urge to throw up. She then got out from the bed and quickly headed towards the bathroom for the third time in a row.
And this has been going on for a few days.
"What is up with me?" she thought as he was running towards the bathroom. "Why do I feel like crap all of a sudden?"
As Cindy finally got to the bathroom, she instantly headed to the toilet, opened the lid, and threw up the contents of her stomach. As she threw up, everything that she ate yesterday was coming back from her mouth, and it left her a bad taste in her mouth. Cindy hoped that the horrible feeling inside of her stomach would soon pass as she was done throwing up. However, that hope was soon crushed as Cindy felt another urge to throw up, and this time it felt even worse than before. Cindy felt miserable as she threw up again.
After a few minutes and another throw up session, Cindy finally felt herself feel better, but still she felt sick, even though she isn't supposed to be. Cindy then flushed the toilet and headed towards the sink to wash her face. "What is up with me?" she thought as she was splashing water towards her face. "I'm pretty sure I didn't eat anything yesterday that would make me sick, and even if I did, then Peter would be sick too."
Tuning off the faucet, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked pale and clammy, and her senses are going haywire. Her eyes were red from all the barfing, and her body felt heavy even after all the barfing too. As she was in front of the mirror, she was starting to feel a headache in her head, and it felt like spikes were inserted into her brain. Not only that, but her breasts were sore as well. As she massaged her breasts for comfort, she noticed something different.
"Wait...why does my breasts feel like they got a lot heavier all of a sudden?" she thought. As she fondled her breasts, she noticed that they were suddenly tender and swollen, and it confused her. She wondered how all these changes suddenly happened when she knew she didn't do anything dangerous or drastic.
Until she realized something. She remembered that these symptoms were a part of something big.
"Wait...these symptoms...could this mean..." Cindy thought as the pieces were coming together. With that thought in her mind, Cindy quickly opened one of the bathroom drawers and took out a certain item she secretly bought a few days ago just in case. As she looked at the box, she then followed the instructions and waited for three minutes to see the results.
After three minutes, Cindy turned over the item, and saw the results. There were two pink lines.
She was pregnant. And there was only one man in her life who can make her like this.
"Oh my god...I'm pregnant...with Peter's child," she thought as tears were coming out from her eyes. She couldn't believe it. She was bearing Peter's child right now, and many thoughts were swirling in her head as she let the idea sink in. She was going to be a mother soon, and she and Peter are going to be parents. While she was happy with the idea of being a mother to Peter's child, it also scared her too. One thing that she was worried about was that how can she be a parent, when she spent most of life in a bunker. She feels like she doesn't know how to raise a child, and it troubles her. Another thing that she was worried about was the event when the press finds out about their child, and it would cause them to be the prime target of many villains, which scared her. She doesn't want her child to go through all of that; she just wants him or her to live a normal life. "What am I going to do?" Cindy thought as she was pacing around in the bathroom. She was wondering if she should tell Peter about this or let it slide.
After a while of pondering, she decided that she was going to tell Peter in a surprising way.
"Peter will have one heck of a surprise today," she thought as she left the bathroom and headed towards the living room.
(A few hours later...)
It was 7:00 am, and Peter was waking up. As he woke up, he noticed that Cindy was not in the room. "Huh. Guess Cindy woke up really early today," he thought as he was getting out of bed to get dressed for today. After a few minutes, Peter left the bedroom to head out to get breakfast, only to see Cindy sitting on the couch in the living room.
"Hey Peter," Cindy said as she was drinking a cup of tea.
"Cindy? How long have you been here?" Peter asked.
"A few hours I guess," Cindy tiredly said as she looked like she could fall asleep now. "Anyway Peter, I have something to show you. Just sit on the couch for a moment."
Peter complied to Cindy's request and sat on the couch next to her. "What is it?" he asked.
"Well...remember those chats where we talked about having a kid or two?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Well let's just say...take a look at what I'm about to show you." Cindy then reached for one of her shorts' pockets and pulled out the certain item from earlier. She showed it to Peter.
"Is...is that...are...are you...are you telling me that..." Peter stammered as he was shocked at what he was seeing.
"Yes Peter. I'm pregnant with your child," Cindy said.
Peter was in a loss of words at what Cindy just said. He couldn't believe that he was going to be a father soon. At that moment, he was trying to say something, but was failing badly. Multiple thoughts were going through his head as he was trying to process the information his wife just gave him. After a few minutes of shock, Peter finally found his words.
"Oh my god...I'm going to be a dad...I'M GOING TO BE A DAD!" Peter cheered in happiness as he got out of the couch and started twirling around. As Peter was twirling around the living room, he noticed that Cindy was holding a face of sadness and fear. He stopped his dancing to ask her what's wrong.
"Cindy, what's wrong?"
"Nothing Peter. It's just that well...I'm scared. You see, while I am happy that I'm pregnant with your child, the problem is that if I can even be one. How can I be a parent if most of my life was spent in a bunker Peter? I don't know how to take care of a child. Not only that, but what if the press finds out about our child? If they find out, then our child will be hounded by the press and media every day just because of his or her heritage. Then there's the villains we have to deal with. If they find out about our child, they'll stop at nothing to get him or her. And here's the thing. Since we're both have powers from the same radioactive spider, it's a guaranteed chance that our child will inherit the same powers we have. What if the powers were revealed? Our child could be targeted by certain groups. I don't want that Peter. I want our child to live happily and have a great life," Cindy said as tears were coming out.
Peter then sat back on the couch and comforted her. "Cindy, I understand what you mean. However, if there is something that I have to say about what you just said, all I could say is...that's not true. Cindy, you're probably the strongest woman I have ever met. Although your fears are justified, you can't let them control you, because right now there is a child growing inside of you that will grow up to look at you as his or her role model and heroine. And they will see a woman who didn't let anything, or anyone beat her, because you always find some way to get back up, no matter what happens. As for the villains and the press, I'll make sure that they would never lay their hands on our child. I will protect you...and our child."
Cindy looked up at him with loving eyes and couldn't begin to thank him enough for those words. She loved him so damn much.
"Peter...I want this...I want to have this child...because it's our child," she said as she began to smile a bit. "I want this child so bad...I hope I can be a good mother for him or her."
"Relax Cindy. If you're worrying about the child already, that means you're being a good mother. And if anything...I don't know how to be a father as well." Peter replied, causing Cindy to chuckle at what Peter said in the last part. "But I'll be with you, every step of the way."
Cindy smiled at what Peter said and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "So, should we tell Aunt May about this?"
Peter laughed at what Cindy said. "Obviously," he replied as he was excited to tell May the news.