Chapter 47A few weeks had passed and Love’s Angels were up early in the morning as they began making the video for their next song "Trying To Move On". "You look a little pale. You’re not sick are you?" Howie asked when he saw Kristen.
"No, I just feel like complete shit," Kristen said falling down into a chair.
"Maybe you should go home then and rest. We can film Mandy’s and Jasmine’s parts today and yours and the whole group’s tomorrow."
"I’ll be fine besides we have a lot of work to do today."
"Okay but if you feel any worse I want you to leave okay?" Howie asked and Kristen agreed. Mandy walked by Kristen so she grabbed her arm and pulled her down into the chair next to her.
"Where have you been lately?" Kristen asked.
"What do you mean where have I been?"
"Every time I call you, you’re either not home or you can’t do anything with me and Jasmine because you already have plans. AJ said you were seeing some guy so who is it?"
"It doesn’t matter. You wouldn’t approve of me seeing him anyways."
"You don’t need my approval of anybody you date. So who is it?"
"Fine, it’s Dallas."
"Dallas? As in Dallas from Youngstown? The same Dallas that tried to take advantage of Toni?" Kristen asked disbelievingly and Mandy nodded her head yes. "You have got to be kidding me Mandy! That guy is an ass! You could do so much better than him."
"But it’s not like I need your approval on who I date, right?" Mandy asked mocking Kristen. Howie walked by with his arm around Jasmine and Mandy just stared at the two of them and Kristen took notice.
"This doesn’t have anything to do with Howie does it?"
"Why would it have anything to do with him?"
"Because if he found out that you were dating Dallas he would completely flip out. You know how much Howie can’t stand him for trying to hit on all of us."
"I like him and I’m happy with him. Why should I care what Howie thinks anyways?"
"You’re right. It’s what you think and not anyone else, I’m sorry," Kristen said giving her a hug.
"No prob," she said getting up and walking away. It was about ten in the morning and they were filming a group scene when Kristen stopped singing and started hauling ass to the bathroom. Jasmine and Mandy jumped up and started following her. They found her in the bathroom throwing up into the toilet.
"I think you should really go home," Jasmine said as Kristen got up and started rinsing her mouth out when Howie came in.
"You feeling alright?" he asked.
"Yes Howie I’m perfectly fine," Kristen said sarcastically. "Besides the fact that I’m puking my brains out, my stomach is all cramped up and I feel like complete shit. Any other stupid ass questions?"
"Damn, when you get sick you sure do get an attitude," Mandy said sarcastically and Kristen glared at her. "Sorry."
"With this video shoot none of you can really afford to get sick. I’m going to take you to the doctor," Howie said.
"I’m just coming down with the flu. There’s no point in getting a doctor involved."
"Oh well you’re still going."
"I’ll take her since Jasmine’s scene is up next," Mandy offered.
"No, it’s better if you’re both here right now. I’ll take her and we’ll be back in about an hour."
"Howie this is really stupid," Kristen said in his car on the way to the doctors.
"I do recall that you have another tour coming up over in Germany in about two weeks so you need to be in perfect health."
"You’re just like AJ you know that? If I even get a cold he completely spazes out like I’ve never been sick before."
"Would you like me to call AJ up then? He’d be happy to take you to see a doctor."
"Forget it just drive so we can get this over with and I can prove that I’m just getting the stupid flu."
"Congratulations Mrs. McLean, you’re a little over a month pregnant," Ms. Miller, the doctor, said after checking Kristen out to see what was wrong with her with they got to the hospital.
"Excuse me? Can you repeat that I really think I heard you wrong?" Kristen asked.
"I said you’re pregnant, that’s why you were having stomach cramps," she repeated and Kristen stared at her for a couple of seconds before bursting into tears. "I’m guessing this was unexpected for her?" she asked looking at Howie.
"I wouldn’t say that there’s just a lot more to it. Can I talk to her for a few minutes please?"
"Sure, I’ll go make her an appointment for a check-up," Ms. Miller said leaving the room.
"Come here," Howie said wrapping his arms around Kristen as she cried into his shoulder. "I would think you’d be happy. Isn’t this what you and AJ have wanted?"
"It’s not that," Kristen said pulling away.
"Then what’s wrong?"
"What if I miscarry again?" she asked wiping her tears away.
"Think on the positive side. Let’s go, I’ll take you home and you can talk to AJ." Howie helped Kristen off the table then she went to the front desk to see when she was scheduled for an appointment. When she got home she went upstairs and found AJ sitting down in the studio messing around recording music.
"Hey you’re home really early. What happened?" AJ asked pulling Kristen so she was sitting down on his lap.
"I got sick so Howie took me to the doctor," Kristen said simply and AJ became all worried. "I found out that I wasn’t exactly sick."
"Then what’s wrong?" AJ asked concerned.
"Well…….we’re going to have a baby, AJ," Kristen said looking him straight in the eyes.
"We’re pregnant? I mean you’re pregnant?" AJ asked and Kristen nodded her head yes. A smile formed on his face and he held Kristen tightly to him and kissed her. "You don’t seem to happy about it," he said when they separated.
"I am. I’m just really really scared. What if it happens again?"
"Kristen, it’s not. Just take extra good care of yourself and everything should be fine."
"I know but what if it’s not?"
"Why should we worry about it now if it might not happen?" AJ asked and Kristen didn’t say anything for a few seconds.
"What do you want the baby to be?" she asked.
"Definitely a boy."
"Why a boy? I want a girl."
"If you have a girl then we have to deal with her getting pregnant and having a baby as a young teen."
"But if I have a boy we have to deal with him going off and getting a girl pregnant then leaving her not wanting anything to do with her or the baby. That’s typical of a male you know," Kristen said with a smile.
"It won’t be of my boy. I’ll raise him right."
"And what makes you so sure it will be a boy?"
"I’ve got the X and Y chromosomes. You’ve got two of the same thing of something, who knows what. So it’s my decision of whether we have a girl or boy," AJ explained trying to act all intelligent like.
"We’ll just see," Kristen said leaning down and giving him a kiss.
