Days Like These

Four weeks later, Kellin found himself at the doctors once again. He’s three and half months pregnant and it’s time that he starts getting regular checkups. He’d bring Vic with him but he was working at Olive Garden now and they needed him in today because they were short on waiters.

“Hello Kellin, very glad to see you here today.” Doctor Holtz said as he walked in and washed his hands. “Now that you’ve made it past the first trimester, the risk of a miscarriage has dropped and will continue to drop if you take care yourself and the baby. Now I’ll just do an ultrasound and then we’ll figure out a plan to make so you and the baby can be healthy.” Doctor Holtz rolled in the ultrasound machine, hooking it to the outlet and turning it on. “Lift up your shirt please.” Once Kellin lifted his shirt, the doctor squeezed the cold gel onto his stomach. With the wand, he spread it around. “Ok, there’s your baby Kellin.” He said with a smile.

Kellin was staring at the screen, watching the way his baby was floating inside his womb. “When can I hear its heartbeat?” Kellin asked.

“When you’re about five months along, then hopefully we’ll be able to tell the sex of the baby.” Kellin smiled. It would be nice to finally know what peanut is. “Is there any questions?”

“Um, yeah,” Kellin said. “When will I have weird cravings?”

“Well, since pregnancy is different for everyone, it’s kind of hard to tell. For all we know, you won’t get any cravings. However, I would estimate around five or six months. Just don’t freak out if you don’t get cravings. Any other questions?”

“Just one more. Is it, um safe, to have like sex?” Kellin asked with a heavy blush coating his cheeks.

“Yes, Kellin, it’s perfectly safe.” The doctor said with a smile. “However,” he adds a bit seriously. “As you get bigger, there are different moves you won’t be able to do. I suggest that if you and your partner were to have sexual intercourse, it be done on your side.” Kellin nodded, absorbing the information.

“One more question,” Kellin said. “Is it normal that my stomach gets this big within like four weeks? Because four weeks ago, you couldn’t tell unless you knew where to look and now, it looks like I stuffed a small couch pillow under my shirt.”

“Yes.” The doc answered with another smile. “Your baby is growing and some days it’ll look like your stomach is growing too quickly and other days it’ll look like you’re not growing at all.”

“Ok, thank you. I think that’s it.”

“Alright, well I’ll list you down for our next appointment in five weeks on Thursday at four twenty eight. Is that alright?” Kellin nodded. “Ok, wait here and I’ll just print out the paper for you to take home and your pictures then you can be on your way.” When the doctor returned with his papers and the pictures, he bid Kellin a goodbye.

When he got out to the waiting room, he walked up to Katherine and handed her a picture. “Do you want to go home or what?” she asked as she looked at the pictures.

“I’m tired. I just want to go home and sleep.” Katherine nodded, as they walked out of the hospital.

*

A few hours later, after Kellin taken a well-deserved nap, he walked downstairs quietly. He realized that the only source of light came from the kitchen so he went there and peaked over the wall. He saw Katherine sitting there but she didn’t see him because her back was facing him.

“-on’t know. Do we know where he could be?” she asked. “And what ab-.” She was cut off. “Ah, ok then she’s fine.” There was another pause. “It’d be better not to move him.” Kellin wondered who she was talking about. “Because Josh, he doesn’t know her and there’s other factors th-.” At that moment, Kellin’s phone dinged causing Katherine to turn back. “I gotta go.”

“Um, I didn’t mean to ease drop.”

“No, no don’t worry about it.”

“If, uh you don’t mind me asking but who were you talking about?”

“A boy I’m working with. He ran away from home with his mother but they were separated. That’s all I can tell you, sorry.”

“N-no that’s fine.” Kellin said. “Uh, has Vic come by?”

“Yes he did but I told him you were sleeping. Kellin,” she sighed. “I know I’m no one to be saying this but,” she paused, trying to word what she was about to say lightly. “Do you think it’s a good idea to be dating Vic?”

“What?” Kellin asked tilting his head.

“Well, I understand that he’s the father of your baby but is dating him really something that’s good for you right now?” Kellin leaned against the wall and crossed his arms as he stared at her. “Just, after all the pain he put you through, why risk it?”

“Because,” Kellin said angrily. “I’ve learned to find the good in people no matter what they do. I know how to look past the bad and find some good. It may not be the smartest but for right now it’s the easiest.”

“But you could me-.”

“You think I could meet other people just like that? What sixteen year old do you know will want to be with someone that’s pregnant?” Kellin challenged.

“What about that sweet boy Matty, from the store?”

“We’re good friends and that’s all we’ll ever be.”

“Just think about it yeah?”

“No, I won’t think about it.” Kellin seethed. “Look, just because you decided to let me live here doesn’t mean you can step into my life and tell me what to do. You know nothing about me. You don’t know what I had to live through, what I have to live with.” Kellin pushed himself off the wall and walked towards the door. He heard Katherine follow him.

“Kellin, where are you going?” she asked worriedly.

“Why? So you can tell me how you think it’s a bad idea and to think clearly? No thank you.” Kellin replied as he struggled to put his Vans on. He gave up and walked out the door in his socks. Kellin walked over to Vic’s house and knocked on the door. He knew Katherine could see him from the porch though so being all dramatic about his whereabouts was pointless.

“Hey, Kellin?” Mike said as he opened the door. “Um, come in.” He stepped aside. “Vic is upstairs but he’s sleeping.”

“No, it’s fine. I just … can we go to your room and talk?”

Before they could walk off, Kellin heard Vivian coming their way. “Michael, qui- oh! Kellin, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you!” she gasped. “Aw, mira!” she cooed as she took note of his stomach.

“I’m sorry for intruding into your home this late.”

“Oh it’s fine mi amor. How’s my grandbaby?”

“Peanut is fine.” Kellin replied with a smile. “I’ll bring you a picture of the sonogram tomorrow.”

“I remember when I was pregnant with Victor. I was bigger than this and I was three months. How many months are you now?”

“I’m three and a half months.”

“Yep. You’re gonna have a big baby.” Vivian said fondly. “But what brings you here?”

“Just, um, Mike, can you give us a moment?” Mike nodded as he walked away and up the stairs. Vivian led Kellin to the kitchen, setting out glasses, milk and some cookies. “Well, I had a fight with Katherine today.”

“What about?” Vivian asked as she served the milk, putting it back in the fridge and sitting next from Kellin at the island.

“Vic. She asked me if I thought that it was a good idea to be with him after everything he’s put me through.”

“And what did you say?”

“I told her that no matter how bad people’ve hurt me, I always look for the good in them. I said that maybe it’s not a good idea dating Vic but it’s the easiest thing. I-I love your son don’t get me wrong. Even if Peanut were to not have been created, I still would’ve dated Vic.” Kellin said before drinking a sip of his milk. Vivian pushed the plate of cookies towards Kellin and he shook his head no.

“No, no, you don’t get to say no to me.” Vivian said sternly yet softly. “Have some Kellin.” Kellin hesitantly reached for one, taking a small bite but quickly took a second when the taste of chocolate landed on his taste buds. “Now, I understand that you feel every possible feeling a human can have, pero, you need to put yourself in Katherine’s place amor. She’s just looking out for you.” Vivian said as she ran a hand through Kellin’s hair. “I will be the first to say that my son does some stupid things and after the whole thing with Alex, I can see why she’s bringing this up. She’s your guardian now and all the wants, like we all do, if the best for your health mentally and physically. Why don’t you go upstairs with Vic and tomorrow, I’ll go over and speak with her.” Kellin nodded as he finished his milk and took it to the sink. “Leave it there, I’ll wash it.”

With a final good night, Kellin walked up to Vic’s room. When he entered, he stopped at the doorway. Vic was sleeping in only his boxers but that wasn’t what stopped Kellin in his tracks, it was the fact that Vic looked so young, cute, and fluffy as he slept. The way his hair was only slightly covering his face, the way his cheek was pressed against his pillow, the way his mouth hung open a bit allowing soft snores to emit from there; it was those factors and more that made Kellin realize that Vic would always be the one even if they didn’t work out in the end. There was no one else in the world that could ever make Kellin feel those damned butterflies from just a glance or a small, private smile.

“Hey creep.” He heard Vic say with his sleep laced voice. He saw the older boy slowly get up, popping his back disgustingly and spread his arms wide open. “What’re you doing here?”

“Just wanted to show you peanut but I forgot the sonogram.” Kellin replied as he walked into the warm embrace.

“Oh yeah, your thing was today. I tried coming over but Katherine said you were asleep.” Vic whispered as he peppered Kellin’s stomach with butterfly kisses.

“I was. I’m feeling drained already, this early in the pregnancy.”

“Well stop standing in my arms and lay down with me.” Vic let him go and Kellin slowly climbed onto the bed, taking his spot that was pushed against the wall. Vic lay back down on his back and turned his neck to face Kellin. “You know that I’ve realized that you’ve been glowing lately.” Vic stated as he looked at Kellin’s tired face. Sometimes he wished that it were he who was pregnant, just to give Kellin a break from all the looks he received. It’s as if no one’s seen a pregnant man before. “I like the way you look when you’re pregnant.”

“I’m fat Vic.” Kellin whispered.

“I don’t wanna hear you say that ever again. You’re not fat babe; you’re just letting our baby live inside your womb.”

“You won’t be saying that when I’ not pregnant anymore and I have all the baby fat.”

“If that’s such a big deal for you, how about we work out together yeah? If the baby fat is gonna bother you so much, I’ll go to the gym with you and help you get rid of it.”

“You’d do that for me?” Kellin asked, already getting teary eyed. Vic nodded with a smile. “Aw, you’re the best. Gimme a kiss.” Vic leaned in and kissed Kellin on the mouth. When they pulled apart, Kellin snuggled into Vic’s side, using his arm as a pillow and hugging his waist. “I don’t know what I’d do without Vic.” Kellin said through a yawn.

“Me either Kells.” Vic replied before kissing the top of Kellin’s head.

“Hey, your birthday is on Thursday, what do you want?”

“Just you.”

“Nope, you deserve something special.”

“Just you babe, I swear. All you have to do is smile and my birthday will be complete.”

“Ok.” Then, as Kellin began falling asleep, he got the perfect idea as to what to give Vic for his birthday.

Notes

So ... I have written up to ch 22 and tbh i forgot to write abt vic's bday so i added something in there and between this ch and ch 22 its basically filler chps and maybe 23 but anyways yes ... 24 though will have drama and i''ve decided that so will 23

AND THESE DR VISITS ARE MEDICALLY INACCURATE !!!