#tbh I'm surprised I haven't written the revelation scenes before now
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thelastspeecher · 7 years ago
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NaNoWriMo ‘17 Day 9 - Big News
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Summary: Angie and Stan pick Molly up from school.  [Big Sis AU] Word count: 1221
               Stan hummed to himself as he sat on the floor by the front door, getting ready to leave.  “Stan?” Angie said hesitantly.  Stan looked up.
               “Oh, hey babe.  I was just about to go pick Molly up from school.  You wanna come with?” Stan asked, pulling on one of his shoes. Angie sat next to him on the floor.
               “I- there’s somethin’ I have to tell ya,” she whispered.  Stan frowned.
               “You all right?”
               “I’m pregnant,” Angie blurted out.  Stan stared at her.  “I- we were so careful, but my fam’ly, y’know, there’s- there’s a reason I have five siblin’s, and my pa has six.  The McGuckets are- well, we’re pretty fertile.”  She looked down at her hands.  “So…”
               “You’re pregnant?” Stan said.  Angie nodded.  “Holy shit.”
               “I’m so sorry.  This is gonna make things difficult, and-”
               “Babe, it takes two to tango.”
               “Yes, but-”
               “The only thing I’m worried about is your folks killing me for knocking up their unmarried youngest daughter.”  Stan took one of Angie’s hands.  “You’re really pregnant?”
               “That’s why I went to the doctor yesterday.  Fer confirmation.”
               “Damn.”  Stan let out a low sigh.  “Maybe this time around, I won’t steal so much of the baby supplies.”
               “I know that raisin’ Molly on yer own wasn’t easy,” Angie said in a low voice.  
               “Yeah, but you’re not gonna ditch me like Carla did.  I mean, if you even tried to do that, your folks would drag you back to me kicking and screaming.”
               “I wouldn’t do that.”
               “I know.”
               “Yer not mad?”
               “Ang, we’re gonna have a baby.  Hell, I should thank you.”
               “This is goin’ to make things difficult.  My parents haven’t even met you yet.”
               “Yeah, that’s gonna be brutal.”  Stan scratched his head idly.  “And kids tend to take a bite out of the old finances.  Well, when you pay for baby supplies, they do.”  Angie frowned at him.  “Which I’m gonna do this time.”
               “Yer not panickin’.  Why not?”
               “Hell if I know,” Stan said with a shrug.  “Maybe ‘cause I’ve done this before.”  Angie smiled weakly.
               “That makes one of us.”
               “Hey, it’ll work out.  I mean, look at Molly.  I raised her on my own, most of the time in a car, and she’s great!”  Stan’s eyes widened.  “Shit!  I gotta go pick her up.”
               “I’ll come with,” Angie said, putting on a pair of shoes.  She stood up, then offered a hand to Stan.  He shook his head.
               “Nah, don’t pull me up.  You’ll strain yourself.”
               “Stanley, I’ve been shovelin’ horse manure, balin’ hay, and hiking through difficult terrain my entire life.  Ya don’t need to worry ‘bout me strainin’ myself.”
               “You’re pregnant,” Stan reminded her, standing up.  Angie scowled.
               “Yes.  A whole six weeks.  Only difference is that I’m just a bit nauseous and fairly hungry.  Don’t treat me like I’m made of glass,” she said firmly.  Stan grabbed his keys from the hook.  
               “No dice, babe.  I know what the doctor said when Carla was pregnant with Molly.  The first twelve weeks are the most dangerous.  Those are the highest risk of miscarriage,” he said. He patted his pockets, realized his keys were in his hand, then opened the door.  “Dammit, it’s raining.  Grab a jacket or umbrella or somethin’.”
               “I’ll be fine.”
               “Nope.”  Stan marched down the hall.  “What if you get sick?”
               “I can’t decide whether I prefer this over what I expected, which was panic,” Angie called after him.  “That’s what I get fer thinkin’ an experienced dad would make it easier.”
               “Like I’d make anything easy,” Stan shouted.
               “Yes, that’s definitely somethin’ yer pregnant girlfriend wants to hear.”
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               The Stanleymobile pulled up in front of the school.
               “You’ll have to stop handling your reptiles, since they can have diseases on their skin,” Stan said.  
               “They’re amphibians, and how do you know that?” Angie asked, leaning against the window.  She idly traced the raindrops running down the glass.  
               “I do listen…sometimes,” Stan replied. Angie rolled her eyes, but made a small smile.  “We’ll have to go get a crib, and a rocking chair.  We’ll just turn the spare room into the nursery.  It’s the easiest thing to do.”
               “Stanley, darlin’, please stop,” Angie begged.  “I love ya, and I’m so happy yer excited about this, but let me take a breath! Yer actin’ like Fidds gets when he’s worked up.”
               “No need to insult me like that.”  The back door opened and closed.  “I thought you’d appreciate me being prepared and making plans.”
               “Yes, I do, hon, I really do,” Angie said.  She groaned.  “But this is too much, too fast!  I found out fer certain I’m pregnant yesterday.  We have time fer preparations and plans!  Eight whole months!”
               “What?!” Molly shouted from the back seat.  Angie froze.  “Mom, you’re pregnant?!”
               “I didn’t hear ya come in, honey-bun,” Angie mumbled weakly.  “I was too busy bickerin’ with yer father.”
               “Dad, is this true?” Molly demanded.  Stan nodded.
               “Yep.”
               “Whoa.”  Molly leaned back.  “That’s kinda weird.  I mean, there’s usually not such a big gap between kids, right?”
               “Ah, well,” Angie stammered.  “Things- things happen.  Ya can’t always control ‘em.”
               “Especially when you have a big family,” Molly said.  Angie frowned at her stepdaughter.  “Mom, I’m ten.  Not stupid. I know how genetics work.  You’ve got all those siblings.  And doesn’t your dad have a bunch of siblings, too?”
               “Yes, Pa has six siblin’s,” Angie said.  Stan took the car out of park and drove away from the school. Angie groaned.  “Good Lord, Pa.”  She put her head in her hands.  “Tellin’ him is goin’ to be rough.  He’s been sayin’ he wants to meet you and yer father.”
               “Two birds with one stone,” Molly said.
               “I mean, in theory, that would work,” Angie said slowly.  “But in practicality…”
               “Who was it that wanted to stop planning?” Stan asked snidely.  Angie let out a small huff.  “Don’t worry, Ang, we’ll figure it out.”
               “And yer not worried ‘bout this, Miss Molly?” Angie asked, looking at her stepdaughter in the rearview mirror.  Molly nodded.
               “Yeah.  As long as I’m not expected to change diapers or move to a different room, I’m good.” She shrugged.  “Might be fun to be a big sister.”
               “That’s a relief,” Angie sighed.  She rubbed her forehead.  “Not like Lute.  When Ma ‘n Pa told Lute he was goin’ to get a lil siblin’, he lost his mind.  He was not happy about it.”
               “Again, as long as I don’t have to change diapers or move.”
               “I heard ya the first time, sugar-cube,” Angie said tiredly.  “We’ll be settin’ the baby up in the spare room, and unless ya showed an interest, I wouldn’t ask ya to change diapers anyways. I’m not that kind of parent.”
               “Okay, good.”  Molly rummaged around in her backpack and pulled out a book.  Stan drummed his fingers against the steering wheel.
               “Hey, let’s go get ice cream,” Stan suggested.  “To celebrate Molly getting a little brother or sister.”
               “Sounds lovely,” Angie said.  
               “Ooh, yes!” Molly enthused.  
               “Great!  Ice cream it is.”  Stan made an abrupt right turn, the wheels screeching against the asphalt road.  “No chocolate for you, though, Angie.”
               “I’m more of a strawberry person anyways,” Angie said breezily.  Molly frowned.  “Somethin’ wrong?”
               “Is the baby gonna have your last name or Dad’s last name?” 
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