Chapter Nine: Paige minor break down!
Alex slower walks home from Marco house, when she get back to Michalchuk house she see Paige is setting on the front porch crying. Alex walks over to Paige and set down next to her. Alex puts her arm around her girlfriend and Paige put her head on Alex shoulder.
Alex: Paige, sweetie what is wrong?
Paige: Crying
Alex: Sweetie, Is it about Bethany?
Paige: (Sniffs) Yes
Alex: What wrong?
Paige: She needs to have tubes put in her ears Lexi, I have to take her to see an Ears, nose and throat specialist, to have the tubes put into her ears. They want to do surgery on my baby girl Lexi!
Alex: It will be all right Sweetie, I had tubes put into my ears when I was the same age as Bethany, she will feel a lot better afterwards and Bethany will not get as many earache.
Paige wipes her eyes off. She then gives Alex a big hug and kiss her on the lips. Alex kisses Paige back and the two of them get up from the porch. Paige and Alex walk into the house and Bethany comes running up to them and grabs onto Paige right leg. She bents down and picks up her daughter. Bethany lays her head on her mom right shoulder. Alex looks at Bethany and hopes that her baby will never need to have tubes put into his or her ears. Alex then heads upstairs and set Paige homework, textbooks and notebooks on Paige bed then she goes into her own bedroom. She puts her book bag down on the floor and picks up the phone and calls to make a doctor appointment to see the obgyn, Dr. Shoepin at the health center.
Nurse Kim: You reach the health center how can I help you?
Alex: I need to make an appointment to see Dr. Shoepin.
Nurse Kim: What the reason for the visit?
Alex: I am four weeks and five half days pregnant!.
Nurse Kim: Dr. Shoepin has an appointment open this coming up Monday, April 11, 2005 at 3:30p.m.
Alex: Do you have any other day open?
Nurse Kim: Not this month and you should really come in this month.
Alex: Ok, I will take it.
Nurse Kim: What is your name?
Alex: Alex Nunez.
Nurse Kim: We will see you on Monday then.
Alex: Ok, see you then.
Alex hangs up the phone and then goes looking for Paige. She founds Paige in Bethany bedroom singing Hash little baby.
Paige: Hash little baby don’t say a word mommy going to buy you’re a diamond ring.
Just then Paige notices that Bethany has went to sleep and lays her down into her crib. She then walk over to Alex who is stand at the door watching her. As soon as Paige reach Alex she gives her a big hug.
Alex: Do you want me to cover you shift tonight at the movie theater?
Paige: Yeah, that would be nice. Seeing you know how Bethany gets when see is sick all she want is her mom.
Alex: Then I better go get ready for work.
Paige: Thank, Lexi.
Alex goes back into her bedroom and closes the door behind her. She then gets her work uniform out of the closet and gets changes, But she could not get the pants to zip. Great I am already getting fat. She grabs a different pair of Khaki pants and tries them. Good I get them to zip but they all tight I am going to have to talk to Merri about get a big uniform because even the shirt start to get tight. She heads back downstairs and leaves for work. When she get to work Merri walks over to Alex as she is clocking in.
Merri: Alex’s you have tonight off, way are you here?
Alex: Paige had to stay home Bethany sick.
Merri: What does she have?
Alex: An ear infection.
Merri: Again?
Alex: Yeah, the doctor having Paige take Bethany to an ear, nose and Throat specialist to have tubes put into her ear.
Merri: Tell Paige, she can take as much time of as she needs and that I hope Bethany feels better soon.
Alex: I will, Merri I need to talk to you about getting a bigger size uniform.
Merri: Yeah, you do seem to need a bigger size uniform that one is looking too, tight. Have you gain weighted?
Alex: I am four weeks and five half days pregnant.
Merri: I put an order in for a maternity uniform for you Alex, it should be here in a few days.
Alex: Thanks.
Merri: Do not lift anything heavy if you need to get a need new boxes of anything out, let one of your co-works get it for you.
Alex: Ok
Merri: If you need to take a break to get off your feet or use the bathroom let one of your co-works know that you need a break and go head and take one.
Alex: Ok, can I get to work now.
Merri: Sure.
Alex gets to work getting popcorn, candy and drinks for the movie goes. Meanwhile, back at Michalchuk household Bethany has waken back up and is scream blood murder because her right ear is hurting her really bad and her fever has gone up again. Nothing Paige tries is calming Bethany down.
