So I just found out that I was pregnant. It was strange. I mean men can’t get pregnant. Or at least I didn’t think they could or that is what I was taught during biology at school. Maybe I was just some freak of nature. Anyway at least now I know why I was being sick. Jack wanted to stay with me which was fantastic. We were walking to the midwife. The doctor told me that I needed a scan. “Right Mr Gaskarth this is going to be cold” She told me as she squirted gel on to my belly. “It looks as if you are 7 weeks” She told me “I will give you an appointment for you to come in 5 weeks’ time for another scan.” I took the appointment card and ultrasound pictures. We didn’t know whether it was male or female. Suddenly! I felt so protective of this little human being that was growing inside of me.
“Jack will you come with me to tell my parents about the pregnancy “I didn’t know how I was going to approach the subject with them it was so strange.
“Yes I will, I will support you with anything you want. We need to tell my mum as well”
“Yes we can sure tell your mum, although we will tell my parents first. I’m not sure how I will approach the subject though.” I mean it hard for teenage girls imagine how hard it would be for me. I would normally speak to Tom on something like this but he wasn’t here to talk to. He would always give great advice. He would know exactly what to say to mum and dad. We arrived home well my home.
“Mum, dad can you sit down in the living room I have something to tell you” They both sat down on the sofa.
“What is it that you want to talk about sweetheart?” My mum asked she sounded worried.
“Well mum you know I went to the doctors because I was sick and didn’t know why. Well the results came back and well… They have told me that I am pregnant. The doctor was confused but he still sent us to the midwife for a scan and we got these pictures for you” I told her handing her a few photos from the scan.
“How many weeks are you?” my mum asked.
“The midwife told us that she think that we are about 7 weeks. Right we are going over to Jacks his mum needs to know.” We walked to Jacks house thankfully May was in bed she didn’t need to know that I was having a baby. It would only confuse her.
“Mum!” Jack yelled
“In the kitchen honey!” she shouted back
“Do you think that you could come and sit down in the living room” She sat down and we followed her and sat down as well.
“What do you need to talk to me about honey?” she asked
“Promise that you won’t get mad or freak but I and Alex have got something to tell you”
“Okay I promise. What is it?”
“Well there is no easy way to tell you this Joyce so I am just going to tell you straight but me and Jack is having a baby. What I mean is that I am pregnant” I told her nervously
“Okay” Well I am surprised that she didn’t freak or anything “How many weeks are you? “She asked
“The midwife think that I am about 7 weeks” We then went straight back to my house we were on the way up to my bedroom when my parents stopped us and handed us a baby names book “Thanks” I told them and carried on upstairs with Jack. When I came back downstairs and my parents stopped me again.
“Alex we have a proposal for you. You can say no if you want to but I and your father discussed it. But we could redecorate Tom’s bedroom and turn it into a nursery/ bedroom for the baby?” I thought about it for a moment.
“Yes, Tom would have loved if his bedroom was changed for his little nice or nephew” We then went back up to my bedroom to discuss baby names. “Hey, Jack I have an I dear of what we can call it of it is a boy we could name it Thomas. What was your dad’s first name?” I asked
“Bassam”
“So the baby could be called Thomas Bassam Peter Gaskarth-Barakat”
“What about Thomas Bassam Peter Barakat-Gaskarth” He giggled
“Either is fine but we have to think of a super special name for a girl” We both thought for a while when Jack came out with.
“What about Jasey?”
“Yea that is good, but it is not special enough, it needs something with it.” We both thought for a bit.
“Ohh what about Jasey-Rae Isobel Joyce Gaskarth-Barakat” Jack told me
“Yea that is a lovely name. What about giving Thomas a double barrel name like Thomas-Edward Bassam Peter Gaskarth-Barakat”
“Oh that is a perfect name. But then again I would guess he would take after you. Because you are perfect to” He cooed
“I want to call the baby something so that we don’t keep calling it, it.”
“What about Lollipops” Jack suggested
“Perfect” I smiled “Do you think we should go downstairs and tell my mum and dad?” I asked
“Yea sure.”
“Mum dad!” I yelled at me and Jack ran down the stairs “We have thought of some baby names”
“What are they darling” My mum asked
“Thomas-Edward Bassam Peter Gaskarth-Barakat” I told her then Jack Chimed in.
“Or Thomas-Edward Bassam Peter Barakat-Gaskarth”
“Not to be rude or anything Alex dear but where did the name Bassam come from?” My mum questioned
“Well it was Jacks dads’ first name” I answered
“Why was darling?” my mum asked confused
“My dad died last year while we were still in America. He died suddenly in a car crash.”
“Oh I am so sorry dear” my mum told him “What have you come up with for a girl?”
“Jasey-Rae Isobel Joyce Gaskarth-Barakat”
“They are lovely names dear” my mum cooed “Where was your dad from? What I mean is where the name Bassam comes from does?”
“Its Lebanese he was from Lebanon”