One Good Fling Deserves Another
Part 4
By: Ashley and Emily
A story about the love/hate relationship of Penny Marshall and Michael McKean
Penny and Mike finally reached home. Mike drove and Penny kept her head in a brochure that the doctor gave her in case she was pregnant. When they got home Penny and Mike sat Tracy down.
"Tracy, sit down." Penny said as calmly as she could.
Tracy pushed her dark hair behind her ear, placing herself on the sofa in the den. "Why? What'd I do THIS time?" she asked.
"No, no, you didn't do nothin'," Penny assured her.
"You're dying?! You're dying and you have four months to live?!" Tracy asked quickly.
"I'm not dying!" Penny said, shocked at Tracy's question.
Tracy fidgeted with the straps on her dark blue tank top. "Then what's wrong?"
"That's what I'm trying to tell you, silly. Ya know how I've been getting sick lately?" Tracy nodded. Penny took a deep breath. "Well,..." she said, pacing back and forth. She finally plopped down on the sofa beside Tracy. "You might just be a big sister."
"A big sister?" Penny nodded and Tracy hugged Penny and jumped up and down happily going 'I COULD BE A BIG SISTER!'. She jumped into Mike's arms again chanting 'I COULD BE A BIG SISTER!'. Mike gave her a hug and gave Penny a look that said "See, I told you everything would be okay!" Penny was thrilled that Tracy was taking it so well. Pen invited Mike to stay over for dinner. He accepted, not exactly knowing how Susan would take it, but considering she was in Tampa, how was she ever gonna find out? If they fooled Tracy who knew more than Susan did then they should have no problem. It was Rob that they were worried about. They were all sitting around the dinner table eating, but of course no one was really hungry. They were too nervous. Well, not Tracy. She didn't really care. They were all waiting around, Mike nibbling on a roll, Tracy sipping on her soda, and Penny tapping her fingers on the table. Just then, the phone rang, and everyone scrambled up after Penny to get it.
"Hello?" she asked breathlessly. "Yes, this is she. (pause) Uh-huh. (pause) Uh-huh. (pause) Uhh-huhhhh. (pause) Okay. (pause) Thank you," she said, and hung up the phone. She looked off into nowhere in particular, somewhat dazed.
"Well,?" Tracy asked.
There was a long, long pause. And then... "I'm pregnant."
Tracy shrieked. "You're pregnant?!" She gave her mom a huge hug. "Oh Mom, that's wonderful! Wait 'til I call Sarah and Gracey and Patrick and Stephanie!" Tracy said, bounding up the stairs.
There was a lengthy silence, and Lord only knows what it was, but in that silence, something was said between Penny and Michael. Not verbally, but through their expressions.
"Well,..." Michael sighed.
And then, Penny jumped into his arms and screamed, with a huge smile on her face, "We're havin' a baby!!!!" He screamed right along with her.
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