Unplanned.
Chapter 23: Driving Home For Christmas.
(Five Months, One Week Pregnant – Thursday 24th December 2015.)
"A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar, 'Twas light years of time since his mission did start, And over a village he halted his craft, And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star." I sing along to the lyrics as I read about the twins in the pregnancy book.
The twins are about five months old. Their hearing starts to develop, I have been getting backaches, heartburns and headaches which has not been helping while I have been in school. When school finished on the 18th, I picked up more work hours so I can make more money and it was easy to get more hours as it's the Christmas period so stores want more hours. However, after the first couple of shifts I had to let go some hours as I kept on getting dizzy.
This adding onto the fact that I am tired and have been tired since I have gotten pregnant, no amount of sleep can help it.
"He followed a light and came down to a shed, Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed, A bright light of silver shone round his head, And he had the face of an angel, and they were afraid." Olivia sings the next paragraph as she enters my room with a chocolate milkshake in toe and warm smile.
I get the milkshake from her and take a big gulp from it, "thanks." I say to her, placing it onto the side. I really love Millie's cookies milkshake and so much more now I am pregnant.
"They are really lovely and I and Adam just got a milkshake and a cookie for you but I accidently ate it as I was hungry and so was the little might." She says, pointing to her stomach. "Anyway, Adam has gone to pick up Toby as he can drive. So you excited to see him?" She asks me, coming over to the bed, sitting next to me.
"Thanks." I simply reply to her. Closing the book and I place it on the side and give Olivia a small smile. Sipping the drink again, my thoughts drifting to Toby and how I haven't seen him for two weeks.
Two weeks away from him feels like a lifetime, I know I am being dramatic but oh well. This is the longest time I have not spoken to him, he hasn't even written to me as he cannot, well I don't think he can anyway or he would. Right?
He would write and tell me all about what is going on there and about how the children are.
#_# Toby's Point Of View #_#
"How was it man?" Adam asks me, whipping his head around to face me. He makes a right turn at the roundabout.
Wiping my hands on my thighs, I open the glove compartment and reach for Adam's hairbrush. Getting it out the glove compartment, I pull the hairbrush through my hair. Trying to make it look okay for Lacey.
"It was good, hard but good. We had to get up at five am and start on the training. We did two lots of training – morning and night. The first night, all I wanted to do was sleep and this was the same for the second day but by the third, I was okay. Well okay as anyone which but if they had to four hours of training a day and then do mental challenges as well. It was tough and also I couldn't even phone or write to Lacey which was annoying. I wanted to but they didn't say anything about it. At least I have finished the training. Which is good."
Before I continue, I turn up the radio which is playing a Christmas song. "The training was intense, I now have a start date on my job which is good. The start date is January 4th, I need to get more training but my boss said I can train while I earn which is a good thing. Adding onto this, I know I sound like a girl but I am finally getting on track with my career. I know where I want to go. Training will be located in Birmingham so I don't have to work out of town or stay out of time." I say to him.
The next song that comes on, brings a smile to my face, it basically explains the situation that I am in. cracking up the volume, I sing along to the song. "I'm driving home for Christmas. Oh, I can't wait to see those faces." I sing, pounding my hands on the seat. Can't wait to see Lacey's face.
"I'm driving home for Christmas, yea. Well I'm moving down that line. And it's been so long." Adam joins in, singing along with the song. It has bloody been so long since I have seen Lacey's face.
But I will be there, I sing this song, To pass the time away." I join in, trying to beat Adam.
"Driving in my car, Driving home for Christmas." Adam finishes off the first paragraph.
We sing the next few paragraphs until the song finishes as we approach some more traffic. More traffic, more time added onto the fact that I cannot see Lacey for another couple of minutes or hours. "Oh for god sake!" Adam screams, slamming his fist onto the steering wheel. I am guessing he is thinking the same as me.
"Oh for fuck sake, we are never going to get there, at this rate!" I simply state, fishing my phone from my jeans pocket
Opening up IMessages I start to send a message to Lacey: Babe I'm sorry, I am going to be late. We are stuck in traffic, I'm sorry.
"I know, I told Olivia that I will back in like a couple of hours." He tells me, putting the clutch down, stopping the car as there is traffic, groaning.
"Didn't you know that the drive to me was like two hours, a couple of hours is three so in total it would take four hours and then lets add on time for traffic." I reply to him, tapping my fingers on my thigh, eager to get a response from Lacey. I haven't spoke to her for ages.
"Whatever. It's already like nine o'clock and we are about just under two hours away, now we are in bloody traffic." He states, putting his hands into his house, placing his hands on the steering wheel.
Bring, bring.
"Can you get that please?" My best friend asks me, pointing to the phone which is the cup holder, between the seats.
Grabbing the phone from the holder, I press the accept button without bothering to look who is calling. "Babe what's going on? You told you me you will be back in two hours. It's been two hours and a half, I know I sound like a pathetic person but like there is a storm coming. Like proper rain and stuff, you hate driving in the rain and I don't want you to risk driving in the rain so bloody hurry up!" Olivia barks down the phone.
Sighing, I give out a chuckle, Adam just gives me a look, mouthing the words: who is that? I mouth back: Olivia and he nods.
"Olivia, it's me, Toby. We are stuck in traffic at the moment and it's going to be at least two hours, adding some more onto this for p*ss stops and food. So I don't know how long it will be?" I reply to her.
"Oh." She simply replies to me, I can hear other people on the other line, talking to Olivia. "Oh Toby, Lacey wants to talk to you so I will pass you on. Hold on Lacey, just wait." She huffs, there is more shuffling on the other end of the phone. I am guessing that Olivia is passing the phone to Lacey.
Breathing in and out, trying to prepare myself for talking to Lacey again, I feel a jolt of butterflies in my stomach but just try to breathe it out as like I have to breathe to keep myself alive. "Hello Toby." Lacey's sweet voice comes through the phone.
It seems to be ages since I have spoken to Lacey but it has only been two weeks. "Hello darling, how are you?" I ask her, wishing that the traffic will just go and then we can carry on our long journey.
"I am okay, thanks. The babies are kicking a lot but how are you. How was the training? I can't wait to see you, I feel like I haven't spoken to you for ages. The babies miss you and I have too." She asks me.
"I am okay thanks, can't wait to see you too. If Olivia hasn't said anything to you, then I don't think we will be back for ages as there is traffic." I sigh, running a hand through my already messy hair.
The car is still not moving due to the heavy amount of traffic. "Oh that isn't good. Are you going to get back for Christmas?" She asks me, sadness in her voice which makes my heart clench as I don't like it when she is sad, it makes me feel sad too.
"I don't know darling, I am going to. Wait scratch that, I am going to be there. I will turn up." I inform her.
"Okay, Olivia's phone is going to die now ish so I am going to have to go. Mine is on charge as it just died. Text me when you are close and be safe. I love you and tell Adam that Olivia and the baby loves him too. Bye darling, see you soon." She says.
"Bye darling." I reply, the line dies and I place the phone back into the cup holder.
"Oh Lacey wanted me to tell you that she and the baby loves you." I tell him.
"Wait Lacey loves me?" Adam questions me.
"No I mean, Lacey told me to tell you that Olivia misses you." I reply to her, Adam grabs his phone from the cup holder, unlocking the phone.
"Aww that is cute, I miss her too. Anyway, we have hit a problem." He informs me, putting the phone back into the cup holder.
"What problem?" I ask him, getting nervous as I don't know what is going on, nerves mixed with anger as I feel like it will be bad news.
"There is a storm coming and to top it off, there has been an accident on the road, up there. That's why there is loads of traffic." He informs me, I just give out a groan.
"Great, just bloody great. We are never going to get there at this rate." I huff out, then without warning the heavens open up and rain, heavy rain may I add pours down from the sky. Alongside lighting, when I said heavy rain. I mean it. Its bloody heavy, the window whippers don't do justice, its crap compared to the rain.
An accident and a storm, does the gods of the world want me to see Lacey before Christmas or not.
I don't think they do which just makes me huff and let out a curse.
Forty minutes later, we haven't even moved an inch and the rain is still currently hammering down. We can barely drive in this situation as the window whippers aren't quick enough for the rain, as the window whippers are taking away the water, the rain just keeps on beating it.
"For god sake!" Adam huffs, slamming his fists down on the wheel. "I'm afraid we won't be able to continue this drive. We need to get to the nearest hotel or something for a bit as we cannot drive in these conditions." He informs me, the words that I have been dreading since the rain has started to pour down.
Cursing under my breath, "I know, I didn't want to go do this, I think we will have to. The girls are going to be really upset." I reply to you.
The girls are going to be upset when they find out that we won't be coming home for Christmas; I am very upset too. But I cannot do anything about it. If we drive in the storm, we may get into an accident.
Great f*cking Christmas Eve this is.
#_#
End of chapter 23.
This was going to be the Christmas chapter but it turned out to not be the Christmas chapter. This chapter was quite easy to write, the next chapter will be the Christmas chapter.
Questions:
1. What do you think people will get each other for Christmas?
2. What do you think will happen?
Teaser: Christmas presents.
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