It's Hard to Make It Look Easy

It's been about a month since Zak apologized to me and I guess you could say that me and him are friends again. Me and Billy's been hanging out a little bit more and I still don't know if we should be friends or go further again...

I woke up at 7am to my phone ringing, I looked at the ID and saw it was Aaron

"Hello" I said groggily

"Hey Bri, sorry to wake you up this early, I just was calling to say Happy anniversary with the Ghost Adventures Crew"

I raised my eyebrow

"Um, thank you, but couldn't that wait until I got to the office?" I asked confused

"It could've, but I was dying to tell you before the others did" he said

"Alright, if that's an apology for waking me up early, I forgive you, I'll be at the office in a couple of hours" I said chuckling

"Okay" he said and we hung up.

Bella jumped off the bed and I stretched and got up and took a shower. Once I was done I let Bella outside and I made myself an omlet, while I was making the omlet I felt a cramp in my stomach

Where did that come from? I must be more hungry than I thought I thought

When my omlet was done I ate it and washed the dishes, went up stairs and got ready.

Then I headed for the office. Once I got there I went straight to the editing room, when I opened the door I was greeted by those champane poppers and the streamers were in my hair and the guys had there iPhones out taking pictures

"Really? All of this for me being a part of the team?" I asked

"It was Aaron's idea" Nick said putting his phone away

"Bri, are you ok?" Billy asked with concern as he walked towards me and took the streamers out of my hair

"Yeah, I'm fine" I said and walked to the couch and sat down after Billy got all the streamers out of my hair

"Are you sure you're feeling ok? You don't look so good" Zak said looking at me

"Yes Zak, I'm fine" I said sighing

"Alright, well how would you like to go to the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum?" Zak asked

"We're doing an investigation here in Vegas?" I asked curiously

"Yeah, it's going to be awesome, people say they've seen shadows..." Nick said

"And here voices, footsteps, and people singing" Aaron finished

I chuckled while I shook my head and Billy sat down on my right with an eyebrow raised looking at me

"What?"

"Why is that funny to you?" he asked

"Don't you find it kind of funny that Nick and Aaron finish each others sentences? It's like they're brothers that got seperated at birth" I answered

"You know, now that you mentioned it they do, I've never really noticed, I've got to take this" Zak said getting up and headed out of the office to answer his phone

Billy put his left arm on the back of the couch and started playing with my hair

"So, when are we heading down there?" I asked leaning into his hand alittle

"Probably in a few minutes..." Aaron said

"AKA when Zak gets off the phone" Nick finished and smiled

"See, they did it again" I said and chuckled and then winced and Billy stopped playing with my hair

"Are sure you're ok?" he asked

"I just have an upset stomach, that's all"

"Did you eat anything?" Aaron asked

"Yeah, I had an omlet for breakfast"

just then Zak came back in the room

"You guys ready to go?"

"Yeah" we all said

We then walked out of the building and went to the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. On the ride there Aaron pulled out his camera

"Aaron's Vlog, we are headed to our next location" he said into the camera

"Which is here in our hometown" Nick said and Aaron had the camera on him, then he turned the camera to Zak

"We're going to the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum" Zak said into the camera

then Aaron pointed the camera back to himself

"I wonder if they're going to have figures of us? Well, we're here, I guess we'll find out, another Aaron's Vlog out" he then shut the camera off.

We then got out of the vehicle and went inside. Billy started setting up the Base, Zak, Nick and Aaron started interviews, and I started taking pictures of them talking to the employees and witnesses. When they were done interviewing I took pictures of them on stage with the showgirls and once that was done they started goofing off on stage so I went around and took pictures of some of the wax figures. I took a picutres of Elvis Presley, The Beetles, Lady Gaga, Rhianna, Martin Luther King Jr., Oprah, Will Smith, and some others. Once I was done I went to the base to meet up with the guys. While I was waiting for the guys to come back my stomach started hurting again and I began to sweat, so I headed to the doors

"Bri, where are you going?" Billy asked as I passed him

"I'm going outside to get some air and take pictures" I said

Once I was outside I sat down on the 3ft stone wall that was infront of the building

What's going on? I thought

About 10 minutes passed and I felt better, so I got up and took pictures of the front of the building. Once I was done I sat back down and the guys came out

"I told you guys she was out here" Billy said to them

"Well, I'm hungry, how about we go get something to eat?" Aaron suggested

"Sounds good to me, Bri are you in?" Nick said

"Yeah, so where are we going?"

"Applebee's?" Nick asked

"Let's go" Zak said

I got up and we started walking to the van, while we were walking to the van I started getting light headed and sweating again. Zak noticed me sweating

"Bri, are you alright?"

"I don't know"

then they all stopped walking and Billy came to me and put an arm around my waist and we walked the rest of the way to the van. Once inside and we started heading to Applebee's Nick said

"Bri, do you want to go home and rest?"

"No, I'll be fine if I get food in my stomach"

"Maybe you should see a doctor, you might be getting sick" Aaron said

"But I don't have a fever"

"You need to go to the doctor Bri, just to make sure" Zak said

"I'm not going to the doctor for a little stomach ache" I said getting annoyed

"Bri, it could be serious" Billy said

I sighed

"Fine, I'll go to the doctor, tomorrow, now can we get to Applebee's so we can eat"

About 15 minutes later we arrived at Applebee's and went inside and sat down at our table. Zak was across from me, Nick was on Zak's right, Billy was on my left, and Aaron was on my right. Then our waiter came for our orders

"What can I get you guys to drink?" he said and then winked at me

Really?! Why is it everytime I go to Applebee's I always get hit on I thought

Billy picked up on the waiter and put his arm on the back of my chair and rubbed my right shoulder soothingly

"You go first sweetheart" he said smiling

Zak, Nick, and Aaron looked at him confused and I looked at him shocked and he gave me the 'play along' look

"Alright honey if you say so, I'll have ice water please"

"I'll have an iced tea" Billy said

"Coke" Nick said

"Sprite for me" Zak said

"I would like a Moutain Dew" Aaron said

"Alright" then the waiter left

"What was that about? And don't say what are you talking about because you know what I'm talking about" Zak said raising an eyebrow

"The waiter was hitting on me"

"So?"

"Zak, you know what my big turn off is with guys?"

Besides of them playing me I thought

"No, what is it?"

"When they come on to me way too strong, and he did"

"How do you know he came on to you that strong?" Nick asked

"Because one...he never took his eyes off me and two...he winked at me"

then he came back with our drinks, he handed me my drink and I took a drink while he handed out the rest and Aaron asked smirkng

"So Billy, when's the wedding?"

I choked on my water and Billy patted my back and asked

"What?"

"I thought it was obvious man, when are you two getting married?" Nick said

"I don't know, why?"

"Because I want to be the best man" Nick answered

the waiter cleared his throat

"Are you guys ready to order?" he asked and glared at Billy and Zak, Nick, Aaron and I saw it

"I'll have a cheeseburger" Aaron said

"I'll have the rib eye with a backed potato fully loaded" Zak said

"I'll have the same" Billy said

"I would like a cheeseburger too" I said

"And I'll have the Alfredo pasta" Nick said

the waiter took our menus and left and Aaron started laughing and I elbowed him in his ribs

"That wasn't funny, I could've choked to death" I said glaring at him

"I'm sorry Bri, I had to do it just to see what would happen" he said calming down

we talked and laughed until our food came out and we ate. Aaron was the first one done, then Nick, and then me. I started feeling pain again

"I'll be right back" I said getting up and going to the bathroom

once I was in the bathroom I got a quarter out of my pocket and got a feminine product and went to an open stall and went to the bathroom

I knew it was mother nature I thought

I flushed the toliet and washed my hands and went back to the guys, when I sat down Zak and Billy finished at the same time. The waiter came back with our bill and we paid for it and left and went back to our lockdown since it was almost time. While driving there Nick asked

"Are you joining us Bri or do you want dropped off?"

"I'll join you guys"

"Alright, Bri you will stay at the base with Billy and help him watch the cameras" Zak said

"Ok" I said smiling

we then pulled up to the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and went inside. Me and Billy sat down infront of the monitors and Zak, Nick, and Aaron started investigating. About 4 hours into the investigation my stomach started hurting worse than today. It felt like someone was ripping my insides out while I was still conscience, it was unbearable.

"OW!" I yelled doubling over

"Bri, what's wrong?" Billy asked worried while looking at me and putting a hand on my back

"I don't know" I said panting

then we heard Zak over the walkie-talkie

"Billy, was that one of you that we just heard?"

he then grabbed the walkie-talkie and spoke into it

"It was Bri and she's in extreme pain, she needs to go to the hospital"

"Hold on, we're coming to the Base" Zak said

a few minutes later the guys showed up

"What's going on?" Zak asked coming to me

"I don't know, my stomach is killing me" I said panting and sweating

"Nick, call an abmulance"

"No, I'll be fine"

"Bri you're going to the hospital" Billy said

"No I'm not"

"Breanna, you're going to go"

I looked at Billy when he said that and he had a serious look on his face and I knew then not to argue anymore. Nick started calling for an ambulance, Zak called the owner of the building to let us out, and Billy and Aaron were trying to comfort me

"Why do I need an ambulance when the hospital is like 10 minutes away?"

"Because when you arrive in an ambulance you get into the ER faster" Aaron said

the owner of the building unlocked the doors and we headed outside and we could here the sirens coming closer and Billy sat me down on the stone wall. Aaron went to Zak and Nick, which they were about 4 feet away

"You'll be ok Bri" Billy said standing infront of me with his hands on my knees

"How do you kno-" I started then felt something, "Move" I said urgently

As soon as Billy moved I put my arms around my stomach and threw my guts up. A few seconds later the ambulance and firetruck arrived. They started asking me questions and next thing I knew I was put on the stretcher

"Billy, go with her, and make sure she's ok, we'll be right behind you" Zak said

the paramedics loaded me into the ambulance and Billy got in with me and we took off to the nearest hospital which was Desert Spring Medical Center. When we arrived they put me in a room and Billy was right next to me

"You're going to be alright Bri, I promise" Billy said taking my hand and looking at me

then a female doctor came in with a sonogram machine

"Hello Ms. Collins, I'm Dr. Anderson, I need you to lift up your shirt please" she said

I winced as I lifted up my shirt and she put that jelly on my stomach and turned the machine on on started looking at the screen.

"OOH, THAT HURTS" I yelled squeezing Billy's hand

"Ms. Collins, you're going into labor"

"WHAT?! But HOW?!" I yelled in pain and looked at Billy shocked and he had the same expression

"How far along is she?" Billy asked coming out of his shocked state and looking at the doctor

"She's full term"

"How can that be? I don't even have a big stomach"

"Well Ms. Collins, some women are like this" she said and then opened the door and motioned for a stretcher

Once the stretcher was at the door the nurses helped me on it

"I want Billy to be in the room" I said looking at the doctor

"He can go with you" she then motioned for him to go along

he then followed, then his phone went off and he answered it

"Hey Zak, now's not a good time...We're on our way to the delivery room..."

I heard Zak through the phone and I would've laughed at how high pitched and girly it sounded but I was in so much pain to even think

"Yes, she's having a baby...I know...Zak, I'll talk to you later, I'll tell you what room she's in...Bye" he then hung up and went into the room I was in and sat down next to me and took my hand.

The nurses started hooking me up to machines and then a doctor came in

"I'm Dr. Walters, I'm just going to check to see if it's time for the delivery..."

Of course it's time you moron I thought

"It seems you're ready, now when you feel a contraction I want you to push ok?"

"Can I have an epidural or something for the pain?"

"I'm sorry Ms. Collins but if we do give you one it won't be affective because you're fully dialated, now I need you to push"

All I could do was nod, then one came and I pushed while sqeezing Billy's hand A few minutes into the delivery and me pushing Billy said

"Bri, you're doing a good job, keep it up sweetie" while rubbing his thumb over the top of my hand.

A few hours past and the doctor said

"Alright Ms. Collins, one more push and your baby is here"

"I can't" I said exhausted and breathing heavily

"Bri, listen, yes you can, just one more and you're done, just one more sweetie" Billy said wiping some of my damp hair off of my face

"Listen Billy, you try pushing a baby out, it's like trying to get an orange to go through a straw...And I'm never having another baby again" I snapped

Billy gave me that 'yeah right' look

"I mean it" I said while glaring at him

"Come on just one more push" he said sweetly, ignoring my previous comments

then I pushed one more time and then we heard crying. I leaned back and tried catching my breath

"You did it Bri, you did it" Billy said kissing my cheek

I looked at him and he had tears of joy in his eyes and I smiled and sqeezed his hand alittle

"Congradulations, you two have a baby girl, who would like to hold her?" the doctor said

I pointed to Billy and the doctor gave Billy our baby. Billy held her with such care and she stopped crying and held his finger, it brought tears to my eyes

He's so happy I thought

"What should we name her?" I asked

"How about Ashley Marie Tolley?" he asked still looking at our baby girl

"I love it, that settles it her name will be Ashley Marie Tolley" I said

and the nurse wrote it down. A few minutes later they took her to the nursery and took me into a normal room. Billy went to the waiting room to get the guys. Then the guys came in and Billy sat down in the chair next to me

"Congrads Bri" Nick said putting some pink and white flowers on the small dresser that was in the room

"Thanks Nick" I said and smiled

"What did you guys name her?" Aaron asked

"Ashley Marie Tolley" Billy answered

"Bri, don't take this the wrong way, but how did you not know? You never even showed signs of being pregnant" Zak asked

"I have no idea, there was a doctor that said this happens to some women" I said shrugging

"Well, congrads Bri, I think it's time for us to leave so you can get some rest ok?" Zak said smiling

"Alright, bye guys"

"Bye" they said and then left

"Billy, we don't have anything for the baby, what are we going to do?" I asked looking at him worried

"Don't worry Bri, I've got it covered, now I'm going to go so you can get some rest ok?" he said getting up

"But..."

"No buts Bri, I've got the baby things covered"

he then kissed me on the lips lovingly

How does he make me melt everytime he kisses me I thought

we then pulled apart and a nurse came in to check on me

"How are you feeling?"

"Tired...Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure" she said with a smile

"I took two pregnancy tests and they both came up negative...how?"

"Well there's alot of possibilities but the main ones are, you took them to early...They were malfunctions...Or they were expired"

I looked down

"There's nothing to be embarrased about, it happens to alot of people...Did you need anything or are there any other questions?"

"No, thanks" I looked up smiling

"Not a problem and if you have any other questions just ask... And I hate to break you two apart but visiting hours a over" she said sadly and left

"I better get going, I'll see you in the morning ok?" he said kissing my forehead

"Alright, goodnight" I said

"Goodnight"

he then walked out of the room and I fell asleep instantly.