Track 14: Beautiful - Bazzi.
Helena was staring at the pregnancy test in her hand. Since she had missed her period twice within the past three months, she was worried. Her tour had just started and she had been stressed out, so she had not realised it until she had felt nauseous for almost a week straight. The three minutes she had to wait for the result felt like an eternity. Nervously, she was chewing on her nails, when the buzzing of her phone started going off. She looked over to it; Benito was calling her on FaceTime. At least, it would let the three minutes go by fast. Helena took a deep breath before she answered the call.
"Hey, Benito." she greeted him and smiled.
"Hi, chiquita. What are you up to?" he said, holding the camera up, so she could see him properly.
"Just finished rehearsals and now I'm trying to relax." she told him, walking out of the bathroom.
"Oh nice, how's the tour going so far?" Benito wanted to know.
"Good, the audiences are great and I kinda missed it." Helena said, entering the living room of her suite.
"I'm glad you're enjoying it. Did you find out why you weren't feeling well?" he questioned. She had told him about the nausea but not about her worries.
"No, maybe I just had something bad to eat." she responded. For about an hour, they kept talking, then Benito had to go.
"Call me after your show, alright?" he said before he hung up. Helena nodded and waved into the camera, then the call ended. Helena hesitated walking back into the bathroom but she needed to know. Slowly, she walked up to the test. There were two line which meant it was positive. Panic overcame Helena, she had no idea how to take care of a child and had not planned on becoming a mother anytime soon, plus she was in the middle of a tour.
Helena was nervously tapping her foot on the bathroom floor. She had sent somebody to get two more tests, both of them had been positive as well. She needed to talk to someone and the first person that came to her mind was Becky. When she finally answered the call, Helena let out a sigh of relief.
"When you call me, something's wrong. What happened?" she said into the camera.
"Promise me you won't get mad." Helena gave back, while chewing on her thumb nail.
"Okay, calm down, what's wrong?" Becky asked concerned.
"I... felt nauseous all week and didn't think much of it and then I started asking myself when I've had my period the last time." Helena started. Becky's facial expression immediately changed.
"Did you take a test yet?" she asked quickly.
"Yeah, multiple. They're all positive." Helena answered honestly.
"Fuck... Is it Benito's?" her friend wanted to know.
"Of course, it's his. Becky, I don't know what to do." Helena told her.
"You have to tell him!" Becky said loudly.
"I'll go see a doctor. I can't tell him unless it's confirmed. How do I tell him? I never had to do something like this." Helena mumbled fast.
"Well, you say how it is." Becky responded.
"I'm absolutely terrified of his reaction." her friend said. The girls did talk some more, it was mostly Becky trying to calm Helena's nerves. Not only did she have to tell Benito, but also her management. A pregnancy meant she wouldn't be able to finish her tour the way she was supposed to.
Helena was staring into space. She had a small, journal like book in her hand that the doctor had given to her. It held all of her medical information as well as the estimated date of conception. A knock on her door ripped her out of her trance. Quickly, she took the little book, put everything just remotely connected to pregnancy into it and hid it in the pocket of her jacket. She opened the door only to find the one person in front of her, she had been avoiding for almost a week. Benito had flowers in his hand and smiled at her.
"Benito, what are you doing here?" she asked him.
"Surprise." he responded, holding the flowers towards her. Helena started smiling and took the bouquet. Benito took a step forward and cupped her face, then he kissed her on the lips. The two of them walked backwards and he closed the door behind him with his foot. It was a nice surprise but Helena was absentminded. Benito noticed it, when she didn't moan as much and so he stopped and looked at her.
"Are you alright?" he asked concerned. That was a good moment, even if she didn't want to break it to him like that.
"I found out why I felt nauseous." Helena said, avoiding eye contact.
"Why?" Benito wanted to know, rolling down from her. Helena sat up and bit her lip, she tried to find the right words. Then she realised that there were no right words for this.
"Benito, I'm pregnant." she quietly told him. At first, Benito didn't react at all, he was processing it, then he looked at her in disbelief.
"Are you sure about that?" he questioned slowly.
"I took three tests and I went to the doctor." Helena answered honestly. She had already been breathing heavily due to her being scared of his reaction but now she could feel a panic attack approach. Benito sighed and closed his eyes, then he started nodding. Helena crawled out of the bed, holding her stomach. Benito watched her but immediately reacted, when he realised that she was heading for the bathroom. Not only was she panicking, a wave of nausea hit her in that moment as well. Benito followed her, even held her hair, when she threw up in the toilet. Out of breath, Helena washed out her mouth, then she let herself sink onto the floor. Benito knelt down next to her and brushed her hair out of her face. Helena broke down in tears in the second he touched her.
"Tranquila, estoy aquí." Benito tried to calm her down. He put his arms around her and let her cry her heart out. When she had calmed down a little bit, he kissed the top of her head.
"Everything's gonna be fine." he told her calmly. Helena nodded, then sat up again and brushed her tears away.
"When did we fuck with no-" Benito started to ask "oh, in the car." he answered it himself.
"And in my hallway and on my couch." Helena added, causing him to chuckle. "So you're not leaving?" Helena asked after a few seconds of silence.
"Are you crazy? That's my baby, I ain't going anywhere!" he responded a little offended. Benito cupped her face and kissed her. For the rest of the night, they spent their time in Helena's hotel room. Benito took care of her whenever she needed to throw up, he ordered something to eat for them and made sure that she was alright. Even with her hair being messed up, circles under her eyes and her now pale skin, he thought she was beautiful and he let her know.
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