Disapperance of Dr. Steel ch. 20

Since that day, I've never seen Doctor Steel that angry.  He looked as if he was about to kill someone but I guess the guy's punishment was what he deserved.  You could even say that it was a punishment worse than death.  Regardless, with the world leader back, money was completely abolished and slowly things were becoming restored.  It's been a few months since we've gotten back and already the world's getting fixed.  I actually found out my mom was one of the yellow jackets that were executed so I've been recuperating from my personal loss while living within the Steel household with the Doctor and Lucy.  Mr. Sullivan's business was ran out as soon as Doctor Steel left the Yellow Jacket building, after realizing that there were girls younger than 18 working and living in the place.  Things were really looking up.

Everyone took part in making the place feel and look like home again.  Granted, there was little control when we started but after a while you get into a routine, into a gist of things.  Xander and Mary had started seeing each other recently and Doctor Steel had sort of taken Xander and Claudia in as his own children.  I've finally gotten over my crush on the man.  I think it's mainly because he now adopted a kid that was pretty much my age.  Not to mention I sort of started seeing this guy... And yes, he's my age.  He's also an engineer who shaves his head on a regular basis.  Okay so maybe I haven't completely gotten over the Doc but, hey, this works just as well. 

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I was walking past the bathroom near by the bedrooms of the house when I heard Lucy cough followed by a sickening plopping into the toilet inside.  Swallowing in my own nerves at hearing this, I cracked the door open to ask her if she was okay.

"Carolyn?", I heard Lucy call out weakly.  I peeked in to see her practically hugging the toilet.

"Yeah it's me... Do you want me to get you some medicine or something?", I asked a little shakily.

"No, I've tried taking anything, drinking ginger ale, teas... Nothing's been helping.." she responded, her voice hoarse.

"Do you have any idea what could be causing it then?" my eyebrows knit together in worry.  I was close to taking her to a hospital at this rate. 

"I have a hunch... Do you think you could go to the pharmacy for me? I don't know how long I'm going to be in here for...  I need you to get a pregnancy test for me... Please don't tell Phineas...", she said then coughed again.  "shit go!"

I ran out of the room before she had a moment to get sick again.  I cursed under my breath as I walked out.  It made sense actually.  They've told me, Xander, and Claudia to get out of the house on many occasions after we got back and it was rather obvious what they were doing with the way they acted towards each other.  I've actually caught them making out in his kitchen area before.  I still can't get the image of him pinning her against the counter out of my head.  As one would imagine, I bolted from that room faster than a rodent.  I was on my way out of the house when Doctor Steel stopped me. 

"Have you heard anything from Lucy?  She hasn't been down here all morning", He said, looking upstairs.  Usually Lucy was the first one up so he had good reason to be worried about her well being. 

"She's not feeling too well.  I'm going to the pharmacy to get her some medicine for her stomach.  It's been upset for a while and she doesn't want to risk leaving up there in case she does get sick.  She wants you to stay down here though and that she'll be okay", I added, hoping curiosity wouldn't get the best of him and entice him to move upstairs.  He merely nodded as I left, silently watching the stairs as the door closed behind me. 

I came back about fifteen minutes later with the test and walked briskly upstairs.  Doc was somewhere else in the household, probably down in the labs making some sort of new piece of machinery.  It was probably an instant smores maker or something.  I knocked on the door lightly before she called out for me to come in.  I opened the door tentatively seeing her sitting against the bathtub with a bottle of mouthwash sitting open on the kitchen sink. 

"Did you get it?", she asked.  Her voice still sounded scratchy but it sounded like she was getting her strength back.

"Yeah I did", I said and handed her the bag.  She nodded a thank you before I walked out of the room.  I sat on the steps with a sketch pad and drew some feminine-looking robots before she walked out about a half hour later.  "What'd it say?" I asked, looking up from my sketch book.

"Positive."