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м є g § ([info]macks) wrote in [info]valesco,
@ 2008-10-22 23:52:00


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Entry tags:mackenzie goldstein

Mary!
Mackenzie had never honestly been to Mary MacDonald's home before. That little fact had occurred to her after she had left Mungo's and decided to go over the girl's house to check up on her. So it was a feat in itself that Mackenzie had managed to find the little flat without Sebastian's help whatsoever, just remembering tidbits he had said in passing, and perhaps asking some people along the way that she did not know. But the point was that she was there, and trying to help this girl that she did not exactly know well. Or at least enough to call her more than an acquaintance through her husband.

What had compelled her to come, Mackenzie would never know. There was not necessarily a bridge to rebuild per say, or anything like that, since the two of them had actually never really talked before, but maybe doing this now would take care of any leftover and lingering ill feelings that might still be present. Because honestly enough, while she did not know Mary personally, Mackenzie was very much aware of how opinionated she was about... things. So, going to check up on the poor girl certainly shouldn't hurt.

Oh, Merlin. She sounded like one of the boys; trying to make sure the way people thought of her was in tact. When had that ever bothered her before?

Shaking her head, Mackenzie took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Maybe they would become friends. Why not? All of her friends seemed to hate each other, so why not add another person to the list? Or, you know. They could just hate each other, which was incredibly likely too. Or really, Mary wouldn't like her and Mackenzie would just stay away from her; Mackenzie liked to reserve the word of 'hate' for just one person in her life, and she was fairly certain Mary MacDonald was not her.

"I brought crackers!"



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[info]macks
2008-10-26 05:48 am UTC (link)
Immediately, she frowned. Mary's skin felt more than flushed; actually, it felt hot. When you were sick with food poisoning, you weren't suppose to have a fever- the exact opposite was suppose to happen. Why in the world would you be hot after throwing up for twenty-four hours? Luckily enough, Mary's eyes were closed and she didn't see Mackenzie's face perplex in thought.

"Did you know you have a fever?" Mackenzie asked quietly, now in a complete Healer attitude as she reached to get Mary's heart rate. Granted, she did for the most part only work with mothers and babies now, but that didn't mean she wouldn't know how to handle what looked like a flu of sorts. Mackenzie sighed, putting her hands on her hips.

Well. This was much different than expected. You most certainly did not get a fever from food poisoning, so that meant Mary had something else. That made you throw up, feel nauseous, tired and have a fever. Obviously, Mackenzie's thoughts went to the most obvious thing, but-- that was only because of her job, yes?

It would be rude to ask if Mary if she'd had any unprotected sex lately, wouldn't it? If they were in a hospital room, this would be completely different.

"I don't know," Mackenzie answered honestly, unsure of what to say next.

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[info]eieio
2008-10-26 06:10 am UTC (link)
Mary shook her head slowly. "No, why? Is that a bad thing?" she asked, now looking at Mackenzie's hands as they found her pulse. She wasn't dying, was she? Because there was way too much left on her plate for her to die now.

She could feel the subtle shift in the atmosphere from that one revelation. She didn't know how she could tell, but she just knew that the wheels were turning in Mackenzie's head. She nearly blurted out that perhaps going to Mungo's would be the best idea for her, but that would be preposterous. She had a perfectly capable healer sitting next to her, there was no need to have someone else check her out. "I don't have food poisoning, do I?" she said finally, looking to Mackenzie for confirmation.

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[info]macks
2008-10-26 06:51 am UTC (link)
In her professional opinion, Mackenzie would have to give Mary a big fat no. No, she was not food poisoned because she had morning sickness because she was pregnant. Possibly. There was a 75% chance. The other 25% was some weird form of a random throwing up, fever induced virus. But since wizards hardly got sick anymore...

"I don't think so, personally. But I could be wrong. I mean, you know how you feel more than I do," Mackenzie started, moving to sit back down in her hair. But, you know, this was her profession. Seeing pregnant people everyday. Plus she was pregnant too which... helped her case, she supposed.

This could all entirely be because she lives in a baby world, constantly surrounded by baby things, with a baby in her and baby everything. For Mary's sake, Mackenzie hoped that this was just her being baby crazy.

"Have you..." Mackenzie started, trying to think of the right way to put this. 'When was the last time that you had your period?"

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[info]eieio
2008-10-26 06:59 am UTC (link)
Mary had to think on that one. It had been a while, to be honest, but she had missed a few potions over the past month or so and--well, before she had started on them she hadn't been exactly...regular. So even though she should have started (by her calculations) last week, she hadn't had the time or the foresight to really put those two together. "Er--mid-September," she said sheepishly, feeling her cheeks flush a bit.

So Mackenzie thought she was--how on earth could she be pregnant? Mary barely got through her last internal query when it hit her--Gabriel Corner. There was no way it could be someone else. She couldn't even remember if they'd used protection or--or--"Oh bloody hell," she cursed under her breath. If she was carrying Gabriel Corner's child, so help her...he would be hearing an earful from her.

Maybe she was getting ahead of herself, maybe this was nothing more than a virus. She ended up with viruses all the time when she was little and being out of the muggle world wouldn't change that knack for catching something, right? God, she hoped this was a virus.

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[info]macks
2008-10-26 07:15 am UTC (link)
"I could be mistaken," Mackenzie supplemented quickly, as if saying that would make this new atmosphere any less uncomfortable than it already was. But even then, oh, how horrible was she now? Implying that Mary's could-be-real baby was a mistake already? Even before she knew that this was a virus or not? Mackenzie's hands instinctively clinched together over her stomach. As if those thoughts were hurtful to her own child--- which was ridiculous because of course he wasn't a mistake or---

"Everyone is different, I do not want to make you jump to any life-changing conclusions before anything is determined," Mackenzie suddenly stated, interrupting her inner thoughts purposely. She forced her lips to form into a small smile to try to reassure the other girl, and herself.

Well. Wasn't this a nice little get-to-know session. One of the few conversations Mackenzie had had alone with Mary, and here they were talking about whether she was pregnant or not. Work just rolled into life, didn't it? "If you want, I can go get a home test?" she asked suddenly. They could bring her to Mungo's, really. But somehow, Mackenzie figured Mary wouldn't want to do that. "It's no trouble, really."

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[info]eieio
2008-10-26 07:28 am UTC (link)
Mary could suddenly feel herself wanting to cry, wanting to just break down and sob but--she wasn't going to do that around Mackenzie. A baby, if there even was a baby, was a good thing. A very good thing just--unexpected and it didn't help that the potential father was so infuriating and frustrating and--well, she was attracted to him, and they did seem to have chemistry when they weren't busy fighting, but. Gabriel Corner? She didn't fancy having to confess this to him...if she was pregnant. "Bugger, I feel so stupid..."

Mungo's was the last place Mary wanted to be right now. But she wanted to know. Mackenzie seemed to have a good grasp on that. And, after all, Mary trusted her. This would be kept confidential, she knew. "That--that might be good, actually." No publicness about it, just her and Mackenzie and a potion and--and being scared and nervous and, even if it was just the tiniest bit, excited. Her mother would kill her for being pregnant out of wedlock and there would be a whole ordeal, but--there was something about having a life--a little, tiny baby inside of her--that was ridiculously appealing to Mary.

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[info]macks
2008-10-26 07:42 am UTC (link)
She could just pop back to the hospital and take a test from there to bring back. That would be better, Mackenzie suspected. And most reliable, at the least, to be correct enough for Mary to accept. Plus, the thought of walking into any 24-hour like store didn't exactly appeal to Mackenzie at that point in time. Especially at night. You would think that having an auror for a brother would help ease her paranoia about danger after dark but.

She supposed she could--- oh, she would have to call Sebastian. He knew that she had been planning to check on Mary tonight, but in light of everything, he would most definitely have to find his own dinner for the night, if he wasn't already asleep waiting for her. And this meant she would have to come up with a very good lie, for now, to explain everything. Well, this night was shaping up to be quiet an eventful one.

"Drink some water," she said, taking the cup of water she had brought into her hand as she stood up. Well, wasn't this exciting. With a smile, she handed the water to Mary. "Better to keep hydrated either way," she said gently, and then went to put on her coat.

"And stay calm," she shouted over her shoulder from the door. Yes, that would be helpful too.

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[info]eieio
2008-10-26 08:02 am UTC (link)
Calm. Right. Because that would be the proper, normal response to this situation. She held the glass in both hands, staring down at it carefully before taking in a large gulp. It was all she could do to slow her brain from racing too fast. She was already weighing the options for what to do if she actually was pregnant, and somewhere on a back burner she was wondering to herself what she would do if she found out that this was just some stomach virus after all. Relief? Joy? What if she felt a little sadness, too? Would that be strange or normal or--she didn't know what.

She wanted to stand up and pace right now, but that probably wasn't the right course of action with how she was feeling at the moment. Instead, she stared insistently at the door, her brain feebly attempting to write her confession speech to Gabriel should she actually turn out to be pregnant. She wasn't sure how he would react, and she feared that he would be angry with her somehow because of all of this. There wouldn't be any real way to know until it came down to it...and there was no real point in fretting too much over this until she knew for sure.

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