“Lucah,” I said, taking his arm as he opened the door and we headed toward the elevator. “It’s okay. It’ll be okay. I’ll call you the second I know anything about anything. I just want to do this first one by myself and you can come to the next one. Promise.” I had more than a few questions I wanted to ask that I didn’t really want Lucah hearing. Not that I didn’t want to share this pregnancy with him, but still.
“Okay,” he said, kissing me as we got on the elevator.
“I promise you can come next time.” He smiled and pulled me close for another kiss, this one much more intense. My desire raged free and I slammed him against the wall of the elevator.
“Easy, Sunshine. I’m fragile,” he said into my mouth.
“Bullshit,” I said back and kissed him hard. I didn’t stop until the doors opened and I realized we had to get out. There were a few people waiting on the first floor to go up and they’d all seen us making out. Ha. Take that.
“Come on,” I said, taking his hand and dragging him with me through the crowd. I laughed to myself as a few disapproving looks were tossed my way. Screw it. I was getting married and my hormones were nutty right now. I could do what I wanted.
~*~*~
Lilia wished me good luck as I walked by her to go to my appointment.
“Thanks. I’ve got my fingers crossed,” I said, holding up my hand to show her. She did the same and then I was on my way.
I texted Lucah as I sat in the waiting room and told myself not to chew on my nails. I hadn’t been to the doctor in a while. I’d been relatively healthy, so I avoided it if I could.
At last, the nurse called my name and took me down the hall to get my weight. I never looked when they did that part. I didn’t need to know.
“Okay,” she said after recording the information and showing me into an exam room. “What brings you in today?”
“Well, I took two pregnancy tests that turned out positive, so I thought it would be a good idea.” She laughed and typed that out in the computer before asking me about medications and then my symptoms and the date of my last period. Then came about a thousand questions about my medical history and family history. I’d thought this was going to be a quick visit, but I guess not.
“So we’re going to go ahead and do another test, but the home pregnancy tests are quite accurate these days. If you don’t want to do one, that’s fine.” I told her that it was probably a good idea to go ahead and take one, so she handed me a cup and showed me where the bathroom was. Yay, more pee.
I finished and went back to the exam room to wait. The nurse took my sample and then told me the doctor would be in to talk with me. I sat on the stupid bed with the crinkly paper and tried to be patient.
Just waiting… I texted to Lucah. Just after I hit Send, there was a knock at the door and then my doctor came in.
“Rory, it’s been a while,” she said. I’d been with Dr. Daggett ever since I was in college, so she knew me very well.
“I know, but it looks like I went and got myself knocked up.” She laughed and sat down on her rolling chair.
“It looks that way. Your test was positive, but I think you knew that,” she said and I let out a long shaky breath. It had been real when I’d watched the lines appear on the home tests, but having your doctor say that made it even more real. If that was possible.
“Okay then. It’s for sure now,” I said and I sounded a little hysterical.
Dr. Daggett gave me a warm smile. She was about my mother’s age and had beautiful brown hair with just a few threads of grey in it and eyes that were always full of mirth. I’d never laughed so much during a gynecological exam as when I was with her.
“So, do you have any questions?” I laughed. And laughed.
“You have no idea. I don’t know anything about babies, really, and none of my close friends have kids. If it weren’t for my future sister-in-law, I would be flying totally blind.” I’d actually written out a list of questions in my phone and fired them off to her. She answered everything and assured me that I was completely normal and that it would have been strange if I hadn’t had questions, since this was my first pregnancy.
“So, unless there’s anything else, we’re going to set you up with some prenatal vitamins and get in for another appointment in about a month or so. Until then, just keep doing what you’re doing and if you have any problems or concerns, don’t be afraid to call.” She smiled, handed me the prescription and I was on my way.
~*~*~
The appointment hadn’t taken nearly as long as I thought it would, so I ended up just calling Lucah when I got back down to the lobby of the doctor’s office. He sounded stressed when he answered.
“How did it go? Is everything okay?” He spoke low so no one would overhear him.
“Yeah, everything is fine. I am definitely pregnant, so it’s official. Basically they don’t do much of anything with you until you’re at least two months or more along, so it was a short appointment. I got a prescription for vitamins though, so I’m going to have to start taking those. You can come to the next one because it’s going to be the first ultrasound they do and then we’ll figure out the official due date as well.” I mean, I could do the math myself, which would put BG arriving at the end of January. A new year’s baby.
“Good, good. Did she have any concerns or anything?” Now he was the one thinking about the worst case.
“Not yet. It’s still really early, so there’s not much to know yet. We talked about genetic testing, so we’ll deal with that at the next appointment. It’s a lot to think about. She gave me some brochures if you want to look at them. I’ll warn you though; pregnancy can get pretty gross. I mean, it’s happening to me and I’m grossed out.” Yes, it was joyful and wonderful and all that, but there was also a huge yuck factor involved.