One Night Standards

Just a Little Prick

"I'm regretting this already," I whisper, holding Ang's hand as we walk through the hospital. 

"It's better to know than to not know, Remmington."

"I know, I know, it's just-"

"Remmington? What are you doing here? Are you okay?" Carlisle questions, handing his clipboard to a nurse and running up to me. 

"What? Carlisle, I'm fine."

"Is it Adalyn? Jaxon?" 

"No, no, Carlisle, everyone's fine," I assure the father. "I'm just here for a check-up and Ang decided to drive me," I explain, motioning to the girl a few steps back. 

"Angela Webber, nice to meet you," Ang greets, shaking his hand. 

"Carlisle Cullen. I've heard great things from Remmington and Edward." At this Ang blushes madly, smiling widely at the ground. "Why didn't you mention you were coming in today, Rem?"

"I-" 

"Remmington Alexis Rhodes?" A nurse calls, looking over the room. 

"I'm sorry, Carlisle. Looks like I don't have the time to chat, but I'll see you soon," I assure the Cullen father. 

"Of course," He agrees, turning to the nurse. "Nurse Dayna, this is Remmington," he introduces, her basically swooning when he says her name. 

"Oh, that's great, thank you, Dr.Cullen," She thanks as she approaches. 

"It's no problem, I'll see you women later," Carlisle assures, taking his leave and clearing Nurse Dayna from her love-struck stupor. 

"It's nice to meet you Remmington. And this is?"

"I'm her best friend, Angela Webber. I'm the one who made her appointment," Ang answers, shaking her hand. 

"That was very sweet of you," Nurse Dayna acknowledges. "Here, if you two would just follow me, Dr. Harding will meet us in the room in a moment."

"Ang, you really don't have to-"

"Come with you? I know," She finishes, smiling softly. "I'm not leaving you alone for this."

"Okay, Remmington, I'm going to need you to sit up on here," Nurse Dayna explains, setting out the gown. "I'll go find Dr.Harding."

"Am I really doing this? Do we really think I'm pregnant?" I ask allowed, moving my way to sit on the chair. 

"It's better to know than to not to," She reasons once more. "And if you are pregnant... then it's best for the baby for you to know early for their health and yours."

"When did you get so old?"

"When we got older than five," She answers, making me laugh as there's a knock on the door. 

"Come on in!"

"Remmington? It's nice to meet you, I'm Dr. Emily Harding, but you can call me Emily," Emily introduces, shaking my hand. "And I heard this is the caring best friend."

"Angela Webber," She introduces. 

"Nice to meet you, Angela. Now, I was told that we're here today to check about a possible pregnancy?"

"Yes, that's right," I tell, her nodding while looking at a clipboard. 

"Right, and when would the date of conception have been?"

"I- I had unprotected sex about five weeks ago," I answer awkwardly, her nodding with a soft smile. 

"Okay, well, knowing that, it's too early for an ultrasound, but I can take some blood and you'll know by tonight if there's a baby on board," Emily explains, waving Nurse Dayna over. "So, Dayna is going to tie this around your upper arm to-"

"Not to interrupt but, I'm a nursing assistant here on weekends," I interrupt bashfully, running a hand through my hair. "You can just draw my blood, no deep explanation necessary."

Chuckling, Emily nods, then nods at Dayna to go ahead.

Dayna begins her work, tying off my arm and finding a vein. 

"So, what are you looking for in her blood?" Angela asks, taking my hand as she sees the needle prick into my arm. 

Emily smiles, grabbing a pamphlet from a shelf and handing it over. "When an egg is fertilized, the placenta begins to produce HCG which is a hormone. That level is detectable at about 2 weeks, and doubles every 48 to 72 hours until the eighth week," She explains, Ang nodding along. God did I get lucky in the best friend department.

"Okay, that's that!" Dayna exclaims, labeling the blood vials I hadn't even realized she had taken. "You should get a call with your results by tonight," She reminds, placing a bandaid where the needle once was and patting my back. "I'll get this right to the lab, it was nice to meet you girls."

"You as well," I agree, Ang just nodding along. 

"Any further questions before we declare this all good?" Emily asks, writing some things down. 

"Doctor, uh, Emily," Ang speaks up, still holding my hand as I move from the table. "Any chance you have more pamphlets? I want to be ready."