The Heart of Mars & The Heart of Space (A Mick Mars/Tommy Thayer Love Story)

Chapter 24-First Ultrasound (Tommy T. POV)

A/N: Here we are, the  first ultra-sound!

Last night, Mick asked me to marry him, and I said yes! He said I saved him, but the truth is he saved ME. I love him so very much and now, now he's, my fiancée. How'd I ever get so lucky? Thankfully, my nausea isn't too bad this morning and I was able to keep down the amazing dinner that Mick made last night. And I am so excited, because today we get to have the first ultra-sound of our baby! I hope that everything's healthy and ok.

Currently I am standing naked in front of the bathroom mirror as I intend to shower, and Mick is still in bed. I look at my figure with fascination. My already swelling small belly fills my palm as I gently caress it.

I speak to my belly lovingly, "I'm so glad that I get to see you today. I already love you so much even though you've been giving your mamma a hard time. Your daddy loves you too, we both do."

Suddenly that loving dark voice I know so well whispers in my ear making me jump slightly, "Sorry to scare you Tommy, and yes I love our baby so much and I love you so much! Now let's get in that shower and then we will have breakfast and get ready for your doctor's appointment."

"Ok, my love. Ok.", I whisper, and he hears me. WE shower and I change into loose jeans and a t-shirt, and we head downstairs to the kitchen and I help my amazing fiancée make breakfast. Breakfast is delicious! Everything just tastes insanely good!

Soon we get in the car, Mick driving and head to the doctor's office. I can't help but be nervous, I hope things are ok. Mick seems to know what I'm thinking and with his free hand squeezes mine in reassurance. Such a sweet gesture!

We pull up to the doctor's office and head inside, give my name and wait. There are only one or 2 other couples in various stages of gestation. Surprisingly, we don't wait too long before my name is called.

First, they check my weight and do all the preliminary stuff and at last we enter the ultrasound room where Mick helps me up on the exam table carefully. The doctor enters the room and I squeeze Mick's hand as he places a kiss to my forehead.

"Congratulations on your pregnancy Mr. Thayer. Your weight is good, you're a little bigger already at this period than normal, but it's nothing to worry about. Now let's get a first look at your baby! I warn you the ultra-sound gel will be cold." I proceed to lift my shirt exposing my small belly as the doctor squirts the VERY cold gel on my stomach making me shudder, brr! The doctor begins to move the wand around and my eyes are riveted to the screen as a fuzzy black and white image appears. What appears to be about the size of a fig appears on the screen and its mine and Mick's baby! The sight brings tears to my eyes, there really is a baby inside me and oh I'm so incredibly happy! I hear Mick sniffle beside me, and I know he's crying too.

"Well, it's still too early to tell a lot, but everything looks healthy. For your next ultrasound, we will be able to hear the heartbeat and tell a lot more. Also, we will get you some vitamins. Now how many copies of the ultra-sound do you want?"

I share a look with Mick, "Um as many as we can get...At least two for ourselves and well we have a lot of family." The Doctor smiles and nods her assent and hands me a paper towel to wipe the gel off my stomach then steps out of the room to make the copies of the ultra-sound. I am still in awe, that there is a human being growing inside me. Mick gently helps me up and I pull my t-shirt back down as we wait for the copies of the first picture of our baby.

"Oh Mick, Mick can you believe it?! We got to see our baby! It's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen!" I choke out. He brings me into a loving and tear-filled kiss.

"Oh, my space-angel, I agree. I agree", he whispers kissing my forehead. At last, the doctor comes back with a huge stack of ultra-sound photos. Looking again at the image, I feel tears prick my eyes. Everything is worth it, the tiredness, the mood-swings, the morning sickness, and I have my fiancée with my side thru it all. I can't wait to marry Mick and for the baby to arrive and then the thought pops into my head about what the doctor said about me already being a bit bigger than normal at this stage of pregnancy and I hope it turns out to mean what I think it means, and I know Mick would think so too.

A/N: Oh, I am loving writing this SO much! Thanks for all the love for this book & my others!