Lost in the Middle

Double Check

Nikki had only fallen down the stairs just over an hour ago but Natasha had been keeping an eye on her as suddenly she was pregnant with her son's child and her future grandchild. Over the past, half an hour Jack has sat opposite Nikki in the armchair just staring at her not saying a single word.

"Nikki darling, I don't want to sound like a control freak but I really do think you need to get checked over at the hospital."

Nikki looks up at Natasha who is stood ready to take Nikki to the hospital, "Look I am fine. Just jolted my hip," Nikki responds feeling very awkward that the attention has been put on her suddenly.

"Jack, tell her she needs to be checked over, come on son you agree right?" Natasha speaks looking over at her son.

Jack shrugs his shoulders and gets up off the sofa and walks towards the door, "Do what you want, I don't care," Jack huffs and pushes past his mother and heads back upstairs.

Nikki looks over at Natasha her eyes welling, she just wanted Jack to listen to her and help her make the right decision. "Come on, I will come with you," Natasha speaks up.
She nods and gets up off the sofa and grabs her shoes and jacket before heading out of the house with Natasha.

Within half an hour Nikki is sat in the waiting room of the local hospital's accident and emergency. "Nikki, look at me, darlin'... Jack will come round eventually, he will have to get used to the idea..." Natasha responds.

"I don't know if I can do this... maybe I shouldn't be a Mother... I'm too young for this," Nikki breathes as the tears drip down her face.

Natasha grabs Nikki's hand and squeezes it tightly, "I saw the way you were with Everlyn and well Aiden too, you will be a perfect mother."
"I know, but they are yours... What if I can't do it, all the night feeds, nappy changes... how am I even meant to afford a baby, I don't work... and the institute of pathologists won't accept me with extra baggage," Nikki breathes.

Natasha notices Nikki's hand resting on her lower stomach, she knew something deep down was telling Nikki to keep this baby and that things would figure themselves out eventually. "They will, you can't go your whole life without a child... well you can but something tells me you want children, the institute of pathologists will still consider you as an equal," Natasha smiles softly.

Nikki nods and holds her stomach a little more feeling some comfort from it, "Nicola Alexander, please" A voice calls. Natasha looks across her shoulder to see a nurse standing with some notes in hand, the pair stand up and head over in the direction of the room the female nurse is stood by. "Take a seat, Nicola... So I've read your notes and you've taken a fall."
Nikki nods shyly unsure of how the nurse will take the news of her being pregnant at seventeen. "And here it says you have recently had a positive pregnancy test? This is correct? I only ask as sometimes notes get mixed up," The nurse smiles happily as she flicks through the notes clearly not taking any interest in the age Nikki is and pregnant. "Okay, we will do a transvaginal ultrasound as it's potentially early days for you, any idea when your last period was?"

She stops and thinks for a moment trying to get her dates correct, "Should have been the first week of November," Nikki mumbles nervously.
"Okay, and when were you last sexually active?" The nurse quizzes.

Nikki flushes a shade of pink and glances at Natasha sat beside her, for a moment there is silence before Nikki responds, "Yesterday."
Natasha turns to Nikki and raises an eyebrow but says no more as the nurse continues to take notes. "So we would you say you convinced?" She asks.

"Start of last month," Nikki explains.
"Okay putting you at around six weeks?" The nurse responds and Nikki nods again. The nurse talks Nikki through the procedure before they commence, in a way Nikki was happy that Jack wasn't witnessing this as it was a lot of discomfort for Nikki. "Okay Nikki, I won't be long... but are you sure that you are around six weeks?" The nurse quizzes.

"Erm... I'm not sure," she responds.
"You see from this scan the fetus is somewhat more developed than what I would expect at six weeks," The Nurse responds.

Nikki freezes and thinks for a moment, she was sure that she was just around six weeks pregnant but now she is questioning herself as the nurse has doubts. "I'm sure... I can't be any more than six weeks," Nikki mumbles nervously.

The nurse nods and looks across at Natasha wondering if she can get Nikki to think a little harder, "There must have been another 'glorious' session between you and Jack, that could lead to this."

Natasha waits for a response but Nikki doesn't respond to that, "What is wrong with the baby?" Nikki asks.
"Nothing, I can confirm you are pregnant... but I'm no expert but I reckon you are around eight weeks pregnant. I will book you in for a follow-up scan Monday with the maternity unit," The nurse announces and Nikki's face goes white. It was only two weeks difference but it seemed to scare her at it would all happen somewhat sooner.