Sneaky Love Affair

Oh Baby !

Scene 29

You look around the room, still in a daze rubbing your eyes.

"Hey, Dr. Johnson." You feel Dabi staring a hole in the side of your face but desperately try to ignore him. Hawks walks over to Dr. Johnson's side. You think you see him lightly graze her back but dismiss it.

"Hello, so are you ready to get a look at your baby?"

You nod, sitting up slightly.

Dr. Johnson walks over to the side Dabi was sitting at and taps him to scoot down. He looks at you then back at her before getting up and walking over to the right side of the bed to kneel next to you. She helps you get into a better position, lifting your shirt up. You look down amazed at how much bigger it looks when you're laying down than when you were standing. She rolls over a small cart that has a small screen, gel and an ultrasound next to you. She places the cold gel on your tummy then the wand applying a little pressure she begins to move it around watching the monitor to find the baby.

You feel Dabi reach over holding your hand in his eyes glued to the screen. Hawks watches at the end of the bed, arms folded across his chest, eyes tittering between you and the monitor.

Dr. Johnson watches the monitor, waiting for an image to appear.

Waiting...

Waiting...

Waiting...

There is the profile of a head. She moves the wand some more and you see the full body, arms and legs. You swear you even see the baby lift its finger at you. Tears welling up in your eyes, you feel Dabi lift your hand to his lips kissing it. You glance over at Hawks who is fighting back tears biting the corner of his mouth.

"Ok, so lets get some measurements here then we will be able to find out the gender. Do you want to know?" She makes a few clicks on the monitor before looking down at you.

"It's not too soon?" You raise an eyebrow, you were keeping track of your pregnancy; it's only been 15 weeks.

"Not at all. Actually it seems I was wrong. The last time I saw you, you were 8 weeks?"

You nod.

"Well, according to your baby's development it looks like you're actually 20 weeks now heading into your 21st week."

Your eyes widen, you look down at your belly then at Dabi and Hawks. Both seem to be stunned and lost for words.

Dr. Johnson pays no attention to it and continues to talk about your baby's development and turns on the sound so you can hear the heartbeat. A loud whooshing fills the room, you try to fight back tears but cant help when a few stragglers make their way down your cheeks.

"I thought I was 15 weeks. I keep a calendar." You look away from the monitor back to Dr. Johnson.

She sucks her teeth, does some more measurements and then says, " Sorry honey but I was wrong. You are definitely ending your 20th week."

She wipes the wand and your belly clean as she leans over you, one hand on the headboard while she looks down at you.

"I'm so sorry honey. I was mistaken," she hands you the ultrasound photos and points to the prominent features, " these are developments that happen in the second trimester."

"But I'm not really showing."

"Some people's bodies develop differently, but the baby is right on course. Everything looks good, your baby sounds healthy and is growing properly, so." She claps her hands grinning from ear to ear, " Are we ready to find out what we're having?"