Are You Going To Push Me

Chapter 13

I unceremoniously dropped the capped pregnancy test into Dimitri's lap while he leaned back against the headboard. He looked down from his book and to the test before looking up at me with raised brows.

"Congrats Daddy, you've got super swimmers," I said while crawling over him, pulling the blanket back so I could crawl under it. Dimitri chuckled and picked up the test, turning it so he could read it. He looked down at it before laughing.

"Super swimmer, eh?"

I nodded and tied my hair up in a bun. "Yeah. We were back together for all of a few weeks and got me pregnant. Super swimmers," I said reaching over and pulling my hand cream out of my nightstand and putting some into my palm.

Dimitri smirked at me and leaned over, pressing his lips against my cheek just shy of the corner of my mouth. I smiled at him as I rubbed the cream into my hand. I had taken Lissa to pick up more prenatal vitamins and picked up a few tests, and a bottle of vitamins for myself just in case. I waited until before bed to take the test. If I was as far as I figured, it wouldn't matter what time I took it.

"I want to see if I can get an actual scan before we go. I want to know for sure," I said slipping my hand into his. Dimitri rubbed his thumb over my hand and nodded, lifting out intertwined hands to his lips.

"We can see what we can do," he said, "I think your dad will have a contact."

I nodded and rested my head on his shoulder. "Three days," I sighed while wiggling my toes under the blanket.

Dimitri nodded and rested his forehead against the side of my head. "Three days and the hard part will be over."

"Will it though? What's to stop someone else from doing the same thing?"

"We don't know that. But I want to think that this won't repeat. Once these people are free, they'll know the difference."

I huffed and nodded, smiling at him when he lifted his head. "I hope so."

Dimitri gave me a heart-warming smile and wrapped his arm around me, pulling me gently to his chest. I sighed in contentment and cuddle into him, resting my head against his shoulder.

"We'll be in a better world, Roza. Just think about that. A world where we won't need to hide. A world where we don't need to worry about our child being hunted," Dimitri whispered into my hair.

A world with less fear sounded better than this one.

When I climbed down the stairs the next morning I was surprised with guests. Something I wish I had known about before coming downstairs. I would have brushed my hair before coming down.

"Hello?" I said slowly, looking from Mom to the woman standing in the front hall with her.

"Morning petal," Mom said with a smile. "This is my old friend, Alberta. She is a doctor. I asked her to come to check you over.

"I think this is excessive," I said pointedly.

"I'm not playing around," Mom said crossing her arms, her brows raised in a challenge. I sighed and looked at the woman standing beside her.

"I will be quick," Alberta said politely with a smile, "Just want to make sure everything looks good in there."

I pursed my lips and crossed my arms over my chest. "Where are we doing this?"

"Anywhere you feel most comfortable," she explained. I nodded and looked at my mom before sighing.

"Fine, we can do this in the living room. But Dimitri has to be there."

Mom rolled her eyes and gestured for us to go into the living room. I called up the stairs for Dimitri before heading into the living room. I had seen portable ultrasound machines before, but looking at this one now made my chest feel tight.