Promise Me // Bradley Bradshaw x OC

Eleven.

"I'd love to be there," Phoenix gave me a warm smile as she reached across the table and squeezed my hand. "I can't imagine what you're going through right now."

"It means a lot to have somebody I trust there with me at my appointment," I said as I gave her a half smile. "I couldn't get a second ultrasound until I got a hold of my records from when we were in New Zealand. Bradley had to miss the first one since we've been here, and now he has no memory of me or his daughter..."

She frowned sympathetically as she held her coffee cup in her hands, and understandably so, didn't know what to say next.

"Are you going to keep all the photos for him when his memory does come back? He'd love to see them. He was always so proud and talked about how he couldn't wait to be a dad," She said with a smile, trying to cheer me up.

I gave a soft nod as I looked down at my wedding ring. I couldn't help but start to tear up again, I'd done a lot of crying over this past week ever since I found out Bradley lost his memory.

Every day for several hours, I went to visit him, and I brought familiar items from home like Dr. Ramsey had suggested. I brought our engagement pictures, wedding pictures, random ones we'd taken over the years together, and most recently, the ultrasound pictures. My heart physically sank into my chest as he examined every one of them thoroughly and looked up at me to give a faint headshake no. He'd tell me he was sorry, and I knew it wasn't his fault for what happened, but I couldn't help but be angry that this was happening to our family, especially when I needed him the most. Part of me felt guilty for being so selfish, but I just couldn't help myself.

"Mav's outside," Phoenix said as she peeked out my living room window. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah," I said sadly as I stood up and grabbed my bag off the kitchen counter. I wasn't looking forward to explaining why my husband wasn't at the appointment, but I couldn't hide forever. "Let's go."

Bradley had been looking forward to this ultrasound ever since he saw the pictures from the first one, so I thought that Maverick and Phoenix would want to go in his place. Plus, it was just nice to have a strong support system with me.

"You ready?" Maverick asked as he gave me a side hug. "You don't look that excited."

"I don't know what I'm feeling at the moment," I answered honestly as I got into the passenger seat after Phoenix insisted I take it. "I'm happy to get to see the baby again, I'm sad her father doesn't remember her, or me...I'm angry about what happened, but it's not like I can change anything that's happened. I guess to make a long story short, no, I'm not ready for this ultrasound or the rest of the pregnancy."

He gave a sad smile as he squeezed my hand before starting the car again. "Ready or not, we'll be with you every step of the way."

The car ride was silent, and I felt my heartbeat quickening when we pulled up to my doctor's office. I was terrified because I knew my doctor was going to ask about Bradley, and I wasn't looking for any sympathy, as I had gotten enough of that over the last couple of days.

"It's going to be okay," Phoenix said softly as she held my hand while we walked into the building with Maverick behind us. "You don't have to answer any of her questions."

"No, but she knows almost every detail of my life," I laughed quietly, easing some of the tension. "So I feel like I should at least tell her. It'll make future appointments less awkward."

After I was taken to a room, I was sitting on the exam bed while Maverick and Phoenix were in the chairs next to it sitting quietly.

"What can you see on an ultrasound? Does the baby have to be a certain way?" Phoenix asked, trying to lighten the mood. "I've never seen one of these before."