Corporate Babies - Leah

Chapter 3

We sit outside at our favorite little coffee shop, we're both wearing cute little sun dresses and sunglasses, I figured really quickly that the smell of coffee is making me nauseous, so after arranging with the waiter, we have moved outside so we can sit out in the fresh air. We sit at a round table that's organized for two on the walkway outside the Cafe, the single rose in a vase with a menu Is so quaint, it's makes me smile, we sit down into the chairs and look at the little menu. Olivia looks at me after we ordered, cappuccino for her and a toffee coca milkshake for me. As mentioned in the brochure that was given to me by the receptionist at the doctor's rooms, the do and don'ts for pregnant women sates that coffee is a no-no, which made my teary for a few minutes there, I won't lie. "So, obviously the two A's are off the table, so the option that is left option C which means that you're keeping it?" the A's I'm assuming is abortion and adoption so I nod, she gives me a huge smile "I'm so relieved and excited, I mean I couldn't say anything until you made up your mind but I was hoping for this outcome!" I give her a small smile; this is just the start of my worries.

I am so thankful when my milkshake is place before me and I take a moment to sip it before I reply to her but before the words can leave my mouth the taste registers "Oh my gosh, this is amazing! Want a sip?" I offer her my straw hoping to distract her, she looks at me like I offered to kill a kitten "not on your life, this right here is my life's nectar, it's not good for your health to come between me and my first cup of the day" she says as she sips her cappuccino, usually I would be saying the same thing but now it upsets my tummy and causes nausea, sigh. "I am glad that step one is done so now I can concentrate on accepting I'm pregnant and making plans but did that doctors visit feel a bit rushed to you? " She nods "She's always on call so she's always so rushed" Olivia pauses then asks "I have to ask, what about the dad? Are you going to try find him or are you going to leave it up to fate?" it's a valid question, one I thought of myself "I'm going to make the effort to find him so I can officially say that I've tried" I say as I nod my head along with her, realizing that I just made up my mind in that second. "So, we accomplished step one, what's next?" I ask, she turns her head to the side like a dog, brings a finger and a thumb to her chin and thinks "Nothing much we can do, you need to take your vitamins, eat healthy and take regular walks around the apartment, because knowing you, you'll never make it around the block" I'm not insulted it's true "It's too early to tell anyone, fix up a nursery, buy baby things, buy pregnancy outfits and so on" she counts everything off on her fingers "So all you need to do is come to terms with the idea and try reach out to the baby daddy" I sit there and nod, once again glad that she's here. After a moment of silence "What are you hoping for? the gender I mean" she asks after taking a breath, the question give me pause and I take a dip of my almost empty drink. "At this point I want healthy baby, maybe after the scans and everything I will hope for a certain gender, and you?" she ponders this for a few sips then replies "I think I want it to be a little girl, skirts and bows, but wait, also a little man, that can wear teeny tiny suits, that would be so cute" she sighs and I leave her to thoughts of baby clothing while I admire the park across from the Cafe.

It was a long month of searching be emailing and phoning around for any idea of who my mystery sperm donator was but to no avail, I don't know if I am disappointed or relieved, I mean it's a little humiliating coming to your one night stand with this surprise but honor making me feel like I was hiding something from someone I didn't know, which was a strange feeling I must admit but at least I could officially say that I had tried. I changed my meal plans, had my vitamins every day and went on daily walks. It was finally time for my sonar appointment and well we were in for a huge surprise, it was too early to find out the gender, but the doctor did the sonar and during the visit she discovered two heart beats. After the same lecture and recommendations, we left in a daze and we landed up at the same coffee shop, sat at the same table and ordered the same drinks, I'm still wearing a cute dress but Olivia wearing jeans and cute t-shirt. We were in a state that after we sat down and had a few minutes of drinking our drinks and reflecting, we slowly came out of the trans "Well, all I can say is, Oh shit!" she says and I can say that, that basically sums up the situation, nicely, we look at each other than just burst into hysterical laughter - the people next to us, gave us funny looks. "Well, look at it this way, we won't have to fight over who holds the baby" I say trying to lighten the shock effect. We look at each then burst out laughing again, a little more normal this time and I know with her there, we'll be fine. Well, we have to be because this isn't a time where we can lose it, "So what do you want the babies to be? Now that we know that they are at least on track" I think for a bit and then I smile "I think I want one of each, a little boy and a little girl, hey then you don't have to choose between a bow and a suit or a cute frilly dress for them" an excited look comes over her facial features and she claps her hands, "Now you are talking my language" we just sit there staring at each other and then finally we both just have huge smiles on our faces.

I had to eventually explain to my clients about my condition and they were all surprisingly accepting, well some of my older generation, male clients had a bit of a put-out look, which was until I explained that I will organize a replacement and then I'll be back before they could blink. I had an interested potential new client of a big firm contact me to organize an meeting to discuss terms and that would be my official last business obligation before my maternity leave, I need to make sure that I had everything set up and ready, luckily it was for next month so I had plenty of time to prepare.