The Boot (Book 1)

Chapter Fourteen

LUCY

Today is my twenty-week ultrasound. This is the appointment where I find out the genders of the triplets. Tim and I left the house with plenty of time to get to the OB-GYN's office.

"So how do we want to do this?" Tim asks, keeping his eyes on the road.

"What do you mean?"

"Do you want to find out right then and there, or do you want to do a gender reveal?"

"Hmm..." I hum thoughtfully. "I kind of feel like a gender reveal could be fun. It would be the perfect opportunity to show off the new house. What do you think?"

"I think that's a wonderful idea, baby."

I reach for his hand which is resting on the middle console, intertwining our fingers together, placing my free hand on my bump. "I can't wait to find out.

"What kind of gender reveal are you thinking?" Tim asks.

I pull out my phone and start looking up some ideas. "What do you think about balloons?"

"Interesting. I like it."

We arrive soon, and Tim helps me inside. As I'm getting further along in my pregnancy, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to get up and move around.

Once we get inside, we walk to the front desk and the receptionist smiles up at us. "Hi, are you here for an appointment?"

"Yes, Chen. We have an appointment for a 20-week ultrasound," Tim says politely.

The receptionist looks at her computer screen, typing away at her keyboard before looking back up at us. "Alright, I've got you all checked in. If you just want to take a seat in the waiting area, the doctor will be ready for you shortly."

Tim and I go to the seating area and sit down.

"I'm so excited," I tell him.

"Me too,"

A few moments later, a door behind the reception area opens and a woman steps out wearing lavender scrubs and a white lab coat. Her red hair is in a half-up half-down style. "Chen?" she calls out. Tim and I stand up and she smiles. "You guys can follow me this way."

She leads us down a few hallways until we reach an examination room. She moves one of the magnets on the doorframe, assumingly to signify the room being in use. She opens the door and motions for us to go inside, and she follows behind us, closing the door once we're all inside.

"I'm Doctor Sawyer, I'm going to be your OB-GYN."

"It's nice to meet you," I say.

"You as well. Is this dad?" she points to Tim.

I can tell that being called 'dad' makes Tim feel some sort of way. Noted. "Yes, I am,"

"Great. Well, I understand that you found out about this pregnancy around fifteen weeks, and you haven't had a chance to get an official appointment outside of an emergency department visit and a hospital stay."

"That's correct."

"Today we are doing an anatomy scan. Basically, I'm making sure that your babies have everything they need to have. I can also try to find the genders for you if that's something you're interested in."

"Yes, please," I say, squeezing Tim's hand gently.

"Alright. I'm going to have you go ahead and hop up on this table for me. Then if you could pull your leggings down just a little bit and your shirt up slightly so I can have good access to your bump. Does that sound good?"