All I Wanna Be (Spin off to Somebody To You- Nemi)

Chapter 17

Demi

I had been crying, but I had stopped by the time Nick finally got to the exam room I was waiting in. He looked so upset when he burst into the room, breathlessly. "Babe. I'm so sorry. I was on hold forever & the interview took longer than I thought it would. I tried to get off sooner. I am so sorry I missed it. Did you see our baby? Did he give you pictures? Please tell me you're crying because I wasn't here." Nick was speaking a mile a minute as he came to sat beside me & took my hand.

"Yes, that's why I'm crying. You weren't in here, so I started crying & Dr. Riley asked what was wrong & when I told him what was going on, he said he would go see his next patient & come back." I kept my facial expression stoic.

Nick's eyes got wide & he smiled. "So I didn't miss it?" He asked & I shook my head. His face lit up even more & I couldn't help but to smile as he leaned to kiss me. "I'm so sorry, baby. I'm so sorry you were crying."

"Nick, I'm pregnant. I'm always crying."

"True." He chuckled, then the door opened & Dr. Riley waltzed in, whistling.

Dr. Riley saw us both & smiled. "Glad you could make it Mr. Jonas." He let out a laugh as he started washing his hands in the sink.

"Thank you for postponing it enough for me to get in here. I tried to hurry. I am really sorry." Nick was so adorable, trying to show the doctor how grateful he was.

"No problem. That's the downfall of being a rockstar, I guess." Dr. Riley said as he sat on the stool & wheeled over to the table. He lifted my gown & squirted some gel on it. "Now, this is a 2D 4D ultrasound, so we should be able to see the fetus pretty clearly." Dr. Riley got the wand & started moving it around my stomach. "And you're 3 days from being twelve weeks along, so I think it's safe to say your miscarriage risk is over."

Nick & I looked at each other & smiled, happily. I let out a sigh of relief, since it was something I had been worried about for weeks. Nick gave me an eyebrow raise since I also had him freaking out about me having a miscarriage & we both felt like it could happen. Both Nick & I turned our attention back to the screen to watch our baby become visible. We waited, patiently, for the doctor to do his thing & press some buttons. He worked, fluidly, then cleared his throat. "Okay... there is the full view of your baby." Dr. Riley said, making both Nick & I suck in our breath.

There on the screen was what now looked like a human being, with visible eyes, arms & legs. "Oh my God... it has arms & legs." Nick gushed as he covered his mouth with his hand. I glanced up at him & my heart swelled seeing he had the hint of tears in his eyes as he looked so in awe, it was adorable. "And there is only one, right, Doc?"

Dr. Riley chuckled, "Yes, there is just one." I heard Nick let out a relieved breath & I rolled my eyes at him. Dr. Riley started punching keys on the computer again, then pointed to the screen. "There are the ears that are just starting to form. Pretty soon, your baby should be able to open & close its fists & the eyelids are formed now, so he or she can blink." Dr. Riley was speaking to us, but he kept his eyes focused on the screen. "I'll take some pictures as I'm doing this."

Dr. Riley kept pretty quiet as he kept taking measurements & freezing it to capture a photograph several times. Nick & I both watched our baby in astonishment, then I felt Nick kiss my head. He whispered, "I love you," making me smile as tears filled my eyes. "It's all so real now." Nick murmured & I nodded, not able to speak over the lump in my throat. I was so overcome with emotion seeing my baby on the screen, having thought this day would never happen. Not only was I excited to be carrying a baby, but it was my baby with Nick & it made me feel so grateful. I could see how much he wanted this baby & how happy he was. I couldn't wait to see him hold our baby in his arms. As I was watching our baby on the screen, I saw it move its arm & Nick gasped, then let out a giddy laugh. "Did you see that, baby?" He asked, keeping his gaze on the monitor. I nodded, even though I knew he wasn't paying any attention to me.