Stand In The Rain

Thirty

January faded into Februrary, and a lot of changes happened for JJ and Emily.

The first thing was that JJ and Emily were both at eighteen, almost nineteen weeks pregnant now, and that JJ was completely moved in with Emily, although it was the beginning of their transition period; next up on the master agenda of things to do was look for a good and proper house to buy and live in.

Another thing was that Archer, Cho, and Kaida had also moved from Drexel to their house in Georgetown recently, and were settling in. Happy to have part of their family nearby, JJ and Emily did their part to welcome them to the city, even introducing them to Haley and Jack during a get-together at Rossi's.

Today also happened to be Valentine's Day, and JJ had been excited for ages because after Alabama, she felt like she had gotten a lot off her chest and she felt like she was ready to take the next step in her relationship with Emily. A weekend jaunt to JJ's childhood home in Pennsylvania to see Sandy again also helped.

Today was also the day that that JJ was to get her cast removed.

"I can't believe that six in the morning was the only time that we could book to get the cast taken off." Emily said around a yawn. "I miss coffee."

"So do I."

JJ's tone of response was way too cheerful, and it set off a red flag in Emily's head.

"You're up to something, aren't you?"

"I can neither confirm nor deny that, my love."

Before Emily could make a comment about her girlfriend being cheeky with her, the door to the exam room opened to reveal Doctor Singh, the doctor who had outfitted JJ with her cast eight weeks prior. She had all of the tools with her necessary for taking the cast off, including something that looked like a shop vac with a circular saw attached to the end of a hose.

"Good morning, you two." she greeted them.

Still not completely with the program, Emily just nodded hello as JJ returned the greeting, still, in Emily's opinion, suspiciously cheerful.

"Hello, and please don't mind Emily. She has never been a morning person and since we're both pregnant, she's bumming out about no coffee."

Singh smiled in amusement as she set the equipment up and motioned for JJ and Emily to come sit at a table with her near the window. "I remember those days, and I was pregnant twice in less than three years."

The pregnant couple both winced at the thought of the idea, but they got up and sat on the chairs at the table. Singh pulled up a swivel stool and sat across from them.

"Did my nurse explain the process to you?"

JJ nodded as she took off her coat and handed it to Emily to hold, then rolling up her sleeve to reveal the cast. "You're going to use that saw to cut through the plaster, and those clippers to cut through the rest."

"Precisely." confirmed Singh. "The blade can't hurt you, but I do need you to stay still, alright?"

JJ nodded in understanding this time around and rested her arm on the tabletop and watched as the doctor made quick work of removing her cast.

Everything happened in a heartbeat and before long...

"Oh, my God..."