I head into the hospital with my name tag on. I'm only in here for so Harper can give me an ultrasound. Nobody should even know that I'm here considering I have a day off because of the little girl thing.
I walk over to the front desk to see Mason. His long feet are propped up on the table.. He has a magazine in his face. I grab a pen and throw it at the magazine. He drops it from his face but still holds onto it.
His face twisted in disgust, but once he saw it was me he relaxed. "What's up Dr. Taylor?" He smiles, putting his feet down. Besides possibly having a baby.. nothing much.
I raise an eyebrow smiling back at him. "Hey Mason, aren't you suppose to be working?" I chuckle putting my elbows on the counter. He shrugs shaking his head.
"They don't need me.. It's been really slow today." My eyes widen as I reach over and punch his arm.
"Don't you know not to say that? Now you're gonna have a bunch of people in here within the next 15 minutes." I scowl at him looking back at the doors.
He scrunches his face up again rubbing his arm. "That's only a myth Lana." His eyes roll so far, I think he almost got them stuck. Just then the phone rings.
We both raise an eyebrow. He glances at me then looks at the phone, picking it up putting it to his ear. I look at my nails then look back at him. His eyes widen as an 'Oh shit' expression appears on his face.
"Gotcha." He hangs up then quickly gets up grabbing his white jacket. "What happened?" I ask with a smirk on my face. Told him not to say it..
He grabs his name tag putting it on his jacket then glares at me. "Big fire happened at an apartment. Lots of burn victims and injuries. They're all coming in now." He shakes his head. I chuckle.
"And once again.. Dr. Taylor is right. Thank you, thank you very much." I take a small bow then turn around fast bumping straight into Harper. She grabs my hand, guiding me through all the Doctors then to the elevator.
We get in and she presses the button glancing at me. It's so quiet.. I look at her raising an eyebrow. What's wrong with her? The elevator doors close and she instantly starts jumping around, smiling.
"Do you think you are? Please say yes! Omg!" She squeals giggling a little. I watch her as my eyes widen.
"Oh my gosh.. calm down. If I am then I'm screwed, and if I'm not then.. I'm not screwed." I fold my arms across my chest looking up at the elevator lights. God, please.. don't let me have a baby inside me.
The doors open and Harper smoothly walks out like she wasn't just screaming. I follow behind her as she guides me to a private room. We go in and turn on the lights. I close the door behind me then go over to the blinds shutting them.
I don't need anyone to know.. nobody at all besides Harper. I go over to the table and put my stuff down then get onto the table. Harper sets everything up with a big grin on her face.
I sigh and look towards the ceiling.. She turns on the monitor then lifts up my shirt, grabbing the gel and the machine wand. I take a deep breathe then nod at her.
"Well.. If I'm not pregnant then I probably have a disease or something. That's way better than being pregnant, right?" I mumble, putting my hands behind my head. She chuckles while she squirts the gel over my lower abdomen and tummy.
"It's not funny, Harper." I look down at my tummy seeing the bulge. "It's cute though." She puts the wand over the gel and moves it around so it smooths out evenly.
I close my eyes, hoping not to hear that sound.. That beat.. The music of life. She moves it to the center of my tummy then looks at the monitor. The room gets quiet then it comes. The sound of a small heartbeat.. You can barely hear it considering it's so tiny. My heart flutters for a second and my eyes open while I look towards the monitor. There it is.. the little alien life form that lives inside of me. The little creature that will be there for 9 months. Barely the size of a grape.
Harper looks at me with a wide grin. "Congratulations." She says softly freezing the screen, taking off the wand then grabs a napkin wiping the gel off me.
I take a deep breath and sit up, pulling my shirt down. I'm pregnant.. I'm a mom. My heart starts racing and I feel light headed and sick. Harper looks at me with a concerned look then grabs a trash can, bringing it over to me.
Quickly taking it and throw up a couple times.. My nerves are all over the place. What will Jacob think? "That was either the baby or your nerves.." Harper says rubbing my back softly.
I glance at her, putting the trash can down. "Both." I say as she moves away from me, grabbing a ultrasound picture handing it to me. "There you go, Lana. Try to go home or to his house and sleep.. Wherever you want to go but CONGRATULATIONS." She semi yells giving me a big hug. I smile a little only for her and hug her back.
I'm not too happy about this.. and I'm sure Jacob won't be either, but I'm not going to tell him until later.. A LOT later. She lets me go, kissing my forehead then quickly opens the blinds. "Okay, I have to go do my job. Love you! Text me when you get home.." She pauses. "Or at his house, kk? And enjoy your day off Lana. I know that little girl thing impacted you a lot." She walks over to the door, opening it.
My smile frowns slightly while I get off the table, putting the picture in my back pocket. We walk out the room and go out separate ways.. I start to walk out the hospital until someone grabs my arm. What the hell? I turn around quickly with my eyebrows furrowed.
My face softens when I realize it's the Chief. "Hey. What's up?" I ask softly, moving his hand from my arm. He raises an eyebrow and hands me an envelope. "The Board chose you and a couple of other Doctors to go." He clears his throat sliding his hands into his pocket.
"To go where?" I look at the envelope, sliding my finger in between the folds popping the seal. He doesn't say anything.. I glance up at him and take out the letter that's in it. It reads..
Dear Doctor Taylor,
We have viewed and read all of the Doctors files in the hospital, seeing most of them did not fit our requirements, we have chose you as one of the candidates to come to our hospital in Atlanta. We already have your flight planned out. We appreciate you being the great doctor you are. An email will be sent with all the information you need. We'll see you in a couple of weeks.
Sincerely The Board
I look up at the Chief with tears in my eyes. He sighs softly, letting his eyes fall to the ground. "I can't go.. They're making me go? Don't I get a say in this?" My voice cracks as I look around then looks back at the Chief. He shakes his head slowly.
"I'm pregnant, and my babys' father lives here. He doesn't even know yet because I don't even know him like that and now I have to leave." I drop my hands by my side then use my other hand to wipe my tears.
The Chief puts his hand on my back, nodding. "At least Harper's going to.. Y'all can be together." He nods then pulls me to him, hugging me. I hug him back tight while nodding. After a couple of minutes, we talk some more then I head out the door towards Prince's car.
Before I get in I put the letter in my back pocket with the ultra sound. Maybe me moving is a good thing.. I won't have to tell Prince about the baby. He can be free from being a dad to my child.. Harper can help me out, and be there for me. I won't tell my dad or mom about the pregnancy. I'll just disappear with my baby and go to Atlanta.
I put a smile on my face as I get in then put my seatbelt on. He's playing a game on his phone so he hasn't noticed I've gotten in the car yet. "Ready?" I say loud enough to distract him. He glances at me then pauses the game while he chuckles. "Yeah, sorry. This game is super addicting." He puts his phone in the cup holder then starts the car. I shake my head, smiling a little more. My body relaxes in the seat, and my mind is telling me the baby is relaxed too even though I can't feel him or her yet. "Alright, here we go.."
What do y'all think about Harper's plan?
Is it a good one or a bad one?
How do you think this will affect Prince or even her?
Will she pull through with the plan?
Will Harper even agree to the plan?
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