It's Only Because I Love You (J.M) [COMPLETE]

chapter 15

L A U R E N

20 weeks today. 5 months gone. 4 months left. I'm starting to grow a little bit more. And when I say a little bit, I mean quite a lot. It's the scan today and Conor's coming with us. By us I mean me and Jack. No way could Josh come. He hasn't made an effort to speak to me or ask how the baby is. Clearly he doesn't want it to be his.

I made sure to put on some jeans and a tshirt for the scan. I put my hair up into a ponytail and chucked my shoes on ready to leave. I would have put more effort into the outfit since we're going out but it's literally for a hospital appointment. I felt Jack grab my hand and Conor put his arm around my shoulder then we left altogether. Conor drove us there and made it a pretty good drive too. In other words, he made us listen to his songs the whole ride.

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We arrived and were shown where to wait. It was so quiet here and there was literally one other woman but she got called in just as we sat down.
"Are you okay bear?" Yes, Jack has ended up calling me bear. It's like my little nickname from him.

"Yeah. Just a little nervous."
"At least we get to hopefully find out the sex today?" Jack mentioned cheerily.
"And most likely have sex." I could just about hear Conor muffle under his breath. I glanced at him as if to say 'I know what you said' and he looked a little embarassed.

"Lauren please?" Finally! We all stood up and followed the nurse to a room. She let us in and shut the door behind us as I climbed onto the bed. Jack came and sat next to me holding my hand tight. We looked over at Conor who was standing awkwardly in the corner. I watched as the nurse went and sat down by the massive machine thing.

"So Lauren, how's everything going with everyone? Is it getting sorted yet or is he still not talking?"
"Still isn't talking. It's fine though. I'll give him time. Up until a month before. Unless the baby's his he's being ruled out of my life."

"Good for you. Now, heartbeat?"
"Of course!" I felt her squirt the cold gel on my stomach and squeezed Jack's hand so I didn't squeal. Conor saw Jack's face and tried not to laugh at it. The nurse placed the machine on my stomach and started moving it around a little.

"So if you look very carefully here, the baby is just there. You can just make out the little arms over here and the tiny little legs just there. Can you see?" We looked and I could feel myself start tearing up. I'm a very emotional person. Luckily I managed to hold it back.

"They're so tiny!" Jack exclaimed.
"Right heartbeat time." I watched as she pressed a few buttons and did some things until I heard it.
"It sounds like a galloping horse!" Conor spoke aloud and we all laughed at his comment.

After listening to that for a good amount of time I had to ask the question.
"Okay I'm fed up of calling the baby, them or it or literally the baby. Would it be possible to try and find out the gender?"
"Of course! They had their legs open just a moment ago so let's hope they still love you!" I felt the machine move around on my stomach again as the nurse looked around.

"It's your lucky day! They're open!" I got a beaming smile coming from Jack and then another from Conor. I watched Conor sneakily get his phone out and I'm sure he started recording.

"So what were you all hoping for then?"
"Well I was hoping for a girl but a boy would be fine too. Either way I don't think Conor's bothered. Just as long as he can teach them to sing and play piano." Conor nodded to this statement.

"What about you Lauren? What do you hope for?"
"Anything. As long as it's healthy I'm happy. The baby is a baby after all. But I'm kinda hoping a little bit for a girl so when I get married I can have a bridesmaid. But even if it's not a girl I don't really care because I can just try again."

"So are you ready to know then?" We all nodded our heads vigorously.
"So your having a... Congrats it's a boy!" I instantly felt the tears gushing down my face and I kissed Jack about a million times! I could see a few tear drops in Jack's eyes and even Conor looked like he was about to tear up. Gosh I love the Maynard boys!
"This is incredible! I genuinely can't believe it!" There were no words I could really use to explain how happy I am right now!

(It's a happy moment and I didn't do an a/n. What was wrong with me back then? Literally want to tell my past self to always include an a/n even if it's just a couple words.)