Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 5: Smooth sailing

"Smooth sailing blondie. We made it to the 6-month mark. You felt him kickin' yet?"

Shaking her head, no, Juliet placed her hands on either side of her stomach.

"No. Give her some time James. She might be a little shy. This baby is definitely a girl. You wanna know why?"

Managing to get to her feet, Juliet stood in front of James.

"Look at me, I'm carrying high. Girls carry high. Boys carry low. This isn't a boy James. Sorry to burst your bubble."

James started to laugh a Juliet, shaking his head.

"That's an old wives' tale and you know it blondie!"

Juliet put her hands on her hips and kept her temper in check. This time she didn't know why she was getting mad. A sharp kick in the ribs startled her out of her thoughts.

"James come here! I felt a kick!"

James face lit up and he moved closer to Juliet.

"Where?"

Reaching for his hand, she placed it where she'd felt the kick. James' smile grew more when he felt a strong thump against his hand.

"That boy's got a strong kick. He could be a good quarterback when he gets to high school."

Juliet continued to laugh as the little fluttering of feet kept coming.

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"Well you two, another milestone and moment of truth here. Sawyer I know you think it's a boy, what do you think Juliet?"

Juliet smiled as Jack got everything ready and turned on the ultrasound machine.

"I know in my gut it's a girl."

Jack smiled and poured the conducting gel onto her stomach.

"Sorry, I know that's cold. Well let's see what we can find out here."

Jack moved the wand slowly over her stomach and mentally made some notations before he spoke up again.

"Ok, let's see if I can get a good look here... Looks like you're having a little girl."

Juliet smiled and watched the black and white image of her little girl for a moment or two in awe. She burst out laughing all of a sudden and
blurted out a first and middle name.

"Hello Cara Rene..."

James looked upset at first, but then relented and gave Juliet a big smile.

"Would ya look at that? Looks like our girl is wavin' at us."

Juliet laughed through her tears and fingered the screen. Three more months to go. We can do this.

To Be Continued...