On Love: Agape!!!

Chapter 14

Hello, everyone! So just a quick Disclaimer, I am going to have a 'sex-reveal' of Yuri and Viktor's baby in this chapter. I personally don't agree with making a big deal out of that kind of thing, after all, gender is just a construct and it doesn't really matter if you're a girl, boy, or nonbinary. But I still decided to put one in, because I feel like it would be more true to the charters to have it in. I hope that with chapter 11 I was able to properly express that no matter whether Viktor and Yuri have a girl or a boy, or the child ends up being trans or nonbinary, that they will still love and treat them the exact same way, and when it really comes down to it,
they don't give a shit about their child's gender. *steps off soap box and hides in corner* Thanks again for reading!!!

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11:19 am, Week 18, June 6th, 2017
Hasetsu Maternity Clinic

"Yuri, what's wrong?" Viktor asked me. We were in the same positions we were 28 days ago, me on the elevated cushioned table, and vikor in a swivel chair. Last night, we had both been nearly jumping for joy at the prospect of seeing our baby again, but ever since this morning, I've had this gut feeling something is terribly wrong, even though Viktor has told me a million times everything is probably fine.

"I'm really nervous, even though you say that everything's going to be fine, and it probably is, what worries me the most is that This doesn't feel Anxiety based. Like, last time I was having the beginnings of an anxiety attack, but this time, I can't really put it into words, but I feel the same amount of nerves, but without the anxiety." I admit.

"Yuri, if you're really concerned, then today is the best day to be so, after all, ultrasounds are used to pick up things like that." Viktor confronted. I swear I don't know what I did in my life to deserve someone as amazing as him.

"Большое спасибо(thank you very much)"

Just then, Dr.Tsuchiya knocked, and walked in, rolling the ultrasound machine behind her.
"How are you guys doing?" She greeted.

"Ok," I respond back. "Viktor is nearly jumping off the walls he's so excited."

Dr.Tsuchiya giggled and plugged the machine in. "Just before I start, do you two want to know male or female? She inquired.

Viktor looked at me, and we both nodded in unison. "Don't feel the need to go looking for it though. If you don't see it that's ok too," I added

"Don't worry, if they are half as active as last time, then we will get definitely be able to tell. Yuri, I trust you know what to do now?"

I nod my head very fast, a large smile spreading across my face. Viktor is already recording on his phone when I lie down, and as Dr.Tsuchiya squirts the jelly on me.

"Last time, we were mainly focusing on the position of the baby, making sure everything was growing where it was supposed to. Today, we are going to be focusing not just on that, but also placement of the placenta, and whether they are male or female." Dr.tsuchiya explains, but neither of us is really listening, our eyes are glued to the screen, waiting for Dr.Tsuchiya to use the wand, so we could see our child.

Finally, after what seemed like years, she took the wand and pressed down, and presto! The baby was on the screen.

As before, they were pure perfection. They had obviously grown, but this time, weren't nearly as active. In Fact, they were just lying down, only moving a little bit.

"Is everything ok?" I terrifyingly asked.

"Yes, yes. From what I can tell, they're just sleeping. What's important is that they're still breathing, and you can see that. Look, their chest is moving up and down."

Viktor and I breathe a sigh of relief. Even though they're asleep, I still want to watch them for all eternity, I just want to see their chest rise and fall, I don't just want to, I need to. I don't have a choice, I need to make sure that they are alright. Dr.tsuicha moved the wand, to go explore the area around the baby. But something was different about her this time, especially when she moved the wand further and further up my stomach. Her usually cheerful smile was slowly getting replaced by a much more serious look, and unlike last time, the silence wasn't magical, but Stoney. She kept moving the wand all around my stomach, sometimes, even cutting the baby completely out of the picture. She's looking for something. Then, when the wand is rather low down on my stomach, she just tops. On the screen the bottom half of the baby, and this large ovular thing, I'm not entirely sure what it is. but by the stony expression on her face, I can tell this is really, really, really bad.

I can't find the courage to ask her, but thankfully Viktor does. "What is wrong?"

Dr.Tsuchiya takes deep breath in, then explains. "There is no way I can put this without causing an excess amount of worry, so I'm going to shoot it straight. Yuri, you have placenta previa. In a normal pregnancy, the placenta is at the top of the uterus, but in some cases, like yours, the placenta lies low, so low that it covers the cervical opening. Most cases usually are corrected by the time labor hits, but to be safe,  putting you on bed rest. Do you know what that is?"

Everything starts to spin. Placenta previa?! I had read about it, and if it's still present by the time labor hits, then it can cause excessive bleeding and you have no choice than to have a c-section. Not that the prospect of a surgery phased me, If it means keeping the baby safe, I would do literally anything. I just want them to be ok. I somehow find the courage to nod my head. I turn to look at Viktor, and nothing could have prepared me for what I saw.

He rather closely resembled a marble statue, he was paler than I had ever seen him before and seemed to be frozen in time, with a look of pure worry engraved on his face. My happy Viktor, my giddy, positive, energy Viktor was turning into pale, silent, terrified, me.

"Bed rest is when I basically just lie down, completely still, 24/7, and get up only when absolutely necessary," I explain, not exactly sure how I mustered the courage to speak.

"Here at Hasetsu maternity clinic are lucky enough to have 3 top-of-the line 'bed-rest cabs'. They have a stretcher inside, and trained professionals that drive the "cabs" will take it as far into your dwelling place as possible, so it's safer to go to and from the clinic. I'm going to send you home in one, and every time you come here, I will call for one for you." Dr.tsuchiya directed.

'That's actually insanely cool." I comment.

Dr. Tsuchiya moved the wand up, so we could get a clear view of our sleeping beauty. "I'm guessing you two want pictures again?" we nod. She presses a button on the side of the machine, and just like magic, 3 copies of the magical picture on the screen side out of the ultrasound machine. With one hand still holding the wand to my stomach, she grabbed the portraits. She looked at the portraits, then rather closely on the screen, using down a little hard with the wand, and smiled. "I'm excited to say, I get to end this appointment on a good note for you two!"

"Really? What?!" Viktor exclaimed, immediately snapping out of his petrified state and tuning back into the Viktor I know and love.

"It's a girl!"