What Is Left Unsaid : An Ashley Purdy Love Story

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TIANA'S POV :

      "I'm sorry , darlin' . I wish I could have rescheduled this , you know I'd rather be there ." , I hear Ash say , as I prop my laptop on my stomach , so I can see him better.

      "Yes , I know . I called and tried to reschedule the ultrasound , but they didn't have another opening for almost a month , and I just didn't feel comfortable waiting that long ."

      "Perfectly understandable . To be honest , I wouldn't either , so I guess I'm just going to have to miss it ." , he says , sounding rather sad at the thought . "But get a picture for me , all right ?"

      I promise him that I'll do that , then he has to sign off of our Skype session and go back to work . He's in LA right now , because Blasko called him a couple of days ago to tell him that there was a problem in the studio , and that some of the tracks that they'd recorded accidentally got wiped . So , in order to keep things on schedule , he had to go back and redo his parts , so he's going to miss out on going to the ultrasound this afternoon .

      I get out of bed and head to the bathroom for a shower . As I take off my pajamas , I glance at myself in the mirror , and I have to admit that I'm beginning to see the point Shan made before the wedding . My reflection right now bears a striking resemblance to the Stay - Puft Marshmallow Man from "Ghostbusters" . Without the hat , of course .

      I take my shower , hunt up some clothes for my appointment , and get ready to go . As I leave the house and start to get into the truck , I also realize that this is going to become difficult , if not impossible , rather soon . In another month or two , I won't be getting in here without a stepladder , if at all .

      I drive to the doctor's office , and get signed in at the front desk , then sit in the waiting room playing with some ideas on my tablet until they call me back . I go to the room and sit on the table , and after fifteen minutes or so , my doctor shows up , and gets me set up for the ultrasound .

      "Dr . Crandall , my husband asked if I could get a picture of this for him . He had to go out of town on business , and he's kinda bummed that he's missing it ." , I tell him .

      "Oh , of course , Tiana . We always provide a printout of the ultrasound pictures for our patients , and we can even make a couple of extras , if you have any family members who might like one ."

      "Yeah , lets do that . Then I can send one to my mom ."

      He gets me situated on the table and covers my stomach with some sort of goo , then starts running something that sort of looks like a bar - code reader over my stomach . He looks at the monitor , makes a "Hmmm" noise , and runs it across again .

      This kind of makes me a little nervous . "Is everything okay ?" , I ask .

      "Why don't you see for yourself ?" , he counters , and steps aside so I can see the screen .

      I see what he's already noticed , and now I wish more than ever that Ash was here . He'd be so excited that he'd be bouncing off the walls . We've been worrying ourselves sick for nothing , everything's perfect .

      He pushes a couple of buttons , to get it to print up the picture , while the nurse helps me get rid of the slimy gunk . As I'm doing this , an idea is starting to come together in my head , and I think about who I need to get with to help me pull it off . 

      After I get the printouts , I go to the desk to schedule my next appointment , and then as soon as I walk out the door , I pull out my phone and hit Brian's number .