Always My Forever

Chapter 3

Karaline
                 Present Day

"Where the hell are they?" I grumble under my breath. How in the world does one teeny tiny human lose her shoes Every. Single. Day? I'm pretty sure it's a set up, so she can laugh at me once I start to lose my patience. I call her my little monster for a reason. Looking down at the time on my phone, I realize we should have left five minutes ago. Damn it! Now I'm going to be late to my appointment with Doctor Kingston.
"Danni, where did you put your shoes last night when you took them off? I can't find them, and we're running late now, so I need you to help mommy find them. Okay?"
"I putted them under the sink in the bathroom" she tells me. Like that's a perfectly acceptable place for her shoes to be.
"Danni, baby girl, why did you put your shoes under the bathroom sink?"
"Because momma, you told me to." Oh lord...this should be good.
"Okay Danni girl, please go get your shoes, and put them on, then you can tell me why you think I told you to put your shoes under the sink once we're in the car. We have to leave though, so hurry up."

A few minutes later, we're in the car and on our way. With any luck we'll only be about 5 minutes late to my appointment. Looking in the rearview mirror to check on Danni, we make eye contact, so I give her a smile and tell her I love her.
"Okay, now can you tell me why you put your shoes under the sink, please?" She looks at me like I'm already supposed to know the answer.
"I had to go potty when we got home from mama and papa's house, so I took them off so I could take my pants off. You always tell me not to leave them on the floor, so I put them under the sink."
Right. Perfectly acceptable answer. I don't know wether to laugh or shake my head. Don't even get me started on the whole taking her pants off to poop thing. I've told her a thousand times that she doesn't have to take them all the way off just to go to the bathroom, but she does it anyway. She's a weird one. Thankfully we only have about a fifteen minute drive, so once I park, we get out of the car and I grab the little monsters hand to walk through the parking garage.

Once I sign in with the receptionist and apologize for being a few minutes late, she assures me that it's okay. Apparently Dr. Kingston is running behind today. Taking a seat in the waiting room, I pull out my tablet and let Danni play some of the apps she has on it. I know what you're thinking. Way to parent, right? Just stick an electronic device in your kids hands to keep her busy. And HELL YEAH that's what I'm doing. Have you ever had to raise a kid by yourself? Let me just tell you. You will do just about ANYTHING to keep your kid busy just so you can get something accomplished. Especially if you work from home all day like I do. Danni wants my full attention 24/7, and sometimes that's just not possible. She starts kindergarten in August, which is only two months away, so that should help me out some. Until this baby is born at least.

Twenty-five minutes later, I gather our things to head to an exam room. The nurse makes me give a urine sample and makes me weigh in. Holy shit! I've already gained seventeen pounds! no wonder why my clothes are barely fitting me. How the hell did I not realize I was pregnant sooner?!? Taking Danni's hand again I follow the nurse into the room.
"Alright Ms. Hughes, I just have a few questions for you before Dr. Kingston comes in."
I answer all of her questions as best as I could. She tells me that my urine test is 100% positive and based off of the date I gave her I'm approximately sixteen weeks along, but the doctor will confirm once he sees me. After she finishes typing everything up she gives me a gown and tells me to take my clothes off from the waist down and that Dr. Kingston will be in shortly. This is the worst part about coming to the doctors. The waiting. Could be five minutes, or you could be waiting for twenty. Fucking annoying.

Thankfully He only keeps us waiting for about ten minutes. He greets us with a huge smile and friendly hellos. I love Dr. Kingston. He's the same Doctor that delivered Danni five years ago, when I was nothing more than a scared eighteen year old kid myself.
"Ah Karaline, nice to see you again. Before we get started with the exam part of the visit I'd like to talk to you. It's actually the reason why I'm running behind today."
He looks at me with a hint of regret, and I start to get nervous.
"I am actually moving in two weeks, So I personally will not be able to take you on as a patient. Don't worry dear, I have a great OB already taking on my caseload. His name is Dr. Jacobs. He's not quite as established as I am, since he's much younger than me, but I assure you, he is still very good at his job. I wouldn't trust him with my patients if he weren't. Would you like to meet him and see if you would be okay with him taking over this time around? If you aren't comfortable with him, Dr. Rexford is also accepting new patients."

Fuck. Me. No,wait. That's why I'm here in the first damn place. Stupid tequila. I came to Dr. Kingston so I didn't have to establish a new relationship with someone who has to shove their hand in my vagina every time I see them, from now until this baby is born. I guess I don't really have a choice though.
"Um yeah, That's okay. I Understand. I guess I can meet him, and if I don't like him I'll just make my next appointment with Dr. Rexford." Not that I want to, but again, what other choice do I have.
"Great. That's great. Why don't we go ahead and start your exam? Let me grab Dr. Jacobs." He gets up, walks to the door and speaks with someone in the hall. Just as the door to the exam room opens, so does Danni's mouth.
"Momma, How did a baby get in your belly?" I can't speak. I'm legit frozen in place. Not because I'm embarrassed and don't want to answer the little monsters question. But because the man who just walked into the room behind Dr. Kingston looks like he wants to know the same thing. Someone is speaking, but I don't hear what's being said. All I can do is stare at the man that just entered the room behind Dr. Kingston. The man who gave me not one, but two of the worlds best orgasms. The same man I still fantasize about at night while giving myself many more. The man whose baby is currently growing inside of me.
"Ky."