Always My Forever

Chapter 4

                         Kyler
 
Today is the fifth day that I've shadowed Dr. kingston. I've been meeting all of his patients and making sure they're all okay with me taking over their care. Once he finishes his two weeks I'll be taking on his caseload by myself, so getting to meet and talk with each one of them while he's still here, and try to make them comfortable in my presence is important to me. It's Friday, and we only have a few more patients to see before we finish up for the day. I'm just walking out of exam room three, when Dr. Kingston comes out of room four and tells me he's ready for me to meet the next patient.

Just as we're walking into the room I hear the cutest little voice ask her momma how a baby got in her belly. I start to laugh before I look up and see who's in the room. I'm so shocked by what I find that I stand frozen in place. Is this gods way of giving me another shot at what I thought was gone forever? "Ky?" She whispers in a barely there voice, and that's when I snap out of my daze. I swear, this girl is the only person to ever have that effect on me. "Karaline, hi. How are you?" Starting to walk towards her, I hear a throat clear. That's when I remember where we are, and that we are defiantly not alone. " Dr. Jacobs, I would introduce you to Ms. Hughes, but it seems like you two already know each other" he says with a bit of accusation in his voice. "Momma, are we still gonna get to see the baby?" I hear that cute little voice ask. Looking around Kara I see the cute little voice belongs to an even cuter little girl. She looks just like her momma, except for her eyes. Where Karaline has deep green eyes, this little cutie has baby blues.

Snapping out of it, Kara looks back at Dr. Kingston. "Actually I think it will be best if I see Dr. Rexford my next visit. For now I'd like to get my exam done. Is that okay" she asks. And just like that I'm pissed. I finally realize what's happening here. I'm an Obstetrics doctor. I see patients through out their pregnancy and help safely deliver their babies. Karaline was supposed to be my patient. which could only mean one thing. She's pregnant. Possession and anger like I have never felt wells up inside of me. The time I felt it at the bar was nothing compared to this. Who the fuck has she been with since me, and where was the fucker that got her pregnant? Why wasn't he here with her? Is it the same guy she had her daughter with? Was she cheating on him when she slept with me? I had so many questions and I knew I was going to have to wait to get the answers. Not that she owed me any, but I was damn sure going to get them.

Coming out of my thoughts, I realize I've missed most of the conversation between Kara and Dr. Kingston. "Dr. Jacobs can you please get the tape out of the drawer so I can measure karaline?" Shit. Snap the hell out of it Ky. You slept with her one time. It was just a one night stand. She has every right to see other people, even if I haven't. " Yeah, of course" Quickly walking to the other half of the small exam room, I dig in the draw for the measuring tape and hand it to Dr. Kingston once I find it. Stepping back so I don't try to touch her skin when she lifts her shirt, I talk to the little cutie instead. "Hey sweetheart, whats your name? My name is Kyler, but you can call me ky for short.
"My names Danni, but my momma and my aunt Cammie call me their little monster. Did ya know my momma has a baby in her belly?" She's so fucking adorable. I cant help but laugh a little. " Danni, huh? Is that short for Danielle?" I ask her, avoiding the comment about Kara being pregnant.
"Nope! I was named after the song that the log guy sings. My momma listened to it all the time when I was in her belly and now, when my momma gets sad I sing it to her to make her feel all better!" I'm more than a little confused, but I don't let it show. Instead, I look over to Karaline when she groans and covers her face like she's embarrassed. She doesn't elaborate though, only says it's a long story.

Dr. Kingston clears his throat again, and we all turn our heads to look at him. "Are you ready to hear the heart beat of your little brother or sister Danni?"
"I'm gonna have a little sister! Little brothers are icky and they break all of our toys. Jada has a little brother, and he wipes his boogers on everything! Doesn't he momma? So I have to have a sister." She says it so emphatically. Did I say how damn cute she is? Laughing, Dr. Kingston squirts the gel on Karaline's stomach and breaks the news to her. "I'm sorry to tell ya sweet girl, but this is something we don't get to choose. It's either a boy, or its a girl." Just then, there's a fast woosh, woosh, woosh sound in the room. "That doesn't sound like a baby in mommas belly, it sounds like a horse!" Looking over at Danni, I give her a big smile. I really want to be happy for Karaline, but I'm having trouble feeling any other emotion besides jealousy.
"Yeah, it sure does pretty girl, but that just means the baby has a nice strong heartbeat."

"Okay Ms. Hughes, based off of the dates you gave and your measurments, I'd put you at sixteen to seventeen weeks. I'd like to do a quick ultrasound while you're here just to get a better measurment of the baby and if you're really lucky you might be able to see if our Danni girl is going to have a sister or if she's going to have to get used to a brother wiping boogers on all of her toys."
Did I just hear that right? sixteen to seventeen weeks? Could this baby be mine? No. I wore a condom when we were together. Plus it was just that once. Fuck. I don't want to come off as a dick but I have to ask. "Dr. Kingston, why don't you go and take Danni and see what kind of stickers we have at the front desk and I'll get the ultra sound set up?" That was not a question, and when he looks over at me and catches the look on my face, he quickly ushers Danni out of the exam room leaving me and Karaline alone for the first time since she slipped out of my bed in the middle of the night four months ago.

Walking back across the small exam room to stand next to Kara, I tilt her chin so she's looking at me. She hasn't looked at me since I first entered the room. When she looks up I can tell she's scared and maybe a little nervous. "Karaline, I'm just going to ask because we don't have much time until Dr. Kingston comes back with Danni. Did you sleep with anyone right before or right after we slept together, or is this baby mine?" I'm shaking. Probably not for the right reasons. I'm tense. I'm pissed off. I'm waiting for her to tell me she slept with someone else. I don't like that one bit. I know it's crazy, but I want this baby to be mine. The idea of another man touching her makes me want to be physically sick. Tears well in her eyes, and a whimper escapes when she tries to speak.
"I'm so sorry. I swear I don't know how this happened. I thought we were careful! I saw you put on the condom!"
Relief. My shoulders relax and I exhale the breath I didn't know I was holding in. She's saying the baby is mine right? Because that's definitely what it sounds like.

Taking another step towards her I get as close to her as the exam table will allow, then I wrap her in my arms and try to comfort her the best I can.
"Shhh baby, it's going to be okay. I swear. I know we don't know each other very well, hell, at all really, but we can. I swear Karaline, I'll always take care of you and that baby that we made."
"It's not just me Ky. It's Danni too. And now a baby. Do you even know anything about babies?"
"Um babe, I don't know if you've failed to notice, but it's kinda my job to know everything about babies" I say laughing.
"How about I get the ultrasound machine set up real quick, grab Dr. kingston and Danni, and we take a look at our baby. How does that sound hmm?"
Standing, I head for the door without waiting for her response. It was a rhetorical question.I can't wait to see what my future son or daughter looks like.