Lost in Reality

OB/GYN.

Paige's POV

"I think this is it," I said nervously as we slowly walked into a small waiting room. Calvin and I both took a deep breath.

"We can do this," Calvin said. We sat down in the uncomfortable, red, pleather chairs and waited for the doctor in silence.

It was 2:45 PM. Calvin's lunch hour was from 2:30-3:30. My scribe shift ended at 2:30. I looked around the tense waiting room. There were three couples including us and one lady with a largely swollen belly.

Two kids were clinging onto the pregnant lady's legs. She didn't seem bothered by them in the least. I sighed and turned to Calvin.

"How does she do that?" I asked quietly. Calvin chuckled.

"Patience," he said. Suddenly a door behind the front desk swung open.

"Mr. and Mrs. Ergott?" The doctor with short blonde hair called our names. When she saw us she smiled and stepped aside to let us in.

I looked at Calvin as the doctor's back was turned. "Mr. and Mrs.?" I questioned. He shrugged. The doctor led us inside to a small, light green office.

My hands were beginning to sweat. The doctor smiled again and extended a hand to us. Calvin took it politely and gave her a nervous smile back.

"I'm Dr. Hedgens, but you can call me Kendra." She put her hand under her desk and pulled out a little red notebook. "I don't like when my patients have to call me Doctor Hedgens. It sounds too professional. Don't you think?" Her mouth moved fast. She didn't even let us answer. I glanced at Calvin as Kendra started scribbling something down in her book.

"So, how can I help you today?" She asked us. Calvin grabbed my hand that was on the arm rest. I squeezed back.

"We, had, ahem....we, uh, well; you see, I....we...is it getting hot in here or....?" Calvin's had started mumbling and his  hand was sweating profusely. He tugged at his collar as I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment.

"We had unprotected sex," I stated. Kendra pursed her lips and nodded. She wrote something down in her notebook again and then she leaned back in her chair.

"And I've already begun experiencing mood swings and food cravings; the swings are incredulous. They're all over the place! And, I just, I don't know, wanted to confirm that I might be---" Dr. Hedgens cut me off.

"Pregnant?" She said. Calvin and I both nodded. "When did you have the intercourse?" She asked calmly.

I scrambled to sit up straighter. "Uh, two weeks ago," Kendra nodded again, making me uneasy.

"Okay, and have you been ovulating?" the doctor asked. I saw Calvin's red face through the corner of my eye.

"Yes, I was. But I didn't have anything yesterday or any today," Kendra mouth lifted into a sarcastic smile.

"Well then! Let's take a look shall we?" she asked brightly. I was about to answer but she jumped out of her chair and walked into the closet behind her desk.

Calvin and I exhaled at the same time. "You ready?" Calvin asked me softly. I whimpered noiselessly.

"I dunno," I replied as Kendra, almost pranced into the room. She was holding three tall plastic boxes that said 'Pregancy Test' on them in big red letters.

Kendra slightly shoved them into my arms and then gave me a real, kind smile.

"Don't worry, Paige. You'll be fine." She said. I barely could say thank you as she returned to her desk quickly.

Calvin was about to follow. "Ah-ah-ah, Mr. Ergott. Give the lady some privacy," Dr. Hedgens told Calvin. I gave him a lasting look before walking out the door.

I saw the ladies room sign hanging from the ceiling. The pregnancy tests seemed to weigh a hundred tons in my hands. My head was spinning. I took a couple deep breaths before pushing the bathroom door open.

The walls were bright yellow. That's what I focused on. Then it was over, just like that. I washed my hands and ran out the door. I needed Calvin to see this with me. I walked into the office cautiously. The tests almost had the results.

"Cal, c'mere!" I exclaimed. Calvin shot up from his seat and quickly came over to me. Dr. Hedgens was watching us intently. But by now nothing she was doing mattered.

We waited. 30 seconds, one minute, one minute thirty seconds.

Calvin and I sucked in our breath. Post of me wanted this, part of me didn't.

Tears formed in my eyes as we looked down at the little tests.

All three said the same thing. Positive.

I looked at Calvin with tears spilling from my eyes. He looked at me, his eyes like bright stars.

"Calvin..." I whispered. Calvin grinned.

"P!" he laughed.

"I'm pregnant!" I squealed and Calvin swept me off my feet. Dr. Hedgens was applauding us.

"Congratulations! Congrats you two! Now go out and celebrate!" She said to us. We smiled at her appreciatively.

"Thank you, Dr--Kendra. Thanks so much!" I said to her excitedly as we walked out, happily.

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Boo-yah. Paige is prego!

Yay! Who is happy about this. I definitely am.

I'm happy for them. They have good money and good place. They're pretty stable to support a baby.

Okay, see y'all next chapter!