NHL Short Stories

David Pastrnak | Can We Name Him After My Dad?

A magazine about nutritional food catches my attention the moment I entered the hospitals waiting room 5 minutes ago. I grabbed it after sending a text to my doctor and letting her know we were waiting only for her to tell me the appointment isn't for another 10 minutes. I didn't mind waiting and that's what you responded back to her. I smile softly after a few minutes of silence which was broken by the sound of David's foot tapping on the floor. He was watching the tv with its volume on low. His face has a nervous look on it. I take a glance at him before deciding to put down the magazine in order to take care of my boyfriend. I place my hand on his knee, stopping it from moving "sorry" he says laughing nervously. He takes my hand, that's on his knee, into his own and finally looks around since we've got here. I watch his eyes and laugh softly when they widen a little bit he takes note of all the women staring at him and it's not due to his foot tapping. Taking a visible gulp, he shuffles closer to me looking me in the eyes and then looking down at the floor. 7 minutes left he decides to bring up a memory with a smile on his face "remember when i told you you were pregnant?" he asks me, i laugh looking down at the barely there bump and rubbing it "yeah, why?" he smiles, looking away lost in his thoughts. After a few seconds he turns back to me, placing his hand with mine on my stomach, with a loving look in his eyes "I already love this baby from the moment you confirmed it" we smile softly at each other. I think back to that moment.

Flashback

I haven't felt the best since last month. Mother nature still hasn't decided to mess with me. Im mean i am happy about it but it might indicate something bad or good. David said that when he got home from hanging out with a few of his teammates he'd either help me figure out what was wrong or take me to the doctors. I might have already knew what was wrong but I didn't want to believe it right away it was that. Bored from just doing nothing, I decide to organize the container cupboard since it did need to be organization. You never realize how many containers you have until they are all just shoved into one cupboard all bunched together in there. It took at least 5 minutes to do that and there still was about 2 minutes till David get back home, until then i decide to watch tv to waste time. Taking a sit on the sofa and reaching for the remote that is on the coffee table in front of the sofa, i notice a magazine with a happy baby on it titled 'The beginning of new life'. It had a quiz in it called 'how to tell if you are pregnant'. I didn't read it yet but it did get me thinking. 2 seconds later, David walks in and smiles when he sees me sat on the sofa "Hey babe". I stay silent but smile back at him, he frowns and takes a deep breath letting it out before he walks to sit next me. "So you getting sick, right?" I nod my head not knowing what else to say "ok I talked with my teammates about this and they gave me ideas on whats wrong and suggested that I start asking question before assuming what wrong.....so what else?" he asks. Taking a few minutes to think, "well I get sick, my boobs hurt from time to time, weird cravings and I seem to have gain weight. What do you think it is?" I ask him although I knew what I had but I didn't know if David was ok with it. With this information to think about, he mumbles to himself while looking at the floor trying to remember what one of teammates said about this type of sickness. He suddenly gasps and looks up at you with a sheepish smile on his face, laughing to himself nervously scratching behind his neck "so ummm you might be pregnant but that's just what Marchy suggested it might not be true. I would be happy to have a little Pasta's running around but if you are not thats fine its your body you can do whatever you want. Now that I think about it, I would love to have little babies with you but if you don't want to have children with me that's fin-" "David!" you cut him off from his rant causing him to look up at you, laughing and smile to yourself now that you know David wants to have children with you, making what you want to tell him easier. "David I already know what's wrong with me,.........yes i'm pregnant" you say watching him for his reaction. His eyes widen "really?" he asks breathlessly with a smile growing on his face, I couldn't help but let a few joyful tears go while nodding my head too emotional to say it. He gets up from where he is sat to come over to me, kneeling down by the couch he wipes the tears off my face and hugs me while whispering in my hair "we are going to be parents Y/N! I am so excited" i smile into his neck "yes we are, I am so excited too". He pulls back out from the hug and once again has a sheepish smile on his face "umm so I remember that night clearly and uhh I don't think I wore protection, whoops" we both laugh, "you are lucky I love you" I say to him getting up, letting out a squeal when I receive a slap on my ass as I turn to walk away from the couch, turning back to David "love you too babe!" I shake my head and sign finally walking away.

Flashback over

My name being called by the nurse is what breaks me from my thoughts. "Y/N Y/L/N!?" I raise my hand to catch the nurses attention before we get up from our seats to follow the nurse who leads us to a room where the doctor will meets us. In preparation and her job, the nurse weighs me and measures my height before leaving the room as well as letting us know the doctor will see us in a few moments. Its silent in the room before the door opens and in comes the doctor and she introduces herself to David with a smile "Hello I am Dr klark and I will be your doctor throughout the pregnancy" I smile gratefully that I got what you hope was a good and nice doctor, and introduce David since during all my other doctors appointments he was gone on road trips. The appointment continues as the doctor asks questions about what needs to be known in case something goes wrong during pregnancy so that they know what to do.

By the end of the appointment is when the doctor decides to do the ultrasound. Instructed to lay back and pull my shirt up and over the bump, David can't resist giving it a kiss before the cold gel was applied. My doctor just aww'd and then applied the gel, spreaded it using the ultrasound wand then turned on the machine/computer. I'd only schedule ultrasounds when David wasn't away so this was only your second or third time seeing the baby, all my other appoints were about vitamins, what food to and not to eat, what to and to do. I smiled when I notice how big the baby has gotten, happy when the doctor commented that the baby was the perfect size for how far I was into my pregnancy, 18 weeks. I was completely zoned in on looking at the monitor that I forgot David was right next to me until I turned to him. He had tears in his eyes along with love and amazement. I zoned back in when I heard my doctor ask "would you like to know the gender?" she asked with a smile, david is quick to reply "yes please and can we have pictures?" the doctor nods her head while looking at the screen, moving the wand around to get a better view. I take the time to say what Marchy has been saying to ask the doctor "will it be a dress designer or a hockey player?" we all laugh. She stops when she's found an okay view, smiling she turns back to us and points at something on screen "see that, well it looks like you'll have another hockey player to feed Y/N because your having a boy" I let the tears go when I hear those words and look at David who also lets tears go, we both have smiles on our faces. The doctor gives us tissues to wipe our tears and one more to wipe the gel off, she leaves to get our pictures. The room is silent so i hear David say to himself "A boy, we are having a boy" I smile grabbing his hand causing him to look up, "we are" i say back. The room falls silent before he decides to break it again "Y/N?" I nod my head to continue, with a raspy voice David asks a question that also makes me tear up "can we name him after my dad" I immediately nod my head repeatedly "of course we can" David smiles thankful that I understand that he wants to honor his father who was his mentor until he died 4 days before David's 17th birthday.