Dolly's eyes shot open as she quickly got up from her place beside Kenny in their bed. Kenny sat up startled his eyes followed his wife's form in confusion, then upon the sound of throwing up, he quickly made a beeline to their bathroom to find his sweet little Dolly kneeling crouched up over the toilet. He instantly moved to her side, holding her hair up, rubbing small circles on her back. "Baby, maybe its best if we see the doctor today, I don't like how this is effecting you." Kenny spoke softly, passing the woman some tissues to wipe her mouth once she was finished. "I'll be fine, it's probably just stress." she attempted to reassure him, but he wasn't having it. "Dolly, I'm taking you to the doctors just to be on the safe side, and that's that." he looks her dead in the eye, the woman sighs knowing there was no room for negotiation. She'd usually pick a fight, but it just wasn't in her, not today at least. "Fine." Kenny raises his brows in surprise, that was a lot easier than he thought it would be. "Good." he smiles helping the woman to her feet, "Though it's probably nothing, and we'll just end up wasting their time." Dolly mumbles heading over to the sink to give her face a wash. Kenny rolls his eyes, though a small smile was evident on his lips.
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Dolly fidgets with her ring as the pair sat in silence, the only thing to be heard was the radio, and the odd honking of horns and people chattering as they drove by. Kenny reaches out and takes his wife's fidgeting hand in his own. "I love you." he smiles glancing at her before his eyes returned to the road. The woman sighs, a small smile gracing her lips, "I love you too honey." she squeezes his hand gently.
Dolly's POV :
I sigh resting my head against the window, watching as we pass the world by. I couldn't hide the smile on my lips as I see the giggling children running and playing, or the couple who walked along happily swinging their child between them. They looked so happy. It reminded me off the time when I was younger and mama was pregnant again, I got so excited, I always helped with my younger siblings, I just adored them, I adored the entire experience of taking care of babies, always dreaming of the day I'd have my own. Back then I'd dreamt of becoming famous, marrying the perfect man, then settling down and have little ones of our own. There's so many things I'm grateful for, My career, My fans. I glance at the man beside me, then down to our joined hands. I'm grateful for this man, this man right here, he's there for me no matter what, he puts up with my crying and my screaming and when I boss him around, and never once has he complained. Never once has he threatened to leave, he just holds me and tells me how everything will be okay. He is my rock, he keeps me sane, when life tries to break me.
"We're here darlin'. " he turns to face me and I smile, squeezing his hand in mine, I couldn't help but lean over and press my lips against his, he kissed back and the world fell away. It was slow and soft, his hand moved to my cheek, I could feel his thumb gently stroking my cheek. His lips against mine, it was comforting in ways that words would never be. "I love you Kenneth Ray Rogers, more than anythin' in this world." I whisper against his lips, slowly opening my eyes to be met with his swirls of blue, that clearly displayed the adoration and love he held for me. "I love you too Dolly more than you'll ever know."
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Dolly sat in the chair of the doctors room, holding Kenny's hand as they waited for the doctor to make an appearance. When it came to the doctors Dolly always felt slightly anxious, though she's been here a fair few times, she could never get rid of the anxious feeling eating away at her every time she walked through the front doors, and the wait certainly didn't help. Kenny squeezes her hand, and leans down to kiss her head, just then the doctor entered with a smile.
"So what seems to be the problem Mrs. Rogers?" The doctor wasn't the one who usually treated Dolly, in fact she was a completely different gender to the older man who would normally be there. She was a tall slim build with brown hair tied up into a bun, and her eyes were a deep chocolate brown. "I'm doctor Sandy Brown, though you can just call me Sandy." the woman appeared to be friendly, "Well it's nice to meet you Sandy, I'm Dolly and this is my husband Kenny." the young doctor grins, "I know, I listen to your music, however its nice to meet you both in person." Dolly smiles, "So Sandy, I ain't seen you here before, ya new?" Kenny chuckles at his talkative wife. "Shut it you." Dolly nudges him in the side, The doctor smiles. "I am, and I'll be taking over many of your appointments, if that's okay?" Dolly returns the smile, "That's quite alright, it'll be nice to have a lady doctor for a change." The brunette chuckles, then her eyes drift to the silent man. "You haven't said much since I came in, everything alright?" Kenny smiles placing his hands on Dolly's shoulders "That's because my wife speaks enough for the both of us." he grins earning another nudge from the blonde "You watch it you." she warns causing the man to chuckle.
Dolly fills the woman in on the reason for their visit today, Kenny adding a few things in every now and then. Sandy sat for a moment in thought before excusing herself to go get something, returning a minute or two later with a little dish. The brunette smiles, seeing the slight panic on the blonde's face. "Everything is fine, I'd just like you to do a urine sample to see if what I suspect is true." Kenny frowns, "And what do you suspect?" the woman smiles handing Dolly the little bowl, " I'd rather we did the test before I tell you, just to be on the safe side." Dolly smiles standing up from where she was sat, glancing at Kenny before entering the little room with the toilet. A moment later Dolly returned handing the bowl to the woman, then the pair waited in the room for the result.
Some time had gone by and Dolly was in the middle of telling Kenny what she was craving at that moment when the doctor returned with a smile on her face. "Well?" Kenny looks to the woman, taking Dolly's hand in his own. "Well my suspicions were right..." the woman pauses for a moment, grinning at the confused and concerned faces of the couple. " I hope you're ready to become parents." The woman smiles. Dolly freezes, she couldn't breath, if this was some kind of joke it wasn't funny, it was damn right cruel. "What?" Kenny just about manages to say, looking completely dumbfounded. "You're going to be parents." The woman looks from the now grinning man to very flabbergasted Dolly. The blonde swallows, meeting the woman's gaze "Really?" Dolly's voice broke slightly, the woman nods. A smile broke out on Dolly's lips as tears formed in her eyes. "I'll give you a moment." The doctor smiles, leaving the room. "You hear that baby, we're gonna be parents." Tears began to form in Kenny's eyes as Dolly turned to look at him. she had the biggest smile he'd ever seen as tears fell from her eyes. "I'm gonna be a mama!" she throws herself into the mans open arms as he holds her tightly. "And you're gonna be a daddy!" she adds, crying into the man's shirt. Kenny remained speechless as he held his wife who after so many years of trying, now they'd finally have a child of their own.
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Sorry for the wait, and thank you southernauthor for everything and for the patience ❤️❤️❤️
