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Chapter Thirty
(A few months later)
They had scheduled the appointment and were on their way. Valentina had been feeling something changing with her body, and when she did a home pregnancy test, Valentina thought the result was positive, but there was a part of her that still was not sure despite what the home test said.
“I don’t know why this appointment is so important,” Giuseppe said. “We’ve already gotten the confirmation we needed that we’ve been successful.”
Valentina turned and looked at him. “Don’t you want to make sure that we’re right before we start doing anything else that may give our position away?”
“Like what?” Giuseppe asked, still not meeting her eyes.
“What do you mean what? Giving our position away?”
“Yes,” Giuseppe replied. “That positive result was all the confirmation I needed that our plan is off to a great start.”
“Sure,” Valentina said, reaching for Giuseppe's hand. “Our plan is off to a great start. But we don’t want it to fizzle out and die because we didn’t make sure. Do we?”
Giuseppe pulled into the parking lot, found a spot, and parked the car. With the ignition still running, he focused all of his attention on Valentina. He grabbed both her hands and spoke while looking into her eyes.
“First, I’m excited. I’m excited that we got a positive result. I’m excited! You can’t blame me for that.”
Giuseppe smiled and waited until Valentina smiled too before he continued.
“Secondly, my exuberance may have made me temporarily blind to your feelings and your concerns. Forgive me. I’ll go with you to this doctor, and we will get the confirmation we need. Okay?”
Valentina paused, allowing the angst she felt to subside.
“Okay.”
Giuseppe and Valentina walked hand in hand into the doctor’s building and then to her office.
“We’ll be with you shortly,” the receptionist advised smilingly.
Valentina and Giuseppe sat quietly together, close together.
“Ms. Conti?” The receptionist asked.
Valentina held up her hand and then stood up. Giuseppe stood up with her.
“Follow me.”
They did as they were asked, following the receptionist down the hallway until she came to an examination room door and stopped.
“Go right in. The doctor will be with you shortly.”
After the couple settled into the office, there was a brief knock at the door, and then it opened.
“Good afternoon. I’m Dr. Mariana. Valentina? Who do you have here with you?”
“Giuseppe, a good friend.”
“And the father? I understand you’re here for a sonogram.”
“Uhm, yes. He’s the father.” Valentina answered as Giuseppe squeezed her hand.
“Good to have you both here. If you would have a seat on the examining table,” Dr. Mariana continued.
She waited until Valentina got situated.
