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“Yes.”
“Where is he?”
I raise my shoulders and say, “Don’t know.”
“He didn’t react as you expected, then?”
My head drops, and I fidget with the stick in my hands.
“He reacted worse than I expected. You should have seen his face. Accusatory, like I did it on purpose.”
I sniffle as Alex rises and pulls me to him in a hug. Even if he thinks the same as Damien, he’s offering me the comfort I need instead.
“Let’s make a call and be sure.”
An hour later, we sit in the waiting room of a private obstetrician’s office. Alex holds my hand as I try to calm my breathing while I dangle a leg over the other. My phone rings and Sophia deafens me with her happy screams.
“Is it true? I’m going to be an aunt?”
The doctor calls my name, and I hand my phone to Alex.
“Mrs. du Sky, I’m Dr. Michelle Hay. Please have a seat and tell me why you’re here today.”
“I think I’m pregnant.”
“Did you take a test?”
“Three actually, and they all turned positive.” She hands me a urine cup, and when I come back, she instructs me, “Please lie down while I do an ultrasound.”
Only minutes later, she confirms I’m pregnant in the seventh week. Seeing and hearing the heartbeat is life altering. My hand covers my mouth, tears leaking from the corners of my eyes. Two minutes later, she congratulates me on expecting twins, and my mouth drops open as I stare at her in shock.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, look for yourself.”
She points at the screen, but all I see are two dots.
“If the pregnancy develops with no complications, the due date would be the end of October, beginning of November. Babies seldom arrive on the date we expect, especially multiples.”
I blink from the screen to her, and then for the first time in my life, I believe in something I can’t explain, a surreal sign perhaps that Quinn is still here looking out for me and loving me by granting me this wonder in my life.
“Mrs. du Sky, I’d like to draw some blood for a few more tests. Afterward, you’re free to go.”
“Is something wrong with the babies?”
A wave of worry like nothing I experienced before holds me in its grip, and I realize I am a mommy- to-be.
“It seems like a normal pregnancy, they are just the typical blood tests, but your blood pressure is too high. This worries me.”
“I had heart surgery and I’m on strict medication. Could it affect the babies?”
I fill her in on my medical history, telling her about the surgery and what medications I take. When I finish, she offers a reassuring smile.
“I’d recommend a C-section when the time comes. First, talk with your doctor, but any medication has the potential to harm a baby.”
I thank her, and with the pictures of my tiny black dots, I leave her office. I find Alex in the waiting room. He’s still on the phone, his jaw twitching, hand waving in irritation. I hope he and Sophia are all right.
“What did she say?” he asks, pulling the phone away from his ear.
