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“Perfect,” I say, nodding. “Thank you. So, fourteen days?”
“We can take another set of bloods later in the week if you’d like, and we can see if anything has changed,” Kat says softly. “But I do feel pretty confident in the results.”
“No,” I say with a soft tone of voice. I can’t bring myself to talk in any other way. I’m a little upset about not being able to conceive during this heat, and I’m not really sure what to do to process it.
Because I shouldn’t be this upset when I had decided that a baby wasn’t happening anyway.
“Thank you for calling,” I say, and she reassures me that it was her pleasure. “Where do we go from here?”
“Do you know the signs of your heat starting?” I love that there’s no judgement in her words here. She’s genuinely concerned, and I know if I say no, she’ll open up and explain.
“Yes.” Sort of.
“Perfect. So, once you stop bleeding, I’d say the ten day countdown will start then. That’s an estimate, it may be sooner or later, but only by a few days,” she says. “If by day five you’ve not felt a single stirring, there’s been no pre-heat flare up, no fever, no anything, please call me. I’ll want to assess you urgently.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t sound so nervous,” she says gently. “If you don’t have any of those symptoms, it just means the body isn’t ready for you to go into heat. It’s a taxing period of your life, with a lot of intensity, especially in your case where you’ll be welcoming seven new bonds. I just want to assess and make sure that things haven’t changed.”
“Okay.”
“Amazing. If things have started by then, you’re welcome to call and let me know or I’ll see you when it’s over,” she says. “I’m expecting your first one to be longer than the norm, but I can’t estimate by how much. If there are any concerns from your mates during it, please reassure them that they can reach out. If I have your permission to share with them—”
“No, yeah, of course, you can,” I say, interrupting her.
“I’ll only share information that is pertinent to them calling,” she reassures me. “But it makes it a little easier when I can be transparent with them.”
“Okay.”
“Do you have any other questions?” she asks.
“Not right now.”
“If that changes, please reach out,” she says, and I nod. I thank her again, and then we end the call.
I finish up on the toilet before sending a group text. Maybe that’s not how I should deliver the news, but I don’t want them to see how sad I am about this.
Nora
Morning. I’ve just had a chat with Dr Likens, and it turns out all our talks last night were for nothing. My blood results have led her to think there’s going to be a three percent chance that I’m fertile.
My phone instantly buzzes, and it’s Voss.
Devoss
Ah, that’s good. At least we don’t need the good doctor to grope our dicks anymore.
I just laugh react to his message and don’t reply. I’m not yet ready for comedy.
Griffin
How are you feeling?
Nora
Relieved, I think.
Disappointed. Hurt. Angry.
