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“We haven’t had sex since,” he finished for me. “Not until last night. I’m no expert but even I know that symptoms don’t usually happen that fast.”
“Interesting.” The doctor frowned, looking at her chart again. “Your hCG level is high enough for an active pregnancy and not a lost one. I’ll order an ultrasound and we’ll get to the bottom of this for you.” The doctor took that moment to leave.
A nurse came in a moment later, took more blood and left.
“I can’t be pregnant, Vince,” I told him.
“It doesn’t make sense.” He kissed the top of my head. “But whatever it is, we’ll deal with it. Together. Okay?”
I nodded. “God, I’m so glad I have you.”
“Always and forever, baby,” he whispered in my ear. “Always and forever,” he repeated.
“What if Iampregnant? How is that possible?” I asked as the doctor came back into the room after what felt like years.
“The blood work states that you are in fact pregnant.” She flipped through the pages on her clipboard. “So, lets get that ultrasound set up and see what’s going on.”
“I…” I paused when a technician wheeled in a machine and stopped it beside the head of my bed. “I can’t be pregnant.” Not that I would complain if I was, since I lost the first baby, but this didn’t make sense.
The technician instructed me to lay back. She lifted the gown to my knees and gently pushed a wand inside of me.
Both Vince and I waited with bated breath.
A moment later, she smiled and turned the screen toward us. “There’s your baby,” she said, pointing at the screen.
My eyes welled, my throat burning at the hard lump suddenly lodged in it. “But how?”
The doctor took that moment to enter the room. “Do twins run in your family?”
I looked up at Vince before glancing back at the doctor. “Yes. My mom’s a twin.”
“Well it looks like you were pregnant with twins but as you already know, you lost one baby. But this one survived.” The doctor went on to talk about some medical things that I didn’t quite understand. All I could focus on were her words,this one survived.
“How far along is she?” Vince asked, pulling me from my thoughts.
“About eight weeks.” The doctor smiled at both of us. “I know that this has come as quite a shock.”
“That’s an understatement,” I mumbled.
“Did you want to hear the heartbeat?” the technician asked.
I gasped, nodding quickly.
Vince sat on the stool beside me, pulling it closer to the bed I was lying on, and gripping my hand tightly in his.
Suddenly a woosh sound filled the room. It was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. Tears streamed down my cheeks.
“Your baby is healthy.” The technician pointed at a small spot on the black and white screen. “And your baby is strong.”
“I understand that you were bleeding tonight,” the doctor added. “So as a precaution, please try and take it easy. Eat as best you can. Take pre-natal vitamins. Get lots of rest. And this baby and you will be just fine.”
“Our baby,” I whispered.
The technician removed the wand from my body, pulling the gown back over my knees to cover me. She handed us a small picture of the ultrasound. “We’ll give you two a moment.” She left the room with the doctor following behind her.
I quickly got dressed before sitting back on the edge of the bed. Vince took the hint and stepped between my knees. He held me against him, wrapping his arms around my shoulders. I breathed him in, taking all the strength I could muster. “Vince, can we do this?”
He leaned back, pinching my chin and tilting my head. “We can and we will.” Brushing the back of his hand over my stomach, he let out a shaky breath. “I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted kids. But after our first time together, I realized that I did. It wasn’t like we’ve ever been safe anyway. I know we’ve only been together for technically a few months, but I feel like we’ve been together for years.” Vince brushed his mouth along mine. “We can take this one day at a time, but I just want you to know that I’m not going anywhere. You and our baby have nothing to worry about. I am yours. I am both of yours.”
