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By the time she got to the office, she was bouncing off the walls. She needed answers and needed them now. Telling Joel, she needed to seriously talk to him had been stupid. It left her open to a billion hurts if this was what her head was warning her against.
“Paige, I haven’t seen you in…four years,” Bella said glancing at her last appointment date. “What’s going on? Have you moved back?”
“No, this is going to sound crazy, but I got a phone call from my doctor yesterday. I’d went in for a check on my ankle and I almost passed out after getting up and he insisted on running some bloodwork and when he called…”
“Paige, take a deep breath,” Bella said watching her agitation build. “What did he say?”
“I’m pregnant. I know that’s impossible…”
“Why would you say that? You haven’t been seeing anyone?”
“Yes, I’ve had sex recently, but you said I wouldn’t be able to have children after the issues from the ectopic pregnancy.”
“I don’t remember saying that. Paige, I was the one who did the operation. You lost one of your fallopian tubes but there was nothing evidently wrong with the other.”
“When I came back in for my follow up you said it,” Paige said as hope began to dance inside her.
“Paige, I reviewed my notes before you came in and there was nothing about you not being able to have children due to the loss. There are some women who lose the ability to have children after such events and it’s possible that I said something to that affect, but it wasn’t in regard to you.”
“You’re telling me I’ve been tearing myself up for four years thinking I can’t have kids because I didn’t listen closely enough?” she asked as laughter welled up. She couldn’t hold it back and she laughed until tears ran down her cheeks.
Bella walked around her desk and handed her a tissue a bit confused. “Are you okay?”
“I’m sorry, it’s just I accused my father and Joel of never listening to me and now…”
“You didn’t listen to me?” Bella caught on. “Why don’t we do an exam? We can do an ultrasound to determine how far along you are unless you know when conception happened.”
“I don’t. The last nine weeks I’ve been home,homehome. There was a cave-in at the mine, and everyone was trapped including Joel…”
“The same Joel who was the father of the last one?”
“Two, he’s the only one who could ever be the father.”
“Are you telling me you’ve only had sex with one man your entire life?” Bella asked, her eyes a bit wider even as she attempted to control it Paige suspected.
“My first time was with him the night of my eighteenth birthday and he’s the only one who’s ever made me want to be with someone. Guess that should have told me something a long time ago huh?”
“Alright so what do you say to that exam? Let me prove to you that you are indeed pregnant?” Bella suggested.
An hour later, she was armed with a sonogram picture and a huge smile.
“So, are you feeling better now?” Bella laughed giving her a hug.
“So much better, thank you. Now I just have to find the words to tell Joel that I’m having his baby.”
“I think those will work pretty well. Everything looks fine and if you have any questions feel free to call me. I may not be your doctor, but I am your friend and a doctor.”
“Thanks Bella, let’s just cross our fingers that nothing goes wrong.”
“I’ve read your file Paige. Your miscarriage was tragic but once the baby’s heart stopped beating there was nothing they could do and four years ago…”
“There was nothing that could be done either, I know. I just hope that it doesn’t happen this time.”
“Positive thinking Paige that’s what this situation needs, lots of positive thinking.”
“Well then, it’s nothing but positives from here on out. I’ll see you around.”
“I better get an invitation to the wedding.”
