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“I love you, too.” Alexis nodded out the window toward the traffic light. “It’s green.”
As they continued the drive to the doctor’s office, they never let go of each other’s hand. It kept Blake focused; prevented her mind from running wild. By the time she parked the car in front of the brick office building, she felt a peace she hadn’t felt in weeks. Eight weeks to be exact. That’s when the entire process really amped up for them.
Alexis unbuckled her seat belt and looked over at Blake. “You ready?”
“Yeah,” she nodded and unbuckled the seat belt. Turning toward Alexis, she admired her beautiful wife once more. Her green eyes were sparkling from the sunlight beaming down through the car's sunroof. Leaning in, she kissed her softly. “I’m so ready to find out we’re having a baby.”
“We are,” Alexis said between kisses. “I can feel it.”
Blake laughed. “I know. I’ve heard.”
“Don’t doubt my instincts.”
“Never.”
Getting out of the car, Blake ran around to the passenger side door and opened it for Alexis. She took hold of her hand once more as they walked inside. Alexis checked in with the front desk, then they found a quiet corner of the room to sit and wait.
It was the worst part of it all; the waiting. Blake nervously bounced her leg up and down as she scrolled through her phone. She checked her emails and deleted the junk ones. There were two from Shawn, the director she’d auditioned for a few weeks ago. One was about another audition he was inviting her to—“only if interested,” he clarified. But it was the second email that got her attention.
Possible indie film. You interested?
That was all the subject line said. She clicked on the email and saw it was a script to a movie. Shawn had said he had to pass on it because of his schedule but she might be interested. Just as Blake clicked on the attachment, a nurse opened the door and called out Alexis’s name.
Stuffing her phone back into her pocket, she grabbed Alexis’s hand and followed her to the exam room. She anxiously watched as the nurse checked her temperature, weight, and blood pressure. Alexis made small talk with the nurse as they took her blood and told her they’d call her the next day with the results.
“We have to wait another day?” Blake blurted out. Alexis and the nurse both laughed.
“We don’t do the blood work in-house. We have to send it out, so it typically takes at least a day. Maybe longer.” The nurse smiled empathetically. “I know the waiting is hard. I wish we could do it faster.”
“We can wait one more day,” Alexis reassured Blake. “Thank you.”
As they walked back out the office, Blake asked, “Did you know we’d have to wait again? I thought that’s what today was. To find out if you’re pregnant.”
“No, today was the blood draw for the blood test.”
“Why was I thinking we’d know today?”
“Because you’ve been too worried the last few weeks to remember what they told us at our last appointment.” Alexis took hold of the strings on Blake’s hoodie and pulled them. As the fabric cinched around Blake’s face, Alexis laughed and hugged her. “I’m sorry this has stressed you out so much.”
“It’ll be worth it.”
“Not if you have a heart attack on me.”
“I’m just…”
“Nervous, I know.” Alexis pulled away slightly and fixed Blake’s hood. “I am, too. But I promise you, I think it worked. I’ve been bloated and tired and that can’t be a coincidence. So, let’s try to relax today, okay?”
“Yeah, okay.”
“Oh, and I was thinking. We should tell everyone at Christmas. Get them baby themed gifts and have them open them at the same time or something cheesy like that.”
“You’ve been thinking about this.”
She cocked her head at Blake. “And you haven’t been?”
Blake licked her lips and lowered her gaze. “I think the nursery should beStar Warsthemed.”
Alexis laughed. “I knew you’d been thinking about it, too.”
