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I get to the hospital within twenty minutes, thanks to my rust bucket struggling to start and rushing in. When Gail sees me and sees the tears trailing down my cheeks, she quickly grabs her phone and calls someone while pointing at a chair for me to sit in. I nod and take a seat before Sarah rushes out and ushers me into an examination room, making me lie on the bed.
"Alright, Leah, I want to do a scan first, but I would rather not do a transvaginal scan because we haven't got Ava here to keep you with us, so when was your last period?"
I sniffle and furrow my brows, trying to think before I stutter.
"Over t-three m-months ago."
It was a week before I got drunk with Gunner.
She nods and squeezes my hand while my tears fall down my cheeks. A sob comes out when a whooshing sound echoes through the room. Oh God, I'm really pregnant.
She nods. "You're definitely pregnant, Lee, and by the size of the baby, you're roughly 12 weeks."
I sob as I try to watch her take measurements.
I can see the baby's little arms and legs, its head, and the heart beating in its chest. God, a baby. She prints off some pictures before wiping my stomach and then helping me sit. She wipes my cheeks with her fingers before squeezing my hand.
"Leah."
Some more tears fall.
"You've reached the 12-week mark, which is good, but you have about an 8% chance of carrying to term," she says, taking a deep breath. "You have roughly an 18% chance of you and the baby surviving delivery if you can deliver naturally, but if we book a cesarean for you, then you'll have a 50% chance; the both of youwill, and by law, we can terminate the pregnancy now because of your risks for death."
My sobs come out, and she takes me in her arms.
I could die, I could lose my baby, yet I know I will do this; there's a heartbeat, and this may be my only chance of not being alone, and if I don't make it, then, well, I don't make it.
Once I calmed down, I pulled back, wiped my tears, and nodded.
"I'm having this baby."
She grins, wiping her own tears before nodding when there's a knock on the door and Doc rushing in. He sees the state I'm in and quickly rushes over to me, taking me into his arms and holding me tight before looking at the monitor and then the pictures.
"Fuck!" he rasps, and another sob comes out, and Sarah continues to talk.
"OK, so I want to see you every four weeks. You'll have a scan each time, and before you go, we need full blood work done, OK?"
I nod while Doc squeezes me tightly to help me stand while Sarah hands me a slip of paper with my next appointment before passing Doc the scan photos. I sniffle as he leads me out of the waiting room towards another room where they take my blood and I have to have a swob and pee test done. Then he guides me to the lifts. I'm in a comatose state, just going through the motions when we get off on the ground floor, but end up bumping into Hawk and Dagger. Hawk furrows his brows while Dagger scowls at me.
Doc quickly hides the scan photos in his cut while Dagger steps toward me.
"I told you, you're not welcome here! Not only did you not show up for your friend, but you also left the bar unattended last night like a selfish bitch. We needed you, and you let us down."
I feel Doc grow tense, about to take a step forward, but I grip his arm while Hawk drags Dagger back, growling at him, "Dag, what the fuck is wrong with you?" I look up and make eye contact with Dag, and he furrows his brows when he sees the tears stained on my cheeks and my red eyes. Hawk notices too, but he soon looks at the grip I have on his father's arm, and anger shines through his eyes, making him step forward, clearing his throat.
"Uh, Dad, does mom know how close you two are, because I, uh, I've been told that you two, uh, have been..”
Doc growls, "If you continue that sentence, accusing me of having an affair with someone I see as a daughter, then you and I are going to have problems, son!"
I swallow hard and sniffle before going into Doc Cut, grabbing the appointment letter and photos but ensuring they aren't visible from the picture side before kissing Doc on the cheek. He goes to say something, but I just rasp.
"Thank you, dad."
He smiles gently at me while Hawk raises his brows in surprise, and Dagger just glares at me.
I ignore them both and walk around them, not willing to stay in the MC's presence any longer. I thought they saw me as family, but I guess I was wrong about them too, and now 'he' is probably trying to cause more problems, spreading more lies, so I'm all alone, but I already know he doesn't need to confirm it for me; I'm not good enough for anyone, and when it comes to it, I'm disposable to the MC. I need to try and find another job until I pass the bar exam; my foster parents haven't been in touch, sothat doesn't matter anymore with 'his' threats, and maybe a job out of this town would be better; maybe a new place too.
With that thought, I go to my rust bucket and start her up, feeling relieved that she did start on the first try before heading home, where not even my best friend from diapers will be there.
