Believe in Me

Chapter 76

Anna's POV:

I sighed, opening my eyes to meet Demi's. She had a concerned stare that both comforted and alarmed me. I was more than afraid for this procedure and needed Demi by my side.

"Please don't press it yet." I weakly begged.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm here and everything is gonna be alright. You heard the doctor, it will only take about 20 minutes and recovery is easy!" Demi encouraged.

"Yeah, but I also heard OR, ultrasound, needle, oxygen, anesthesia and cramping." I mumbled.

"It'll be okay." She repeated, sitting on the side of my hospital bed and placing her hand on my cheek.

We waited a few moments, Demi looking into my eyes and reassuring me with the motion of her hand on my face.

"I'm gonna call them now, baby." Demi stated.

"No." I whimpered.

"Anna, let's just get this over with. You're braver than you think babe. You've handled so much... This is nothing." Demi assured me.

"You literally auditioned for X-Factor right after having brain surgery... BRAIN SURGERY. Come on, babe, that's unheard of." Demi chuckled after a moment of thought.

I slightly smiled. At that point in my life I never would have imagined things turning out like this. I never would have imagined it at any point; I still couldn't believe it.

"I'm pressing it." Demi repeated, pushing the call button on the side of my bed.

She then kept me calm as we waited for the OB/GYN to come in.

"Good morning, ladies!" A middle aged woman in scrubs walking into the room.

She had a clipboard tucked into her grip and a tray of tools pulling behind her. My gaze locked on the equipment, recognizing instruments from previous doctor's appointments. I didn't realize how tense I was until Demi placed her hand on my leg, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Anna?" The doctor asked.

"I'm sorry, what?" I responded, embarrassed by the fact that she had been talking and I didn't notice.

"I just asked how you're feeling this morning." She smiled, moving to wash and dry her hands.

"I'm okay... nervous." I admitted, watching as she pulled on a pair of gloves.

"That's to be expected. It isn't typical to have patients as young as yourself undergoing this procedure, but we wanted to let you know that we're going to do everything in our power to make it as comfortable and painless and possible, okay?" She asked, moving the tools over to her.

I nodded slightly, moving my eyes back to her tools.

"I'm allowed to accompany Anna into the OR, correct?" Demi asked.

"Yes, I have no problem with that. It will be good to have someone to keep her calm." The doctor smiled.

Relief washed over me, but it didn't change the fact that I had to face the procedure- it was going to be hard with or without Demi. 

"Okay Anna, can you pulled the blanket up so I can take a quick look to make sure everything's okay for the procedure?" The doctor asked.

"What are you going to do?" I sheepishly asked.

"Honestly just going to take a look with the speculum to make sure the cervix still looks healthy. It will be really quick I promise." She explained.

I gulped and looked up at Demi who was nodding her head in encouragement. Slowly, I bunched the blanket up so my lower half was exposed.

"Good girl, now just scoot down toward me a little and bend your knees up." The doctor continued, beginning to rub some lubricant on the speculum.

I nodded again, moving my gaze away from what she was doing in an attempt to calm myself. Demi helped me move myself into position and I felt the doctor spread my legs. My breathing hitched, but I quickly pulled myself together, clenching my hands on the sheets under me.

"Look at me." Demi stated, kneeling down so we were face to face.

My eyes locked with hers while I attempted to ignore the poking and prodding the doctor was doing. Demi slide her fingers so they were interlocked with mine, allowing me to grip onto her. With her free hand she stroked my hair.

"Alright it's going in now so just relax." The doctor said.

I could feel the tip of her speculum pressing at my entrance and I tensed up. She seemed to noticed and paused.

"It's okay. It's lubricated so it should go in without any pain... deep breaths for me now." She said.

My cheeks were red with embarrassment, but I still focused on breathing deeply as the speculum entered me and was cranked open. Demi did a good job of distracting me for the duration of the exam, but that was just the exam... how was I going to deal with the actual procedure? 

A/N: Hey guys it @demiLOVEato92...Oh my god, I'm awful... I'm so sorry I haven't updated in forever... I've been crazy busy with school and college prep and stuff. Anyway, here's a quick update... Hope you all enjoy! :)