Unexpected

Chapter 4

"We're going to see the doctor today, right? Great. She'll let you know exactly what the do's and don'ts are. We'll make a list, and we'll buy all the books."

"Yeah..." I nodded, taking a seat in one of my breakfast bar stools.

Eva kept putting the groceries away, as she announced.

"Speaking of the doctor..." I cleared my throat as I stared into my vegan bagel "I... spoke to Jordan."

My friend stopped putting the groceries away to frown at me.

"He's picking me up later" I finished quickly, immediately taking a bite off my bagel to keep my mouth busy.

"What?!" My friend shrieked "Vi! Nooooo! I wanted to take you! It's your first appointment, c'mon!"

"You were the one to tell me I should get him involved!" I defended myself "And he is the father. I have to be fair and include him in the process as well."

"Please just tell me he is not coming with us shopping afterwards!" She begged, turning my coffee machine on and making me moan at the bitter smell of coffee.

"I can't promise that." I shrugged "Would it help if I told you that I wished he didn't come along? I just can't do that, Eva. He is the father and he wants to be there. There's nothing I can do about that."

"This is gonna suck!" She moaned, and I smiled at her; yep... it definitely was.

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It was a scene out of a very awkward movie. Me, my best friend, and the guy that had knocked me up sitting at the doctor's office, waiting to be called. Her name was Dr. Celia Madrugo, and she was one of the top five Ob/Gyn in Miami - Eva had found her. It wasn't easy to get a spot with the top woman in Miami, and I could only imagine how many strings my bestie had had to pull to get us there.

Eva was pouting, not happy at all that Jordan had come along to the very first appointment. Well, tough! She had been the one to advise me to get him involved in the whole process! She couldn't exactly choose what parts he was allowed in or not. It was a full-time, rest-of-your-life kind of deal here - my stomach clenched at that.

When the receptionist took us into the office, I was shaking and sweating. I don't know why, but I felt like I was going to jump off a tall building into a black abyss, not knowing what could be at the bottom, or how bumpy the fall would be. A massive warm hand grabbed mine, squeezing it tight. I looked at Jordan and he smiled, nodding. I nodded back, not exactly knowing what we had both agreed on... and we got in.

Dr. Celia was sitting on her mahogany desk, with her dark auburn hair elegantly combed and framed glasses on the tip of her nose. Her smile was polite and warm, and I felt myself relax a little bit.

"Good afternoon, everyone." She greeted, getting up and shaking each of our hands "This is quite the entourage, but believe me when I say I've seen bigger. C'mon, take a seat."

We all did it in the middle and Jordan and Eva each grabbed one of my hands. I felt like a child at the Principal's office, with mommy and daddy watching out for me. I hated it.

"Ok, I'm going to assume you are the pregnant lady." She smiled at me, as she opened a file with my name on it "Violet. Ok, Violet. Let's just go through the basics, ok?"

She asked me loads of questions like when did I realise I was pregnant, what test did I take, how late my period was, and things like that. She took my blood pressure and my temperature, checked all my nodules on my face and neck, checked my eyes, my ears... I was exhausted after that and we haven't even gotten to the scan.

"You look fine. Good blood pressure, maybe a bit on the skinny side but we will change your diet a bit" Dr. Celia said, as she took notes on my file.

"Told you, you should eat a bit more" Eva whispered, in a patronising tone.