Michael's POV
A couple of days later, I was at home, in my office taking care of some business. While I was doing that, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," I said, not taking my eyes off the contract in front of me.
"Hey Applehead." I looked up and saw Carter sticking her head in.
"Hey baby," I smiled. "Come in."
She opened the door all the way and walked in, closing the door behind her. She had on a dark blue sundress that showed off her baby bump and her hair was in a bun with curly tendrils framing her face. She was glowing and she looked absolutely beautiful.
She walked around the desk to where I was sitting and sat on the desk. I pushed my chair out so that I could look at her.
"What are you up to?" She asked me.
"Just looking over this contract."
"Contract for what?"
"The Super Bowl Halftime show."
Her eyes brightened and she had a huge smile on her face. "Are you gonna do it?"
"I don't know, I've been thinking about it."
"You should do it!"
"You think?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Yeah! You're Michael fucking Jackson!"
I glared at her. "Language, Carter. She can hear you," I pointed at her baby bump.
"Yeah right Michael. Like her first word will be "fuck". Give me a break," she laughed.
I laughed and shook my head. "What's up with you baby?"
She thought for a second. "Ohh, I came to ask if you wanted to come to my prenatal appointment with me."
"Of course. Everything alright?"
"Yeah. Its just a regular check up. Ricky's already downstairs waiting."
"What time is your appointment?" I looked at my watch. "Its 12:02 now."
"Its at 1 so we better leave now."
"Ok, come on."
I grabbed her hand and helped her down off the desk. We walked out of my office and down the stairs. We went outside and Ricky already had the car running so we got in and he sped out of the gates of Neverland and onto the highway.
45 minutes later, we pulled up to UCLA medical center. Luckily, there were no fans in sight. We got out of the car and walked into the building. We walked up to the front desk, where a receptionist was typing away on a computer.
"Hi, I have an appointment with Dr. Waters." Carter told the receptionist.
"Name please?"
"Carter Green."
She typed something into her computer and nodded. "Ok, just sign in and I'll let him know you're here."
Carter nodded and signed her name on the sign in sheet that was at the front of the desk.
"Have a seat, he'll be right with you." She told us.
Carter grabbed my hand and led me over to a row of chairs. She sat down and pulled me into the chair next to her. She exhaled heavily and relaxed into the chair.
"You ok baby?" I asked.
"I'm tired. Your daughter takes most of my energy."
"Aww," I leaned over and kissed her forehead. "It'll be ok."
"Can I have a kiss?" She looked up at me. I smiled and kissed her gently.
"I love you baby."
"I love you too Applehead."
"Carter?" A voice called out. We looked up and there was an old white man with white hair standing there. "Come on back."
We stood up and walked through the door back to one of the examination rooms.
"Carter, you know what to do. I'll be right back."
She nodded and he left the room. She grabbed the sheet that was on the examination table and after pulling up her sundress, she wrapped it around her bottom half.
"Help me up here babe," she motioned to the table. I held her arm while she sat on top of the table.
She exhaled again and closed her eyes.
"She really takes a lot out of you, huh?"
She opened her eyes and looked at me. "You have no idea."
I was about to say something but the doctor walked back in the room.
"How we feeling today Carter?" He asked, looking down at his clipboard.
"Exhausted and tired. I feel like shit."
"Carter," I said in a warning tone. She rolled her eyes at me and the doctor looked up.
"You must be Michael?" He said.
"Yeah, that's me."
"I'm Dr. Waters. Nice to finally meet you," he stuck his hand out for me to shake.
"Nice to meet you too," I said, shaking his hand.
"Well, let's see how she's doing today." He grabbed a bottle, opened the top, and squeezed its contents onto Carter's stomach.
He grabbed the ultrasound wand and rubbed across her stomach a few times.
"There she is," he pointed to the screen. I looked and my daughter was laying there, moving around. I laughed and I could feel the tears in the back of my eyes.
"Look Michael," Carter potined to the middle of the screen. "There's her heartbeat."
I looked and you could literally see her heart beating in her little chest.
"She's beautiful," I whispered. Carter smiled and held my hand.
"Carter, have you been eating normally?"
"I've been eating more. My appitite's picked up since I've been pregnant."
"Hmm," he said, looking at the screen.
"Is everything alright?" I wondered.
"Well, the baby seems a little small to be 16 weeks gestation."
"Is that a problem?" Carter chimed in.
"Most likely, no. Some babies are just naturally small."
I looked down at Carter with an arched eyebrow and she kissed my hand.
"Its ok," she mouthed to me. I sighed and nodded. Dr. Waters wiped the gel off of her stomach and I helped her sit up.
"I wanna schedule another appointment for next week, alright?"
We nodded and he shook my hand and hugged Carter. "I'll see you two then."
We said goodbye and he walked out of the room.
"Help me out Michael," she said. I grabbed her waist, picked her up, and set her down on the ground. She pulled her dress back down and put the sheet back on the table.
"Ready?" I asked her.
She nodded and grabbed my hand. We walked out of the room and out of the building. We got into the car and Ricky pulled off back to Neverland.
45 minutes later, we pulled up in front of the main house. Carter was fast asleep so I carried her, bridal style, into the house and upstairs. I walked in our bedroom and over to the bed.
After I pulled the covers back, I laid her down and tucked her in. I kissed her softly and rubbed her stomach.
"I love you baby and I love you too little one."
I got up and tip toed to the door. I was almost out the door when I heard a voice.
"We love you too Applehead."
I smiled and walked out, slowly closing the door behind me.
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