Zoey is trying to act as normal as a person can act in an OB/GYN office because she is about to meet her father for the first time, Dr. Daniel Castellano. She has been planning this for months. First, she applied to all NYC colleges, got accepted, and now she is adjusting to her new NYC life by getting a new doctor, moving in, and of course meeting her father who has no idea who she is.
Finally, her name is called by Morgan: "Zoey Callahan to see Dr. Castellano."
Zoey trembles and tries to walk swiftly towards Morgan. Morgan takes her to an exam room and asks her to undress and to get into a robe for the examination. "Dr. Castellano will be in shortly. Teen Vogue is on the table if you want to read that, isn't that what all of the hip and trendy girls are into lately?"
"I guess so" Zoey responds confused and nervously
"Well you have fun! Danny.." Danny walks in.. " I mean Dr. Castellano is here!"
"Hi, Dr. Daniel Castellano, nice to meet you." He extends his hand for a handshake
"First things first, I have to ask you a few awkward questions to allow me to have a better understanding of your sexual health, etc. And then after the 'fun' questions we will get to the main event.
"Umm.. excuse me what is this main event that you are speaking of?"
"Well… a Pap smear, most women your age are required to get one"
"Oh… ok" This makes Zoey extraordinarily nervous because her father is going to be looking at her business. So she needs to smooth this over fast. She is regretting her entire plan.
"Alright let's get this chart started!" Danny is trying to be fun because he knows that Zoey is very nervous. But him being 'fun' is coming out more awkward and strange given his tough guy personality.
"So, are you on any birth control? Are you sexually active?"
Zoey did not want to appear whorish in front of her father so she carefully replies:
"Yes, but only for cramps and for that second question … mhmmm." she shrugs her shoulders and says "No?"
"Listen here Zoey, it is completely okay if you are sexually active. Legally, you are an adult so the choices you make do not have to be backed-up by a parent. Do not worry, there are several laws allow doctor-patient confidentiality so your secrets are safe with me."
"Well if you had a daughter who was my age having sex what would you do?"
"Well, first things first, I do not have any children. Second, I am gonna have one kid and it will be a boy. My girlfriend she wants like 100 girls running around with all weird names. She likes the strange names like your name, Zoey." Zoey thinks that it's adorable that Danny is bringing up his girlfriend, she can just tell that he loves her.
"Hey! My name isn't strange"
"But it's not a nice Christian name like Francis."
"So what if you had like 100 daughters and you knew that they were having sex, what would you do?"
Danny wanting to get on with this process replies, "Ya, ya, I guess if they were protected, I wouldn't mind." This of course is the complete opposite of Danny's feelings.
"Ok, well yes I have had sex"
"Condom usage?"
"Yes, always"
"Well I am glad you have come in, because a pap smear is very necessary for a young sexually active woman like yourself."
"We are doing the pap smear already?"
"Yeah, I don't see why not. I also have a woman in labor at the hospital so we have to get this show on the road."
"Before we get down to the nitty-gritty Doctor Castellano, how about you tell me about yourself."
"Uhh, well, uhh," Danny is confused he has never been asked this before. So he quickly says, I have a girlfriend named Mindy and she works at this practice and she wants to get a puppy but I don't want a puppy so I don't know. What about yourself?"
"Well, I lived in Staten Island with just my mom and I for most of my life until my mother passed away of breast cancer about eight months ago. But I am currently a first semester college student attending NYU's nursing program."
"Well… that is interesting nurses are great. If you'd like, you can be an intern at this practice. We always love the interns!"
"That sounds great, I would really like that".
"Alright, well let's get this over with!"
"Wait! Before we start! I have something to tell you!" Zoey begins to talk very fast, "My name is Zoey Callahan and my mother and you met at a party 18 years ago and hooked up in her car. And that like 'hook up' created me. I have been looking for you all of my life but it wasn't until my mother died is when I could unveil more information about you. So yea, I am your daughter. I am 98.7% positive. To further prove my theory I would need like a DNA test. That is all."
Danny turns whiter than a ghost, "Uhhhh" He awkwardly walks out of the room and grabs Mindy.
Mindy is in her office holding a pregnancy test that she took five minutes earlier. She sees Danny walk towards her office and immediately hides the pregnancy test in her desk drawer.
"Min, I need a consult about a patient."
"Uh, yeah, sure Danny"
Danny grabs her by the arm and says while dragging her to the exam room "Whatever happens from this point forward promise me you won't get mad at Past- Danny."
"What do you mean Danny? Slow down! Too much cardio!"
They abruptly arrive in the exam room Zoey is playing on her phone.
Danny is out of breath and is kind of yelly: "Zoey tell Mindy what you told me"
"Dad is this the lady you were telling me about?"
Mindy replies, "Aw Danny you talked about me to a patient…. OH MY GOD did you just call Danny 'Dad'?"
"Yes I did"
"Woah, ok, no way, wow Danny... Well on the bringht side Castellanos can creat girls! What a lie it was that they only create boys!"
"We don't even know if she's mine yet, Min"
"Oh, she is definitely yours look at her demeanor. And oh my God Danny she looks like a freaking Kardashian. Why wouldn't you want her to be yours? "
"We can do a DNA test if you'd like, Dad." Danny gives her a look, "Ok, I get it too soon."
The blood test was completed, the results are unknown. But the results that were known were the results to Mindy's pregnancy test. But only Mindy knew those results.
Privately in their apartment, "Oh my god, Min, my probable daughter told me she was sexually active!"
All Mindy does is laugh.
