"Is it a boy or a girl?" Blair asked anxiously. Chuck knew she would be happy with either, but was secretly hoping for a little girl, since they already had two boys. Ever since Serena had Sadie, Blair had been showering the child with anything pink, lacy, or frilly that caught her eye.
"It's a girl!" Dr. Barnes announced, turning the screen towards them. "Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Bass."
Blair beamed at Chuck, who managed a smile. Something in Dr. Barnes's face suggested that there was something she was hiding, but Chuck wasn't certain. If he was wrong, he didn't want unnecessarily upset Blair.
"Mrs. Bass," the doctor said, "I remember that you had some bleeding in the first trimester. Did your nausea and vomiting seem any worse than it was in your previous pregnancies?"
"A little," Blair admitted, "but I guess those old wives' tales are true! It was all worth it to finally get my little girl!"
Dr. Barnes pressed her lips together in a firm line. "I'd like to talk to you both about doing a 3D ultrasound in my office. Mrs. Bass, why don't you get dressed, and then you both can meet me in there." She got up and gently shut the door behind her.
"Isn't it wonderful Chuck? I mean I love Henry and Theo more than anyone besides you, but I'm just so excited to finally have a little girl. I'll never have to worry about her custom Chanel dresses being accessorized with gross Payless shoes. Serena needs to learn how to discreetly give away the gifts she gets from the Humphrey clan." Blair blabbered excitedly, pulling her underwear back on. She reached for Chuck's hand and he helped her into her Manolos. He'd been telling her they were too high, but she refused to give them up.
Blair practically skipped to the doctor's office. "Dr. Barnes, I don't really think we need to stay. I've decided that I don't want my daughter's first close up to be in the womb. No one looks their best there anyway. All the babies look weird and alienlike."
"Please, have a seat," the doctor commanded. Chuck pulled out a chair for Blair and then grabbed her hand as he took his own seat.
"Mrs. Bass, I believe you have what is called a partial molar pregnancy. I would like to do a 3D ultrasound to confirm, but I am confident in my diagnosis just from this ultrasound alone, as well as your first trimester bleeding and increased morning sickness."
"Does that mean bed rest? Because with Henry and -"
"Blair." The doctor said her name softly, but it silenced Blair more quickly than screaming would have. Not once, during all three of her past pregnancies, had the doctor used her first name. Only after Grace died had the doctor said "Blair, I'm so sorry for your loss." Those words had the same tone as the simple utterance of her name did now.
Sensing her discomfort, Chuck dropped her hand and instead slipped an arm around her shoulders, placing a kiss on her forehead.
"This pregnancy will kill you if it continues. We need to terminate."
