Chapter 2
Rachel nervously fiddled with the hem of her dress with one hand, while the other rested in Finn's hand. They were in the waiting room to see Dr. Peirce and Rachel was worrying as she always did while they waited. She also hated waiting here because there were usually pregnant woman waiting as well, some even had other children with them, and it made Rachel's heart break. She wanted a baby so badly and it seemed as though that was impossible for her.
"Rachel Hudson?" A young nurse called out as she stepped out from the door. Rachel and Finn stood and followed the nurse down the hall and into one of the examining rooms. "How are you two doing today?"
"Good, you?" Rachel replied as she hopped onto the examining table.
"Good, thanks." The nurse smiled as she flipped through the papers. "So what brings you two here?"
"We wanted to discuss a surgery with Dr. Peirce that could potentially help with our infertility problems." Rachel explained.
"Okay, let me get your blood pressure and weight and Dr. Peirce will be in shortly." The nurse said as she grabbed the blood pressure cuff and wrapped it around Rachel's arm. After taking her blood pressure, she took her weight and then left the file on the counter, before departing from the room.
Rachel glanced at the poster of a baby sadly. Finn noticed and took her hand, bringing it to his lips. "I have a feeling this is going to work."
Rachel nodded, before the door opened and Dr. Peirce came through the door. "Hello, how are you two doing?"
"Okay, you?" Rachel asked.
"Good thanks. So no results with the last medication I gave you?"
Rachel shook her head. "I took four tests the other day and they were all negative."
"She was really upset so I was researching and I found that people with Ass…asserman's…"
"Asherman's." Rachel corrected as she shot him a stern glance.
"People with Asherman's syndrome can have some kind of surgery to remove the scar tissue and it usually works to treat infertility." Finn said.
"A hysteroscopy." Rachel added. "Do I post risk to this procedure since nobody has mentioned this to me?"
"Well the reason I haven't suggested this is because due to your previous complications and abdominal injuries and other injuries the procedure, as well as the anesthesia can be risky. And this procedure is new for people with Asherman's syndrome."
"How risky?" Rachel asked.
"Well, the chances are higher with you, but still slim, but we must still be cautious. If we were to do this procedure I would avoid general anesthesia and have either a local anesthesia or an epidural."
"Would this work? Would I have a higher chance of becoming pregnant?"
"The outcome is usually positive. It does not guarantee anything and the scar tissue could grow back, but that it something we cannot determine beforehand."
"Is this something we could do? I mean we've been trying everything and nothing has worked." Finn said.
"Definitely. I heard about surgeons now performing this on people with Asherman's the other week and I was going to tell you to consider it."
"Then set us up, please." Rachel said.
"I will set you up with one of the best surgeons in the city. I'll make sure you get an appointment as soon as possible." Dr. Peirce promised. "I really hope this works out for you two."
"So do I." Rachel whispered as she glanced down at her lap. "Thank you."
"I'll call you to let you know about the appointment." Dr. Peirce said as she started for the door. "And stop that medication since it didn't work."
"Okay, thanks." Rachel said as she hopped off the examining table. She and Finn made their way out to the parking lot and into the car. Rachel felt tears well in her eyes and she pulled the seatbelt over her chest. "Do you blame me because we don't have a baby?"
Finn let go of his seatbelt and turned to look at her. "Rachel, no. Not at all."
"But it is my fault. I'm the one with the problem. I'm the one who can't get pregnant." Rachel said as the tears began to fall down her cheeks slowly.
Finn took her hand and shook his head. "Rachel, this is in no way your fault. You know this is Jesse's fault."
"Well he obviously did it to me for a reason. And I could have been stronger and fought him off. And…"
"Rachel, stop it." Finn cut her off, feeling his heartbreak at her words. "We've been over this before and I thought you finally understood. What he did to you was in no way your fault and you did not deserve it in the least bit. And no matter what you did, he still would have done it. I know you and I know you fought as hard as you could. Especially when he escaped with his inmate friend. There was nothing you could do to stop them. Unfortunately, he had a sick obsession with you. I told you this."
"But I could have stopped it. I dated him for Christ's sake! And then I saw that he had an obsession with me when he came back for prom and I brushed it off like it was no big deal. Don't you see, Finn? I could have avoided everything!" She broke down into sobs as memories from high school flooded her mind.
Finn closed his eyes for a moment, realizing that she wasn't over what happened. "Rachel, stop. You were a teenage girl and he was playing sweet and innocent when he dated you. And even if you didn't brush off his obsession with you, he still would have done it."
"He threw eggs at me and I still took him back at junior prom."
"Because he was pretending to be sweet! Rachel, nobody saw this coming. We all knew he was bad news, but nobody ever thought he would rape you. Rachel, please stop blaming yourself for this. It kills me when you do this, because the only person to blame is Jesse."
Rachel nodded and leaned over to rest her head on Finn's shoulder. He gently stroked her hair and pressed a kiss to her head. "Rachel, we will get our baby. I promise."
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