"Come on, Johnny!" Melina cried, "we're gonna be late!"
Johnny shifted out of the car and pulled the keys out of the ignition. "I'm coming, Mel," he replied, walking up to her, "calm down." He grabbed her hand and laced his fingers with hers. She smiled at his gesture, and they walked into the building together.
There were many people in the waiting room when the entered. Johnny gestured Melina to a seat. "You sit," he said, "while I sign you in."
Melina jumped back up. "Johnny," she replied, "we're not married. We don't have the same insurance, and you are not me." She walked up to the receptionist's desk and filled out the sign-out sheet. She strutted back over to Johnny, who was sitting in a chair in the far corner, and sat down next to him. "It looks like we're gonna wait a long time," she stated, looking around the waiting room at all the ladies waiting to get into the doctor's.
Johnny stared at her. "That's okay," he replied, pulling out his cell phone, "I got Tetris." He turned it on and began playing. Melina huffed and sank down in her chair, the thought still tapping in the back of her mind.
"Melina!" a voice called from the doorway. Melina snapped out of her stupor and looked up at the woman. She was wearing a Spongebob scrub top and light blue scrub pants. She was next!
Johnny nearly jumped out of his seat and raced past the nurse into their designated room. Melina rolled her eyes and she followed her boyfriend. The nurse led them to Room 4, and shut the door behind them. Johnny looked like a kid on Christmas as he sat in the seat next to the bed.
The nurse checked all of Melina's vitals and handed her a nightgown. "Please put this on," she smiled, "and the doctor will be in shortly."
The nurse shut the door and Melina began to take off her clothes. Johnny watched in amusement, his head leaning against his hand. "Man," he said, "I never knew that you wanted to do it in a doctor's office."
Melina threw her shirt at him, then flung her panties toward his face. "Shut up, you," she snapped. She slipped the gown on and had Johnny tie the back. She the sat back on the bed and waited for the doctor to come.
Johnny played with the stirrups at the end of the bed. "Hmm," he puffed, "I wonder what these are for."
Melina shook her head and decided not to tell him. That was two things on the list.
There was a knock on the door and a rather tall man with white hair and glasses came in. "Well, hello, Ms. Perez," he greeted, his cherry cheeks turning up a smile. Melina couldn't help but smile back.
"So," the doctor continued, flipping through her health record book, "what are we in for today?"
"Well, doctor," Melina said, "I'm pregnant. At least I'm almost positive."
"Uh-huh," the doctor said, writing in her booklet, "can you remembered when your last menstrual cycle was?"
Melina pondered at the thought. "I think about two months ago," she answered.
The doctor continued to write."Well, we'll find out how far along you truly are. I'm going to do an exam of you, then I'll do an ultrasound of the baby,"he confirmed. He walked over to Melina, snapping the rubber gloves over his fingers. "Feet up," he commanded her.
Melina swung her feet up and into the stirrups on the end of the bed, and Johnny grunted. "Can't believe I couldn't figure that one out," he muttered under his breath, "they're foot rests."
The doctor then to examine Melina by inserting a finger into her. Johnny abruptly jumped out of his chair and nearly knocked it over. "Alright, pal," he growled, "I knew this place looked fishy from when you had my girlfriend put on that paper-thin nighty, but now you have the nerve to finger her right in front of me! Who the hell do you think you are, you sick pervert?" Smoke was practically coming out of his ears, and his face was devil red.
"Johnny, sit down!" Melina hissed.
"I'm a gynecologist, sir," the doctor replied calmly, "and I'm examining Ms. Perez for any signs of a uterine barrier and ovarian cysts."
Johnny sat down, completely and utterly humiliated. Both Melina's and his face were bright red with embarassment. Melina apologized to the doctor, who chuckled it off. "It's quite alright," he explained, "it made my day a whole lot happier." He finished examining Melina, wrote down that everything looked good, then he led them to the room where the ultrasound equipment was held.
Melina crawled up on the bed and laid back, exposing her tanned stomach to the doctor, who applied the cold gel on her and turned on the monitor. Johnny held her hand as the screen projected a black and white picture of the inside of Melina. As mall, shrimp like image appeared on the screen. Melina and Johnny both cooed at the little formation of a baby.
"Look," Johnny whispered, pointing his finger at the screen, "he's so little. Or she." A huge smile was on his face.
Melina felt a pang stab her heart. This might not be Johnny's , she thought. She felt herself starting to cry, and thought about that night that had ruined her memories. She forced it to the back of her mind and continued with staring at her baby.
It's not the right time, she decided.
Okay guys. This was a change from the normal sad, sappy stuff. I tried to make it a little happier in this chapter. Thanks for all of the reviews! Keep them coming!