2 months later
Sara reached absently and scratched Tattoo behind his ears. He had his head in her lap and looked up at her touch.
Sara smiled at him. He was an amazing puppy. She had been a little worried where house training him was concerned, but he had trained rather quickly with very few accidents.
Sara had once known someone in High school who had a golden retriever and the dog had been great. She looked down at his golden head as she stroked his silky ears and smiled.
She felt so much more relaxed these days. And Tattoo was only a small part of it.
She and Michael were both happier. They had stopped with all the ovulation kits and temperature taking before sex. They were just doing what came natural. Sex was no longer a chore to be completed at a certain time.
Sara hadn't even realized she thought that way about sex with Michael until they stopped trying to have a baby.
Remembering suddenly that they needed milk for the next morning's breakfast and that she had forgotten to call Michael to ask him pick some up on his way home from work, Sara patted Tattoo and eased out from under the large puppy's head.
She put her hand out to steady herself as a wave of dizziness hit her. When the dizziness passed she chalked it up to hunger. She hadn't eaten anything since lunch and it was getting late.
Sara made her way to the phone figuring she could call Michael from the kitchen and grab a snack at the same time.
Sara dialed Michael's cell number and peeled a banana while it rang.
When it went to voice mail she quickly swallowed the bite of banana she was chewing and left a message about the milk.
Sara was looking through the refrigerator when the doorbell rang. She grabbed a bottle of water and turning around quickly, she pushed the door shut.
Suddenly another wave of dizziness hit her stopping her in her tracks. Sara grabbed onto the counter to steady herself.
What was wrong with her today? You would think that she was…Oh, God was she?
Sara pushed her hand through her hair waiting for the dizziness to pass. When it passed she let go of the counter and rushed to the front door. She was half expecting to have missed whoever it was, but Veronica was just climbing into her car when Sara called out to her.
"V, wait"!
Veronica looked up at her best friend with a smile, but the smile left her face when she took in Sara's ashen appearance.
Veronica rushed over to Sara and took her arm.
"Sara, are you okay"?
Sara smiled brightly bringing a small amount of color back into her cheeks.
She was almost afraid to voice her suspicions. What if she jinxed herself? Sara wasn't a superstitious person, but still…
"V, I just got kind of dizzy", Sara said sitting down on the top porch step.
Veronica sat down next to her looking at her with concern.
"Maybe I should call Michael"? V said worriedly.
"V, I just got dizzy", Sara repeated grinning widely.
"Oh"! Veronica said as it dawned on her what Sara meant.
"Are you late"?
Sara shrugged. "I hadn't thought about it, but yeah, I think I am"!
Veronica took Sara's hands in her own and squealed excitedly.
Sara began to squeal too. Soon the two of them sounded like high school girls who had just gotten invited to the prom by their dream dates.
When they were both calm again, Sara stood up quickly and grabbed V's hand.
"Come on, V, I think I may still have a pregnancy test around here somewhere"!
Sara came out of the bathroom holding the small stick in her hand, she had tears in her eyes and Veronica wasn't sure if they were happy tears or the result of yet another disappointment. Veronica looked at her expectantly.
"Well"? She asked her eyes big with anticipation.
Sara smiled as her shaking hand held out the stick
"We're pregnant, V! We're pregnant"!
Veronica took Sara's hands in her own and began jumping up and down in excitement. And then she pulled Sara in for a tight hug.
"I'm so happy for you"! Veronica squealed.
Sara felt the happy tears coarse down her cheeks as she thought about telling Michael the good news. She wondered how she would ever be able to wait for him to get home from work.