Doctor

Nina's POV:
"Baby, wake up, come on". "What, let me sleep, I don't want to wake up". "Come on baby, you have to, we have a doctor's appointment in an hour". "I don't want to go, you can go alone". I heard him sigh. "Nina, come on I'm serious". "We have to go to the doctor I planned the appointment for you so he could check you out, especially for the tiredness". "Ok Ian…" I said "I'm standing up". "Good" he said.
"Now come with me we have a nice shower and pick up some food on the way to the doctor's office". "Ohh, Pickles pretty please, can we get pickles" I said with a begging face. "I'm crazy I say this but yes we can get pickles". "Yeej, come on where are you waiting for I want my pickles" I said to him. "Oh now you're awake aren't you", he smirked. "Yup I'm awake".

Ian's POV:
After she ate a whole jar of pickles I'm not kidding a whole jar we were ready to go to the doctor's office. We sat there waiting I was nervous but when I looked to my right where Nina sat I almost got a heart attack. She was pale white, "baby" I grabbed her hand. "Talk to me, please" I said. "I don't know Ian I'm scared, I'm really, really scared" she said almost crying. "What if something's wrong with her, we can't lose her". "Baby baby" I soothed her, "you felt her move this morning right", "yes" she said, "she moves a lot actually". "See there's nothing wrong with our little girl" I said. "I'm more concerned about you to be honest" I said, "don't worry about me I'll be fine" she said. "Yeah you will be" I recalled. "We are going to do everything the doctor says, if he says no more work, you won't work, hear me". "Ian I hear you" she whispers softly. I was going to go on with my little lecture but the doctor came in.

"Miss Dobrev, mister Somerhalder come in please". "So" he started "Ian you called me, you said you had some concerns regarding the pregnancy". "Well the last week we went on holiday with some friends and Nina was tired all the time, if we weren't doing something she slept". "And she is pale white most of the time". "I'm concerned but I know Nina is concerned herself too". "My stomach hurts a lot too" I heard her whisper. "What".. she hadn't told me that I thought. "Nina.." I looked at her angry, "sorry babe I didn't want you to worry". I knew it would only make her sicker when I went on about this so I kept my mouth shut, "we'll talk about this later" I said, she nodded.

"Okay" the doctor said, "I will order a full examination". "But first I need to know some more things, you are 23 weeks pregnant right"? "Yes" Nina said "almost 24". "Have you already felt the baby move" he asked. "Yes" Nina answered "the first time was probably a week ago wasn't it Ian", "yeah" I said "that was exactly a week ago today". "She's moving nonstop for the past few hours". "Ok that's good" the doctor said. "Nina I would like to ask you to change and put on a hospital gown, I will be back in five minutes and we start the examination".

Nina's POV:
I was getting my clothes off while Ian helped me, it was hard for me I was terrified. I had the gown on and laid down on the examination table, I started to cry in an instant, Ian was by my side in almost a second. "Baby, baby it's going to be okay, it's going to be ok". "You don't know that" I cried, "I feel like crap and I'm scared, I'm really scared Ian". While Ian was soothing me the doctor came back in. He let me and Ian be for a few minutes and started to talk when I got myself together again. "If it makes you feel better miss Dobrev I will do an ultrasound and a full check up on the baby first". "Yes please" I whispered.

The doctor pulled the gown up and lowered my pants a bit. He measured my stomach and said the baby had a very average and normal length and weight. He put the cold gel on my stomach and started to look for the baby. "Well there she is" he said, he looked and searched for the heartbeat. "Well everything seems fine". "To be 100% sure the baby is fine we can do a punction". "I'll go with a needle into the umbilical court through your stomach". "Then we can run the tests and have the results back in twenty minutes"." But I have to warn you It's not completely necessary and it hurts a lot" he said. "Don't care" I said, "do it doctor".

Ian looked at me with a scared face," baby I just want to know for sure" I said trying to make him more at ease. He nodded and grabbed my hand when the doctor came with a scary thing which had a huge big ass needle on it. "Alright" the doctor said "it will only last for ten seconds , whatever you do hold your body still". Ian grabbed my arms and pushed himself over my head so I couldn't see anything.

"Alright" the doctor said "on three: one, two, three:" he pushed the needle in and I started to scream into Ian's chest, it did hurt like hell. I continued screaming. After exactly ten seconds the pain stopped and I felt a relieve. By doing this I knew I wouldn't have any insecurities anymore I would know if our baby was fine or not. I felt a bit relieved actually.

Ian's POV:
Glad that, that was over I hated seeing my girl in that much pain. We waited for the results to come back. He told us everything was perfectly normal and the baby was healthy as can be. We both were very relieved after that. But I was still scared, I was wondering what could be wrong with my girl. Nina had to pee in a cup and afterwards the doctor took some blood, she was hooked to a heart machine and there was a breathing test. After all those tests the doctor came with the results.

"Nina" he said, "luckily it's not something very serious that is going on but if you don't follow the advice I'm about to give you it will turn out to something serious". "You have a low blood pressure, together with a lack of iron which is common by pregnant women". "You feel sleepy because your body is slowing down by this". "It's important to listen to your body and rest when you think you need it". "Thereby you can only work for eight hours a week spread by at least two days".

"But", she started, "no buts Nina" I told her sternly, "we will listen to what the doctor says in order to limit the amount of risk". She looked at me daggers in her eyes but I was determent as long as I was alive I would let her live up to the doctors rules.

"Thank you doctor for this" I said to him. "So don't forget" the doctor said, "if you are tired or want to sleep, you should do that, it is not bad, it will heal your body and give you more strength". "What about traveling" Nina asked, "you mean by plane?" the doctor asked. "Yes because we have to go to LA a few times", "try to keep it to a minimum, and no travelling by plane in the last month". "That was it" the doctor said, "I'll suggest you go home now and take it easy". "I will see you in three weeks for your next appointment". "You can always call if you have questions or if you have worries". "Thanks doctor" we both said and with that we went home.

Nina's POV:
The car ride back home was quiet. When we were almost there Ian grabbed my hand and asked: "are you hungry baby". I looked at him, "kind off" I admitted. "Ok" he said "what do you feel like". I blushed, "alright stop it" he smiled "I know exactly what you want to eat". "Do we have it all at home", "yes" he said "I did groceries shopping this morning before you woke up". "You're awesome you know that" I said while squeezing his hand. "I know baby" he said "I'm just that awesome". "Cocky much" I asked, "very much" he replied.

We entered my apartment, he said. "Go change in something comfortable and I'll fix lunch". When I came downstairs he patted the large couch in the living room where he sat on. I sat next to him and saw the peanut butter pickle sandwich he made for me with a glass of orange juice. "Baby" I said "thank you, I needed that". We ate in silent while watching TV. "You tired" he asked me, "yeah kind of" I said. "I can sleep here on the couch" I said, "you can continue watching". "Baby: he said "I want you to sleep in your bed"." It's the most comfortable and it gives you the most rest". "It will be better for you".

"How are we going to fix all this with the show the traveling everything". "Baby we talk about that later now just try to sleep". "Don't think about it right now". "Come on I'll stay with you I'm kind of tired myself I could use a little nap" he said. "Ok" I said before I dozed off.

It was four o'clock when I woke up again I realized I slept for three and a half hours straight. "Hey sleepy head" Ian replied "did you sleep well". "I slept way too long" I whined. "Couldn't you wake me up Ian" I said a little annoyed. "No baby you looked so comfortable sleeping and I guess you needed it". "And remember the doctor said it was not a bad thing to sleep much". "If you body needs it you should give into it". "Ok dr. Ian" I smirked at him.

Ian's POV:
"Baby I really don't want to do it now but we have to talk about what happened today". "I don't want you to hide things from me especially if its according the pregnancy or your health". "I know you are trying to protect me for everything and I love you for it but I need you to tell me these things". "You build up your feelings and there comes a point you can't take that anymore". "I know baby" she said, "I should have told to you that my stomach did hurt but it was only after you already made the appointment so I knew I would have a check up soon". "Please don't be mad at me". "I'm not mad at you" I said, "I'm just scared you didn't tell me". "I want you to promise me, from now on every little thing you feel report it to me". "I don't want you to hide things"." Were in this together so promise me" I said. "Ok I promise" she said.

" Ian" "yeah" I said. "My stomach hurts but it's kind off because our little girl is kicking like crazy every time against the same spot, can you ask her to stop I'm going crazy right now". I smiled at her "I can try but I can't assure you she will listen to me". "Baby girl" I said while I went down to Nina's stomach "will you please stop that you're hurting momma, and you don't want to do that now do you". I stroked the spot I saw the movement coming from. I kept doing that for about five minutes and then she calmed down a bit. "It really worked" she said happy. "Yeah I know" I said "I'm just that awesome even my own daughter agrees". "You ooh…. never mind" she said.

"Oh Ian" she said after an hour while we just lay lazy in bed with the TV on while I caressed her stomach the entire time, "I'm hungry, can we get dinner somewhere". "Yeah we can" I said, "what do feel you like". "Don't really care" she said, "we can go to the McDonalds they have pickles on the burgers there" I smirked. "Let's go" she said exited, "I knew she wanted to go there, so I picked her up and carried her out of the house". "Ian we are wearing sloppy sleeping clothes", " don't care" I said "were only going to McDonalds they forgive us for our little fashion slip". And with that I put her in the car and we left for our healthy McDonalds food dinner.