A/N: Omg, THANK YOU so much for all of your nice reviews after yesterday's chapter! It really touched my heart and made me think a lot. I'm a person that really worries about what other people might think about me, so I was a little overwhelmed/happy when I read your comments. I'll take them under consideration and maybe continue writing once I've moved out (which will be soon).

Elizabeth was officially in her thirteenth week of pregnancy and she had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Tuesday afternoon for her first ultrasound scan. Henry was already waiting outside in the parking lot when Elizabeth finished work at three and he drove them to the doctor's office. While he was driving, Elizabeth used the time to go through some documents she didn't have time for earlier. She didn't come far though being distracted by Henry tapping the steering wheel with his finger.

"Henry, could you please stop." She asked with a glance at him. He apologized and it was silent for a moment before he started again. "Okay, what's going on with you?" Elizabeth put away her files and concentrated on her husband. "Are you nervous?"

"Of course I am. How could I not? We're going to see our child for the first time. Can you believe it?" Henry exclaimed while making a right turn.

"Actually, yes, I can believe it. But don't be too excited. I doubt we'll see much at this point. Just relax." She thought it was cute how nervous he was even though she was carrying the baby.

After waiting in the waiting area for what seemed like hours, they were finally called up. Henry met Dr Kelly for the first time and after clearing some formalities they got started with the ultrasound. Dr Kelly put some gel on Elizabeth's tummy hand held a transducer device over her skin. Almost immediately, a black and white image appeared on the screen. Dr Kelly changed the position of the device and suddenly they could hear a heartbeat.

"Congratulations. This is your baby." She pointed at the screen for Elizabeth and Henry to see. Elizabeth clutched to Henry's hand and he squeezed it back. While Elizabeth and Henry were amazed by the sight of their baby, Dr Kelly checked the skull, the brain, arms. legs, stomach, bowel, pelvis and bladder. After a couple of minutes she was done with everything. "Great, everything seems to be just fine. I'll print out the ultrasound for you and then you're good to go. I'll see you again in about eight weeks." Henry and Elizabeth thanked her and they both seemed to be in a trance when they left the building. Back in the car, Henry finally found his words again.

"Wow, this is our child." Henry said starring at the little print out with Elizabeth. "Okay, ready to go home? We could pick up pizza on the way, I don't really feel like cooking today." Elizabeth agreed and Henry started the engine.

Henry noticed that his wife had been awfully quiet since they had left the doctor's office and he wondered why. He opened the box of pizza and put a few slices on Elizabeth's and his plate before walking into the living room where she was already watching TV. Henry handed her her plate and she gladly accepted it. When they were done eating, he eventually addressed her.

"Are you alright?" He asked carefully to test the waters.

"Yeah, I'm good." She replied without taking her eyes off the screen.

"It's just, you know, you've been awfully quiet since our appointment earlier." Henry waited for her to say anything but she stayed silent. "Do you have any questions or is something on your mind you would like to share?" Elizabeth sighed and turned off the TV before turning to face him.

"Today, when we were looking at that screen, it kinda hit me. It became so real. I mean, I knew what was happening, but now, that I've seen our baby... I don't know, there's just so much responsibility. And I guess I got scared." She looked up at him with big blue puppy eyes and Henry pulled her closer into his embrace.

"I know. It is scary. We have to take care of this tiny human being. It's crazy. To me it feels like we've just left college and now we're here." He pressed a kiss to her temple and stroked her arm.

"Henry, I'm terrified. I don't know if I can do this. All of it I mean. This pregnancy, giving birth... How are we gonna deal with work and watching over the baby? It's so much to think about. I can't even..."

"Elizabeth, stop! We're in this together and we're gonna figure this out together. First of all, worrying means that you care. And caring is going to make you a great mum. When it comes to giving birth, I already thought about signing us up for one of these courses that prepare you for labor. And last but not least, let's talk about work." Elizabeth looked up at him and he took that as a sign to continue. "I know we've already talked about my future a couple of times in the past and I guess we kinda decided on me getting a PhD sooner or later. I think, maybe now might be the right time. See, I already have my masters and I took the GRE last year and if you think about it, I could be home for the baby a lot. You know, researching and writing and all that stuff... That way, you could go on a short maternity leave from the CIA and return right back to work after a couple of months. Only if you want that of course. What do you think?" Henry stopped his chain of thoughts and hoped she would like his idea.

"I know we talked about you getting a PhD and I honestly forgot all about it. But you're right, maybe that's going to work. I mean we would have to put some more thought into it and look at the financial side... But I guess, we have some savings and my salary at the moment is not too bad. Have you looked into any programms yet?" Elizabeth seemed interested in his idea.

"Not really. I wanted to have your opinion first. I want us to make this decision together." He explained.

"Honestly, I have to think about it for a while, but at the moment, it seems like the right thing to do. You always wanted to get your PhD and if I haven't been pregnant, you would have signed up for it already. Me being pregnant shouldn't stop you from following your dreams. Let me think about it for a while and in the meantime you could maybe already look into some programs. I just can't think about this right now, I need to turn off my brain for a while." She cuddled into him and turned the TV back hoping that this mindless activity would relax her. He put an arm around her shoulder and a smile spread over his face. Maybe they were going to work it out after all.