Gabby and Matt settled into two chairs side by side once she was checked in at the doctor's office. The waiting room was pretty full of mostly pregnant women, a few not but most of the women had a spouse or companion with them. Gabby took in all the pregnant women, their shapes and sizes as she sat quiet and Matt flipped through a parenting magazine." I wonder what stages all these women are at?" She whispers leaning into Matt's side.
"Stages?" Matt whispers back looking over at her with a raised brow.
"You know." Gabby playfully rolls her eyes." How many weeks along, full term being 40 weeks."
"Oh you mean till their cooked." Matt teases back.
"Yeah, I mean no." Gabby nudges his side seeing he is playing around." That's going to be me soon enough." She nods more seriously at a women being called into the back as she waddles her way out of site.
"That definantly won't be you." Matt shakes his head, his voice still a playful tone." She was not nearly as hot as you will be."
"Hmmm." Gabby looks at him rolling her eyes."Sweet talker you are."
"Nah." Matt smirks as he goes back to flipping through his magazine." It's just my natural charm."
"Oh right, that's in place of your good looks." Gabby plays back and Matt just looks at her smiling. He looks over his magazine when their conversation fell quiet and looked around the room now. He watched the nervous faces, scared faces, even pissed off faces of the men sitting around him. Matt's snapped out of his thoughts when they were being called back." Ready." Gabby stands looking back waiting for Matt to follow.
"After you." He puts his hand out for her to lead the way, and he's placing his hand on her lower back as they are escorted to the exam room. Gabby is given instructions on what clothing to take off, and leave on before the door his closing shut leaving them in the small room." Would you like me to wait in the hall?" Matt offers as Gabby fumbles with the gown and sheet she was handed.
"Only if your uncomfortable." Gabby shrugs her shoulders showing no signs of awkwardness." You've seen me naked how many times?" She chuckles." And we are practically living together now anyway."
"True." Matt nods taking a seat in the chair next to exam table, trying his hardest to actually not stare at Gabby undressing in front of him. He's been sharing a bed with her for days platonic, this clearly shouldn't affect him like it is. He clears his throat thinking of anything to get his mind off the dirty thoughts running through his head. Big and little one." Brett has become a really good friend huh."
Gabby looks at Matt strangely as she climbs on to exam table." Um yeah." She chuckles squinting her eyes at him." Where did that come from?"
"Just thinking." He blows off her curious eyes.
"Thinking huh?" Gabby still looks at him with a questioning eye." Is there something on your mind Matt?" She still looks at him curious.
Matt looks up meeting her eyes and in this moment hates how she can read him so well." I was thinking about our arrangement." He says and Gabby looks on for him to elaborate." You know about further along in your pregnancy, and me being around for it?"
"Why does it sound like it's a question of you being around?"
"Well it kind of is." Matt clears his throat his nerves taking over slightly." I want to be around for all of it."
"You will be." Gabby answers still not comprehending.
"What I'm trying to say is that maybe you could spend a few nights at my place." Matt says nervously then quickly adds." Or me at your place?"
A smile graces Gabby's lips as she realises what he's suggesting." Oh, I see." She tries containing her smile from showing how much she loved the idea." You want to be around for some of those midnight ice cream runs, or my moody sleepless nights cause I'm to big to get comfortable."
"Pretty much." Matt shrugs nodding his head with a sheepish look on his face." Or the baby's first kick."
Gabby held Matt's stare holding back the urge to kiss him madly at this very moment." I'm sure we can make it work." Her words meaning a lot more then Matt comprehended them to mean, but as she's about to speak again there is a light tap on the door before it swings open.
"Hi I'm Jenny Wheeler, I'm a midwife." She reaches her hand out." Gabriela Dawson?"
"Yes." Gabby shakes her hand in return." Nice to meet you." She says before getting a "same" in return." And this is Matt." Gabby points to him as Jenny extends her hand to him." He's my um, well the..."
"Dad." Jenny finishes the sentence as she shakes his hand before taking a seat at the small table with a computer screen on it." So how have you been feeling?" She asks as she starts typing looking at the monitor." And when was your last period?"
"I have good days and bad days with the nausea, and vomiting." Gabby looks down at her hands on her lap ashamed now." As far as my last period I'm not quite sure, I'm not always regular, but I'm thinking conception was about six weeks ago." Gabby says glancing over at a very quiet Matt, as visions of that night flash before her eyes and they share a soft smile.
"That helps cause that makes you about 8 weeks then, we don't go by conception but your last period on determining how far along you are."
"I see." Gabby nods.
"Did you get a blood test to confirm? Or you just took a home test?"
"Just a home test."
"Well we normally like a blood test to confirm, but your here so let's see what the exam tells us first." Jenny stands grabbing a paid of gloves from the wall." Just lay back for me." She asks as she approaches Gabby." So what do you do Gabby?" Jenny asks as she does a breast exam, routine .
"I'm a firefighter." Gabby replies.
"Wow that is a brave job." Jenny smiled looking up to Matt." Are you a firefighter as well?"
"Yes." Matt nods." I'm a lieutenant."
" My lieutenant." Gabby chuckles, before turning serious." That is one of my questions for you as well am I allowed to do as far as work restrictions?"
"Well you will most likely need to be put on light duty, cause it's a strenuous job." Jenny says as she covers Gabby up then moving her hands to feel around abdomen but continues to talk." We recommend no heavy lifting max of 40 lbs, but also the excessive heat may not be good for you as well the high tempetures can raise your body tempeture and that has been a known cause of miscarriages."
" So basically no firefighting for me while I'm pregnant." Gabby says but not sarcastic at all as she looks at Matt." For the baby's sake gotta stay safe right?"
"Right." Matt smiled back to her his eyes watering at the protective way she already speaks of their child." For the baby." And he reached over taking her hand in his.
Jenny continued to feel around Gabby's abdomen." The uterus does feel to be enlarged." And Matt can visabily see the tiny bump now as she lays flat on her back and he sits eye level, watching the midwife palpate her stomach." Why don't we see if we can locate a heart beat." She says now pulling out a small square box that had a microphone looking thing attached." You clearly seem to be pregnant from my exam." Jenny leans over telling Gabby just as she applies some gel to her stomach.."If we hear the heartbeat I won't need the blood test."
"Sounds good." Gabby smiles and squeezes Matt's hand tighter as they wait with silence in the air. The rapid sound only took seconds to fill the room and Gabby and Matt's tears were no longer held back." That's it." Gabby whimpers out.
"Thank you." Matt smiles with tear filled eyes." For letting me be a part of this." And without hesitation, his kisses her lips then forehead, then back to her lips." Thank you." He whispers again as they listen to the most amazing sound. Their baby's heartbeat.
