A/N: I really wanted to get this out earlier but life happened and Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and if you went out, were safe on Black Friday. Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed this story. It meant a lot to me to read all the reviews. I hope you like this next chapter. It mainly focuses on Sofia's first appt. Enjoy :)
The First Doctor's Visit
Sofia paced back and forth around the living room. She checked her watch again before picking up her cell phone. Sofia dialed Happy's number and waited while it rang. However, no one picked up. Sofia grabbed the keys to the car and left the house. About half-way to the hospital, her cell began to ring.
"Hello?"
"You called?"
"I have my doctor's appointment today. I'm here now."
"Shit." She heard Happy mutter.
"It's fine. I'll see you at home."
"Sorry."
"Your fine." Sofia hung up with Happy as she pulled into the hospital. Sofia walked up to the receptionist desk.
"Can I help you?"
"Yeah. Can you have Dr. Tara Knowles paged for me? Tell her it's Sofia De la Cruz-Lowman."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"She's expecting me." The receptionist nodded and paged Tara. Sofia tapped her fingers while she waited for Tara.
"Sofia?"
Sofia turned around, "Tara."
"Come back with me." Tara led Sofia towards the exam room. "Will Happy be coming?"
"No. He got caught up with something."
"Oh." Tara nodded her head towards the table. "After you've changed into the gown, climb up on the table." She pulled out Sofia's chart. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine, I guess."
"Nausea?"
"A little."
"Breast soreness?"
"Yeah. I think they're getting bigger."
"That's common. They're filling with milk to feed the baby. Are you planning on breast-feeding?"
"I don't know. Should I?"
"It's completely up to you. There are some people who think there are certain benefits. Then there are other people who don't breast feed at all."
"Oh." Sofia got up on the bed.
"Put your legs up on the stirrups." Tara rolled her stool over to the edge of the exam table. "I'm gonna do an internal exam. It's better when you're this early in the pregnancy."
"Ok." Sofia lay back against the pillows. Just as Tara lifted the blanket, the door opened. "Hey."
Happy nodded then looked down at where Tara was. "What the fuck are you doing?"
"Sofia's not far enough along for a normal ultrasound."
"Oh." Happy walked over to the head of the table.
"This might be slightly uncomfortable." Sofia squirmed as Tara inserted the probe. She reached over with her other hand. "Do you see that?" Tara pointed to the tiny 'bean' shape. "That's your baby. It's too early to tell the gender." Tara pushed another button. "And this…is your baby's heartbeat." A swishing sound filled the room.
"Does it sound ok?"
"Sounds perfect." Tara froze the image on the screen. She pulled out the probe and covered Sofia with the sheet. "Everything looks perfect. Looking at the fetus, you're about 9 weeks along."
Sofia looked up at Happy. "That would be the night you drug me out of that bar in Riverdale." Tara put the blood pressure cuff on Sofia's arm.
"Relax your arm for me." Tara listened as she took Sofia's blood pressure. Both Sofia and Happy noticed Tara frown at the reading.
"Everything ok?"
"Your blood pressure is a little high. While high blood pressure is common in pregnant woman, yours is a little higher than I would like it. We'll keep an eye on it." Sofia sat up on the bed. "I'll want to see you again in about a month. You can schedule it with the receptionist."
"Thanks Tara." Sofia said. After Sofia got changed, they headed towards the receptionist. "I need to make an appointment with Dr. Knowles."
"What time would you like?" While Sofia made her appointment, Happy walked outside. He sat on his bike that was parked next to Sofia's car. Sofia walked in his direction with her keys in her hand.
"You didn't have to rush here. I would have been fine on my own."
"It's my kid in the there." Happy pointed at Sofia's stomach. "I'll be here."
"Did I interrupt something?"
"Nah, I finished then came here."
"Ok." Sofia unlocked her doors. "You still got shit to do or are you coming home?"
"I have church."
"I'll see you at the clubhouse." Happy nodded before starting his bike. Sofia pulled into the lot first with Happy following behind her.
"Where did you go?" Tig asked when Happy came in.
"Sofia had an appointment."
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Sofia walked into the office. "Hey Gemma."
Gemma looked up at Sofia. "Hey. You have your appointment."
"Just got back." Sofia held the sonograms picture out to Gemma. "It's the little bean in all the darkness."
"Everything ok?"
"Yup." Sofia cell phone began to ring. "Excuse me." Sofia stepped out into the lot. "Hello?"
"Sofia, it's Dillon."
"Hey. You need something?"
"I have a job for you."
"Sure. Let me get a paper and a pen." Sofia grabbed them from the office. "Go ahead."
"Older businessman. Lives three towns over. My contact needs him dead for a deal to go through. The sooner the better. You in?"
"Of course. I'll leave tonight. Send me the rest of the info." Sofia hung up with Dillon.
"Going on a trip?" Gemma asked
"Got a job." Sofia walked across the parking lot.
"You gonna tell Happy?" Gemma followed
"He's in church. I'll call him later."
"I really think you should tell him now."
"This isn't the first time I've disappeared." Sofia stopped at the front door to her car.
"Yeah, but your pregnant now."
"Still doesn't change my job." Sofia got in her car. Gemma frowned as she drove off. 15 minutes later, the boys came out of the clubhouse.
"Sofia head home?" Happy asked
"She got a call from Dillon."
"What?"
"She left about 15 minutes ago." Happy got on his bike and sped off towards his house.
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Happy pulled up outside of his house. He saw Sofia's car still in the driveway. "Sofia!" He yelled closing the door behind him.
Sofia appeared at the top of the stairs. "Hey. You're done church early."
"Gemma said you got a call from Dillon."
"He has a job for me."
"And you're going?"
"Yes."
"You're pregnant."
"So? Does that suddenly make me invalid?"
"Stop being such a smartass."
"I'll be fine Happy."
"You're not going off by yourself. That's my kid you're lugging around all the time."
"Trust me, I know. I have to pee every 20 minutes." Sofia grumbled.
"And you expect to do a job like that?"
"Happy. If I stay home for the next 7 months I will go crazy. I need to do something."
"You were just pulled in not three weeks ago."
"So, you've sat in an interrogation room just as much as I have."
"I'll come with you."
"I don't need a babysitter."
"I don't have a flying fuck what you think. You've got my kid with you."
"What happened to my body, my choice."
"Null and void." Sofia saw the look on Happy's face. She knew there was no way she was winning this one.
"It's a three-day trip." Was all she offered. Happy went into their bedroom and packed a quick bag.
"Where are we headed?"
"Three towns over, Little Creek."
"Target."
"Everything's in the file." Sofia nodded towards the folder lying on top of her bag. "Ready?" Happy picked up his bag and reached for hers. "I can get that?"
"I got it."
"Damn it Happy!" She exploded. "I will not make it through this pregnancy if you keep coddling me."
"So what, I'm just supposed to let you go off alone."
"It's not that. We've worked jobs together before and never had a problem. I just can't stand you guarding my every move."
Happy sighed. "Fine. Carry your own fucking bag." Happy dropped the bag and walked out the door, slamming it on his way out. Sofia blew out a breath, knowing this wasn't going to be an easy trip.
So that is chapter 11. Let me know what you thought about it, what you liked or didn't like. I'm on a roll with this story so I should be pushing out another chapter soon. To my readers of Broken Pieces, I am working on the next chapter but all my creative energy is focusing on completeing this story. I will get another chapter out as soon as possible. Thanks again for reading, please remember to review ;)
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