Faithfully 12:

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Seth was a nervous wreck he couldn't get the thought out of his mind, what if the baby was his. What was he going to do? How could he take on another baby when he had his hands full with Tyler and his job? How could he turn his back on Maddy if this was his child? He poured his coffee into a travel mug and headed out the door. He was meeting Maddy at the doctor's office for her appt. His brother Brandon had come by a few minutes earlier and picked up Tyler he was taking him to a kid's gym/gymnastics center while Seth and Maddy were at the doctor. Seth had arrived at the doctor's office and walked inside and didn't see Maddy, he texted her to make sure that he had the right time.

"I'm on my way, I was sick this morning" Maddy texted back.

Seth sat outside in the hallway waiting on Maddy and looking at his phone when she walked up to him.

"Thanks for meeting me here" Maddy said as Seth looked up from his phone.

"I'm ready to get this over with" Seth replied as he stood up.

"Where is Tyler?" Maddy asked as they walked into the lobby to sign in.

"Brandon took him to the Little Gym" Seth replied as he sat down in the corner.

"When do you think we should tell him about the baby?" Maddy asked as she sat down beside Seth.

"Whoa hold up, you're getting way ahead of yourself, we aren't telling Tyler anything until we straightened some things out first" Colby replied.

"He's got to know sometime and I think the sooner the better so he has time to adjust" Maddy said as she looked down at her wedding band that was a sliver eternity band with diamonds all around. She looked and Seth was not wearing his wedding band and that stung her heart a little.

"Maddy, listen to me we are not telling Tyler anything about this baby until we know who the freaking father is" Seth replied in an angry tone.

"Maddy Rollins" the nurse called out and she stood up and started to walk back with the nurse and Seth followed her.

She was given a paper robe and was sitting on the exam table waiting for the doctor to come in. Seth was sitting in the chair across from the table and had a tired look on his face.

"Are you leaving tonight or in the morning?" she asked Seth who was rubbing his temples.

"In the morning, we have to be in Pittsburg for a live event" Colby replied.

"Why don't you leave Tyler with me this weekend?" Maddy asked.

"Don't start this shit with me now Maddy, I'm not in the mood" Seth replied as he took a deep breath.

"It was just a suggestion" Maddy said in an irritated tone.

"Nothing has changed between us, don't start now because I'm about to the end of my rope" Seth replied.

Maddy knew not to push Seth when he had enough she didn't want him walking out of this appointment so she just remained quiet until the doctor came in.

"Good Morning Maddy, looks like we are going to run some tests today to confirm a pregnancy?" Dr. Holland said with a smile.

"Yes ma'am" Maddy replied softly as she played with the paper gown.

"Hello Seth nice to see you again, it's been a couple of years" Dr. Holland said as she smiled at Seth.

"Yes, it has been" Seth replied trying to be nice.

"We are going to draw some blood and then I'm going to come back in and do a pelvic exam ok Maddy" Dr. Holland said.

"Ok, thanks" Maddy replied.

The nurse came in and started to take Maddy's blood and Seth knew she was deathly afraid of needles so he got up and walked over and took her head and placed it on his chest so she wouldn't look at the needle. He could feel how tense her body was and whispered into her ear.

"Relax and focus on me" Seth said to Maddy.

"What a nice husband you have" the Nurse replied as she was taking the blood from Maddy's arm.

"Yes, I do" Maddy mumbled into Seth's shirt.

When the nurse was finished she put a band aid on Maddy's arm and said that the Doctor would be back in shortly.

"Thank You" Maddy said to the nurse as Seth let go of her and went back to sit in the chair.

"Thanks sweetie, you know how much I hate needles" Maddy said to Seth.

"Your welcome "Seth replied.

"I really didn't mean to get pregnant Seth" Maddy said softly.

"We always talked about having another baby because I wanted another one but you said you weren't ready that's why you were supposed to be on birth control" Seth said.

"I am on birth control I guess with everything that has been going on I screwed up and missed a pill or two It wasn't intentional I swear" Maddy replied.

Seth looked at her and saw the tears forming in her eyes and he didn't know what to believe anymore. Dr. Holland came back in the room with Maddy's chart and smiled.

"Looks like you're going to be parents again" she said as she asked Maddy to lay down on the table so she could begin the pelvic exam. Seth looked at Maddy's face and saw her wince a time or two during the exam and he never liked to see her in pain so he got up from the chair and went over and took her hand and held it. She squeezed it a couple of times as Dr. Holland finished up and had a worried look on her face.

"What's wrong?" Maddy asked as Seth helped her sit up.

"I'm a little concerned with the shape of your cervix" Dr. Holland said as she took off her gloves and started to write on the chart.

"What does that mean?" Seth asked

"We have to keep a close eye on it during the pregnancy to see if it's going to be strong enough for delivery or to even carry the baby full term" Dr. Holland replied.

"Is that serious?" Seth asked with a concerned look on his face.

"It can be but let's not jump to conclusions yet" Dr. Holland said.

"Can you tell how far along she is?" Seth asked.

"Based on the last menstrual cycle and from my exam you look to be about 9 to 10 weeks along" Dr. Holland replied.

Maddy smiled at the news and she looked over at Seth whose face was a little pale he was counting in his head the last time that they had sex and it was during the time frame.