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"Thanks for meeting with me on such short notice," said Rebecca the next morning as she and Sarah walked down the busy high-street.

"No worries," said the doctor, linking arms with Rebecca, protecting them both from the cold wind. "I had a day off anyway. Plus it's the perfect excuse to do my last minute Christmas shopping."

"Last minute?" said Rebecca incredulously. "There's still a few weeks left. Mine never gets done until the 24th. Especially not with Sherlock to buy for."

Sarah smiled. "What are you getting him?" she asked as they slipped into a large department store, filled with women in white coats, wafting perfume this way and that.

"I don't know yet," she shrugged. "I got him a shrunken head last year...I'm lucky it arrived on time. I can't tell you the trouble I had getting it through customs, cost me a bomb! They didn't believe anyone would want it as a Christmas gift."

"Who would?" laughed Sarah.

Rebecca gave a sigh. "Only Sherlock I suppose," she said as they stepped on a large escalator. "It only lasted until New Years anyway."

Sarah frowned. "What happened?"

"Oh just Sherlock and his 'experiments'," said Rebecca in an annoyed tone eyeing an overpriced coat as the pair stepped out into the women's-wear section.

"So..." said Sarah after a moment of silence (Rebecca knew where this was going), "have you had the chance to speak to him yet? You know...about the-"

But Rebecca cut across her, she couldn't even allow her to say the word. "No...I haven't..." she muttered.

"Rebecca!" said Sarah in a warning voice, as the pair moved into another section of the shop. "He's the father...he has a right to know..."

"Yes," hissed Rebecca annoyed. "I know alright!"

Sarah gave a pitying sigh as Rebecca turned around only to be faced with what section of the store they had actually walked into.

The lawyer's breath caught in her throat as her eyes met with numerous baby grows, cute little outfits and row and rows of expensive prams.

Her eyes widened and her whole body trembled.

This is what she needed to be doing. Shopping for things like this with the man she loved. Planning, getting excited, but instead she was hiding her secret, keeping it tucked away, out of sight.

She was certain she should have gained weight by now, but after weeks of under-eating she still looked about the same...

But for the first time she cursed herself for doing it, for putting her child at risk. Their child...

Her mind buzzed as she saw Sarah step forwards, fingering the smallest pink baby grow made of the fluffiest material imaginable.

"Oh it's so soft...and just so sweet...have a feel Rebecca," said Sarah turning around to face the young girl.

But Rebecca couldn't move, she was frozen, trapped like a rabbit in the headlights.

"I-I can't," she uttered shaking her head.

But before she could say another word, her vision swam and she swayed on the spot.

"Rebecca?" came the distant sound of Sarah's voice, but the lawyer didn't notice as a sharp pain suddenly shot through her.

She yelped in pain and doubled up as Sarah hurriedly ran to her friend.

"Rebecca are you alright?" she asked grasping this young girl tightly around the waist keeping her upright.

"I'm fine," managed Rebecca as Sarah finally swam into focus once again.

Several shoppers had stopped in their browsing to watch the pale young girl.

"You look as white as a sheet," said Sarah placing her cool hand to Rebecca's forehead. "And your burning up...have you been looking after yourself properly."

Rebecca regained her composure a little and glanced away a little awkwardly. "Probably not as much as I should have been..."

"Oh Rebecca," sighed Sarah. "This pregnancy isn't something to take lightly you know...if you're not careful something could happen to it...the baby..."

"I know," uttered Rebecca sadly shaking her head. "But I was just scared Sherlock would find out..."

She did now, finally regret her actions, regretted not taking her supplements or visiting the doctor...

"Have you been for a scan yet?" Sarah asked seriously.

Rebecca glanced up at her, before slowly shaking her head.

Sarah blew out a puff of air in disbelief. "Right then," she said grasping Rebecca's wrist tightly and dragging her from the shop.

"Wait, where are we going?" cried Rebecca alarmedly, as Sarah shot her a knowing look.

Thirty minutes later Sarah fumbled with her keys, before heaving open the heavy door and flipping on the lights.

At once the cool, clinical doctor's surgery was lit up before the two women and Rebecca gave a gulp.

"Come on," said Sarah gesturing for the lawyer to follow her into a small room, just off the main GP's offices.

"Now I'm really not supposed to be doing this," muttered the female doctor moving over to where a small machine with a screen on it lay. "And I know our equipment isn't as advanced as the hospitals but it at least gives us the chance to take a look."

She turned around and smiled at Rebecca. "You want to lie down?"

Rebecca took a sudden step back. She wanted to run...

She couldn't face this. Not now...

"Listen it's going to be okay," said Sarah reassuringly patting the table beside her.

With a gulp, Rebecca did as she was told, and hopped up onto the hard bed, and lay back against it.

She shivered as she heard the machine turn on and the noise of static play over the scanner.

"Just relax," said Sarah, pulling up Rebecca's pretty blue top, to reveal her stomach. Carefully she squeezed a large amount of clear gel over her pale skin.

Rebecca shivered at its coldness barely noticing Sarah place a large object to the gel, moving it across her tummy.

The young layer lay back and closed her eyes waiting for all this to be over. Sarah would just check if the baby was alright then they could leave and...

But Rebecca's thoughts were suddenly cut short as a noise suddenly came over the machine.

A loud, yet rhythmic sound.

She looked up at Sarah wide eyed. "Is that...?" she asked, not being able to finish her sentence.

But Sarah smiled and nodded. "That's its heartbeat..." she said gently. "You want to take a look?"

And with that she turned the screen towards Rebecca and the young woman gasped as she saw the sight that was revealed before her eyes.

A crackling, swirling image of something could just be made out. She cocked her head from right to left but she just couldn't see it.

"I-I can't-" she began, but Sarah let out a laugh.

"There's its little foot," she said pointing at the screen. "And there's its head..."

Rebecca tilted her head once again, and with Sarah's help she finally found it. She could see her baby.

Happy tears flowed down her cheeks as she watched it move and wriggle inside her, its tiny heartbeat filling the room with sound.

"Is it..." she began but Sarah pre-empted her question.

"It looks a like a fine and healthy baby," smiled Sarah. "But you've got to start looking after yourself better, for its sake."

Rebecca nodded, for the first time realising the true risk she was taking trying to keep this from Sherlock.

She stared at the screen. "I'm going to tell him," she said nodding her head. "Tonight."

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