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So I know there was some confusion on the last chapter and I hope that this chapter clears it up. Oh, and I know this isn't exactly how maternal-fetal medicine works but for the purpose of the story, let's just pretend. Enjoy!

After taking the pregnancy test, confirming her suspicions, Beth had called her ob-gyn to make an appointment. The doctor decided that because of Beth's history, she should see someone who specialized in high-risk pregnancies. Hearing that she was now considered 'high-risk', Beth's anxiety shot through the roof. When she placed the call to the new doctor, she was able to get an appointment for July 10th, due to a cancellation.

So here she was, two days after finding out there was another life growing inside of her, sitting in the waiting room an hour from home, glancing at her watch every thirty seconds. Daryl had said he was going to take the afternoon off from work and meet her, but he was already ten minutes late. She checked her cellphone again, even though she knew it'd be hard to miss a call because she had the volume all the way up, just in case. It was probably the first time that Beth was thankful doctors kept you waiting so long.

Beth glanced around the waiting room, noticing how much fancier than it was back home. There were flower arrangements on the countertop, a big tank filled with exotic fish, and the walls were adorned with beautiful paintings. There was one other woman in the waiting room, casually reading a magazine, but her stomach looked like she was about to pop. Beth couldn't help her thoughts from darkening, wondering if she'd even have the opportunity to get to that point this time. She sighed, trying to remain positive, and picked up a magazine off the table and flipped through it quickly, not really focusing on what was inside.

A few minutes later, the door to the back office opened and a young nurse stepped out. "Beth?"

"Yeah, me, here." Beth stood up and smoothed her dress down and checked her watch once again. She was disappointed, she really thought that Daryl would be here. She walked over to the nurse, who looked friendly with a big smile on her face. "Ready?" Beth nodded. "Okay, if you'll just follow me back and we can-" The nurse was mid sentence, about to shut the door behind Beth, when the door to the waiting room burst open. Beth and the nurse turned to see what the commotion was, and to her delightful surprise, it was Daryl.

His eyes scanned the room before spotting her, and he made his way over. "I'm here, I'm sorry." He leaned down to place a kiss on her cheek. Beth laughed at him, her spirits obviously brightened, and she noticed how his face was bright red and he was out of breath. She made a mental note to tease him later about being out of shape.

"It's okay, you made it." Beth grabbed his hand, thankful he was here to support her. The nurse, still smiling, cleared her throat. "Oh gosh, I'm sorry. We're ready now."

"Not a problem. As I was saying, let's just go this way and we can start off by getting a weight."

The nurse set Beth up in a room and took a set of vitals. After getting all the preliminary information, she left them alone as they waited for the maternal-fetal specialist to come in.

Beth was sitting on the table in a gown, Daryl standing by her side. "You okay?"

She nodded. "Yeah, just nervous. You?"

Daryl scoffed. "Are you kidding? I'm scared as hell." His initial reaction to her news might not have been ideal, but in the last couple days, they had been able to talk a little more. He had been supportive, and they both decided it was best to wait and see what they found out at the appointment.

Their brief conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door, followed by perinatologist entering. She was a taller women with gray hair that was cropped short. She had a smile on her face and when she spoke, her voice was soothing. "Hi Mrs. Dixon, I'm Dr. Peletier. Nice to meet you." She held out her hand for Beth to shake.

"Call me Beth, please." Beth reached out and shook her hand. "This is my husband, Daryl." Daryl nodded at the doctor.

After all the pleasantries were exchanged, Dr. Peletier began going over Beth's history. "So it says here you had a placental abruption, caused by trauma, that resulted in a perinatal death."

Beth nodded, trying to keep the tears from pooling in her eyes. "Yes, so I'm pretty concerned about how all this is going to go."

"Well try not to worry, I'm sure we can take care of you." The doctors words were reassuring, making Beth feel comfortable with her decision to come to this specific office. "You took a pregnancy test..." she flipped through a couple pages in the chart "two days ago."

"Yeah, and I took a couple more to be sure."

The doctor nodded. "Okay, and you said you weren't really sure on when your last period was, but the last one that you know of was on March 20th?"

Beth sighed. "As far as I can remember." The last few months had been so crazy that she really hadn't noticed not getting her period. It made her feel foolish, wondering how she could miss such a thing. She also wondered why she didn't clue in to the fact that the 'bloating' in her stomach had only continued to get worse, making it pop out and look slightly round.

"Alrighty, well let's do an ultrasound to check everything out. Sound good?"

Beth nodded again. She hated this part. She wasn't sure exactly how far along she was, so they would be doing a vaginal ultrasound and she was not looking forward to it. With her last pregnancy, it had been very uncomfortable, and it was looking to be even more uncomfortable this time because Daryl was present.

When the probe was inserted, Beth winced and grabbed Daryl's hand. In the clinical environment, the pressure was anything but pleasant. She kept her eyes closed and his fingers wrapped tightly in Daryl's. When it was finally in place, Beth's breath stopped. The sound coming from the machine was amazing. She could hear her little baby's heartbeat perfectly, fast and strong. She opened her eyes and saw Dr. Peletier smiling at her. The older woman brought her hand up to the monitor and Beth's eyes drifted over to take in the image. It wasn't just some little blob she could barely make out, instead it was a baby. Her hand flew to her mouth and a couple tears escaped her eyes. She glanced over at Daryl and saw that he was staring at the screen, his mouth slightly open.

Beth took a deep breath to try and compose herself. She was waiting for the information from Dr. Peletier that would tell her whether or not the baby was Daryl's. "Can you tell how far along?"

The doctor nodded and looked away from the monitor towards Beth and Daryl. "Right now, the baby is perfectly healthy. It's measuring around 16 weeks, which matches up with the date of your last period. Date of conception was most likely sometime within the first few days of April."

Beth let out a huge breath and started crying once again. This time she couldn't even blame the tears on the hormones, instead it was pure relief. Her and Zach hadn't been intimate since the middle of March. When she looked over at Daryl, he immediately leaned in the kiss her. He put his head against hers, closing his eyes and using his free hand to reach up and touch the back of her head. Not only did Beth feel a million times better, but she could have sworn she actually felt the tension leave Daryl's body.

Beth pecked him on the lips once more before turning her attention back to the doctor. Dr. Peletier printed them a couple copies of the image and removed the probe from Beth. "So, everything looks great for now. I do want you to be aware that there is a ten percent risk of having a placental abruption again. It is hard to avoid it, usually it just happens, but just be cautious. Always wear a seatbelt, no smoking, no drugs, basically just use your common sense. You should also know that I strongly recommend a c-section as a vaginal birth is just too risky with your history."

Beth was nodding along listening to what the doctor had to say. Now that she knew that the baby was indeed Daryl's, she felt a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, but she knew she wasn't out of the woods yet. There were still complications to worry about.

"I want to see you back here every two weeks and then once you reach twenty four weeks, I'd like to see you every week."

Once the appointment was all said and done, Beth and Daryl left the office and were walking out to their cars, each of them now holding a copy of the ultrasound. Daryl went with Beth to wear her car was parked and when they reached it, she turned around to say goodbye. She was surprised when as soon as she turned, Daryl wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up off the floor, passionately kissing her.

Beth giggled as he set her down and her heart started pounding as Daryl whispered in her ear. "I love you." He was confident when he said it, sounding truly happy for the first time in a while. She pulled his face back to hers and planted her mouth on his. When they separated, Beth whispered against his lips "I love you too."

Ohh hope you liked it! Next chapter will be up soon. Please feel free to review ;)