'Ok Liv, concentrate.' I reminded myself. I knew Mrs. Matthews would check my work and I hadn't made a mistake with my work yet. I had just found out I was pregnant though, it was hard to think about anything but the pregnancy.
My period was due the next day so I knew I wasn't that far along. Still, I wanted to be done with work, tell Jonathan about the pregnancy, get on my laptop and find one of those online due date estimators. I wanted to plan everything for my baby. However, I knew a positive pregnancy test didn't guarantee a baby in nine months. Memories of the miscarriage crept up momentarily until I heard Mrs. Matthews walk up to me.
"Are you finished with that prescription?" she smiled looking over my shoulder at my calculations. "Umm, Olivia, you've completely messed up your calculation. If we followed your work we would end up giving the patient hallucinations. Are you alright? It's not like you to mess up on a prescription."
I paused for a moment while I took in what she said. I looked the problem over and she was right. I could have completely overdosed this guy if she hadn't checked my work.
"Yeah, I'm just distracted." I answered while I tried to redo the calculation in my head. However, I'm not Jonathan and I wasn't that great at math if I didn't write it down. "Do you mind if I take a quick break? I'll just grab a drink of water and get some fresh air. Then I'll be good as new."
"Sure. Be back in ten minutes." Mrs. Matthews agreed. I thanked her, hung up my white lab coat and made my way out of the pharmacy. I was lucky to have such an understanding, noninvasive boss.
I went into the lounge area the staff used for lunch, breaks and our once a week staff meetings. I grabbed a cup of water and made my way over to one of the opened yet barred windows.
I had to find a way to get my mind off the pregnancy so I could do my job safely. I couldn't afford to do that again. In pharmacy everything had be exact, I couldn't mess up again.
I continued to sip my water and think until I felt a hand on my back. I jumped slightly and turned to see Jonathan. A smirk formed on his face when he realized he had startled me.
"Don't do that." I gasped quietly before I let out a small chuckle.
"Sorry." He apologized the smirk was still present on his lips. "Are you alright? I didn't think you had a break before lunch."
"I don't. I just needed a drink so Mrs. Matthews gave me ten minutes. What about you? Are you on a coffee break?" I asked before I nodded to the foam cup in his hand. He shook his head.
"No I was on my way to a cell to treat a patient and I happened to notice you in here. I usually don't see you here when I'm on my rounds so I thought I should make sure you're alright." He explained. That made sense. It was still early in the work day and I knew Jonathan liked to do his rounds early.
"I'm fine." I remarked. I thought for a moment. Should I tell him about the pregnancy now or should I wait? Yeah right, like I could keep this a secret from him.
"You know you really shouldn't do that." I started out. Jonathan gave me a confused look.
"Do what?" he questioned.
"Scare the hell out of the woman who's carrying your child." I leaned in and whispered. I didn't want our co-workers to know about the pregnancy until I was further along. I watched Jonathan while he took in the news. He pulled me closer to him and moved further in so our conversation would be more private.
"You're pregnant?" He quietly asked. I nodded. "Do you know how far along you are?"
"Just barely four weeks." I answered. Jonathan nodded as he started to do the calculation for our baby's due date in his head. At least I assumed that's what he was doing. I'm not a mind reader but I image he wanted to know our child's due date as much as I did.
"If things go well, the baby should be here in February." He commented after he had finished his calculations.
"There's so much to do in such a short amount of time. I don't know how I'm going to concentrate on work." I confessed.
"Well, I wouldn't worry about that too much at this point. When you're 20 weeks, we'll find out what gender the baby is and we'll get ready for him or her then." Jonathan suggested. That made sense but I still felt impulsive to start buying baby things.
Things felt so different this time around. I had always loved Katie and I always would. I had, had a good support system while I was pregnant with her. This time around, I was with someone who cared about this baby as much as I did. I didn't have to depend on my parents like I did with Katie. I felt capable. I hadn't felt that way in a very long time.
"I…"I started to say when Jonathan's name was blared out by the intercom.
"I need to take care of that and get back to my rounds. We'll talk more at lunch and at home." Jonathan reassured me.
"Ok." I agreed. My ten minutes were almost up and I needed to get back to the pharmacy anyway. Jonathan escorted me to the pharmacy before he went back to his routine.
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Jonathan's P.O.V
'It's about time.' Scarecrow cackled after I left Olivia at the pharmacy. It had taken longer than I thought it would for her to get pregnant. I didn't think anything would happen in the first couple of months but I had thought we would have some luck in the third or fourth month. As long as she got through the first trimester Olivia and the baby would be fine.
The only problem was I wasn't sure if I could include Olivia in my experiments during the pregnancy. I didn't know what the toxin would do to the mind of a fetus. Sure the scarecrow masks would help protect it but I wasn't at a point where I wanted to risk my child's developing brain. He or she would grow up with my logic and not the misguidance of society. Eventually the child will learn to use the toxin and spread fear to the world.
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Olivia's P.O.V
"Hey." I greeted. Jonathan had just made it to his office now that our work day was done.
"Hey. I just need to put some things in my brief case and we can go home." He told me while he unlocked the door to his office. I just nodded and waited for him to finish up. Jonathan ended up working through his lunch break so we didn't get to talk then. I was able to concentrate enough for the rest of the prescriptions I helped fill so that was fine.
"I need to set up a prenatal appointment for you with Dr. Anderson. I went to medical school with him. He's one of the few doctors I trust in Gotham." Jonathan informed me.
"You're sending me to a male doctor?" I asked.
"I'll set up your appointment at a time when I can be there, Liv. He's not going to do anything to you." Jonathan answered. That made me feel a little better but still…I forgot how stressed I felt about it the first time I was pregnant.
"I doubt you'll see him before you're 12 weeks along. You don't have to feel stressed about it." Jonathan reassured. Stress was the last thing I needed. I wanted to carry this baby to full term and one way to help that was to stay stress free.
Dr. Anderson had to be alright if Jonathan trusted him. Still, there were so many tests they did at the first prenatal appointment. I wanted to skip it and go straight to the second one…or third…or just skip to the end and have a healthy, snuggly baby in my arms. I liked that plan but it was entirely unrealistic.
"Why can't you do the prenatal appointments, catch the baby and all that stuff? You're a doctor?" I questioned.
"I'm a psychiatrist not an obstetrician. If the baby was coming and I had to, I could safely deliver the baby. That being said, I don't have all the recourses at my disposal that you need for proper prenatal care." He replied. I was a little surprised by his remarks but nodded. "Let's go home." Jonathan said as he placed the last stack of papers into his briefcase.
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Screams filled the cell I was standing outside of. I watched while Jonathan performed another one of his experiments on Mr. Savage. The toxin was stronger now that we had the blue flower as an ingredient. Jonathan was still playing around with the formula but it was a lot stronger.
Jonathan didn't include me as much with his experiments. It wasn't nearly as much fun being told to stand on the sidelines while he did the fun part. Very rarely did he allow me to handle the toxin itself but he always had be in the room with him until he found out I was pregnant. His concerns made sense; I didn't want to harm our child either. Still, the thrill wasn't as strong watching it from the outside. I wanted to be in the room especially when he experimented on Mr. Savage.
I wanted to see the fear on Mr. Savage's face. Honestly I wanted to see the fear on all our victims faces. I wanted to watch them crumble apart as their worst nightmares became reality. I wanted to hear their screams while no one came to their rescue, like no one came to mine. I could still hear their screams from outside the cell but I couldn't see their facial expressions as easily. Their reactions were the best part.
A few more minutes passed before Jonathan came out into the hall. He put his hand on my back as he said, "Let's go."
Time had passed since I took the pregnancy test. The first prenatal appointment went well and we were even able to hear the baby's heartbeat. We would be going to Gotham General for an ultrasound in the morning. Jonathan was able to schedule things so he could be there. I was now thirteen weeks along and I couldn't wait to see our baby.
"The toxin's affect has increased significantly." He started to say. "The blue flower has been a great assist for us in our work."
"How close to being maximum strength do you think it's getting?" I asked. We were home now and were chatting away while I put dinner together.
"It's getting close." He acknowledged. "It's not there yet but the reactions I've been getting are remarkable. It surpasses the fear I've seen before now. It's incredible."
"Are you at a point where you can tell me about Ra's Al Ghul? What are his plans with the toxin?" I questioned. I wanted to know why he had given Jonathan the blue flower. What was in it for him?
"Not yet." He answered. "I promise when I finish completing the toxin, I will tell you."
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Jonathan's P.O.V
"Do ultrasounds every start on time?" Olivia asked while we sat in the waiting room at Gotham General. She was anxious. She had been the night before. I couldn't blame her; we both wanted to see our child.
"It's Gotham General." I replied. "It's a very busy hospital. I doubt anything starts on time here." It was annoying that we had to wait, when we were here on time. We had already been there a half hour and there was no sign that they were anywhere close to being ready for us.
"I know it's still too early to find out but do you want a girl or a boy?" she questioned. She leaned into me.
"I just want a healthy baby." I answered before a woman came out with a file in her hand.
"Olivia Crane." The woman said before she looked up into the crowd. Liv took my hand and we followed the tech back into the ultrasound room.
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