Chapter 28
Amelia closed her phone in shock. The knock of the door, brought her back to reality.
Opening the door she was face to face with an attractive red head woman, the move coordinator, and a group of men dressed in uniforms.
"Hi, Amelia?" Angie said stepping forward with her hand
"Yes, you must be Angie, so nice to meet you" Amelia said smiling and shaking the girls hand. "Angie, we've had a change in plans" Amelia told her "I was originally going to be here at least another week, but it seems that I am going to be leaving in a couple of days" Amelia paused "I'm not exactly sure what to do" she laughed, running her hands through her hair.
"Well, I can have the guys here finish any packing for this residence that is needed" Angie told her "Aren't you supposed to be relocating as well?" she asked
Amelia nodded "Alright, how about tomorrow, I meet you at your home, and you can show me what needs to go. Once I know that, I can get a crew together to pack it up and we can move both residences at one time. Using one truck will save on the cost overall" she offered.
Amelia sighed then "WOW!" she laughed "That is perfect" she told Angie "Let me give you my address" she started writing it down on a sheet of paper handing it to the red head "How about 10 am? I have to call the airline tonight to see if I can fly out tomorrow" she told her.
"I'll see you then" Angie nodded as they began walking through the house so that Amelia could give her the instructions. She drove home in a daze, managing to pack enough clothes to last 2 weeks along with her toiletries. She booked a flight leaving the next day at 3 pm. Eric had agreed to pick her up at the airport when her plane arrived that night, she was going to be staying in his apartment since he'd all but moved in with Sookie.
Eric sat in the waiting room, anxiously for another 15 minutes. Linda ended up opening the door for him to lead him back to the exam room, where he found Sookie sitting on an exam room table, still dressed in her paper gown.
Sookie was pale, staring at the floor when he walked through the door. Eric immediately stepped towards her "Sookie, you look horrible, talk to me" he said quietly.
"I'm….I….I'm scared" she whispered, her eyes rising to his "I thought I didn't want to have a baby this soon, but being here, thinking it through, I do. But Eric…I don't want to trap you. I don't want you to feel obligated"
"Are you pregnant Sookie?" he whispered "No matter what, Sookie, I love you, I'll always love you" he cradled her face in his hands "We are forever" he told her pressing his lips to hers.
"You won't be upset if I am?" Sookie asked, her eyes staring into his
"Not at all lover, I look forward to you growing with our baby" he told her, his hand pressing lightly against her flat belly.
They heard the knock on the door just before Dr. Brigant walked in. Noticing Eric she smiled, "You must be Mr. Northman" she said holding out her hand "I'm Dr. Claudine Brigant" she said
"Nice to meet you" Eric said shaking her hand
"I believe I have some news for you both" she said smiling at them
Felicia sat on the table staring angrily at Dr. McCormick.
"What do you mean negative?" she almost yelled
"I mean negative, your blood test was negative. That means you are not pregnant ma'am" he told her.
"My home test said yes" she exclaimed "how does this happen?"
"I'm not sure ma'am, but your blood test shows conclusively, you are not pregnant" he told her.
Felicia grabbed her purse and stormed out of the office. Her mind scrambling, as she flopped into her limo, Dr. McCormick was no doubt called Damon Catalides as she rode back to the hotel.
Her phone was in fact ringing as she walked through the door to her suite.
"Mrs Manes" Eric's lawyer spoke pleasantly "It seems that you had a mix up of some sort. I've already spoken to Eric about it. He is perfectly willing to ignore this nasty mess, as long as you leave him and his fiancée alone. His desire is for you to not have any contact with him or her in exchange for his approval to dismiss all charges against you" the lawyer was practically purring.
"Of course" Felicia said quietly.
"Wonderful, I'll send the paperwork to your attorney and once signed, we'll go before the judge to dismiss the charges"
Sookie squeezed Eric's hand as Dr. Brigant stared at both of them.
"Alright" Sookie said quietly, her heart filling with hope.
"Right now, your hormone levels in your blood are spiking, that typically means you are pregnant. My concern is that they are not as high as they should be. Stress could be a factor in that, so I want you to take the next three days off and do nothing" Dr Brigant told her, her gaze holding both of them. "Mr. Northman, that means no stress, I want her calm and in bed as much as possible, sleep, relax whatever you want, no lifting, no running, limited exercise"
Eric blinked for a minute opening his mouth to speak, Sookie beat him to it "I'm sorry Doctor, but am I pregnant?" she asked timidly.
"According to your blood levels, yes, BUT, you are at risk right now Sookie, I can't tell if you are going to keep it, or if you are going to miscarry. You need to take it easy for a few days so we can retest your blood and decide next steps from there" Dr. Brigant told them both.
"We were supposed to look at homes today, should I reschedule?" Eric asked "I don't want to stress her, but I am just not sure what is and isn't allowed" he explained
"Walking through homes is fine, walking is fine. Running is not, no horseback riding, no crazy sexual positions, keep it tame" she explained "and try to stay off your feet. Walking for an hour is fine but try to take short breaks and sit when you can, no standing in one spot for more than 15 minutes, I just want you relaxed as much as possible, if watching the news stresses you, don't do it, don't turn on the tv. Keep hot baths to a minimum, no hot tubs, warm baths are ok, warm showers are ok"
"Sex?" Eric asked
"Is alright, as long as its not crazy, keep the kama sutra tantric positions for another time" Dr Brigant grinned at the couple, "I'll see you back here in 3 days. We will decide then if you can return to work, after we retest your hormone levels."
Sookie spoke then "I might lose the baby?" she asked, her eyes filling with tears
"Sookie, you are early in your pregnancy. I won't lie, it is possible, but I can't determine what is going on until we get you retested. I know that doesn't help, but that is the best I can do right now. Your hormone levels are up, which means yes pregnancy, but they aren't up as high as I am comfortable with. It maybe that you are just not as far along as you thought, or it might mean something else, but right now, until more time has passed, I just don't know" she explained "So go home, relax, and I'll see you on Friday morning. How does 8am work for you?" Dr Brigant asked
"We'll make it work" Eric informed her, squeezing Sookie's hand.
"Good, I'll see you then and call if you need anything. Sookie, if you see any blood call immediately" she advised before walking out of the room.
Sookie sat on the exam table for a moment, blinking. "I'm pregnant" she whispered to Eric.
Eric smiled at her, hugging her "I know" he said grinning from ear to ear
"We're having a baby" Sookie said, blinking
"Let's get you dressed and home Sookie, you are not going back to the office, I want you home and in bed" he told her as she started to pull her skirt on.
Sookie nodded, still in shock from the news. "What about my car?" she asked
"I'll follow you home and get you settled" Eric informed her "then go back to the office and I'll bring your things home when I come home" he told her as he gave her her sweater.
Sookie nodded stepping into her shoes. Opening the door, she saw Linda in the hallway "We'll see you both on Friday" Linda said smiling at the couple happily "and congratulations" she whispered.
Eric grinned and nodded, taking Sookie's hand and walking towards the door leading out of the office.
After getting Sookie settled in her car, Eric climbed into his and followed her back to the apartment.
Sookie didn't turn on the radio as she drove, her thoughts racing with excitement "A baby" she said her hand touching her tummy. "We're gonna have a baby" she said as she started smiling, hope filling her heart as she drove.
She jumped out of the car after she pulled into the garage, running to Eric's arms "Eric, we are gonna have a baby" she said smiling excitedly.
"I know" he told her warmly, hugging her to him.
AN: Happy now everyone? :) :) :)
