Nicole and Jeff had been married for four months. They were happier then ever. She'd moved back to North Carolina and into his house. They were on the road in Boston. Nicole had been having a hard time sleeping lately. It was two o' clock in the morning and Nicole was in the living room watching TV. Jeff came out.
"Can't sleep again Nic-Nic?" Jeff asked as he sat down beside her.
"No." "What are you doing up?"
"I reached for you and you weren't there." "It woke me up."
"I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault."
"It kind of is." "Ow!" She held her head and started rubbing her temples.
"Another one?"
"Yeah."
"You've been getting headaches a lot lately."
"Yeah and I feel bloated and I've been having cramps and getting hot flashes and night sweats." "My moods have been kind of erratic lately."
"Yeah like two days ago when you started crying over that commercial with the dog."
"I think it's all leading to one of two explanations."
"Which are?"
"One, I'm losing my mind and going completely crazy."
"Well I'm the crazy one in our relationship." He said jokingly. "What's the second thing?"
"I'm premenopausal."
"Pre what?"
"Premenopausal." "It's the early stages of menopause." "Where my body stops reproducing eggs and I don't have periods anymore." "Basically I'm becoming a dried up old hag."
"You're not a dried up old hag." "You're still as sexy and beautiful as ever."
"You have to say that." "You're my husband."
"You know I wouldn't make that up."
"I'm almost positive premenopause is what I have." "Apart from all the other stuff, I haven't had a period in two months."
"You need to see a doctor."
"I made an appointment with my gynecologist." "It's in two days when we go back to North Carolina."
Two days later Nicole was at the doctor. She told the door her symptoms and the doctor ran some tests. Nicole was sitting in her doctor's office waiting for her to come back with the test results. The doctor came in ten minutes later and sat behind her desk.
"Well you're not premenopausal." The doctor said.
"What's wrong with me then?"
"You're having a baby." "You're pregnant."
"Excuse me?" She said thinking she must've heard her wrong.
"You're pregnant."
"I'm pregnant?" She said in disbelief.