Nicole sat at the doctor's office still in from what she just heard.
"I'm pregnant?" Nicole repeated.
"Yes." The doctor said.
"How did that happen?" "Well I know how it happened but, to me?" "I'm thirty-eight."
"As long as you haven't gone through menopause yet, you're capable of having children." "Let's step back into the examination room and I'll perform your first pre-natal exam."
The doctor determined that Nicole was two months along. They just finished the examination. Nicole sat up.
"I know you said everything was fine." "With my previous miscarriage the chances go up for it happening again right?"
"Yes and there's your age to consider." "Any pregnancy after the age of thirty-five, even a healthy pregnancy should be considered high risk."
"What if I want to terminate the pregnancy?"
"An abortion?"
"Yes."
"I can do that."
"I'll need to discuss the options with my husband."
"Were you and your husband using protection?"
"Most of the time." "Sometimes we didn't."
"I'm giving you some pre-natal vitamins for the time being." "Call me with your decision."
Nicole went home. She'd just walked through the door.
"I'm home sweetheart." She said.
He came out of the kitchen. "So, what did the doctor say?"
"We should sit down." They sat down on the couch.
"What's wrong Nicole?"
"I'm not premenopausal." "I'm pregnant."
"Pregnant?!" He said shocked.
"I was just as shocked as you are." "I don't know if I want to have it."
"What?" "Why?"
"The doctor said everything's fine but there's still a chance I could miscarry." "She also said every pregnancy where the woman is over thirty-five, is considered a high risk pregnancy."
"That's just a doctor's statistic." "That doesn't mean it's gonna happen."
"I'm scared." "What if I keep the baby and I have another miscarriage?"
"Well what if you don't and it turns out to be a normal healthy baby?"
"When I lost Ruby it tore us apart." "What if I lose this baby and you relapse?" "I couldn't take losing you again."
"Nic-Nic you'll never lose me again." "I want this baby." "I know even though you're scared so do you." "I know how important being a mom is to you."
"I want to keep the baby."
"Me to." "How far along are you?"
Eight weeks." "I think I'm showing." She lifted up her shirt. It was sticking out a little. "I thought it was just bloat but it's really hard."
"I think you're showing to."
"I don't remember showing this early with Ruby."
"I don't want to tell people about it until we know that I won't have a miscarriage." "I don't want to know what the baby is." "I don't even want sonogram pictures."
"Why?"
"I don't want to get to attached to the baby until I know it's going to be ok."
"Everything is going to be fine this time Nicole." "I promise."
"How do you know?"
"We deserve this." "We got our second chance to be together." "Now we're getting a second chance to be parents." He kissed her.