Disclaimer: Still don't own them
A/N: Wow, this story is just falling out of my brain and onto the pages. Here is some Rory for all of you looking forward to reading her POV. I am working on the next chapter already and I have both Rory and Logan on the same timeline now. Expect a little bit of both in the next chapter. Enjoy and please remember to review :D
Chapter 4
Rory sat in the doctor's office in one of those thin gowns with no back and wondered why they kept the office so cool. You would think a place that consistently has women naked from the waist down in very thin gowns would keep their office a little warmer; but then again warmth is a breeding ground for bacteria and with the number of patients in here each day that the amount of bacteria that would accumulate is just astounding, yep definitely would rather be cold.
Dr. Francis walked in, interrupting her mental rant. "Good Morning Ms. Gilmore, I have your results. Congratulations, you are going to be a mom! Although I am sure you already knew that and this was just semantics" he announced with a smile on his face, completely oblivious to the internal battle that was going on inside of his patient.
Rory looked over to Lane and squeezed her hand and as promised, she was beaming with a smile from ear to ear. "Rory, you are going to be an amazing mother, I just know you are." Lane leaned over and gave her a hug and then returned to her seat, still holding her hand supportively.
Dr. Francis waited for the moment to pass, then continued. "Since you are already here, we can go ahead and get your initial exam completed. I will be able to tell you how far along you are, although based on the date of your last period I am going to say you are about 15 weeks so your conception date would be about 13 weeks ago. Does that sound about right to you?" He looked over at her and smiled.
"Yes that sounds right" she replied, forcing a smile on her face and keeping the tears at bay. 13 weeks ago. That was the night in New Hampshire Inn; their final goodbye gave her quite the parting gift.
He handed her a clipboard with several papers on it; one was the insurance information, the next was a place for the mother and father's information, and the rest were all family history questions. "I believe we have your insurance information on file since you are a regular patient here, but if there have been any recent changes please update them here. The rest of the pages, you can take home and bring back at your next appointment."
Rory stared at the papers then looked over to Lane, silently communicating how hard this moment was. She knew that putting his name down on these papers wouldn't go outside of this office and she knew that the best thing to do was include as much family history on both sides as possible. Luckily, she had known Logan for 14 years, so she could answer most of the questions no problem. Putting his name down didn't mean she had to call him.
"So, since you are 15 weeks along, we can use an abdominal ultrasound and you will be able to hear the heart beat today and I will do some measurements to verify how far along you are" Dr. Francis continued on "Also, if you are interested in the genetic testing for Down Syndrome and Trisomy 18, you are in the window right now for those. You are still young enough that your age doesn't increase your risk of Down syndrome, and the tests are completely optional. But first I am going to do a quick exam and make sure everything is ok with your cervix and do the standard cultures for a pap smear."
After he completed the exam, he put took her legs down and adjusted the sheet so that she was more comfortable. He lifted up the gown so that her stomach was exposed and pulled out a tube of gel, squeezing it onto her stomach, then reached over and turned the monitor so she could see the screen. Suddenly, she was seeing her baby for the first time on the screen and the whole world seemed to fade away, she could not stop staring at this tiny little life inside of her; their little hand moved up to their face and it looked like they were sucking on their thumb. It was amazing and beautiful and she could feel the tears falling down her face. "That is my baby," she said completely amazed "I really have a tiny little human inside of me, that is so amazing"
"It is a beautiful thing for sure," Lane said beside her, tearing up herself as she finally saw a look of excitement on Rory's face.
"Would you like to hear the heartbeat now?" Dr. Francis asked her.
"Yes, please!" Rory responded excitedly. This was so surreal, she couldn't believe that she was laying here looking at her and Logan's baby and was about to hear the heartbeat for the first time. A moment of sadness washed over her; he should be here. He should be experiencing all of this with her. But he wasn't. He was in London with Odette probably doing some type of wedding planning.
She was jolted out of her internal emotional spiral by the most beautiful sound she had ever heard.
"The heart beat is nice and strong and everything looks good. Your baby is about 3.5 inches long and about the size of an apple. It is still a bit early to tell you the gender, but you should be able to find out at your next appointment, which baring any complications, will be at 20 weeks. So unless you have any other questions, you can go ahead and get dressed and head out front to schedule your next appointment." He grabbed a towel and wiped off her stomach and brought her gown down over her stomach.
"No, I can't think of any questions right now." Rory responded "My head is still spinning, I am sure I will think of some by my next appointment."
Dr. Francis reached down and grabbed the pictures that printed out and handed them to Rory. "Here is your baby's first picture." He smiled, patted her leg and then got up to leave the room. "Congratulations Ms. Gilmore, I will see you again in a few weeks. If you think of anything between now and then, just give the office a call." He turned and walked out of the room, leaving Rory sitting there still slightly dazed with a smile on her face.
Rory turned to Lane and her smile got a little bigger "Lane, there is really a baby inside of me. How cool is this? Did you feel this way when you were pregnant and got your first ultrasound?"
Lane smiled and fondly remembered the first ultrasound she had of the twins "Yes, yes I did, and then I almost fainted at the next one when they saw a second baby and heard a second heartbeat!" She chuckled softly, remembering the pure shock she had when she found out she was having not just one, but two babies. "But I am sure that won't happen to you." She stood up and started to walk to the door. "I will let you get dressed ok? Just meet me out in the lobby." With that she walked out the door and left her best friend to process what had just happened.
