"Mina, do you think it could be something serious?" Serena asked as
she and her friend sat in the exam room, waiting for Serena's test results.
"I don't know, Serena," Mina said. "Whatever it is, I'll be there for you."
"Thanks," Serena said and hugged her friend. Just then, the doctor came back in.
"Well, Mrs. Shields, I have an explanation for you," he said.
"Is it serious, Doctor?" Serena asked.
"Well, that depends on how you look at it," the doctor said.
"What is it?" Serena asked.
"You're pregnant," the doctor said.
"I'm what?" Serena asked, dumbfounded.
"You're pregnant," the doctor said. "I would guess about 12 to 13 weeks."
"I'm pregnant?" Serena said. "Oh, my gosh! Darien's going to be so happy."
"That's terrific," Mina said.
"Doctor, I would ask that no one tell my husband. I want to tell him myself," Serena said.
"Of course," the doctor said. Serena and Mina then left the hospital.
"When are you going to tell Darien?" Mina asked.
"I'll tell him when he comes home," Serena said. "I don't want him to worry about me while he's away."
"Well, his birthday is only a few days after his arrival home so, why not save it until then?" Mina asked.
"No. I have a better idea," Serena said. "We can have a welcome home/birthday party for him when he gets back. He already arranged his flight home and it lands at 7:00 p.m., Tokyo time, on July 29 so we can have the party that night."
"Are you sure?" Mina said.
"Yeah, I'm sure," Serena said. "When I go to pick him up at the airport, you and the rest of the guests stay at my place. Then, when we arrive, you turn on the lights and everyone yells surprise."
"That's a great idea," Mina said.
"Yeah," Serena said. "I know Darien would want you, Andrew, the girls, and their boyfriends there."
"And you'd better invite some of his colleagues, too," Mina said.
"That's good," Serena said. "But, who should I invite?"
"Talk to the head of the ER at Tokyo General," Mina said. "He should be able to tell you who Darien gets along with."
"That's a great idea," Serena said. "Can I count on your help in decorating?"
"You know it," Mina said.
"Thanks," Serena said.
"I don't know, Serena," Mina said. "Whatever it is, I'll be there for you."
"Thanks," Serena said and hugged her friend. Just then, the doctor came back in.
"Well, Mrs. Shields, I have an explanation for you," he said.
"Is it serious, Doctor?" Serena asked.
"Well, that depends on how you look at it," the doctor said.
"What is it?" Serena asked.
"You're pregnant," the doctor said.
"I'm what?" Serena asked, dumbfounded.
"You're pregnant," the doctor said. "I would guess about 12 to 13 weeks."
"I'm pregnant?" Serena said. "Oh, my gosh! Darien's going to be so happy."
"That's terrific," Mina said.
"Doctor, I would ask that no one tell my husband. I want to tell him myself," Serena said.
"Of course," the doctor said. Serena and Mina then left the hospital.
"When are you going to tell Darien?" Mina asked.
"I'll tell him when he comes home," Serena said. "I don't want him to worry about me while he's away."
"Well, his birthday is only a few days after his arrival home so, why not save it until then?" Mina asked.
"No. I have a better idea," Serena said. "We can have a welcome home/birthday party for him when he gets back. He already arranged his flight home and it lands at 7:00 p.m., Tokyo time, on July 29 so we can have the party that night."
"Are you sure?" Mina said.
"Yeah, I'm sure," Serena said. "When I go to pick him up at the airport, you and the rest of the guests stay at my place. Then, when we arrive, you turn on the lights and everyone yells surprise."
"That's a great idea," Mina said.
"Yeah," Serena said. "I know Darien would want you, Andrew, the girls, and their boyfriends there."
"And you'd better invite some of his colleagues, too," Mina said.
"That's good," Serena said. "But, who should I invite?"
"Talk to the head of the ER at Tokyo General," Mina said. "He should be able to tell you who Darien gets along with."
"That's a great idea," Serena said. "Can I count on your help in decorating?"
"You know it," Mina said.
"Thanks," Serena said.