Chapter Seven
Friday, August 2
Two days later Nathan and Haley were lying in bed together in their hotel room. All of a sudden she got up and ran to the bathroom.
"Not again." He thought out loud as he followed her. He held her hair back while she threw up in the toilet. That had been a regular occurrence for the last few days. Haley was convinced that she had food poisoning from the shellfish that she ate their first night in Hawaii. Nathan, however, was more concerned about her condition. He had eaten the same food as her and he was perfectly healthy. Much to his dismay Haley refused to see a doctor.
"I'm sorry I ruined the whole trip." She said as she splashed some water on her face. "I wish I could just get over whatever this is."
"Maybe you should go to a doctor. It wouldn't hurt to find out for sure what the problem is. What is the worst thing that could happen, he could give you some medicine to cure you?" Nathan suggested once more.
"I guess I could." Haley gave in reluctantly. Nathan called the front desk for directions to the nearest doctor. They got in the convertible they had rented and drove to the clinic.
"What can I do for you sir?" The receptionist asked Nathan as he walked into the waiting room.
"Well my wife had been sick and it looks like food poisoning but we wanted to check it out." He told the woman.
"The doctor will be right with you. I just need you to fill out these forms." She handed him a clipboard and he took a seat next to Haley. It took about ten minutes for him to fill out the information. After that they waited almost an hour before their names were called.
"Hello my name is Dr. Whittaker. I will be your physician today." He extended his hand to both of them. "What seems to be the problem?"
"I haven't been feeling well the past couple of days and I think that it's food poisoning but we came just to make sure." Haley explained.
"We will need to run some blood and urine tests to check for any other causes of your sickness. If they come back negative I can prescribe some anti-nausea medication." The doctor stood up and turned to Haley. "Follow me please."
Nathan was left alone in the examination room while Dr. Whittaker ran Haley's tests. He sat for a while contemplating what the results would find. Then it hit him. What if they discovered that she had some kind of deadly disease? Could he stand to live without her? He quickly pushed those thoughts out of his mind as Haley walked back in.
"How are you feeling?" Nathan asked.
"Like I just got stabbed in the arm." He poked at the bandage that covered the area where the blood was drawn. He just gave her hand a little reassuring squeeze in return.
"We have your test results back." The doctor announced when he finally returned back to the room. He took his seat behind his desk. He saw the anxious looks on his patients' faces and gave them their results right away. "Congratulations Haley, you're going to have a baby."
If Nathan wasn't sitting down he would have fallen over. That was the last thing that he expected to find out. He could tell by the look on Haley's face that she was just as surprised as he was.
"I can recommend you the OB/GYN down the hall for an evaluation." The doctor signed a paper, handed it to them and walked them out into the hallway. (In case you don't know what OB/GYN stands for it means Obstetrician/Gynecologist)
"Do you want to do this?" Haley looked down at the recommendation slip in her hand.
"We're already here. We might as well." Nathan shrugged and they followed one of the nurses to the OB/GYN.
They hesitated outside the door for a moment. Going in would only signify that their lives were changing forever. Haley simply too Nathan's hand and walked in. She knew that they couldn't avoid the facts any longer. They signed in and took a seat among the other expecting couples. Something triggered in Haley's mind when she saw a woman that looked like she would give birth at any second. That would be her before she knew it. She felt her nausea coming back. Haley rushed into the bathroom and got sick again. Nathan was at her side the whole time. When she returned all the other women looked at her with pity. They all knew what it was like to have morning sickness.
A short time later they were called into the office of Dr. Baker. She introduced herself to the couple and the check up began by Haley laying down on the examination chair.
"Haley I'm going to start off by doing an ultrasound. Do you know what that is?" She asked and Haley nodded. She pulled up her shirt to expose her stomach. Haley gasped as the cold gel touched her skin. The doctor moved the paddled around until she found the right spot.
"That right there is your baby." She pointed to the screen. "From what I can see by the development you are about six weeks along."
The whole time Nathan and Haley watched the screen in awe. The small gray area in the center was their baby, something they had created. A baby no longer seemed like a burden but a blessing. Once the doctor printed out the pictures from the ultrasound they left the clinic.
On the way back to the hotel Haley got sick two more times. They decided that it was best to cut their honeymoon short. There was no way that Haley would feel well enough to enjoy the trip any time soon.
Nathan packed their stuff back up and checked out the hotel while Haley slept in the car. They proceeded to the airport and traded their plane tickets for a flight later that day into North Carolina.
Friday, August 2
Two days later Nathan and Haley were lying in bed together in their hotel room. All of a sudden she got up and ran to the bathroom.
"Not again." He thought out loud as he followed her. He held her hair back while she threw up in the toilet. That had been a regular occurrence for the last few days. Haley was convinced that she had food poisoning from the shellfish that she ate their first night in Hawaii. Nathan, however, was more concerned about her condition. He had eaten the same food as her and he was perfectly healthy. Much to his dismay Haley refused to see a doctor.
"I'm sorry I ruined the whole trip." She said as she splashed some water on her face. "I wish I could just get over whatever this is."
"Maybe you should go to a doctor. It wouldn't hurt to find out for sure what the problem is. What is the worst thing that could happen, he could give you some medicine to cure you?" Nathan suggested once more.
"I guess I could." Haley gave in reluctantly. Nathan called the front desk for directions to the nearest doctor. They got in the convertible they had rented and drove to the clinic.
"What can I do for you sir?" The receptionist asked Nathan as he walked into the waiting room.
"Well my wife had been sick and it looks like food poisoning but we wanted to check it out." He told the woman.
"The doctor will be right with you. I just need you to fill out these forms." She handed him a clipboard and he took a seat next to Haley. It took about ten minutes for him to fill out the information. After that they waited almost an hour before their names were called.
"Hello my name is Dr. Whittaker. I will be your physician today." He extended his hand to both of them. "What seems to be the problem?"
"I haven't been feeling well the past couple of days and I think that it's food poisoning but we came just to make sure." Haley explained.
"We will need to run some blood and urine tests to check for any other causes of your sickness. If they come back negative I can prescribe some anti-nausea medication." The doctor stood up and turned to Haley. "Follow me please."
Nathan was left alone in the examination room while Dr. Whittaker ran Haley's tests. He sat for a while contemplating what the results would find. Then it hit him. What if they discovered that she had some kind of deadly disease? Could he stand to live without her? He quickly pushed those thoughts out of his mind as Haley walked back in.
"How are you feeling?" Nathan asked.
"Like I just got stabbed in the arm." He poked at the bandage that covered the area where the blood was drawn. He just gave her hand a little reassuring squeeze in return.
"We have your test results back." The doctor announced when he finally returned back to the room. He took his seat behind his desk. He saw the anxious looks on his patients' faces and gave them their results right away. "Congratulations Haley, you're going to have a baby."
If Nathan wasn't sitting down he would have fallen over. That was the last thing that he expected to find out. He could tell by the look on Haley's face that she was just as surprised as he was.
"I can recommend you the OB/GYN down the hall for an evaluation." The doctor signed a paper, handed it to them and walked them out into the hallway. (In case you don't know what OB/GYN stands for it means Obstetrician/Gynecologist)
"Do you want to do this?" Haley looked down at the recommendation slip in her hand.
"We're already here. We might as well." Nathan shrugged and they followed one of the nurses to the OB/GYN.
They hesitated outside the door for a moment. Going in would only signify that their lives were changing forever. Haley simply too Nathan's hand and walked in. She knew that they couldn't avoid the facts any longer. They signed in and took a seat among the other expecting couples. Something triggered in Haley's mind when she saw a woman that looked like she would give birth at any second. That would be her before she knew it. She felt her nausea coming back. Haley rushed into the bathroom and got sick again. Nathan was at her side the whole time. When she returned all the other women looked at her with pity. They all knew what it was like to have morning sickness.
A short time later they were called into the office of Dr. Baker. She introduced herself to the couple and the check up began by Haley laying down on the examination chair.
"Haley I'm going to start off by doing an ultrasound. Do you know what that is?" She asked and Haley nodded. She pulled up her shirt to expose her stomach. Haley gasped as the cold gel touched her skin. The doctor moved the paddled around until she found the right spot.
"That right there is your baby." She pointed to the screen. "From what I can see by the development you are about six weeks along."
The whole time Nathan and Haley watched the screen in awe. The small gray area in the center was their baby, something they had created. A baby no longer seemed like a burden but a blessing. Once the doctor printed out the pictures from the ultrasound they left the clinic.
On the way back to the hotel Haley got sick two more times. They decided that it was best to cut their honeymoon short. There was no way that Haley would feel well enough to enjoy the trip any time soon.
Nathan packed their stuff back up and checked out the hotel while Haley slept in the car. They proceeded to the airport and traded their plane tickets for a flight later that day into North Carolina.