Greg had never seen Hailey so sick before. Just the smell of food was enough to send her running to the bathroom. She even had to take off work, which was very rare. After 3 days of nausea and vomiting, Hailey decided to go to the doctor. "It's probably just the flu, Greg. I'll go to the doctor, get some medicine and come home." she told him reassuringly. Still, Hailey being sick was enough to worry him.
"Alright, baby, call me if you need anything." Greg kissed her on the cheek and escorted her to her car. Hailey loved that her husband was such a gentleman. Something about Hailey caught Greg's eye. She looked beautiful to him despite the fact that she was in sweatpants and one of his t-shirts and her hair was thrown into a ponytail. He wanted to show her off to the world.
Hailey waited nervously for the doctor to see her.
"Mrs. Sanders, we're going to have to do some blood tests today."
"What for, doctor?"
"Oh, don't worry its just standard procedure. We just need to rule out things such as infection or pregnancy."
Well, no need to worry about the latter, Hailey thought to herself. She suddenly began to have worries. A million what ifs flooded her mind. What if her disease had progressed? What if it turned into something worse? The doctor's voice startled her as she snapped back into reality.
"What is it, doctor?"
"Well, Hailey, I don't know how to say this, but the blood test confirms my assumption."
"Congratulations, Hailey, you're pregnant!"
Hailey's jaw dropped and she suddenly felt very dizzy. She could see black spots forming in her eyes. After taking a few deep breaths, she explained her condition to the doctor.
"Look, doctor, I can't be pregnant, it has to be a mistake!"
"I was just told I could never have a baby."
"Well, Hailey I'm telling you that you are indeed expecting a baby. You're only about 6 weeks along, but you're pregnant nonetheless. The only explanation I can give you is that it must be some kind of miracle."
"But I must warn you. In all my years of treating this STD, I've only seen a few infected women successfully conceive and carry a baby to term. 13 weeks is usually the safe point when your chance of miscarriage diminishes so I would suggest keeping this under wraps until then."
Hailey was nervous as she left the doctor, but her joy far outweighed the fear. She couldn't wait to tell Greg! She was beaming the whole way home. She felt pretty aside from being sick. It was hard to believe that there was a part of Greg growing inside her! The thought made Hailey grin from ear to ear.
Nearly 6 weeks ago, part of her and a part of Greg came together as an expression of their love, and now they were going to be parents! Their 3 year anniversary was coming up, and what a perfect present this would be.
Pulling into the driveway, she saw Greg's car parked in the driveway. She couldn't get in the house fast enough. He came and met her at the door. She looked happier now.
"Hey honey, how'd it go?"
"Greg, I think you may need to sit down for this one."
"Uh oh, don't tell me this flu is contagious" Hailey laughed as Greg's eyes met hers. Hailey had a look he'd never seen before. It was demure and mysterious as if she was protecting a secret.
"Well, I went to the doctor this morning…."
"And…?"
"And they found something."
"Like what?"
"Well, it's only temporary."
"For how long?"
"Well, 9 months for sure." Greg looked confused. Hailey took his hand.
"Greg, what I mean to say is that I'm…pregnant." Greg almost fell off the couch. Somehow the two of them ended up on the floor crying and hugging.
"No matter what, Hailey I'll be here for you."
"Greg, the doctor said not to tell anyone for at least 3 months."
"My lips are sealed." He replied, leaning in for a kiss.
Greg couldn't believe he was going to be a father! He hoped he could be a good dad.
