-VII-
The Sonographer frowned as she finished her procedure, performing the ultrasound on Susan's tummy. Her expression had put Susan at unease as she feared for the worst as the policy that they are not allowed to discuss and show the screen. They leave it to doctor.
"That is it for now" She wiped off the gooey gel smeared all over of Susan's stomach "I will give these to the doctor and will discuss the outcome with you" The sonographer left the room.
"It's frustrating not knowing, now I can see how people are feeling when we do this" Abby commented.
"Oh god!" Susan sighed as pulled down her surgical gown to cover her exposed stomach as she lay there chewing her bottom lip worriedly.
Abby quickly glanced at the state of her lover, "God Susan I have never seen you look so worried."
"I am! Wouldn't you be?" She replied softly. "I was just getting used to the idea being a mother."
Abby nodded.
"Oh god Abby," Susan trying to hold her emotions, stopping herself from breaking down in tears. The tears came away anyway. She whimpered, "I don't want to lose this baby."
"Me neither," Abby rose up on her feet and stepped forward to clasp Susan's hand and gripped them firmly. With her free hand Abby grazed her thumb to wipe away the tears from Susan's cheek and kissed her on the forehead "I'm sure everything's ok"
"I hope so! Why does everyone say that? Everything going to be alright I don't think everything going to be ok," She snapped.
Abby arched her brows at Susan's response.
"Oh I'm sorry," Susan rubbed her hand on her forehead. She sniffled and took a hard swallow, "No one wants hear negativity. I'm just so wound up"
"You have every reason to be," She cocked her head forward. Abby gazed in to Susan's eyes. "Just relax, ok?
Susan nodded with a sad smile. Abby leaned in to kiss her. Their lips locked for a few seconds until Abby broke away when they heard someone enter the room. She coughed to clear her throat and ran her fingers through her dark hair, briefly paced round the room before seating herself again.
"Right… Susan Lewis? I'm Miss Coombs" She introduced herself, looking all enthusiastic and excited. She glanced at the chart. "I see you had PV bleeding when you woke up this morning? Oh sorry I should have spoken that in plain English. You know what it is?"
Susan grunted "Yes," She blew out air as she feeling anxious as her patience is running out on wanting the results of the scan.
"Ok this isn't a rare thing to happen in the first trimester. I can explain the whole thing?"
"No," Susan replied in a low tone looking at the ceiling. She anxiously said, "I want to know the result of the scan."
"Ok, well Dr Plaza will be here very shortly, she just dealing with another patient. I am a Med student. Do you want to know what one is?"
Abby top lip curled up and frowned in disbelief, she couldn't believe on hearing this. She thought Susan would kick her up the ass if she were one of theirs.
"No," Susan raised her brows, thinking the same as Abby and quickly glanced at her lover. Shook her head gently.
Coombs looked at Abby and shrugged her shoulders "Does she not want to know anything?"
"No, obviously not." Abby chirped in her reply. Blinked hard at the young woman in her wry smile.
"Don't talk about me like if I am not here!" The blonde snapped, took herself by surprise at the sudden outburst. Blamed it on the pregnancy hormones.
"Well Miss or Mrs Lewis, it would be easier if you could communicate about this whole procedure?"
"I am not a Miss or a Mrs ok? I am a Doctor."
"Oh? Wow!" She grinned excitedly "What you specialized in?"
"I'm Chief of Emergency medicine." Susan replied with a deadpan expression.
"Wow! I'll just see if Dr Plaza is available now… oops!" She yelped as the chart slipped out off her hand when she waved it. She bent over to collate the paper work scattered all over the floor. Susan sighed and covered her eyes whilst Abby just sniggered.
Before Coombs managed to leave the room and opening the door she instantly bumped into another woman. "Oh sorry!" She giggled.
"That's ok," The short Mexican doctor pouted and rolled her eyes at the clumsy med student. Took the chart from her and entered the room.
"Gee Susan is she on this planet?" Abby smiled wryly. Susan had to laugh.
"Hello I am Dr Plaza" She greeted with a smile.
"Hi" Abby and Susan said in unison.
She dragged a stool from behind and seated herself then glanced at the notes. "Doctor Lewis, PV bleeding…erm…Gestation 10 weeks…" She sighed in disbelief as she leafed through the paperwork, realizing the med student hasn't provided the vital information about Susan's problem.
"She didn't write much Doctor," Susan grinned forcefully "I think she was so overwhelmed at the fact being a med student."
"You are not wrong there. It is her first week and I have never met one like her." She rolled her eyes and smiled "I am very sorry."
"No worries."
"Well I'll go through what I have here and you tell me anything that's missing. I will perform another scan."
"But I thought the sonographer just done it. Oh god… I need a pee! I have had this full bladder for an hour or so."
"Well I am doing a second opinion as she couldn't see anything. I'm sorry you will have to cross your legs a little longer Susan… Can I call you Susan?" She saw the blonde nodded and glanced at her tummy. "You look a little big for 10 weeks, maybe you are a lot further in the pregnancy as you think you are…"
"Oh?" Susan pursed her lips. "Well I haven't had a booking in scan yet. I am going by my LMP date."
"I'll do it today and forward the relevant information to your OB doctor…" Dr Plaza nodded and looked down at the chart again "Dr Coburn… Ok…The PV bleeding could have been caused by the knock at the ice skating rink?"
"That's all we can think of…"
"So there were any other activities you have done that may have caused any strain or over did anything like lifting something heavy?"
Susan paused when she realized that she did do something else. "Erm. Yes…" She quickly glanced at Abby, remembering their encounter in the fitting room at Bloomingdale's. The brunette raised her brows and her eyes raced round the room after guessing what her lover thought, "I did a bit of heavy lifting."
"What did you lift?"
"Do I really have to tell you?" Susan said awkwardly.
The young doctor tucked her dark hair behind her ear. "Ok what was the weight of the object?"
Susan thought to herself Object? Yeah Abby was my sex object! Ugh my hormones again! She shook her head and shrugged "About 150 lbs I dunno."
Abby bowed her head and trying to work out the equivalent of weight "Pounds" in to "Stones". She shot Susan with a glaring look, gasped and mouthed at Susan who is smirking "I'm not that heavy, you b….!"
The young doctor frowned with puzzlement. "Oh gee…you should know that you should avoid heavy lifting Susan?"
Susan drawled, "I know but…" She shook her head gently "The situation was so urgent it couldn't be avoided." Both Abby and Susan couldn't resist the lustful moment they had.
Abby's elbows rested on the couch with her hand covering her eyes, trying to hide the embarrassment and laughter.
"Can you lift your gown up please, I want to scan your abdomen." She asked.
Dr Plaza pulled the ultrasound trolley closely to herself and blew away her bangs away from her eyes as she looked at the screen. She started tapping away on the keyboard. She reached for the transductor probe, pulled it towards herself and placed it on the bed. She tapped away again on the keyboard inputting details. She paused for a second and picked up another transductor probe.
"Actually I will perform the transvaginal ultrasound first so can you please relax when I insert this in to you." Dr Plaza lubes the probe and inserted in Susan and continued to perform the internal ultrasound procedure. "Tell me if it ever hurts?"
"Will we get to see the baby this time when you do the abdo ultrasound?" Susan asked in frustration. "I really want to have a glimpse of our little one pretty please!"
"Yes you will… soon hopefully," Plaza replied concentrated looking at the screen. Hearing Susan saying 'Our little one' crossed her mind, she thought in her own language Estan juntas ellas? Awwww, hacen una bella pareja...
"Thank you!"
Dr Plaza withdrew the probe out from Susan. "That looks fine and I'll do the abdo now."
The young doctor squeezes a warm gooey jelly all over Susan's belly. She grabbed the transductor and placed it on the little bump and with one hand busily tapping away on the keyboard and the other, steering it around vigorously to pick up a clear picture on the screen.
"You can have look when I have found the abruption, strong heart beats," Dr Plaza narrowed her eyes focusing on the screen. She muttered to herself "There… I have found it."
"It's placental abruption isn't it?" Susan asked.
"Yes," She replied "I'm afraid the knock at the rink has caused the slight tear from the uterine wall. The rest of the womb is fine. Anyway you can look now, you are in for a surprise."
Abby rose up from her seat and walked round to take look at the screen. Dr Plaza pointed at the foetus.
"Oh yeah," Abby smiled. Susan fidgeted eagerly as she is desperate to look. The young doctor pointed at the screen again. "Oh god!" Abby gasped and quickly put her hand in front of her mouth.
"What is it?" Susan asked worriedly.
Abby looked at Susan with her hand still in place in front of her mouth.
"Abby! What is it? She panicked looking at her lover then looked at Dr Plaza "Doctor! Tell me?"
Abby removed her hand and grinned, "Susan, I would like to announce that you are having twins!"
"Huh?" She frowned, as it didn't quite register what Abby just told her. Dr Plaza turned the monitor to show her the evidence on the screen with her other hand still in place on top of her bump holding onto the transductor. Susan gasped "Oh!"
"Susan your actual gestation is 12 weeks and 3 days."
Susan just sat there gob smacked until she found her words again, "Really that far! On my second trimester… God I must have got pregnant straight away just after I got back together with Chuck."
"Congratulations on the extra surprise Susan!" Dr Plaza smiled.
"Thank you and thank you Doctor."
"You are very welcome." She rose up on her feet and picked up her chart. "Just before I go and get the discharge letter I wanted to mention… well as you know the situation with this problem? Bed rest for a next two days."
Susan nodded.
Dr Plaza continued "And erm. I am afraid no sexual intercourse for two weeks."
Abby smirked as she daringly said "Does that includes sex with a woman?"
"Abby!" Susan jaw dropped to the floor and elbowed her.
Dr Plaza paused and blushed at the un-expecting question and surprised herself that she was right, they are together. She stuttered, "Well…yes you can carry on… unless if you don't… don't… use…"
"Strap-on?" Abby laughed, interrupted the embarrassed young doctor.
"Erm. Yes," The young doctor blushed again. "Will be back shortly with your discharge letter." She left the room quickly.
"Abby!" Susan snorted.
"She kind of reminds me of our Neela" Abby commented.
"Yeah and a bit of you too Abby," Susan answered.
"Really?"
"Yeah the pouting and eyes rolling expression." Susan laughed and paused for a few seconds to let her news sink in. "Oh god I can't believe I am having twins!"
Abby smiled and clasped Susan's hand "Yes!"
"I am so lucky to have you… being there for me."
"Being there… giving you lots of lovin'."
"Yeah," Susan sighed blissfully and leaned to kiss. "I love you Abby."
Abby pulled away to gaze in to Susan's eyes, "I love you too, we'll just do fine Suse!"
Abby hands cupped Susan's face to kiss again, their lips brushing together. She pressed her tongue to part Susan's mouth. Susan moaned, savouring Abby's exploring tongue. Abby moaned too when Susan's returned the favor. Susan broke away and looked at Abby sympathetically, "I'm sorry Abby I really need to pee!"
To be continued…