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So on with the story, wow not much babble from me which is just...wow!
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"Up Cohen!" Summer yelled into Seth's ear. "Now!"
He moaned in reply, one thing he hated about Summer living with him were these morning wake-ups. He grabbed the pillow from Summer's side and secured it over his head.
"Oh no you don't, up!" She shouted even louder, throwing the blankets to the floor and yanking the pillow away from his head.
"Suuuuuummmmer!" He said, dragging out her name in a whiny voice. "But..."
"No buts Cohen, I want you up and ready to go in twenty minutes."
"What? Why are we rushing, what is so important that you need to interupt my beauty sleep?" He replied, replacing the pillow she had tossed onto the floor with another. Then all the pillows were on the floor.
She laughed at this which made her receive a mock sad face from her boyfriend.
"I have a doctors appointment, which you said you wanted to attend." She answered impatiently.
"At nine am? You never told me it was early!"
"Twenty minutes Cohen," she called, leaving his bedroom."I'll be in the car. And I'm prepared to leave without you if I have to!"
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The doctor's surgery was empty, so they were the only people there when they arrived. They waited in the reception for only five minutes until the receptionist told them to go in.
Seth held Summer's hand for support as she walked down the corridor and entered the small white room for the third time that year.
She held out her hand as the Dr approached them. "Dr James, I'm sure you remember?" She kindly asked and they nodded in reply. "Summer and um...Seth, right?" Again, she received more nods.
"So, you are, let's see..five months along by now. Have you felt the baby moving or kicking yet?"
"Yes, he was having a soccer match in there yesterday, but I mostly feel it at night which can be annoying because it means I don't get alot of sleep." She filled the doctor in.
Dr James laughed. "You'll be regularly feeling as though he is playing some kind of sport. Are you ever in any pain?"
"Not really, no."
"That's good. Do you participate in any activities?"
"No, definitely not with the baby." She answered, just anxious to get this check-up over with. She hated doctor's and hospitals.
"Also good, because I was going to mention that taking part in sports and hard-working activities is not the best thing for pregnant women. It may upset your little guy! But I do recommend a pre-natal yoga class, it's good for relaxtion."
"Thank you, I'll bear that in mind!" She glanced at Seth, who was still supportively holding her hand and letting her answer the questions. She was the pregnant one after all!
He gave her hand a small squeeze and her lower lip quivered with mixed emotions of happiness, love and fear. There was another life growing inside of her at this very moment and in about four months it would be their responsibility to keep it alive. She still wasn't sure if that scared her or if she was confident that they would be okay.
"Okay Summer, if you would lie up on the table over here again." Dr James asked, going to get the ultrasound equipment set up.
Both glanced at each other, remembering the embarassment of last time.
Dr James noticed this and smiled, showing her perfect set of white teeth. "Don't worry, you don't need to get changed this time!"
A sigh of relief and Summer lay up on the hard table with Seth at her head, his hands on her shoulders comfortingly.
"Just lift up your shirt so I can apply the gel. I'm sure you are familiar with this procedure by now. She said, more of a statement then a question. Soon an image of their baby appeared on the screen. A fuzzy, blurry haze to everyone else but to them - a product of their love.
"God, he's so tiny!" Summer exclaimed, looking up at Seth's smiling face.
"You won't be saying that when you're in labour Sum!" He chuckled.
"Well, that's not for four months so we can just admire him for now!"
"Yeah, he'll be pefect."
Dr James looked on at them, respecting how well they handled things and a little jelous at how in love they seemed. She then pointed at something on the screen.
"That's his hand, see his little fingers forming? And the same with his little toes, here." She said, indicating another area of the screen. She left them to admire their baby on screen for a few more moments before disconnecting the machine and wiping the cold gel from Summer's stomach.
"So what's the conclusion?" Seth asked, stepping into the role of the concerned father and boyfriend.
"Well Mr and Mrs Cohen," She began, noticing smiles from them but decided to ignore it. "Your baby seems perfectly healthy and normal. I'll need you back in another two months and then a month before your due date after that."
"Thank you doctor." Summer smiled happily. "And I'm just curious but will you be there during the birth?"
"I'll try to be, seeing as I know the status of your baby the best, from beginning to end, but it just depends on the timing of your labour and my schedule really!"
They all laughed and left to arrange the next appointment.
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"Well, that went well, don't you think?" Summer asked Seth on the walk back to the car, but stopping and turning to face him. He leaned down and kissed her, cupping her face with his hands.
"You know, you're dealing extremely well with pregnancy Sum. To be honest, I was expecting you to be alot worse!" She kissed him again, smiling at the same time and feeling his hair slipping through her fingers.
"Just wait until I'm even bigger Cohen, just you wait!"
"I'm sure I can cope, we can cope, because It'll be worth it in the end."
She looked into his eyes and felt a moment of pure emotion hit her. "I'm really glad we're together. That it's you I'm starting this family with, a new life. Of all the people I could've been with, have been with - you're the only one I've ever loved." A tear formed in the corner of her eye, glad to have told him everything she felt and he held her in a tight embrace.
He couldn't believe how great his life had turned out despite the rocky start of his social life. He didn't ever see this baby as a disaster, but as a chance to a perfect life with the girl of his dreams.
"That's really beautiful." He honestly told her. "There's no-one I can imagine spending the rest of my life with other than you. You're the one."
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Seth drove the car home and got to chose the music, much to Summer's whining against Deathcab.
"Summer, one night we are going to sit down, or you can lie, and we are going to make a CD full of songs we both like." She thought about this and replied, "I'd like that, then not one of us has to complain in the car!"
She turned to look out the window and yelled, "Cohen, stop the car!"
"What Sum? Why?" He answered, baffled and confused.
"Just do it please!" She begged. He pulled over in a parking lot which was signposted as just around the corner.
"So where are we going?" He asked, knowing that there must be some reason behind this.
"Where am I going!" She repeated. "I'll surprise you, wait here and I'll be back in five minutes."
"But will you be okay?" He asked, going into protective mode.
"I'm a big girl Cohen!" Came the instant reply.
"Well, you got the big part right!" He sarcastically ventured to say.
"You are so gonna pay for that when I get back, assface!" She told him, slamming the door loudly and disappearing around the corner.
Twenty-five minutes later, Seth was about to go and find Summer when she appeared and half ran, half waddled back and flopped into the car, out of breath. "God I can't even breathe properly anymore!" She had obviously forgotten about Seth's little comment earlier to which he was relieved to discover.
"So? Where did you go?" He asked her impatiently.
"Well I saw this little bookstore and..."
"You read books?" He cut her off. No reply came from Summer, just an icy glare.
"Anyway, I found a bookstore and got..." She reached into the bag she had got and pulled out the books one at a time. "A-Z Of Baby Names, Choosing The Right Name For Your Child, Every Name For New Parents and Naming Your Newborn."
"Wow, that's wonderful. I can't wait to pick a name for our little guy!" He told her proudly, patting her stomach.
"So I was thinking we could spend the night in tonight. Choosing names, making CD's. I mean this baby will need a name soon and I need to stop listening to your whiny music in the car!" She said happily.
"Perfect Sum," He said, leaning over and kissing her. "It's a date."
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Hey, so a little S/S chapter there. Cutsie stuff.
Suggestions for names they could mention in the next chapter are welcome, as are idea's! And I'm just noticing the hit:review ratio is not that good, so if you read - don't forget to review. Help put a smile on my face, I love hearing what you guys think. I'm at 91 reviews, so help me get my count to 100, that would be awesome!
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