More of the same

Emily awoke for the fourth day in a row throwing up. She made it to work yesterday after her stomach issues, and argument with Matt that she was fine, but struggled to hide her queasiness. This morning Matt was ready. He followed her into the bathroom and then grabbed his phone. Matt hit number number four on his speed, Emily's cell, office phone and their home taking up the first three spots.

"Carrera." Their boss answered not too happy to be woken up before her alarm.

"It's Matt. Em's sick again so we won't be there today. I am taking her to the doctor." Matt told her as Emily once again vomitted.

"I'm not sick. I'll feel better in a few hours then we'll be in." Emily shouted in between bouts of nausea.

"Take the whole day and make sure she's okay." Cheryl responded laughing at Matt's situation.

"She's going to the doctor if I have to carry her there kicking and screaming." Matt replied as he rubbed Emily's back.

"That sounds good. Call me later with an update." Cheryl said smiling.

"Okay. We will." Matt answered hanging up the phone to help Emily back to bed.

He carried his exhausted wife back to bed and after laying with her until she was asleep, he went into the living room to call her doctor.

An hour later

Matt got out a pair of Emily's jeans, a tank, her most comfortable bra, underwear, and a pair of socks and laid them in the bathroom before running her a hot bath. He walked back into the bedroom and kissed Emily until she awoke. She smiled as he broke the kiss.

"Hi." She said shyly pulling the blankets up to hide.

"Hi yourself." Matt replied pulling the blankets off of her.

"Sorry about this morning." She told him as she sat up on the edge of the bed.

"For what? I just want you better Em. Now get up and get in the bathtub. You have a doctor's appointment in an hour." Matt stated pulling her to her feet and swatting her back side as he gently pushed her towards hte bathroom.

"Matt, thanks." Emily said as she turned before going into the bathroom.

She sank into the tub relaxing and sighed. She definitely trained him well. Matt knocked on the door twenty minutes later before opening it and going in to convince his wife to get out.

"But Matt, I feel better. Do I really have to go to the doctor?" Emily asked pouting.

"Yes you do, even if I have to carry you to the car in a towel. So get dressed." Matt said as he kissed her lips and grabbed a towel.

Emily stepped into his embrace as he gently rubbed her body dry. Matt handed her the clothes he had laid out as she finished drying and putting on lotion. He always enjoyed watching her get dressed. It was one of his favorite past times.

The couple drove the 20 minutes to the doctor's office and signed in. Neither one really expecting the news they would receive in the next hour. The couple fidgeted waiting for their family doctor to come out. After 15 minutes, they finally called her name and the couple followed the short stout nurse into the exam area.

"What brings you in today Mrs. Flannery?" The nurse asked as she took Emily's blood pressure and pulse.

"Well, I've been throwing up a lot in the mornings, very tired in the afternoons, no fever or anything, cravings for certain foods I usually don't eat, and wanting lots of sex, but that's not unusal." Emily's voice got quieter on that last part as her face turned a light shade of red as did Matt's. The nurse chuckled as she made notes on her chart and left the room so that the doctor could come in.

A few minutes later the doctor knocked on the door and entered the small room.

"Well Emily, the first thing I want to do is run a pregnancy test. You have all the symptoms so we're going to do both a urine test and a blood test." The doctor said looking at the shocked look on her patient's face.

"Emily, you could be pregnant right?" She asked looking to Matt when her patient didn't respond.

"She could be, but we've had such a tough time so I'm not sure." Matt answered moving to sit next to Emily.

"Okay, well let me exam Emily, then we'll run the tests. Matt you sit back over there and Emily, you lie back on the table."

The doctor checked Emily's abdomen, throat, and then decided against the pelvic exam at this moment. She left and the nurse and came back sending Emily to collect a urine sample and then she took a tube of blood from her arm. The couple decided to wait for the results in the comfort of their own house.

They arrived home after the what seemed like a long time but was really 30 minutes, neither one of them speaking, both in shock over the possiblity in front of them. They walked in the house and both collapsed on the couch. Emily laying her head on Matt's chest let out a sigh before speaking.

"Matt, do you think I could really be pregnant?" She whispered playing with the buttons on his shirt.

"Well, we have had lots of sex, and with the pills you have been taking, your hormone levels have increased so yeah, maybe. But Em, baby, let's just wait for the results." Matt said running his hand through her hair.

"I hope it's true Matt. I mean, I want a baby so bad, I don't think I can take that disappointment again. " She confided sitting up and looking into his eyes.

"Em, I know and that's why I don't want you to get your hopes up. I love you

and I don't want us to go through that again either." Matt replied leaning back so Emily could lay against him.

She adjusted her body so the she was laying between his legs with her head resting on his chest. They were both almost asleep when the phone rang. Emily jumped up. She looked at Matt as she answered the phone.