Soon enough, they arrived at the doctors. Grace climbed out clumsily. Marcus would have helped her, but his phone started ringing.
"Sit tight, Grace, I'll just answer this."
"Whatever." Grace clambered out and stood up straight, stretching.
"Hello?"
"Yes, that's me."
"What? When was this?"
"How much was it?"
"Alright, well, thanks for the heads-up." He disconnected the call and turned to Grace.
"Ingrid's been released on bail."
"What?" Fear ran through Grace's body. "When?"
"Yesterday. Her release was only $38,000. She could pay it easily."
"Oh, no." Grace was visibly panicking.
"Grace, calm down. We're here in Fisher; you're getting an ultrasound and the father's here to watch." He held Grace in his arms. "It will be OK."
Grace lay back into the hospital bed and relaxed. Marcus sat down next to her, but jumped up when the doctor arrived.
"Hello, I am Doctor Cook" he introduced himself. "If you will just move your shirt up over your stomach Ms. McLeod, I will put the jelly on and we can get started."
Grace did as she was asked. The doctor applied the jelly and put the scanner onto Grace's stomach.
"Here we are." The doctor pointed to the screen. "See the head, the arms, and the face in profile."
Grace and Marcus gasped simultaneously. It was a beautiful sight, the life that they had created.
The doctor smiled at their evident pleasure. "I'll switch on the microphone, and you can hear what's going on in there." He flicked a switch and the room was filled with a steady 'thump, thump.'
"Wow." Marcus was in awe. And it was all that needed to be said.