Chapter 11

~Thursday, June 13 *12 Weeks*~

~Dr. Greene's Office~

Loren stood frozen in shock. She couldn't believe who was standing right in front of her.

Person: Hey beautiful

Loren had the biggest smile on her face as she quickly walked towards Eddie. He opened up his arms and engulfed her into a hug, slightly lifting her off the ground.

Loren: What are you doing here?

Loren said as she slightly pulling away. But her arms remained around his neck and his arms remained around her waist.

Eddie:(pretending to act hurt) And here I thought you would be happy to see your husband

Loren giggled as she playfully slapped him on his shoulder

Loren: That's not what I meant and you know it

Eddie: I know. I know. I just wanted to be here for this appointment. I mean we get to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time.

Loren: I know. It's pretty exciting, huh?

Eddie: It is.

Loren smiled and softly kissed him on the lips. Pulling away she rested her forehead against his and sighed.

Loren: Jake's going to kill you for leaving.

Eddie: Don't worry about Jake. Let me handle him.

Loren: Eddie your suppose to be on your way to Dallas right now

Eddie playfully narrowed his eyes

Eddie: Are you stalking me Mrs. Duran?

Loren: More like making sure you stay out of trouble Mr. Duran

Before Eddie could respond there was a knock on the door

Dr. Greene: Sorry to interrupt.

Loren: No it's fine we should probably get started

Dr. Greene: Ok, lets get started. Loren I need you to go lie down on the table and lift your shirt up.

Loren did as told. Eddie stood beside Loren holding her hand. While Dr. Greene prepared the ultrasound machine.

Dr. Greene: Have you been experiencing any bleeding or spotting?

Loren: No

Dr. Greene: That's good. How's the morning sickness?

Loren: It's not happening as often as it used to. I pretty much learned how to control it.

Dr. Greene:(nodding) Good. By the time you reach your second trimester you should be done with it. Although some pregnant women do continue to have morning sickness throughout their pregnancy, so if that happens there is no reason to be alarmed, it's perfectly normal. Do you have any questions before we start?

Loren: None that I think of.

Dr. Greene: Ok. If anything comes to mind don't hesitate to ask. Ok now let's get started. This might be a little cold.

Dr. Greene said as she squirted the gel on to Loren's stomach. Loren slightly winced at how cold it was. Dr. Greene moved the wand around her lower stomach.

Dr. Greene: Ok here we go. Baby's right there. (pointing to the screen) Much bigger than last time. Size is about 2 inches, so about the size of a lime. The baby has prominent facial features. Baby's muscles are much more developed.

Loren stared at the screen in awe. She couldn't believe that was her baby. All she needed was to hear the heartbeat and everything would feel complete.

Eddie couldn't help the smile that came across his face. He was already in love with the tiny human growing inside his wife. He couldn't wait meet son or daughter.

Dr. Greene: Your baby is right on track. Heartbeat is strong and healthy.(pointing to the white flicker in the baby's chest) Would you like to hear it?

Loren and Eddie:(Both answered immediately) Yes, please!

Dr. Greene clicked on the baby's chest area. Tears filled both Loren and Eddie's eyes as a fast paced woosh woosh woosh filled the room. They stared at the screen in awe. This was the moment they have looked forward to, this moment was everything to them. Loren looked up at Eddie to see tears running down his face. Eddie looked down at Loren when she squeezed his hand, to find tears running down her face too. Wiping away his tears and her tears with his free hand, he lifted their intertwined hands and planted a kiss in the back of her hand.

Eddie:(smiling) That's our baby Lo.

Loren:(smiling) Our baby. Its amazing, isn't it?

Eddie:(smiling) Yeah it is.

Turning their attention back to the screen to enjoy the last few moments of looking and hearing the comforting sound of the baby's heartbeat, before their appointment was over.

Dr. Greene: Ok we are done here. Baby is doing great, right on track with everything. Everything is great.

Dr. Greene grabbed paper towels and gently wiped the gel from Loren's stomach. Loren sat up smoothed out her shirt.

Dr. Greene: I will be right back. I'm going to grab your pictures and DVD. When I get back we will discuss your next appointment.

With that Dr. Greene left the room. Eddie walked over to Loren and stood in front of her. He pulled her into a kiss with such passion. Loren wrapped her arms around his neck. While Eddie placed his hands on her stomach.

Eddie:(pulling away) I love you

Loren: I love you too.

Eddie: We're having a baby

Loren:(smiling) We're having a baby

Eddie: Was it me or did hearing the heartbeat make it even more real.

Loren: No it made more real

Eddie: How's everything? Is the record label still breathing down your neck?

Loren: No, I actually got them to back off. I kind of made a compromise with them.

Eddie: What kind of compromise?

Loren: I told them about the baby. So they promised to back off.

Eddie: What!? Loren we agreed to hide this pregnancy as long as we could.

Loren: Hey, I was very hormonal that day. That day was bad. One minute I was happy the next I was angry at everyone and everything.

Eddie: Oh come on it's probably not as bad as you are making it out to be

Loren: I almost threw a pot lid at Ian's head that day because he bought me the wrong kind of ice cream. Lucky for him Melissa managed to calm me down before I actually threw the thing.

Eddie:(laughing) I don't believe you. It's not nice to lie to your husband Mrs. Duran.

Loren: I'm not lying. You can even ask Ian.

Eddie: Oh trust me I'm going to.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Dr. Greene: Hey, so here are your picture's and DVD. Your next appointment will be in three weeks instead of four.

Loren: Why? Is something wrong?

Dr. Greene: Relax Loren nothing wrong. It's just now that you'll be entering your second trimester I would like to monitor you closely. Again nothings wrong, I just do that with all the moms.

Loren: Ok.

Dr. Greene: Don't forget to keep up with prenatal vitamins and to always keep hydrated.

Loren: Ok will do.

Dr. Greene: Other than that you are free to go.

Loren and Eddie left the office. They decided to stay in for the rest of the day since Eddie would be leaving tomorrow afternoon to go back on tour. Picking up dinner at Rumor they headed back to the penthouse and had a movie marathon. They spent the day just the two of them.

~Next Morning~

Eddie woke up to somebody shaking him.

Eddie:(mumbling) Leave me alone. I'm trying to sleep.

Loren: Well it's time to wake up. Our plane leaves in two hours.

Eddie: I don't care. I'm- wait did you just say our plane?

Loren: Yup. I'm going with you.

Eddie: Loren.

Loren: Don't Loren me. The only reason I didn't go with you in the first place was because of my album. But since my album's on hold. I can go.

Eddie: What about the baby?

Loren: Don't play the baby card. You heard Dr. Greene yesterday she said everything is right on track. So we have nothing to worry about.

Eddie(smiling) Ok fine. Let's go.

Loren waited for Eddie to get ready. Once he finished they headed to the airport and were on their way to Dallas.

Happy Sunday! I did post this chapter yesterday. But didn't like it, so I deleted it. Changed very few things. But anyways hope you enjoy this chapter! Will post again next Saturday!

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