"Morning dad" Hannah cooed as she walked into the kitchen of their new home and bent down to peck her dad on the cheek whilst he sat with his paper and drank his coffee. He quickly grasped onto his daughter's hand and then let go as she moved over to the fridge and began to search for the orange juice;
"Ready for the big day?" she checked and Don just smiled happily and nodded at her
"I'm as ready as I will ever be..." he chuckled and then Jess walked into the kitchen and sat down next to Don as he kissed her on the cheek and she began to look moody as Don raised a brow at her;
"What's gotten into you this morning? You should be happy...this is our first scan"
"I would be but then I tried on my favourite jumper and it doesn't even fit me" she complained and Don just chuckled at her
"You're pregnant Jess...you know...you have a little baby living inside of you...so you get bigger?" he joked with her but when she narrowed her eyes at him and glared he instantly shut up and took a sip of his coffee as Hannah stepped in;
"You'll lose the weight when you've had the baby Jess...it's no big one...and you're not showing that much for three months pregnant" Hannah told the woman who just shrugged and sighed.
"I guess...do I look fat to you Don?" Jess asked as she rested a hand onto her stomach and looked down onto the swelling
"I wouldn't say fat exactly" Don replied and Jess and Hannah just went wide eyed at Don who turned red
"So I do look fat?" Jess asked snidely and Don instantly began to shake his head at her;
"No...you don't...what I mean is that...well...you are bigger because of the baby but not fatter Jess...I mean it is to be expected...oh I quit" he complained and went back to reading his paper as Hannah picked up her satchel and medicine books along with her car keys;
"Word of advice dad" Hannah muttered into his ear "just say no next time a woman asks you that" Hannah quickly kissed her dad on the cheek and said her goodbye to Jess and then left for another day of college.
"You know you still look beautiful to me" Don told her when Hannah had gone
"Damn right baby..." she pecked him on the cheek before she burped a little and held onto her stomach
"You okay?" Don asked and she shook her head
"I'm going to be sick" she said and ran for the sink before throwing up. Don scrunched his nose up and made his way over to her, patting her on the back and holding her hair back as she coughed
"This is not what I signed up for" she moaned and Don just smiled sadly.
...
"Mr and Mrs Flack" a woman called Jess and Don as they stood up and made their way over to a nurse;
"It's Angell actually...Miss Angell" Jess corrected her and her smile instantly fell from her face;
"Oh. Sorry about that" she changed something on the clipboard and her sudden look of approval made Jess say;
"But we're getting married in another month" she piped up and the woman smiled and nodded;
"How nice" she said but Jess could tell she didn't think that. Probably thinks we're only getting married for the baby Jess thought to herself;
"And I do like him by the way...we're not just doing this for the baby" she said and Don pinched her lightly on the arm as the nurse led them into the room.
"What?" Jess hissed
"You're hormonal. I get it. She annoyed you which isn't difficult to do at the moment but you need to calm down" Don told her and she just glared at him;
"Yes dear" she said sarcastically and climbed onto the bed whilst the nurse fiddled around with the machinery and Don just stood to the side before Jess undid her blouse and allowed the woman to rub the gel onto her stomach.
"It is slightly cold" she told Jess after she had put it on and then she began to use the scanner. Don and Jess watched on intently at the screen, wondering if they could be able to see anything. Suddenly the woman pointed to the screen and they followed her fingers;
"There is the head...and the arms...and legs..." she pointed out and Don looked down to Jess who had her eyes scrunched up;
"Is it okay?" she checked
"Perfectly healthy"
...
"I don't want to kill this joyous mood" Jess began and she looked at her scan picture she had been given "but it doesn't even look like anything"
"I thought that but didn't dare say anything" Don chuckled and began to boil the pasta whilst Jess drank her orange juice
"When she was showing me the scan I couldn't tell if our baby had a head or if they were the arms or not" Jess stated
"It was like that with Hannah...but when they're later formed then it is more clear to see...at the moment it can be difficult" Don nodded and there was a knock on the front door.
"I'm on it" Jess jumped out the seat before Don could protest and walked over to the door. When she opened it she saw Mark stood there, looking around nervously as she smiled at the kid.
"Hey Mark...come on in...Hannah isn't back yet but she should be soon" Jess walked back into the kitchen and Mark followed her
"Actually...I have something I need to ask Mr Flack" Mark told Jess as he followed her. She quickly spun around and searched the kids eyes quickly and he looked back at her, slightly apprehensively.
"Okay...Don...Mark wants to talk with you" Jess said and she excused herself from the kitchen
"What can I do for you Mark?" Don asked
"I need to ask you a question...to do with Hannah" Mark said and Don's heart froze at hearing these words. Anything but marriage he thought to himself.
