Chapter 11: Doctor's Appointment

"Relax, Seb, I'm sure everything is fine," Blaine tried to soothe his fiancé's jittering nerves, laying a hand on the knee Sebastian was unconsciously tapping up and down. "It's normal that I need to be checked out regularly; there are usually more complications for gene carriers during pregnancy – "

"Not helping, B," Sebastian interrupted, hand clutching the other man's hand in a death-grip, worry for Blaine and the baby evident in his slouched position and eyes frantically moving around the room.

Blaine chuckled softly, squeezing Sebastian's hand in response. "This is like my fifteenth appointment, Seb, and everything has been good so far," he reassured. "I haven't rejected your DNA which was the main concern. If we weren't compatible, there would be a whole lot more complications. Today's just a regular check-up and we're going to hear the baby's heart beat. The doctor hopes we may even be able to see the gender."

Sebastian frantic movements stopped at the revelation, his eyes wide as he gazed on Blaine. "You mean we'll know if we're having a boy or girl?" he asked, excitement now battling with nerves.

"Well, only if our baby decides to let us see," Blaine responded with a smile. He got to his feet as his name was called, and yanked his fiancé up with him, heading to the exam room.

"So this may be a little cold, Blaine," Dr. Nova explained, squirting a liquid on his stomach and starting to run her ultra-sound wand over his belly. The room filled with a soft whooshing noise, and she sighed happily. "Sound like the baby's just find. His or hers heart rate is normal and from the development I can see, the baby is perfectly healthy."

There was sniffle by Blaine's ear and he glanced over at Sebastian. "Are you crying, Seb?" he inquired, with a tiny smile, voice laced with laughter.

"No," Sebastian replied, perpetulantly, crossing his arms over his chest after discreetly trying to wipe his eyes. "I think my contacts are drying out."

Blaine just shook his head in amusement, and returned his attention to the doctor. "Can you tell us the gender of the baby?" he inquired, aware that Sebastian was still trying to pull himself together.

Smiling, she ran her rod over his stomach again. She paused, and sighed in regret. "Unfortunately, your baby has decided to be modest today," she answered, showing him on the monitor where the baby was hiding its genitalia.

Blaine glanced over again at Sebastian. "Well we know that our baby got his or her modesty from me, eh Seb," he chuckled, grinning up at Sebastian.

"I can be modest," Sebastian protested, eyes glued to the monitor.

"Really?" Blaine raised on eyebrow in disbelief. "I'm not the one who ran across campus our Freshman year butt-naked and had to be bailed out of jail for indecent exposure."

"It was a frosh rush thing," Sebastian protested, pulling his attention away from the monitor and glaring at his fiancé.

"Okay, and how do you explain your need to be naked whenever you're drunk out of your mind?" Blaine challenged, glancing at the doctor with a wink when she couldn't hid her giggle. "Like that time in Senior year of high school when I had to pick you up from Scandals and –"

"Okay, you win," Sebastian interrupted, aware that the incident wasn't one of his best moments. He redirected his attention to the doctor who was giggling at their interaction. "Can I get a picture of the baby?"he asked, ignoring the burn of his ears due to his embarrassment.

"Sure," she agreed, pressing a few buttons and leaving the room to retrieve the picture and give Blaine time to redress.

"I'm sorry, Seb," Blaine explained, wrapping his arms around his fiancé once he was clothed again. "I couldn't help it."

"It's fine," Sebastian replied, waving off the incident.

"Good," Blaine grinned as the doctor re-entered the room. "Because I'm gonna have to apologize again once I tell everyone you cried."

"Blaine, you can't tell anyone. Just like you promised after our baby shopping trip."

"Alright," Blaine responded, kissing Sebastian and letting him go. Once his fiancé was distracted by the doctor, he whipped out his phone and called Cooper. "Coop, so you won't believe this but –"

"Blaine!"