Connor and Imogen walked out of the gates of Waterloo Road and quickly turned round the corner before anyone caught them.
"You excited?" asked Connor as they slowed down.
"Excited, nervous, scared..." Imogen replied. It was only a short walk to the doctor's office, even though most of the school knew their situation, they still hoped they would get back to school before being noticed by anyone.
"Look, you have no reason to be scared; Jade walked you through how it works, you have nothing to be worried about," Connor said gently as he kissed the top of Imogen's head.
"I know, but still..." Imogen trailed off. Connor knew that's not what she was worried about. They still hadn't told Imogen's mum that they were back together – let alone engaged and with a baby on the way! But he didn't say anything. When the time was right he knew that she would find out, if not by him and Imogen but then by the bump which was rapidly growing.
They both found the wait for their appointment very awkward. The other mothers-to-be gave them disapproving looks. Some shifted slightly so that they were out of eye line. The short 5 minutes between arriving and being called for their appointment seemed very long.
"Imogen Stewart," Doctor Sanders called. Imogen jumped up , eager to get out of the waiting room, and followed her doctor to her office.
Dr Sanders asked them all sorts of questions to them, some Connor didn't even understand, but Imogen seemed to know what the doctor was talking about so left her too it. Imogen lay back on the chair and lifted up her school shirt so Dr Sanders could see her belly. She squirted a cold gel on her stomach, and placed the machine over the gel. It took a while to get a clear picture, but when they did, Connor's heart skipped a beat.
"That's really our baby?" asked Connor, but soon realised how silly that sounded.
Dr Sanders just laughed, "Yes Connor,"
She clicked a few buttons, freezing the image as she removed the ultrasound, but just replaced it with another machine. A low thudding sound filled the room.
"And that is your baby's heart beat,"
By the time they got back to the school it was lunch. Connor and Imogen met Jade, Dynasty and Kevin in the corridor on their way to the dining hall.
"Imogen? Where have you been?" asked Dynasty.
Imogen didn't respond but pulled the picture of the ultrasound from out of her bag and passed to her.
"Aww, it's gorgeous! Just like her mummy!" she cooed as she showed Kevin the picture.
"So did you find out what it is?" asked Kevin eagerly,
"Imogen? What did that boy just say?" came a frantic cry from behind them.
Imogen turned around to see her mother standing in the middle of the corridor.