Lena had just reached the end of her first trimester and was due for a checkup. She was waiting in a patients room for her doctor to show up. Winn sat beside her bouncing his leg and fidgeting.
"Are you okay? Lena asked him.
Winn turned his head towards her, "I'm fine. I guess I'm just a little nervous but also excited. It's slowly becoming more real you know."
"I know what you mean. This whole experience has been a bit surreal."
Before he could respond, the doctor stepped into the room.
"Miss Luthor, it's great to see you again. I hope all is well." the doctor smiled at her.
"Everything has been great Dr. Smith. And please, call me Lena." Lena then turned towards Winn, "This is my fiancé Winn. I hope it's okay I brought him along."
Winn went to shake her hand.
"Absolutely. I'm sure you're both excited to see your baby" Dr. Smith smiled at them. "Now Lena, please lie back."
Dr. Smith went to pull the ultrasound machine towards them and turn it on. Then she grabbed the gel from the table and turned back towards Lena, "This is going to be a little cold."
Lena lifted her shirt and the doctor squeezed the gel onto her stomach and placed the wand in it, moving it across her stomach to spread the gel around as she looks at the screen. A loud rhythmic sound started to come from the machine.
"Is that what I think it is..." Lena asked.
"Your baby's heartbeat." The doctor confirmed as she kept looking at the screen.
"Wow." Winn said in amazement. "That's really our baby"
"It definitely is. Your baby is developing as they should be. Everything looks good. Would you like to know the gender?" Dr. Smith turned to look back at the happy couple.
"You can tell so soon?" Lena asked eagerly.
"Sometimes you can depending on the gender. In this case yes. But I can keep it a surprise if you want. No pressure."
Lena turned over to Winn smiling hopefully, "I really wanna know."
Winn smiled right back at her, "So do I." He then turned to the doctor. "What are we having?"
Dr. Smith smiled at them. "Congratulations. You're having a boy."
"A boy." Lena whispered to herself with tears of joy in herself. "We're having a boy."
"I know." Winn couldn't stop staring at the ultrasound screen. "We're having a son."
"Can I get a printout of this to keep" Lena asked the doctor.
"Of course," she smiles. "How many would you like?"
"Two," Lena replies, noticing how Winn couldn't stop staring at the image on the screen.
"You're happy about this right?" Lena asked Winn shortly after they got home.
"Of course. Why do you ask?" Winn was a little thrown by her question.
"You just seemed a little distracted on the way home. Were you hoping for a girl?"
"No, it's not that. I don't care what we have as long their healthy. I guess I'm still processing. It's become more real you know. We're going to be parents. I'm going to be a father."
"Is that what this is about. Are you worried about us being parents? You don't think we're ready." Lena replied slowly.
"Honestly yes. We never talked about kids and now we're having one and I'm just terrified because I love our son so much already and I don't want to be a terrible father like mine and screw everything up". Winn and Lena were sitting closely and talking now.
Lena reached up to cup Winn's cheek. "You could never be a terrible father. You already love our child and the fact that you're scared of messing up means you care."
Winn shook his in disbelief, "My dad was great until one day he wasn't. And then my mother up and left me."
"You are not your father. And I know you would never just up and leave. Trust me, we can do this. I'm scared too, of being like my mother. But you keep reminding me I'm not like her and we have to believe that together we can do this? Okay. Because we love each other, and we love our baby."
"You're right. As long as we have each other we can do this. Together." Winn leaned in and kissed Lena.
"I hope he looks just like you." Lena then placed a hand on her stomach and smiled at Winn.
"I hope he has your eyes." Winn replied before kissing Lena again. They were then interrupted by her stomach making noise. They both laughed.
"It would seem someone is hungry. What do you want to eat?"
"Can you get me two cheeseburgers and a large fries from Big Belly Burger? And no judging me I'm eating for two." Lena said with a hint of embarrassment across her face.
"Of course not. I'll be back in 20 minutes" Winn kissed her forehead and turned to leave.