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Chapter 6

Jay's alarm went off at 8 am.

He immediately reached for the snooze button to cut off the piercing sound that always managed to wake him up every single morning he set it. He had never been able to sleep through it. He quickly turned over to try and go back to sleep for another five minutes before his alarm would go off again. But then after he sighed and put his pillow over his head, his brain suddenly realized that this morning wasn't any ordinary Saturday morning.

Erin's first ultrasound was today.

He immediately sat up, switched his alarm fully off, and got dressed before making some coffee. He glanced at his watch as he unplugged his phone from its charger on his nightstand. It was now 8:27 am.

He grabbed his coat and hat, since it looked like it was snowing outside. Snowing in March? He thought to himself. Weird. Then again, the past few weeks had certainly been weird. He drove fifteen minutes to Erin's apartment, parked outside, and walked up to her front door. He was so nervous that his hands were almost shaking. He didn't even have to knock before Erin opened the door. "Good morning," she said, her voice slightly shaky.

"Morning," Jay said as he kissed Erin's forehead. "You ready?" he asked

"As ready as I'll ever be," Erin said, sighing. "I'll be out in a sec," she said. Jay nodded and went back to wait in the car. He watched Erin as she locked her apartment, walked down the steps, and walked towards his car. Erin hadn't started to show yet, but she had told Jay that her doctor thought that she would in the coming weeks – which meant that they would have to tell people about the baby before the baby gave itself away.

Which meant that they had to tell Voight.

Jay's train of thought was interrupted by Erin getting into the car and pulling the passenger door shut. "What were you thinking about just now? You looked like you were staring off into space or something."

"Well," Jay replied, "I'm nervous about having to tell everyone."

"Please," Erin sighed, "Let's just jump one hurdle at a time, okay? After the ultrasound today, we can figure out what we are going to do."

"Sounds like a plan," Jay said as he pulled away from the curb. "Your OBGYN, right?"

"Yep," Erin said as she put her head against the head rest. When she had called Kendra a few days after she had seen her at Lakeshore, Kendra had recommended that she see a specialized doctor instead. "Let me know when we get there. I didn't sleep last night," Erin said as she closed her eyes.

"Why?" Jay asked. Erin immediately opened her eyes and sat up straight in her seat. "Because I'm so damn nervous about today, okay?" she said, almost at a shouting volume. Jay had not been prepared for this, and almost drove out of his lane on the street. "Sorry," Jay said apologetically, thinking, wow, she's really got hormones happening. When he looked over at her at a red light, her eyes were closed again. "Sorry," she said as he turned away.

"It's okay, I know you've got a lot on your mind," Jay said. He pulled into the parking lot parked, and cut the engine. It was still snowing lightly, but it wasn't sticking to the concrete. His watch read 9:03 am, and he knew that the appointment started in exactly twelve minutes, but neither of them moved. They both just sat in silence for a couple of minutes, and both Jay and Erin silently prayed that the other would break the silence.

Jay finally did. "Erin, why don't we go in – we need to check in."

"It will take less than two minutes to walk over there and check in, Jay. We don't have to go right now."

"Erin, I'm as nervous as you are. Although, probably not as nervous as you," he said as she turned her head towards him. "But we are going to see our baby for the first time today. So why hold off?"

Erin looked at him for a second, then said, "You're right. Let's go see our baby."

Jay held Erin's hand tightly as they walked into the reception area. They both walked up to the receptionist, and Erin said, after hesitating, "Hi, I have an appointment for an ultrasound at 9:15."

"What's your first and last name?"

"Erin Lindsay."

"Alright, I have you checked in, and your doctor will be ready for you in a few minutes."

"Okay, thanks," Erin said as she led Jay to a set of empty chairs in the corner of the room. She sat down, and Jay sat down next to her. Erin looked at the magazines on the table next to her. Healthy Woman. Parentmap. Becoming A Parent. One of the cover article titles read: Tips for a Smooth Pregnancy. Erin picked up the magazine and was about to open it when a voice called out, "Erin Lindsay?"

She looked up and saw a tall, slim nurse by one of the side doors. Erin took a deep breath, stood up, and Jay followed her over. "Good morning," the nurse said with a smile.

"Good morning," Erin said, trying to fake a smile as best she could. She wasn't exactly an ecstatic mom-to-be, like the three other women in the waiting room. "Right this way," the nurse said, holding open the side door that she had been standing in front of. The nurse led Erin and Jay halfway down the brightly lit hall and into a dimly lit examination room. Erin looked around as she stepped around the nurse into the room. The walls were painted a combination of bright colors, and the room looked back out on the parking lot (behind blinds covering the entire window). There was a bed with an ultrasound machine next to it, and a standard medical sink, table, and cupboard set. There were also two chairs in the corner.

"Sit down on the bed please," the nurse said. Erin sat down slowly on the foot end of the bed so she was still upright. Jay took her purse and coat and set both down on one of the chairs. The nurse quickly took Erin's heart rate and blood pressure, entered something on the iPad mini she had brought in with her, and said, "Dr. Anderson will be in a few minutes for the ultrasound. Feel free to lie back on the bed if you like." And with that, the nurse smiled and left the room, shutting the door as she went.

Erin lay down fully on the bed, and Jay stood next to her. They didn't talk at all, and they stayed next to each other in silence until Dr. Anderson entered the room. "Hello, Erin," she said, "How are we doing today?"

"Okay," Erin said, trying to sound positive.

"Only okay? Have you been experiencing nausea or stomach pain or any other symptoms the past few weeks?"

"Definitely both of those, and I've been feeling kind of crabby," Erin replied.

"That will be due to the rise in hormones in your body. It is totally normal," Dr. Anderson assured Erin. Dr. Anderson turned to Jay, and extended her hand as she said, "I don't believe we've met."

"Oh, sorry, I'm Jay Halstead," Jay said. "Erin's girlfriend." He felt weird saying it, even though it made sense.

"Nice to meet you. Erin," she said as she turned back to Erin, pulling out a tube that resembled one contained Arnica, as she continued, "You're at ten weeks, correct?"

"Yes," Erin said as Dr. Anderson turned on the ultrasound machine. Jay grasped Erin's right hand, his heart rate increasing.

"Alright, so the image is going to show up on this screen," Dr. Anderson said, putting a small imaging device with a cord attached to the main apparatus on Erin's stomach, on top of the clear gel. After a few seconds, the screen was still black. What? Erin thought silently.

And then the screen lit up with a black and white image.

A small being was easily visible on the screen. A small baby.

"There we are," Dr. Anderson said happily. After about ten seconds, she continued. "From what I can see here, everything looks fine." But Jay and Erin barely heard what she said. They were both too absorbed in looking at the image of their baby. Erin put her free hand to her mouth in surprise. Until that moment, there had been a tiny amount of denial inside her about the whole situation that had now vanished.

She was having a baby.

"I can print a picture for you if you like," Dr. Anderson said, and before Jay could say anything, Erin said super quickly, "Yes please." After a few minutes, Dr. Anderson had cleared the gel of Erin's stomach and had put everything away. She gave Erin a small picture that had come out of the ultrasound machine. She moved a couple of her fingers slightly, and realized, "Oh, Dr. Anderson, there's two here."

Dr. Anderson turned around. "Oh, I must have accidentally hit two copies in the computer program. Keep both," she said with a smile. "Oh, and according to my calendar, since you are due in 28 weeks, your due date is October 31st."

"Halloween? Seriously?" Erin said, surprised.

"The due date is only a marker for a full term of pregnancy," Dr. Anderson said. "It is actually quite unusual for babies to be born on their due date. And it isn't unusual to be due on a holiday. I've had patients who were due on Thanksgiving or Christmas."

"Well then, that'll be easy to remember," Jay said, smiling at Erin. She gave him a small smile back. "Do I need to book another appointment?" Erin asked.

"Yes," Dr. Anderson replied kindly, "In about three to four weeks. You can schedule that at the front."

"Okay," Erin said as she got up off the bed. "Oh, wait," she said as Dr. Anderson was about to leave, "When do we get to find out if it's a boy or a girl?"

"At the ultrasound at twenty weeks," Dr. Anderson replied, smiling, "Or you can keep it a surprise, if you so choose. Have a good rest of your weekend," she said as she left and closed the door.

Erin turned to Jay, still holding the two ultrasound pictures. Tears filled her eyes as she kept looking at them. "Erin, what's wrong?" Jay asked.

"Nothing's wrong," Erin said, leaning against the bed. "I just can't believe that this is really happening. We're going to be parents," she said. Jay walked around the bed and hugged Erin tightly, but aware that he shouldn't hug too tight. After about ten seconds, Erin sniffed and wiped her tears away with her shirt sleeve as Jay said to her. "Yeah, we're going to be parents."

Erin handed him one of the pictures. "Here," she said. "Put it somewhere. Wherever you want. Mine's going in my car."

Jay took the picture, and smiled as he looked at it again. He stuck it in his wallet so he could take it wherever he went.