Chapter 14- Shock and Awe
A/N: I apologize that it took me a while to update. I originally had this and the next chapter combined, but I am doing a lot of research about what I want to happen next, and how I want to proceed, not to mention writing a whole bunch of medical jargon. Don't worry though; it is nothing serious to anyone's health.
Robin stares at the doctor in shock, and after a moment works up the ability to form words. "I'm pregnant?" she asks meekly, making it painfully obvious that she can barely form the words coming out of her.
"Yes," the doctor replies. Barney's mouth is still open and his eyes are wide. He is frozen in space. He may have wished it could happen, but he never expected in a million years for the doctor to say it is true.
"But how..." Robin asks, not knowing what to say. How could this have happened?
"I don't know. All we know is your beta numbers are incredibly high. Judging by the blood test alone, you have to be somewhere around the fifth or sixth week. Do you have any idea when you might have conceived or when you last had your period?"
"No," Robin's voice cracks as she answers. This is all happening so fast. To go from never having a baby to it actually happening is almost too much for her brain to process.
"We will have to do an ultrasound to fully confirm, as there is the chance for a chemical pregnancy, especially because of your condition, but I have never seen a chemical pregnancy with such high beta numbers. We can also use it to see how far along you actually are and approximately calculate your due date." The doctor keeps rambling on, but in reality Barney and Robin catch very little of what she is saying. "The bad news is that because of your hypopituitarism, your pregnancy is considered high risk, and combined with the fact that this is your first pregnancy, the chances of miscarriage are extremely high for the first trimester." The word miscarriage snaps Robin out of her funk. She wishes that she had been paying attention. So she still isn't out of the woods? She could still lose the baby? "I can tell this comes as a bit of a shock to the both of you, so I will take you to an exam room for the ultrasound and give you a few minutes alone, so that I can go check on one of my other patients. Follow me."
Barney and Robin follow her out of the office and to a door a few feet down the hall. The doctor enters and gets out a gown for Robin to put on.
"If you can change into this and take a seat on the exam table, I will be back in a few minutes," the doctor says, closing the exam room and leaving them alone for the first time since the news was revealed.
All Barney and Robin can do is stare at each other in shock. It is in that moment that their brains catch up to their hearts, and feelings come bubbling towards the surface.
"You're pregnant," Barney utters breathily.
"I'm pregnant!" Their faces erupt in the biggest smile, and he pulls her towards him and embraces her. He has never been so excited in his life, and he can tell she probably hasn't either. He feels like he needs to pinch himself, but this is happening. She really is pregnant.
"I love you so much," Barney whispers in her ear, still hugging her.
"I love you too," Robin whispers back. She pulls out of the hug and holds his hands. "We're having a baby!" She squeals.
"We're having a baby!" Barney replies just as, if not more, enthusiastically than Robin.
She peers into his eyes, with tears of joy filling her own eyes. "I never thought you could have been right."
"I'm glad I was," he responds, his eyes now filling with tears upon noticing her tears.
"I'm glad you were, too."
"So," he drags out, hoping to stop them both from breaking into tears in the exam room, because no matter how much of a miracle this joyous moment is, neither of them like to cry in public. "When do you think this happened?" She looks at him and starts to laugh at the absurdity of the question. Her laughter makes the tears go away.
"Really? That's like asking Ted to narrow his meet-cute story with Tracy down to one sentence."
Even at a moment like this, they appreciate each other's fondness for making fun of their friends. Barney snorts, "God his stories are so looooo..."
"It's not like we are going to be able to even pinpoint a specific time," Robin interrupts. "Even guessing a day would be hard."
He laughs, appreciating her joke about their quite active sex life and the inadvertent pun. "Heh, you said hard." She rolls her eyes, knowing he just can't help himself. She sees the look on his face turn serious. "When do you think we should tell everyone?" he asks.
"I don't know," she answers. She really hadn't thought about it. "I guess that we should wait until I get to the second trimester, you know, just in case."
He sighs, knowing exactly what she is thinking. There is still a chance that she could lose the baby. "That's probably a good idea."
At that moment, there is a knock on the door.
"Are you ready for me?" the doctor questions from the slightly cracked door.
"Yes," Robin answers. They are ready to see their baby.