She sighs placing herself in the plush blue chair that sat in the Doctor's office she swallows a hard lump glancing at her best friend "You didn't have to miss the afternoon of school because of me."
Bree smirks taking her hand "But you're my girl and you would do the same for me, besides I promised Nick I would look after you."
Tess smirks turning to the door as Dr Michaels enters the room "Miss McLeod good afternoon."
Tess smiles shaking her hand "Afternoon."
He smirks turning to Bree "Afternoon, miss?"
Bree smiles taking his hand "Breely."
He smiles "Mr Ryan not make it?"
Tess sighs "Ah no, he's working."
He sighs "I see, I best get to work then."
Tess nods as he checks her over "Well Miss McLeod all is good, except your blood pressure is a little high and how's the morning sickness?"
Tess sighs "Does stress effect the baby? And I've had a little morning sickness."
He nods "Well stress can affect blood pressure and the stress isn't the best on the baby, restless nights?"
Tess nods "Every night."
He nods "That's the stress as you are stressed and restless your baby is also restless leaving you wide awake."
Bree smirks "She sleeps in her classes."
He nods "That could be as you sit in class you're not relaxed not giving you time to stress about things, but as you lay in bed your completely relaxed as everything ticks over in your head."
Tess smirks "Finally someone understands."
He giggles typing a few things into his computer before printing a page for her "This is just a few tips on relaxing and how to clear some stress."
She smiles taking the piece of paper "Thank you so much."
He nods "Your welcome and you'll be due on the 25th of October."
Tess smiles "Daddy's birthday."
Bree giggles "Well you two planned that one out well."
Tess giggles "So when do I have to leave school?"
The Doctor smirks "Well we usually say about a month before bub is due but as you want to graduate the latest is two weeks and after their born you can go back for the last few weeks."
Tess smiles "Fantastic."
Doctor Michaels smiles "Well Tess you can head up to the maternity area for your 16 week scan."
Tess smiles standing from her seat shaking Dr Michaels hand before leaving the room Bree smiles "You never told me he was completely gorgeous with no ring."
Tess giggles "Sorry."
Bree smiles as they reach the maternity area for her friends scan "So are you and Nick going to find out?"
Tess shrugs as they approach the receptions desk "We haven't decided."
Bree nods "I see."
Tess nods as the receptionist rises from her seat "Miss McLeod just follow me you are the last lady this afternoon."
Tess nods following the receptionist through to the ultra sound room "Just make yourself comfortable and a nurse will be in here soon."
Tess nods laying herself on the bed as she pulls back her blue and black polo school shirt "Pudgy poo, has made Mummy's tummy bigger."
Bree smirks "I might just head off to the toilet."
Tess nods taking a drink from her bottle as she pulls her shirt back down she sighs taking her phone out to ring Nick she sighs taking in the posters hoping for an answer she bites at her lip as it rings out to no answer she swallows a lump hoping Bree would soon return she smirks placing a hand on her belly as she glanced down at it "Hey pudgy, Mummy and Aunty Claire better have a meeting with the school soon."
She sighs "Hurry up and come out little one we all want to meet you."
She gives a small jump to the tough rough pale hand that was soon placed over hers "We sure do."
She smiles to the familiar male voice as she raked her eyes up his arm to his gorgeous face "Nick, what are you doing here."
He smiles placing a kiss on her lips "Hey beautiful, I wasn't missing this for the world."
Tess smiles "But Bree."
Nick giggles "She knew, she's gone home and I'm staying tonight."
Tess smiles "I've missed you so much and I think this one did too, can you feel that?"
Nick nods with a small smirk as he feels his little baby squirm around in his girlfriend's belly "That's amazing and four weeks without my babies is a long time, I'm sorry Tess."
Tess smiles "its fine Nick, you own a farm I know how hard it is for you to get time away."
He nods "How's everything with you?"
She smiles 'Good, just stressed and Dr Michaels gave me a sheet about stressing less."
Nick giggles "All McLeod's need one of those."
Tess giggles "I'm due the 25th of October."
Nick giggles lifting her shirt to view her round plumped belly "So we are gonna be a Daddy's girl."
Tess smirks as the Nurse enters "Hello, Miss McLeod."
Tess smiles "Afternoon."
The nurse smirks taking the cold jell as Nick removed his hands "Everything ok with bub?"
Tess nods "Yeah."
The nurse nods taking the small hand piece to press into Tess' belly Tess smiles "Hey my little one."
The nurse smirks "Would you like to know what you're having?"
Tess smiles and Nick smile in a jinx both having different answers the nurse smirks "I see you haven't discussed this."
Tess nods "We have and I don't want to know."
Nick nods "But I do."
The nurse nods "Well I can tell you Mr Ryan without Miss McLeod knowing."
Nick nods "I would like that."
Tess shakes her head with a small smirk turning back to the screen "He's gotten so big."
The nurse smiles "Your baby has actually formed a majority of their organs, their hands, face and body."
Tess smiles "Really? From this can you tell whether our baby has cardiomyopathy?" "
The nurse nods "Well everything looks fine from here, but at your next appointment we can do a more detailed check."
Tess smiles "Yes we would like that."
The nurse smiles "Alright I'll just go print you off your pictures."
Tess nods as she switches of the monitor heading off to print the pictures.