Chapter 25
(Phoebe's POV)
Today is my doctors appointment with Dr. Greene. Nathan and I were both up so late last night talking about this little baby and the possibilities. I haven't shared my fear that the pregnancy tests were a fluke. I don't want to put that idea in Nathan's head.
I have on a dress and sandals. Claire is sitting with me talking about her day with Ava yesterday. I still haven't told her that she is with us for 2 more weeks. Nathan and I are going to talk to her tonight.
Nathan walks out and kisses both of our heads. "Claire, when is your lover going to get here?" Nathan teases her and we laugh.
"Any time now, old man," she says and he laughs. William is coming over and they are going to hang out here. It took a lot for me to convince Nathan to let them hang out here without us present.
We have already talked to Claire about no boys upstairs even if it is my cousin and let Sawyer know if you guys plan to leave. Sawyer will be watching them, but not as closely as Nathan would want. I don't want Claire to be uncomfortable.
The door opens and William comes in. "Hi bud," I say as he hugs me. Claire stands up and tucks her hair behind her ear.
"Hey Nathan," William says and they bro hug.
"Okay well we need to go," I say looking at my watch.
"I'm not afraid to knock you out, Will," Nathan says and ruffles his hair. "Don't mess with our girl," Nathan says and Claire flares at him playfully.
We head downstairs and get into the car. "You ready?" I ask as I pull the car out of the parking garage.
"Yes," Nathan smiles and puts a hand on my thigh. The drive to the office is anxiety filled. A lot of thoughts are running through my head.
When we get to the doctor's office we sit down and I have to fill out some paperwork. Nathan is on his phone emailing someone. "Fucking J Co," he says and I nod. Our higher ups are all over the hospital right now. Everyone has to be on their best behavior.
"Phoebe?" The nurse says and I smile at Nathan as we walk back.
"Okay, I am going to have you fill this cup to the line with urine. The bathroom is the last door on the right, after you can come back in here and remove your bottom half of clothing and cover up with this," she says, placing the sheet on the side. When she leaves I grab the cup.
"Have fun," Nathan says and I stick my tongue out at him.
I go into the bathroom and do as she says. After I wash my hands and take it back leaving it where she said. When I come back in Nathan is pacing the room.
"Relax," I smile and lean up kissing him. I remove my underwear as I am wearing a dress and slingshot it at Nathan he smirks and puts it in his pocket. I put the sheet over my lap and swing my legs back and forth.
"I'm scared," I admit.
"Says the one who just told me to relax," he says jokingly then stands up rubbing my back.
"Whatever happens, we will get through it together," he says and kisses my head wrapping me in his arms. He looks edible in his button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up revealing his strong arms.
There is a knock and Dr. Greene walks in. "Hi Moore's, how are you?" She asks happily.
"Good, a little nervous," I say and she sits on her stool rolling over.
"Well let's see what we have," she says and puts her glasses on. She reads through my chart and nods.
"Well you are pregnant," she says. I smile and look at Nathan.
"We need to do a transvaginal ultrasound," she says and I nod knowing what that means.
"So Phoebe I am going to have you lay back and Nathan if you can stand on the other side of her I am going to wheel this out," she says and rolls out the ultrasound machine. I look at the wand that's about to go inside of me and then to Nathan. He winks and kisses my head. Pervert.
"Okay, any discomforts or nausea?" she asks and I shake my head.
"Any spotting?" She asks and I shake my head.
"When was the first day of your last period?" She asks and I have Nathan grab my phone so I can check. She nods and writes it all down.
"Okay Phoebe, I need you to put your legs in the stirrups for me," she says and I do. She gets the wand and Nathan holds my hand as she inserts it in me. I take a deep breath and look up into Nathan's eyes. His eyes are locked on the screen.
The discomfort is less painful than the worry in my chest. I'm so scared of what she is going to say. This goes on for at least 5 minutes. Nathan looks down at me and kisses my head again. "Breathe," he says into my ear.
Dr. Greene hits a few more keys then finally speaks. "Okay, this right here is your baby," she says and I look. It is a little dot on the screen.
"I am pinning you at 5 weeks pregnant," she says and I stare at the screen in awe. Tears fill my eyes as I see the little dot on the screen. I wipe my eyes and smile at Nathan who leans down kissing me.
"Do you want copies of this?" She asks and we both say yes at the same time making her laugh.
"Congratulations," she says and I smile. She pulls out the wand and allows me to sit up.
I am elated. I am going to be a mom. It feels so amazing. I was so scared and hearing her say those words was just relief washed over me.
"Okay Phoebe, I am going to go get your copies of the ultrasound. You can put your undergarments back on. We are going to do some blood work before you leave. This is just normal testing as you still are in the early stages," she says and I nod.
I put on my underwear after getting them
From Nathan's pocket and we hug each other in the middle of the room. "I'm pregnant," I say in disbelief.
"Thank you," Nathan says and kisses me. This is such a tender moment.
"Thank you," I say and we both laugh. Dr. Greene comes back in and gives us our samples. She tells us to head into the room to get bloodwork done. Also giving us my prescription for prenatals.
I sit with Nathan and get my blood drawn. I look at the tiny little dot. Our baby. My mind races with thoughts. Is it a boy or a girl? Will they be a mini Phoebe or Nathan? Hopefully Nathan.
After I'm done with my bloodwork, we check out and head out to pick up my prescription when we get into the car I smile over at Nathan.
"We are parents," I say and he smiles.
"I can't believe this is real," he says and I nod.
"It is going to be horrible to keep this to ourselves for 7 weeks," I say and he nods.
"But I also think it will be nice. Relish the time ya 3," he says and I nod. He leans down kissing my belly and I smile.
"What do you want for dinner tonight?" I ask him.
"You tell me," he says.
"Why don't we do pizza, remember we have to tell Claire," I say and he nods.
"How do you think she will take it?" He asks.
"I am assuming fine. It is crazy to think that she won't be living with us forever," I say and he nods.
"Her aunt is only 15 minutes away. We will see her," he says and I nod. I haven't even began to think about seeing her go.
We head through the pharmacy drive thru and grab my prenatals. Then head home. When we get up to our place we walk in. William and Claire are in the kitchen. I laugh as he is chasing her with flour. He grabs her by her waist and puts it on her face.
"Hi," I say and William drops his hands as the first syllable leaves my mouth. He looks at Nathan terrified and Claire looks like she wants to hide under a rock.
"You two look comfortable," Nathan says.
"We are making brownies," Claire says.
"You are going to make us gain 30 lbs girl," I say and she laughs.
"How was the Doctor?" She asks. She thinks I just had a routine check up.
"Good," I smile and set my bag on the counter.
"William how are you?" I ask and grab a water.
"I'm great, thanks for having me," he says. "My mom says to call her," he says and I laugh. When does Mia not want to talk?
"I will," I say.
"What have you two done?" I ask and they look at each other then me.
"Um hung out then baked brownies," Claire says and I am sure they did more than just hung out by the looks on their faces.
"I'm going to take this, I'll be in the office," Nathan says and I nod. He has been so busy recently.
"Well I'll let you two get to it," I say and smile walking onto the balcony.
I let my mind rest and put my hands on my belly. Me a mom. I have always dreamed about being a mom. I just never really thought the day would come.
My thoughts drift me into a sleep. Our outdoor patio furniture is so comfy. I wake up to water droplets on my skin. I wake up and see a dark angry cloud. I check my watch and see it's been an hour. I was more tired than I thought.
When I walk back in, William and Claire are on the couch. It smells amazing in here. I pretend not to notice that William had his arm wrapped around Claire.
"Phoebe, have a brownie," Claire says and I smile thanking them both and taking one. I head into Nathan's office and see he is on the phone and in his computer. I shut the door quietly behind me.
"That should be fine, I just don't want to see us getting less supplies," he says. I know he is discussing medical tools.
I smile and go stand near him. He switches the hand his phone is in and turns the chair. I sit on his lap and rest my head on his shoulder. He continues doing work while holding me. This is where I am happiest.
I listen in as he talks about the needs of the ER. His hand is wrapped around my leg and he is rubbing his thumb back and forth soothingly. "Thank you, yes we can touch base on that next week," he says and wraps up his phone call.
"Sorry about that," he says, looking down at me. I smile and tell him not to worry.
"Mmm you smell so good," he says and pulls me closer to him.
I sit up and lean closer kissing him. The kiss turns passionate and I sit up closer. His hands find my neck and he holds me to him.
My hands reach for his belt and just as I start to undo it there is a knock and I about fly off him.
"Yes," I say, clearing my throat.
"Oh hi, I was just telling you that William left and I am showering before dinner," Claire says and I smile.
"Sounds good," I say and she shuts the door again. I look to Nathan and laugh.
"Get ready to get used to that," I smirk and he laughs pulling me back to him.
"We need to order dinner," I say and he nods kissing me. I pull back.
"Come on, we have time for that later," I say and he groans.
"Delayed gratification has never been our thing, Mrs. Moore," He says and smiles.
"Variety is the spice of life, Mr. Moore," I say and we head out to the kitchen to order food.
Our food comes shortly after we order and Claire comes downstairs. I'm getting a little nervous to have this conversation with her. I don't know why I am, but I am. Luckily, Nathan is here and is so supportive.
"Okay yum," I say and take a huge bite of pizza.
"Did you have fun with William?" I ask her.
"Yeah, he's become a pretty good friend," she says and I smile.
"I'm glad," I say.
"How was work with Ava? We never got to talk about it," Nathan asks.
"It was amazing. She is so much fun," Claire says and Nathan and I both laugh. That she is.
"She told me to ask you about senior prom," Claire says and Nathan and I start laughing. I'm going to murder Ava.
"Did she tell you about sophomore year homecoming?" I ask and Claire laughs.
"I need to hangout with all of you at the same time," she says.
"We can definitely arrange that," I smile. I continue to eat.
After dinner we clean up and head into the family room. "Claire, we wanted to talk to you before you head upstairs," I smile. Claire looks at both of us and nods. I feel horrible. She looks scared.
"Is this about William? I'm sorry I didn't mean to overstep-" I cut her off.
"Sweetheart, no we are so happy you have found a friend in him," I say.
"Oh okay, um did I do something?" She asks.
"No Bear," Nathan says.
"So yesterday while I was at work, Lia came to me and asked me to talk. She told me that your aunt Susan is stuck in Israel for two weeks longer than she thought. She is okay, but wanted to know if Nathan and I could keep you for two more weeks. We, of course, said yes as we love having you here, but she wanted us to talk to you," I say and Claire slowly nods as I talk.
"So I'm here for another month instead of two weeks?" Claire asks and I get worried she isn't happy.
"Yes, unless you don't want to be," I say and she shakes her head.
"No, I'm excited I love living here," she says and I smile. She comes over and gives me a big hug.
"You guys scared me," Claire says as she hugs Nathan.
"We didn't mean to," Nathan says smiling.
"Is it okay?" She asks.
"Is what, hun?" Nathan asks.
"You know, that I'm here for a while longer than you guys thought. I don't want to take up your guys space and time," she says and my heart aches for her.
"Sweetheart, we love having you here. We are so excited to get you to ourselves for a while longer," I say and she smiles.
"Really?" She says and I can see tears form in her eyes.
"Of course. You have been such a treat to have," Nathan says and she hugs us both. Nathan kisses her head.
After our talk, we all head to bed. I get into my pajamas and wash my face. I sit on the end of the bed reading my prenatals instructions. Nathan comes in wearing his sweats with no shirt. How did I end up with someone as hot as him?
He climbs on the bed and comes behind me. He kisses my shoulder and looks at what I'm reading. "You take those in the morning," he says and I nod.
His hands find my stomach and I lean back against him. "You are so beautiful," he says and kisses my head.
"So are you," I say and he laughs.
"Can we finish what we started earlier?" He asks and I look up smirking. I flip so I am on top of him and start kissing him. He slips off my shirt quickly and leaves me topless.
"You are so fucking sexy," he says and is grabbing my breasts while kissing me. Now that he grabs them I realize how sore they are. I just assumed it was because of my period.
I pull down Nathan's pants as I slide my shorts off and go back down. After teasing him for a while I line him up to me. I lower myself onto him and watch as his eyes are locked on me. I rise back up and start to get into a rhythm.
His hands grip my ass as I rock my hips teasing him. Soon we are finding ourselves climaxing together. I am breathless as I look over at him. We have cleaned ourselves up and are now lying in our bed.
"I love you," he says.
"I love you too," I say and turn to face him.
"I can't wait to have this baby with you," he says and I smile. I put my hand on my stomach.
"You're going to be the best mom," he says and kisses my forehead then my nose then my lips.
"You're going to be an even better dad," I smile.
"Not even possible," he says and I smirk. I'm sure he is going to be the fun dad.
We fall asleep talking about all the possibilities for our little bean. Nathan thinks it's a boy. And I have no clue. I am still in shock that we confirmed the pregnancy. I am not alone. There is a little tiny human growing inside of me.
My only worry now is protecting this baby fiercely. I drift to sleep in Nathan's arms happily. Nathan has work tomorrow, so I am hanging out with Claire. I am excited to get to hang out with her.
(The next day)
I kiss Nathan goodbye as he heads off for work. Claire is still asleep, so I do some laundry and then clean up our bedroom. It is crazy how messy it can get between the two of us. Nathan is a clean freak so it is mostly just me.
Today I am taking Claire to her school orientation. They start in August and it is already late July which is so crazy to think about. She seemed excited when we talked about it so I am happy. She will be with us her first two weeks of school.
I start to make breakfast in the kitchen and leave a plate out for Claire. All of a sudden a wave of nausea hits me when I smell the eggs. I grab my glass of water and take a couple of sips. I hold onto the counter and can't do it anymore. I run to the bathroom and empty my stomach into the toilet.
After I sit up and still feel gross. I go back and throw up one more time crouching down into the toilet then sit back up. I brush my teeth and wash my face. This must be the morning sickness. I walk back out to Claire eating her food. I stay away from the egg smell.
"Hi sweetheart," I say and she smiles at me.
"Hi Phoebe," she says. She is all ready for her school pictures. She did her hair and her makeup. Such a stunning girl.
"Are you ready for today?" I ask her.
"Yes, I am excited to get my schedule and to see everyone. Sorry you have to come they just make parents sign paperwork," she says and I nod.
"It's no problem, sweetheart," I say and smooth her hair out.
"Did Nathan leave already?" She asks.
"Yes, he leaves pretty early for his shifts," I say and she nods. Speaking of Nathan I remember to take my prenatals. I take them and fill myself up a huge glass of water to drink after.
Claire puts her plate in the dishwasher after she is done and sits back down. I check the time and see we need to go. "You ready?" I ask her.
"Yes," she smiles.
"Okay, let's do it," I say and grab my keys. Sawyer follows us and we head out.
When we get to her school I walk in with her. All of the moms and dads are with their kids. I feel a little out of place as all these parents are older, but I don't show it. We walk in and I have to sign paperwork.
A young girl comes up to us that I don't recognize. "Hey Sarah," Claire says.
"Hey girl, you look good," the girl says. I let them talk as I finish the paperwork. I walk up to turn it in with Claire. The man who is sitting there takes the clipboard.
"Are you her legal guardian?" The man asks.
"Yes," I say. The man raises his eyebrows then passes us the paper with instructions for everything we need to do.
We go to get her registered for her classes, then she has to get them approved by her counselor. Then we have to do the hearing and vision test, textbook pickup, then finally she gets her schedule. As she looks it over she frowns.
"What's wrong?" I ask her.
"Nothing," she says and forces a smile.
"Claire, honey, what's wrong?" I ask again and her smile fades.
"I just really don't want to have this teacher again," she admits.
"Talk to me about that," I say.
"Well he just. I don't know it's going to sound stupid. I just really don't feel comfortable in his class. I get really bad anxiety in his classroom," she says and I know it's her male anxiety.
"Is there another teacher option for the class?" I ask her and she nods.
"It's a girl," she says and I nod.
"Okay, who do we talk to about changing it," I say and look around.
"They won't let you," she says and I can feel her growing nervous.
"Yes they will, trust me," I say and I see the stand for class change. I walk up and see a woman with fake blonde hair. Bad fake blonde hair.
"Hi we'd like to change a teacher for a certain class," I say.
"And are you the student?" She says in a patronizing tone.
"No, the student as you can see is right here," I say. Her stupid smile leaves her face.
"What class?" She asks.
"Econ 101," claire says and I smile at her.
"We don't do teacher changes, only class changes," she says and goes back to her computer.
"Well that's not going to work, we would like to change to the female teacher," I say politely.
"It says class change, not teacher change, all of our teachers are trained professionals. They wouldn't be hired if they weren't. Mr. Toll is great," she says. Now I'm getting pissed.
"I'm sure he is, but I would like my child to switch out of his class and into Ms. Fleming's," I say. Claire is standing still watching the interaction.
"I can't do that," she says.
"I'm a child psychologist and my child has severe male anxiety. I'm not going to have her be miserable in a class when you can easily get on your computer and change the class. Now if you don't want to do it I will happily go over to the superintendent and explain our situation," I say and then dumb blonde looks baffled.
"What period?" She asks, clearing her throat.
"7th," Claire says and she nods.
"It's taken care of, have a nice day," she says
Claire and I walk away and when we get to the car Claire hugs me tightly. "Thank you," she says and I smile.
"Of course, you are my girl and no one is going to try to walk all over you," I say and she smiles.
The rest of the day is spent hanging out. When Claire tells Nathan what happened he is laughing. I get my nickname Rocky back and we celebrate later that night. I love this little family of mine.