Back with a new chapter. I'm going to be camping from Thursday-Sunday so updates on my other stories will probably be after that, because I won't really have internet. But I'll be back soon!


Olivia sat on the exam table in a paper gown that opened in the front. Charles stood next to her and he smiled. "We're really trying this," she whispered and then looked over at him. "What if it doesn't work?"

Charles kissed the top of her head. "Then we'll find another way," he whispered and lifted her chin, kissing her softly. "But don't worry your beautiful mind about it right now."

Olivia kissed him again when she heard a knock on the door followed by the door opening. Olivia pulled away from the kiss but stayed close to him, smiling. After a moment she pulled back from him and winked at him. "Hello, doctor."

The director smiled. "Hi, Olivia. It's great to meet you in person. And who's this?"

Olivia smiled and looked over at Charles. "This is my husband, Charles Brooks." She rested her head on him.

The doctor smiled. "It's lovely to meet you too, Charles." She sat on her stool and looked at them. "Now, I thought you two wanted to use a donor egg, what brings you in for an exam?"

Olivia smiled. "Well, that's what we thought but then we decided to try to get an egg or two from me. I'm not in menopause yet, but I know my age can make it tricky."

The doctor nodded. "I'm not going to lie to you, Olivia, you have a much better chance of having an embryo survive and stick with a donor egg, but if you want to try, we can try."

Olivia nodded. "We want to try. We want to try to have a baby that's a little bit of both of us." She took Charles' hand.

The doctor smiled. "Okay, lay back, we'll do a pelvic."

Olivia did as instructed and put her feet up in the stirrups. She squeezed Charles' hand a little and she closed her eyes, waiting for the inevitable question.

The doctor looked and stopped dead in her tracks. "Olivia? You have some pretty significant scarring down here. Can I ask what happened?"

There it was. Olivia took a deep breath. "Nine years ago I was taken hostage by a psychopath and tortured." She said gently, swallowing hard.

Charles brushed her hair back. "You're safe now," he whispered, kissing her forehead.

The doctor nodded. "I'm sorry that happened to you, Olivia."

Olivia nodded. "Thank you. Can we get this pelvic over with? Please," she whispered. She hated talking about Lewis, especially after all this time had passed. She didn't like going back there. Not to mention she hated pelvic exams. They were uncomfortable and truth be told, she wanted to be home with Charles cuddled up together.

The doctor was sympathetic. "Okay, no problem. Just relax, it'll be over soon." She took the plastic speculum and inserted it inside her. Olivia's face contorted on discomfort, which only got worse when she opened the speculum. "Everything looks good," she looked for a few more seconds then closed and took the speculum out. She looked at her patient. "Okay, I'm going to insert a couple of fingers and press down on your abdomen, okay?"

Olivia nodded. "Yeah." She squeezed Charles's hand and looked up at him, a small smile graced her lips. She felt the doctor insert two gloves fingers inside of her and press on her lower abdomen.

The doctor took her fingers out and took her gloves off. "Very good. We're all done. Why don't I let you get dressed and then I'll come back in and we'll discuss ovarian stimulation drugs."

Olivia sat up, taking her feet out of the stirrups. She let out a breath and nodded. "Sounds good, thank you doctor."

The doctor smiled and left the room. Charles watched Olivia get off the table and get redressed quickly. "You okay?"

Olivia nodded. "I hate the damn speculums. They're just uncomfortable." She said gently, wrapping her arms around him. "I'm okay now," she said softly and stood on her tip toes and kissed him softly. "I can't wait to get home and cuddle up with you," she whispered.

Charles smiled and wrapped her in his arms. "As soon as we're done here, how about we pick up lunch and then go home, eat, and cuddle up together?"

Olivia took a deep breath and smiled. "That sounds… perfect." She smiled and kissed him again, quickly pulling away when she heard the knock on the door. She turned to see the doctor and she smiled. "Okay, onto medications, right?"

The doctor sat down and looked at the paperwork she had. "Well, your FSH is high, but still low enough that I'm comfortable doing one round of fertility treatments and egg retrieval, your uterus ultrasound looks good, Charles your semen analysis looks good, we're on to medications." She wrote out a prescription for two medications that are injectable. "Okay, you're going to inject the Menopur twice a day, come back in a week for an ultrasound. The HCG is the trigger injection that will help with the maturation of the eggs. You'll inject that a day or so before your retrieval. Sound good?"

Olivia took the prescription and looked at Charles. "Yeah, I think we can handle that." She looked back at the doctor. "We're a very physical couple, are there any restrictions on sex?"

The doctor smiled. "Only thing I would advise is to wear a condom. But all oral and manual sex is just fine. You may find penetrative sex is uncomfortable while the ovaries are being stimulated. Keep your options open."

Olivia smiled and nodded. "Thank you, doctor."

The doctor held out her hand and shook Olivia's. "My pleasure. Make an appointment for a week and we'll see you then."

Olivia got off the table and took Charles' hand. "You got it. See you then." She walked out of the exam room, and made an appointment for the next week and then they walked out of the clinic together, hand in hand. "Let's get lunch and then cuddle up together at home. Being in your arms is all I want for right now."

Charles smiled and leaned over and kissed her temple. "You okay after that exam?"

Olivia thought for a moment. "Yeah, umm… I just hate revisiting that time. It was so painful and dark. Besides it's been almost nine years. It's been a long time and I just wish that people would stop asking about it. I know she had to ask about the scars, but I just… hate going back there."

Charles nodded and squeezed her hand a little. "I'm always right here if you need me. Especially if a flashback comes up."

Olivia smiled at him. "I know. You make me feel safe."

Charles jutted his head towards a small diner. "Diner food good for lunch?" Dropping the subject of Lewis, knowing she hated talking about it.

Olivia smiled, appreciating that he changed the subject. "Diner food sounds great." She stepped to the side, near the front door of the diner. "Take out? Bring the food home and eat there?"

Charles caressed her face. "You know it," he kissed her softly. "Come on," he whispered against her lips. "Let's go put our order in, pop into the drugstore and fill your prescription and by then our food will be done."

Olivia smiled and whispered back. "Don't forget the condoms." She chuckled and looked into his eyes. "I haven't used condoms in so long. I've been in relationships and haven't used them. I hope I remember how," she blushed.

Charles smirked and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. "I think it's like riding a bike. Once you start it'll come flooding back to you."

Olivia bit her bottom lip and smiled shyly. "I hope so." She cradled his face in her hand. "Let's get some food, I'm starving." She placed a deep kiss on his lips and pulled away. "Come on."

They walked into the diner, made their decision, and put their order in. They then walked out and popped in the drug store. She dropped off her prescription and told the pharmacist they'd wait. Then Olivia and Charles went to look at the condoms.

Charles looked over them and ran his hand over the back of his neck. "There are so many, I don't know which one to get."

Olivia smiled and picked up a few, rubbed, ultra thin, and tingling condoms. She looked at Charles and raised her eyebrow. "So we experiment," she giggled and winked. "It'll be fun." She heard her name be called and she walked up to the pharmacy counter and brought Charles along. They paid for her prescriptions and the condoms and then walked out hand in hand, and walked back to the diner. They picked up their food and walked the short distance home.

Charles opened the door for her and she walked in with the bags. "We're home and we still have a few hours before the kids get home," he whispered, wrapping her in his arms. "We can do whatever we want."

Olivia smiled. "Mm, you know what I want? Right. Now?" She asked sensually, her lips close to his.

Charles looked at her and kissed her passionately, hearing her moan escape from her throat. "Tell me," he whispered.

Olivia smirked a devilish smirk. "My sandwich," she whispered and kissed him again. "And then, we can have some fun with these condoms."

Charles smiled and kissed her forehead. "Okay, okay. Let's eat." He doled out the food and smiled at her. "Lunch, my sweet, is served."

Olivia smiled and opened the box and smiled, looking at her turkey club sandwich, along with fries. She started eating and looked at him as he took a bite of his burger. "Good?"

Charles nodded as he chewed. Once he swallowed he spoke. "Amazing. Yours?"

Olivia smiled. "Delicious," she said, taking a bite of a fry. They ate their lunch with a little bit of flirty banter. Once they finished they cleaned up and Olivia walked over to him and wrapped him in her arms. "Hey, handsome." She smiled and kissed him softly.

Charles returned the kiss and broke it, looking into her eyes. "Hey, beautiful," he whispered. He caressed her face and walked her up against the wall. "Tell me what you want," he whispered and kissed her passionately.

Olivia smiled and kissed him back, her arms wrapping around his neck. She broke the kiss and smiled. "How about you and I go to the bedroom and cuddle and kiss, see where it leads?"

Charles smiled and rested his hands on her hips. "I like the sound of that."

Olivia smiled and gently pushed him off her, putting her medications in the fridge where they were to be stored. She grabbed the bag with the condoms and walked over to him. "Let's go, Mr. Brooks."

Charles walked over to her and they walked together up to the bedroom, closing the door behind them. "Want to change?"

Olivia shook her head. "I'm comfortable, but you can change if you want to."

Charles smiled. "I just want to put on some comfy pants. You get in bed and I'll be right there."

Olivia chuckled and kissed him softly. She broke the kiss and sat in bed, against the headboard. She watched Charles change and she unconsciously licked her lips. He was the sexiest man alive to her. He turned around and she smiled. "Hi you."

Charles climbed into bed and smiled. "Hi yourself." He wrapped her in his arms and kissed her temple. "Want to lay down, baby?"

Olivia smiled and looked at him. "It would be ideal for cuddling, wouldn't it?" She moved to lay down and saw him do the same. She cuddled into him and smiled. "Mm, this is what I've wanted all morning," she whispered. "Cuddled up with you in bed."

Charles wrapped his arms around her after he laid down. "This is my favorite place to be," he whispered.

Olivia smiled and kissed him softly. "We're gonna have a baby," she whispered.

Charles kissed her again and rested his hand on her stomach, knowing her womb was empty, but silently wishing that her eggs would mature and give them a baby. He knew she wanted this more than anything, and he'd make sure she got it. "We certainly are."


A/N: So what did we think about the start of Olivia and Charles's baby journey? I did my best looking up info on fertility treatments, but had to take some creative license because I couldn't find a whole lot. Leave a review if you're so inclined, and I'll see you soon!