They walked through to the consultation room and Trevor could tell Olivia was nervous. He held her hand as Doctor Carlson introduced herself. She shook Olivia's hand and then turned to Trevor. "And I assume this is the father."
"Yes," Harry said.
"Trevor's my husband," Olivia said.
"Nice to meet you." Trevor nodded in agreement as Olivia sat on the examination table, perched on the edge.
"So Olivia, have you had any problems so far?" the Doctor asked.
"Apart from awful morning sickness, no," Olivia said. "I would really like you to tell me that is going to pass."
"It might," the doctor said unhelpfully. "It probably will."
"God I hope so," she said fervently.
"Right, I'm going to check your blood pressure and then get the ultrasound working okay?" the Doctor said. Olivia nodded and rolled her shirt sleeve up so the doctor could put the blood pressure cuff on her.
"Okay, this is looking good. Well within normal limits." The doctor got the machine working and said, "If you'd like to lift your shirt for me please?"
Olivia did while Trevor couldn't avert his eyes. She noticed and smiled at him. A loud and quick thumping interrupted his thoughts. "Right, that's your baby's heartbeat," the doctor said.
"It's awfully quick," Olivia said as Trevor held her hand tightly. "Should it be that fast?"
"Yes, that's perfectly healthy. Small things have a rapid heartbeat. Have you ever heard a hummingbirds?"
"Oh yeah, it's like a hum," Olivia said. "So this is good? He's healthy?"
"The foetus looks about the right size for 8 weeks weeks," the doctor said nodding.
The doctor turned the screen around so they could see the baby. The doctor pointed at the screen.
"That's the baby's head right there. All in all it looks very healthy."
"No problems?"
"No, none at all detected at this stage," the doctor said with a smile. Olivia turned to Trevor and saw him smiling at the screen.
"You are an incredible man," she said, taking her eyes off of her child and looking into his eyes.
"Focus on the baby," he said, smiling at her. "You can look at my face any time you want." She looked at the baby, but to be honest it looked more like a misshapen blob than a child. She was relieved and grateful that there was nothing wrong with their child and that it was healthy, but right now she seemed to appreciate Trevor more than she ever had before.
"Can I have a picture please?" she asked the doctor. Doctor Carlson nodded and pushed some buttons on the machine. While the doctor was distracted Olivia turned to Trevor and pulled him close. She kissed him lightly, softly and so wonderfully.
He kissed her back once more as the doctor gave her the picture.
"Thank you," Olivia said.
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