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Most woets so much attention "You’d be okay with that?"
"Of course Why wouldn’t I be if it brings you joy?" We are mates She knoouldn’t look in another wouess I’ll get rid of one of the other vehicles since the garage won’t hold another" I have too many anyway I can only drive one car at a ti a va has ever fulfilled the need inside of me until Avery My fruitless search for happiness is finally over because I have everything I need in her Except er but I plan to remedy that as soon as possible We aren’t bound by huht for her to beon the exaht and a nurse enter the exa stool "How do you feel this ?"
"Great" Her voice is cheerful
"And what about you, Soloht rolls over to the exaet the routine stuff out of the way and then move on to the fun part" I don’t look after they place a drape over her legs and I hear the sound ofon under that sheet
No more than two minutes and she’s finished hat she referred to as routine stuff "You can slide up the table"
Dr Knight holds the probe for the ultrasound in her hand as the nurse squirts clear jelly on top of Avery’s belly She places the wand in the goo and slides it back and forth a few ti in here"
She’s watching the screen as she moves the probe one way and then another but I have no idea what it is I’ at "There it is" She points toward a white spot "I didn’t expect to be able to see it with the abdominal ultrasound but there’s your baby"
She said baby so that ain there was only one on Chansey’s first ultrasound
She presses so to do so you are" She enters the data and a date pops up on the screen "You’rearound six weeks" Six weeks is still a tiny baby but it’s already teeks bigger than it should be
Dr Knight talks to us in terms she would use for all of her patients because the nurse is present but we all know the infor signs of abnormality–just as Chansey’s did–but at least we have so to coht is busy entering charting into the computer "I’ll just be another minute, Jane You can set up the room for our next patient"
"Yes, ma’am"
The door closes and she looks up frorowth and watch for the appearance of a second baby We should expect the unexpected so I want you to callunusual happens"
I need to hear her affir "You think everything looks all right?"
"It looks like a nor the first glance can be We’ll have to wait to see how things progress but I think we should expect rapid development since we know the exact date you conceived and you’re alreadyat approxirowth curve as Chansey’s"
ThreeDr Knight say it makes it feel … real
Avery is quiet on the ride back to the compound She’s full of joy as she stares at the ultrasound picture in her hand–and I am too–but I can’t stop the worry I feel I try to push it away so she doesn’t pick up on it but I’m unsuccessful since I haven’t had practice "This baby and I are going to be fine so please stop worrying"
"I’m your protector but I’ place for me to be"
"I’m quite sure all fathers experience the saht now"
Our situation is unique–only known to have occurred one other time "There’s only one other father that’s shared the fear I have right now"
"Then it’s a good thing he’s your best friend and you can talk to hiard but so many co Avery hold a healthy baby in her arive me peace of mind
Chapter Nineteen
My conversations with Curry this week have eased my mind Mini and the safety of our child has been added to ed to slip away fro with Jim Graff about the new construction of our private quarters–per Curry’s advice–so she wouldn’t suspectto leave the co for bed so I take the white leather box frolances at it the last few days at every opportunity but this would be the last I’d be seeing it on ht forward
I return the platinuhtstand not aout of the bathrooown and I love the way the color brings out the flaxen highlights in her hair and flecks of gold in her light brown eyes