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The doctor looks atand smiles broadly "Maybe it’s just a shock We ran both your urine and blood to confir you are"

Nurse Mo steps out of the room and returns with a little ultrasounda probe on my flat belly, the doctor has inal probe

"The baby is too small to see with the external probe," she explains

Baby? Oh God

The nurse turns out the light and we all look at the screen of the machine

Suddenly, there is a little black circle, about the size of a quarter, and inside is a flutter

"There we are!" Dr Anderson srabs my hand and we stare at the screen in awe

"Is that the heart?" I ask, pointing to the fluttering on the screen

"Yep It’s hard to make out much more on this machine, but the black area is the amniotic fluid, and that flutter is the heart You’re nausea and voravidaru sickness ti this pregnancy, so I’ll prescribe you some anti-nausea meds to use at home They won’t affect the baby Also, stop the Pill i some prenatal vitamins with folic acid and make an appointment with your OB doctor in the next four weeks"

She hits a button on the machine and a photo of the ultrasound prints out

"Here, so to keep you for a while, push another bag of fluids and o home"

"Okay"

She leaves and Jules and I just stare at each other

"Are you okay," she asks

"No" I feel nu The picture you texted ht didn’t do it justice"

"Thanks"

"Okay,

let’s

talk

about

this

rationally" Jules takes my hand in hers and looksto trap hihs – and squeezes my hand "Natalie, that won’t even cross his ives a fuck?"

"He just barely proposed"

"Now you’re just babbling Natalie, look at me"