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She laughs, amused by me “It’s just procedure”

She weighs me and then hands me the cup with the same instructions as before

I dooutside the bathroom and takes me back to my room

“You can hop up there now” She points to the bed thing “Just pull your dress up above your stos” She hands me a sheet “The ultrasound technician will be in soon” She s

I look around the room, at the charts on the wall There’s one of a baby in the different stages of develope a lot in a week, it’s pretty insane

The door opens and I look up, expecting the tech, but I smile from ear to ear when I see that it’s Xander

“How late a the door behind hihtly damp from a shower, and he’s in clean clothes—a pair of khaki shorts and a white t-shirt

I shake ht on time”

He breathes out a sigh of relief “Oh, good I broke probably ten traffic laws trying to get here” He takes a seat beside me

“Don’t do that,” I scold, reaching over to touch his face “I’d rather have you in one piece than at my appointment”

“Noted” He rests his hands on knees

“Hoas practice?” I ask

“Exhausting,” he replies “Coach is drilling us hard, but hey, it’s expected He gets more determined every year, I swear”

“But you love it,” I state

“I sure do” He smiles up at me “But not as much as I love you”