Chapter 345 Seraphina is Pregnant
The doc shot Seraphina a look.
Total disdain.
Cecilia picked up on it right away.
She shot back, "Probably not."
Seraphina, being her usual scatterbrained self, probably forgot the morning-after pill.
"With Seraphina's symptoms—nausea, dry heaving, no appetite, and feeling bloated—she's likely pregnant," the doc said. "So, I suggest she hits up the OB-GYN first. If she's not pregnant, then come back and I'll do an endoscopy."
"No freakin' way!" Seraphina was losing it. "It was just one night, there's no way I could be pregnant!"
"Pregnant or not, you'll know after seeing the OB-GYN," the doc said, not giving a damn.
Seraphina wanted to argue more.
Cecilia dragged her out. "Let's get checked first."
"It can't be, Cecilia, I can't be pregnant!" Seraphina was freaking out, her eyes all red.
"Let's get checked first."
"No, I don't wanna get checked, I..."
"Seraphina, you gotta face it." Cecilia's tone was firm.
Seraphina felt a bit wronged.
She bit her lip, tears welling up.
Seeing her like this, Cecilia softened.
Her voice gentler. "Once we get the results, we'll figure it out. Don't freak yourself out."
"But I'm really scared, what if..."
"Let's get the test done first, then we'll talk about it," Cecilia said, holding Seraphina's hand as they headed to the OB-GYN.
Reluctantly, Seraphina sat in the OB-GYN's consultation room.
"When was your last period?" the doc asked.
Seraphina didn't answer.
The doc frowned. "Don't remember?"
Still no response from Seraphina.
Like saying it out loud would make her pregnant.
Cecilia had to answered it for her, "Should be around this time last month."
"Had your period since then?" the doc asked.
"Probably not."
"When was the last time you had sex?"
"Beginning of this month, the 6th," Cecilia answered after thinking.
The doc did some quick math. "Right around ovulation, so chances are high. Since it's early, an ultrasound might not show anything, and a urine test isn't 100%. We'll do a blood test for HCG and progesterone. Here's the order; pay at the self-service machine and head to the blood draw room."
"Thanks, doc," Cecilia said quickly.
She pulled Seraphina to pay and then to the blood draw room.
"Can I skip the blood draw?" Seraphina asked Cecilia.
"Nope." Cecilia chuckled, "Aren't you usually fearless?"
"You're mocking me!" Seraphina was on the edge. "I regret not taking the morning-after pill. If I had, I wouldn't be so scared now!"
"It's fate."
"Freakin' fate," Seraphina muttered.
Seeing her like this, Cecilia thought, 'If Seraphina really is pregnant, she might lose it.'
After about ten minutes, Seraphina's number was called.
Cecilia went with her to get her blood drawn.
Seraphina winced as they took a vial of blood.
"You can check the results on the self-service machine in half an hour," the nurse said.
"Okay, thanks," Cecilia replied.
The two of them plopped down on some nearby chairs, waiting.
Seraphina clutched her arm, suddenly going all quiet.
Cecilia didn't say a word either.
Truth be told, Cecilia was a bit on edge too.
Deep down, she kinda hoped Seraphina was pregnant.
But she was also scared it might be a false alarm.
They sat there in silence.
Out of nowhere, Cecilia jumped up from her chair.
"What are you doing?" Seraphina grabbed her.
"Just gonna check if the results are out."
"Don't go." Seraphina stopped her.
"Chill."
"Let's wait the full half-hour," Seraphina insisted.
Cecilia held back.
She sat back down to wait.
After the full half-hour.
Cecilia finally stood up, and Seraphina grabbed her again.
"It's been half an hour," Cecilia reminded.
"I need to get my head straight," Seraphina was clearly freaking out.
Cecilia was speechless.
Seraphina sat there, taking deep breaths.
"Ready?" Cecilia urged.
Seraphina glanced at her and finally said, "Okay."
Cecilia got up and walked to the self-service machine.
Seraphina was making Cecilia more nervous than if she were pregnant herself.
Cecilia entered the barcode and printed the lab report.
She looked at the results seriously.
Seraphina, waiting on the nearby chair, felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
After what felt like forever, Cecilia walked over.
"Is it just a misunderstanding?" Seraphina asked anxiously.
"Congrats," Cecilia smiled lightly.
Seraphina breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought, 'Thank goodness I'm not pregnant.'
She knew it, just one night, how could she be pregnant?
If it were that easy to get pregnant, infertility clinics would go out of business.
Just as Seraphina was completely relaxed, she heard Cecilia add, "You're pregnant."
Seraphina froze, like she was suddenly paralyzed.
She couldn't move.
She thought she must have misheard.
Cecilia had clearly said "congrats," congratulating her for not being pregnant as she wished.
She thought, 'It must be an illusion.'
"Didn't expect you'd become a mom so soon," Cecilia chuckled.
Cecilia was clearly reminding her, it wasn't an illusion!
"I want an abortion!" Seraphina suddenly decided.
She thought, 'So what if I'm pregnant? I'll soon get rid of it.'
"Cecilia, help me make an appointment with the doc. I want the surgery right away." Seraphina tried to stay calm.
Anyway, once it's done, just pretend it never happened.
"Seraphina, calm down," Cecilia tried to soothe her, "Abortion is harmful to your body. Don't make rash decisions."
"I'm not being rash. I know very well I don't want this kid. I can't have a kid with Dashiell," Seraphina said firmly.
"The kid is innocent," Cecilia tried to persuade her. "Besides, you're already married to Dashiell. Having kids is perfectly normal. Let's see the doc and ask if drinking alcohol will affect the baby."
"I won't give birth to this kid!" Seraphina wouldn't listen to Cecilia. She was dead set against it!
Cecilia's face changed slightly, and her voice became much more stern. "Is the kid only yours? Whether to keep it or not, you should also consider Dashiell's opinion."
"The uterus is mine!" Seraphina was clearly breaking down. "If I want it, I'll have it. If I don't, I won't!"
"Don't be so stubborn..."
"I'm in so much pain!" Seraphina's tears were streaming down. "I never imagined I'd be pregnant with Dashiell's kid!"
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