Chapter Twenty-Six

I get out of the bed in a daze and head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and comb my hair, then head to the kitchen and sit at the table as he fixes me a bowl of oatmeal with berries and some scrambled eggs with cheese. My nose scrunches up at the smell of the bacon he’s making for himself but I manage to eat my food without incident. He looks at me every now and then as I take some toast and add butter and jelly then take little bites.
When I’m finished he grabs my dishes and washes them along with his own and I get up and head to the bedroom to change into a sundress and short sleeved jean jacket with sandals. I sit on the bed and wait for him to get dressed. He’s putting on some khaki pants and a white polo shirt with timberlands and a light jacket. I must say no matter what this man puts on he looks good. He catches me looking at him and smiles.
“You like what you see?”
“Always daddy. Now lets go before we have to reschedule our appointment.”
“Why would we have to do that?” He pulls me close to him and squeezes my ass.”
“Because if you don’t stop what you’re doing we’ll be naked and back in the same bed that you took forever to get me out of sweetie.” I reach up and kiss his lips gently then get out of his arms and start to walk to the front door. He smacks my ass and I just smile and keep walking. I almost reach the door when I remember that I left my purse but when I turn around he has it and the keys in his hand. I grab the purse and thank him but when he tries handing me the keys I politely walk right out of the door.
“I am not driving today.”
“Aww come on Doll. I’m going to have to drive myself to work and back home later. Please drive.”
“What will you give me if I do?”
“I’ll give you whatever you want.”
“I’ll remember that when you get home tonight.”
We switch places and after we’re in and safely buckled I pull out of our driveway and head to the hospital. My appointment was for ten this morning but there was some sort of emergency so my doctor is running late. He’s playing the game that we met on and I’m sitting here basically about to lose my mind.
“Doll our friends said to tell you hi and they miss you.”
“Tell them I said hi back and I’ll try to log on later and play.”
“Okay babe.” He sees my hands shaking and grabs them and holds them inside of his before kissing my cheek.
“Calm down Doll.”
“That’s easy for you to say. I’m the one that didn’t even know she was pregnant and could possibly have endangered our baby.”
“Are you still on that drinking thing? Doll you had a couple of glasses of red wine. They even say that pregnant women can have a glass of red wine every now and then, so I don’t think you hurt our child. You barely drink baby.”
“I know you’re right but I can’t help but worry. I also had the shot of gin and the beer the other night with Stephanie. Baby I’m just worried I did something. You know that it is already a complicated situation for me and I don’t want to do anything to make it worse.” He pulls me onto his lap and holds me while kissing my forehead. That’s what I love about him. He doesn’t care where we are or who’s around, he will show me love and that he cares. Right now this is what I need to calm down and he knows it and doesn’t care who sees him. I really love this man. I lean my head on his shoulder as he holds me and rubs my back. After a few minutes I slide back into my own chair and he smiles at me.
“You feel better now?” I shake my head and blush slightly.
“Yes and thank you baby.”
“Anything to make my Queen feel better.” I smile and put a hand on his thigh and he covers mine with one of his. I’m calm now and patiently waiting for them to call my name to find out if the test I took was correct or not. A part of me is really wishing that I am even though the thought scares me. We were supposed to be waiting but I guess things happen when they’re supposed to and not when you want them to all the time.
Finally a nurse calls my name after waiting for over an hour and leads us to an examination room where she tells me to take off my clothes and put on the gown. She looks at Jameson and then back at me and asks if I want him to step out of the room. I told her no. If I am pregnant it’s obvious that he has already seen me naked so it is a little late to be modest.
After changing I sit on the table and he takes my things from me and sits in one of the chairs waiting for the doctor. Someone gently knocks on the door before coming in and we see that it’s another nurse who comes in and takes my vitals while asking me a few questions then tells us the doctor will be in shortly then she disappears back out into the hallway. What is taking so long? I start to play with my fingers and he gets up and puts my things in the empty chair before coming to stand between my legs. He wraps his arms around me and gently kisses my lips.
“Are you still nervous?” he asks me.
“Actually I’m more anxious now. I just want to know so I can stop worrying plus I don’t want you to be late for work. Don’t you go in at two today?”
“Yeah I’m scheduled for two today. I can stay home with you though if you want.”
“You would do that for me? I want you to but if you have to work then you know I understand. I’ll just get some work done and watch television until you get home.”
“Let me step outside and call to let them know then I’ll be right back.”
He lets go of me and steps into the hallway to make his call and my nervousness comes back. When he comes back into the room he stands between my legs again and hugs me while gently rubbing my back. There’s a soft knock at the door and he tells whoever it is to “come in” while still holding me. This time it is the doctor and my heart beat speeds up. I’m sure that he could tell because he started rubbing my back a little faster and slightly turned towards the doctor.
“Hello doctor. I’m Jameson and this beautiful woman is Renee. She’s very nervous and this usually calms her down but it seems that she’s extra nervous today.”
“That’s to be expected. I’m Dr. Nora Alexander. The reason it took me so long was because there was an emergency and after that I was trying to finish looking at your medical records that were sent over. I’m all caught up and before we get started are there any questions that either of you have for me?”
“Well we didn’t plan this pregnancy if she is pregnant. This was a surprise but we’re still happy about the baby. She’s worried that her drinking may have been a problem for the baby. I told her that I don’t think it would be because she isn’t a big drinker. We had two dinner parties and she had some wine at one of them and then after work one day she had a shot and a beer. Would that have any effect on the baby?”
“I don’t believe it would but I can see why she’s concerned given her medical history. How about we take a pregnancy test first to confirm whether you’re pregnant or not and then go from there?”
“That sounds good to me. What about you Doll?” I just shake my head yes. The only thing keeping me calm is him standing here rubbing my back. How can I have a baby when I’m acting like a damn baby? This is ridiculous. I mean I will have to talk at some point. Jameson knows everything about me but still this is my body and there are going to be questions that he can’t answer.
“So can you tell me when was the first day of your last period?” I realize after she asks the question that I don’t have the answer. I try to think back to when I last remember having one. Oh my God! How can I not remember? I’ve always kept up with my cycle.