Chapter 50\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
I always felt uncomfortable sitting in the waiting room, waiting for a doctor\u2019s appointment. But the feeling was worse now that I was in my OB\/GYN\u2019s office, waiting for a pregnancy check-up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Today I\u2019d have an ultrasound. It was my first real chance to see the baby, and even though I knew it wasn\u2019t going to look like much at this stage, it still made me nervous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So when I heard Felicity\u2019s familiar voice call my name, I practically jumped out of my skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart raced as I looked at her, wondering how the hell she managed to find me here. Did she somehow know? Was she here to expose me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHere for your yearly check-up?\u201d Felicity asked smugly, placing her hands on her hips and looking me up down. \u201cWell, I\u2019m here for a fertility check.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
and\u00a0<\/p>\n
I relaxed just a fraction, realizing she was here for her own appointment. But what she was saying didn\u2019t make much sense at first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would you need a fertility check?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felicity flipped her hair over her shoulder, looking down at me with that same smug smile, now stretching even wider.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I want to make sure I can give Nolan the one thing you could never give him. An heir.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was everything I could do not to laugh. If only she knew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I waved my hand at her dismissively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you that desperate to show Nolan you\u2019re not completely useless that you need a doctor\u2019s note to prove it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felicity\u2019s face went red with anger, and she took a few steps closer to me, towering over me as I sat in the waiting room chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think you\u2019re so smart. Pretending that you don\u2019t want Nolan, as if he can\u2019t see right through your little act.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care what you think,\u201d I said, irritation slipping into my tone. \u201cI don\u2019t care how many little TV appearances you make. I don\u2019t care if you announce from the top of the mountain that you and Nolan are getting married. And I don\u2019t know what it\u2019s going to take for you to understand that you can have the cheating jerk. I don\u2019t want him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felicity started to respond, but was cut off by the sound of a nurse calling my name. Without sparing her another moment, I stood up and walked out of the room, heading into my appointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The irritation caused by Felicity melted away as soon as I was lying back on the examination table, with the nurse spreading the warm gel on my belly. My heart rate was elevated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt ridiculous for being so anxious about seeing the baby for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The image was grayscale and hard to make out, especially ce I had no idea what I was looking at. The nurse pressed the plastic wand into my stomach harder than I expected, though not quite painful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She moved it around, massaging my lower belly with it, then made a soft hum of approval as she apparently found what she was looking for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere it is,\u201d she said with a bright smile on her face. \u201cThere\u2019s your baby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned my head to look at the screen more carefully. In the center of the picture, there was a little blob-mostly\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
shapeless- but it seemed to be moving. Fluttering, almost\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the baby?\u201d I asked in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s them,\u201d she confirmed, a hint of amusement in her voice. \u201cNot very big yet, but\u2026 listen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hit a button on her monitor, and suddenly the rapid, rhythmic sound of a heartbeat filled the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears immediately sprang to my eyes. I didn\u2019t expect that I would cry from something like this, but it was proof that my baby was real. That they were alive and well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The flood of emotions was almost too much for me. The nurse patted my hand in a comforting gesture.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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