Page 52 of The Complication with the Best Man

My aunt asks me a bunch of questions about how I’m feeling and what I’ve been able to eat. “Are you taking prenatal vitamins?”

“Yup.” My gaze flickers to Finn’s.

“Oh, of course.” She laughs. “That’s how you two were outed on Buzz Wheel.” She shakes her head. “I haven’t talked to your parents since I heard the news. How did they take it?”

“Surprisingly well.”

She makes a few notes in the computer then looks at me. “Did you doubt them?”

I shrug. “I knew eventually they’d be okay with it, but I was surprised how fast it happened.”

She heads to the sink and washes her hands. “Maven tells me you’re staying with the girls until you can find a place, Finn?”

Finn glances my way, looking a little unsure. “Yes, that’s right. Hopefully it won’t be too long.”

Aunt Stella cringes. “Small town means that sometimes it can be difficult to find a place, but I’m sure it will work out.” She looks between us. “All right. Are you ready to get your first look at your baby?” She grabs some gloves from the box on the counter and pulls them on.

My stomach flutters with excitement and nerves as I nod enthusiastically.

“Lie down on the table and get comfortable, Harper. We’re going to have to do a transvaginal ultrasound since it doesn’t sound like you’re that far along.”

Once I’m lying down, she arranges one of the blue paper blankets over my lower half. Finn remains seated where he is, watching my aunt intently. When my aunt pulls out the wand for the ultrasound, Finn’s eyes widen.

“You’re going to put thatinher?” He looks at me with something akin to horror. “Is that safe for her and the baby?”

His panic and protectiveness are kind of cute, and I can’t help but notice the way he included my wellbeing in that sentence along with the baby’s. My chest warms.

“I can assure you that it’s perfectly safe. I won’t insert the whole thing, and once Harper is further along in her pregnancy, we’ll use a different wand, but this allows us to get a good look now.” My aunt turns her attention to me. “You ready?”

I nod, and she wheels around the machine so I can see it better.

“Finn, if you want to see, you’re going to have to come around here.”

He gets out of the chair and comes to stand by my side near my shoulder. “Is it okay if I stand here?” he asks me.

“Of course.” I turn my attention back to my aunt.

“All right, open your legs a bit.”

I do as she says while she slips the wand under the paper and finds what she’s looking for, then she presses some buttons on the screen. It goes from black to black and white with some grainy visuals. I can’t make out what we’re looking at, but my aunt takes pictures with the ultrasound on the screen while I keep on trying to piece together what I’m seeing.

Finn bends down so he’s near my ear. “Do you have any idea what you’re looking at?”

I meet his eyes. “No.”

We both laugh, and when I notice the image on the screen flickers, I stop.

“Sorry,” I say to my aunt.

She smiles. “No worries. Honestly, there’s not much to see here unless you know what you’re looking for, so don’t feel bad about it.” She points at the screen with her free hand. “This bigger end here is the baby’s head, and this here is the body. And do you see that little flicker there?”

I nod, not removing my eyes from the screen.

“That’s your baby’s heartbeat.”

I suck in a breath.

“Should we see if we can hear it?” my aunt asks.

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