Page 81 of Demon's Savior
"It's Mrs. Tyler now." I glare at her and Austin smirks at the expression on my face.
"Oh...oh. Okay then, congratulations. The doctor will be with you shortly." She plasters a fake smile on her face, which I don’t return, and hands me back my information.
"Thank you." We walk over to the sitting area waiting for the nurse to calls us to the back. "Is this going to be a constant thing with you?"
"What?" he asks as if he’s clueless. But I can see the glint of humor in his eyes.
"Women drooling over you?"
He smiles and places a kiss to the back of my hand. "I have no clue what you’re talking about, sweetheart. Are you jealous?"
"No."Yes, I am. Very jealous.
"Uh huh, sure." He chuckles, and I slap him on the arm.
"Shut up, jerk."
The nurse calls my name and ushers us into a small room in the back. "The doctor will be with you momentarily," she says, gives us a smile and exits the room, closing the door behind her.
I sit down on the examination table while Austin sits in the chair beside me. "Boy or girl?"
"What?"
"Do you want a boy or a girl?" I ask, smiling.
"Definitely a boy. I’ll have to kill somebody if we have a daughter."
I laugh and caress his cheek. "You’re crazy. Well, I’m around eighteen weeks, so we can find out today if you want to know."
"Oh yeah, we need to find out because I need to prepare myself.”
A light tap on the door breaks our conversation, and the doctor enters.
"Akira, it's so nice to see you again." She shakes my hand then turns her attention to Austin and extends her hand to him. "And you must be the father."
"Yes, ma'am. It's Austin."
"Austin, it's nice to meet you. So…are you guys ready to find out what you’re having today?" she asks cheerfully while she sets up the equipment in the room.
"Yes," we both say in unison.
"All right, Akira, lay back. I’m going to lift your shirt and pull your jeans down lower and place this gel on your stomach. Brace yourself because it can be cold." She places the gel on my lower stomach and moves the instrument across my stomach. "Are you trying to keep your stress to a minimum as we discussed during your last visit?"
"I'm trying as much as I can," I say, looking over at the monitor.
"You have to do whatever you need to do for the health of this baby." She points at the screen as a thumping sound fills the room. "That is your baby right there, and that is his or her heartbeat you’re hearing."
I stare at Austin, and I see the amazement dance across his eyes as he stares at our child on the screen. I reach out and grab his hand, and he squeezes it, never taking his eyes from the screen. The doctor begins pointing out the different parts of the baby. As we take in everything that she is telling us, we wait patiently for her to give us the news about the sex.
"All right, Akira and Austin, you guys are having a girl." She smiles. Austin groans and I laugh. "I take it someone was hoping for a boy?"
"Yes, he was. He has already been talking about the little boys being a problem." I laugh and Austin groans out loud again, lowering his head in his hands.
"That's what comes with having a beautiful baby girl." The doctor giggles while wiping the gel off my stomach. "I assume you guys would like pictures?"
She hands us multiple pictures of our baby girl.
"Thank you," we both say in unison while looking at the pictures.
