Forever Tempted by Elizabeth Kelly

Author:Elizabeth Kelly [Kelly, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781926483580
Publisher: Elizabeth Kelly

Chapter 5

Lucy sat nervously in the exam room. She had gone two days ago for bloodwork and the doctor’s office had called this morning to see if she was available for an appointment this afternoon. There was a soft knock and the tension in her stomach ratcheted up another notch as her doctor entered the room. He smiled at her.

“Good afternoon, Lucy.”

“Hi, Dr. Flint. How are you?”

“Good, how are you?”

“Good, thanks. A little anxious.”

He sat down on the small stool and tapped on the keyboard of his laptop for a moment before turning to her. “So, I have the results of your bloodwork here.”

“And?” Lucy said.

“You’re not pregnant.”

She stared at him in shock. “I’m not?”

He shook his head and she blinked back the hot tears that were threatening. “But the pregnancy test was positive.”

“Well,” he said, “a false positive is rare but not impossible.”

“Are you sure I’m not pregnant?”

He nodded. “Yes. You’re not pregnant.”

Now the tears did fall, and she wiped them away as Dr. Flint handed her a tissue. She swabbed at her cheeks and blew her nose as she thought about Jason back at the office. He had a meeting that he’d offered to cancel but she had told him not to bother. Now she wished bitterly that he was here with her. He was so excited about having a baby. A low sob broke from her throat and she drew in a deep, hitching breath before wiping at her eyes again.

“I’m sorry,” she said.

Dr. Flint gave her a sympathetic look. “That’s okay, Lucy. You were actively trying, I assume?”

She shook her head. “No, but when we thought it had happened we were – well – we were pretty happy and excited about it.”

She stared at the floor. “I should have known it wasn’t true. I’m really careful about taking my birth control every day.”

“Birth control isn’t a hundred percent foolproof so it was possible,” Dr. Flint said.

“Yeah.” She stood. “Thanks for letting me know, Dr. Flint. Have a good afternoon.”

“Lucy, wait.” Dr. Flint indicated for her to sit back down and she sank into the chair.

“Is there something else?”

“Yes, actually. There were some abnormalities in your bloodwork.”

“What do you mean?”

“There was an indication of infection.”

“Infection?” Lucy gave him a blank look. “What type of infection?”

“That’s what we need to find out. You said you haven’t had your period in two months. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

“And that’s unusual?”

“Well, I’m not super regular, I miss a month here or there but never two months in a row,” she replied.

Dr. Flint nodded. “Okay. I’d like to do a complete physical today including a pelvic exam. It’s been quite a few years since you’ve had one.”

Lucy flushed. She hated having a yearly pap smear and always found a reason not to go. “Yeah, I guess so.”

“Yearly pap smears are very important,” Dr. Flint said. He tapped on his keyboard again. “Also, I’d like to send you for a pelvic ultrasound.”

“What? Why?” Lucy asked.

“Call it a hunch,” he said. “I had my office call the ultrasound clinic and they’ve had a cancellation for later this afternoon.

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