The Consequences of Forever (1) by Kaitlyn Oruska

Author:Kaitlyn Oruska [Kaitlyn Oruska]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, adult contemporary romance
Goodreads: 18049930
Publisher: Kaitlyn Oruska
Published: 2013-06-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

“As of today, you are officially sixteen weeks,” Thea announced, spinning her chair to face me. “How does that feel?”

“The same as fifteen weeks,” I admitted with a nervous laugh.

“Yeah, I know. But the good news is, if you want to try for an ultrasound today, we might be able to determine gender.”

I glanced over at Julia and Hannah. “I don’t think so,” I decided. “I kind of want Adam to be here for that.”

After the events on Christmas, Ned had insisted on having a guy’s day out with both of his sons. Adam had protested all of Thursday about it, but Ned wasn’t hearing it. It was one appointment, he kept insisting, pointing out that he hadn’t been to every one of Julia’s appointments during both pregnancies. This had led to an argument between Adam and Ned, which left me feeling even guiltier, and in the end Adam agreed to go. Julia decided to make a day of it, inviting Hannah with the intention of going out to lunch and maybe doing some shopping after.

“Come on,” Hannah pleaded. “Just let her do it, Lainey. If you don’t want to know, she can tell me and I promise I won’t say a word.”

“That’s the most blatant lie that’s ever come out of your mouth.”

Hannah grinned, unable to argue with that. “Aren’t you excited to find out, though? Just a little bit?”

I shook my head, realizing I actually wasn’t. Knowing the gender would make everything just a little too real; more real than I wanted it to be.

“Unless it’s a boy, chances are we wouldn’t be able to tell for sure this early, anyway,” Thea spoke up. “Boys are easier to detect earlier on than girls, for obvious reasons.”

Hannah giggled. “It’s going to be a girl anyway,” she predicted. “I’ve already decided that.”

“She bought me an infant-sized ballerina outfit for Christmas,” I added. “That’s how confident she is.”

Thea laughed. “Well, if you don’t want an ultrasound there’s not much more for me to do today than give you a quick exam and answer any questions. All the results from your blood test came back positive, so you’re good to go. Are you still focused on a natural birth?”

I nodded. “As long as you don’t think there will be any difficulties.”

Thea shook her head. “Sometimes you won’t know until the day comes, but up until now, everything seems great. I have to ask, though, now that your living situation has changed, do you think you want to try a home birth, or still come here?”

I considered it for a moment. “Come here,” I decided. “I think that would feel safer to me.”

Thea nodded. “A lot of women I’ve delivered felt that way. I’m giving you an estimated due date of June twelfth, so I’m going to make sure there’s a room available for the week before and after.”

“June twelfth?” I repeated.

“Yeah. Technically you’ll reach forty weeks on the thirteenth, but I wasn’t sure how you’d feel about a Friday the thirteenth baby.

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