Confirmation

By Donna and Abs

After kissing Duncan goodbye, Sarah Jo left her house and headed over to the clinic to begin her day of work. As usual, Dr. Shepherd was waiting with her. He had been taking samples of her blood and urine every day for quite a while now, both before she ovulated, and afterwards. Sarah Jo sighed when she saw him. "Duncan says you must get some kind of weird pleasure out of poking me with needles," she said, grinning at him as he motioned her towards his lab. 

"Well, you won't let me poke you with anything else," he joked.  When she looked shocked at this, he chuckled.  "Yes, yes, I know, we must keep an eye on the gene pool.  Let's just say I am feeling somewhat randy this morning." 

"Oh?" she said, her eyes drifting down. Sure enough, there was a slight bulge in his pants that wasn't usually there. She jumped up onto the exam table and started to undo her blouse. She took it off and laid it aside, still covered sufficiently by the lace edged chemise she wore as an undergarment. 

Shepherd laughed.  "Perhaps I should have someone else do this today," he said, his hand hovering over her breast for a moment before he brought it back.  "Are they tender?"  

"A little," she said, "but it could be just wishful thinking."  

"Your numbers have been rising.  A little more each day.  I'm encouraged."  He got a bit of rubber and wrapped it around her upper arm, in preparation to take the blood.  

By now, she knew the drill by heart. She had excellent veins, so he never had any problem getting the needle inserted into one. "Have you had any luck on finding an immortal who is an *universal donor* yet?" she asked as she watched him fill several vials of blood.  

"Yes, as a matter of fact, the young man Sean Burns has adopted is just the right blood type!"  

"Wonderful!" she said as he undid the elastic, and then eased the needle out. A flash of blue light sparked from the hole it had made, and it healed almost instantly.  

"I still can't get used to that," he laughed.  "Don't be surprised if Doc lifts the ban on your sex partners," he grinned, lifting his specimens.  

She looked up at him with joy in her eyes. "Are you sure?"  

"Almost sure.  This one might be the deciding factor," he said. "But it's not my decision.  I just give the results."  

Clutching her shirt to her chest and chewing on her lower lip nervously, Sarah Jo stood just behind Shepherd, watching as he ran his tests. Always thorough, he double-checked the results with the second vial of blood while Sarah Jo tried not to fidget.  

"Numbers have definitely doubled," he said as he sat back. "Congratulations!"

She squealed with delight, throwing her arms around his neck and hugging him tight. "YES!!! Thank you, Doctor! Thank you!"  

He hugged back, sighing.  "Go tell Ben," he said. "He'll want to know."  

"Oh yes!" she said, planting a happy kiss on his cheek. She then ran out of the lab, not even bothering to put on her shirt as she called out Ben's name excitedly. 

She found the Immortal doctor giving Temperance her daily medicine. 

If Temperance was surprised by the nurse's state of dress, she kept silent. Shepherd had followed Sarah Jo, knowing that Adams would want to hear it from him too. "I'm sorry," Sarah Jo apologized. "I didn't mean to interrupt." She then realized she was still clutching her shirt and hurriedly slipped it on.

"No interruption," said the young bride.  "I'm done.  Thank you Doctor Adams," she said meekly as she got off the table and headed for the door.  "You look like you have some good news," she smiled at Sarah Jo before she got there.  

"I do," she said, whispering what it was into Temperance's ear.  

The dark haired girl went a little pale, but she hid it well, she thought as she smiled and squeezed the little nurse's arm.  She gave every indication that she was thrilled with the news!  

As Temperance walked away, Sarah Jo turned back to Doc Adams, almost bouncing with joy. "It took!" she announced. "I'm pregnant again!"  

"Oh Sarah I am so glad!" he said, hugging her.  Then before letting her go, he said, "Does that mean I am welcome in your bed again?"  

"Always," she said, her eyes misting over as he held her. "Always."