Diane nodded slowly, and then she looked up at the doctor with worried eyes. �What if I decided to end this?�

Dr. Pachla put her hand on Diane�s shoulder. �Diane, I don�t want you to make that decision today. Take the vitamins as directed on the bottle, and let�s think about that a little longer. I�d encourage you to consider all your options. You�ve had a problem pregnancy in the past. You�re almost forty now, and this baby looks healthy. Go back and see Dr. Hubley, and have a serious chat about this. I want to see you again next week, okay?�

Diane nodded, and Dr. Pachla left the office.

Diane took her insurance card back from Angie Vazquez and stuffed it into her wallet, signed the forms, and handed over the cash for her co-payment. As Angie updated her computer files and printed the receipt, Diane turned the bottle of prenatal vitamins around and around on the counter, not really reading anything.

�Here you go, Ms. Russell,� Angie smiled. �Now, you go home and take care of yourself. Take it easy this time!�

Diane nodded dumbly and walked out of the office. The elevator doors closed before she had time to wonder how Angie knew about what happened last time.

Dr. Pachla came to the front desk and dropped a folder into the in box.

�Here�s her chart, Angie,� she smiled, and turned to go back into the office. With her hand on the doorknob, she stopped and turned around again.

�By the way, Angie,� Dr. Pachla asked in her most nonchalant voice, �there were some notes missing from the chart. Do you remember what she was in for last time?�

�Oh yeah,� Angie smiled. �She was the AI Dr. Muzqu�z did a couple of months ago.�

�How do you remember that?� Dr. Pachla raised her eyebrows.

�Impossible to forget. She had a directed donor. A really creepy guy who came on to me the whole time he was waiting to make his donation. I couldn�t figure on why she�d pick a guy like that to be the father of her child. There�s no accounting for taste, I guess.� Angie thought for a moment longer, then added, �He was kind of cute, though, in a bad boy kind of way.�

Dr. Pachla�s heart was racing, and she inhaled slowly and swallowed hard. �Angie,� she said when she felt her voice could be steady, �Dr. Muzqu�z has an unusual name. Do you know where he�s from originally?�