Alex was in a fine mess of a mood while we sat in the office waiting for the doctor to come and take the samples. I sighed as Alex started another fit of crying.
�Alex, sweetie. What�s wrong.� I asked as I turned him around to face me. He looked like he didn�t fell good. �Nick, I think Alex is getting sick.� I placed my hand on his forehead. He wasn�t hot but he was a little warm. Nick looked over at Alex.
�Come here, big guy,� Nick picked Alex up and sat him on his lap, �You�re gonna make your mama sick.� Nick bounced him on his leg. I shook my head as Alex slowly started to calm down. That trick never worked for me. When he was in a fit with me, he was in that fit until he got whatever he wanted.
�Mr. Carter?� A woman in her mid 20's asked as she stood at the door a short while later. Her mouth dropped open slightly as Nick stood with a sleeping Alex in his arms. It was obvious she knew who he was. �This way please.� She said quietly as she held open the door for Nick and me to enter. �If you will wait in here, I will have the doctor come in shortly.� She said as she showed us to a small room.
�Thank you,� Nick said as she pulled the door shut.
�Well, she was a fan.� I said grinning at him as I took Alex from him and sat down in the chair across from Nick. He laughed and nodded his head.
�I thought these things were supposed to be a q-tip on the inside of the mouth.�
�I did too. Are you getting scared?�
�No.� He answered to quickly and I looked at him.
�Nick, you have tattoos. How can you be scared of a simple pin prick?�
�It�s different.� He said fidgeting.
�I�m sorry.� I said smiling.
�It�s okay.� He said as the doctor walked in.
�Mr. Carter?� He asked as he sat down beside Nick.
�Yes.�
�Hi, I�m Dr. Carlos, and I�m going to be taking some blood for a DNA test, correct?�
�Yes. How much are you going to take?� I smiled at his question.
�Just one vile. It�s not much and I promise it won�t hurt.� He said looking over his shoulder at me grinning.
�Okay, so this is the little one in question?� The doctor asked as he looked at Alex.
�Yes,� I replied. Alex was sleeping so well I hated to wake him. The doctor looked back at Nick and then back at Alex.
�I can do this without waking him,� He gently rubbed a long q-tip on the inside of Alex�s jaw. �Okay, now that wasn�t so bad.�
�No, it wasn�t.� I replied.
�All right, now I need a test from you, Ms. Johnson.�
�Okay,� Nick stood and gently took Alex from me. I stood and took the seat beside the doctor. I grimaced when he stuck me. I saw Nick grin.
�Told you it wasn�t fun.� He said when the doctor had finished.
�Well I knew it wasn�t going to be fun.� I said grinning, �But a grown man with tattoos shouldn�t be scared of needles.� I finished standing, I turned back to the doctor as he spoke.
�Okay, I will have these back to your lawyer by the end of the week.�
�Okay, thank you.� I said as I followed Nick out of the room.