Chapter 2 : A Major Discovery

 

 

 

After another few weeks of not feeling good, always tired, Evelyn decided to go see her doctor.  She had been to see him a week ago, and was back in his office for a follow-up visit, to discuss the results of a blood sample he took.  Now she sat waiting for him to finish with another patient.  Here eyes were closed as she sat on the small couch, and she sighed.  One thing she had noticed lately is that she was gaining  weight, and she had been walking during lunch with Rick, and after dinner, but was always exhausted after that.  The door opening from the examination room caught her attention, and she opened her eyes as a young woman walked out.  The woman smiled at her, then left, and Dr. Ignatus greeted her.

 

"Have you been resting as I asked you to?"  he asked, as he led her back into the examination room.

 

"I've been trying.  I still feel very drained,"  she said, as she sat upon the table.  He nodded and sat down on his wooden stool.

 

"I took the sample of your blood and ran a few tests.  Among them was a pregnancy test, which came out positive."  Her eyes got very big, and she opened her mouth then shut it.  That was definantly  not what she had expected to hear.

 

"From what you have told me about your cycle being late, and light the last time you had it, and from the knowledge of your marriage, I would guess that your at least 3 months along,"  he told her as he marked a few things down on her chart.  She just sat there not able to form words.  When he asked her, she lay back on the table, and he felt over her stomach pressing in, then sat back and wrote more on her chart.

 

"You will need to rest Evelyn.  It is important for you, and the health of the child you carry,"  he instructed.  She nodded and managed a thank you, then left his office and headed for home.  She had planned to return to work, but with this kind of news, she wanted to go home and be in Rick's arms.  As she walked, she thought about what she had been told.  She and Rick were going to be parents.  That was mind boggling, and frightening.  She herself had baby-sat a little when she was younger, but never for any child under the age of two, and having a baby she knew would mean things in their lives would have to change.  She sighed and wiped away the tears that had started to fall down her cheeks. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When she arrived home, and walked through the door, Rick called out her name.

 

"Yes it's me,"  she managed.  He walked in a smile on his face, until he saw the tears running down her cheeks, then he gathered her against him.

 

"Hey,"  he said as she began to cry.  He led her into the parlor where Jonathan was sitting having his lunch.  At her entry, he started to say something, but Rick shook his head, and he left without a word.  Rick settled on the couch pulling her to sit on his lap.

 

"Oh Rick I never thought about it.  When we made love, it was so perfect, and I just didn't think like I should have,"  she sobbed against him.  His hand stroked her hair and she took in a few deep breaths and looked up at him.

 

"I'm pregnant,"  she said, and watched him.  If he rejected this she knew she would die.  His reaction was much the same as hers was.  His mouth opened then shut, then he pressed her head against his chest, and his hand reached down to cover her slightly swollen stomach.

 

"I get to be a daddy,"  came his astonished response, and that brought a smile to her face.  She nodded against him and he lifted her head and kissed her.

 

"I'm not sure about this Rick.  I've never been around babies, and this means a lot in our lives has to change.  I won't be able to work once the baby,  arrives, and we won't be able to go on digs,"  she said and she sobbed out that last part.

 

"Shhh.  Evie why won't you be able to work?"  he asked.

 

"I'll need to stay here with the baby,"  she said softly.

 

"Or I could do that,"  he offered.  She lifted her head again, and was very surprised.

 

"Do you know how to take care of a baby?"  she asked.

 

"I haven't the foggiest idea how too, but you and I will learn that together," he said ,kissing her lips once again.

 

"And as for us going on digs, we might have to wait for the baby to get older, but once it is, we can go.  Your parents did that when you and Jonathan were little."  That was true, but she remembered how lonely she had been when they went away.

 

"I missed them allot, when they did, I'm not sure I would want to put our baby through that,"  she admitted.

 

"Then we will find a way to take digs that are not risky, and just take it with us,"  he said.  She sighed feeling better.

 

"What happens if we mess things up?"  she asked, still not sure about all this.  He grinned at her.

 

"Evie, as long as we love this baby, and put its needs ahead of our own, we will be fine,"  he said feeling fairly certain that they could handle things.  Once she was feeling better,  they headed into the kitchen and she helped him get lunch started.

 

 

To be continued.