When Coast rose, Mozzi was right behind her. He trailed her all the way to the exam room, enjoying the view in her pink maxi dress hugging all that ass she carried behind her.
“Change into this gown, remove your underwear, and give me a urine sample in this.” The nurse held up a lidded plastic cup.
“Thank you.” Coast set her purse on the counter.
“The doctor should be in soon.”
Mozzi settled in a chair near the window, and Coast grabbed the gown, so she could slip into the small bathroom to change. When he finished his sandwich, he went into his pocket for the wad of cash he’d been walking around with and dropped it into her open bag. Coast emerged moments later, draped in a hospital gown and padding back over to the table with a scowl on her face as she finished her hash brown. She might have been mad, but she’d mentioned to him that it was the only thing she liked off the McD’s breakfast menu. There were a couple of taps at the door before Dr. Orbin poked her head inside with a warm smile.
“Good morning, Ms. Bellamy. How are you feeling?” She quietly shut the door behind her as Coast swing her legs on the edge of the exam table.
“A little tired, but I’m pushing through,” Coast told her, swinging her legs on the edge of the exam table.
“Well, according to the results of your urine sample, you are indeed pregnant,” Dr. Orbin announced.
“I would like to do a quick physical exam, and then we can use the fetal monitor to see if we can hear baby’s heartbeat. Are you and Dad okay with that?” Dr. Orbin smiled in Mozzi’s direction.
“I guess.” Coast sighed, not having the energy to even correct the woman about who Mozzi was to her.
She didn’t know what to call him. The doctor measured her belly and grabbed a tube of blue gel to apply once she noted a few things in her chart. She reached for the Doppler on the small monitor beside the exam table, and Mozzi slowly came up to Coast’s side. He could tell she was nervous as she nipped at her bottom lip.
Dr. Orbin rubbed the cold gel in and circled her stomach with the tool until a faint, but strong rhythm filled the room. At first,the water noises swishing around inside her distracted her, but the minute she listened to that steady beat, tears filled her eyes.
“Is that it?” she gasped, a surge of something warm and soothing building in her chest.
It was a feeling she couldn’t quite describe. Hope? Like maybe she had a purpose and this was it.
“That’s it.” Dr. Orbin grinned. “Very strong. Have you started prenatal vitamins?” she asked, grabbing a few Kleenex from the counter and wiping the gel gently off Coast’s stomach.
“No.” Coast shook her head and sat up. “Before today, I wasn’t a hundred percent sure I wanted to go through with this.”
“How do you feel about it now?”
“After hearing that, I don’t know how I could even think about not going through with this.” Coast looked over at Mozzi.
He already knew this. He saw it all over Coast, no matter how hard she tried to hide it. This baby meant something to her, more than anything had in her entire life.
“That’s great to hear. I can get you a prescription for vitamins, or you are welcome to find them at your local drugstore. From your measurements, I am estimating about ten weeks.”
“Wow. Ten weeks,” Coast repeated. “I’ve been feeling okay for the most part. Only recently did I start to even have symptoms. I’m that far along?”
“Yes. And it’s very possible that your body was going through changes, and you didn’t even pick up on it until now. There have been cases where women don’t know for months.”
“That’s wild, yo. How you don’t know a baby growing inside you?” Mozzi chimed in.
“Every woman’s body is different,” Dr. Orbin replied. “Now, if you would like, I can remain your primary care physician. I’ll see you once a month until we get closer to your due date. Then,it will be every week or until this baby decides to make his or her entrance. How does that sound?”
“Great. Thank you, Dr. Orbin.”
“You are very welcome. You have my number if you have any questions. Set up your follow-up appointment with the front desk before you go. Congratulations.”
“Thank you.” Coast’s lips curved into a soft smile.
Once the doctor cleared the room, Coast sighed and faced Mozzi. A huge part of her was grateful for him being here with her in this moment. “Don’t let me hold you up. I’m sure you’ve got things to do.”
Mozzi moved closer to the table, cupping her chin in his hand and searching her eyes.
“I let you breathe last night because I know your hormones on some other shit, but that’s the only time you spending away from me, Trouble. So, if you got something you need to get off yo’ chest, air that shit out now,” he commanded.
