JJ sat patiently, chewing on all the questions she wanted to ask him. It wasn’t easy not blurting them out, but she reminded herself that he knew what he was doing.
Dr. Tinder pulled over his rolling stool and got situated, using the wand on the sonogram machine this time.
Baz took her hand and held it as they watched the screen. She seriously doubted she could make out anything without Dr. Tinder telling her what it was, but she didn’t mind pretending.
“There we go,” Dr. Tinder said with a smile. “Very strong heartbeat.”
He seemed to be talking to himself as he continued to move the wand.
JJ was watching him because it was clear he was looking for something specific. Had he heard a murmur? Was there something wrong with the peanut’s heart? Did it beat too fast? Too slow?
She was working herself into a good panic when Dr. Tinder’s eyebrows shot toward his hairline.
“What?” Baz snapped.
Dr. Tinder smiled. “We … um … might have a bit of a situation.”
“A situation?” JJ asked, frowning. “Why are you smilin’?”
Dr. Tinder pointed toward the monitor. “See this right here?”
“Yes.”
“That’s a foot.”
“Okay.”
The little cursor on the screen moved. “Thisis a foot.”
“That’s a good thing.”
Dr. Tinder’s smile grew as the cursor moved once more. “And there’sanotherfoot.”
JJ gasped. “The baby hasthree feet?”
“No, she does not.”
JJ looked at Baz, wondering if he was as confused as she was. Based on his smile, which matched Dr. Tinder’s, he knew something she didn’t.
“Give me just a second,” Dr. Tinder told her.
He continued to press the wand on her belly, clicking the keyboard in front of him to draw lines. He was taking measurements based on what he’d done previously.
When he pressed a bit too firmly on the side of her belly, JJ grunted.
“Sorry,” he said, still studying the image. “I’m trying to see if I can get a picture of—” He chuckled. “And there it is.”
“Therewhatis?” JJ hissed.
“Baby number two.”
JJ’s breath caught as she gasped, staring at the image, trying to see what he saw. “What now?”
“Baby one, the one you call peanut,” Dr. Tinder said as he pointed to the screen, “is right here. And baby two…” He looked up at Baz. “You’ll need another name for this little guy.”
“Guy?” JJ asked, squeezing Baz’s hand.
“Yes, ma’am. Baby two has a penis.” He flashed another grin. “You’ve got a little boyanda little girl in there.”
