She nods in agreement.
A knock sounds at the door, interrupting us.
“I’m sorry dear, but some gentlemen are here to ask you some questions,” Doc says, walking into the room, the police following her.
“We need to speak to her alone,” one of them says, pulling out a notepad as the other eyes me accusingly. By the look on his face, he probably thinks I did this to her. In a way, I did. I wasn’t there to protect her.
Dani
“So, you don’t remember what happened?” a police officer asks me with a raised eyebrow; he doesn’t believe me. I have never been any good at lying. I try not to stare at the two of them, but they are an odd pair, one bald and fat with glasses, the other tall and skinny with freckles.
“No, I don’t remember anything,” I say, fiddling with the hospital bracelet around my wrist.
“Let’s go through this one more time,” the fat officer sighs, flipping his notepad over to a fresh sheet of paper.
“You left work and…?” he asks, twirling his hand and encouraging me to keep going where he left off.
“I woke up here,” I lie.
The skinny officer moans in irritation. “Right, well, we can’t help you or anyone else if you can’t help us, Miss Lexington.”
“You don’t have any idea who might want to hurt you?” the one with a potbelly asks on a groan.
I look at them, irritated. “I told you what I know. Now, please leave!” I yell.
“I think questioning time is over, gentlemen. I can’t have you getting her upset,” Doc declares, entering the room quickly. She must have been just outside the door.
“All right then,” the skinny one says, tucking his notepad in his shirt pocket.
They all head out as the boys enter.
“You did well, kid,” my dad states, giving me a light kiss on the forehead.
“Dani, I took some test while you were under and would like to discuss something with you in private, if I may?” Doc asks, looking at the boys in question.
I look at Shadow and notice he’s not pleased with Doc’s request.
“No, it’s okay. You can speak in front of everyone,” I say, trying to sit up but wincing from the pain.
“I advise you to reconsider,” she pushes, looking at the paper in her hands.
“Jessica,” Bobby warns, using Doc’s real name.
Doc glares at Bobby. “Fine. I took a pregnancy test in question of you taking your birth control or not,” she tells me, looking at the paper.
“Birth control?” Shadow asks in shock.
“And?” I ask, fear pooling in my heart of what she’s about to say.
“It came back positive.” She hands me the paper with information printed on it which I can’t understand.
“You’re pregnant.”
“Oh, fuck,” Shadow gasps as he fumbles for a chair to sit in.
“Hot damn!” my dad shouts in excitement.
“Pregnant?” I question, still in shock.
“Yes, by a few weeks, from the levels of your hormones,” she says, pointing at the sheet.
“How far along is she exactly?” Shadow asks, with concern.
“I’m not sure. I’ll make a call and get her up to the OB floor, get an ultrasound and make sure the baby hasn’t sustained any injuries,” she promises before giving my arm a pat.
“Pregnant?” I repeat
“Pregnant,” Doc confirms with a smile. The realization of the situation hits, making my head ache more than it already does. How could I be so na?ve to think I wouldn’t get pregnant? I got lucky not getting pregnant before, and I took advantage of that luck.
I sigh and let the paper fall from my hands. How stupid am I? How did I not think this would happen?
“Holy shit,” Shadows mutters as he grabs my hand from the side of the bed.
***
I am wheeled into a dark room on the third floor of the hospital moments later. The room is dimmed and on the yellow-painted wall is a medium-sized, flat-screen TV. In the corner of the small room there are a couple of chairs and on the other side of the bed the ultrasound machine.
A nurse with curly, short black hair places a white blanket around my waist and pulls the hospital gown up a little.
“I’m going to try this first, so I’ll need you pull your knees up,” the nurse warns as she grabs a long wand and puts a condom on it. I look at Shadow who is sitting right next to me. He’s focused on the TV, his face lined with worry. My father and Bobby look towards the wall giving me privacy. I take a big gulp and pull my knees up. She darts the long wand through my open knees and slides it inside me.
I look at the screen, but all I see is black and white spots. She angles the wand and presses firmly. The nurse starts to click and push buttons as lines form across the spots on the screen.
“The baby looks good,” the nurse says with a smile. I watch as she zooms in on a little black and white oval.
“That’s the baby,” she chirps, and the sight makes me suck in a breath.