Total pages in book: 110
Estimated words: 107803 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 539(@200wpm)___ 431(@250wpm)___ 359(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 107803 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 539(@200wpm)___ 431(@250wpm)___ 359(@300wpm)
“That was sweet of you to think of that.”
He shrugged and started bouncing his leg again.
The door opened, and a nurse stepped out. “Lilibeth Asher?”
Caden and I stood and made our way across the waiting room. He placed his hand on my lower back and kept it there until we walked into the exam room. Once inside, the nurse began asking questions. When my last period was, my medical history, and lifestyle habits, then she took my vitals and asked me to go to the restroom. After that, another nurse came in and took some blood.
“The doctor is going to do a transvaginal ultrasound. That will give her a look at how things are going and an estimate of how far along you are.”
I nodded. “Sounds good.”
Caden sat in the chair, quiet as a mouse.
“If you can remove your pants and undergarments and put this over you.”
I did as the nurse asked and sat back on the table.
“What are those?” Caden asked, pointing to the stirrups.
“That’s where I put my feet when she does her exam.”
His brows shot up as he stood. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
I chuckled. “Nope.”
“That’s crazy. Do you have to do it for each appointment?”
“Just the ones where you need a vaginal exam. It’s yearly.”
He looked at me and smirked. “Let’s try it.”
“I don’t think so, Caden.”
“Oh, come on. We can call it research.”
I frowned. “Research for what?”
“Playing doctor?”
“As fun as that sounds, I think I’m going to pass. You can see what she does when she comes in.”
He took a step back. “She’s going to do that with me in here?”
I laughed. “Why not?”
“I mean, it looks like it can spread you open pretty wide…should I be in here for that?”
“Uh, you were present when I got pregnant, Caden. This should be nothing.”
He adjusted himself in his pants.
“Caden Wilde, please tell me you’re not turned on right now.”
The blush on his cheeks answered before he did. “I can’t help it! The image alone…”
Shaking my head, I laughed. “You’re impossible.”
He stepped forward, between my legs, and gave me his sexiest smile. If I’d been standing, my knees would have gone weak. He was so close to me, I could practically feel his body heat. He put a hand under the sheet and slowly slid it up my leg.
“What are you doing?” I asked, my voice slightly shaky.
He shook his head. “I don’t know.”
I huffed. “That makes two of us.”
He stopped at my thigh, and for half a second, I silently willed him to keep going.
“Caden,” I whispered, as our eyes met and held.
The light knock on the door had him quickly backing away. I was positive my entire face was red when the doctor walked in.
“Lilibeth Asher?” she asked, her eyes bouncing from me to Caden, then back to me as she reached her hand out to shake.
“Yes.”
“I’m Dr. Lawrence. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“Same to you,” I replied.
“And you’re Mr. Asher?” she asked Caden.
Reaching his hand out, he replied, “Caden Wilde.”
Smiling, she replied, “Sorry about that. You’re Dad?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Dr. Lawrence sat down and read over a few things. “Okay. It looks like the blood and urine tests came back positive for pregnancy, which we were expecting.”
I looked at Caden, but he was watching the doctor. I placed a hand over my nervous stomach.
“How have you been feeling, Lilibeth?”
“Tired and a little queasy. I’m not sure why they call it morning sickness when it hits at all hours of the day.”
Dr. Lawrence chuckled. “The nausea is usually worse in the mornings during your first few months, I think that’s why they call it that. Have you been eating enough?”
“Trying to, but it can be hard sometimes. I feel nauseous nearly all day sometimes.”
I could feel Caden’s eyes on me.
“Try eating small, frequent meals. And stick with foods that are more on the bland side. Toast, potatoes, rice, crackers. Make sure you’re getting in protein as well. I’ll write you a prescription today for prenatal vitamins.”
Nodding, I played with the sheet that was covering my lap.
“You’ll want to avoid greasy or really spicy foods.”
“She doesn’t like spicy foods.”
I was sure I had a surprised expression on my face when I looked over at Caden. I’d told him that on our first day together during the storm, and he’d actually remembered. When he winked, I couldn’t help the smile on my face.
After a few more minutes of talking, we did the exam.
“Have you ever had a transvaginal ultrasound?” Dr. Lawrence asked.
“I haven’t.”
She explained the process to us, then invited Caden to stand beside me so he could see the monitor when she turned off the lights.
“Just relax, I promise this won’t hurt you or the baby.”
I drew in a deep breath and let it out.
Suddenly, something appeared on the screen. At first, I couldn’t really see anything.