Everett's words hit home, making perfect sense. Dorothy found herself unable to argue, and just nodded in agreement. "Alright, your call."

She was over staying in the hospital anyway, especially after running into that lady.

Compassion aside, Dorothy preferred to keep her distance from her intrusive behavior.

Because of Everett's obsession with cleanliness, every time Dorothy came in for an ultrasound, the room had to be thoroughly disinfected first. With the nurse and Everett's assistance, Dorothy carefully climbed onto the bed.

The doctor gently glided the ultrasound probe over her belly.

Soon, the sound of a heartbeat filled the ultrasound room!

Thump, thump...

A strong, healthy beat.

Everett stared at the monitor, watching the fluctuating heart rate graph, and couldn't help but ask, "Is that... is that the heartbeat of the baby inside my wife?" "Yes, Mr. Lopez, your child is very healthy! Look at the strength of that heartbeat!"

Dorothy looked up at him and grasped his wrist, "What's wrong?"

"I... I just find it so amazing."

There's a child in there.

Their child!

Everett, then took a moment to review the information on the screen about Dorothy, "The form says this is your

understood the doctor's

was his first time experiencing his wife's

his first time being present for this, though not his first

slightly low weight, everything else was normal. Everett finally breathed a sigh of relief neatly placing the reports back

the drive back, Dorothy was in high spirits,

as the

she suddenly had a

want an

shouldn't eat anything too

I really want one right now!" Normally, she wouldn't

pulled over to the side of

"Only half of one."

Dorothy nodded eagerly, her eyes filled

she'd be this excited over ice cream? She wouldn't have even

returned from the supermarket with a strawberry-flavored

did you know I like

about you

Dorothy rolled her eyes.

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