Pleione knew it was common courtesy to ask and make sure parents really wanted to know a baby's gender before telling them, but it was still much more suspenseful than she liked. She should have told the woman immediately upon entering the room. But no matter. The doctor was already looking and began explaining what she saw on the monitor and the difference between baby boys and baby girls on ultrasounds. A tiny arrow showed up on the screen to point where she was looking, "You're having a boy," the doctor said with a smile.
Pleione's jaw dropped. They hadn't had a boy since Hyas. Of their thirteen children, he had been the only boy so far. "Really?" The doctor nodded, glad to see the joy she had brought to this young mother's face. Pleione turned her had to look at Atlas in the hopes to catch his reaction. Surely he was as surprised and excited as she was.