“Not arguing with you there. Besides, it’s kinda hot watching you play doctor. And as you said, your bed-on manner’s what got us here in the first place.” She lifted a playful eyebrow, laughter still in her expression even if it wasn’t vocalized this time.
Nibbling on her bottom lip, Leah bobbed her head in agreement. He was right, they’d been careful. She took care of herself and knew her limits, even if she didn’t always avoid stressful situations. Leah wasn’t oblivious to the fact that Evan didn’t like her going outside Sing Sing’s walls, but as capable and careful as she always was, she assumed he trusted her. And she’d never go out there with someone she didn’t trust, so that had to count for something, too.
“You’re right; we have. But even parents who are the most careful and do everything they feel is right, can be taken by surprise by any number of complications. I’ll worry less once I’ve seen things for myself.” Not only that, but she wanted to make damn sure there was only one. Twins weren’t that common in the Stone family, but still common enough to be a strong possibility. They didn’t need the doubled stress of raising twins.
Leah’s smile brightened at that. “Mine, too. I don’t think I’ll ever stop thanking you for talking me out of not going through with this.” She paused, then laughed. “Well, maybe in the later months I’ll be cursing your name, but you should be used to that after all the years of knowing me.”
The reassurance was needed for the moment, but it didn’t dispel her concerns completely. Never would, but that wasn’t Evan’s fault. A professional was less likely to make a mistake in the diagnosis… as well as the fact that if something did go wrong, if something was missed? Leah could put the blame on the doctor and not Evan. “I trust you,” she assured him firmly. “You wouldn’t risk anything happening to us.” She rested her hand on the side of her stomach, adding pointed emphasis to the ‘us’.
“This isn’t something you forget,” she said, smiling at the memory of seeing Marigold on a similar screen for the first time. Despite knowing what to expect, Leah still winced when the cold equipment made contact with her skin. “You’d think they’d have developed a way to make this shit warmer.”
She turned her head to the side. The position of the monitor was difficult for her to see, but she managed to resist the urge to sit up and look. “See anything yet? Or is it playing hide-and-seek?”