Marietta watched Zacharias closely. It seemed he was going through a bit of shock. She wondered if he was going to yell at her eventually or blame her for this, show up at her flat unannounced angry and frustrated because she had ruined his life by being that statistically unlikely combination with him. In some ways she wanted him to because that's something she'd liked to see, but this was interesting to watch as well.
"Not right now. When you've made your decision on where you plan to take the pregnancy, you can contact me and we will go from there. As of now I believe that's all we can do. If you have any questions you are welcome to contact me at any time. I hope you both have a pleasant afternoon." He left the room and soon after the receptionist poked her head in. "Mr. Smith, Ms. Edgecombe, there is another patient coming in fifteen minutes so if you could be out of the exam room by then. Thank you so much and have a pleasant day."
When she left, Marietta stepped down from the exam table and straightened out her blouse and her trousers, trying to look busy but mostly just wondering if she should say something or leave him to speak first. She actually tried to sound as nice as possible when she said, "Well, I suppose we have that then. How would you like to handle this concerning your family?" She wanted to gauge his reaction and she thought being pleasant in an equally unpleasant situation was how she would have handled this anyway.