“Nothing, I’m just happy.” Christine White ruffled her hair around her ears.
Baird Lane raised an eyebrow, “Happy? What’s there to be happy about.”
“Your choice, of course.” Christine White smiled. From the time I found out that Ms. Molly Bort was going to have a second surgery, I’ve been very wary and scared that you would force me to donate bone marrow for her sake.”
“Is that what I am in your mind?” Baird Lane sank back a little in displeasure.
Christine White smiled with her eyes downcast, “I’m just worried that your feelings for Ms. Molly Bort would lead you to do something like this.”
“Heh, I’m not that irrational.” Baird Lane grunted with a cold face.
Christine White rubbed the tip of her nose, “I know, I’m just scared.”
Now, though, she was relieved.
“Okay, you go to bed, I’m going to take a shower.” Baird Lane lifted his foot and walked into the bathroom.
Christine White got back into bed, rubbed her pillow, and went to sleep with a smile on her face.
The next day, Baird Lane took her to the hospital.
Ives Norton was rather surprised to see them, “Why are you all here together?”
“We’re here for a checkup.” Christine White replied.
Ives Norton pushed up his glasses, “Check? What check? Did you …”
Before he could finish his sentence, Gates suddenly knocked on the door, “President Lane, the OB/GYN side is set up and ready to start the tests.”
“Obstetrics and Gynecology?” Ives Norton stood up in surprise, then looked incredulously at Christine White, “You’re pregnant?”
Christine White smiled as she touched her belly, “Well, it’s been two months.”
“Yeah? …” Ives Norton’s eyes sank, and the hand contained in his white coat tightened in vain.
The corner of Baird Lane’s mouth curled into a cold arc, “Ives, you don’t seem very happy for me.”
“Of course I’m happy for you, congratulations Baird, you’re going to be a father.” Ives Norton smiled and congratulated him, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes.
Baird Lane straightened his cuffs, “Thank you, but I hope you mean this congratulations, sincerely.”
Christine White listened to the conversation between the two and felt something subtle in the back of her mind.
I don’t know if it was just her illusion, but there seemed to be some kind of spark between these two.
But is it possible? They’re best friends, how could there be a spark.
It should be that she thought wrong.
With that in mind, Christine White stopped dwelling on the issue and looked up at the man beside her, “Baird, I’ll be on my way then.”
“Go ahead and call me when you’re done checking.” Baird Lane returned tersely.
Ives Norton frowned, “Baird, your wife is going for a maternity checkup, wouldn’t you, as a husband, accompany her?”
Baird Lane lifted his wrist and looked at his watch, “I’m going to see Molly, there’s something I need to tell her.”
“Anything can be postponed, nothing is more important than your wife and child.” Ives Norton said, disgruntled.
Baird Lane gave him a cold, sidelong glance, ignored his words, and lifted his foot out of his office, heading for the hospitalization unit.
“Baird …” Ives Norton tries to call out Baird Lane.
Christine White sighed, “Dr. Norton, let him go.”
“You’re pregnant, and you’re not mad that he went to see another woman instead of accompanying you to your maternity checkup?” Ives Norton looked at her with some strange eyes.
Christine White pursed her lips, “Of course I’m not happy, but it doesn’t matter, I’m used to it, I’ll go first.”
“I’ll go with you.” Ives Norton removed the stethoscope from his neck.
Christine White blinked in surprise, “You stay with me?”
“Well, I know the OB/GYN side pretty well, so I can take you there and get the checkup over with quickly.” Ives Norton said, taking the lead and walking out of the office.
Christine White had no choice but to follow in his footsteps.
Ives Norton didn’t walk in front of her in order to take care of her, but rather walked on the outside of her side, protecting her on that side of the wall so that she wouldn’t be rushed by anyone else passing by.
Christine White’s heart warmed as she sensed his attentiveness, “Thank you, Ives.”
“You’re finally willing to call me by my first name.” Ives Norton laughed softly.
Christine White explains, “Baird heard me call you that before and asked me not to be yelling that, so …”
“I know, men’s sneaky hearts and possessiveness.” Ives Norton picked up.
Christine White smiled bitterly, “Is he possessive of me?”
“You’re her wife after all.”
“Yes, but in his heart, I, his wife, am far less important than his first love.” Christine White said, sighing with emotion.
Ives Norton stopped abruptly, “By the way, speaking of Molly Bort, you know about Molly Bort’s second surgery, have you made any plans? Do you remember what I said last night?”
“You’re asking me to leave Baird?” asked Christine White, shaking her hand.
Ives Norton glasses reflect back, “Yes, but I’m not intentionally trying to break you up, I just want to remind you that your body really can’t be in a position to donate bone marrow, not to mention the fact that you’re pregnant again now, and once you donate bone marrow your baby will definitely have to be aborted first, and with the importance that Baird attaches to Molly Bort there’s no way that he’s not going to save Molly Bort , so …”
“I see what you mean, but no need.” Christine White narrowed her eyes at him and smiled.
Ives Norton’s brow peaked slightly, “What do you mean?”
“I made everything clear to Baird last night, I even made him a choice, I asked him to choose the baby or Ms. Molly Bort, and he chose the baby so I wouldn’t have to donate my bone marrow.” Christine White rubbed her belly and smiled sweetly.
A slight surprise crossed Ives Norton’s eyes, “Is that really what he said? So Molly Bort he won’t save?”
Even if Baird may not have the same feelings for Molly Bort now that he once did.
But Molly Bort still has a lot of weight in Baird’s heart after all, and there’s no way he’s going to leave Molly Bort alone.
“No, he’ll save it, and as for how, I’m sure he’ll tell you.” Christine White dropped her hand from her stomach.
Ives Norton was thoughtful for a few seconds, “Well, I’ll wait for him to talk to me then, but I have one more question for you.”
“You asked.” Christine White looked at him.
Ives Norton was silent for a few seconds before speaking, “What would you have done if Baird hadn’t chosen this child and still wanted you to donate bone marrow to Molly Bort?”
Christine White didn’t expect the question he asked was actually this, after flabbergasted for a moment she replied, “I’ll tell grandpa, grandpa has always been looking forward to the baby in my belly, as long as I tell grandpa that I’m pregnant, and then Baird wants my bone marrow to save Molly Bort instead, grandpa will surely step in to bail me out. ”
“But then Baird might resent you, and that doesn’t worry you?”
“It’s okay, the child is most important.” Christine White said unconcerned.
Baird Lane grudges on her, and she’s probably going to have a hard time with it.
But without a child, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
“So that’s what you think, I guess I get it, so you’re not going to listen to me and leave Baird are you?” Ives Norton’s hand in his white coat slowly tightened a bit.
Christine White shook her head.
“Well, maybe it’s for the best.” Ives Norton’s eyelids dropped to hide the complexity in his eyes.
After a moment, he took off his glasses and wiped them off, and when he put them back on, he was already back to his usual petulant self that didn’t give a damn about anything, “Enough of that, since Baird has put off the idea of letting you donate your bone marrow again, it’s a good thing, let’s go, the OB/GYN is almost here.”
“Uh-huh.” Christine White nodded.
With Ives Norton by her side, Christine White’s checkup went smoothly, with no detours, and within two hours, the results were already in.
If she had been on her own, she would have had no idea where to start checking first.
“How did it turn out?” Ives Norton inquired immediately when he saw her coming out of the doctor’s office.