Penelope is three months pregnant. Today is her first prenatal appointment.
When she got into the car, she found Warren was there, too. “I can do it myself, so don’t bother.” Penelope hastily said.
“I have promised Asher that I will take care of you until he comes back, and I’ll keep my word.” Warren wore a gray coat with a flat collar. He sat there like a sacrosanct statue.
Penelope probably has a nestling complex. Warren was the first person she met in London, so if he were there with her, she would feel at ease.
“Thank you.” Penelope accepted his kindness and expressed her sincere thanks. She knew that Warren was not as stubborn as herself.
“You are welcome,” he replied as the car slowly pulled out of the gate.
The hospital is not far away. It takes twenty minutes to arrive. Warren’s assistant led Penelope forward with a checking list and told her what to check, which department she should go to, and who the attending doctor was.
Warren watched her enter a room then she soon came out.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
Penelope took a small measuring cup and flipped it over. She said, “I am asked to pee here… It’s so small. How can I…?”
Warren regretted asking this question.
“I don’t feel like urinating now. What should I do?” Penelope stared at him with a smile.
Warren softly answered, “Just give it a moment.” Penelope nodded, shaking her legs on the bench. Five minutes later, she looked up at him, “I still don’t need to go.”
The assistant saw his boss’s face darken and immediately stood up, saying, “I’ll get water for you!”
Penelope nodded and continued to shake her legs. Warren looked out of the window and felt uncomfortable breathing the same air as her.
The assistant brought two bottles of water. One is used to help relax his boss. The other is used to solve Penelope’s problem.
“Thank you.” Penelope thanked him with a smile. The assistant reached out and was ready to help her unscrew the lid, while Penelope opened it by herself with a pop and then quickly drank half a bottle.
Three minutes later…
“Are you still drinking your bottle?”
Penelope glanced at Warren’s water. He put it on a chair but didn’t drink it.
Warren handed her the bottle, “You can drink it all.”
Penelope immediately unscrewed the lid and said, “I do not want to waste your time, and I’ll try to get this done as soon as possible.”
“Miss Seinfeld is really considerate.” The assistant grasped the opportunity to flatter.
Warren looked at him, “Are you bored?”
The assistant shut up immediately. Penelope drank up two bottles of water and finally needed to go to the bathroom. She took the measuring cup into the bathroom and gave it to the nurse after coming out with a distorted expression on her face.
“I feel like being raped…” She sat on the bench and looked pale.
The assistant took a list, saying, “Miss Seinfeld, it’s your turn.”
“Oh, thanks.” Penelope stood up and pushed the door of the office next to her.
“Miss Seinfeld. It is this one.” The assistant reminded her.
Penelope smiled awkwardly and scratched her head. She dared not look into Warren’s eyes, so she lowered her head and rushed to the office.
“Miss Seinfeld…” The assistant organized his words and said, “Miss Seinfeld seems very special.”
Warren snorted, “Well, especially stupid.”
The assistant quickly answered him, “That is not what I mean.”
“It’s what I mean,”
The assistant went silent.
The door of the doctor’s office opened again, and a head stretched out. “Can you please come in?”
The assistant pointed at himself, “Me?”
“No… him.” Penelope raised her finger and pointed to Warren.
Penelope was lying on the examination bed while Warren sat on a stool next to her. She changed into the hospital uniform, which made her look thinner than usual.
The doctor glided over her stomach with the testing equipment. She finally stopped and twisted the monitor towards Penelope. “This is the fetus.”
Penelope held up her elbow and stared at the monitor. All she saw was the black-and-white image. It seemed that something was beating in the middle.
“Tok, tok, tok…”
Hearing the rhythmic sounds, Penelope turned to the doctor. “Is that the baby’s voice?”
The doctor answered with a smile, “This is the fetal heartbeat.”
Tok, tok, tok…
Penelope listened carefully, and the smile on her face grew bigger, “Amazing! It sounded like a tapping dance.”
She looked at Warren, “Did you hear it?”
He nodded, “I heard it clearly.”
The doctor pointed to the screen and said, “Look, this is your baby.”
“Where?”
“Here, this little one.”
Penelope blinked and tried to find the baby’s track but failed. “Where is it? Why can’t I see it?”
The doctor pushed the monitor a little forward and said, “Here, see it?”
“Is it this shadow, like a bean?” Penelope continued to blink and narrow her pupils.
“Yes.” The doctor answered with great enthusiasm.
Penelope grabbed the sheets with tears rolling in her eyes. “So, this is my little baby…”
The doctor looked at Warren and asked, “Does daddy want to see it?”
“He is not my baby’s father. He is…” Penelope quickly denied it lest he felt that she was taking advantage of him, but she was stuck in the situation.
Penelope seems to have difficulty in figuring out their kinship. Warren said, “I am the baby’s great uncle.”
“Ah, a great young uncle.” The doctor smiled and pushed her glasses, saying, “Then great uncle can come and see it. It is a very energetic baby.”
He walked toward and bent over to the monitor.
Penelope touched her face, feeling a little hot. A man who she has only known for two weeks is looking at her uterus. This feeling… is really weird.
In any case, her life has never been normal.
After completing the urine blood test and registering the basic maternal information, Penelope’s examination comes to an end. She builds a file in the hospital, and later anything about her baby will be taken over by the hospital, although she feels that her child may still be born in New York.
Warren stayed with her for the whole morning. After she had finished her examination, he had to return to the company to finish his work. And Penelope is sent home by the driver.