Impossible (A Vampire Academy Fanfiction)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

*Rose’s POV*

                “So, Miss. Hathaway, what are you here for today?”

                Sitting on the cold bed that most doctors will make you sit on just made me nervous. I glanced from Dimitri, who was standing awkwardly at the door, to the doctor in front of me.

Doctor Rezara looked about 27 years old. Her fiery red hair was in a very professional bun. She was dressed very casually in a pair of jeans and a plain white V-neck T-shirt. Her eyes were a bright shade of blue.  Very different from the sloppy look I was in. I was in a pair of sweatpants and a baggy red T-Shirt. I looked like a mess, and it was all brought together with my hair in a messy bun.

“Well um… I’m pregnant. I’m not very sure how far along I am.” I couldn’t look her in the eye. I was ashamed. I’m 19 and having a baby. I wanted to be married before I had any children. And I wanted to wait until I was at least out of the teens to be married.

“Well, first off let me say congratulations. And I’m guessing this man is the father, am I correct?” I was shocked. She sounded…sincere. Most other people would’ve reacted different to a young girl being pregnant. Why was she acting so nice?

“You are correct.” Dimitri walked over to me and took my hand. He looked down at me and smiled slightly. Even though he tried to hide it, I could tell he was nervous. He might be able to fool Dr. Rezara, but not me.

“Well, we can do an ultrasound to see how far along you are. It’s not 100% accurate, but it’s a very good estimate.”  She said.

“Okay, I’ll do that.” I don’t get nervous often. I can battle Stragoi and have no problem, but an ultrasound can scare the crap out of me. My own messed up logic.

“Great! I’ll go get the equipment, you just hang tight.” She left Dimitri and I alone in the room for a few minutes. We sat in silence, not knowing what to say. When she entered again, the awkward silence in the room disappeared. “Alright, Miss. Hathway I’m going to need you to lie back on the bed and pull up your shirt.”

I was obedient and did as she said. Dimitri still didn’t let go of my hand, but I didn’t mind.

“Now this is going to feel a bit cold.” A bit was an understatement. I jumped when the cold substance touched my stomach.

“Holy crap, that’s cold!” I looked down at the jelly stuff on my stomach.

“I told you so. Now lie down and relax.”

“Right, sorry.” I lied back down and glanced at Dimitri, who was trying to hide a chuckle. “Oh shut up Dimitri. Not all of us are used to cold like you are. We all didn’t grow up in Russia with the polar bears.”

Doctor Rezara chuckled and started the ultrasound. On the monitor, a little blob popped up. It kinda looked like an alien. A beating sound emitted from the monitor.

“Well, there is your baby.” Doctor Rezara said with a smile. “And that’s the heartbeat. It’s about 171 bpm. And from the size of the baby, you’re about…. 8 weeks along so the heartbeat is normal.”

8 weeks? “No, I can’t be 8 weeks pregnant. I only just found out I was pregnant!”

“It’s not uncommon. Some people can go through a whole pregnancy and not know they’re pregnant until they go into labor.” She said. “Would you like a picture of the ultrasound?”

Before I could answer, Dimitri chimed in. “Yes. Yes please.”

“Okay then.” She whipped off the jelly stuff and I sat up. “I’ll go get print out the picture and be right back.” She wheeled the monitor out of the room and left Dimitri and I alone again.

“8 weeks… Dimitri, I’ve been pregnant for 8 weeks and I haven’t known.” All of this was crashing down on me. I was only now fully realizing that this is happening. And I was terrified. “I’m not ready. I can’t do this Dimitri, I can’t. I’m not ready to be a mom.” I was shaking, holding back tears, not wanting to look weak. I don’t cry. It’s probably just the pregnancy making me emotional.

“You may think you’re not, but you are. Just imagine it Rose, holding that little baby in your arms, and being able to know that you brought that baby into the world. Did you hear its heartbeat? Wasn’t it amazing?” I looked up at Dimitri who was tearing up too.

“I swear Dimitri, if you start to cry I will too. Why are you tearing up?” I asked, trying to avoid answering.

“Because that’s our creation Roza. We got to hear its heartbeat and it was beautiful.” He said. He kissed my forehead and smiled one of those rare smiles.

“It was… It was beautiful.” I whispered. Just then, Doctor Rezara entered.

“Well, here is the picture!” She handed me the ultrasound picture and my breath caught. When I saw it up on the monitor, I wasn’t really able to believe it. Now I did. This little thing in the picture is my baby. I’m responsible to protect it with my life. “Now, do you guys have any questions?”

“I do.” Dimitri said. “Rose is in a dangerous line of work. She’s a bodyguard to a very important person. When should she stop doing that?”

“What? No, I don’t need to stop being a…. bodyguard. I can do that all throughout the pregnancy.” I exclaimed.

“Well Rose, to be safe, maybe after the second trimester is over, you should stop or do lighter work.” She suggested.

“But I can’t not protect Lissa. I need to protect her at all times. I’m not letting a stupid pregnancy get in the way.” I protested.

“You’re going to take time off when you need to Roza. Lissa will understand. Now, another question, when will it start to not be safe for her to travel? I want to visit my family and tell them the news.” Dimitri asked.

“She can fly for most of the pregnancy until the ninth month. Some airlines though won’t let a pregnant woman over 7 months fly. So if you go soon, it won’t be a problem!” I was starting to find Doctor Rezara’s optimism annoying.

“Now I have a question. Are there any vitamins I should be taking?” I asked.

She told me all about the prenatal vitamins and gave me some to start off with. She gave me her card for if I have any more questions. We left the hospital we were at, one an hour away from Court.

As we sat in the car, I couldn’t stop looking at the ultrasound picture.

“We’re going to be parents.” I whispered.

“I know Rose.” Dimitri said.

“We’re going to be parents!” I yelled happily, making Dimitri laugh. At the moment, this was a good thing. I knew with hormones, later I would be yelling at Dimitri for getting me pregnant. This pregnancy thing might be fun after all.