Chapter 1012 - Relationships (2) (2/2)
JoAnna looked at the results of Penny's blood test and pursed her lips.
”What is it?”, Penny asked nervously.
”Well… it's not good… but it's better than from where we started. Are you taking your vitamins?”
Penny confirmed.
”OK. Continue doing that…” JoAnna gave Penny an encouraging smile and focused back at the screen with results while mumbling: ”Could it be a hormonal imbalance?”
JoAnna looked at Penny and asked: ”When did you have your last period?”
JoAnna frowned. ”Why are you thinking so much about it?”
Penny shifted nervously. ”My periods are irregular, so… I remember having one in September, shortly after your wedding. I don't know if I had any after that.”
”September?”, JoAnna could not hide her surprise. September was five months ago! ”Is it normal for you to have periods months apart?”
Penny lowered her head in embarrassment and responded in a small voice: ”When my parents lock me up for more than a week or two, I usually skip my period that month.”
JoAnna had a complicated expression. She was never good at showing the professional-comforting-face. She reached into the cabinet on the side and gave a sealed cup to Penny. ”Pee in this.”
About half an hour later…
Penny is lying on the exam table while looking at the image of her uterus on the portable ultrasound machine.
Images of her last night with Benjamin flashed through her mind and she tried to remember how many times he released his juices inside her. She could not remember. But that night was intense, and whenever she is missing him, she finds comfort in the memory of that evening. The way he looked at her, the way he held her… and she can still hear his deep murmur telling her how much he loves her.
”I'm not an expert in the area, but I believe that you are about ten weeks pregnant…”, JoAnna told Penny while handing her wipes to remove the gel from her belly. ”I am not an obgyn, so I will recommend you few. You should get yourself checked as soon as you can and think about your options.”
”Options?”, Penny asked.
”Do you want to keep the baby?”
”Keep the baby?”, Penny repeated while processing all this new information.
”I'm not telling you one way or the other.”, JoAnna patted Penny's hand to get her to calm down. She can see that Penny is entering a panic mode. ”My job is to inform you about your options. I assume it's Benjamin's.”
”Yes, it's his.”, Penny confirmed.
”With our timelines, if we don't slip… you have two, maybe three months until you can see each other. So, you can't talk to him if he wants the child or not. Think about both options, and what would you do in either of them. But the most important thing is to get you checked properly and to make sure that everything is looking good. With your history of malnutrition, you will need to take a good care of your body...”
Penny nodded absentmindedly while JoAnna's words drifted away and merged into the background noise. Pregnant?
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