she wouldn’t allow him to check her over otherwise. My need to ensure her health is fine trumped my jealousy and left me with a feeling of hopeless inadequacy.
Chapter 7
Faith
“Want to tell me what that was about?” Saunders asks once Kye leaves.
I sit up on the bed, bring my knees to my chest and clasp my hands around them. I stare up at him. “Are you sure this stays between us?”
“Yes. Faith come on, what is it?”
I sigh heavily, will he laugh at me? “Saun do you think it’s possible that I... that we...um, could I get pregnant?”
He sits down on the side of the bed right next to me. “Why wouldn’t it be?”
“Because... I don’t know, how does time travel affect these things?”
“Is that what this is? You think you’re pregnant but don’t believe you can be?”
I nod as my eyes fill with tears.
“Anything is possible Faith; you should know that by now.”
“Is that your medical opinion?”
He laughs. “No, if you were pregnant how would you feel about it?”
“This is weird, Saun, talking to you about this. You’re his friend.”
“I’m also yours. I’m his medic, he trusted me with you so do the same, okay? Don’t think of me as part of the team right now if that helps. Just talk to me.”
“Can we just find out if I am first?”
“Avoiding talking about feelings Faith? So unlike you.” He jokes, “I don’t tend to carry around the things I need for this situation. I can do a blood test for now and fast track the results?”
“Okay, the quicker this is over with the faster I can deal with Kye. I imagine he’s pretty unstable out there right now.”
“Understatement of the century! Let’s do this then.” He says, rifling through his bag, “Will you talk to him about this, though?”
“Not unless there’s something to talk about. Once I have the results, maybe.”
“Faith, with the symptoms you have, though – the pain to be precise, can you tell me where it is, how it feels?”
“It’s like the worst period pain ever, cramps that knock the wind out of me.”
He nods then meets my eyes. “When was your last period?”
I think back, it was just before Kye abducted me, before all of this with Advance Industries came to light, “About five, maybe six weeks ago, just before you guys turned up in my time. We haven’t… Um, I mean… We didn’t…” I blow out a steadying breath, get it together Faith, he’s a medic, you’re a grown woman I chide myself. “We only had sex when we got back to this time, um… Not before in my time.” My face is burning. His eyes sparkle with amusement, what a dick. He continues as though this isn’t the most uncomfortable conversation we’ve ever had with each other.
“Faith at this early stage the pain you’re experiencing is worrying; a normal pregnancy wouldn’t present like that if all was well. Have you had any bleeding?”
I blush, this is so cringe-worthy. “No, should I have?”
“No, that’s good. If you do have any spotting though I need you to call me okay?”
“Okay but why? If I start bleeding, it’s my period right?”
“Maybe, hopefully. But let me know.” He pauses before looking right at me. “If you are pregnant this might be a sign of miscarriage. I’ll do the blood work tonight because if it isn’t that then something else is going on with you and we need to find out what.”
“Why would I be miscarrying?” The word itself is pretty explanatory but I was never taught the meaning, I’ve never heard that word before. Does it mean what I think it does?
“Any number of reasons but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The pain you’re experiencing could be caused by many things. If it gets worse or you start losing blood, Comm me okay? No matter what the time.”
“Saun?” I start and then stop, how do I ask this? I’m the most clueless woman ever, it might not be my fault but I hate feeling this thick. “What is a miscarriage?”
He shakes his head as if he’s
Chapter 7
Faith
“Want to tell me what that was about?” Saunders asks once Kye leaves.
I sit up on the bed, bring my knees to my chest and clasp my hands around them. I stare up at him. “Are you sure this stays between us?”
“Yes. Faith come on, what is it?”
I sigh heavily, will he laugh at me? “Saun do you think it’s possible that I... that we...um, could I get pregnant?”
He sits down on the side of the bed right next to me. “Why wouldn’t it be?”
“Because... I don’t know, how does time travel affect these things?”
“Is that what this is? You think you’re pregnant but don’t believe you can be?”
I nod as my eyes fill with tears.
“Anything is possible Faith; you should know that by now.”
“Is that your medical opinion?”
He laughs. “No, if you were pregnant how would you feel about it?”
“This is weird, Saun, talking to you about this. You’re his friend.”
“I’m also yours. I’m his medic, he trusted me with you so do the same, okay? Don’t think of me as part of the team right now if that helps. Just talk to me.”
“Can we just find out if I am first?”
“Avoiding talking about feelings Faith? So unlike you.” He jokes, “I don’t tend to carry around the things I need for this situation. I can do a blood test for now and fast track the results?”
“Okay, the quicker this is over with the faster I can deal with Kye. I imagine he’s pretty unstable out there right now.”
“Understatement of the century! Let’s do this then.” He says, rifling through his bag, “Will you talk to him about this, though?”
“Not unless there’s something to talk about. Once I have the results, maybe.”
“Faith, with the symptoms you have, though – the pain to be precise, can you tell me where it is, how it feels?”
“It’s like the worst period pain ever, cramps that knock the wind out of me.”
He nods then meets my eyes. “When was your last period?”
I think back, it was just before Kye abducted me, before all of this with Advance Industries came to light, “About five, maybe six weeks ago, just before you guys turned up in my time. We haven’t… Um, I mean… We didn’t…” I blow out a steadying breath, get it together Faith, he’s a medic, you’re a grown woman I chide myself. “We only had sex when we got back to this time, um… Not before in my time.” My face is burning. His eyes sparkle with amusement, what a dick. He continues as though this isn’t the most uncomfortable conversation we’ve ever had with each other.
“Faith at this early stage the pain you’re experiencing is worrying; a normal pregnancy wouldn’t present like that if all was well. Have you had any bleeding?”
I blush, this is so cringe-worthy. “No, should I have?”
“No, that’s good. If you do have any spotting though I need you to call me okay?”
“Okay but why? If I start bleeding, it’s my period right?”
“Maybe, hopefully. But let me know.” He pauses before looking right at me. “If you are pregnant this might be a sign of miscarriage. I’ll do the blood work tonight because if it isn’t that then something else is going on with you and we need to find out what.”
“Why would I be miscarrying?” The word itself is pretty explanatory but I was never taught the meaning, I’ve never heard that word before. Does it mean what I think it does?
“Any number of reasons but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The pain you’re experiencing could be caused by many things. If it gets worse or you start losing blood, Comm me okay? No matter what the time.”
“Saun?” I start and then stop, how do I ask this? I’m the most clueless woman ever, it might not be my fault but I hate feeling this thick. “What is a miscarriage?”
He shakes his head as if he’s
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