Chapter 64

Emily POV

“Look, there’s your little baby’s heartbeat. Would you like to hear it, Mom?” asks the obstetrician.

She’s a friendly, little lady with graying hair and a massive smile on her face.

Instantly after meeting her, I took a liking to Dr. Goodman. Maybe it’s the fact that she looks like she could be anyone’s grandma or that she reminds me of Dr. Ruth.

Either way, we’re the perfect fit.

She turns up the sound on the ultrasound machine and lets me listen to the heartbeat.

“Doo-doo, doo-doo.”

“You’ve got yourself a healthy little fighter there,” she says. “Looks like you’re two months along, but it’s still too early to tell the gender.”

I can still hear the heartbeat like the melody to a song, bringing tears to my eyes. “And there’s nothing out of the ordinary?” I ask.

“Nope, your baby is developing like it should. I reckon this pregnancy should be an easy one,” she smiles. “Any preference on what you want the gender to be?”

I shake my head, “I really don’t want to know, as