Charity Case - The Complete Series - Piper Rayne Page 0,182

must pale because she doesn’t wait for me to respond.

“Don’t assume anything. If you’re worried about pregnancy, I guess we don’t really know how long it’s been missing. Have you been sexually active?”

I swallow.

“Yes, but—”

She stands up, rolling the chair back to the desk area. “Let’s just wait and see where we are before we start talking crazy. Let’s handle the ultrasound first. I’ll be right back.”

I’m silent as she walks out the door. Once alone the despair wraps around me like a straight jacket.

This cannot be happening. Not now. We aren’t ready to face something like that. It will ruin us. Again.

Lucky for me she knocks a minute or so later but leaves the door open.

“I know this isn’t the best, but I was able to secure an ultrasound between two patients to have a look really quick. Would you like another sheet?”

I hop down. Let’s get this over with. “Nah, I’m good.”

“Okay, it shouldn’t take but a few minutes. If it’s okay, I’ll grab your clothes so you can change in there. I’m sure it just got dislodged and maybe came out. Nothing too serious.”

I follow her two doors down into a dark room with the only light inside emanating from the machine.

“Have a seat.”

I weave my body through the stir-ups and lay down, looking at the wand. Memories flood back to me as she puts the latex over the top and squirts lube on the tip.

“Okay, you ready?” she asks, holding the dildo looking device in her hand.

My hands grip the side of the table. “Yep.” I blow out a shaky breath.

The pressure between my folds eases when she’s in and her eyes focus on the screen. Her free hand clicking buttons. She rotates it around and I try to see something, anything, but she has the screen turned away from me.

“Okay, Chelsea, the IUD must have fallen out because I don’t see it. My guess is when we put it in that it wasn’t placed properly. Sometimes they slip out during a bowel movement or maybe during your period and go unnoticed.”

I’m silent for a moment, taking in her words. “Then we can just pop in a new one?”

I hear a noise and then she pulls the wand out of me, slipping off the condom and throwing it away while sanitizing the instrument. Her hand reaches out to help me up, but I don’t want to.

As soon as I’m sitting up, I see her face and I know she’s about to tell me the one thing that will destroy Dean and me.

She tears off something down below the ultrasound machine and holds it in her hand. “We can’t do another IUD yet.” Her expression is pensive.

“Oh, do I have to wait a certain amount of time or something?” I ask, grasping at straws. “Weird since they literally took out my first one after five years and popped in another, but whatever.”

“Under normal circumstances, we could but, Chelsea—”

“Nope. Don’t say it.” I shake my head.

“Chelsea, please, I know your history, but there are things—” She passes me the paper and I don’t even bother to look down at it.

“How far along am I?” I whisper.

She smiles. “You’re six weeks.”

I squeeze my eyes shut. “That’s impossible.” I jump down from the chair, pulling my phone out to check. “I had my period.” I find it on my app. “A-ha, I had it three weeks ago.”

The doctor’s lips fall. “You can have your period when you’re pregnant, especially in the beginning. Was it a lighter period?”

“My periods are always light.”

She releases a breath. “I understand being scared.” She steps forward as I’m already fumbling and putting my underwear on. Fucking lube.

“Wait here for one second, okay?” she asks.

I don’t agree or disagree. I just need to get out of this office.

I step into my dress, finding the zipper and pulling it up as I slip into my heels. When I open the door, a nurse stops and stares at me.

“I think the doctor is coming right back.”

I walk by her without a word.

“Miss Walsh?” she asks, but I head through the maze of their office to find an escape. I feel like a rat caught in a maze as I go down one row only to end up at an emergency exit.

“Chelsea.”

I turn around to find my doctor there with a bag in her hands. “I just need to absorb the news.”

“Please, come into my office.” She opens up the door next to her.

Of course, I end up cornered