Poppy's PoV

Why did I make that so uncomfortable? As soon as I heard that knock on the door I knew it was Calum and I told Sam not to mention the pregnancy. This really wasn't the right time. I just wanted to have the news about my cancer first and then I could tell him what I hoped would be two bits of good news. I could see the worry on his face as soon as he'd noticed Sam but I still couldn't bring myself to say the words yet. In my mind, I had it all planned out. We were going to have an evening together tomorrow - a break from shows - and I was going to ask him to grab a takeaway with me and we would chill out on the balcony, watching the world go by as i finally let him know the news. It seemed like a perfect plan until he was stood in front of me, asking what was going on, and I didn't tell him. Sam kept throwing me looks, trying to get me to say but I needed this time to focus. I was set on how I was telling him and no one was changing it.

It finally came to the time of my appointment and with the weight of the world on my shoulders I trudged to the local hospital with Sam. We were sent into a private room where we waited for the doctor to arrive.

"God this feeling never gets any easier." I said quietly as I fidgeted with my hands in my lap, trying to ignore the awful feeling in my gut. If they said it hadn't all been removed I truly was going to breakdown. Sam rested a hand on my shoulder and offered me a smile.

"Think positively. You need to think about the two of you now." He was right. I was going to be a mom and I needed desperately to start caring about myself and this child - to look after my mind and body to help them. I smiled back as I nodded, placing a hand on my still flat stomach. The door swung open to reveal my doctor, carrying a few pieces of paper as she sat down in front of Sam and I.

"Good evening Poppy. I am Dr Tailor. Thank you for coming in at such short notice." I shook her hand, only then realising just how much mine was quivering. I placed them between my thighs as I looked between Sam and her. Please say it's good news.

"Lovely to meet you Dr Tailor. I'm Sam Forrester, who spoke to you on the phone?" Sam introduced himself to her, shaking her hand firmly and confidently.

"Right, let's get to it." She shuffled her papers around before her eyes fell on mine with a hint of upset. "Okay, so the surgery was a success and the biopsy that was sent off came back as cancer just as we'd said. The tests you did following this; the blood tests and scans, have come back to show a significant decrease in the markers. The blood results show that your thyroid is still working so we don't need to put you on medication, but you may need to have it monitored for a while just to be sure." I bit the inside of my lip nervously, nodding along to practically every sentence. "The MRI scan shows that the majority of the tumour was removed. There just remains this tiny shadow." She brought it up on screen and pointed at it with the tip of her pen. This was it. It wasn't over. I glanced over to Sam who looked equally as disappointed. "But, saying that, I don't feel that it's enough to warrant further invasive testing. I'm more than happy for us to just continue with quarterly scans just to monitor that area. If it begins to get bigger then we'll take action but if not then you're fine to carry on living life as you should be." My jaw dropped open. Was she actually saying it? My cancer was GONE?! I put my hands over my mouth as I let out a small cry of happiness, Sam putting his arm around my shoulder to pull me into a hug. He let out a cheer as Dr Tailor laughed happily at the two of us. My heart still beating rapidly in my chest, I thanked the doctor with a firm handshake.

"Thank you so much. This means the world to me." I started crying - happy tears of course - as the words went round in my head. The cancer was gone, I just needed monitoring. They were happy. My baby was going to be okay.

"Thank you Doctor." Sam added, shaking her hand professionally. "May I just ask a question, if Poppy doesn't mind?" He looked over to me and glanced down at my stomach as a hint. I nodded. "Poppy has recently found out she is pregnant. Is there anything we should be cautious of during the pregnancy?" Dr Tailor smiled over at me.

"Congratulations! What a great lot of news to receive!" She said and I let out a strong laugh as I nodded. "I don't think so at the moment, the scans we will do shouldn't affect the baby and without the need for medication, the risks are minimal. Sometimes hormones can increase the body's sensitivity so you may feel like some of the symptoms are returning, it'd be best to get it checked but I don't believe anything bad will come back. It's just as a precaution." Once again there was more good news. I couldn't handle it. I wasn't ready. For so long we had been given bad news among more bad news and it had been exhausting. Now Calum and I were finally getting something good back and I didn't want it to change or stop. We were finally going to be happy which is all we'd ever wanted. I just prayed it went as smoothly as I was thinking it would.