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"I'm sorry, my husband is just late from training."

"I'm sure you know how these go by now though?" The doctor smiled. There was no point in delaying your 20 week check up. However Ruben promised you that he would make it, so you insisted that the doctor wait another few minutes. In the meantime the she prepared the ultrasound whilst you hopped on the patients table. Ruben stumbled through the door just as the doctor asked you to pull your shirt over your tummy so that she could apply the gel for the sonogram.

"I'm late and I'm sorry." He said. His wett hair tickled your face as he bent down to kiss your cheek.

"Is everything alright?"

"We haven't started yet." You said.

"So I didn't miss anything?"

You shook your head to Rubens clear relief.

"Good." He sighed and took your hand in his lap, sitting down in the chair beside your bed.

The doctor applied the gel to your stomach. The cold sensation made you squeeze Rubens hand. He could tell that you were more nervous than usual, perhaps he was so too?

"Okay..." The doctor looked to the screen behind her that showed a grim image of the inside of your stomach. "As you can see that's your babies head. Those are it's arms and legs and that right there is it's heart."

"So it's heathly?" Ruben asked.

"Looks like it. Let's see if we can finds it's heartbeat for you."

Ruben squeezed your hand and smiled. Although the two of you were hoping for a girl, you agreed that the most important thing was the babies health.

"Hmm..." The doctor said and made a grimace you didn't like.

"Doctor what's wrong?" You immediately assumed the worst. Good thing Ruben was there to rub your arm.

"I'm having a hard time finding the babies heart beat. Let's see if I can do it with the stethoscope."

You felt your heart raise with the doctors sudden movment around you, searching for the stethoscope.

Ruben pressed his lips to the side of your head. "It's okay baby."

You squeezed his hand hard.

The doctor managed to retrieve her stethoscope and was quick to throw it around her neck, plugging it to her ears. The silence that followed was intense.

"Can you hear anything doctor?" You asked, tears already filling your sockets.

She shook her head. "The gel has to go away."

She gestured for Ruben to bring her a hand full of napkins as he stood closest to the machine. He did so in a hurry.

"Alright, let's try again." The she said, having wiped the gel off your belly. By now you were trembling with fear. However Ruben kept you close, with his lips pressed to your ear, whisering sweet and reassuring things to calm you down.

"There it is. " The doctor exclaimed.

You and Ruben sighed in relief.

"Seems like you have a perfectly healthy baby boy Mr and Mrs Dias."

"Perfect." You said, wiping the tears that had fallen down your cheeks. "He's perfect."

You looked to Ruben. He smiled.

"Yes he is."