Melissa had thought that getting pregnant would require serious preparation, followed by a series of steps before she could conceive. She never imagined it would be so simple.
As she came back to reality, Melissa blinked her eyes in disbelief and looked at the woman walking beside her with confusion. "Martha, where are we going now?"
"We're going to the doctor's office to get an ultrasound," Martha replied happily as she held up the test results and led Melissa towards their destination.
When they arrived at the doctor's office, there weren't many people inside. Martha knocked on the door and upon hearing "come in" from the doctor, she pulled Melissa into the room.
After making sure that Melissa was comfortably seated on a chair, Martha handed over her friend's test results with a smile. "Doctor, here are my best friend's test results. Could you please take a look?"
The doctor glanced at Martha before taking hold of the test results and carefully examining them. Soon after, she put them down with a warm smile on her face.
"Congratulations! You're pregnant for about two months now; everything looks normal with your baby's heartbeat and fetal sacs."
Melissa was momentarily stunned upon hearing this news but then placed her hand gently on her belly - there was a baby growing inside of her!
Though Melissa was still somewhat incredulous about it, maternal love shone through in her expression.
Seeing this reaction from Melissa only made Martha grin even wider, "Thank you so much, Doctor!"
After coming back to reality, Melissa gave the doctor a grateful look.
The doctor nodded and gave her some instructions before reminding her to come back for checkup regularly.
When they went outside, Melissa's mind drifted from time to time.
Martha playfully pinched Melissa's arm, "Does it hurt? Are you dreaming?"
"Nope, I'm not dreaming," replied Melissa excitedly after feeling some pain from being pinched by Martha earlier. "I'm not dreaming – I really do have a baby!"
"That's right," said Martha reassuringly while hailing an available taxi nearby. "And according to the doctor today, your baby is already two months old and very healthy." As they got into the taxi together, Melissa couldn't help but think back to what happened two months ago…
Two months ago, she had gone on a trip with Martha, it seemed like they had just left not too long ago. She seemed to be knocked up on the night when they went to see male models perform together. After realizing this, Melissa blushed.
Martha caught sight of it and jokingly teased her. "Looks like your baby in your belly is also a little guy who wants to see some male models. I guess I'll have to make sure Jimmy exercises more so he can catch the eye of young girls in the future."
After blushing, Melissa raised her head proudly and said, "Male models are so good-looking! Not only do they have great looks but also their bodies are amazing. Watching them makes me feel happy both physically and mentally."
The woman sitting next to her heard this and couldn't help but smile wider. "If Eden heard you say that, I wonder what he would think."
Melissa glared at her friend threateningly while raising a fist, saying, "This is a secret between us! You can't tell him!"
The experience of sneaking out with Martha last time to watch male model performances was still vivid in Melissa's mind. Eden acted like crazy that night; she didn't want to go through that again.
Thinking about it made Melissa shiver involuntarily.
Martha smiled as she squinted, "You beg for me with this kind of attitude?"
Hearing this, Melissa immediately put on a pitiful look and said, "I'm carrying your future daughter-in-law right now; how could you bear seeing me being bullied by others?"
"Well yeah... for my future daughter-in-law's sake then... I'll help you no matter what." Martha nodded in agreement while secretly feeling happy for Melissa inside.
The two were laughing and chatting all the way until they reached Melissa's house.
As soon as she got home, Melissa couldn't help but yawn, "I'm sleepy as soon as I get back."
"People who are pregnant tend to be like that. Just get used to it." As Martha spoke, she placed all the things she bought onto the floor.
After both sat down on the sofa, Martha couldn't resist sharing many interesting stories from when Jimmy was younger which made Melissa look forward even more for her baby's arrival.
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