caught. She
had almost had sex today. Was she pregnant? “I don’t … I don’t
know.”
Dr. Hendrix moved to his bag
and pulled a small paper cup free. “We need to know what we’re dealing
with. I want to check for signs of trauma if you are. I also can’t
prescribe pain medicine without knowing. Give me a urine sample if you
can. I’ll do a quick test, and we’ll know for sure.”
She rose gingerly with his help
and went to the bathroom to do as he asked.
She left the cup on the
counter, and after he assisted her getting back into bed, he went to the
bathroom to complete the test.
“Dr. Hendrix…”
“Please, call me Gideon.
I am as much friend as family doctor to Derek.”
“Oh. Alright then.
Gideon, Derek gave me some pills last night to rest. An antibiotic he had
on hand and another pill for pain. What if...”
He nodded. “Tylenol, he
already told me. It is fine.”
She watched him as he stood in
the bathroom for a few minutes before he dumped the cup and cleaned up the
items he’d used.
“Well, it seems you are
pregnant.”
Chapter
Five
He gave her a few moments to
digest the information.
“I don’t know how. I mean
I know I have a whole life before yesterday, but I don’t know where or when or
even who.” Sara felt the tears well up again. The pain in her head
was overwhelming and the feeling of desperation was soul crushing. How
would she care for a baby? She knew nothing to help herself.
“Let me do a quick check and
tell you how far along you are, and make sure everything is proceeding
normally.”
She nodded and glanced at the
door.
“Just a quick check for your
health and the health of the baby.”
She swallowed and nodded.
Gideon slipped into the hall as she slipped off her pants and climbed back onto
the bed. He returned a moment later with Derek behind him.
“Your host is very
irritating.” His words were stern, but the doctor’s eyes were
light. “He claims you need him. He’ll need your permission to
stay.” He waited for Sara’s nod before continuing to grumble as he pulled
out a pair of gloves and put them on.
Sara glanced at Derek where he
sat beside her. This was all so strange. She was in the room with
two men, virtually strangers.
Derek’s jaw was still
tight. He slipped her hand into his as Gideon returned to do the
exam. She felt her face flush when she was uncovered with both men
watching as she was examined, exposed and uneasy. The whole experience
made her head throb harder.
Her discomfort must have been
apparent because Gideon promised it would take just a moment more. Derek
leaned down to kiss her lightly on the forehead.
“S’okay.”
She nodded, not sure how.
When she was covered once
again, Gideon spoke. “You’re about eight weeks pregnant, from what I can tell.”
Derek stood from the bed and
moved to the hall, shutting the door as he left. Sara watched, waiting
for him to return, but he didn’t.
“I’ll be able to tell more with
an ultrasound. Maybe he can bring you by in a few days. For now,
I’m going to give you a pain shot and a prescription for pain pills that are
safe for the baby and you. The headache may be associated with emotional
trauma that made you lose your memory. I see no signs of physical
trauma besides the cut which is really minor. It isn’t the cause. I
think as you settle down over a few days, the headache will disappear. If
we’re lucky, your memory will reappear.”
“Okay.”
He administered the pain shot
and left the room.
Before Derek or the doctor
returned, Sara was asleep.
Sometime in the night, Derek
joined her in his bed. She woke in the dark from her dreamless sleep
lying on her side, headache gone. Derek’s arms were wound around her, his
mouth on her neck, and his cock hard against her backside. The fingers of
one hand played with her clit as the other hand stroked her
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