Nicole nodded. She looked to Red and he came over to hold her hand during the procedure.
“Just let me know if you experience any discomfort. Take some deep relaxing breaths if you need to.”
When Dr. Rosen inserted the probe, Nicole did feel pressure, however there wasn’t any pain and she had total confidence in Dr. Rosen’s abilities. Mostly she was just frightened because she knew what they were going to find.
“Okay, I do see the fetus,” Dr. Rosen said, as she moved the probe slowly from side to side. “I’m getting a picture and now I’m just trying to locate the heartbeat.”
A long time went by.
Dr. Rosen’s face was a study of pure concentration, staring at the monitor. Ever since she’d said she was trying to find the baby’s heartbeat, she hadn’t said another word.
The seconds continued to tick by, and Nicole felt her eyes well up with tears.
“It’s okay, Nicole,” Red said, but his voice was choked up.
Dr. Rosen began to talk, but there was a loud ringing in Nicole’s ears and she couldn’t really hear what the woman was saying to her. Nicole wasn’t listening anymore.
All she knew was that her unborn child didn’t have a heartbeat.
THE END