Once in a lifetime.

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January

She's sitting on the crinkly white paper, sitting on the crinkly white paper swinging her feet. Before we left for the doctor's I had to stop by the hotel and get some clothes. I had been wearing my rental tux for a whole day, I have to take it back tomorrow and the pants are getting itchy. I also need a shower, badly.

"Don't you think this is weird?" She wonders out loud for the millionth time, I respond rolling my eyes for the millionth time.

"It's only weird if you make it weird Jules." I feel like we've fallen back into step with each other as if I left, but not for as long as I actually did. As if we haven't been apart for months.

"Well I think it's weird, and the doctor will probably think it's weird."

I dramatically drop the magazine I was pretending to look at down next to me. "Honestly beautiful, my hands are sweating just thinking about how much she'll probably think this is weird."

"Now is not the time for compliments."

"There is never a bad time for complimenting my girl."

"'My girl'" she mocks me, "and you're possessive. A complimenting possessive person."

"As long as you're the one I'm possessively complimenting."

There is a knock at the door and I see her body stiffen, she sits up straighter, her feet still. "Oh, God."

"Hello, Juliet" the person who enters is shorter than I expected and darker too. Maybe it's the white around us making her skin seem darker than it really is, she stops when she sees me. Her gaze goes back and forth from her patient to the random person in the chair, until she finally reaches out her hand to me.

"Hello my name is Doctor Avery, I have been Juliet's doctor during this pregnancy. You are?" I stand a little too quickly.
"I'm the father. Dalton." It feels weird saying that. "I see." She stays professional but I can see something darken in her eyes, does everyone in Juliet's life now think I'm a piece of shit?

She walks toward Jules and I don't know whether to sit back down or stay standing, this whole situation just got....great! Jules is right, this is weird. I glance at Jules and I see her trying to keep a smile hidden. She thinks this is funny.

"How are you holding up?" I decide it's okay to sit now, it would be worst to keep standing right?

"Fine. At least I think, I umm." She glances at me before continuing. "I had an accident the other night."

She looks right at her as if blocking me out. "Juliet if having him here is uncomfortable for you I can request him to be escorted out."

"No, it's just weird."

"What would make this more comfortable for you?"

"Still being pregnant."

Is it possible for your heart to rupture in your body because I think mine just did? That's what would make her feel more comfortable with the dead-beat dad and the judgmental doctor. I don't wait to think about my next move, I walk over and grab her hand.

"Sorry" she mumbles.

"Don't be sorry." I insisted.

"That feeling is very normal." replied doctor Avery.

"It's just weird saying what happened out loud." Her eyes stay focused on me when she confesses "I went out to dinner and I bled through my dress." I don't let my eyes leave hers, I squeeze her hand trying to transfer some of my strength to her. "I think I ruined my dress." She murmurs. "There was blood everywhere. It came out of nowhere and I thought I was peeing myself. It was so embarrassing." She looks up at the ceiling. "I had to wait in the bathroom for what felt like ages just to get the bleeding to stop, and then I had to fast walk out of the restaurant hoping no one saw." I didn't even think about the fact that she had to get through the restaurant to get out of the car. I wish I would have been there, I would have covered her ass, literally. She looks back at me and I smile encouragingly.