Forever and Always

Truth

~Rapunzel and Eugene~
Rapunzel closed her eyes and let out a huge sigh. She didn't even know why she was freaking out so bad. She tapped her fingers on her knees, knowing everything was okay. Everything was going great.

She felt fingers slip around her's. She opened her eyes and looked into his comforting ones. Why did he seem so fearless? "Everything's okay." He assured, giving her a gentle smile.

"I know, I know. I'm just a little anxious." She excused, fidgeting in her seat. Okay, she was extremely anxious. God, she just had to think happy thoughts. They were just overreacting, that's all. There was nothing wrong.

"Rap, you have no reason to be scared. They're going to come back in here and tell us that he's perfectly normal. He's okay." Eugene softly chuckled as he brushed her blonde strand out of her green eyes.

"But what if everything's not okay? What if he's not normal?" She softly questioned. He shrugged his shoulders, considering her question.

"Then we'll work it out." He replied. If something was wrong, he wasn't going to just give up. They were going to work through it and make everything as close to perfect as they could.

"But that's-"

Rapunzel was cut off as the doctor entered back into the room. Rapunzel and Eugene quickly stood up, shaking his hand. This was their first time meeting Dr. Robert. He was recommended by everyone. He's the best of the best.

"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Fitzherbert. Please sit." He encouraged as he sat down in his rolling chair, scooting towards the computer. He quickly typed as Rapunzel and Eugene glanced at each other.

"How is my baby?" Rapunzel suddenly asked. "Is he okay?" She stuttered, holding her hands close to her body. Her hands were beginning to tremble as the question hung in the air.

Dr. Robert looked at them, then took off his glasses, gently placing them on his desk. He eyed her as he set his elbows on his knees. "Mrs. Fitzherbert, do you have any relatives with any form of vision disability?" He asked.

She shook her head. "None that I know of. Why?"

Dr. Robert let out a sigh and ran his hands through what little hair he had left. He looked back at the terrified couple. Eugene gently placed his hand onto his wife's shoulder. "Your son, Zachary, has protanopia, or red-dichromacy."

"What does that mean?" Eugene quickly fired back, furrowing his eyebrows. He hoped this wasn't just some stupid name they gave some common disability. He could feel Rapunzel tense up, hearing the news.

"It means, Mr. Fitzherbert, that Zachary is color blind. He is missing his L-cones so he is a dichromate, meaning he will have a very difficult time distinguishing between blues and greens and he can't even see red. This is pretty rare, since only about 1.01% of males have this." Dr. Robert explained. The couple let out a small gasp, letting the news sink in.

"Is anyone color blind in your family?" He repeated.

"Eugene's grandmother is color blind. Would that have to do with any of this?" Rapunzel answered. They had done a little family research, figuring he had some type of vision disability, but they never imagined this.

"No. Mrs. Fitzherbert, it's impossible for Zachary to inherit this from his father. Males can not inherit the X chromosome from their father, which is what carries the color blind trait. The only possible way for this to transfer would be through his mother."