Destiny

“I think that I am going to prescribe a number of pills for her, all of them supplements,” said the doctor. “She needs iron as well, along with a lot of calcium. Normally I would just suggest that the patient take these nutrients in through changes in the diet, but there is no need for that in this case. As long as she takes all of the nutrients that I prescribe for her through the pills, she will be able to eat whatever she wants and not have to worry about her diet.”

“Okay,” said Jourdan. “Is that alright?” he said, looking at Destiny as he spoke.

“Just how many pills are we talking here?” asked Destiny.

“Three a day,” said the doctor. “One for calcium, one for iron, and a multivitamin. You will have to take these once a day preferably after a large meal. Once you start taking these regularly, you can be sure that you will not have any problems during your pregnancy at all. Now, are you experiencing any pain at all? Has there been any bleeding or spotting?”

“No,” said Destiny, “not at all. I think that I have been fairly healthy in fact. I haven’t had any cramps at all, and I have not bled. I have gotten morning sickness however.”

The doctor frowned and Destiny was suddenly very worried indeed. It is a stressful situation when a doctor frowns.

“What is wrong doctor?” asked Jourdan.

“Well,” said the doctor, “by this point she should have gotten some cramps. You see, these cramps are often very important because they are a sign that the uterus has been implanted with an embryo. If the uterus has not been implanted, that could mean that there is a problem. However, it is far too early to say any of that, you will have to wait and see. I think you are perfectly healthy right now, though, you do not have a single thing to worry about. If you feel anything out of the ordinary, anything at all, Ms. Huffman please do not hesitate to call me. I am going to be staying in this estate for the next year in order to monitor you and make sure that you are healthy, so if anything happens I will be close by in order to make sure that everything goes along smoothly.”

“I understand,” said Destiny. “Thank you doctor. Now, you are sure that nothing is wrong right? I am a little worried now.”

“There is no reason to worry,” said the doctor. “If you do not have cramps within the next month, you can worry. But until then, I think you should just relax and focus on getting better again. All you need to do is focus on staying healthy. Now, there are some breathing exercises that I would like to show you. Would you like to learn them now? They are going to help keep a healthy flow of oxygen to your child.”

Destiny agreed, and she was taught a number of breathing exercises. She was also taught a number of yoga poses that she could do, poses that would help her to keep her body strong and healthy. The doctor also suggested that she go for walks every day, something she was happy to do. She loved walking, it was one of her favorite activities. She needed to get out of the house on a regular basis anyway, and this just gave her an excuse to do so. Jourdan was also enthusiastic about this. Destiny could tell that he really wanted to spend more time with her but he did not want her to think that he was trying to force her in any way, so he was very careful about it. Now, however, he could simply accompany her whenever she went out for a walk.

Destiny was quite worried though. She did not know what to think about what the doctor had said. She should have had cramps by now. What did this mean about her child? Did this mean that there could be complications? The doctor was going to be checking up on her every week, so she was not all that worried about something happening right now. Besides, he was right here in the estate, not too far away from her. If anything happened he would be right there with her in five minutes. He was setting up a tiny little clinic within the estate where he could treat her if anything went wrong.

However, in spite of all of these fail safes and the utter lack of a reason to worry, Destiny could not help but do so. She was a pregnant woman, she needed to be assured that her child would be safe. She needed to be completely assured of this fact, because if she was not careful then she would soon end up panicking, and that was not something that she could deal with right now.

All in all, she was immensely glad that she had Jourdan by her side. If she was alone right now she would have gone crazy with worry. Jourdan was right there, and he was helping her to cope with everything. He was setting everything up so that she would never have to feel insecure or unsafe. She did not know what she would have done if she had been handling this alone.

She did not realize it, but Destiny had moved just a little bit closer to accepting Jourdan and the thought of being with him. It was the first of many steps in the right direction.