The hospital waiting room was filled with pregnant women in all stages of pregnancy. Donghae sat uncomfortably next to Taeyeon and avoided looking around him. He saw a few of the pregnant mothers smiled and grinned at him. He lowered his gaze and pretended not to notice the whispering and chuckling among the hormone queens. One of the pregnant women came up to Taeyeon and asked innocently,

“Is this your first child?”

Taeyeon nodded without looking up, her attention was focused on the magazine she had in her hands. The pregnant woman glanced at Donghae, she winked at him and with twinkles in her eyes she said loudly,

“It’s so good to see a responsible father! My friends and I were just talking about how we wish our husbands would come with us! And here you are…so young, but already a good husband. The two of you must be newly wed! You look so young!”

Donghae twitched in his chair, his face flushing in embarrassment. Taeyeon smiled politely oblivious to the approving looks from the other women as they surveyed Donghae,

“Actually he’s not…”

Donghae hastily grabbed her hand and announced with a nervous smile,

“It’s our first baby…so we’re a little nervous…especially when a group of pregnant women are staring at us…”

The group of pregnant mothers laughed and teased Donghae, asking if they could borrow him to be their husband for the day. Donghae smiled awkwardly wondering if it was normal for pregnant women to act so strangely. He definitely did not want to say or do anything to offend them. Taeyeon remained quiet throughout the exchange; she had a sad wistful look in her eyes as she observed the interaction between Donghae and the pregnant women in the waiting room.
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Doctor Wong frowned as he checked the beating of Taeyeon's heart. He motioned for the nurse to do a second reading. The nurse took one of Taeyeon’s hands and pressed her finger over the pulsing vein on Taeyeon's wrist. The nurse quickly jotted down her reading and handed it to Dr. Wong.

“Taeyeon, how are you feeling?” He asked as he scanned over Taeyeon's previous prenatal visits. The young girl shrugged,

“Fine I guess.” She answered in a tired voice.

“Wait for a few minutes; I want the nurse to run some blood test on you and the baby.” Dr. Wong said as he glanced over at the nurse. Taeyeon wondered if something was wrong, but she didn’t ask, she was afraid to ask. Taeyeon felt she was going to break down…she couldn’t take anymore bad news. She was already worried for her mom…her alcoholic father was going to be release from jail in a few more weeks…she has no doubt that he plans to contact the Lee's again. He was not going to be happy when he finds out she is keeping her baby…and he’s not going to get a penny for it.

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The doctor called Donghae into his office. Taeyeon was still in the room being examined by the nurse.

“What’s wrong doctor?” Donghae asked concern for Taeyeon and the baby.

The doctor sat behind his desk, reading over Taeyeon’s file again.

“I am concern about Taeyeon’s health. She is losing a lot of weight and if this continues she will have a miscarriage.”

Miscarriage? Donghae noticed the rapid weight loss a few weeks ago but he wasn’t sure if it was normal or not.

“Are you making sure she’s taking care of herself? Are you taking care of her?” The doctor asked sternly. Donghae lowered his head in shame and avoided looking in the doctor’s eyes.

“Is she at a high risk for miscarriage?” He wondered out loud.

“At the rate that she’s going, yes.” The doctor answered bluntly. Donghae sighed and closed his