Unwanted Miracle

The doctors office was the type of quiet that left a feeling of dread. You'd hear the occasional footstep in the hallway, some mumbled conversations, but other than that, everything felt wrong. Emily shouldn't be here. Last time she was here they were removing a dead fetus from her miscarriage. She felt sick; her grip on her husband's hand getting tighter.

"You know, if you dig your nails any further into my hand, you'll probably draw blood." Shadow calmly said, avoiding to set Emily off in some way. Despite his efforts, he made Emily jump a bit with his words. She met his eyes and loosened her grip, giving a muttered "Sorry" before looking away again.

Silence. Yet again. This didn't last very long however, as a doctor in a long white coat walked into the room holding a folder. Emily and Shadow's glances quickly went to the doctor as he gave the couple a faint smile of reassurance.

"Well the results are back. The urine test proves that you are indeed pregnant. It's not an odd reaction given your past pregnancy, you're for sure with-child. Considering you took five pregnancy tests at home that were all positive, I'm not surprised." The doctor said, handing the folder to Emily carefully. She could feel her stomach twist and turn as the folder slowly slipped out from her grip. She got up from the chair and anxiously ran out of the room.

"Emily!" Shadow called out, getting up as well to follow his wife out of the room, leaving a perplexed and confused doctor.

Shadow didn't have to go very far; he met Emily at the midpoint of the hall. Her back was faced to him as she drew shaky breaths.

"I can't go through this again, Shadow, I don't want to, I don't want to," Emily's voice shook as she spoke. Shadow could hear her trying to choke back tears. "I don't understand, we never, I never, not since before the miscarriage, this is impossible."

Shadow gently put his arms around his distressed wife and pulled her into a warm embrace, and was thankful that he felt Emily's arms around him as well. He attempted to comfort her with words but he was just as confused and distressed as she was. She was right; they haven't made love recently. The last sex they had was what produced their last baby that ended in a miscarriage.

"Look...I'll support you in any choice you want, okay?" Shadow spoke gently, one hand stroking Emily's hair and the other rubbing her back. Emily nodded, sniffling.

"I don't want an abortion," Emily said as she cleared her throat, looking up at Shadow. He nodded in response. "I also don't want to tell anyone about this... I want to figure things out. When I start to show I'll stay with my mother. She'll know what to do."

Dejavu.

"Alright." Shadow gently placed a kiss on Emily's forehead. Emily's hands went down to Shadow's arms as she took them off her so she could place her hands in his.