“Perfect timing. I’m going to do a pregnancy checkup for Jeanne now. Let’s go together.” Finn said, “You haven’t seen what your daughter looks like, have you?”
Edward smiled. It was true that had not seen her before.
With that, the two of them walked into the ultrasound room together.
Jeanne was ready, but the moment she saw Edward enter, she shifted her gaze.
Finn frowned. ‘Are these two people… quarreling?’
Fortunately, he did not usually meddle in other people’s business. He pretended not to know anything and began to give Jeanne an ultrasound.
“This is the baby’s head,” Finn said.
As soon as he spoke, the two of them looked over and saw a round head inside.
“Here’s the eye.”
“The nose.”
“The mouth.”
“The ear is here.”
“This is her arm. This is her calf, and this is her foot.”
The room was filled with Finn’s voice.
Edward continued to look at the screen, at the tiny figure swimming inside.
“Here.” Finn suddenly emphasized, “This is where you see whether the baby’s a girl or a boy.”
Edward’s expression changed.
“I’m a doctor.” Finn could not help but smile.
Just because he was a doctor he could see it as he pleased?
Edward said, “Let’s see someplace else.”
...
Finn moved the transducer elsewhere.
Then, they heard a sound. “Ba-dump, ba-dump…”
“Is this the sound of a heartbeat?” Edward asked.
“Yes. Her heartbeat is very strong.”
Edward’s lips curled into a smile. He felt so inexplicably moved that he could not help but smile.
When Finn was done with the checkup, he said, “The baby is developing normally.”
“Thank you.” Jeanne thanked him.
Then, as she tried to get up, Edward reached out to help her up.
Jeanne glanced at him but did not reject him.
Edward used a tissue to wipe off the gel on Jeanne’s body, helping her to clean herself.
By then, Finn had already left.
...
As Edward wiped her belly, he looked at her round belly and said, “I suddenly think that life is very magical.”