CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
“Good morning Emily,” Rose Arkwright said as she welcomed Emily and Daniel into her office. “Please, take a seat.”
They did, and the doctor sat at her desk.
“We’re here,” she smiled. “Week 42! From now on, we’ll say you’re 42 + however many days. So right now, you’re 42 + 1.”
Emily nodded her understanding.
“How do you feel?” Doctor Arkwright asked. “Uncomfortable?”
“The same as I was before,” Emily replied. “There’s not been much of a change. I’m not sick of the pregnancy at all.”
“Are you ready to book in an induction date?”
Emily hesitated. She tried to hold onto her mom’s steely resolve and not falter under the pressure. She swallowed hard.
“No,” she said. “Not yet.”
Daniel exhaled loudly.
“You don’t approve of this decision?” the doctor asked him.
“I don’
