“Hi.” She instinctively placed her hand over her stomach, something she’d been doing more and more lately.

“And you are the baby’s father, I assume?”

Ethan nodded, rising from his seat. “Ethan Knight.”

“I’m Dr. Finley and it’s nice to meet you both.” She walked over to a computer screen and pulled up what Sienna assumed was her file. “So I’ve been through your records and before we start, I’d like to reassure you about a few things.”

To her surprise, Ethan stepped over and clasped Sienna’s hand in his. The comfort she took from both his touch and presence was immeasurable. Ethan’s hand squeezed hers so hard she feared for her bones.

“Just because you had childhood leukemia, pregnancy does not raise the risk of your cancer coming back or your child getting the disease,” the doctor said.

“Thank God.” As if his legs gave out, Ethan practically fell back into the chair beside her, and her relief was as palpable as his. She’d been reading about these things all weekend, but to hear a professional say it made her feel so much better.

“We’re going to monitor your heart and your vital organs extra carefully, but it’s been so many years since your treatments that I’m not overly concerned. I just want you to be aware of anything unusual that you feel and don’t feel funny calling me to ask.” Dr. Finley smiled at them, and for the first time since finding out she was pregnant, Sienna found herself truly at ease.

“You have no idea how grateful I am that you started out with that,” she told the doctor. “Now I can focus on the baby.”

“And that is what we’re going to do. My nurse will draw blood after I examine you. Normally we’d only do a sonogram if there was a question on your due date? As in, do you know when you conceived?”

Blushing, Sienna nodded.

“Oh, we’re sure,” Ethan said in a gruff voice. “Three weeks ago.” He had risen again and stood by her side, a solid, calming presence.

The doctor chuckled. “Okay. Normally we wait until eight weeks for a sonogram, but given the circumstances, I’m going to do one now and calm everyone’s nerves.”

“Okay,” Sienna said, her excitement building, at last.

The nurse rolled the machine into the room and the doctor readied everything including pulling up Sienna’s gown and prepping her for a vaginal ultrasound, the only type they could do this early in the pregnancy. She glanced at Ethan.

His gaze was on hers, his eyes warm. She couldn’t help it. Her mind went back to last night and his confession about his past. She’d spent the night tossing and turning, going over what he’d said, all he’d endured, and how it had impacted the man he was today. And her heart went out to him, it really did.

But in the end, she kept thinking about one sentence in particular. What I felt for you, I’ve never experienced anything like it. She told herself not to read too much into those words but how could she not?