Vivian swallowed and nodded.

Jules grabbed her bag and stumbled for the front door.

Well. At least she might have given Vivian something else to think about tonight.

Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Whether Vivian spent the rest of the night thinking about their make-out session, Jules had no idea. Right at the moment, in Dr. Viswanathan’s waiting room, she wasn’t thinking about it herself either.

She’d been prepared for another session of waiting in tense silence. But instead Vivian asked, “What transportation have you arranged for the team going to the Charleston shoot?”

They’d already discussed that a few nights ago, but Jules gamely launched into discussing plane tickets and rental cars and hotel shuttles.

Vivian nodded silently until a nurse came to lead her into the examining room.

“Nervous?” Mary, the receptionist, asked Jules when Vivian was gone.

Jules nodded with a tight smile.

“She seems to be in good shape. Seems like you’re looking after her pretty well. Or somebody is, anyway.”

“No, it’s me,” Jules said, trying to sound casual instead of possessive and worried. “I try to help her do what the doctor says.”

“Well, I think she’s lucky to have you.” Mary lowered her voice to add, “Are she and her husband still getting divorced?”

They better. “I think that’s still the plan.”

“That’s a shame. I’m glad she’s got somebody to be there for her at least.”

At least. Even if it was just a lowly assistant. Jules gritted her teeth. “Yeah.”

The procedures took forever, and she felt like an old woman by the time it was all finished. The nurse emerged and gestured for Jules to follow her.

Vivian was sitting in front of Dr. Viswanathan’s desk again, sipping a glass of water. Her hand didn’t tremble, and her breathing was steady. The look on her face was perfectly calm.

Dr. Viswanathan greeted Jules with a smile. “Shall we begin?”

“Please,” Vivian said.

“As Vivian already knows,” Dr. Viswanathan said to Jules, “everything checks out okay today for both mother and baby. The ultrasound detected no problems. Of course, no test is completely foolproof, but so far everything seems perfectly in order. So I suggest we all relax for a while.”

Jules nodded again and glanced at Vivian, who appeared to be concentrating on her water.

“It’s a girl,” Dr. Viswanathan added.

Jules gasped. “It is?”

“Yes, indeed.” Dr. Viswanathan looked amused for the first time.

Play it cool. Jeez. “Well, that’s…neat.”

Vivian was still refusing to look up from her water. Jules felt another, different, pang of worry. Was Vivian unhappy? Had she wanted a boy?

“It is neat,” Dr. Viswanathan agreed. “Would you like to see the picture?”