They were waiting in her office, the secretary told them to go right in.

"Dr. Taylor will be there shortly" she said, and smiled as she waved them inside.

It looked like a typical doctor's office, lots of books, she had a plastic torso on her desk, Ryder was fidgeting with the movable pieces and the intestines fell onto the table, making a loud noise, making Skylar hush him.

She just laughed lightly.

He looked like a little kid.

Of course he had to pick it apart!

He let out a slight gasping sound, as he failed to catch it.

The clock on the wall kept ticking, it seemed to be extremely loud?

"Tik, tok, tik, tok, tik, tok...".

Maybe it was just their imagination?

"I'm sorry, I got held up by a colleague in the hall!" She explained, as she rushed through the door and sat down, taking a deep breath, like she was trying to reset.

"It's okay" Skylar said.

"We were just sitting here listening to the clock on the wall" Ryder was trying to make a joke.

They gave each other a quick look, and he had to smirk. Knowing what happened just seconds before the doctor had entered the room.

"I know, it's driving me nuts, I've been meaning to take it down, I think it's broken" she smiled at both of them, somewhat apologetic.

Ryder got up, he took it down, opened the back, fiddling with something, as he closed it back up, it was running smoothly and silently. He hung it back on the wall, and sat back down.

"Wow! Thank you Ryder, you work miracles...I was going to throw it out and buy a new one, you just saved me quite a bit of trouble" she nodded, giving him a thankful look, as she took out her notepad.

She cleared her throat.

"So...you two...how are you doing? I know you have a lot to deal with right now" she looked at Skylar. A worried frown painted on her face.

"We just need to talk to you - about the pregnancy Dr Taylor...we are scared, at first I thought, I wanted to keep the baby, but now I don't know...I am scared - what will happen to me, will I die having this baby, can I hurt the baby somehow? We are just scared!" Skylar looked at Ryder, he took her hand, and noticed Dr Taylor smiling.

"I know...I am glad to see you are both here, it tells me you are in this together, that's the most important thing, if you ask me! You have to work as a team" Her statement surprised them both.

"I want to be honest Skylar...we did a full health check on you a month ago, remember?" Dr Taylor cleared her throat once more, it seemed like she was struggling.

Skylar nodded.

She remembered.

"Your heart seems to be in good shape, but the strain of a birth is overwhelming, I won't lie...we would have to do a C section to spare your heart. We would have to go by our gut feeling the entire pregnancy, I have no idea how your body will react to the burden of carrying a child, because it will be a burden on your physique...I don't think it's impossible, but you might have to stay in bed most of the time, just to be on the safe side. I highly recommend that, meaning that your roadtrips are a no-go" she looked at Ryder now.

She gave him a stern look.

"And what happens after the baby is born?" Skylar wanted to know.

Dr Taylor cleared her throat for the third time, and they were starting to wonder.

"I just don't know Skylar...I can't give you any guarantees - I wish, I could. We just don't have any past experiences with patients like you, wanting to go through with a pregnancy...at least not to my knowledge" She looked through some papers, shaking her head.

"I already told you...from a medical point of view it seems possible, but I have to say...If you were my daugther, I would advise you to go with the abortion, knowing how devastating and invasive that is for a woman, your circumstances are just different. Everybody would understand" she said and tried to smile, but she failed.

Skylar was looking out the window.

Pause.

"And if we can't do that?" Ryder asked her...he was almost sure, this wasn't an option. Not anymore.

"Then I would advise you to get some help, have your family and friends rally around you, because you are going to need help. A baby can be exhausting, you become sleep deprived...and hormonal. It just comes with the territory, I'm afraid." Dr Taylor cleared her throat, and stood up, walking to the window. She seemed like, she was trying to weigh her words very carefully.

She turned around to face them.

"My personal opinion is: You can handle the pregnancy Skylar, but I am worried about what comes after...".

"If I die after giving birth?" Skylar asked her, she knew what Dr Taylor was thinking.

"Yes...and Ryder, can you care for a baby on your own? You would have to support the baby and raise it properly, do you have the support system to carry this through? I have seen the system removing babies, deeming parents as unfit, and it is not something you would want to go through, a child growing up in the system, is not an appealing concept! It just isn't!" She looked concerned.

They shared her concern, but they also shared a love for this unborn baby, but was that going to be enough?

"I can't order you to do anything. I can just advise you...this is your decision, okay?" She gave them a reassuring look.

But they felt uneasy.

This was a difficult situation, and even though it seemed wrong, it felt right to them.