» The Meadow Legacy Chapter 1.4 - Mrs. Meadow

She said yes.

Avery couldn’t stop grinning like an idiot. He was even happier when Jamie made a proposal of her own.

“Let’s get married right now. Today. We don’t need to spend a huge amount of money on a ceremony. We don’t even have any family to invite. You can meet my friends later. I love you and I want to be married right now.”

So the two of them took a cab to city hall and signed the marriage papers. Jamie put her house on the market and they began construction on a new house on Avery’s land. Jamie had insisted on moving to his property; she loved the open space and the park across the street where Avery had popped the question.

The house was completed remarkably quickly. It was small and quite simple, but they loved it because it was theirs.

They were very happy together. Jamie took some rare time off work to get the house set up and she spent every waking moment with Avery.

The only thing that was less-than-perfect about their new lives together was Jamie’s stomach. She’d been feeling ill rather often and was also inexplicably exhausted.

“It’s probably acid reflux,” said Avery one morning, kneeling next to his wife on the bathroom floor after she’d been sick. “My dad had it. He popped a couple of pills every morning and was fine.”

“I’m a doctor Avery. I don’t need you to diagnose me,” Jamie snapped. She was tired of feeling so sick. Avery looked a bit crestfallen and Jamie’s face softened.

“I’m sorry,” she said, patting his arm. “I just hate that I’m ruining the last of our time together before we have to go back to work. It’s sweet of you to take care of me.”

He handed her a glass of water and the smile returned to his face. “I’ll forgive you if you promise to see another doctor. Being a genius doesn’t make you invincible to illness.”

Jamie scheduled an appointment for the end of the week. In the meantime, she and Avery decided to visit the park and play soccer.

They also attended a pool party with some of Jamie’s friends, who were excited to meet Avery. He charmed them all and had a great time in the pool with Jamie.

Jamie went to the doctor’s office alone the next day. Avery had offered to accompany her but she refused, saying she preferred her privacy. Truthfully, she was afraid that there was something seriously wrong with her. As a doctor she was trained to consider all possibilities, and she knew her symptoms could be the result of something severe. She wasn’t sure if Avery would be able to handle it.

After her visit with the doctor, Jamie had just as many concerns as before, though they were of a different nature. She wasn’t sure how she would break the news to Avery.

It turned out that Jamie wasn’t sick at all. She was pregnant.