A sign that her baby was gone.

When she felt the coldness of the goo on the probe, she closed her eyes tightly as Dr. Richards said, “So what happened? Did it happen out of the blue? Was it after sex?”

“Yeah, we had sex. She went to the bathroom and then found she was bleeding.”

“Okay,” he said and then he moved the probe in deeper, causing her eyes to close tighter. It didn’t hurt, but it sure as hell didn’t tickle. As he moved it again, he paused and then tapped her knee. “Kacey, I want you to look at this.”

Kacey didn’t move at first, but Jordie was there, moving her hair out of her face, wiping her tears as he said, “Baby, look.”

He moved out of her way and she rolled her head to the side to look at the screen. She had seen ultrasounds before and knew that on the screen was her baby. But when she saw the little flashing spot, she choked on a sob as Dr. Richards hit a button and the sound of a heartbeat filled the room.

Looking to Dr. Richards, she asked, tears gushing down her face, “My baby?”

He nodded. “Yup, it’s fine. Strong heartbeat.”

Kacey let out a sob as Jordie cupped her head, kissing the top. “Oh my God,” she cried as Jordie held her close.

“Now, let me see what is going on here,” the doctor said as he moved the probe around some more, but all she could do was stare into Jordie’s eyes.

“Told you,” he said triumphantly.

She grinned up at him, exhaling hard as the weight of the world rolled off her shoulders. As she wrapped her arms around his neck, he pressed his lips to her forehead while they waited for the doctor to find out what was making her bleed. It didn’t take long though until he hollered out.

“Aha,” he said and then lifted his head from between her legs. “Cervical polyps are the cause of your bleeding, and it looks like one of them is infected.”

“Will the baby be okay?” she asked, a little frantic.

“Is she going to be okay?” Jordie asked at the same time and the doctor nodded.

“Yes, to both of those questions. We’ll run a course of antibiotics and then schedule to have them removed once you’ve had the baby,” he said before standing and tapping her knees. “You, my friend, are going to be fine now that we know what is going on. If it happens again, wait for cramping before you rush in, okay? But I think this little bit is a fighter, and we’ll be welcoming him or her at full-term.”

Kacey shook as she nodded, her heart still pounding in her chest. “Okay.”

“And take it easy, no hanging from the chandelier sex, okay?” he said with a grin and Jordie snapped his fingers.

“Shit, that was the only kind of sex I liked. Now, what will we do? Missionary?” he teased and that had them both laughing, except for Kacey. She was still trying to recover from losing her shit.

“Take it easy, okay?” Dr. Richards asked and she nodded.

“No problem.”

“If it starts to happen a lot, then we’ll reevaluate. But let’s hope it doesn’t.”

“Yeah, for sure.”

“Okay, good. You’ll go back home, okay? Get some rest. Great game tonight, Jordie,” the doctor said before sending them a wave and leaving the room. Sitting up, Kacey let out a long breath and then looked at Jordie. He was smiling, but his shoulders were still taut, his eyes still wild with worry.

“Well, that was intense,” she said and he nodded.

“Yeah, scared me shitless. Are you okay?”

She nodded, taking his hand in hers before kissing the back of it. “I am. Thank you. You were really there for me.”

His lips quirked up as he came to her, kissing her knuckles. “That’s my job.”

“You were really great though, thank you. That would have been much worse if I didn’t have you,” she admitted as she laid her head against his chest and his fingers threaded through her hair.

“I learned from the best, you know,” he whispered, kissing her forehead. “You’re always there for me, Kacey. I couldn’t even begin to pay you back for what you do for me.”

Her eyes closed as she hugged him tighter. They had such a great system, such a strong love, and she really felt that nothing could come near them. They had been through some shitty shit, and Lord knew it wasn’t anywhere near over. She had months of pregnancy left, Jordie still had to get to his one year. And amidst all that, they had to keep their love strong, and Jordie had to bring home the Cup. But they’d take it one day at a time.

And each day she’d fall more in love with him.

Holding his gaze, she cupped his face as her heart exploded with love for him. “Well, good thing we have each other then.”

Ten months ago, when she found herself in the ER in Colorado for a miscarriage, she never thought in her entire life that she’d be saying those words ever again.

But she was.

And she couldn’t be any happier.

“Now, come on, let’s get home,” he suggested, helping her sit up even though she didn’t need him to. “I’ll stop and get you a Snickers and we’ll watch that movie of yours.”

She grinned. “You want to watch Notting Hill?”

He shrugged. “I will if you want to. I guess it’s growing on me. I like it when the chick begs for the guy back. I’m taking notes, you know,” he said with a wink and she laughed.

“You don’t need them,” she promised and he laughed.