She felt the doctor move the wand across her stomach a few more times. “Well,” Dr. Bowen began. Mackenzie turned her head back to the screen, her smile still present. “It looks like you’ve got a baby girl.” As soon as the words hit her ears, Kenzie’s hand flew to her mouth and her eyes shot up to Ryan’s. She laughed happily, “Oh my gosh.”

Bending down, he softly kissed Mackenzie's forehead. "I love you." He gently whispered while tucking a fall hair strand behind her ear.

A few minutes later, Dr. Bowen asked Mackenzie to lay back and raise her shirt up for an ultrasound. She grabbed Ryan’s hand and this time it was her with the death grip. “This is probably gonna be cold.” She said as she squirted the gel onto Mackenzie’s stomach, causing Kenzie to flinch slightly. As soon as she heard the baby’s heartbeat, tears sprung to her eyes. She looked up at Ryan and caught him wiping his eyes, she gave him a smile and squeezed his hand. The doctor smiled at the scene before her and asked,  “You guys want to know the sex of the baby?”

As soon as Dr. Bowen walked through the doorway, Ryan shuffled closer to Mackenzie's side. As if it was synchronized, as soon as Mackenzie lifted her shirt, her hand reacquainted with his causing his gaze to drift from her stomach to his hand. The grip on his hand mimicked his grip earlier, causing Ryan to smirk. As soon as Dr. Bowen's curious voice echo through the room, his eyes darted from his hand to her face. Nervously, he glanced down to Mackenzie who was happily nodding her head yes. "Damn right, we do." He said proudly, joy evident in his voice. He gently squeeze Mackenzie's hand twice, showing his excitement as he looked down at her with a grin from ear to ear.

“Mackenzie Summers?” a woman a few years older than Kenzie steps out into the waiting room and looks around. Mackenzie stands up slowly, dragging Ryan along with her and gives the nurse a smile, “Hi.” she says. They follow the nurse to an examination room where she tells Mackenzie to have a seat on the examination table. From there, the nurse does the normal checkup routine before the doctor comes in. “Dr. Bowen will be right with you.” the nurse gives a small smile and exists the room. As soon as she’s gone, Kenzie turns and looks up at Ryan, “You gonna loosen up that death grip on my hand anytime soon? You’re more nervous than I am.”

"Thank you." He called out as the nurse left, his eyes still set on the doorway the nurse walked out of. He felt a tug on his hand that was tightly gripped around Mackenzie's. "What?" He asked startled, "sorry.  I don't really what's goin' on. I think women have a higher sense of ease here." Ryan swiftly released his grip on Mackenzie's hand, causing himself to start twiddling his thumbs. "This is it." He bluntly stated, becoming more anxious than ever. "You still pullin' for a girl? Cause I am."

You know I’m not kiddin’.

You know I'm just kiddin'.