Chapter 2: The follow up
A few days passed and Brittany's stomach began to turn and become upset as it was the day before the follow up exam. The last few days at home had been restless for her as she constantly thought back to the events of the exam and her dream she had that night. Abraham had noticed a nervous attitude about his wife also while he was home with her. He noticed she was always distant in her thoughts, and had not been talking to him about it no matter how hard he tried to get her to talk. He started to be concerned about what had happened at the exam and if something wrong had happened to his wife to cause her to close up and shut down. He had set his mind in fully confronting the office staff about what had happened apart from his wife so he could get to the bottom of why she had been acting this way.
Abraham had made a call to Dr. Keenworthy's office the day before her exam asking to speak to her before Brittany was to be examined. Dr. Lucy had no problems with that and said to Abraham that she had some things to talk to him about as well. He hung up the phone confused and concerned about the upcoming appointment. Finishing his work as quickly as possible, Abraham drove home just to be with his wife. Even though she had been acting odd lately, he wanted to be there to comfort her and on the off chance she did want to talk, he would be available for her.
The evening went the same as it had the last three. It was quiet, long, and terribly grueling for them both. Brittany had made their dinner but didn't put much effort and creativeness into it. It was frozen pizza and a tossed salad. He shook his head and ate in silence as he had recently. Nervously awaiting his wife to come and open her heart to him. He wanted so badly to be there for her, but she couldn't find words to talk to him. Abraham asked Brittany if she wanted to join him in their bathroom for a long bath and he would rub her back and neck for her. She agreed after a few minutes of thinking on the matter. Brittany knew she had been distant and wanted to show her husband how much he meant to her. She also knew that she would eventually have to tell him what had happened at her doctor's office soon enough. Tonight she thought. Tonight would be the night she told him so that he could be there for her tomorrow at Dr. Keenworthy's office. She sat at the table across from him still playing with her food, thinking about how odd it was that the doctor would be there at her office on a Saturday. She had not known her to be open on a Saturday in the entire five years she had been going to this office. Her heart raced as panic set in thinking that it could be something very bad. Brittany shook her head quickly to try to get her mind off the matter and in doing so, Abraham paid attention to her body language and came over to her and held her.
The night's bath went well and Brittany disclosed to Abraham that at her next exam she had passed out and doesn't remember her exam. She was scared that she has something wrong with her female anatomy because both the doctor or nurse talked to her about things and she was getting nervous that she had some sort of cancer. Abraham had reassured her that he didn't think it was cancer or her female parts that her doctor was worried about. He told her that when the doctor called him on his phone at work, she seemed more concerned about her heart and the dehydration over everything else. "Dr. Keenworthy asked me to make sure you rested, and got plenty of fluids. She never said anything about how your pelvic exam went. She wanted to make sure you didn't end up in the hospital. I told her I would get you some Gatorade and make sure you drank it." Brittany was thankful for her caring and loving husband. They took a sensual bath together and went to bed for the next morning's early follow up appointment.
Waking up on time and getting another quick shower in, Brittany's anxieties came to an all time high as Abraham drove them both over to Dr. Lucy's office. Upon entering the office there was no one at the desk, no other patients in the lobby, and no other cars in the parking lot. Brittany's nerves made it so her hands started shaking. Clasping them together, she stood at the window waiting to see someone to let them know she was here for her follow up. Eventually Rhonda came up to the window and said that she was glad to see them. "Dr. Keenworthy wants to speak to your husband for a few minutes before the appointment, and if that is alright, I will sit out here with you to keep you company."
"Uh, okay I guess. I will go sit down and he can go speak to her. Do you know what it's about?" Brittany asked starting to shake again and feeling even more concerned as her mind started racing even faster than it had previously.
"No sweetie, I don't know what she wants to tell him, but it will be okay. No need to worry here. How are you feeling today?" Rhonda replied as she came around and opened the door to escort Abraham back to the doctor's office.
"I'm uh.... Okay I guess. Still not feeling great but better than the last time I saw you. Mostly I am just scared and nervous about what is going to happen today." Brittany said as she started to show her anxious tendencies by looking down and fidgeting with her hand. She walked to a chair and sat down waiting for her appointment to start.
Just a minute or so had passed and Rhonda came back through the open door and sat next to Brittany. Trying to get her to relax and feel safe, Rhonda spoke to her about small stuff like weather, her job, hobbies, and pretty much anything to get her to talk. Brittany was so scared and nervous that she barely spoke. She said a word or two at a time to Rhonda, hoping she didn't notice how much her anxieties really got to her at this time. Her efforts were futile and as hard as she tried to resemble that she had no anxieties her body betrayed her. The skin around her cheeks had started to flush and her hands were getting sweaty. What everyone had no idea about was that Brittany was beginning to feel turned on at the idea of them all together in one room behind a locked door and no one around to interfere. Her mind switched from the unnerving thoughts of the coldness to the exam and she started to focus on the intimate parts where she had previously been exposed on the table and so vulnerable just a few days ago. To Brittany though, it seemed like only yesterday. Her mind kept her so preoccupied she forgot where she was. Entranced in her own thoughts of erotic scenes playing in her mind she had not noticed that the nurse had left her to report to Dr. Lucy.
Meanwhile, in the doctor's office, Dr. Lucy and Abraham were having a much needed conversation about the nervous Brittany sitting out in the lobby. "Mr. Wundlind, how is your wife doing? Has she had a good few days?"
"Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. You see, she hasn't been herself since she came home from her last appointment here at your office. I had hoped that you could fill me in on what happened and maybe why she is doing and acting the way she is. She is beside herself. Hardly speaks to me anymore, and has been only sexually aroused in the middle of the night which is unusual for her."
"Brittany fasted for us for her lab work. Certain labs require the patient to not have any food or drink in their system for over twelve hours. Because I had not previously seen your wife for more than a few sinus infections and a strained muscle, I had not had any blood work or physical exam to go by for her. I ordered her to have a complete physical and blood work just like I would for any new patient that I see here in this office. She didn't tolerate the fasting so well, but that is to be expected at times. She had a cardiac arrhythmia that caused her to pass out on us here in the office exam room. Because we are equipped for this, I got her labs at that time, gave her an IV for rehydration, and did an EKG on her while she was here. All were attributed to dehydration and stress. Nothing I am going to be overly concerned with, but I do want to monitor this and her for a while, regularly to make sure it is nothing out of the ordinary. I will want to do a few more tests and will want to see her every week for an EKG. Abraham, have you ever noticed if your wife has any sexual tendencies? Anything out of the ordinary with your wife that you have seen?"
"No. I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. Our sex life is normal. Nothing exciting. We were each other's firsts. I normally take control and am on top but no, I would say nothing exciting. Why do you ask? Is she okay? I know that I cannot father any biological children, but we just figured it was me that was the problem. Does this explain why she has been so preoccupied and distant toward me?" Abraham replied sitting straight in his chair leaning in towards the doctor as he spoke.