[for Ellie]

[onceaqueen]

Susan was anxious about her test results, and it was both easy and hard for her to wait until the afternoon to go and see the doctor at the other clinic. Easy, because if she didn't go then she wouldn't have to hear whatever news the doctor might give her, and hard because as much as she hoped it wasn't true, she knew, deep down, what that answer

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[the_support]

The day had been fairly quiet so far, which wasn't too new when it came to the clinic in general. She'd been using the time to get some notes together on things she'd need to bring up in the next Council meeting. She put that aside pretty quickly when she realized someone was at the door.

"Come on in," she replied with a smile, standing up to face the woman. "What can I do for you?"

[onceaqueen]

"Hi," she said hesitantly. "I'm Susan Snow... I came in yesterday for a test, a--a pregnancy test, and I was just..." She took a deep breath. "I wanted to get the results."

Actually, she didn't want the results. It would have been very nice to go on as she had before without any idea of what was going on. But now that she'd done it, she had to get the answer or she'd go mad wondering.

[the_support]

Ellie could see the hesitation, though she didn't comment on it. She couldn't quite tell if it was the good sort or bad sort, and that alone made her see it probably wasn't best to ask questions.

"Sure. Have a seat, I'll go get them," she said, motioning toward one of the empty ones as she went over to where the files were. She knew the woman had been familiar to her, and she realized why only then - she'd been around the other clinic a lot, with the man who came in with the broken leg. "Snow, you said, right?"

[onceaqueen]

Susan nodded. "Yes, Susan Snow," she answered, and sat down in one of the chairs near the desk. She prayed she wouldn't get sick right here in the doctor's office. It was not as though her nerves were helping the situation at all.