Page 93 of My Little Doe
I only knew it was good from reading about blood pressure in those books, but it had been a while, so I couldn’t quite remember what the ranges were.
“When you arrived here almost six weeks ago, your blood pressure was eighties over fifties… and your pulse was racing,” she said.
“Oh.. I don’t know what that means,” I said.
“It means you were going into shock… you were in really bad shape, Zalayuh,” she said.
“I remember feeling like I was dying,” I said.
“You kind of were… but you’re doing wonderful now,” she said. “How have your emotions been?”
“I think really well, actually. Lucy really has helped when I felt down. Having the pendant also really helps me,” I said.
“Did Dr. Arthur bring up birth control?” she asked.
I averted my eyes from her. God, this was such an uncomfortable conversation.
“Yeah… a little… with Quinnlyn in the room,” I said.
“I’m sure that was awkward for both of you.”
“Most certainly.”
“Well, now he’s not here…”
“I don’t plan to… ya know… have sex,” I said.
“Yeah… we usually don’t, but somehow you got yourself in this mess because of no birth control,” she said.
“True…”
“Even if you’re not planning to right now, things change, and if you’re doing something like the pill, it could take seven days to be effective,” she said.
“How does it work?” I asked.
“How does what work? The pill?”
“Yeah,” I said.
“Well, you take it every day, at the same time. Once you’re in the last week, you get a refill,” she said.
“I guess I can do that,” I said.
“Alright, let me grab you a bag,” she said.
“And I just carry it around?” I asked.
“Yep… well, I’m gonna gift you a little purse, that makes it a little more discreet. I also have put some feminine stuff in there for you, too,” she said.
She finished checking me over. She told me I was clear to do anything and everything. She draggedeveryout when she said it, surely hinting at sex. I took a breath in and pressed my tongue to the roof of my mouth, not wanting to blush. We walked back through the kitchen and into the living room, where Quinn and Callie were chatting.
“Oooohhhh, she gave you the birth control bag!” Callie squealed.
I instantly felt the heat rush up my neck and into my cheeks.
“Calliope Lenora Faherty!” Lina scolded her.
“Oh, Titi, it’s just us here,” she said.
