Bruce Let Go Of Her Hand And Took A Seat, Running His Hands Through His Hair And Taking Deep Breaths.

Bruce let go of her hand and took a seat, running his hands through his hair and taking deep breaths. "I'm sorry. I'm just..." Bruce laughed. "I'm starting to get all..." He waved his hands, then looked up at Andie. "My heart rate's going up."

Four months. That was how long it had been since she'd last seen Bruce and it was driving her crazy. Two months prior she had gone to see Hank, thinking she had caught the stomach flu that had been going around. It turned out that that wasn't the case. She was pregnant. She honestly hadn't known what to do, Bruce had already left for a calmer place and she didn't have a reliable way to reach him. Finally, two months later, she was able to get a text through. [text] I need to talk to you asap.

Bruce frowned down at his phone. The woman talking frantically next to him quieted, and he stood. He assured the woman, in Bengali, that all was okay, and he would be right back. He left the woman and his patient and ducked outside, tapping out a reply.

[text] Okay, what’s up? Unless you’d prefer I called?

Bruce reached up with his free hand and rubbed at his face. "Thank you. You don't know how much that means to me." Bruce smiled tearfully. "That's a beautiful name. But you don't... It doesn't have to be my last name. If you..." Bruce looked over at her. "I don't know."

Four months. That was how long it had been since she'd last seen Bruce and it was driving her crazy. Two months prior she had gone to see Hank, thinking she had caught the stomach flu that had been going around. It turned out that that wasn't the case. She was pregnant. She honestly hadn't known what to do, Bruce had already left for a calmer place and she didn't have a reliable way to reach him. Finally, two months later, she was able to get a text through. [text] I need to talk to you asap.

Bruce frowned down at his phone. The woman talking frantically next to him quieted, and he stood. He assured the woman, in Bengali, that all was okay, and he would be right back. He left the woman and his patient and ducked outside, tapping out a reply.

[text] Okay, what’s up? Unless you’d prefer I called?

Bruce reached out and rolled Andie's sleeve down for her, pressing a kiss to the inside of her wrist before he let her take her hand back.

"And you're sure, there's nothing in her blood work?" Bruce asked again, for clarification. He paused, thinking quickly in his worry. "Can I take a look at the blood tests you've done?"

Four months. That was how long it had been since she'd last seen Bruce and it was driving her crazy. Two months prior she had gone to see Hank, thinking she had caught the stomach flu that had been going around. It turned out that that wasn't the case. She was pregnant. She honestly hadn't known what to do, Bruce had already left for a calmer place and she didn't have a reliable way to reach him. Finally, two months later, she was able to get a text through. [text] I need to talk to you asap.

Bruce frowned down at his phone. The woman talking frantically next to him quieted, and he stood. He assured the woman, in Bengali, that all was okay, and he would be right back. He left the woman and his patient and ducked outside, tapping out a reply.

[text] Okay, what’s up? Unless you’d prefer I called?

Bruce laughed awkwardly. "Uhm, that's a bit beyond me. It's probably more a two-of-you-thing." Bruce looked over Charles' shoulder rather than meet his eyes. "Whatever you want to do."

"Thank you," Bruce said sincerely. "It means... the world to me that you would say that." Bruce stood up from the chair, pressed a kiss to her forehead, and reached down to take her hand. "What were you saying about lunch, then?"

Four months. That was how long it had been since she'd last seen Bruce and it was driving her crazy. Two months prior she had gone to see Hank, thinking she had caught the stomach flu that had been going around. It turned out that that wasn't the case. She was pregnant. She honestly hadn't known what to do, Bruce had already left for a calmer place and she didn't have a reliable way to reach him. Finally, two months later, she was able to get a text through. [text] I need to talk to you asap.

Bruce frowned down at his phone. The woman talking frantically next to him quieted, and he stood. He assured the woman, in Bengali, that all was okay, and he would be right back. He left the woman and his patient and ducked outside, tapping out a reply.

[text] Okay, what’s up? Unless you’d prefer I called?