The expplanation of the test
Kat held the test in her hands, feeling numb. She felt a wave of nausea wash over her and she pushed herself off the tub and slid in front of the toilet just in time to watch her breakfast come back up.
“Crap.” She whispered.
“Katherine? Do you need medical assistance?” Friday asked her.
“No Fri, I’m okay.” She told the AI.
She flushed the toilet and closed the lid, resting her head on her arms. A knock on the door brought her back to reality.
“Little dove, are you alright? You’ve been in there for quite some time.” Loki asked.
“Well, it’s now or never.” She mumbled, washing her mouth out before she opened the door. Loki looked her over and a concerned look fell on his face.
“Darling are you alright? You don’t look well.” He told her. Probably not the best thing to say to a pregnant lady, but she’ll give him that one. She did look like a troll. She pulled the pregnancy test from her back pocket and handed it to him. He carefully took it in his hands and looked down at it, then back up at her.
“I don’t understand, what is this?” He asked. It hadn’t occurred to her that he probably had no idea about pregnancies on earth.
“It’s a pregnancy test Loki.” She told him. He looked down at it and back up at her.
“Okay? How does it work?”
Kat sighed. “I pee on it. And if the little lines pop up, then I’m pregnant.” She told him. He nodded, then looked down at it, studying it.
“So…wait. You peed on this!” He yelped, setting it down on the counter and moving around her to wash his hands.
“Loki…” She groaned, covering her face with her hands. He turned to look at her and his face softened.
“Katherine, are you pregnant?” She nodded and felt him move closer to her, pulling her hands away. When she looked up at hm, he was smiling.
“This wonderful darling.”
“Really?” She asked. She wasn’t sure how he’d feel about it.
“Of course, I’ve always wanted a family with you.” She smiled and leaned into him, resting her head on his chest.
“How do women find out when they are pregnant on Asgard?” She asked.
“We have the soul forge. Whenever someone is feeling symptoms, we lay them in there and perform a full body scan. It also detects illnesses. They used it on Thor’s former girlfriend Jane when she had the Aether in her.
Kat nodded and closed her eyes. Maybe this would all work out. Maybe Loki didn’t have to know that she wasn’t sure who the father was. It wasn’t like it mattered. Loki was the only father the baby would ever know.
“We should get you to see the doctor. Make sure everything is okay, yeah?” She nodded and let Loki lead her down the med wing to see Dr. Cho.
Dr. Cho had her lie down on a table while she got an ultrasound machine up and running.
“How far do you think you are?” She asked. Kat really didn’t know.
“I’m not sure, I haven’t been feeling that great for a few weeks now. I noticed first when my powers started acting funny, then I started feeling sick.” Loki frowned at her.
“Why didn’t you tell me Katherine?” He asked her.
“I really thought I just had a bug or something. It wasn’t until I was throwing up and realized I hadn’t had my period that I took the test. I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay Kat.” Dr. Cho told her. “Many women don’t feel any symptoms at first, then they can hit you all at once. Some women don’t have symptoms for months. The ultrasound will give me a good idea of how far along you are.”
Kat nodded and relaxed on the table a little, looking over at Loki. He looked a little uncomfortable around all this technology, but he relaxed when she squeezed his hand. She felt Dr. Cho put some gel onto her belly, then rub the wand over it. She moved it around, trying to find the baby, and Kat gasped when she heard a heartbeat.
“Heartbeat is strong, that’s very good.” She glanced at Loki and he had tears in his eyes.
“Looking at this, it looks like you are around nine weeks along. Baby looks healthy so far, and I’d like to see you back here in a month do to another ultrasound. I’ll also need to get some bloodwork done before you leave today okay?” Kat nodded, smiling at her.
Dr. Cho printed out a picture of the ultrasound and handed it to them. She cleaned the gel from Kat’s belly and excused herself, giving them a minute. Kat sat up and stared at the picture. Nine weeks. That puts it back to the week they brought everyone back.
She had slept with Steve the night before.
She had slept with Loki just a few days later.
Loki must have read the look on her face because he took her hand in his, rubbing his thumb over her hand.
“Katherine…there’s a possibility this baby isn’t mine, isn’t there.” He said. She nodded, closing her eyes, trying to stop the tears from coming.
“I’m so sorry.” She told him. He kneeled in front of her and squeezed her hands.
“You have nothing to be sorry for darling. I was never upset that you moved on after I died.” He told her.
“I just never thought I’d be one of those girls who didn’t know who the father of their baby was.” She said, tears falling down her face now.
“Katherine, look. I think this whole thing has been a very different set of circumstances than a normal woman would encounter. Please don’t think any less of yourself just because you essentially had two lovers at the same time.”
She laughed, wiping the tears off her face. “How are you so calm about this.”
Loki smiled at her. “Because I love you Katherine.” He put his hand on her belly, looking up at her. “And I will love this baby, no matter who the father is, I want you to know that.”
She leaned down and kissed him. Everything would be okay.