Hidden Pregnancy

Ivy puts some noodles on two plates and sets them in front of the twins before getting plates of chicken and mashed potatoes ready for her and Jackson, "Jackson Avery! Get your butt down here for dinner!"

Christopher laughs, "Yeah daddy! Dinner!"

As Jackson joins them in the dining room, Alexus giggles, "Daddy!"

"Yes, I'm here," he kisses the top of the twins heads before giving Ivy a kiss and sitting down to eat.

"I swear, you take longer to get ready than I do. Who are you submitting for the grant?" Ivy asks, sitting down.

"I don't know yet. They are all pretty good choices, who are you submitting?" He questions, picking up some food that Christopher spilled.

She thinks, "Probably Wilson or Edwards. I mean, Blake has so much more she needs to learn before that grant. Edwards is already at the top of her game and that grant would push her over and Wilson just needs to be in a place where her personal life isn't getting in the way of her professional."

Jackson laughs, "Of course you've thought this all out."

"Duh. Now, eat your chicken or it'll go cold."

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Looking through her tablet, Ivy says, "So, you are 14. Um...are your parents here? Who brought you?"

"I took the bus. Is this gonna take long? I have to get back for my history test," the young girl tells her.

"Well, it just kind of sounds like a cold."

She coughs, "I-I know, but it's just-m-my stomach just hurts when I cough...or sneeze...or move sometimes."

Ivy nods, "Okay. Let's take a look. Can you lean back? Can you lift up your shirt for me?"

Unzipping her hoodie, the girl tells Ivy, "Also, I-I'm pregnant."

"Okay, you buried the lead there. Un, page O.B.," Ivy says to the nurse.

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Ivy asks, "How long have you been feeling pain?"

"Since, like, six am," she tells her.

"Whos your doctor?"

"You?"

Stopping, Ivy questions, "Have you been getting any prenatal care at all?"

Sinking into the bed, she spots someone and immediately moves to cover her stomach, "Oh, my God! That's my mom. What is she doing here? You called her?!"

Ivy shakes her head, "No. No, I didn't, but-"

"She can't know. She doesn't know I'm pregnant. You can't tell her. Please!" Jenny pleads.

"I won't. I promise I won't," Ivy pulls the curtain shut, "Jenny, um, I can help you talk to your mom."

She argues, "No, you can't. She'll freak."

Ivy reasons, "You're six months pregnant. She's gonna find out soon. Why not tell her so that she can help you?"

Jenny explains, "Because this is not what we do. That's what she says any time I forget to do the dishes or get a B. This is not what we do, Jenny. I'm not supposed to even have a boyfriend, so this would-" She coughs, "Ow."

The curtain opens, "Dr. Shepherd-Avery, this is..."

"Jennifer. What are you doing here?" Her mom asks.

"Did you track my phone again?" Jenny accuses.

Her mom nods, "Yes, I tracked your phone again."

"Mom, that is so invasive."

"I paid for the phone. I get to know where it is. Same goes for you," her mother argues.

Jenny shakes her head, "Its the middle of the school day! Why are you even tracking me right now?"

Ivy winces, that's not the correct route to go. Her mother shares that ideal, "Well, you're not in school, are you? This is not what we do, Jenny."

Arizona comes up, "Hi. Jenny? I'm Dr. Robbins. Um, I hear that you're having a little-"

"A little abdominal pain. Um, and Dr. Robbins is an abdominal doctors, so, we're gonna take Jenny up to C.T. to get a closer look, and we'll let you know as soon as we get the results, all right?" Ivy interrupts.

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Arizona sighs, "Her mother really doesn't know?"

Ivy shakes her head, "Nope."

"Thats gotta be a lot of work, hiding it for this long," Arizona comments.

"Yeah, keeping anything to do with pregnancy under wraps is hard," Ivy is pissed at Arizona for April.

Warren comes into the room, "Aren't we sort of obligated to tell the mother she's pregnant? I mean, if the kids in danger..."

Arizona shakes her head, "Legally we're obligated not to, unless the patient gives us permission."

"If it were my kid, I'd want us to break that law," Warren chuckles.

"Oh, Warren, what do you see here?" Arizona asks.

He looks over the scan, "Blood in the lesser sac. Is that an aneurysm?"

Ivy nods, "Yup. Splenic artery aneurysm. What are the risks?"

Warren lists them, "If it bursts, it could cause an instant massive hemorrhage. The patient and the baby both could bleed to death. Now can we tell the mother?"

"No," Arizona says as Ivy says, "Yes."

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"A bubble in my artery? Did I hurt the baby?" Jenny asks.

Ivy shakes her head, "No, no. It's so big that even a sneeze could have made it bleed."

Arizona adds, "Yeah, and the good news is that the bleeding has stopped, but the splenic aneurysm could burst at any moment."

Warren catches Arizonas look, "Yeah, which would be very dangerous for you and for your baby."

"Oh, God. OH, god."

"Jenny, listen, I can fix this. I can operate and make sure that is doesn't bleed," Ivy reassures her.