It's the end the day and Nikki is still hard at work. She is still trying to fix the mess she returned to after her vacation to Aspen. Supposedly her backup fell ill just after she left and very little got done. So she's been working some Saturdays trying to put everything back in order. Luckily her new assistant was happy to get some overtime and has worked a few Saturday, too.
"Ms. Nikki, I'm leaving now, and a Mrs. Burke is holding on line 1." (Teresa)
"Thank you, Teresa. Thanks for coming in today. Enjoy the rest of your weekend." (Nikki)
"You're welcome. I will see you on Monday." (Teresa)
"Hello. This is Nikki."
"Hey, girl. I'm sorry to disturb you at the office, but Nate is out of town for the weekend, and I can't seem to reach anyone else." (Kendra)
"No problem. Are you okay?" (Nikki)
"I'm not sure. I've been nauseous, which I know is normal for pregnant woman, but I just started having some stomach cramps." (Kendra)
"That doesn't sound good." (Nikki)
"Do you think I'm just being paranoid? I don't want to be one of those pregnant women that gets alarmed at every little thing." (Kendra)
"Better safe than sorry. I think you should call your doctor right away. I'm leaving the office right now, so I can be at your place in about 15 mins. Try to stay calm. Call me on my cell after you speak to the doctor's office." (Nikki)
"Ok thanks."
Kendra hangs up from Nikki and dials the doctor's office. She is connected with the weekend on-call doctor.
In the meantime, Nikki gathers her purse and heads out the door. She arrives at Kendra and Nate's place in record time. There she finds Kendra dressed and waiting. The doctor instructed her to come in to the office to make sure everything was okay.
Nikki and Kendra wait for the doctor to arrive.
"Any word from Nate, yet?" (Nikki)
"Yes, he called after receiving one of my frantic messages. Poor guy. I'm not sure who was worse, me or him: And he's a doctor, so you would think he would be a lot calmer." (Kendra)
"It's different when it's your own loved ones going through something." (Nikki)
"I guess you are right. He insisted on coming back from his conference, but I told him to wait until after I spoke to the doctor." (Kendra)
"Dr. Shepphard, what are you doing here? I was expecting the weekend doctor to see me." (Kendra)
"Well, I left instructions that I wanted to be called if anything happened to certain patients. You were on that list, my dear." (doc)
"You are just a work-a-holic. Your poor family. Hey, I'm a doctor's wife, I know what that's like." (Kendra)
"If you want, I will leave right now and rejoin my family." (doc)
"Oh no. I am glad you're here." (Kendra)
"So tell me again, what you are experiencing." (doc)
Kendra goes through her symptoms again.
"Any spotting?" (doc)
"A little, but not much." (Kendra)
"Okay, well we are going to check to make sure the baby is doing okay. Let me set up the monitor for the ultrasound."
Dr. Sheppard completes the ultrasound, leaves the room for a bit, and returns to discuss his findings with Kendra.
"Ok. It looks like the baby is fine, but we want to proceed with caution. So I am putting you on bedrest until your next doctor appointment which I would like to be Thursday of next week. How does that sound?" (Doc)
"That sounds wonderful. I will do whatever you say if it's going to help me deliver a healthy baby." (Kendra)
"I will do what I can to make sure that happens. Tell that husband of yours he needs to take good care of you or else he will answer to me." (doc, jokingly)
"Ok. And you need to go find your family and spend the rest of the weekend with them." (Kendra)
"Aye, aye, madam.
Epilogue
Nikki takes Kendra home and decides to stay the night with her. Darius is out of town on business, so it will be a wonderful girls night out. Girls night out is interrupted around 10:30pm when Nate arrives home after driving the 3 1/2 hours from the doctor conference in Philadelphia.
In case anyone is wondering, the bed that Kendra is sitting on, if from the MyScene Hair Salon and Spa set. It is the massage bed that comes with a soaking tub. You will see it again when Max gives some of the lovely ladies in Morristown one of his special massages. (Not that special!)
I love this post. I love Nikki's office and outfit. She looks like a woman in charge. Thank you Vanessa for the kind words regarding my latest blog update. It was a labour of love.
ReplyDeleteYour stories are getting more and more engrossing. Now we'll all be on tenterhooks waiting to see Kendra deliver safely.
ReplyDeletelimbe dolls - Something else for us to have to worry about. I miss the days when my dolls had uneventful lives. LOL!
DeleteDuke of Swann - Nikki is a manager at another hotel in town. Her hotel hosted the Daddy/Daughter Dance that Danielle put together last year. She is a great business woman.
ReplyDeleteHopefully everything will go smoothly with Kendra and the baby. Looks like the doctor should still have time to get back to his family and enjoy their company for a while though. Love both Nikki's office and the doctor's.
ReplyDeleteAlura - The doc's wife, Debbie, will be happy to see him if he can make it back. You know how it is getting sidetracked when you are trying to leave.
DeleteOh... I hope everything will be fine! I really love your setups, Nikki's office is great, and the doctor's office looks a little TOO familiar!!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHeather - Thanks! I hope the baby will be okay. I feel you on the doctor's office being too familiar. I hope everything is working out for you, too.
DeleteCool setting. I love the doctor's office cabinets and sink. Are they from the Sears Kenmore Kitchen set? Excellent re-use here.
ReplyDeleteLove Nikki's office with its carpeted floor.
Crossing my fingers for luck for the baby.
D7ana - Yes, those cabinets are from the Kenmore set. Reuse helps me keep my storage issues in check. I hope the poor thing doesn't have to be on bedrest the whole time. That would be a drag.
DeleteI agree with Heather! You get the most use out of your pieces of anyone I know except maybe Marta! You guys are the queens of reusing pieces in new ways. The Kenmore kitchen has paid for itself! I am going to have to find a body for my Top Model Nikki! Great Story!
ReplyDeleteMs. Leo - Thanks. My Nikki has a DG body. She had a basketball body before that, but she need to wear some of the cute shoes I have. Eventually I will replace some of my highly reused items with new handmade pieces, but for now it allows me to do things quick without running into additional storage issue.
DeleteNikki is so stylish!! I love her bag!! Freeman first, now Doctor Sheppard...
ReplyDeleteDo you have a contract with the Actors Studio?
Sergio - Thanks. Nikki is still one of my faves. Dr. Sheppard has been here for years. I gave him a haircut before the wedding to make hie look a little more like the actor. I have a couple more actor's on the list. Who knows if I will every buy them.
DeleteI'm glad Kendra's baby is okay! How sweet of Nate to drive so much to be with Kendra. The doc looks hunky to me! Another doll on my list. :)
ReplyDeleteVerona - Me, too. Nate knows how important this baby is to Kendra and their family. When you get your Derrick Sheppard doll, I suggest a haircut. Right out of the box he just had too much hair for me.
DeleteHope things work out for Kendra and the baby and soooooooooo praying she’s not on bed rest the entire pregnancy.
ReplyDeleteRoville - I will let her know you are thinking about her and the baby. Sounds like you know a little something about bed rest.
DeleteMy doll is also having a Baby She Found out Today. ( on Her Birthday) She was Happy. To hear it. (Even though She was feeling Sick)
DeleteKrystal - Tell your doll I said congrats! Hopefully she won't be sick the whole pregnancy.
Delete"Poor guy. I'm not sure who was worse, me or him" LOL!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dolls! Wonderful dioramas!
Lady LoLo - Thanks and thanks for stopping by. Do you mean who was worse in terms of work-a-holic?
DeleteAwwww....my husband is such a wonderful doctor. I'm glad he has Kendra on his list as she's such a special friend. But just so you know....I have Freeman Taylor on my list. ; )
ReplyDeleteDebbie - I only hope Freeman is on your doll acquiring list, not your 'checking out the reception guests" list, because your husband just may come back to the reception. Goodness knows I can't handle anymore drama!
DeleteVery nice story, dioramas, dolls, everything! Lol! I hope Kendra is okay and does exactly what the doctor ordered. Nikki (my fav of Mattel dolls) has a very nice office. I love the silver and burgundy chairs. And ditto to those who said you have many great uses for your pieces...that is awesome to do so.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Girl - Thanks. Every time I pull Nikki out, I fall in love all over again. You must be busy over there. We haven't seen a new post in a while.
DeleteWell I love Nikk's office and her purse. She is a good friend. She's growing on me. I like her in the scene's without Darius.
ReplyDeleteLIKE I SAID IN THE LAST COMMENT, DON"T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE. If you don't leave Nikki alone. Shouldn't you be giving Darius the business? He's the one who picked Nikki over Halle.
DeleteLOL! You know you gotta hate on the woman especially if she's pretty. If Darius was ugly then Halle could be like, "You can have him."
DeleteOh Kendra I hope she feels better glad Nikki was there!
ReplyDeleteEbony - I hope she can make it through this pregnancy. You know they were trying for about a year now. That's a real year. Not even an abbreviated doll year.
DeleteThat my scene spa bed worked perfectly for that scene. I really like having stuff that can work in lots of scenes great story.
ReplyDeletemustiwait - Thanks. I already have too much stuff here. If I didn't reuse stuff, I would have an even bigger storage problem.
DeleteI laughed like crazy at, "... special massages. (Not that special!)" Hehehe!
ReplyDeleteSuch great sets in each scene.
Muff - I figured someone might be thinking Max was one of "those" masseurs. I didn't want any extra dollies popping into his place.
DeleteVanessa teressa is from the morales family right
ReplyDeleteElijah
Elijah - This doll is not part of any family. She is just one of the many Teresa doll molds I have. No plans to do anything else with her except pop up as a secretary occasionally.
DeleteI hope that Kendra and baby will be okay. :( Loved Nikki and her office and all of her stuff.
ReplyDeleteRoxanne - So far so good on the baby. We will all keep our fingers crossed.
DeleteHello from Spain: Poor Kendra. I hope that pregnancy will feel better. I love you Teresa. Her hair is beautiful. She has a bag wonderful. I love the table, chair, globe, Nikki plant. I congratulate you because Nikki looks like a great executive. Dr. Sheppard!! ... How appropriate. Congratulations. Very good. Wow, wow ... I love him. On television in Spain are issuing a series of Dr. Sheppard . Keep in touch
ReplyDeleteMarta - I've had that Teresa for a long time. Glad to give her a small role in the stories. I may make up a new family with my Teresa dolls. I have so many that are not being used. I love Dr. Sheppard on Grey's Anatomy. So I wanted to keep him as a doctor in my stories. His wife Debbie is one lucky gal. Now if I can get him not to be such a work-a-holic, she would be a lot happier.
DeleteBoth dios are just perfect, love the details you added to give them the magic of real life. Hope everything's will be fine with Kendra's baby!
ReplyDeleteRossetti - Thanks. I love seeing my professional ladies at work. Of course, I like seeing them at play, too.
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