#dr saperstein

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Parks and Recreation | 6.02 • London, Part 2

[ceruleanoctober]

A/A Fictober: 7. No Worries, You Still Have Time (FanFiction: Parks and Recreation)

April had never really known how to take Dr Saperstein. He seemed like a nice enough guy, and as a doctor he behaved professionally. But she had a hard time wrapping her head around the fact he was Jean Ralphio and Mona Lisa's father. How did someone who seemed so normal end up with two of the weirdest, most obnoxious, most spoilt brats?

Of course it wasn't always accurate to judge people by how they acted in public. She knew that all too well. Because she acted like an uninterested bitch most of the time, and that absolutely was not her true self. But it was the self she chose to present to the world, because it protected her from being too easily hurt. Maybe Dr Saperstein put up a false front so people would feel bad for him when they saw how his children behaved.

Maybe she was thinking too much about it, but what else was she supposed to think about while she was sitting on the exam table waiting for him to come in and talk to her? She was alone, because Andy was in London, and she hadn't asked anyone to come with her. She wanted to do this alone, because no matter what the answer was, she wasn't ready to share it with anyone.

Either she was pregnant or she wasn't. If she was, no one should know before Andy. It wasn't his fault he couldn't be here with her. And if she wasn't, well, she didn't want anyone showering her with pity or platitudes. If she wasn't pregnant, she wouldn't tell anyone she'd thought she might be, and that was that. And if she was, well.

She kind of hoped she was. She wasn't sure she wanted to have kids. The process of being pregnant and giving birth scared her a little bit. Especially since she was so small and Andy was so big, and he'd been a big baby too, and if she had a big baby it would hurt. A lot. But he wanted kids. He wanted a lot of kids, and she wanted to give them to him. Someday.

Not yet. Except it would be kind of nice to have his child now. Even though he'd be home long before it was born. There was a strange sort of comfort in thinking maybe she was already carrying his baby, that a child was with her now while he wasn't.

She couldn't have it both ways, though, and there wasn't really anything she could do to tip the scales in one direction over the other. Either she was pregnant, or she wasn't.

Her eyes flickered over to the door when Dr Saperstein came in. He tapped the file he held, which she assumed was her test results. She drew a breath. "Just tell me, please."

He shook his head. "You're not pregnant."

She let her breath out with a slight tremble. She was both relieved and disappointed at the same time. "You're sure?"

He nodded. "The blood test is rarely ever wrong. But don't worry, you're young. You've got time."

April wrapped her arms around herself. Why did she suddenly feel so empty? She didn't even want to be pregnant. Not really. Not yet. Maybe not ever.

"Do you have any other questions?"

She shook her head. What more was there to say? Andy didn't deserve her. He deserved someone who wanted to have his children.

"All right. Go ahead and get dressed, and meet me at the front desk." He headed out of the room. She watched him go before sliding off the table and shedding the exam gown. She kind of wished she'd asked someone to come with her after all. She hadn't expected to feel so alone when the answer was no.

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[soft-boi-howell]

so we just gonna ignore the fact that steve harrington is confirmed the father of jean-ralphio and mona lisa or ?????? also that parks and rec takes place in the stranger things universe???

[fantasticparksandwheretofindthem]

Credence: I have done nothing wrong. Ever. In my life. Graves: I know this and I love you. 

(Parks and Recreation; season 6, episode 2: London, Part 2) 

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[shufflertrouble]

Henry Winkler’s Dr Saperstein

[reelwitches]

Happy birthday in memory of Ralph Bellamy.