It was the middle of the night and Maura found herself sitting in the bathroom once again as she had been so often lately. She sighed as she got up slowly to wash her face. It seemed that the morning sickness was much worse this time than it had been with her first pregnancy. Then to top it all off her husband Christian had just up and left her a month ago. No explanation, all he said was "I can't do this anymore. You will just have to figure something out on your own." and with that he was gone. It seemed lately everything was beginning to take a toll on Maura. She was beyond exhausted. Finally making her way back to bed she was just climbing in and under the covers when she heard Charity start crying. She had been running a slight fever when she went to sleep earlier so the first thing Maura did was check her temperature when she went into the nursery. When she noticed that it had only gone up she didn't give it a second thought. She just got Charity dressed then threw on a jacket over her pajamas. Then grabbing her purse she hurried out to her car. Rushing as much as she could while still being sure to drive safe she took her daughter to the hospital. Maura tried to calm Charity some as she went into the emergency room. She sighed when she seen Dr. Robbins standing by the sign in desk. It was a bit of a relief seeing someone she knew. Arizona had turned around as Maura walked up. "She's got a hundred and three temperature." Maura blurted out not even giving Arizona a chance to talk or the nurse that was behind the desk. Arizona nodded acknowledging what Maura told her. "Let's go over here and we will figure out whats going on." She said reassuring Maura as they went into one of the rooms. "Nothing I have tried is working." Maura rambled on a bit as she explained in great detail everything she had tried to get Charity's fever down. "Charity is going to be just fine." Arizona told Maura once she finished her checkup. "Its you I'm worried about." She said looking at her best friend that she had hardly seen in the past month. Maura shook her head slightly. "I will be fine." Arizona sighed. "I've known you since we were eight years old. I can tell when you're overwhelmed and that you are run down." Maura glanced at Charity who was laying down in the hospital crib and then placed a hand on her stomach absently. "Will you at least get a checkup since you are here?" Arizona asked not wanting to pressure Maura. The last thing she wanted to do was make things worse and possibly end up arguing. It had been awhile since the last time the two friends had argued and that's exactly how Arizona intended to keep it. "Yes, I can do that." Arizona smiled softly. "Ill be right back." Maura nodded as she walked over to where her daughter was laying. She stood there watching her until Arizona returned with another doctor. "Maura this is Dr. Riley and this is Dr. Maura Isles." Maura extended her hand to Elizabeth and shook her hand as Arizona introduced them. Elizabeth smiled before she spoke. "If you will follow me Dr. Isles I will show you to another room for your checkup." Maura hesitated for a moment not sure about leaving Charity. Arizona patted Maura's shoulder gently. "Go ahead, I will be with Charity the whole time." Maura nodded. "Thank you." Then followed Dr. Riley out of the room. Arizona turned around from checking on Charity as Elizabeth walked back into the room. "Dr. Isles asked if you could move her daughter into her room." Arizona nodded. "That can be arranged. Thank you." As Elizabeth headed out Arizona took care of what she needed to before moving Charity to Maura's room. Then walking over to stand next to the bed that Maura was laying on. "Hey." Arizona spoke softly as she looked over Maura's chart. "Isotonic dehydration." Maura replied before Arizona had even finished going over her chart. Arizona looked back to Maura as she sat the chart back down. "You're pregnant?" She asked though it wasn't really meant as a question. Maura nodded. "Eight weeks." Arizona moved the chair that was in the room closer to the bed, taking a seat. "Where is Christian?" Arizona asked after they had both been quiet for awhile. She could tell by the way Maura was behaving that she didn't really want to offer up too much at the moment. Maura glanced over for a couple of seconds. "Can we talk about this later?" She asked as she closed her eyes, trying not to let her emotions get to her. "Sure, you should try to get some rest." Maura nodded slightly and drifted off to sleep as all that had gone on in the past few months ran through her mind.
