Full Summary: Photographer Clarke and CEO Lexa Woods have been married for over a year now and are ready to start a family. After many failed attempts Clarke finally get a positive pregnancy test. A call to Lexa to tell her the goods news is all she's needs to send her wife soaring into the clouds. An ecstatic Lexa tries to hurry home to celebrate with her wive only to fall victim to a horrible accident that causes her to possibly loose all memory of Clark ever being in her life, forever. Clarke struggles to help Lexa remember their relationship, their love, and is almost ready to lose all hope, until a little miracle is born.
Two little pink lines.
Clarke had waited for this moment for months.
Her heart bounced with joy as she stared at the positive pregnancy test in her hands. A little after a year of marrying her one true love, Lexa, they had finally decided it was time to start growing their little family. And, now it was finally happening. A joyous squeal came from Clarke's lips as she grabbed ahold of her phone sitting on the bathroom counter and quickly dialed Lexa's number. Clarke tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for Lexa to answer the phone.
"Hey, babe. I'm on my way home now. I'm about twenty minutes away. I've got us some wine and I thought we'd have a nice relaxing dinner at home and-," Clarke quickly cut Lexa off before she could speak any more.
"It's positive, Lex!"
"What's positive?"
"The pregnancy test! I'm pregnant! We're going to be mothers!" Clarke squealed happily into the phone.
Clarke could hear the loud gasp that left Lexa's lips,"Are you serious right now, Clarke?"
"Dead serious! We're going to have a baby!"
"Holy shit, babe! Oh my god,Clarke, I can't even process this right now! I guess we'll have to find something other than wine to celebrate with!"
"I'm sure we can think of something, Lexa," Clarke whispered huskily into the phone.
"God don't speak with that voice, Clarke. You know what it does to me."
"Yes, I do. Now get home so I can cuddle you with this little one sitting in my belly."
Clarke softly caressed her flat abdomen as she smiled down at it lovingly,"Okay, okay. I'm almost there. About another fifteen minutes."
"Okay, I'll see you at home. Be safe."
"I will. I love you, Clarke. We're going to have a baby!" Lexa shouted out into the phone.
"I love you, too, Lexa. And we are! It's finally happening!"
"Bye, babe. I'll be home soon."
"Bye, Lex."
Clarke sat the phone back onto the bathroom counter before glancing up and staring at herself in the mirror. She turned to the side and slowly lifted her shirt up and gazed through the mirror at her stomach. Visions of her stomach swollen with her and Lexa's unborn child swam through her mind. Lexa placing a soothing kiss where their baby just kicked her stomach.
Warmth spread through Clarke's chest as she imagined Lexa's hands ghosting over the flesh where their unborn rested. The thought of being able to raise a child with the woman she loved had tears springing up in her eyes which she quickly wiped away.
"Stupid pregnancy hormones. They're already bad," Clarke mumbled quietly to herself.
With one last loving gaze to her stomach Clarke marched out of the bathroom and towards the kitchen to prepare dinner. The smile on Clarke's face widened greatly as she walked down the long hallway of their home. Dozens of framed pictures lined the cream colored walls of the hallway and every time Clarke walked through she couldn't help but smile.
Photography had always been a passion of Clarke's. Being able to permanently capture any living memory was Clarke's dream ever since she picked up her first camera. Not long after capturing her first image Clarke had set her mind into going to college for photography. Now, here she was, three years after graduating, owning one of the most popular family photography studios in the city. She loved capturing special moments for the many different clients she met on day-to-day bases, but they were nothing compared to the images of her and Lexa.
Pictures from their wedding, Lexa at the summer fair, both of them sitting happily as they stared out into the Pacific ocean. The list was endless. Ever since she first stared dating Lexa she could never get enough of the brunette's beautiful smile. Every tiny smile, smirk, and giggle that formed over Lexa's lips made Clarke's finger itch to hit the shutter button. And so far she had managed to capture about a million of them.
Figuring she had stared at the pictures long enough Clarke continued her journey down the hallway before walking through the threshold of the kitchen. Clarke's bare feet padded over to the fridge and open it to rifle through it's contents as she thought about what to make for dinner. Deciding on the quick option of spaghetti Clarke gabbed the pack of ground meat before shutting the fridge and raiding that kitchen cabinets for the rest of the necessary ingredients.
Clarke was busy stirring a pot of spaghetti sauce when she heard someone knocking on her front door. Furrowing her eyebrows in confusion Clarke quickly turned the heat on the stove down before making her way out the kitchen and towards her front door. Figuring that it was Lexa, who more times than not forgot her key, Clarke didn't hesitate to swing the door open with a smirk.
"Did you really forget your key aga—," Clarke halted in her words as two police officers stood before her.
"Sorry to bother you ma'am, but do you know a Lexa Woods?"
Clarke felt the goosebumps form along her arms as the officer spoke,"She's my wife. Why? What happened to Lexa?"
"Your wife has been in an accident. I think it would be best if you came down to the hospital with us."
All feeling left Clarke's legs and the only thing that saved her from hitting the ground was one of the officers quick reflex as he caught her. He slowly lowered her to the ground as a sob escaped her throat. Clarke placed a hand over her mouth to try and stifle the racking sobs as she gripped tightly onto the front of the man's uniform. This couldn't be happening. She had just spoken to Lexa. Heard her shout out in merriment at her news. And now she was probably laying in a hospital bed, unconscious…or worse.
Clarke took in a stuttering breath as the officer asked her if she was okay,"I'm fine for now, just please take me to my wife."
Both officers nodded before helping Clarke to her feet and allowing her to run inside to grab a few things and a pair of shoes before leading her out the door and over to their patrol car. Clarke watched mindlessly out the window as their suburban neighborhood quickly gave way to the bustling city as they drove towards the hospital. Before long the car pulled to a stop in front of the ER entrance and Clarke vaguely register one of the officers opening her door and holding a hand out to help her step out the car.
The officers lead her to the front desk of the ER and it took everything in Clarke's being not to break down as everything suddenly flew into reality. She was actually here. Lexa was somewhere in this hospital laying in a bed and waiting for her. Clarke's hands began to shake and she grabbed ahold of the desk in order to steady herself as she looked at the receptionist.
"I need to see Lexa Woods please."
"Are you immediate family?" The woman asked after she had pulled up Lexa's file.
"I'm her wife, Clarke Woods." The woman nodded before picking up the phone next to the computer and dialing a number.
"Just a moment," she said as she lifted the phone to her ear.
Clarke waited impatiently as the young woman spoke to someone about her arrival before giving a few words of understanding and hanging up the phone. The woman looked at Clarke with solemn eyes before standing and gesturing towards a long hallway while she stepped around the desk.
"If you would follow me this way. The doctor would like to speak with you in a family consult room."
Clarke thanked the two officers gratefully before following the receptionist through the hospital. They rounded a short corner before they stopped at a lone wooden door with a placard next to the door with 'Family Consult' in white lettering on the front. Clarke's heart sank as the woman opened the door and allowed Clarke to walk in first and take a seat on one of the many chairs that were in the room.
"The doctor will be in shortly. Is there anything I can get you? Water, tea, coffee?"
Clarke shook her head,"No, thank you. I'm okay right now."
The woman nodded before making her way out of the room and closing the door behind her. As the door clicked shut Clarke could no longer contain the sobs that ached to escape her chest. Tears flowed down her cheeks as she took in gasping breaths to try and calm her racing heart. Clarke quickly swiped a few tissues from a box laying on the table next to her chair and began to wipe away the tear streaks.
As she finally got her breathing under control and dabbed her eyes a few more times a soft knock came from the door causing her to straighten up and glance at the door. A middle aged man with short cropped black hair passed through the door before shutting it quietly behind him and greeting Clarke with a warm hand shake.
"Hi, Mrs. Woods. I'm Dr. Williams. I was the doctor on duty when your wife was brought in."
Clarke released his hand as he took a seat next to her,"It's nice to meet you. How is Lexa? Is she okay? What happened?"
"She's stable for now. She was driving down the highway when a drunk driver swerved into her lane and hit her head on. Lexa has a fractured arm as well a few broken ribs. She's also got a severe concussion but we won't know the extent of damage until she wakes up, but other than that she's fine. She's quite lucky."
"What do you mean by 'extent of damage'?"
The doctor pursed his lips for a moment before locking eyes with Clarke's,"With head injuries there comes many obstacles, but the one we are most concerned with right now is memory loss."
"Memory loss? How bad can it get?" Clarke felt her heart race increase.
"She could just forget anything that happened today…or she could forget everything. It's tough to tell in these situations."
Clarke's mind raced as she processed the doctor's words. No. Lexa couldn't forget her. They've been together since freshman year of high school. They were married. They had a child on the way. She couldn't forget. Not now.
"No. No, she can't forget me. She can't forget us. She can't forget the baby!" Clarke sobbed out hysterically.
Dr. Williams cautiously put a hand on Clarke's shoulder in an attempt to calm her down,"Nothing is certain until she wakes up, Mrs. Woods. She could forget a few things or she could still remember everything. But no matter the outcome we will do everything we can to help your wife."
"Okay, I just…I can't lose her. I need her know more than ever," Clarke whispered quietly as she rested her head in her hand while the other traveled down to her stomach where she little one rested.
"You're pregnant, Mrs. Woods?"
Clarke nodded sadly before sitting up and brushing a few stray tears from her eyes,"Yes. I actually just found out today. I called Lexa and told her. She was on her way home from work when I called. Everything was perfect and then…this happens."
A bout of fresh tears broke from Clarke's eyes as Dr. Williams patted her shoulder,"Okay, with everything that's going on and the stress that you're being put under I suggest we get you an ultrasound to check on the little one and get you some food. How does that sound?"
"I want to see Lexa first, if I can."
"Sure. She's still unconscious at the moment but you can see her. You can follow me."
Dr. Williams gripped Clarke's arm gently as he helped her to her feet below letting go and walking over to the door and opening it for her to walk through. Once they were both out of the room the middle aged doctor began ushering Clarke down a series of hallway's before they came to a set of double doors. Above the doors, in blue lettering read 'Trauma Center'. Clarke stared at the words for a moment before continuing to follow Dr. Williams down another hallway.
As they passed a few rooms Clarke kept getting glimpses of patients laying in hospital beds hooked up to dozens of different machines while their loved ones sat next to them holding their hand, desperately waiting for them to awaken. Clarke's heart squeezed painfully as she realized she was about to be doing the same thing. Holding Lexa's hand as she waited for those emerald eyes that held so much life to open up and stare at her once again.
Dr. Williams suddenly stopped in front of a closed door before turning to face Clarke,"This is your wife's room. I'll give you a few moments alone, but I'll stay right out here if you need me."
Clarke nodded her head thankfully before slowly grasping the door handle and pushing her way inside. The sight before her almost made her knees buckle and caused fresh tears to stream down her cheeks. Walking over to the bed Clarke's eyes ran over the motionless body of her wife. Lexa laid in the bed, pale as a ghost, with different wires and tubes coming out from what seemed like her entire body. White gauze was wrapped around her head with a patch of blood beginning to seep through right above her left temple.
Clarke grabbed ahold of Lexa's hand and gently ran her other hand along Lexa's pale cheek,"Oh, Lexa. I need you to wake up. We need you to wake up."
Clarke placed Lexa's limp hand against her belly and held it there as she stared down at her.
"You can't forget us. I won't let you. You'll get better and we'll raise this baby together. He or she will be so loved and you'll be an amazing mother."
Clarke paused momentarily as if waiting for her to respond. When nothing happened she continued to speak.
"I know you, Lex. You're a fighter. So stubborn. You won't let something like this keep you down, I know it. Just, come back to me. To us."
Clarke leaned down and placed a feather soft kiss to Lexa's lips and lingered there for a moment before pulling away. As she moved a stray hair behind Lexa's ear a soft knocking had her turning around to see Dr. Williams standing in the door way with a tray of food.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I'd figure you'd rather eat in here than the cafeteria. I had a nurse bring this down."
Clarke quickly composed herself before walking over and taking the tray from the man,"Thank you. I really appreciate it."
"No problem. You've got more than just yourself to feed now, Mrs. Woods. Remember that," That was all the man said before taking his leave.
Clarke set the tray down on the table in the corner of the room before sitting down in the chair next to it and taking a look over the food. She didn't particularly care for hospital food but Dr. Williams was right. She had more than just herself to worry about now. Clarke picked up the fork sitting next to the plate and began to eat, all the while watching Lexa and listening to the steady beep of the heart monitor.
About thirty minutes had passed before another knock at the door signaled someone about to enter the room. Clarke looked up from her place by Lexa's bedside to see Dr. Williams along with a female nurse with dirty blonde hair. Both gave her a small smile before walking a little further into the room.
"Mrs. Woods, this is Niylah. She'll be conducting the ultrasound for you. Is now a good time or do you still need a few more mintues?"
Clarke looked back down at Lexa for a moment before glancing back up between the two and shaking her head,"No, now's a good time. It's nice to meet you Niylah."
Niylah extended her hand for Clarke to shake before giving her another warm smile,"Likewise, Mrs. Woods."
"Okay, I'll escort you both to the ultrasound room so we can check on your baby and get you back to your wife," Dr. Williams said as he held the door open for both of them to walk through.
Clarke followed them down a few hallways and through the ER until the sight of one of the police officers who had driven her here caught her attention. He stood in front of one of the many rooms in the hallway and when Clarke glanced inside the open door she could see a man with shaggy brown hair swaying slightly as he sat on the edge of the bed. What caught Clarke's attention the most was the hand cuffs that kept him chained to the bed like a criminal.
Fury suddenly blossomed in Clarke's chest as she realized just who this man possibly was. The way he swayed in his seat. The odor of cheap beer that all but spill out of the room. This man was the one that almost took Lexa from her. That almost took everything from her. Before Clarke could stop herself she was barreling towards the man with tear clouded eyes.
"You did this to her?! You almost killed my wife because you were too stupid to call yourself a cab and instead decided to drive drunk?!"
By time the first sentence left Clarke's mouth the officer and Dr. Williams were trying to hold her back as she struggled against them. The man just stared at her with shocked eyes as he sat on the bed.
"You almost deprived an unborn child of it's mother! What the hell were thinking?! I could have lost her! She may not even remember me, us, because of your stupid mistake!"
Clarke felt all the fight begin to drain out of her as she dropped helplessly into Dr. Williams hold and clung to his scrub shirt. Agonizing sobs racked through Clarke's body as she finally let loose the pent-up emotions that she had held in since getting the news of Lexa's accident. She could feel Dr. Williams hands Ran along her back as he tried to calm her down which only seems to make her cries louder.
"I can't do this. I need her with me."
That's all Clarke could say as she sat on the floor clutching onto Dr. Williams chest. The tears didn't seem to stop, and they only flowed harder as she opened her eyes to see the man still sitting in the same potion, no emotion in his eyes as he stared her down. The painful squeezing in Clark's chest tightened as a new round of tears spilled over her ocean blue eyes.
This man, who didn't deserve to be called one in the first place, didn't even seem fazed that he had almost killed someone. Almost killed someone's mother. Someone's wife. And the only thought that floated through Clarke's mind in that moment was that she wasn't going to let this man ruin the best thing that ever happened to her. She was going to fix this. Make it better. She wasn't going to allow Lexa to forget her. Not if she had anything to say about it.
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