Pairing: Olivia/Melinda
"Pink Ribbons"
Olivia was in the living room with Kiara, her eight year old daughter with Melinda. They were playing Wheel of Fortune on the Wii Nintendo. Melinda walks in the house without saying a word to them and goes straight into the kitchen. She places her keys and purse on the kitchen table and gets a Pepsi out the refrigerator.
"Someone must have had a bad day at work" Kiara says.
Olivia gets up from the couch and goes into the kitchen. "Hey" she softly says. She could tell something was upsetting Melinda. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," Melinda replied. Her eyes were filled with tears, she tried holding them back but when she looked over at her eight year old daughter, tears trailed down her cheek.
Olivia walks over to Melinda. "You're not okay. You're crying" she says, as she wipes away Melinda's tears with her hand. "Tell me what's wrong."
"I went in for a mammogram today" Melinda started out and then broke into tears again. "They found a lump, Liv. They found a lump in my breast." Without giving Olivia the opportunity to respond, Melinda runs upstairs.
"Mel, wait" Olivia yells, as she chase after Melinda.
"What's wrong with mom?" Kiara says, as she sees Olivia running after her.
Olivia enters the bedroom where Melinda is lying in the middle of the bed. She slowly moves toward the bed and sits down. "Mel, honey… baby, tell me what the doctor said."
Melinda slowly sits up. Olivia brushes the curls back out of Melinda's face. "I went in for a mammogram today and they found a lump."
"We had our annual mammogram six months ago, was there a reason you made another appointment?"
"Last week while I was in the shower I felt a lump. I didn't think it was anything serious but I wanted to be sure. So, I schedule an appointment with Doctor Connor."
Olivia gets in the middle of the bed where Melinda was sitting. She puts her arms around Melinda and holds her wife tightly. "Don't worry, you're going to be alright" she tells Melinda. Truth is Olivia is frightened. As she held Melinda is her arms, tears filled Olivia eyes. Just the thought of living her life without Melinda was heartbreaking.
"I have a biopsy the day after tomorrow. Will you come with me?" Melinda asked.
"Of course I will" Olivia says, as she clears her throat. "I'm not going to leave your side."
