Whatever It Takes
Premise: This story takes place in April 2010. Marty was pushed down the stairs and suffers a head injury. She wakes up and believes that it is November of 2008. How far will Todd and John go to make sure that Marty and the baby survive?
Todd stared out the window as he drank his Whiskey. It left a bitter taste in his mouth, but if it helped him forget the horrible argument that he had with Marty then it would be worth it.
"Todd, you need to tell me everything that happened between you and Marty tonight," Tea Delgado demanded as she entered his office.
"I don't want to talk about Marty Saybrooke. Just leave me the hell alone."
"We have to talk about her. Marty fell down a flight of stairs after your fight."
"Is it serious?" Todd asked as he looked up at Tea.
"Yes, she suffered a major head trauma that they had to rush her into surgery for. She's in very critical condition," Tea explained.
"How did she fall down the stairs? She's not really the clumsy type," Todd stated after a few minutes of silence. He felt sick to his stomach as the self hatred and guilt washed over him. He could hear the awful things that he had said to her echoing throughout the room.
"That's the thing Todd. John suspects that it wasn't an accident. He thinks that somebody pushed her down the stairs. I need to know as your lawyer, did you hurt Marty after your argument?" Tea asked.
"How could you even ask me that?" Todd asked.
"I know how upset you were. I saw you...remember? You were furious with Marty."
"Yes, I was angry that Cole is cheating on Starr and I took it out on Marty, but that doesn't mean that I would push a pregnant woman down the stairs. How could you believe that I would be capable of something like that?"
"I know your temper Todd and you told me that you would be better off if Marty was dead."
"That doesn't mean that I pushed her and right now the only one that I want to hurt is you. Get the hell out of my office," Todd shouted.
"Please don't push me away...I just want to help you."
"I said get out," Todd stated coldly as he glared at her.
"Fine," Tea shouted as she stormed out of his office.
Todd took one last swig of Whiskey and then headed out of his office. He needed to go to the hospital and see Marty. He needed to make sure that she survived so that he could make amends to her.
XOXOXO
"John, is there any word on Marty or the baby?" Natalie asked as she brought him a cup of coffee.
"Not yet...I can't lose them Natalie," John whispered as his voice broke with the overwhelming emotion that he was feeling.
"I know John," Natalie said as she wrapped her arms around him.
"How's the baby and Marty?" John asked as Doctor Kyle Lewis walked into the waiting room.
"Marty made it through the surgery, but the next 24 hours will be extremely critical. With a brain injury, like Marty's, it's impossible to tell how much damage has been done."
"And the baby?" John asked .
"The ultrasound doesn't show any adverse affects. The baby seems to be unharmed from the fall; however Marty's blood pressure continues to be high and the pregnancy is high risk. If Marty's blood pressure goes up any higher their is a chance that she will have a stroke, or heart attack as well as a miscarriage. We have her on medication to try and lower her blood pressure," Doctor Kyle Lewis explained.
XOXOXO
Todd crept into Marty's ICU room and sat by her side.
"I'm so sorry Marty. I didn't mean the things that I said. I was just angry and you were there...there's no excuse. I was an ass. Please fight to come back to me. I can't imagine my life without you in it," Todd whispered as a tear slid down his cheek.
"Todd," Marty gasped as she opened her eyes and looked around the room.
"Get out! Don't let him kill me," Marty pleaded as she saw John entering her room with the doctor.
