Don't Forget About Me Chapter 2

Hey everyone, I'm back, so here is chapter 2 of DFAM!! ENJOY!!

Sick

ASHLEY POV

We had arrived back home from Greece last week, and part of me thinks I brought a bug with me. I was always sweating, eating at odd hours, and so tired I slept almost all day.

On one particular day, while going to my mom's house with Shane, he had to pull the car over, where not only was I sick, but had thrown up blood.

So now, here I am in a doctor's office with Shane by my side. I was a nervous wreck. Something was not right with my body, and I wanted to know. Shane was increasingly worried as well. While we were waiting, I ran to the washroom to throw up again.

"Baby, are you sure you're okay?" Shane asked me. Personally, if I was okay, we wouldn't be here.

"No Shane, I'm not okay. My stomach gets huge cramps whenever I throw up, and I also puke up blood. Something is wrong!" I said as my voice cracked. His arms wrapped around my shoulders and he kissed my hair.

"I'm so sorry Ash. All I can do is try to stay strong for you, and even that is back-firing on me" he said as my head lay in the crook of his neck.

"Ashley Gray" the nurse called a minute later. I grabbed Shane's hand and squeezed it tightly.

"The doctor will be right with you" she said, before walking out and closing the door.

About 10 minutes later, Dr. Kramer walked in.

"Hello Ashley, how are you?" he asked, trying to lighten the dark mood.

"Uh, okay. I've been feeling very off though" I told him, as he turned to face me.

"Okay, can you list your symptoms please" he asked. I reached for Shane's hand again, and he gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"Well, I've been vomiting, sleeping more, sweating, and eating at odd hours, I can't exactly pull in more than 4 hours of sleep, I feel nervous all the time, I get hand tremors, and I have been losing weight. I've also been puking up blood, and a lot of it" I told him.

"Ashley, could you stand up please? I'd like to get your height and weight in. I want to see how much weight you've lost. Are you eating healthy?" he asked. This time, Shane spoke.

"Yes, she is. She eats light meals throughout the day, which is about 6 per day. She hasn't gained any weight back" he said to the doctor.

"I see, well your weight has gone down 12 lbs, which I am concerned about, so I'm going to do a blood test, because it could be an ectopic pregnancy, or something else" he said, grabbing a needle. I immediately grabbed Shane's hand.

"Okay, I should be back in around 5-10 minutes" he said, and walked out the door.

SHANE POV

"I'm scared" Ashley told me. What was sticking in my mind was that she could be pregnant, only the fetus would be growing in her fallopian tube.

"I know baby, I'm scared for you" I told her, as the doctor walked back in. His face was grim, and I could tell it was bad news.

"Ashley, Shane, I'm afraid I have no easy way to say this. Ashley, you have hyperthyroidism, and telling from the blood samples, it was caused by an inflammation of your thyroid gland, which later progressed to gland dysfunction. I also noticed a chemical imbalance of your hormones. Were you on Birth Control? " he said, as I fought to hold back the tears.

"Uhm, yes. I have a history of chronic depression. Why?" she asked, rubbing her arms.

"Well my dear, depression is also playing a role in the cause of this" he told her, as she looked shocked.

"Will I . . . die from this?" she asked. One thing I loved about her was that she always showed her emotions, and never feared what other people would think.

"No, there is no need to worry that far. This is treatable, but we need to do a radioactive iodine method, to check if the cells are cancerous, since your thyroid does not need to be removed. However, in your case, surgery will be needed, since it states in your health records that you are allergic to Metoprolol, the medication needed to help you augment the treatment" the doctor told us.

"Will I be given some medication at least, like to help me gain back some weight, and help me sleep at night?" Ashley asked.

"Yes, of course. Oh, and before I forget to mention, you are indeed pregnant, around the 7 week range, but I don't want you taking sleeping meds with the pregnancy. Drink lots of milk, eat anything except for junk food, and I will call you when the surgery will take place, okay?" he asked. We just nodded our heads, now in shock from learning about our baby.

"Alright, now here is your medication subscription, and I will see you next month on the 11th, okay?" he asked us.

"Okay, thank-you. Oh, do you have any brochures on hyperthyroidism, by chance?" I asked him.

After telling us where to find them, we went to the Drug Mart next door, grabbed he meds, and went back home.

"So, we have good news, and we have bad news. I'm thrilled about the baby, but I'm concerned about the hyperthyroidism" she said, as we collapsed on the couch.

"I agree, but he said that there is a good chance that the surgery can remove all the thyroid cells, which can help the baby. Do you want a boy or a girl?" I asked her.

She looked to me and smiled. "A boy would be nice. To protect the girl I hope to have a few years later" she said.

"A few years? No way. If I have my way, this one will be at least 9 months old, when the next one gets conceived, sound good? 18 month range" I said, chuckling a bit.

"You're a perv, Shane. All you want is sex. Oh shit, I never asked if we could do it or not. Maybe just to be safe, we shouldn't" she said, the fear was evident in her voice.

"Okay, let's just worry about getting through the first nightmare" I said, as we fell into a somewhat uncomfortable sleep.

"Shane, she's coming, and she's not due for a month! Make the pain stop, please!" Ashley cried.

There was water like fluid running down her leg, along with blood. All I could do was run around like I had no head. I ran to the bedroom to get her hospital bag, shoes and her coat, when she scramed.

"Shane, HELP ME, PLEASE!" she cried harder. She was attempting to walk down the stairs, when it happened.

She slipped on a wet stair, falling down the staircase. "ASHLEY, NOOO!?" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I rushed down he stairs to help her.

Her pulse was so weak if I didn't rush, she probably wouldn't make it.

"Shaaannneee" she mumbled, so low I barely heard what she said. I picked her up bridal style, and carried her to the jeep. I placed her in the passenger side, buckled her up, and ran to the driver's side. After buckling up, and starting the jeep, I revved the engine, going into gear.

"Hang on baby, I love you, we'll be there soon!" I said, as tears were starting to fall.

I didn't care how many traffic laws I was breaking. Ashley could be gone, along with the baby, and I wasn't risking losing my wife and child.

"I love you too, Shane" she said barely above a mumble.

Sure enough, a cop pulled me over.

"Good afternoon, sir" he said politely to me. I didn't even smile. I was afraid of losing my wife.

"Officer, please let me talk. My wife just went into early labor, and she's not due for another 5 weeks. She was going down the staircase and fell, and she was bleeding, really bad. I don't want to lose her, we've been through everything together, and I almost lost her once…I prefer not o lose her again" I finished.

"Son, I'll get your wife, you get her bags, and hop in my car. I have a reason to speed, you don't" he said, as we arrived there 5 minutes later.

"Nurse, you get this pregnant woman and her husband to the ER immediately, the woman fell down a flight of stairs, and went into labor 5 weeks early" the officer said.

Right away, everyone jumped into action. The cop asked for my keys, so his partner could drive the jeep over to the hospital.

After what seemed like hours, the doctor came out, his coat drenched in Ashley's blood. His face showed a certain emotion, but I couldn't pin point it.

"Mr. Gray, you have a beautiful baby girl. 6 lbs 2 oz, light brown hair, and hazel eyes" he told me. I smiled slightly, before realizing he never said anything about Ashley.

"Doctor, where is my wife?" I asked my voice low.

"I'm sorry Mr. Gray, we had to operate to pull the baby out. Your wife was gone before we even opened her up. We did everything we could for her. I am so sorry" he said, and turned to walk away.

I walked over to the nursery, and grabbed my daughter, who was an identical twin to her mother.

"Hi baby girl, I'm your daddy" I said, as tears clouded my vision. I had lost my wife, but gained a half of her, through our daughter.

"Hey there, Rose Ashley Gray" I smiled.

A/N: So, do you like?? I hope you do, the name Rose Ashley Gray just popped into my head, and I think the name will be used again in later chapters!! Read and Review, plz!!

Next Chapter: 2 months later, and Ashley is about to stat her surgery. How does it go??