As Nick and Jackie sat in a back exam room waiting for the doctor to enter Nick held her hand tightly. She was shaking like a leaf. Her mind raced about her future but more importantly the future of her children. If she died she knew Nick would do a great job raising the kids but to have to raise three small kids alone would be a lot for Nick to handle, it would be for anyone.
As the doctor walked in Jackie started to cry, she braced herself for what he was going to tell her.
Nick looked at her and just squeezed her hand tighter.
"How are you doing today Mrs. Stokes?" The doctor asked.
"I've had better days." Jackie replied.
"Well, let me help make your day fantastic. The results of your biopsy showed zero signs of cancer, the abnormality was nothing more than a lump of fatty tissue."
Grateful tears started streaming down Jackie's face.
Jackie glanced over at Nick and saw a relived smile spread across his face as tears trickled from his eyes as well.
Nick wrapped her in a hug and as they clung to each other their tears mixed with one another's.
The doctor smiled as he watched this loving scene unfold.
When Jackie finally turned her attention back to the doctor he smiled at her.
"Do you have any questions for me?" He asked the couple.
"Yes, is the fatty tissue something I should be worried about later down the line, can it turn into cancer or something serious?"
"No, it's harmless, although in rare occurrences in some women fatty tissues can start to cause some pain, but if that happens there is a very simple and easy procedure to remove it. Do you have any other questions?"
"Yes, why couldn't you tell me the good news over the phone, I was petrified."
"I know, and I'm sorry, but hospital policy says that biopsy results may not be shared over the phone. Do you have any other questions?"
"No, not right now, my mind is racing." Jackie admitted.
"I understand." The doctor said with a smile. "One more thing." He told her.
"What's that?"
"When women get a scare like this, even if the results are good news they sometimes need some counseling, we have great counselors here at the hospital and if you feel you need to talk to someone about this I will happily refer you to one."
"Thank you, but I'm fine." Jackie said with a smile as she glanced at Nick.
The doctor smiled. "It sounds like you had all the support you needed." He said as he nodded at Nick.
"I did." Jackie said with a smile.
"I'll leave you two alone for a couple minutes and then I'll come back and see if you have anymore questions for me."
He smiled and then left the room.
Jackie then turned her attention to Nick.
"The doctor was right, I did have all the support I needed and it was all because of you. Thank you for being so kind, loving, caring, understanding, sweet and supportive. Thank you for everything." She said as she looked deep into his eyes.
He smiled and then leaned over and gently kissed her forehead. He didn't say anything, he didn't need too, that sweet kiss said everything that needed to be said.
She just smiled at him again.
"What do you say you and I go out to dinner to celebrate?" He asked.
"Thanks hon, but I just want to go get the kids and go home. The past few days it's been very hard for me to even look at the kids, every time I read Jazz a story, pushed Houston's toy cars around the living room with him, or sang Johnna to sleep I couldn't help but think I might not have very many more chances to do this, I could barely get through it without crying. I just want to go home and be able to spend time with them again and not have to worry about anything, I just want to go home and be their mommy."
"Ok, I understand." He said.
The doctor came back in but since Nick nor Jackie had any questions for him the couple was left.
They went and got the kids and went home.
Jackie spent the entire night with Nick and the kids, she even let the kids stay up late. She had always enjoyed spending time with them but now she loved it even more, she had a bigger appreciation for it because she now knew just how precious that quality with her family really was and she vowed to never again take it for granted.
The End!
*I am looking for story ideas that I can create a very long multi chapter story from, if anyone has any ideas for this please send me a personal message! Thank you for reading this story, I hope you liked it!