A/N: Okay I'm so sorry for the short delay in updates. I usually try to update at least every other day but I was out of town this weekend and my internet was all unexpectedly spazzy. :P Buuut…I'm trying to get two chapters up today :)
"She's crashing!"
Ducky watched in horror as Jenny's eyes shot open and she let out a choking cough, retching up blood, her body convulsing in spasms, before he heard the dreaded sound of her flat lining as she started turning grey.
Her doctor shined a light into his patient's unresponsive eyes, before he made the deduction, "She's not responding. We need to intubate her."
One of the other nurses sent a quick sympathetic look in Ducky's direction before closing the shade. He stood outside her room for minutes that turned into hours until the weight on his knees was too much to bear and he was forced to retreat to the waiting room. He sank into one of the chairs, covering his eyes with his hands. What would he tell the team if she didn't make it through this? Abby? The father? Oh God! The father. He had his suspicions as to the paternity of the children but, only suspicions. What if he told the wrong man? He sat in debate with himself for another hour until her doctor entered the room, glancing across the room with searching eyes and Ducky rose to greet the younger doctor.
Seeing the cautious look on his face, he feared the worst. "Doctor is she…?"
The doctor sighed, "Dr. Mallard I think this conversation is better suited in a more private setting. Join me in my office? We could grab some coffe on the way."
"Yes alright," Ducky responded, wringing his hands growing more and more concerned.
After purchasing their respective coffees each man took a seat, Jenny's doctor behind his desk, Ducky in front of it. Ducky waited with baited breath while Dr. Gelfand tried to decide the best way to deliver the news. When he finally spoke it was with hesitation, "We've diagnosed Director Shepard with eclampsia, which I'm sure you already know, is a life threatening pregnancy complication.
Ducky ran a tired hand down his face with a heavy sigh knowing exactly how serious of a diagnosis that was.
Dr. Gelfand continued, deciding to give him all of the news at once, "It explains the high blood pressure, the seizures, and excessive bleeding. With today's technology, usually it doesn't get past preeclampsia, even in severe cases. We can keep it under control with medication or in those other more severe cases, an emergency delivery. In Jenny's case however, seeing as she was unaware of the pregnancy, she never received prenatal care and it wasn't caught before it developed into the full blown eclampsia. We managed to stop the bleeding and get her blood pressure down. We also have her on magnesium sulfate for the seizures."
"But?" Ducky prompted, sensing that he was still holding something back.
Dr. Gelfand looked into his coffee before responding, "But she's in a coma."
"A coma? Good lord. For how long?"
"It's hard to tell. Each patient is different. They all have different reasons, as I'm sure you know. We think all the stress on her body what with the birth and the surgery and…well it was just too much for her body to handle. We're hoping that she'll wake up in a day or two but it's honestly hard to tell. We've decided to keep her in the ICU overnight just as a precaution. You can see her if you like. She'll be in room 316."
"Ah yes. Thank you." Ducky said, standing, looking altogether shell shocked.
"I'm sorry you had to go through this tonight Dr. Mallard," he said, resting a hand on the older man's shoulder, partly because he looked as if he could topple over any second, "If it's any consolation, I can confidently say that I think she'll make a full recovery."
Ducky just nodded and turned to leave before spinning suddenly, "Dr. Gelfand the children?"
"The twins are fine. Maybe a few days early and slightly underweight, but that comes with the eclampsia. But…otherwise just fine. All three of them are going to be alright doctor. You can see the twins as well , but I suggest you go home and have a nice stiff drink first. You look like you could use it."
Ducky gave a weak chuckle and nodded, "Yes, yes I think I will. Thank you again doctor. I'll be back tomorrow morning but please call me if anything changes. And please, call me Ducky."
"Absolutely. Get some sleep Dr.-Ducky"
The next morning, Ducky walked into Jenny's room to see a nurse checking her vitals. Noting his presence in the room, she turned to face him with a small smile. "Good morning Doctor Mallard. How are you?"
"Oh I'm doing just fine. How is she?"
"Nothing's changed but she hasn't gotten any worse either so that's good."
"I suppose you're right. Thank you," he said, pulling a chair up to her bed and grabbed Jenny's hand. "Jennifer you need to wake up. For your children. I saw them last night. They're beautiful. A boy and a girl, one of each. Your daughter looks just like you except for the eyes. She's got gorgeous, bright blue eyes." He shot forward in his seat, swearing he saw her crack a smile, a flicker of hope in his eyes. When when she gave no response he eased back with a look of disappointment and sorrow.
Hours later, the only light being the moonlight filtering in through the opening in the half drawn curtains, Ducky had nodded off in his chair. He had tossed and turned in a fitful sleep the previous night, Jenny on his mind the entire time, and he was exhausted. He was suddenly yanked out of his sleep, though he had no idea why. His bleary eyes darted around the room, making a quick assessement of his surroundings before landing on Jenny and he realized what had woken him. She squinted her eyes open with a groan trying to swallow around the tube down her throat, gagging instead.
A couple of nurses and her doctor entered the room, quickly checking her stats before removing the tube. It was one of the nurses who spoke first, "Welcome back. How do you feel?"
Jenny blinked, her eyes flitting from place to place in an irregular pattern before speaking in a terrified, raspy voice, "I can't see."
A/N: I know more drama( I do love drama though) but I promise it'll get happier in the next chapter, just read...and review :) I've also got a great beta now, 1kiko, so hopefully my stories will be a little better.