Chapter Three
So here's chapter three I hope you all are liking the story, this just come to me so I ran with it.
"Mommy, MOMMY, something's wrong with Ali." Stevie yelled wakening her mother up,
Elizabeth shot out of bed "what baby what's wrong."
"I don't know mom, she puking all over her bed and she sweaty."
Allie had been complaining of a stomach ache since dinner, but seemed fine when she tucked her in to bed.
Elizabeth quickly got up, henry was away at a conference in Chicago, so it was just her and the girls.
As soon as Elizabeth stepped into the room, she knew instantly something was wrong, she looked at her little girl she looked so pale and was crying, vomit surrounding her.
"oh baby its ok come here, Stevie go to my bathroom and run some water for me baby" Elizabeth instructed her oldest, she lifted Allison form the bed and stripped her of her clothing, led her to the bathtub, as she cleaning Ali, she could tell her almost Three year was about to vomit again so she quickly reached for the trash can.
"here go baby its ok just let it out."
Something was wrong, she felt her daughter's forehead and knew the instant she did she needed to get Ali to the emergency room.
"Stevie baby can you get mommy the phone off her nightstand by my bed, please"
"yes mommy"
As soon as she had the phone she dialed Isabelle's number.
"hello" Isabelle said still half asleep wondering who on earth world calling at two thirty in the morning.
"hey sorry it's so late its Elizabeth, listen I need you to meet me at the hospital and pick up Stevie, Ali is really sick, I need to get her to the ER as soon as possible, and Henry's out of town."
"Bess honey breath, I am on my way to pick you up I will be there in ten minutes, you don't need to be driving "Isabelle told her very scared friend.
"Ok but please hurry" Elizabeth said has she hung up the phone, she took ally out of the bathtub and put her in some clothes. And instructed Stevie to get her purse, Elizabeth was still in her pajamas and no bra but she could care less, the only thing she cared about was getting her little girl to the ER, and seeing what was wrong with her.
They had been in the ER for about two hours, the ER was almost empty, so they were brought back quickly, Isabelle insisted on staying with Elizabeth, Stevie was asleep in the chair next to the exam table on Isabelle's lap. Elizabeth was holding Ali, rubbing small circles on her little girls back trying to calm her down.
The doctor ran some tests and they were now just waiting for the results, DR Parker was concerned from the way Ali was complaining and where she pointed where her stomach pain was, her fever, and her vomiting that Ali had an appendicitis, which is often very hard to diagnosis, he wanted to be sure so he sent Ali up for a CT scan, and an XRAY the abdomen and chest.
Elizabeth was with Ali every step of the way, with the tests ran, they were brought to a room to await the results, Elizabeth knew she need to call Henry.
"hey Iz I going to find a phone to call Henry, tell him what's going on, can you stay with the girls" Elizabeth said as she looked at Stevie asleep on Isabelle's lap, Ali on the Exam table.
"of Course, I called George and Juliet, they are on their way, Juliet going to stop by the house to get you a change of clothes. and you know a bra" Isabelle told her friend,
Elizabeth chuckled as she kissed the girl's forehead and walked out of the room.
After she walked up to the nurse's desk looking for a phone, an elderly nurses led her in to a room with a phone in order to give her some privacy.
Elizabeth dialed the number to the hotel, after explaining the situation to why is was calling to early, got transferred to Henry's room.
After about five rings she heard his voice and about lost it.
"hello" his raspy voice came over the phone
"baby" Elizabeth wept
Henrys eyes flipped open, Elizabeth was crying something was wrong "babe, what's wrong, are you ok are the girls ok"
"it's Ali she was vomiting she has been complaining all day that her tummy hurt, I could have done something sooner" Elizabeth let out.
Henry could barely understand what she was saying, he knew he needed to get, to his girls as soon as possible. He shot up, the phone still to his ear running around the room packing his things.
"baby, where are you know?"
Elizabeth knew she needed to stay strong for her little girl so she took a moment to get herself together before answering Henry's question.
"Fairfax hospital, they think she has an appendices and if she does she will need surgery."
The thought of his little girl being opened up and him not being there made his blood boil, and he didn't like the fact that his pregnant wife dealing with it alone.
"baby I need you to stay calm, for the baby, listen I am going to get the next flight out, I will be there as soon as I can, you give our little princess a kiss for me, let her know I will be there as soon as I can, is any one there with you?"
Elizabeth put a hand on her stomach, her little man was really moving around in there, she knew all this commotion was not good for him,
"I will, just please hurry I really need you, Isabelle's here with me helping me with Stevie, George and Juliet are on their way but… they're not you Henry" Elizabeth let out a sob, she was so grateful to have such amazing friends, but she needed her best friend, her husband right now.
"I know baby I will be there as soon as possible. and baby I love you"
"and I love you so much" Elizabeth smiled for the first time in hours.
As soon as he got off the phone with Elizabeth, Henry rushed to the airport, to his surprise there was a nonstop flight leaving for Dulles in just about a half hour, it was expensive but money was the last thing on his mind, he needed to get to his girls.
Back at the hospital Elizabeth was on the bed with Ali, converting her while Stevie was still asleep on Isabelle's lap George was standing in the corner with Juliet
"Hello Mrs. McCord." DR Parker said as he walked in
Elizabeth eyes meet the doctors,
"I just got the results for the test we ran on your daughter, it looks at thou she does have an appendicitis, she's going to need surgery and I would like to do it as soon as possible."
"I'm sorry what?" Elizabeth said stunned, they wanted to open up her baby, she knew it was a possibly, but just hearing the words was different, the only thing she could think at that moment was how much she wished Henry was there with her.
"Alison needs surgery, it is a very common procedure, I have done it many time, I could do it with my eyes shut" the doctor said, trying to ease Elizabeth but he failed.
"Are you kidding me, what kind of doctor says that, to a mother of a two-year-old your about to open up." Isabelle shouted before Elizabeth could say anything.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that, I have done this procedure many times, yes Allison is young, but I promise you she is in good hands."
Elizabeth looked down at her little girl before saying "um when do we need to do this"
"Since Alison has not eaten anything for a while I would like to do this soon, within the next hour."
Elizabeth sat there looking at the doctor nodding her head
"'Ok whatever you feel is best, but this little girl your about to cut in to is my whole world, you better be at the top are your game, or I swear to god." Elizabeth choked out before George come over and held her close.
"you have my word your daughter will be safe in my care" DR Parker looked in to Elizabeth's eyes. Giving her the reassurance she needed.
DR Parker had said that the surgery should take around on hour or so, and there would be a pediatric surgeon on the surgical team as well. It had been about forty-five minutes since Alison had gone back, forty-five long minutes, Elizabeth was in the waiting room with her friends, Stevie on her lap
"Daddy" Stevie yelled pulling away from Elizabeth running to Henry.
"Hey sweet girl" Henry wrapped his arms around Stevie, giving her a kiss on the cheek before letting her go and walking to his wife
Elizabeth practically ran in to Henry about knocking him over wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Thank god you're here" Elizabeth said through tears
"it's ok baby. how's our girl"
"she's still back there, DR Parker has someone come out to give us an update every ten minutes or so, last time they came out they said everything was going smoothly"
Just then the door opened, DR Parker came out
"Mrs. McCord" he said then noticed a man holding Elizabeth in his arms "Mr. McCord I assume"
"yes nice to meet you, how's our little girl" hear said firmly
"she did very well no problems, she should be awake in about a half hour or so, I would like to keep her here, for at least a few days because she is so young." DR Parker stated.
"of course whatever you think is best, thank you so much" Henry said tears in his eyes.
"when can we see her." Elizabeth asked
"you and your husband can go back now and sit with her, when she wakes up we will move her to a room."
As DR Parker walked out of the room, Elizabeth and Henry looked out each other and let out a sigh of relive, their baby girl was going to be ok.
After about four days in the hospital Allison was released, they had been home for about five hours Elizabeth was curled up with Ali on the couch watching Snow white, well more like staring at Allison as she slept.
Henry had taken lunch and a movie, Stevie had been with Isabelle the entire time Ali was in the hospital, Elizabeth and Henry didn't want to leave Ali, so Isabelle offered to stay with Stevie until they got home.
Stevie had been such a great sport though the whole situation, that Henry and Elizabeth wanted to do something special for her, so today was daddy daughter day, tomorrow they would switch and do mommy daughter day.
A few hours later Elizabeth and Ali where still on the couch this time coloring, Ali was doing so well and was on track to going back to her normal self.
"Mommy, Ali I brought you something, well not me, daddy did, I have no money." Stevie yelling running in the house Henry not far behind her
Laughing Elizabeth looked at her oldest "hey baby, how was your day with daddy, what do you have there?" looking at the bag full of stuff Stevie had in her hand.
"it was great mommy, we ate pizza. went to the park, and the mall, that where I got this, daddy said I could pick out a movie, and I found this tent that look like a frog, I asked daddy if I could get it for Ali, I know she would love it." Stevie had the biggest smile on her face when she showed Ali the box the tent came in and Alison's face light up and thanked her sister.
"Wow baby that's so cool, what about we set the tent up in the living room and put your movie in and you and Ali can sleep in here tonight how about that."
"YES!" both girls screamed at once.
That night Elizabeth and Henry sat on the couch and listed to their girls laughing and playing in their tent, feeling Beyond Blessed for this life and their children.
TBC