Don't Forget About Me Chapter 4
Hey guys, so there are some surprises in store for you all! I watched an old episode of "ER" last night, the episode where Lucy was murdered by her patient, and it upset me gravely, so some of the spoilers are from Season 6 of "ER", and no, I do not own any parts of the show!!
A Day for Concern
2 Weeks Later…
NORMAL POV
It was the day of Ashley's surgery, and everyone was on edge. The day before today, Ashley and Shane had visited the doctor, just for confirmation that the surgery would go well to remove thyroid cells. Instead, he told them that since Ashley was pregnant, there was a good chance that something could go wrong. And by anything, he meant that Shane could lose his wife and son.
"I'm scared shitless, Jase!!" Ashley was telling Jason. Everyone was hanging on the edge of their seats, holding back their tears, and making plans incase something happened.
"Ash, please. Don't make this harder than it already is, okay?" Mitchie asked her friend. Mitchie had left her baby daughter, Annabelle, at home with her mom. Her husband had died in a train when she was 4 months pregnant. Anna, as Shane called her, was now 6 months old.
"Mitch, can I talk to you for a sec?" Ashley asked, already getting up, with a little help from Jason, as she held her little belly bump.
"What's wrong Ash? And don't give me the nothing crap" Mitchie said, as Ashley gave a small chuckle.
"Before Shane walked into the room yesterday, Dr. Kramer told me something about the baby" she finished. Of course that left Mitchie impatient, and wanting to know more.
"Okay, he told me this" Ashley whispered in her ear. Mitchie's face lit up the room!
Their girls' moment had ended too soon for their own liking. Dr. Kramer came in, and all too quickly, Ashley was forced to say goodbye to her husband and family friends. Her dad had to work, but he and her mother were both on standby.
Shane sighed loudly, before dropping his head into his hands.
3 ½ Hours Later…
It was currently 6:50 p.m., and everyone (including Ashley's mom and dad) was waiting in the waiting room. Only, the atmosphere was different. It was 2 hours past the deadline the surgery was to end at.
"Family for Ashley Gray" Dr. Kramer called, waking up those who were asleep (Nate, Caitlyn, Mitchie and Jason), and making those who were awake, jolt upwards.
"I have some good news and I have some very bad news" the doctor said. This upset Shane more than words would allow.
"Shane, sit down and we'll listen to everything the doctor has to say" his mother in-law, Susan, said.
"Well, the good news is that the surgery was a success. However, the bad news will tear at your heart strings. The surgery was assisted by a nurse, as all surgeries are. This nurse was not a nurse, but rather a schizophrenic patient who posed as a nurse, to try and harm Ashley and the offspring" the doctor said, as gasps were heard, and at one point, an uncontrollable sob, heard from none other than Shane.
"Did he harm my daughter in any way" Joseph, Ashley's dad, asked the doctor with tears leaking down his cheeks. Nobody had a dry eye in the waiting room.
"Yes" Dr. Kramer choked out. "He came into the OR around the time we had Ashley opened up, and when I saw him, I assumed he was a med student preparing for an OR exam. He wasn't. He handed me all the tools that I asked him to, but when I was about to stitch her back up, I received a page from the Chief of Staff, so I had to leave her open for another minute. When I went to continue what I was doing, she was shaking, and panicking" he said, as tears escaped his eyes.
He looked around the waiting room, seeing everyone glaring at hi for letting Ashley nearly die on an operating table. Shane was glaring bloody murder, along with her parents.
"I'm sorry to say that Ashley suffered a pulmonary embolism. Some air went into the open wound during my page from the COS. I managed to suction the air out of the blood flow. She is very weak right now, but is recovering. The patient who disguised himself as a nurse was arrested and given the death penalty" Dr. Kramer said, as sighs of relief were heard.
"Oh, and the babies are completely fine" he said, as Mitchie smiled, and Shane looked confused, before piecing two and two together.
"Can I see my wife, please? And before you actually answer, what you mean is that the surgery went well to an extent" Shane corrected.
"Of course, she is in room 1940, down the hall off to your left. Oh, Mr. Gray?" the doctor asked him. Shane turned to look at the man.
"Due to the embolism, she has a much greater chance of developing preeclampsia, which can harm, or even kill her and or one of the babies" the doctor informed him.
Shane by now was at his breaking point. First a schizophrenic man tries to direct an air flow into his wife's neck, then she has a chance of developing preeclampsia and dying, along with one of their babies….what next? Another atomic bomb will destroy mankind?
"Thanks" was all he could really say, before walking to Ashley's room. He found it a few moments later, and walked in. He was not prepared at all for what he saw.
Ashley was laying on the gurney, looking pale as a ghost, her hair was damp, and she was zoning in and out of consciousness. He walked towards the gurney, and pulled a chair towards it. Sitting down in the chair, he reached for Ashley's hand. She turned her head towards her husband, her dark auburn hair flying in the same direction.
"Ash, I know you are tired, and you came close to leaving us today, but can you please open your eyes for a couple minutes?" Shane asked. Ashley breathed slowly, in and out.
Shane tried to get her to squeeze his hand, mumble something, or just smile, but she was not responding well. He squeezed her hand, and rested his head on her gurney.
SHANE POV
I woke up after I felt someone squeeze my hand. Immediately, my eyes roamed to the clock on the table next to the gurney. 11:23 p.m. it read. I looked up, seeing my wife look down at me, a smile gracing her lips as she watched me.
"Morning sleepyhead. Miss me?" she asked. I could see straight through the smile. Underneath it, she was scared shitless. She wanted her mom and dad, so I went to
kiss her, then went out to the waiting room. Susan, Joe, Mitchie, Nate, Jason, Caitlyn, and Peggy and Ella were all half awake.
"She's okay, just tired. Joe and Susan, she wants to see you two. She's still shaken up, so she needs comfort" I decided to speak up. Thankfully everyone had woken up, and were now listening to me intently.
Her parents nodded at my request and made their way towards her room. After a couple minutes, Joe and Susan came back out.
"We're going to head out, but we'll come back first thing in the morning. Shane, call us if there is any news or any progress, okay?" Joe asked.
"You guys are both on my speed dial, so I'll let you know if anything comes up" I told them, giving them both hugs.
After confirming with the doctor that I would be staying in Ashley's hospital room with her, two nurses brought a cot in, and checked up on Ashley before leaving the room, stating that she was making good progress.
I sighed in relief. I was even more relieved after realizing that I had planned ahead and packed a pair of black, comfy sweat pants, my NYU hoodie, and some UGG slippers. Also remembering that Ashley would be leaving the hospital 2 days from now, I packed her black sweat pants, UGG boots, and her Canadore College hoodie.
If there was one thing I had to keep up, it was my loving husband job. I always thought about what was best for Ashley, and always thought about what she wants. I knew that as soon as she was released from the hospital, she would want to be confined to her house, and not want to leave. As a husband who wanted the best for his expectant wife, I understood what she wanted, and I respected her needs.
A/N: So, how did you like it? The schizophrenic patient was not meant to insult anyone who may have schizophrenia, in any way. That was from the plotline of ER, where Lucy was murdered by her patient, who suffered from schizophrenia. I gave you guys a good scare, eh?
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