Gabby's P.O.V
"Urgh man I can't bare this uniform much longer my belly needs to breathe" I sigh looking in the Mirror trying to fasten the button to my pants under my belly.
"Babe, you've only got to wear it for a few more weeks then you can relax" Matt says trying to calm me down before shift, Its Matts day off but I still need to work, Chief managed to get me a temporary job at the academy reception desk taking calls and doing all the paperwork for trainee firefighters.
"4 weeks until I can stop wearing it, I might have to start wearing my Maternity leggings for work just to keep the bump happy" I giggle as I turn and wrap my arms around Matts neck, "Hey babe don't forget we've got the scan tomorrow at the doctor's office" I tell Matt gazing into his deep blue eyes,
"Wouldn't miss it for the world" He says kissing me once more on the lips "Now come on or your going to be late for shift, "Ill see you tonight" He says smacking his hand on my ass as I walk past him, I grab the keys to the car and head out the door.
Matt's P.O.V
"Hey Kelly, you up to much? Drinks and Blackhawks game? Sounds good ill see you in a little while". I hang up the phone to Kelly, Him and Shay moved out last week, so it gives us some time to sort the room out for the baby coming, Gabby and I must admit we love the peace without them two around but its still lonely not being able to talk to them straight away. Gabby is 14 weeks along now and we've chosen to wait until the baby is born to find out the sex of him or her, I wanted to know but Gabby quite likes the excitement of waiting. She's glowing even more than ever not much pregnancy symptoms the Morning sickness stopped pretty much the end of the 1st trimester but still has a lot of cravings especially vanilla ice cream and pickles, we get to see our baby for the last time on screen tomorrow before him or her arrives.
**Knock, knock**
I stand to open the door and let Kelly in who is stood with an 8pk of beer in his hand, I stood back and let him in, he puts the beers in the fridge bar 2 and sits down in front of the telly before handing me one of the beers.
"So, how's life with Shay going" I say to Kelly,
"Not bad, she's been having Kendra around a lot more, but they insist they aren't an item yet, I'm just letting her get on with it" Kelly laughs taking a swig of his beer.
"I know its only been a week and we still see each other everyday but its not the same Kelly" I point my beer towards him before taking another swig.
"Yeah man, but yous two are going to have a family and we can't expect you to have us around invading your space every minute of the day" What Kelly said was true, what good would it be having four adults in the house and a baby crawling around everywhere every day of the week.
Me and Kelly sit for hours on end just talking and watching a few games of the telly, It was somewhat near 6pm and Gabby text about half an hour ago to say she was on her way home from shift, Before we knew it Gabby strolled through the door, "Hey Kelly, Hey babe" She walks over to the couch and leans down to kiss us both, although I'm not for Gabby kissing other men but with Kelly I knew it was nothing a simple friendship thing they've done for years just like me with Shay, even then she pushes me away!
"Right I'm gonna head on home Shay will be back soon from her date with Kendra" Kelly stood up and gave Gabs a kiss on the cheek before we gave each other a high five-hug type a thing that us guys usually do.
"See you Kelly" I heard Gabby shouting as Kelly and I walked to the door,
"Thanks for tonight bud its been great" I exclaim to Kelly as he waves me off to walk down the street
GABBY'S P.O.V
I sat down on the warm couch were Kelly and Matt were sitting, Matt had come in and sat down next to me quite heavily may I add as I was lifted of the couch! "Hey!" I shout at him slapping him in the stomach somewhere
"What I just sat down" Matt giggled trying to be funny
As I was about to go all Gabby on him I yelped "Ouchhh!"
"What, what is it honey" Matt said as he sat straight up looking over to me grabbing my hands
"Somebody's on my side I think, kicked me right in the ribs" I remarked rubbing my stretching belly under my ribs, "That's the first time the baby's kicked" I look at Matt who has a beaming smile on his face he wasn't even attempting to hide, Later on that night Matt lay down next to me in bed gently moving his hand around my stomach talking away to my little bump, its nights like this that I've longed and dreamed about since I was a little girl and its now happening, I just lay there and watched Matt do his thing
The next day I'm on my way to work in the car, I've set off later than usual because this baby likes to play with my bladder, usually its Matt that's running late because of it but he's already on shift which makes life a little easier I suppose, I turn the radio up in the car as the song I like is playing on the radio, I'm sat singing away whilst heading down the road, as I pull up at the junction I wasn't expecting what happened next.. well the next thing I know I'm being rushed off to hospital pinned to the gurney so I can't move, I can't speak, I can barely see through the tears in my eyes, I can hear the beeping from the machines, the sound that I admit I've missed from being in ambo 61 but not from my own heartbeat, I try to lift my hand to remove my face mask but the Paramedic kept pulling my hand back down telling me everything is alright.
I'm wheeled out the Ambo into the hospital, Lakeshore I think, all I can see is a few doctors head and the lights passing over me on the ceiling of the hospital, I'm carried off the gurney to the hospital bed that when I hear what happened… "Gabriella Dawson, 28, also possibly late second early third trimester pregnancy, involved in a RTC hit on the near side of the car, injuries head to toe, …" I listened as the Paramedic read out a list of injuries I have, they never once mentioned about the baby, have they checked my baby's heartbeat is my baby alive, I can't talk I can't shout I can't move
"Gabby, its Kendra can you hear me, Blink once for yes and twice for no" Thank god Kendra someone I know, she will help me I wonder if she's phoned Shay or Matt or anyone, I follow her instructions and blink my eyes once through the tears
"Great, gabby now listen we need to assess your injuries you've got a bad laceration to your head and thigh, we also need to understand why you can't talk" She gives a small pause and takes a deep breath "we need to give you a CT scan and an X-ray to see if you've broke any bones in your back but we also need to check the baby's heartbeat we can do the scan but there are risks to the baby, we need you to understand that Gabby its up to you"
I vigorously try to shake my head but I cant move because I'm strapped to the head boards I blink twice, "Okay Gabby, we can still do the scan on your upper body to see why you cant speak we will use a lead apron over your bottom half of your body to throw away the rays from your bump, Ill be back soon" As Kendra goes to walk away I manage to grab her hand tight before she lets go of her grip completely, she hovers back over me an knows instantly what I wanted to ask, "Matts on his was with Leslie" She squeezes my hand before letting go and walking to the desks in front of me.
After being sent back down from the CT scan I get settled back into a room in the ICU, a few moments later I can hear Matts voice from outside, but I can't see him, he comes rushing to my side and grabs my hand "Gabby, Baby are you okay?" I burst into tears once again trying to let out the voices inside of me but its just blubbers at my lips as I stare into my Matts eyes, I can see the tears rushing down his face which made me cry even more, a few moments later a nurse and Kendra came into my room,
"Gabby, we've got some news for you, first off you have no brain injury or damage to your upper spine so we can take the head board off but we cant sit you up just yet as we don't know if you've damaged your lower back still, Your scan shows no signs of trauma to your throat or lungs, as the impact hit you your voice was basically shook out your body, so it will take a few days maybe a week to be back completely, as for the baby, the baby is fine but your uterus lining is very thin and at risk of rupturing, were gonna keep you in for a few days for observation to see if it will improve hopefully it will"
Then Matt said It knowing exactly what I would have said "And if not?"
Kendra took another deep breath "Worst case scenario is you have a C-section and allow the baby to grow in the NICU"
"She's only 16 weeks will the baby make it?" Matt says I can hear the lump in his throat as he swallowed
"It's the last option we want to use, we will discuss it if it comes to that point, now rest up you've been through a lot" Kendra rubs my leg and smiles at Matt before walking out my room,
"I'm so glad your okay baby, both of you, I love you so much" Matt kisses my head as he holds my hand with one of his and runs his hand through my wet hair with his other. I could only stare at his eyes to tell him I loved him back