Hello! Finally updating after ages of not writing in general. Exams are over and just general life is catching up slightly, also had a new idea of how this fic can progress so now got a steps and a plan! So hope you enjoy the rest of fic! For this chapter I googled the condition etc. so as far as I know everything I'm writing is correct…
Chapter Seven
The ride to the hospital was quiet, thankfully traffic was good for this time of day and meant Harry could keep at the limits and was not stuck in any congestion. He kept glancing over to Nikki, seeing the tears build up in her eyes, making them glossy and appear different. He reached over his hand, allowing her to tighten it and feel his presence near her, she wasn't alone.
Harry parked the car perfectly into the spot provided near the entrance, walking alongside Nikki as she held onto her hand as she looked down at the piece of card she scribbled the details of the ward number and doctor onto.
They made their way up to the tenth floor labelled as on the paper Nikki held in her hand. She rushed to the front desk seeing nurses rushing around filling paperwork in before returning to patients to do their duties. One nurse looked up seeing the pure panic in Nikki's eyes before finally asking her what she needed.
"Umm, a doctor Gine just rang me…told me to come here?" she nervously spoke, some of her words being unheard by the panic and breathless of her voice becoming apparent. The nurse nodded and smiled before ushering them into a room down the corridor, a doctor sat in the desk chair and turned around quickly with the sound of his door opening.
Nikki walked in, Harry helping her sit down in the chair opposite the doctors, before shaking the man's hand firmly.
"Nikki" he smiled and she tried to smile back. "And you must be the father?" The doctor questioned seeing how protective the tall man was for the pregnant and vulnerable woman standing in front of him.
"Me? No, I'm just a supportive friend" Harry quickly interrupted Nikki before she said something. He didn't want the doctor getting the wrong impressions nor giving him any responbilites in any questions he may oppose to Nikki.
The doctor nodded, seeing how Harry instantly moved a step away from Nikki, feeling the awkward atmosphere building up in the small stuffed room.
"The reason I called you in today Miss Alexander, was because we were doing a review of the recent scans and as you know you're name was one of those we picked out for our review, during this process we noticed something on your scan we think could be a very high possibility…" the doctor spoke slowly seeing Nikki's completely focus engaged on his every word.
"We believe your baby, has got a case of meconium aspiration. This is where your baby has inhaled some of the fluids that are keeping your baby in your stomach" he told her the news, the devastation in her eyes allowing the tears to run. Harry's arm immdently going around her back to try comfort her.
Harry began trying to talk to the doctor, seeing Nikki had completely frozen. "What does this mean for the baby?" he asked trembling inside, all different scenarios were going through his head, he knew Nikki wouldn't be able to give the baby up, she needed this baby, and she loved this baby.
"Well, there is a few possibilities, as your baby is currently 25 weeks it means if are you open to it we can try and deliver the baby, hopefully unblocking the airway with intensive surgery, however though your baby will be weak and will need to be in hospital for several months… or there is the other uncommon option of removing your baby and destroying"
Nikki looked up on his last word. "No" she shouted. She refused to hurt her baby in any way. Her motherly instincts allowing her to press her hand to her stomach trying to shield the baby from the doctor.
"I'll have the surgery, and my baby will survive, and he/she will have the surgery" Nikki had decided. She looked up to Harry who gave her the 'it's your life/decision' look he was always so keen on using.
"Okay, so you're sure? If you are then we'll take you into surgery in an hour's time. I'll look forward to seeing you then and after you wake up" the doctor nodded, giving the colleagues amount alone.
"I'm scared Harry, I'm scared" Nikki sighed, grabbing his hand tighter.
"I'll be here all the way"
