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A couple of weeks go by and Jude is still not feeling well. Only now, just smelling coffee makes her queasy. She calls Sadie and explains to her what has been going on. Sadie shows up a half hour later with a bag in her hand. She drags Jude into the bathroom. Jude opens the bag and nods. Sadie goes out and waits in the other room. A few minutes later Jude comes out and sits next to her.
"Thanks for buying the test, Sadie. I know I never could have bought one without it showing up in the tabloids." Jude sighs.
"You know that I am here for you Jude, no matter what I need to do." Sadie smiles at her. "How long does it take for the results?"
"The instructions say four minutes. I think it's been that long, I'll be right back." she says as she heads back to the bathroom. A couple of minutes go by and Jude still has not come back out yet. Sadie goes to the bathroom door and knocks lightly. "Jude, are you alright? Can I come in?"
"Come on in, Sadie" Jude says quietly.
Sadie walks in and Jude is sitting on the toilet holding the stick in her hand. Sadie walks over and puts her hand on Jude's shoulder. Jude hands her the stick. "It's negative" she says. She looks up at Sadie with tears in her eyes.
"Sadie, if I'm not pregnant, then what's wrong with me?" she cried. Sadie pulled her up into a hug.
"Jude, we will get you into a doctor and find out what's going on. I'm here with you and I will do anything I have to do to help you." Sadie wiped the tears off of Jude's cheeks.
"Don't say anything to Tommy until we find out what is going on." Jude pleads.
"You should tell him, but I won't say anything. I promise." Sadie agrees.
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Sadie managed to get Jude a doctors appointment for two days later. They are sitting in his office waiting for him to come in with the results to the tests that have been done. They had taken blood, done a pelvic exam and an ultrasound of her abdomen trying to figure out what was going on.
The door opens and her doctor walks in. "Ms. Harrison, I have your test results. Ok, there are two things. First, I will tell you that the at home pregnancy test that you took was wrong. You are pregnant, about three months along from the look of things."
Sadie grabs her hand and smiles at Jude. Jude appears to be in shock and doesn't notice.
"However, there is something else that the tests showed which we were able to confirm with the ultrasound. You appear to have an abnormality on your left ovary. Due to the size of it and also considering the results of your blood test, it confirms that it is a cyst. Unfortunately there is no way to know if it is cancerous or not until after we remove it and send it off for more tests."
Sadie is stunned, and she looks over to see Jude crying. Neither one of them expected anything like this. She squeezes Jude's hand. Sadie snaps out of it and turns to the doctor.
"How will you remove it when she is pregnant?" Sadie asks.
The doctor explains that due to where it is located, it is relatively easy to get to it. He went over what the procedure would be. They would need to make an incision on her lower abdomen and will use a special tool to cut the cyst off of her ovary. He did say that as with any surgery there are risks involved. There is a slight risk to the baby, but it is very slight. The baby is in a protective sack which is separate from her ovary so they would not need to be anywhere near the baby. He set up the surgery for two weeks later.
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"Jude, you have to tell Tommy." Sadie pleads. "He needs to know. It's not fair to him to keep him in the dark."
Jude nods, "I know, I just have to figure out how to tell him. He will be so happy about the baby. We always said we wanted kids, we just figured it would be after the wedding."
Sadie left so Jude could lay down and rest. An hour later, Jude wakes up when Tommy sits down on the edge of the bed next to her.
"Hey baby, how are you feeling?" he says with a worried look on his face.
"I'm doing alright." she sits up on the bed and looks down at her hands. "I have something to tell you, Tommy. I went to the doctor today since I haven't been feeling very well for the last couple weeks. He did some tests and found out what is wrong with me." she looks up at him. "I'm pregnant." She had no sooner got the words out than Tommy grinned and picked her up off the bed and swung her around. She couldn't help but smile at his reaction. But then she remembered that she hadn't told him the bad news yet.
"Tommy?" she whispered. He didn't seem to hear her, at this point he is dancing around the bedroom. "Tommy," she says louder.
"Oh baby, that is the best news." he says smiling at her. Then noticing the look on her face his grin fades. "Your happy right?" he asks, looking worried.
"Oh yes, Quincy. I am thrilled that I'm pregnant. But there is something else I need to tell you. You see, they did an ultrasound when I was there." Noticing the confused look on his face, she figured she better explain what that was. "They used a machine to look at my stomach. It allows them to see inside my tummy. Well anyway, when they did the ultrasound...they noticed something wasn't right." she takes a deep breath and looks him in the eyes. "They found a cyst on my ovary. They don't know if it's cancerous or not, but they have to surgically remove it. I am scheduled for surgery in two weeks." Tommy just collapses onto the edge of the bed. He drops his head in his hands.
Jude reaches over and lightly grabs his chin and makes him look at her. She explains what the doctor said about the surgery and how it shouldn't harm the baby. She wipes the tears from his cheek. "I'm gonna be ok, babe. I'm strong and I have you and Sadie to help me through this. I'm gonna be ok." Jude smiles at him so he can see that she is confident about this.
Tommy nods, "You have to be, because I couldn't handle it if anything happened to you. I don't want to live without you."
Jude lays back down on the bed and pats the spot next to her. Tommy lays down next to her and lays his head on her chest with tears running down his face. She runs her fingers through his hair until he calms down. He fell asleep with tears still in his eyes.
A couple of hours later, Jude wakes up and gently slides off the bed trying not to wake him up. She heads to the kitchen and picks up the phone. She has some difficult calls to make. She tries calling her dad and then her mom, but all she gets are there voicemails. She leaves each of them a message to let them know what is going on. Next she calls Speid and explains what is going on. After he finally calmed down he told her he would let everyone know. She hangs up and calls Sadie. She tells her how things went with Tommy, and the messages that she left for their mom and their dad. Neither of the girls have talked to either of them since her mom married Don and her dad ran off with Yvette. It's like they no longer exist to them anymore. She agrees to go to lunch with Sadie tomorrow. She hangs up and goes back upstairs to be with Tommy.
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Two weeks go by and Jude is not sure who is more scared, her...Tommy...or Sadie. She has spent everyday with them. Tommy is putting on a brave front to be strong for her and so is Sadie. Her and Sadie have spent the last two weeks going over wedding details because the wedding is only two months away.
She has spoke to Darius and he postponed the release party for their albums until after she recovers from the surgery.
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It's the morning of the surgery. Jude and Tommy are at the hospital. Jude has already checked in and has been assigned a room that she will be using during her hospital stay. Sadie is due to be there in a little while.
Tommy is sitting on the hospital bed with Jude leaning against him and her head on his shoulder. He has one arm around her shoulders and his other is in his lap where he is holding Jude's hand. The nurse knocks on the door and asks Tommy to wait in the hall while Jude is prepped for surgery. Tommy stands up and leans down and kisses Jude on the forehead. "I'll be right out in the hallway baby."
He walks out of the room and leans against the wall in the hallway. He sees Sadie come around the corner. "I'm not too late am I?" she asks.
"No, the nurse is in with her getting her ready for surgery." he answered.
The nurse opens the door and walks out, motioning them back in.
They both rush back in, wanting to spend as much time with Jude as possible before she is taken back for surgery. Tommy hangs back and lets Sadie have a moment with her sister. Sadie hugs her and whispers in her ear. "Don't worry, I will be here with Tommy until you get out of surgery." She kisses Jude on the cheek and sits down in the chair by the bed. Tommy walks over and pulls her into his arms. Jude turns her head and whispers to Sadie, "Thank you." Sadie just nods.
The nurse comes back in the door with a wheelchair. "It's time to go Ms. Harrison."
Jude nods to her. Tommy holds on tighter. "Come back to me safe, baby. I love you." He leans down and kisses her and draws back and puts his forehead on hers.
"I love you too, Quincy. Don't worry, I'll see you in a little bit." He leans back in and kisses the tip of her nose.
He walks her over to the wheelchair and tells the nurse, "Take care of my girl."
"She'll be back before you know it," the nurse says smiling at him. "We'll come and let you know as soon as she is done."
Sadie and Tommy follow them out to the hallway and watch as she is wheeled into the elevator.
