Chapter 10:
Ethan still had to give the cookies and hot chocolate to Lulu. He got all dressed up in the protective gear to go into her room. He saw that Johnny was visiting his sister. He sat on the stool watching Lulu as she slept.
"Hey mate, I brought my sister some cookies," Ethan set the bag on a table. "And some hot chocolate."
"I'll let her know when she wakes up," Johnny said, turning back to Lulu.
"I hate to ask you this but why are you here? Don't get me wrong-"
Johnny laughed. "You are playing the older brother card, aren't you?"
"I am. Why are you with my sister?" Ethan asked. "I mean you are more than welcome than the spawn of Sonny. I would really like an answer as well as the group of people sitting out there."
Johnny ran his hands through his hair. "Lulu and I have been hanging out for the last few weeks."
"Define hanging out," Ethan demanded, using air quotes.
"We had some drinks and shot some pool," Johnny answered truthfully; conveniently leaving out the fact that he had Lulu been sleeping together and he had a real chance of being the baby's father.
"Thanks man, I needed that distraction," Ethan breathed. "Monica told us how long Lulu has if we can't find a donor. She has six months at the most. My baby sister is seriously ill. She may even die. I really hope I am the match, siblings are the best chance. Nikolas is beside himself because he wasn't a match this time."
"I was here when Monica told Lulu."
"Is there something that I am missing? I mean I had a feeling that Monica wanted to tell us something but for some reason she can't tell us. Do you know what it is?" Ethan asked.
Lulu stirred and opened her eyes. "Hi, Ethan."
"I brought you some of Mike's cookies and some hot chocolate. I don't know how hot it is now though." Ethan held up the bag and coffee cup.
Lulu smiled. "It's the thought that counts."
"I ran into Dante while I was there. I didn't give him the time of day," Ethan said proudly. "That bloke was trying to pump Mike for some information." He handed the bag and cup to his sister/
"Mike knows better than to give him any information," Lulu said. "I know he's Dante's grandfather."
"I got my blood tested. I am the best possible match for you," Ethan said. "As soon as we get the results in I am going to be in that operating room so they can harvest my bone marrow. You are going to beat this, sis."
Lulu smiled. "I did it before, I'll do it again."
"Damn straight you are!" Ethan exclaimed. "You are a Spencer, you will get through this."
Lulu opened the bag, pulling out one of the cookies. She nibbled on one of the cookies.
"I will have to agree on that," Johnny said.
"Am I missing something here?" Ethan asked. "When did you two get all chummy again? Care to enlighten me?"
Dante then moved on from Kelly's and went to Jake's to drown his sorrows. "Hey Coleman, beer please and keep them coming."
Coleman set the bottle on the bar in front of Dante. "Your lady still not giving you the time of day?" he asked.
"Nope," Dante said as he took a long swing of the beer. "Now she is in General Hospital. Her family banned me from seeing her."
"Why is that stopping you?" Coleman asked. "You will find a way to see her."
"Alice is there. She threatened to throw me down the elevator shaft if I was on the same floor as Lulu."
Coleman laughed. "Those Quartermains are sure over-protective of Miss Lesley Lu aren't they?"
"They sure are," Dante agreed. "They won't even tell me what is wrong with her. Lucky told me gave me a hint, but that was pretty much it. I asked Mike about it. He seemed to know what I was talking about but declined to give me any information on it."
"How does it feel now that everyone knows but you?" Coleman asked. "I bet that is what exactly what Lulu was feeling."
"I don't need your psycho-babble. What I need is another beer."
Coleman reached into the cooler, pulling out another beer for Dante. "So how are you going to make it up to your lady?"
"I don't know. But I am not going to give up until she talks to me," Dante vowed.
"I wouldn't hold your breath. Lesley Lu is as stubborn as her old man if not more. Give me some time then maybe she will come around."
"I hope so," Dante whispered. "I just hope that I am not too late."
"What do you mean chummy?" Lulu asked.
"You two." Ethan gestured to them. "When did you become friends again? I would like the truth."
The door opened, Monica came in. "Oh good you are in here too, Ethan. I got your blood test back."
"Well Doc, when can we get this thing done? Wheel me up to surgery!" Ethan exclaimed. "I am ready!"
"Unfortunately, you are not a match, Ethan. We need to test Lulu's nephews to see if they are matches," Monica informed them.
"I am not a match? What are the chances that the rugrats are going to be a match?" Ethan asked.
"Not good. We are places Lulu's name on the donor list. There are still some more options for her," Monica stated.
"I am going to tell the family," Ethan announced.
Monica waited until Ethan had left the room. "Lulu, you need to tell the family about the baby. They need to know."
Stubbornly Lulu shook her head. "No. There hasn't been a match yet. Once a match is found I will consider telling them about the baby."
"Lulu, stop and think about it for a minute. Your family would like to know about the baby. They will not judge you like they did last time. The situation is different this time."
"My body my choice," Lulu said.
Johnny cleared his throat. "I'll talk to her, Dr. Quartermain. You talk to your family."
"I'll be back soon," Monica promised.
Monica then left them alone in the room.
"What if, one of your nephews is a match for you, Lulu? You will have to tell them about the baby."
"I want to wait until…"
"You have six months at the most if you don't go through with the transplant, Lulu," Johnny pointed out. "Six months! I said this before…. I don't like talking in circles."
"A baby can survive at six months," Lulu stated. "I want to keep this baby. Why is that so hard for you to understand?"
"What if it's not my baby?" Johnny asked. "What are you going to do if the baby is Dante's? Are you willing for him to be in your life again after all he did?"
"He won't be in my life. He will be in the baby's life. If the baby is his," Lulu corrected.
"That is not going to stop him from worming his way back in your life. Trust me, Lulu the minute he finds out that you are pregnant he is going to assume that the baby is his. He is going to find some way to worm his way back in your life. He is going to use the baby to do it. Mark my words."
"I am not going to let him," Lulu vowed.
After Monica gave the news that Ethan wasn't a match for Lulu a pediatrician took the kids took to have their blood drawn. The rest of the family went down to the cafeteria to get some food. The chances were remote but better than Lulu's chances on the donor list. Monica then went over to the nurses' station where Robin was.
"Ethan wasn't a match was he?" Robin asked.
"Nope. They are testing her nephews now," Monica replied. "The chances that they are a match for her are remote."
"The family still doesn't know about the other situation?" Robin asked delicately in case someone overheard them talking.
"No. She doesn't want to tell them either. Other than Johnny we are the only people that know," Monica said. "I don't like keeping this kind of information from my patient's family."
"Is she going to tell them?"
"Not soon enough for me,"
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