Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or related characters. I own my own characters that I made up and the plot line for the fic. That is all.
Wildflower
Chapter 10
The next day Bella woke up to discover herself at the hospital. Sam was sleeping in her bed next to her, while someone, maybe Gram or Gran was in the bathroom.
Her question was answered when Gram came out of the room and saw Bella awake.
"Oh Bella! I'm so glad you're awake!" Gram exclaimed, waking up Sam.
He sat up and looked towards his fiancé "baby! You're awake!" he said, grinning at her.
"Hi baby" she said, giggling a bit before kissing him. Sam ran his arms over her lightly, pausing slightly when he reached her baby bump, which had seemed to pop overnight it seemed.
"How's our son?" she asked him.
"The doctor said Riley was doing well, no complications that she noticed. Right now all the we are looking after is the bullet wound. They want to make sure that it doesn't get infected, they want you to stay overnight for a few days baby" Sam said.
Bella ran her hand over her bump once before agreeing that it was best.
"Did you bring stuff for me to do while we wait for me to be released?" Bella asked.
Gram stepped forward and grabbed a bag from the chair in the corner. She pulled out Bella's Lord of the Rings books and the girl gave an excited squeal.
"Yes! You brought them!" Bella exclaimed.
Her love for these books almost went above her love for Sam...almost. She loved reading them and would get lost in the world of Middle Earth for hours before coming up for air. She would love to be a Hobbit, getting to eat as much as you wanted, living in a kick-ass hole in the ground. She was too clumsy to be an elf, she was already a human and didn't like ale enough to be a good dwarf.
She was still working on getting Sam into the books. He seemed interested, but he never had time or energy. Maybe now that they had a few days to spare together she could read them to him.
"Gran and I are going to go alright my dear?" Gram said, packing her little supplies she had brought. She would send Seth or one of the boys during the week to make sure they didn't need anything else.
"Are you sure Gram?" Bella asked.
"Yes my love, I have to make sure the diner is running smoothly and take care of the boys. Sam will be with you and he'll let us know how everything goes. We'll be here to pick you up okay?" she said, before kissing them goodbye and leaving for home.
Bella took it upon herself to then proceed to read to Sam from the Hobbit.
"Chapter One: An Unexpected Party. In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit..."
Bella read and from the first word, Sam was captivated by her words she read to him. He wasn't sure if it was her reading them or the content of the book, but he was enjoying this immensely.
He kept her hydrated every so often, giving her sips of water to help her throat. They read through out the day, only stopping when the nurse would come in and take vitals. The doctor was meant to visit later that evening.
Sam made sure she was fed well, stopping off to get her a burger from a diner in town and some food for himself as well. While they ate, Bella read to him from the next few chapters of the book.
It was around 5 that afternoon when the doctor came to see them.
"Hello Bella, I'm Dr. Snow. Your OB/GYN will be here later today to give you another ultrasound. I'm just here to see how you're doing and to check on your stitches for any sign of infection" he said, walking over to them both.
Dr. Snow looked at Bella's stitches and grew concerned at the redness he saw there. He made a note to keep watch over it. It could just be irritated, but he had to make sure that it didn't grow into an infection.
"Are your stitches bothering you at all Bella?" Dr. Snow asked her.
She shook her head yes, they itched her a bit and she made that known. He checked her vitals one more time before giving them over to Bella's OB/GYN Dr. Esme Cullen. They recognized her as one of the horse buyers. Her husband Carlisle was the head surgeon and had been in surgery with Bella.
"Hello you two, you ready for another ultrasound?" Esme asked them with a smile. They both instantly smiled back, anxious at the chance to see their son again.
Dr. Cullen rolled the machine over and place the gel on Bella's stomach. She placed the wand over her stomach and the image of their son was shown on screen.
They heard the heartbeat and Sam's skipped a beat. His son was shown on screen and he felt an unimaginable feeling of joy in his heart.
The love of his life was blessing him with a son.
He might not be biologically his, but what matter is that he wouldn't know anyone other than Sam as his father. Sam vowed right then and there to be the best father, more than his own father could bother to be to him.
Later this year he would make Bella his wife, they would be a proper family then. The idea for the wedding to be before she gave birth was do-able but he wasn't sure she was that ready yet. She was due in three months now, so they had less than that to prep for a wedding if she wanted it sooner.
He would have to ask her.
Esme checked to make sure the baby was still doing fine before cleaning Bella's stomach and leaving them with pictures to show the family.
Bella pecked Sam's lips again before continuing with Chapter 8 of The Hobbit.
Around 10 o'clock Bella put the book down and tried to get comfortable. She had a headache and felt a bit warm. She assumed it was from being cuddled against Sam so she paid it no mind.
She got comfortable against him again and promptly fell asleep, Sam falling asleep not long after her.
The next morning Bella didn't feel good, she felt feverish, her stitches felt irritated and she had a slight chill. She woke Sam up right away.
"Hey baby, what's wrong?" Sam asked as he woke up to see his girl looking flushed.
"I don't feel so good babe" she whimpered.
Sam sat up instantly, "are you going to be sick?" he asked her.
"No, but my stitches are bothering me and I feel a bit feverish" she said to him.
He pressed the call button and waited for a nurse to come check her out. He noticed pus on the stitches and hoped it wasn't too serious.
A nurse came in and asked what was the matter.
Sam pointed towards Bella's collarbone, "her stitches are bothering her and she has a fever" he said.
The nurse walked over the took Bella's temperature while lightly touching the stitches. The area felt warm and looked to be swelling. She also noticed pus leaking a bit from the wound.
"Is it hurting you or just bothering you?" the nurse asked Bella.
"They're hurting me. I know it's not a headache, it's only in that area" she said.
"I'll need to call the doctor then" the nurse said, alarming Sam.
"Why?! What's wrong with her?" Sam exclaimed, getting more concerned by the minute.
"Her wound seems to be getting infected, we need to make sure she's taken care of before it gets serious" the nurse said, leaving to get the doctor.
While Sam sat panicking about Bella and the baby, Bella lay in wait, trying to keep calm.
"Alrighty it seems we have an infection to treat" Dr. Snow said, breezing into the room. The nurse followed him with some supplies on a tray.
"Let me take a look really fast and check how infected it is" the doctor said.
He bent down and began touching and checking out the wound. He was glad they had caught the infection early on, all she wound need were simple antibiotics and some bandages to cover it up.
"Well Miss Swan it seems you're lucky. We caught it early and so all I need to do is set up a drip for antibiotics and give you some bandages. I'll also be cleaning your stitches really fast so maybe the bacteria that got in will be gone" he said before stepping aside to allow the nurse to set up the drip.
Once that was done he peeled off her bandages and with a anesthetic wipe was able to clean the stitches and place a bandage over it.
"Now I want you to rest a bit and let the medicine do it's work. We didn't make the antibiotics too strong so your baby will be perfectly fine" Dr. Snow said before making his exit.
Sam took a few deep breaths hoping to calm himself down a bit before picking up The Hobbit and continuing where they left off.
The company of Dwarves and a Hobbit had reached Mirkwood before they called it a night.
As they lay quietly next to each other Sam reached over and put his hand on her stomach, hoping to feel their little one.
His hope was fulfilled when Riley kicked against his hand. Bella put her own hand over his and they linked fingers.
"I love you so much" he whispered, not daring to break the calm and tranquility that had settled over the room.
"I love you too Sam" she whispered back.
"Are you ready for Riley to come into this world?" he asked her.
"I'm not ready for the pain, but I'm ready to hold him in my arms, see you hold him in your arms" she said.
"I'm scared I won't be a good father to him" he whispered, finally voicing his worst fear to her. "My own father wasn't there, I don't want that for Riley".
"You won't leave us Sam. I know you. You love us both, you aren't him. You're Samuel Uley, you're own person. Don't define your own person from someone else".
He kissed her sweetly on the lips before pulling her close to him.
"What would I do without you baby?"
"Wither and die?" she asked, giggling quietly.
Sam chuckled before responding "probably doing exactly that. Before you I was just there. I did my work, hung out with the guys at the ranch and read. I never cared. When I was with Emily it was like it wasn't enough. Her and I didn't click. We dated because there was really no one else. We both came from a small town, only about fifty people our age. The rest were much older or much younger. I felt like my life was going no where, that it was pointless..." he trailed off.
He cleared his throat before continuing, "then I saw you for the first time. You came out of Gram's car and walked over to us and I was scared to speak. I was worried that I'd say something dumb and you'd think I was an idiot. I wanted to be worth your time. You're the best thing in my life, you and Riley. I can't see myself without you anymore" he said, leaning down to kiss Bella passionately.
Her hands reached up and cupped his face, her fingers catching the soft tears sliding down his cheeks.
"I love you so much Samuel Uley. I can't see myself without you either, I don't want to be without you. Ever" she said, her own tears sliding down her cheeks.
As the night carried on, they both listened as one expressed their love for the other.
In soft kisses.
In whispered words.
In light touches.
In promises made to the other.
As they both drifted off to sleep, Bella and Sam exchanged one final word: forever.