Chapter Ten: Sick and Tired
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Week 12 of pregnancy
Jayda's 7th birthday
The next few weeks passed and everyday Alex grew increasingly sick. She found herself making more trips to the bathroom in a day than she could count on both hands.
And Randy was genuinely concerned. He had heard of morning sickness but not afternoon, evening, midnight AND morning sickness. As soon as Randy came to the realization that this was going to be an everyday occurrence, he asked Vince for a lighter schedule; to work only Monday nights and pay-per-views.
Vince's response? Absolutely not. With Randy's feud with John coming up and a possible title run, Randy needed to be in front of the fans as much as possible. On top of house shows, Raw and pay-per-views he was being booked for more interviews, autograph signings and appearances than he ever was.
On one of the few occasions he found himself at home, Randy walked his wife from the bathroom to the bed. It was three o'clock in the morning and he had yet to sleep since his arrival at noon the previous day.
"I really think you should get this checked out, babe. You can't keep anything down," Randy said as he pulled the covers over Alex. "I don't know much about this, but I do know that if you're not getting any nutrients then neither is our baby."
"I know, Randy. I'm trying," she said, barely able to keep her eyes open. "I'm just so tired."
He shook his head slightly. Whenever Alex wasn't throwing up or attempting to eat, she was asleep. It had gotten so bad that Randy had to keep Jayda on the road with him so Alex could get some rest.
He looked back up to her and saw that she was asleep. He kissed her forehead and walked over to the window and opened it, allowing the early morning breeze to blow through. He then picked up his cell phone and called the only person he knew he could go to.
"Hello," the groggy voice answered.
"Mom, I need to talk to you," he told her.
"Randy, it's three in the morning. What could possibly be this important?"
"It's Alex, ma."
"What? Is she okay? What about the baby?"
"They're fine, but I'm not sure they are going to be. Lexie can't seem to keep anything down, she's always sleeping, and Vince won't let me have any time off to take care of her. I don't know what to do, ma. I can't be here to take care of her all of the time. I can hardly take care of myself and Jayda out on the road."
"Randy, honey, calm down."
"I can't calm down, mom. If I don't do something soon, I could lose my baby. And if that happened…"
"Randall Keith," Elaine interrupted, sternly. "Don't you dare let those words roll off your tongue. Now, shut your mouth and listen to me. First thing you do, when it becomes a respectable hour in the morning, is you call Payton, Trish or Amy and you see if one of them can come take care of Alex and Jayda. You go back out on the road and do what you need to do. And the soonest chance that Alex gets, she needs to call the doctor and get something figured out. Do you understand all of that, Randy?
"Yes, ma," he replied, feeling like he was ten years old again.
"Good, now go get some rest and I'll see you at Jayda Lynn's party," she said and hung up.
Randy closed the phone and set it back on the bedside table before looking at his sleeping wife. This was the only time she seemed at peace, when she was sleeping. He sighed and laid down beside her, gently setting his arm around her constantly growing tummy. From what little Alex kept down, she sure was growing a lot.
He tried to shrug everything off and get some sleep but as soon as he was about to drift off, he felt a small tapping on his shoulder. He opened his eyes to see his daughter standing beside the bed in her nightgown with a smile on her face.
"What, munchkin?" he asked, trying not to sound irritated with the birthday girl.
"It's my birthday, daddy. I'm seven now. Are we going to start getting ready for my party?" she asked, excitedly.
"The sun's not even up, Jayda, what do you think?"
"That's when you have all of your parties," she told him.
"That's because I'm a grown up and can stay up later than you can. Plus, if your mom isn't feeling any better today, then you might not even be having a party."
"What's wrong with mommy?"
Randy sighed again and patted the bed next to him, signaling for her to get up there with him. "Mom is sick because of the baby in her tummy, remember? I told you that when you came to my wrestling shows with me."
"Why doesn't she take the baby out? Then she wouldn't be sick anymore."
"Because the baby's not done growing yet, munchkin. It has to grow in mom's tummy before it can come out."
"But it's going to miss my birthday."
Randy pulled her close and the covers up to her chin. "Jayda, if I don't get some sleep you won't have to worry about the baby missing your party because you definitely won't be having one."
"Alright," she huffed.
"That's my good girl. Now, the earliest you can wake me up is nine, okay? That's five hours. Can you wait that long?"
"I guess so."
"Good, now get some sleep."
8:59 A.M.
Jayda sat in her parents' bed watching the clock intently. She knew she only had one more minute until her dad said that she could wake him up and she was going to hold him to that. Once the clock struck nine, she turned and began shaking Randy's shoulder.
"Daddy, it's nine o'clock," she whispered, knowing that it wouldn't be a wise idea to wake up Alex after she had been sick for so long.
Randy moaned in annoyance and rolled his head into the pillow. Why did he have to say nine? Shouldn't he have said like eleven or something?
"Daddy," she repeated as her emerald eyes peered over his shoulder, her dark brown hair skimming his neck and face. "It's time to get ready for my party."
"Okay, Jayda," he murmured. "Go downstairs and let the dogs out and I'll be down in a minute."
"Okay," she said, happily and ran out of the room.
He laid in bed for a few more minutes before feeling a soft touch on his bicep. "I said I'd be down in a minute, Jayda."
"Many more minutes and it'll be noon by the time you get down there."
Randy opened his baby blues to see the face of his wife, smiling weakly at him. "I'm sorry, I thought…"
"I know," she said, her hand coming to rest on his cheek. "Thank you for last night."
"There's nothing to thank me for. You're my wife and you're carrying my son," he smirked, placing his palm on her stomach. "I hate to see you like that."
"I hate for you to keep your hopes up that we're having a boy."
He shook his head at her. "I called my mom this morning. I didn't know what to do. I'm so worried about you."
"I'll be fine, honey. You of all people should know that.
"I know, but I just can't help it you know," he placed a kiss on her forehead. "And that's why today, I'm going to ask one of the girls to stay here with you while I'm on the road. To help take care of you and Jayda."
"What? You don't think I can't take care of myself? I'm only twenty seven years old, Randy."
"Calm down, babe. I know you can take care of yourself, but I just want to make sure that if anything should happen to you or the baby that someone is here. That's all. It would really make me feel better. Plus, it's been awhile since you've hung with any of the girls. It'll do you some good, too."
Alex sighed, setting her arm down at her side. "Fine. Anything else?"
"Actually, yeah. Mom says you need to make an appointment with the doctor and make sure that everything is okay with the baby, just in case. And I want you to do it and no matter what day it is, I'll be there. I can guarantee you that."
"You promise?" Alex said, diverting her eyes from his down to her wedding ring.
"With all of my heart."
"Okay, I'll call this afternoon.'
"Good, now I have to go throw a party for Jayda," he said, getting up out of bed.
"Just you?"
"I didn't figure you'd feel like it."
Alex looked up at him, eyebrows raised. "I would never miss our daughter's birthday, no matter how sick and tired I am."
Randy's lips split into a knowing grin. "I'll see you downstairs then."
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