Gwen's downfall

By: Laurie-Lee Chapter 9: Struggling

"It is the labor monitor and the blood pressure as well! OMG! Sophia, get Dr. Mercola immediately! Her blood pressure is still rising! She might break her water soon!" The nurse ran to the doctor's office.

"Dr. Mercola, emergency in cubicle three!"

"What is going on?"

"Mrs. Crane blood pressure is going up and it seems that she is going to break her water."

"OMG!" They both ran back to the cubicle and he inspected her and the monitors.

"Dr. Mercola, is there anything we can do to stop this?" asked nurse Browns.

"The only thing we could do to stop this would be to give her 45 mg of calming serum. Sophia, prepare it!" As he was telling this, a flow of water fell from Theresa's bed. "It's too late! She has broken her water. If is gets worse, we'll have to do an emergency c-section as soon as possible. Martha, call the staff for a possible caesarian. I am going to see Mr. Crane." He hurried out of the cubicle and came face-to-face with Fox and the others.

"Dr. Mercola, what is going on?"

"Mr. Crane, your wife just went into labor for real this time. We will maybe have to do an emergency c-section or we'll maybe lose the baby. We have to monitor her contractions from now on."

"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Whitney.

"Please, god no! You have to save the baby; you have to save our baby!"

"I know. I'm going to go back in. I want you to stay here and don't try anything to come in ok?" He went away.

"I can't! I have to be with her!"

"Man, you can't! You heard what the doctor said." said Chad, trying to convince Fox.

"My wife is in labor! She might lose her baby, our baby! I can't stay here and wait. I have to be with her in there."

"Fox, I know it must be painful, but I intend on agreeing with Chad. You need to stay with us."

"Ethan, stay out of this!"

"Look Fox, all we have to do is waiting. The doctor told you that he would do everything in his power to save the baby. There nothing more to do."

"I know Whitney, I know." he said, falling down on a chair. "It's just that I don't know what I'll do if I lose my baby."

***

"Why can't we go faster?" boomed Luis.

"Luis, I told you. My pilot is going as fast as he can. Relax. Besides, we'll be there in half an hour."

"It is still too long."

"Look Luis, I think Alistair is right. You have to calm down. Why don't we see what we have found on Gwen?"

"That would be a great idea." The three men sat at a table and opened Gwen's file. "I can't believe she did all those horrible things to us and more especially to Theresa."

"I think it's time for the truth. Everyone please, sit down and listen to what Officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald has to say on Mrs. Hotchkiss-Winthrop." said Alistair on a loud tone.

"Sam and I called a detective, Lt. Monfort, and here's what he found on Gwen. I am warning you, you are not going to like it at all. None of you."

"I think we are ready to learn it. I really want to know." said Ivy, very interested.

"So here we go. Ivy this one will be hard on you. You have made Theresa miserable for nothing. You have stopped her wedding to Ethan for nothing. The article you had in hands that day was really sent from Theresa's computer but not by her. Gwen and Rebecca sent it from Theresa's mail and framed her with it. Theresa was innocent. Gwen also tried to kill Theresa a first time with a baseball bat when Ethan called off his first wedding to her. She also had something to do with Julian and Theresa's wedding. She is the one, with her mother of course, who paid Bruce to make them marry."

"OMG! My daughter's wedding to Julian was a plan of these two evil cows!" said Pilar, in disbelief.

"I will kill Rebecca. She planned all of this. There is no way in hell that I am going to marry her now." exclaimed Julian.

"There is more Julian. Much more. Gwen is the one who helped Rebecca make the fake tape of Ethan killing Julian. She knew that Theresa would do everything, even giving up her life, to save Ethan. She sent her to the death chamber!"

"Fortunately, I had learned about it from the judge and I concocted a plan with Theresa." said Alistair.

"She framed Theresa with that tape. She also put her hands on Little Ethan's paternity. Julian, my nephew isn't your son. He is Ethan's."

"God! And Rebecca was forcing me to rip him from Theresa's arms. Now I know why!" Julian was terribly shocked. He had made Theresa miserable for nothing.

"I swear that as soon as I come to face with Gwen, I'll slap her!" said Pilar.

"No Pilar! You have to think about Ethan's child."

"Oh yes Ivy. Since you are talking about our grandchild, you would better learn something. Gwen isn't carrying Ethan's child."

"What? Come on Sam, Gwen didn't sleep with anyone else but our son!"

"That is true. But the baby isn't from Ethan. She paid to be inseminated to hold onto Ethan and prevent him to marry Theresa." Disbelief was written all over Ivy's face.

"She paid to be inseminated? My gosh, she is a true bitch!"

"We all know that now Ivy." said Grace, taking Ivy's hand in hers. A silence fell on the group for ten minutes.

"The next time I see Gwen, I'll rip her head myself!" said a very angry Kay. "I swear it on my aunt's grave!"

***

"Dr. Mercola, I have the contractions printout."

"Thanks." He looked at them.

"How is it looking?" asked nurse Browns.

"Not really good. Do you have the fetal activities printout?"

"Yes, just here."

"The baby is really upset. More and it will be in distress."

"Gosh! Is there anything we can do for now?"

"No Sophia, we have to wait. The contractions aren't enough close to do a c-section. Tell the other nurses. Martha, I am going outside with Mr. Crane." He opened the curtain and walked to Fox.

"Is there any news Dr. Mercola?" asked Whitney, terrified.

"No. We have to wait for the contractions to get closer."

"Is there any chances for my baby to survive? Be honest."

"I would say that there are 25% of chances that your baby survives. Believe me Fox; I want nothing more for you than to hold your baby by tomorrow morning. I will do everything on my power to save him or her."

"What about my wife?"

"Fox, I have to be honest with you. Theresa is in really bad ..." He didn't have the time to finish. A beep started to ring and a nurse hurried out of the cubicle and towards Dr. Mercola.

"Dr. Mercola, something's gone terribly wrong!" The doctor followed the nurse in a hurry.

"What exactly is going on?"

"The baby's vitals aren't good at all." John looked at the monitor.

"Oh no, it is in distress! Martha, give me the contractions printout immediately!" She gave it to him and a horror look came to the doctor's face.

"John, what is going on?" asked nurse Browns.

"The contractions aren't getting closer anymore. We have to do a c-section right now or we are going to lose that baby!"

******************************** Enjoy and review! - Laurie-Lee