Dominica made herself comfortable; I could tell this would be a long story. If it helped me understand my wife better I wanted to hear it.
"Quando ho scoperto che ero incinta, io e Antonio erano entrambi felici. Che rapidamente cambia quando il bambino è diventato più importante per me, poi lui." She told me. I understood this completely, I did have a lot of children. When I found out I was pregnant, me and Anthony were both happy. That quickly changed when the baby became more important to me then him.
"Quando è nata non era lì. Quando siamo arrivati a casa, ha usato per tenere lontano da lei per me ora. Ho usato per invocare su di lui per non ferire la sua, ma lui ha fatto il suo male." I shook my head. How could a man hurt his daughter? When she was born he wasn't there. When we came home, he used to take her away from me for hours. I used to beg for him to not hurt her, but he did hurt her.
"Come si è più anziani, ha mantenuto la sua rinchiuso nella sua stanza. Lei non aveva amici, egli non fece loro. Era solo per la sua stanza, quando ho potuto sneak fuori. Era un solitario tale figlio." I actually understood some of the sides I saw of her now. As she got older, he kept her locked up in her room. She had no friends, he wouldn't let her have them. She was only out of her room when I could sneak her out. She was such a lonely child.
"Ha abusato di lei in tanti modi. Non solo mentalmente, come si era visto più probabile. Mi è stato inviato via quando ha girato otto, perché amava Maria. Ha sempre parlato con me al telefono ogni giorno. A proposito di Johnny e cose del genere." He abused her in so many ways. Not just mentally, like you had most likely seen. I was sent away when she turned eight, because he loved Maria. She still talked to me on the phone everyday. About Johnny and things like that.
"La più grande cosa che è accaduto a lei prima che è stata inviata via è stato il loro viaggio a Bensonhurst famiglia. Ha detto che era una volta che si sente amato da una persona diversa da me e Johnny. Ha incontrato questo ragazzo che è stato capo su tacchi per lei. Lei amava lui e se pensava Anthony non avrebbe ucciderlo, lei avrebbe dormito con quel ragazzo." The biggest thing that happened to her before she was sent away was their family trip to Bensonhurst. She said it was the one time that she felt loved by someone other than me and Johnny. She met this boy who was head over heels for her. She loved him and if she thought Anthony wouldn't have kill him, she would've stayed with that boy.
She would've stayed with me? I made her feel loved even back then. When both our worlds were so dark, she had been my light and now I knew I had been hers. What I had said to her when she was dieing about her being my first and last love, it was true. That girl from Coney Island had been my first love and I had found her.
"Che cosa è successo dopo?" I asked, digging for more information. What happened next?
"E 'stata inviata a vivere con me. Quando abbiamo scoperto che il bambino che lei ha chiesto e conservarlo. Ha detto che questa era l'unica cosa che aveva lasciato di lui." She was sent to live with me. When we found out about the baby she demanded she have it and keep it. She said that this was the only thing she had left of him.
"Thank you so much. I promessa io non respirare una parola di questo per lei. Ottieni il tuo riposo, quando siete liberati Mi piacerebbe se si è venuto a casa con noi." I told her, that would be a comfort to Claudia. Thank you so much. I promise I will not breathe a word of this to her. Get your rest, whenever you're released I would love if you came home with us.
"Vorrei che troppo. Si prega di inviare il mio amore a mia figlia." I nodded and slowly made my way out of the room. I would like that too. Please send my daughter my love.
I had to tell her that Isabelle was mine, that we had a child together. She needed to know. It would make her happy, right? The fact that I was the one all those years ago she had fallen in love with. That she had found me.
I looked into her room through the window. She was sound asleep, tossing and turning every once and awhile. She looked at peace, though.
I just wanted her and our baby to make it out safely. This had been her second hospital admission, it was following the same cycle as last time. I wouldn't let anything happen to her this time, though.
I heard footsteps behind me and turned to see Kelly. Her face was solemn, this couldn't be good. "What's wrong?" I asked, wanting to cut straight to the chase.
"She has a major fever, which can cause complications mainly for the baby. We're giving her medicine, but it doesn't seem to be working." She wasn't leaving anything out for the bad news category.
"There's more." I said, this wasn't a guess, I saw it in her eyes. "Her lupus is flaring, she's going to be in a lot of pain, it won't be pretty. Another thing her blood pressure has sky rocketed. Her liver and kidneys aren't looking good. She can't have any excitement. I am completely serious Sonny. You two usually don't listen, but this is her," She pointed towards Claudia's room, "And the baby's life at stake."
I nodded, I did understand. I always had, but people like us always had excitement.. "I do understand, Kelly. I will keep her calm at all costs." I told her, something in Claudia's room started beeping. Kelly ran into the room. I was right on her heels.
Claudia was tossing and turning in her sleep, she was having a nightmare that was making her blood pressure rise. I shook her awake. "Isabelle!" She said, jolting upward. I lightly pushed her back down into the pillows. I looked at Kelly and nodded saying that I had it covered.
She was hyperventilating. "Shh, it's okay. Everyone is fine, you have to calm down." She grabbed my hand. "Is Izzie ok?" She asked. I looked deep into her dark brown eyes. "She's fine and so is your mom." She pushed a piece of hair behind her ear. "I want my daughter to come here, with us, her family." I nodded. "I'll get her on the first plane out."
"No, no, no I need to talk to her first. That's the only home she's ever known." "Okay I understand. You have to stay calm, your blood pressure is way to high right now." She grabbed both of my hands. "There was something I dreamt before my nightmare. Do you wanna know what it was?" She asked. "Sure, I would love to."
"You were the one I met in Bensonhurst all those years ago. You're Izzie's dad." She said. This proved I was right. "Yes I was. Why couldn't you stay with me?" I asked pouting a bit. "Daddy would've killed you and I wouldn't have let that happen." "I don't think he would've killed me." I challenged. She shook her head. "I was so close to…………….death from him so many times, he would have had no problems killing you."
She watched the fetal heartbeat. I put my hand on her baby bump, she put her hand on top of mine. "I can't believe any of this." She said looking down at our hands. "Any of what?" "Us. This baby. The fact that I'm three and a half months pregnant. The fact that I found the only man I'd ever loved." I put my free hand in hers. "I love our children Claudee. And more importantly I love you and will never ever leave you."
She smiled. "You need to sleep." I told her. "Fine, but don't leave me." "I wouldn't dream of it." I told her, she closed her eyes and in a matter of minutes was asleep. I looked at her blood pressure it was rising and then declining. I would ask Kelly about it in the morning, which it was. Four o'clock in the morning, well I've always said I can run on no sleep, I guess now the time to prove it.
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Okay what do y'all think? Did I do a good job on somewhat explaining her past? Will she and the baby both survive? Please R&R.