I Love You, You Know I Do
January 15th, 2004
Having Makennah in school was a blessing sometimes. I missed having my little girl at home but it was getting busier at the office and I needed to be at work a lot. I was working longer hours and I even had to work on my days off which were Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. This irritated Paul, he wanted me home when he was and I rarely was. Today, I was at the office and I was getting frustrated. I was collating paperwork and had to send it to all different departments. Dad was in a meeting with all talent and I needed to hand out papers to certain people. I knocked on the door and waited.
"Stephanie, we're kinda in the middle of something." Dad said.
"I know it's just... I've got papers for a few of the guys. It will be easier if I can give them to the people now because I've got so much work." I whispered, feeling the blush creep across my cheeks.
"Baby girl, are you all right?" He asked. I nodded and he pulled me into the room.
"Sit down at the desk and take a drink of my water. I'll hand out the papers and they can sign them and you can get them back." He said. I nodded and went over to the desk. Dad went around handing out the papers and I stared down at the papers on his desk. My cell phone started ringing and I answered it.
"Mrs Levesque?" A voice said.
"Yes, who is this?" I asked.
"This is Miss Wright from Greenwich Public School; Makennah Levesque is in the Nurse's office and is complaining of a headache and stomach ache. Would you be willing to come in and pick her up?" Miss Wright said.
"Well, I could probably try to be there in about half-an-hour. Tell her that Mommy loves her and will come and get her soon." I said.
"All right, see you soon." She replied. I shut my cell and sighed.
"Stephanie, have a sip of the water." Dad said. I went to take a sip and I choked.
"I... I have to go!" I said, standing up. I walked over to Paul and held my hand out.
"What do you want?" He asked, gently taking my hand.
"I need the car keys." I said. Paul stood up and took me out of the room.
"Stephanie what's going on?' Paul asked. I put my hand in his pocket and grabbed the keys. I took off and I heard Paul following me.
"Stephanie!" Paul yelled. I turned around and shrugged out of my jacket. I dropped it and went out to our car. I got in and I drove over to Makennah's school.
"Makennah sweetie, you have to stay with Gamma okay?" I said. Makennah nodded and I took her up to Mom's office.
"Can she just lie on your sofa?" I asked Mom. Mom nodded and Makennah went over to the sofa. She lay down and I looked at her. Then I left the room and went down to my office. There was a line of talent and I groaned.
"Look guys, if you have questions go ask Dad. I have so much work to do." I said. They all nodded and left me alone. I went into my office and saw Paul sitting at my desk.
"Paul..." I murmured.
"Do you still love me baby?" Paul asked.
"What are you talking about?" I asked. I unbuttoned my shirt, leaving my camisole singlet on and making sure that it was tucked into my skirt properly. I went and sat behind my desk and turned to look at him.
"Stephanie, do you still love me?" Paul asked. I leant over my desk and held his hand.
"I love you, you know I do." I murmured.
"What happened today and why did you leave?" Paul asked. I stood up and he stood up as well. He came around to me and sat in my seat. I sat on top of him and ran my hands down either side of his face.
"I'm being over-worked. Makennah is miserable because she either has to spend the weekend at a friend's house or here and I have not had a day off since we've come back from our honeymoon. What if I wanted to start trying for a baby? I want you so badly and I haven't been able to have you since our honeymoon." I said. Paul rubbed my side and I started crying. He pulled me closer to him and hugged me tightly.
"Stephanie, you have to stay late to catch up on your work." Pat Patterson said. I stared at him and shook my head.
"I can't." I said.
"Why can't you Stephanie?" Pat asked angrily.
"My daughter is upstairs vomiting in her grandmother's office, crying out for her Mommy and I can't be there with her because I've been working. You're not the CEO or Chairman of this company, you can't tell me to do anything." I said. I went to walk past him and he grabbed my arm. I turned around and slapped his hand away.
"I'm going home. I will be back tomorrow and then I am having my weekend off." I said. Pat just glared at me and started walking with me.
"I am going to talk to your Mother and Father." Pat said. I rolled my eyes and went into Mom's office. Makennah was in there with Paul and he was gently rocking her.
"Where's Linda?" Pat asked.
"She's in a meeting with Vince." Paul said, confused. Pat left the room and I walked over to Paul and Makennah.
"How is she?" I asked.
"She's all right but she's still very sick." Paul replied.
"Baby girl, you might have to come to work with me tomorrow." I said. Makennah looked up and shook her head.
"I'll go to school." She said. I took her from Paul's arms and stood up.
"Come on, we'll go interrupt Gamma and Poppy and I will see if I can stay home with you tomorrow." I said. Makennah wrapped her arms around me tightly and Paul picked her schoolbag and my handbag up.
"Thanks," I murmured. He smiled and placed his hand on my bag, guiding me out of the room. I walked over to Dad's office and saw Pat waiting outside. I smiled and opened the door. I walked in and both Mom and Dad looked up.
"We were just talking about you actually. Pat just came with a complaint about you." Dad said. I nodded and Makennah squirmed out of my arms. She ran to Dad's bathroom and Paul followed her.
"I need tomorrow off to be with her and I have to have my days off again. I love you guys but Makennah hates hanging around here." I said. Dad nodded and smiled.
"Of course, you're back to having Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays off but I don't want to see you in the office or on the road or Paul back on the road until Makennah is one hundred percent. Do you understand?" Dad said. I nodded and hugged both Mom and Dad.
"Thank you. Paul, let's go home." I said. Paul came out with Makennah following him, her hand grasping his.
I walked into our bedroom that night, after getting Makennah to sleep and yawned.
"Is she sleeping?" Paul asked. I nodded and walked over to the bed. I unzipped my skirt and got out of it. Then I got on the bed and cuddled up to Paul.
"She won't be asleep all night though. We need to take her to the doctors." I said. Paul nodded and kissed me.
"Oh, and we're not going back to work until she is a hundred percent." I murmured. Paul nodded and pulled me closer to him.
"Let's try to get some sleep before she wakes up again. When she does, I'm taking her to the hospital." Paul said. I nodded and closed my eyes. Not even ten minutes later, I heard small footsteps and a door slam shut. I sat up and pulled on a pair of track pants and a jumper. Paul followed suit and we walked down to the bathroom opposite Makennah's room. Makennah was in there vomiting and I walked over to her.
"Paul... she's vomiting blood." I said. Makennah looked up at me and it was running down her chin. I grabbed a tissue and wiped her face.
"Come on Princess, you need to go to the hospital." I said.
"Mrs Levesque, I am Doctor Wright. I am here to update you on your daughter's condition." A Woman said. I stood up and looked down at Paul.
"Sorry, he's tired. He's a professional wrestler and when he's home, he usually likes to sleep." I said. She smiled and nodded.
"That is understandable. Now, we've got everything under control but Makennah has a severe bug so she will be sick for the next week or so. You are able to take her home but she has to be on bed-rest. Is that understandable?" She asked. I nodded and chewed on my lip.
"Can I go in and see her?" I asked. Doctor Wright nodded and smiled.
"She's asking for you." She replied. I smiled and walked into her room.
"Hi Mommy," Makennah said. I walked over to her and got in the bed beside her.
"I love you Mommy." Makennah said.
"I love you too." I replied, kissing the top of her head. She cuddled into my side and I rubbed her back.
I must have drifted off to sleep, as I woke up when I felt my hand being gently squeezed.
"Don't they look peaceful?" I heard Dad say. His lips pressed against my forehead and then I heard a chair scraping.
"I wonder where Paul went, he was in a rush." I heard Mom say.
"I dunno, I suppose they've been here all night, he wanted to go get some sleep." Dad said.
"He should've taken Steph." Mom said.
"Shh... you woke Mommy up!" I heard Makennah say. She tapped my shoulder and I opened my eyes.
"Hello!" She said. I sat up and yawned. I kissed the top of her head and looked over at my parents.
"Sorry baby girl," Dad said. I shrugged and smiled.
"Who got you the massive teddy bear Makennah?" I asked, pointing at the big pink and white teddy bear at the end of the bed.
"Daddy got me it and we called it Stephy!" Makennah said. I smiled and she hugged into me.
"How are you feeling baby girl?" I asked.
"Not too good." She replied. I nodded and got off the bed.
"I'm going to go freshen up." I told her. I kissed the top of her head and went into the bathroom that was hers. I was going to take a quick shower and then just put my clothes on again. I started the water and then I heard knocking.
"What's up?" I called out, going over to the door. I unlocked it and it opened.
"Hey baby," Paul said. I smiled and let him into the bathroom.
"I brought you some fresh clothes." Paul said. I nodded and slipped into the shower.
"Where did you get off to this morning?" I asked.
"I went and got in a shower at home, changed into fresh clothes and brought you, your parents and myself a coffee and Makennah a chocolate milkshake." Paul said, taking his shirt off. I watched him closely as he unzipped his pants.
"You want some company in there?" Paul asked. I smiled my reply as he came in and wrapped his arms around me. I watched the water run over his skin and I smiled.
"I love you." I said, kissing along his collarbone.
"I love you too but I don't think we should do this here. They have security cameras." Paul said. I nodded and pulled away.
"I'll finish washing you." Paul murmured.
"Do you think that is such a good idea?" I asked. Paul nodded and I stood still as his hands ran over me. We finished the shower and got out. I pulled on the dress and we walked out into Makennah's room.
"Eww, Daddy saw Mommy naked!" Makennah said. I laughed and Paul sat down on his chair. I sat on top of him and he ran his hand up and down my thigh.
"Here you go honey." Paul said, passing me a huge thermos.
"Are we sharing the coffee?" I asked. He nodded and I took a sip. A Nurse came in at that moment and smiled at Makennah.
"Here we go sweetheart, can you take this medicine for me?" She asked. Makennah nodded and took it.
"Can I go home now?" Makennah asked.
"Of course, I will get a Doctor to come in." The Nurse replied. We nodded and she left the room.
"Little Miss Mak, if you come home, you have to stay in bed." I said. Makennah nodded and I downed some more coffee. The doctor came in and I signed the release papers. Paul carried Makennah down to the car and Mom and Dad told me that they needed to go to work. I hugged them and then Paul, Makennah and I went home.