Her Secret
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Chapter 21
'Jay, wait outside' he couldn't bring himself to leave her side although he knew he should, he had to let Adam and Zoe do their jobs.
As he left Resus he bumped into Jeff and Dixie as they looked on through the glass to see how she was doing
'Did you guys pick her up?' His voice was empty and he couldn't take his eyes off her lifeless body
'Yeah mate, she had stopped to help a pedestrian who had been knocked over by a vehicle when another car bumped into the one she was in front of.'
'Where is Liam? Did you bring him in too?' His voice was not paniced at the thought of Liam sitting somewhere in the ED alone probably thinking that he was going to lose another mum
'What was that sweetheart? It was only her we brought in' Dixie looked confused as to who Liam was but alarmed at the same time at the thought of leaving a casualty behind.
'Ruth's son, he is 12 years old, he was with her'
'Her what? You've lost us mate' The paramedics exchanged glances with each other, confused by the nonsense that Jay seemed to be babbling
'Who else was brought in?'
'The original pedestrian and the two drivers of the vehicles, there was no one else on the scene'
'Drive me there, I need to find him!'
Jay began to head for the doors of the ED knowing that it was time he stepped up for Liam and he knew that Ruth would want to know that he was safe.
'Jay, where are you going? I need to speak to you!' Zoe was shouting to him from across the reception desk, part of him wanted to ignore her and walk out just so he could forget, but he isn't that sort of person.
'Is she ok? What happened to her?'
'We are still working on her and she isn't out of the woods yet but I have a couple of questions, let's sit down' she gestures towards the seats 'did you know Ruth was pregnant?'
'Wait she didn't tell anyone at work? How did you not notice?'
'No she hasn't mentioned it and I equally have no clue as to how a group of medical professionals didn't not know anyway the ultrasound machine is broken, we are waiting on maternity bringing one down but it would help if you could tell us how far along she is?'
'Emm about, well I'm not entirely sure but I have a copy of her 16 week scan' Jay reaches into his wallet and pulls out a crumpled photo 'is this of any help?'
'That's great I have to get back in there soon, I'll be back as soon as we know anymore' she touches his had affectionately as she get up walk away
'Wait Zoe, please tell me she is going to be ok?' With the emotion in his voice he is practically pleading with the doctor to reassure him, something he has heard patient do a thousand times over
'Jay you know we are doing her best, you will know anything the minute we do' she tries to give him a smile to calm him like she would do with any other relative but this was different, this is Ruth and Jay, the strangest couple in the ED!
'If anything changes call me, I have to go out for a while' He knew that as much as he wanted to stay and watch their every move like a hawk he knew that if he and Ruth were going to be a family, Liam was a big part of this and he had to be Jay's priority for now. He began to quickly jog towards the doors of the ED and quickened his pace the moment he was outside until he reached the scene of the accident, this is when it dawned on him that Liam had witnessed both his mothers being knocked over so it was no wonder he ran because he was scared, that and also the fact that he was very much like Ruth and attempted to run away from his problems.
It was at this exact moment in time that Jay made the conscious decision to do whatever it took to make Ruth and Liam feel safe enough that they never have to run again. Although he did have to find Liam first. As he wondered the street, checking his phone every couple of seconds, anxiously awaiting a call from the ED to say Ruth had woken up, he tried to get into the mindset of a 12 year old and where they would run to and then it dawned on him.
As the dishevelled nurse sprinted his way around the small streets he eventually found the house he was looking for. Jay could see from a distance that the front door was open, Jay took this as a promising sign that the search was over and they could return to the hospital. He approached the door with caution and call on Liam so he wouldn't startle him, however he was not met with the sight of an upset young boy but a terrified one as he sat watch someone raiding through the drawers. It was only when the dark hooded figure turned around that Jay realise who it was.
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