Love, Lies, & Deception

by silverbellbaby

Elizabeth and Lucky have been together since they were 15 and 16 years old. They always knew they'd be together forever. What she doesn't know is Lucky has kept a secret from the time he was gone for a month from Port Charles. A secret that Elizabeth doesn't know and that could destroy his relationship with her. R&R.-UPDATE EDITED. please reread/please kindly review

25. Chapter 23

Chapter 23 "Elizabeth is Hospitalized" Part 1

(Lucky picks up Elizabeth & carries her to his pick-up. He drives to General Hospital. He takes her to the front desk, where there's a nurse there)

Lucky: "Help me please! My wife…she….she…passed out."

Nurse: "Okay, sir. Just calm down. Let me call a doctor."

(The nurse doesn't see a doctor around at the moment, so she pages a doctor to the floor. There's a call at the nurse's station, a doctor who says they'll be up to the floor in 10 minutes, being they're on a different floor. The nurse goes to Lucky & tells him what she was told. The nurse tells Lucky Room #5 is open so they can go in there. The nurse & Lucky, who's carrying Elizabeth, go in there)

Nurse: "Okay. Do you know exactly what happened?"

Lucky: "All I know is that when I was walking in the park, I saw her on the ground."

Nurse: "This is the 2nd time a pregnant woman came in today."

Lucky: "What…what do you mean?"

Nurse: "Well…some guy came in here too earlier with a girl because she passed out."

Lucky: "That's weird."

(She has Lucky place Elizabeth on the bed. The nurse then checks her vitals)

Nurse: "How far along is your wife?"

Lucky: "She's 6½ months pregnant."

Nurse: "I'll be right back."

(The nurse leaves, then comes back 5 minutes later)

Lucky: "Do you know the pregnant woman who came in here earlier?"

Nurse: "All I know is the lady looks like she's almost due anytime and she was worried about her baby. The young man, I think he said his name was Nicholas. But I don't remember his last name."

Lucky: (realizing who she means) "Nicholas….Cassadine?"

Nurse: "I think so. It was some guy name Nicholas. Do you know him?"

Lucky: "Yeah. He…he's my brother. The woman who he brought in, I think her name is Michelle from who you described."

Nurse: "Michelle! That's her name."

Lucky: "Is she okay?"

Nurse: "I don't know. There's a nurse with them. They're trying to detect a heartbeat for the baby."

Lucky: "Oh my god."

Nurse: "I know. I was thinking the same thing."

(Just then, Bobbie comes in)

Bobbie: "So, what seems to be the problem…." (sees Elizabeth laying on the bed unconscious) "Elizabeth…what…what happened?"

Lucky: (tears in his eyes) "All I know is that I saw her passed out in the park."

Bobbie: (to the nurse) "Did you check her vitals?"

Nurse: "No, Dr. Spencer. I wasn't able to yet. We were waiting for you to get here before we do that."

(She tries to talk to Elizabeth)

Bobbie: "Elizabeth? Can you hear me?"

(Elizabeth doesn't respond to Bobbie's voice)

Bobbie: "She isn't responding. All right, I want her in a gown and in a room. I'm gonna do some tests on her."

(Bobbie faces the nurse)

Bobbie: "I want a complete blood work done and a cat scan and mri to find out why she's not responding."

Nurse: (nods) "Yes, Dr. Spencer. Right away."

Lucky: "Bobbie, what…what's going on? Why won't she wake up?"

Bobbie: "I… I think Elizabeth's in a coma. But I can't be certain."

Lucky: (worriedly) "Oh my…she…she…will come out of this, won't she? I mean…please…"

Bobbie: "Lucky, I can't tell you for certain."

Lucky: (walks around with his hands in his hair) "This…this…this can't be happening."

(He takes his hands out of his hair)

Bobbie: "Like I said, Lucky, I'm gonna have the nurses do tests on Elizabeth. I won't know anything until they're done."

Lucky: (goes closer to Bobbie) "Bobbie, please…please tell me she'll be okay."

Bobbie: "Lucky, I won't lie to you. Elizabeth isn't responding at all. The longer she's in a coma if that's what happened…the less are her chances of a full recovery."

Lucky: "Just…just do what you have to do."

(Bobbie is about to leave when Lucky stops her)

Lucky: "Hey, Bobbie?"

Bobbie: "Yeah?"

Lucky: "I, uh, I think Nicholas is here with Michelle. Do you have any idea where they are?"

Bobbie: "Oh. I'll have the nurse here go check for you." (to the nurse) "Can you go see what room Michelle…"

Lucky: "Thomas."

Bobbie: (looks at Lucky and the nurse separately) "Thomas & Nicholas Cassadine are in, please?"

Nurse: "Yes, Dr. Spencer."

(The nurse walks out of the room)

Bobbie: "I'm gonna have the nurse take some blood from Elizabeth & then I'm gonna check out a few things. I'll be back in a little while."

(The nurse comes back in. Bobbie tells her about taking blood from Elizabeth. Bobbie then leaves)

Nurse: "Your brother & Michelle Thomas are on this floor in room 10. Do you need me to show you where the room is?"

Lucky: "Yeah. Thanks."

(The nurse brings him to the room, where they hear yelling in there)

Lucky: "What's going on in there?"

Nurse: "I don't know."

Lucky: "Thanks for showing me where the room is."

(The nurse nods and leaves. Lucky looks in from the doorway)

Nurse: "Please try to calm down, Michelle."

Michelle: "How the hell can I calm down when I can't hear my baby's heartbeat?!"

(Nicholas notices Lucky in the doorway and goes to him)

Nicholas: "Lucky…what…what are you doing here?"

Lucky: "I could ask you the same thing."

Nicholas: "We're trying to find a heartbeat for Michelle's baby."

Lucky: "Trying to find a heartbeat? What's wrong?"

Nicholas: "She passed out on the steps at my place. Ever since then we've been here."

Lucky: "I…I'm sorry."

Nicholas: "Lucky, what's wrong? You look strange."

Lucky: "Nicholas…it…it's Elizabeth. She…she passed out too. She's here in the hospital. The doctors think…think that she's in a coma."

Nicholas: "Oh…Lucky…I'm so sorry."

Lucky: (tears in his eyes) "I…I don't know what to do for her."

Nicholas: "Listen to me." (Getting Lucky to look at him) "Listen to me, Lucky. Elizabeth will be all right. I know she will. She's a fighter. You have to believe that."

Lucky: "I'm…I'm trying to, but…but it's so hard. She looks so fragile."

Nicholas: "Lucky, I promise you that she'll be okay."

Lucky: "Don't make promises you can't keep, Nicholas."

Nicholas: "I'm sorry, bro. Where's Bobbie? I assume she's your doctor?"

Lucky: "Yeah….uh…she's been there with Elizabeth & me through everything. Besides, she knows Elizabeth enough to know what to do right away."

Nicholas: "Did the doctors say when she'll be out of the coma?"

Lucky: "They…they don't know. They don't know."

(Lucky gets angry)

Lucky: "God! God is supposed to make sure Elizabeth is okay. She shouldn't be…she doesn't deserve this, Nicholas."

Nicholas: "Hey. You don't have to convince me, all right?"

Lucky: "I know I don't. Well, I better get back to Elizabeth. I want to be there when she wakes up."

Nicholas: "She WILL wake up, Lucky. You need to believe that."

(Lucky leaves the room. He goes back to Elizabeth's room. He gets a chair from by a wall & sets it by Elizabeth. He puts his hands together & looks like he's praying. He then sighs in them. He then looks at Liz)

Lucky: "Elizabeth, can you hear me?"

(He takes her hand)

Lucky: "If you can hear me, Elizabeth, please squeeze my hand."

(He waits for Elizabeth to squeeze his hand. When she doesn't, he starts to cry)

Lucky: "Elizabeth, please! Wake up! I…I can't live without you. I want you to be awake when our baby is born. He or she is gonna look so beautiful."

(He puts his hand on Elizabeth's face & gently caresses it. He then leans over & kisses her. Bobbie comes in)

Bobbie: "How are you doing?"

Lucky: (looks at her) "What's the deal, Bobbie?"

Bobbie: "Well…." (sighs) "I just got some tests back."

Lucky: "Well, what do they say?"

(Bobbie is hesitant to tell Lucky)

Lucky: (sighs) "Bobbie, just tell me, please?"

Bobbie: "Elizabeth is in a coma, Lucky. According to the tests we've run on her, we've discovered that she has a bacterial infection of the vagina. What it is...is bacterial vaginosis or BV. It's the most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age. The cause of it is not fully understood. BV is associated with an imbalance in the bacteria that are normally found in a woman's vagina. The vagina normally contains mostly "good" bacteria, and fewer "harmful" bacteria. BV develops when there is an increase in harmful bacteria."

(Lucky nods as Bobbie continues explaining to him what the disease is all about)

Bobbie: "Not much is known about how women get BV. There are many unanswered questions about the role that harmful bacteria play in causing BV. Any woman can get BV. Some symptoms of this infection may have burning during urination or itching around the outside of the vagina, or both. Having BV while pregnant may put a woman at increased risk for some complications of pregnancy, such as preterm delivery. It affects pregnant woman and they more often have babies who are born premature or with low birth weight, which can be as low as 5.5 pounds or less."

Lucky: (trying to understand what she's saying) "Okay. Well, how can this BV or bacterial vaginosis be diagnosed?"

Bobbie: "A health care provider must examine the vagina for signs of BV and perform laboratory tests on a sample of vaginal fluid to look for bacteria associated with BV. BV is treatable with antibiotics prescribed by a health care provider. Two different antibiotics are recommended as treatment for BV: metronidazole or clindamycin. Either can be used with non-pregnant or pregnant women, but the recommended dosages differ. But please keep in mind, Lucky, that BV can recur even after treatment is done.

Lucky: (tears in his eyes) "Oh, god. Bobbie…Bobbie, please tell me she's gonna pull through this. I can't lose her."

Bobbie: "Lucky, I'm not gonna lie to you about this serious situation. If the antibiotics don't work, there's a chance that Elizabeth will go into premature labor, and being she's in a coma, we would have to take the baby out and there's not a good chance the baby will make it."

Lucky: (softly crying) "Is...Is being in a coma part of this disease?"

Bobbie: "That's one thing I don't understand about this disease. I know I'm a doctor, but there are things even doctors don't understand. This coma is part of it. I can't explain why she's in a coma. But what I can tell you is that it's not a good sign. Do you understand what I'm telling you, Lucky? I can explain this more if you're still not sure how it works."

Lucky: (nods tearfully) "No, I understand, Bobbie. I...I just...I just wish this wasn't happening to Elizabeth. Why her?"

(Lucky sits down on a chair in the room and leans forward and cries with his hands gently on his face. He sniffs. Bobbie goes to him and bends down to hug him, comforting him. After a minute, they break apart)

Lucky: (sniffs) "Just make sure you help her, Bobbie. Please."

Bobbie: (sighs) "Lucky, we need Elizabeth to wake up, okay? If she…if she doesn't wake up within the next 48 hours, the baby might not make it. And…and Elizabeth might not make it, either."

TO BE CONTINUED….

Chapter 24 Preview: "Will Michelle's baby survive?"

I hope I explained Elizabeth's diagnosis correctly. I searched it on the internet. If you feel I didn't put enough info or it doesn't sound right, I'll try reword it so it does. I hope you liked the chapter. Please read & review. Thanks.