Fix You
Chapter: 26
Pairing: Robert & Holly
Rating: PG
Robert made a mad dash into the hospital, not stopping until he was standing in front of the nurses station. "Bobbie, where's Holly?" he asked, hurriedly. "Anna brought her in a little while ago."
"Holly is down the hall in room 212." she told him. "The doctor is with her right now."
"Thanks." he replied as he quickly made his way down the hall and toward her room. As he approached he saw Anna leaning up against the wall, waiting. "How's Holly?"
"I don't know." she replied. "She seems calm and content, but that doesn't mean anything."
"So she and the baby are okay?" he asked.
Anna shook her head. "Holly had a miscarriage."
"What?!" he asked in shock. "Then she's not okay. What happened?"
"I went by her house to talk to her and everything was fine." she explained. "Then she started having some pain in her back and in her stomach. Apparently she had been spotting for a few days."
"When you say that she's okay what do you mean?" Robert questioned. "Is she understandably upset or is she in shock? What?"
"I think she's upset." Anna replied. "But she also seems relieved."
Robert nodded. "Well it was an incredibly difficult situation."
"Yeah." she agreed. "And Luke is about to make it a hell of a lot worse."
Luke came walking toward them . "What the hell happened?" he asked. "Is the baby all right?"
"Dr. Meadows is in with her now." Anna told him. "I'm sure she'll talk to you as soon as she comes out."
"Were you with her?" Luke asked Robert.
"No." Anna answered. "I was with her."
Luke nodded. "What happened?" he asked. "What was she doing?"
"If you're implying that Holly did something to cause this then think again." Robert said, angrily. "You're not concerned about Holly at all, the only thing you care about is your child."
"That's not true!" Luke yelled. "What the hell are you even doing here? Holly is with me, not you."
Robert could feel himself becoming more and more furious with ever single word coming out of Luke's mouth. Instead of knocking some sense into him like he wanted to he simply walked off, leaving Anna to deal with him.
"You're such an ass." she said bluntly. "You have no idea how to communicate with people."
"Holly is my wife!" he said. "I know what she needs and what she wants."
"Oh, do you?" Anna asked. "If you know so bloody much then why is Holly so miserable?"
"She's not miserable." Luke insisted. "She enjoys being married to me."
"Is that why she sleeps half the day away, hardly ever leaves the house and walks around in a fog?" she questioned him. "Or is it because she's just so miserable when you're gone?"
"Holly and I have some problems." he admitted. "But we've decided to work things out now. Especially for the sake of our baby."
"You can't be serious." she sighed. "How the hell do you expect to raise a baby in the environment you and Holly share? She won't even let Charlie stay in the same house with the two of you overnight. Do you honestly think that the birth of a baby is going to make all your problems vanish into thin air?"
"No!" he said sternly. "But it is what's best for my child!"
"Mr. Spencer?" Dr. Meadows said as she came out of Holly's room. "You and I need to discuss your wife's condition."
Luke nodded. "Of course." he said. "Is the baby alright?"
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Spencer." the doctor said softly. "Holly has suffered a miscarriage. It's going to take her a little while to recover so try and be patient with her. She's going to go through a range of emotions and it would be best if the two of you talked them out instead of letting them build up. Holly's resting now, but you can go in and sit with her. Please have me paged if you need me or have any questions."
"Thank you." he mumbled. Luke watched as Dr. Meadows walked off and down the hallway. "Dammit." he yelled as he punched the wall. "Why does she always lose my children?"
"It's not her fault." Anna said, disgusted by his actions. "You don't give a damn about Holly at all do you? The only thing you cared about was that baby. That's the only reason you agreed to work things out with her isn't it?"
"I don't answer to you, Devane." he said as he started to walk away.
"Where in bloody hell are you going?" she asked. "Holly just lost a child, your child, you just can't walk out on her."
"I have some things that need to be taken care of." he called out as he continued to walk down the hallway. "Robert Scorpio, for starters." he mumbled under his breath. "I'll get you this time."
tbc...