Spun Hard By the Circle of Life (Chapter Two)
A/N- I know some sites say that Maya's Gammy Hart is supposed to be Katy's mother-in-law but since Maya and Katy lived with her, I think it's much more likely she's linked to Maya via Katy instead of through Kermit.
"So, Topanga's cool with you coming in a little late after we spring the news on your mom?" Shawn asked the next morning as they were riding the subway.
"Sure, she's done so much for Maya and me, she has to be the next one to tell!" Katy explained as they started to step off the subway car and walk towards the stairs.
"So why did you tell Topanga before me, Maya then her?" Shawn asked.
"I didn't plan it that way! She guessed it about the same time I did. How could I have begun to lie?" Katy asked.
"Guess you're right," Shawn sighed.
"You're damn right, I am- Mr. Let Cory Eavesdrop on Our Intimate Time While I Tell You About Our Baby!" Katy fumed.
"It has no buttons!" Shawn protested as he held up his Smartphone while they made their way to outside almost directly across the street from the Rosemont Get Better Soon Center at the same time an ambulance pulled away from its front door.
"At least it wasn't a conference call," Katy half-laughed.
"Like Riley made Topanga's news about the future Auggie," Shawn snorted.
" Did Cory tell you?" Katy asked.
"No, I was made part of that conference call with Panga Bear and Cor-Coa!" Shawn laughed.
At once, Katy gasped.
"What's wrong, Babe?" Shawn asked.
"My Smartphone- and it's Dr. Craeg from Rosemont!" Katy gasped as she clutched Shawn's right hand while holding the Smartphone up to her face with her left hand.
"Ms. Hart ,you need to come to the Rosemont's front desk nursing station straight away!" Dr. Craeg insisted via Smartphone.
"Mommy! Is she alright? She's getting better," Katy sniffed.
"Just come here straight away and all will be explained, " Dr. Craeg commanded as he ended the conversation.
" Babe, we just saw her on Sunday and she was doing fine," Shawn gulped.
"Do you think she's. . . alright?" Katy sniffed.
"I wish I could think that but I'm here for you whatever the news and we'll face it together," Shawn proclaimed as he clutched her hand and kissed her on the lips as they walked in the door.
"Ms. Hart. ." the reception nurse called out.
"That's Mrs. Hunter now. Where's Mommy? "Katy asked as she ran up to the desk.
"You'll have to go to the consult room next to here for Dr. Craeg to tell you," the nurse insisted as she pointed to the closed door to the right.
" Please tell me!" Katy sobbed.
"Ms. Hart. . Mrs. Hunter, you'll have to go to the consult room!" the nurse droned again.
"I think you already know, Babe," Shawn sighed.
"NO! Oh, Shawn! My poor Mommy!" Katy bawled while Shawn held her tight and rocked her as they walked toward the consult room.
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Abigail Adam's High School
"So Britain didn't go to war with the Union because Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert wrote that very diplomatic letter to the US asking our nation to release the captured British subjects from that intercepted Confederate blockade runner boat then went directly to his deathbed and died. Our nation was saved and Great Britain was our ally from then on but Queen Victoria was shattered by his death and never the same after that," Cory explained to the class with the words 'Trent Affair' written behind him on the blackboard then had his Smartphone chime and picked it up from the desk then read the text.
"What is it, Mr. Matthews?" Farkle Minkus asked.
"Maya will be excused from school for at least the rest of the day and tomorrow," Cory shuddered as he read the text from the principal.
"Awesome, Maya!" Zay Babineaux exclaimed while giving a beaming Maya a high five.
"No, not this way, Zay," Cory explained.
"What?"Zay asked as Maya and Riley shook their heads in puzzlement.
"Maya, your parents are coming here to retrieve you in a moment ," Cory started to explain.
"Parents? What did I do this time?" Maya gulped.
"You did nothing. Know that I and my entire family and I hope all of us here will be here with you in spirit," Cory sighed as he walked up to Maya's desk and patted her on the left shoulder while looking at everyone else in the class.
"Mr. Matthews, what's going. ..?" Maya asked as she saw Shawn and Katy open the door then walk towards her.
"Oh, Baby Girl," Katy sobbed while hugging Maya.
"Mom?," Maya sniffed.
"We need to go. Sorry for disrupting . . ." Shawn started to say.
"Don't even think that! We're here for all of you," Cory proclaimed while Katy then Shawn who nodded then mouthed 'thanks' to Cory who nodded back while the three walked out of Cory's classroom.
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"Poor Gammy! She'd had that stroke months ago and they said she was still too weak to get out of that rehab center to see your wedding but she was getting better. If only I had gone with you and Mom to see her Sunday instead of hanging with Riley and Farkle to see that dumb movie," Maya sobbed while Shawn and Katy sat on either side of her on their apartment couch a little while later.
"Maya, don't blame yourself! It's not your fault. It's nobody's fault," Shawn sighed.
"But now my baby brother or sister won't ever get to meet her and . .. " Maya sobbed.
" I know, " Katy sniffed.
" I wish we'd called her last night to tell her about him or her instead of . . .doing stuff," Shawn sighed.
" What now, Daddy?" Maya asked.
"We'll have a celebration of her life on Saturday, then we'll have to help your mother settle everything about Gammy," Shawn explained as he clutched Maya's hand.
"Settle?" Maya asked.
"Your Gammy lived a long life and we'll have to pick out the most special treasures from her house that Gammy would have wanted us to tend to," Katy explained.
" I'll bet you never imagined you'd have to deal with two soggy shoulders a year ago, Daddy, " Maya sniffed.
"I wouldn't have it any other way!" Shawn proclaimed as he wrapped his arms around them and hugged both of them on the shoulders.
Meanwhile, Katy was a more than a little uneasy with the idea of saying goodbye to the woman she'd called Mommy her entire life and even more disturbed at what she might find.