Jason came and picked me up about ten minuets later. I was waiting on him at the door. I didn't say anything as he helped me to the car and put my wheelchair into the back. I couldn't say anything. All I could think about was my wife. I had almost lost her once, I couldn't loose her again. We came into the waiting room and I saw Alanah holding Will with Jessica, Denise and Jay's little girl on the floor in her carrier.
" Terry, thank god you're here." Adam said.
" Have they told you anything yet?" I asked nervously.
" No, they're still working I guess." He said. I looked down and wanted die.
" It's all my fault." I said quietly.
" No it's not Terry, you can't help it." Adam said.
" No, we got into a huge fight after we got back from rehab, that's why she stormed out. I knew she couldn't keep helping me like she was. I told her that she was going to hurt herself. It's all my fault because I didn't stop her." I said.
" Terry, we all know how hard headed Gwen is. You probably couldn't stop her if you had needed to." Jay said. She was hard headed, but that wasn't the point.
" I know she's stubborn, but we could have got help." I said.
" You heard her response when Vince asked her if she needed any help. She said 'No', flat out."
" So your saying that all this is her fault." I said angrily.
" No Terry, it's not her fault, but it's not yours either." Alanah said.
" Are any of you here with Mrs. Gwen Gerin?" a nurse came in and asked us. I turned around and looked at her.
" We all are, but I'm her husband." I said, praying for good news.
" Your wife and baby are doing just fine, but she needs to be on bed rest for the rest of her pregnancy. You can see her now if you want."
" I do."
" Right this way." She said, leading me out the door. I turned back and looked at the rest of them.
" Do you want to go?" I asked.
" We'll see her later. You go and work everything out." Adam said. I nodded and followed the nurse.
We went down the hall and we stopped in front of her room. I took a deep breath and went in. I saw her sleeping and I took her hand. She opened her eyes and looked at me.
" I'm so sorry Terry, I never meant any of that stuff I said. I love you so much." She said, crying. I took her hand and kissed it.
" It's okay baby. It'll all be okay." I said. " But we do have one small problem. You're on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy. So we will need that help that Vince asked us about. I know I can take care of Will, but I don't want you moving a toe unless it's absolutely necessary." I said.
" Don't even worry about that, you guys can come and stay with us." Jay said, holding Will in the doorway. " We have more room than we need, and more time than we know what to do with, since I'm hurt and all." He said. Jay wasn't really hurt; it was just an angle they were using for TV. " Besides, Jess needs someone to play with." He said.
" We couldn't Jay, I mean, that's a lot to ask." I said.
" I don't want to hear it Terry. Your coming and staying with us." He said stubbornly. All my friends had to be that way didn't they?
" I guess it's settled then, we're staying with Jay and Denise." I said, not feeling like arguing again today.
" We'll go over and get your stuff later on after you're released." He said. He came in and handed Will to me. " We thought he'd want to be with his mommy and daddy. He started crying after you left Terr." He said, handing Will to me. Gwen smiled at us and then sighed tiredly. " You get some rest Gwen, we'll take care of everything." Jay said. She nodded and then closed her eyes, still holding onto my hand tight, and drifted off to sleep. Everything would be okay.
" Terry, thank god you're here." Adam said.
" Have they told you anything yet?" I asked nervously.
" No, they're still working I guess." He said. I looked down and wanted die.
" It's all my fault." I said quietly.
" No it's not Terry, you can't help it." Adam said.
" No, we got into a huge fight after we got back from rehab, that's why she stormed out. I knew she couldn't keep helping me like she was. I told her that she was going to hurt herself. It's all my fault because I didn't stop her." I said.
" Terry, we all know how hard headed Gwen is. You probably couldn't stop her if you had needed to." Jay said. She was hard headed, but that wasn't the point.
" I know she's stubborn, but we could have got help." I said.
" You heard her response when Vince asked her if she needed any help. She said 'No', flat out."
" So your saying that all this is her fault." I said angrily.
" No Terry, it's not her fault, but it's not yours either." Alanah said.
" Are any of you here with Mrs. Gwen Gerin?" a nurse came in and asked us. I turned around and looked at her.
" We all are, but I'm her husband." I said, praying for good news.
" Your wife and baby are doing just fine, but she needs to be on bed rest for the rest of her pregnancy. You can see her now if you want."
" I do."
" Right this way." She said, leading me out the door. I turned back and looked at the rest of them.
" Do you want to go?" I asked.
" We'll see her later. You go and work everything out." Adam said. I nodded and followed the nurse.
We went down the hall and we stopped in front of her room. I took a deep breath and went in. I saw her sleeping and I took her hand. She opened her eyes and looked at me.
" I'm so sorry Terry, I never meant any of that stuff I said. I love you so much." She said, crying. I took her hand and kissed it.
" It's okay baby. It'll all be okay." I said. " But we do have one small problem. You're on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy. So we will need that help that Vince asked us about. I know I can take care of Will, but I don't want you moving a toe unless it's absolutely necessary." I said.
" Don't even worry about that, you guys can come and stay with us." Jay said, holding Will in the doorway. " We have more room than we need, and more time than we know what to do with, since I'm hurt and all." He said. Jay wasn't really hurt; it was just an angle they were using for TV. " Besides, Jess needs someone to play with." He said.
" We couldn't Jay, I mean, that's a lot to ask." I said.
" I don't want to hear it Terry. Your coming and staying with us." He said stubbornly. All my friends had to be that way didn't they?
" I guess it's settled then, we're staying with Jay and Denise." I said, not feeling like arguing again today.
" We'll go over and get your stuff later on after you're released." He said. He came in and handed Will to me. " We thought he'd want to be with his mommy and daddy. He started crying after you left Terr." He said, handing Will to me. Gwen smiled at us and then sighed tiredly. " You get some rest Gwen, we'll take care of everything." Jay said. She nodded and then closed her eyes, still holding onto my hand tight, and drifted off to sleep. Everything would be okay.