Chapter 6: Rachel's Visit
Elizabeth walked over to Rachel. She smiled "Hey Rachel" Rachel looked down at her hands and nervously whispered "Hi" Elizabeth was relieved to find out she wasn't the only one nervous about this visit. "So how have you been" Rachel looked up at her "I'm okay I miss my dad I miss him so much" Rachel turned away as a few tears fell from her eyes. Elizabeth hugged her. " I know you do I miss him too" She looked at Rachel "Come on and say hi to your baby sister" She still felt guilty about what happened with the baby so she didn't move. "I, I can't she almost died and it was my fault" Elizabeth sighed. "Honey its okay I know how bad you felt and I didn't help much I didn't treat you very well but I was so worried about Ella she's fine now and she needs her big sister , you can tell her what it was like to have Mark for a father"
Rachel looked over at Ella sitting happily on Peter's lap. Rachel smiled and slowly walked over to the couch. Elizabeth followed her. Rachel reached out and touched her sister's little hand. "Hey Ella" The baby giggled happily. Peter smiled "Hello Rachel" She smiled "Hi Peter" Elizabeth took a deep breath. "Rachel there's something I want to tell you" She looked at Elizabeth "Okay " she said. Elizabeth smiled "Well Rachel your father left us one last gift" Rachel looked at her with curiosity " What is it" she asked. Elizabeth smiled. "I'm pregnant" "Your baby brother is due on your dad's birthday" Rachel was very surprised "Elizabeth are you serious" She nodded "Yes" Rachel smiled "That's great !" she looked at Ella "Did you hear that Ella we're going to have a baby brother." She looked back at her stepmother. "Elizabeth you'll be all alone with two babies how will you do it with out daddy" she whispered.
Elizabeth sighed sadly she really missed Mark and wished he was still here with her. She looked at Rachel "Well I have Peter, Kerry and everyone else in the ER and I was hoping I'd have you too" Rachel looked stunned "Really you want me around" she asked. Elizabeth smiled " Rachel I know we've had our differences in the past I want to put that all behind us I want us to be friends" "Your dad meant everything to me I loved him so much and I see so much of him in you I want you to be a part of Ella's and the new baby's life" "I want you to be apart of my life" Rachel had tears running down her cheeks. She hugged her. "Thank you Elizabeth thank you I promise I won't let you or daddy down" Elizabeth smiled "I know" she whispered.
Elizabeth was pleased with the way things were going with Rachel. She spent a week with her they had bonded over hot cocoa and reminiscing about Mark. The week went by really fast and Rachel was preparing to go back to St. Louis. Rachel sighed as she walked into the ER. She wished she could stay longer but Elizabeth promised she could spend the summer with her so she would be there when Elizabeth had the baby. She walked up to the admit desk and Randi paged Elizabeth for her. She walked to the lounge to wait for her. She giggled when she walked in on Carter and Kerry carrying on like a couple of teenagers. Carter smiled "Oh umm hi Rachel" Rachel smiled Hi Carter, hi Kerry" Kerry blushed "Hi umm come on John I think we have patients to see" Rachel giggled as Kerry pulled John out of the room.
Elizabeth walked into the lounge. Rachel noticed how pale and tired she looked. "Elizabeth are you okay" she asked. She nodded "Yeah I'm okay Rachel I'm just tired." She started to cross the room to the couch when she grabbed her stomach. Rachel panicked. "Elizabeth are you alright" Elizabeth's face was filled with pain and fear. "No I, I don't think so" Tears filled her eyes. Rachel jumped up from the couch and helped Elizabeth sit down. "Don't cry Elizabeth its going to be okay" Elizabeth touched her arm. "Rachel please go get Peter, Kerry anybody" Rachel nodded and raced toward the door. She looked back at Elizabeth she was crying and holding her stomach. She silently prayed that her dad would keep Elizabeth and the baby safe.
Rachel raced through the ER she couldn't find Peter or Kerry. Rachel started to cry. Where was everybody. She finally found Carter. She ran up to him and grabbed his arm. Carter looked at her and saw that she was crying. "Rachel what's wrong" he asked. Rachel looked at him "Carter , Elizabeth the baby she, please help her" Carter still didn't quite understand but he let Rachel lead him to the lounge.
Elizabeth was sitting on the couch holding her stomach. She whispers. "Please Mark please save our baby" She heard the door open . She saw Rachel walk in with Carter. They walked over to her. Carter knelt down in front of her. "Elizabeth what happened" he could see how scared she was he tried to cheer her up "You weren't flying around in helicopters again were you" he giggled. Instead of cheering her up it made her cry more and she whispers "Not again" Carter rubbed her shoulder. "Hey I was just kidding" She looked right at him and whispered. "Please Carter please save the baby" her tears turned to sobs. Carter gently wiped away a few of her tears "I promise to try my hardest Elizabeth" "Lets get you to an exam room okay" She nodded. He stood up and lifted her into his arms. He looked at Rachel. "Rachel go find Peter and Kerry" Rachel nodded. "Okay" Elizabeth stopped her "Honey you'll miss your train" Rachel looked at her "I can't leave Elizabeth not until I know you and the baby will be okay" she raced out the door.
Carter carried Elizabeth to an empty exam room. He gently laid her on the gurney. He took a hold of Elizabeth's hand. He pushed a few strands of hair from her face. "It's going to be alright Elizabeth I'm going to go grab Abby and a portable ultrasound I'll be right back." Elizabeth nodded her eyes still filled with tears. "Thank you Carter" she whispered. He squeezed her hand and kissed her forehead before leaving to get Abby and the ultrasound.
Elizabeth laid in the quiet room. She felt pain rippling through her body. She couldn't lose this baby it would be like losing Mark all over again. She looked up at the ceiling. "Please Mark please save our baby " she prayed.
Will Carter and the others be able to help Elizabeth, Will she lose the baby. Find out in Chapter 7:An Angel Is Watching Over Me
Elizabeth walked over to Rachel. She smiled "Hey Rachel" Rachel looked down at her hands and nervously whispered "Hi" Elizabeth was relieved to find out she wasn't the only one nervous about this visit. "So how have you been" Rachel looked up at her "I'm okay I miss my dad I miss him so much" Rachel turned away as a few tears fell from her eyes. Elizabeth hugged her. " I know you do I miss him too" She looked at Rachel "Come on and say hi to your baby sister" She still felt guilty about what happened with the baby so she didn't move. "I, I can't she almost died and it was my fault" Elizabeth sighed. "Honey its okay I know how bad you felt and I didn't help much I didn't treat you very well but I was so worried about Ella she's fine now and she needs her big sister , you can tell her what it was like to have Mark for a father"
Rachel looked over at Ella sitting happily on Peter's lap. Rachel smiled and slowly walked over to the couch. Elizabeth followed her. Rachel reached out and touched her sister's little hand. "Hey Ella" The baby giggled happily. Peter smiled "Hello Rachel" She smiled "Hi Peter" Elizabeth took a deep breath. "Rachel there's something I want to tell you" She looked at Elizabeth "Okay " she said. Elizabeth smiled "Well Rachel your father left us one last gift" Rachel looked at her with curiosity " What is it" she asked. Elizabeth smiled. "I'm pregnant" "Your baby brother is due on your dad's birthday" Rachel was very surprised "Elizabeth are you serious" She nodded "Yes" Rachel smiled "That's great !" she looked at Ella "Did you hear that Ella we're going to have a baby brother." She looked back at her stepmother. "Elizabeth you'll be all alone with two babies how will you do it with out daddy" she whispered.
Elizabeth sighed sadly she really missed Mark and wished he was still here with her. She looked at Rachel "Well I have Peter, Kerry and everyone else in the ER and I was hoping I'd have you too" Rachel looked stunned "Really you want me around" she asked. Elizabeth smiled " Rachel I know we've had our differences in the past I want to put that all behind us I want us to be friends" "Your dad meant everything to me I loved him so much and I see so much of him in you I want you to be a part of Ella's and the new baby's life" "I want you to be apart of my life" Rachel had tears running down her cheeks. She hugged her. "Thank you Elizabeth thank you I promise I won't let you or daddy down" Elizabeth smiled "I know" she whispered.
Elizabeth was pleased with the way things were going with Rachel. She spent a week with her they had bonded over hot cocoa and reminiscing about Mark. The week went by really fast and Rachel was preparing to go back to St. Louis. Rachel sighed as she walked into the ER. She wished she could stay longer but Elizabeth promised she could spend the summer with her so she would be there when Elizabeth had the baby. She walked up to the admit desk and Randi paged Elizabeth for her. She walked to the lounge to wait for her. She giggled when she walked in on Carter and Kerry carrying on like a couple of teenagers. Carter smiled "Oh umm hi Rachel" Rachel smiled Hi Carter, hi Kerry" Kerry blushed "Hi umm come on John I think we have patients to see" Rachel giggled as Kerry pulled John out of the room.
Elizabeth walked into the lounge. Rachel noticed how pale and tired she looked. "Elizabeth are you okay" she asked. She nodded "Yeah I'm okay Rachel I'm just tired." She started to cross the room to the couch when she grabbed her stomach. Rachel panicked. "Elizabeth are you alright" Elizabeth's face was filled with pain and fear. "No I, I don't think so" Tears filled her eyes. Rachel jumped up from the couch and helped Elizabeth sit down. "Don't cry Elizabeth its going to be okay" Elizabeth touched her arm. "Rachel please go get Peter, Kerry anybody" Rachel nodded and raced toward the door. She looked back at Elizabeth she was crying and holding her stomach. She silently prayed that her dad would keep Elizabeth and the baby safe.
Rachel raced through the ER she couldn't find Peter or Kerry. Rachel started to cry. Where was everybody. She finally found Carter. She ran up to him and grabbed his arm. Carter looked at her and saw that she was crying. "Rachel what's wrong" he asked. Rachel looked at him "Carter , Elizabeth the baby she, please help her" Carter still didn't quite understand but he let Rachel lead him to the lounge.
Elizabeth was sitting on the couch holding her stomach. She whispers. "Please Mark please save our baby" She heard the door open . She saw Rachel walk in with Carter. They walked over to her. Carter knelt down in front of her. "Elizabeth what happened" he could see how scared she was he tried to cheer her up "You weren't flying around in helicopters again were you" he giggled. Instead of cheering her up it made her cry more and she whispers "Not again" Carter rubbed her shoulder. "Hey I was just kidding" She looked right at him and whispered. "Please Carter please save the baby" her tears turned to sobs. Carter gently wiped away a few of her tears "I promise to try my hardest Elizabeth" "Lets get you to an exam room okay" She nodded. He stood up and lifted her into his arms. He looked at Rachel. "Rachel go find Peter and Kerry" Rachel nodded. "Okay" Elizabeth stopped her "Honey you'll miss your train" Rachel looked at her "I can't leave Elizabeth not until I know you and the baby will be okay" she raced out the door.
Carter carried Elizabeth to an empty exam room. He gently laid her on the gurney. He took a hold of Elizabeth's hand. He pushed a few strands of hair from her face. "It's going to be alright Elizabeth I'm going to go grab Abby and a portable ultrasound I'll be right back." Elizabeth nodded her eyes still filled with tears. "Thank you Carter" she whispered. He squeezed her hand and kissed her forehead before leaving to get Abby and the ultrasound.
Elizabeth laid in the quiet room. She felt pain rippling through her body. She couldn't lose this baby it would be like losing Mark all over again. She looked up at the ceiling. "Please Mark please save our baby " she prayed.
Will Carter and the others be able to help Elizabeth, Will she lose the baby. Find out in Chapter 7:An Angel Is Watching Over Me