June 8, 2001

Randi quietly sat at the admit desk typing in a few charts that Dr. Weaver had asked her to. Every few minutes she would catch glimpse of her handsome boyfriend doing his work. Randi took in a deep breath. Her stomach had been hurting her all day. Randi stood up and began to file.

"That skirt is great." Amria said sitting down. Randi smiled and looked down at her suede brown mini skirt.

"Thanks. It took a whole paycheck to pay for it." Randi shrugged.

"I'm sure Malucci likes it." Amira smirked. Randi blushed,

"He probably does." Randi said rubbing her stomach. It was getting more painful.

"So, tell me. How serious are you two really?" Amira asked.

"Serious, I suppose." Randi smiled, "It's been a full six weeks since we hooked up." Amira smiled glancing at her.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah...Why?"

"You look a little pale." Amira said. Randi leaned against the filing cabinet.

"I just don't feel to well." She said as pain shot through her abdomen. Amira jumped up.

"Randi! You're bleeding!" She cried. Randi looked down a saw blood trickling down her legs. Her eyes widened.

"Oh god." Her knees felt weak. Amira grabbed Randi before she fell.

"God. Dr. Carter! help!" Amira yelled. John dashed over to the admit desk with a gurney.

"What happened?" He asked.

"I don't know. She just started bleeding." Amira said helping Randi to the gurney.

"Its...nothing..really." Randi said lying down. John pushed the gurney into trauma one.

"Any cramping?" He asked.

"Severe." Randi said. John nodded.

"Don't mind me." John mumbled covering Randi with a Sheet and lifted her now bloody skirt up. Randi frowned and closed her eyes. "When's your next period, Randi?" She opened her eyes slightly.

"Ah..I don't know. I'm irregular." John nodded.

"Chuny, lets get a Chem. seven and a cbc." John said, "and page Dr. Coburn." Chuny nodded and ran off.

"Carter, what's going on?" Randi asked.

"I'm not sure yet." John said as Dave ran in.

"Randi, what happened!?" He cried running to her side.

"I don't know. I was feeling faint and having a lot of pain and then I started to bleed." She said. Dave kissed her forehead.

"Don't worry." He smiled slightly and glanced at john as Dr. Coburn walked in. John and Janet started to whisper. Randi looked at Dave. He shrugged. She felt so tired and weak.

"Hello Randi. I'm Dr. Coburn." Janet said sitting down at the end of the bed.

"I know who your are. You're an Obstetrician." Randi said. Dave scratched his neck.

"Why are you here?" Dave asked. Janet sighed.

"I believe, you've had a miscarriage." Randi stared at her.

"What?" She asked, "I'm not pregnant." Janet smiled weakly.

"I believe you were. The pain, the weakness, the thickness and color of the blood tend to lead me to that but we're going to run a few tests, all right?" Janet asked. Randi nodded slowly. Dave sat back in the chair. So Randi had been pregnant...John rolled in the ultrasound.

"Dr. Coburn is going to have a look, okay?" Randi nodded slowly. This wasn't really sinking in to her. John shut the lights off as Janet put the cold gel on Randi's abdomen. An image of Randi's insides appeared o the screen.

"Huh." Janet said. Dave sat up.

"What?" She turned the screen towards Dave. His jaw dropped. His blood stopped circulating through his veins.

"What?" Randi asked. "Tell me what's going on."

"I'm going to have to run some more tests, Randi." Janet said. "But...ah...You're pregnant." She pointed to the mass on the screen.

"B-But you said..."

"I know." Janet said, "let me run a few more tests and we'll talk."

"O-Okay." Randi said.

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After awhile they moved Randi into a room. Dave sat in the chair next to her bed. He didn't say a word, but he didn't move from her side. She sighed looking at him. He looked like he was in deep thought. He was probably thinking about hoe to break to with her. Randi took in a deep shuddery breath as Janet walked in. Janet smiled weakly sitting next to Randi.

"We've run tests and such we've concluded that you were pregnant with twins." Janet said, "but you miscarried one."

"B-but...why?" Randi asked. Dave sat up and took her hand.

"I don't know. Sometimes miscarriages are caused by an over amount of stress or ones body isn't able to carry children or it just happens." Janet said. "You have a few decisions to make."

"What?" Randi asked not knowing if this day could get any worse.

"Since you are still pregnant, there are a few options you could choose from. In cases like these the other baby usually miscarries later in the pregnancy, but its risking your health. So, you could wait and see if that happens. You could very well as possible carry the baby to term or you could...have an abortion." Chills went over Randi's body. She wasn't used to have such life altering decisions.

"Can we have a moment?" Dave asked. Janet nodded and walked out. Dave looked at Randi. "An...An abortion is the logical choice." Randi glared at him.

"To you maybe, but not me. I-I couldn't do that." Randi said.

"What then? Wait until you bleed to death from a miscarriage?" He asked. Randi bit her lip, "Are you prepared for the financial burden of a child?"

"I obviously know you're point of view on this subject." Randi shook her head; "I don't need your permission for anything, Dave. I can carry this baby and give it for adoption. They at least should have a chance to live."

"Fine." Dave said firmly. Randi sighed and closed her eyes. She couldn't have an abortion and frankly she was surprised Dave wanted one. She couldn't do that to another human being that was inside of her. I'm pregnant. Dave stood up. "I need to go to work."

"But Dave-"

"I'll call you later." Dave walked out of the room. Randi stared at the door. No he didn't just leave. Janet walked back into the room.

"Randi, have you made a decision?" She nodded slowly.

"I'm going to try it. The baby deserves a chance. I may not be able to raise the baby but there is a family out there that can...Right?" Randi asked biting her lip. Janet smiled and nodded.

"Yes. Giving your baby to a family that cannot have their own children is the best gift you can give." Janet said, "You're going to have to be careful during this pregnancy. Its not a high risk one yet but could develop into one, okay?"

"Okay." Randi said, "Can you tell me how far along I am?"

"You're about three weeks and due January 31st." Janet said. Randi nodded. "I want to keep you here over night just to monitor you and the baby."

"I don't think I could drive home anyway." Randi smiled softly. Janet nodded.

"Sleep as much as you can." She said leaving. Randi sighed heavily and snuggled into the uncomfortable hospital bed. Just this morning everything was perfect. She didn't know she was pregnant. Her and Dave were perfect, but now her world was turned upside down. She wasn't sure how her and Dave were anymore. She wasn't sure if he would want her now that she was pregnant with his baby. Randi closed her eyes. She was carrying someone else's baby. Someone that couldn't have a baby would want this baby desperately. In thirty-seven weeks, she would give someone so much joy. She would be doing the best thing she could ever do. Giving the gift of life. She sighed wishing that she could have given some family the joys of twins, but one was better than none.