June 22, 2001
The past two weeks had been the loneliness ones Randi had ever experienced. Her and Dave barely exchanged two words. Her heart ached every time she saw him. She knew it was too good to be true. The pregnancy had started getting the Randi. Fatigue Morning sickness, Breast tenderness, hunger, and everything else.
"God, I'm starving." Randi moaned sitting in front of the computer. Jerry smiled and pulled out a banana. He pulled it and shoved it in Randi's face. She stared at it and her stomach turned. She smacked Jerry's hand away, "Get that out of my face or I'll throw up on your shoes."
"No need to get hostile, Miss Fronczak." Jerry chuckled slightly Randi rolled her eyes.
"Don't' worry, Randi." Jing-Mei said, "The morning sickness will pass eventually."
"They shouldn't call it morning sickness." Randi said, "All day sickness is more like it." Jing-Mei chuckled.
"You've got that right." She said filling out a chart. Randi leaned closer.
"Can I ask you a personal question?" Randi asked.
"Depends on what it is." Jing-Mei said.
"When you gave your baby up, what was it like?" She asked quietly. Jing-Mei put the chart down and looked at he girl.
"It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, but it was what I had to do. I wasn't ready to take care of him, but the people who adopted him were." Jing-Mei said, "I'll give you the number of the agency I went through. It was really nice. I was able to choose the family Michael went to and set my mind at ease sort of." Randi smiled slightly/
"Yeah. I'd like that thanks." Randi nodded. Her stomach started to ache, "Jerry, Man the stations."
"Will do." He said as Randi went to the bathrooms. She splashed cold water on her face. She stared at herself in the mirror. She looked totally different than she did five weeks ago. She was pale. She was blotchy. Whoever said that when you were pregnant, you got a low must have been on crack. Randi dried off her face and went back out.
"Randi?" She turned around to see Dave.
"What do you want?" She asked crossing her arms.
"We need to talk."
"I don't think we do." She said trying to walk away but Dave grabbed her hand.
"Please Randi." He begged with her. She turned and looked at him. "I'm so sorry, Randi. I've been an asshole for the past week."
"No shit, Malucci." She said, "I thought you loved me."
"I do love you." Dave said almost in tears.
"If you loved me Dave then you wouldn't have ran out when we found I was pregnant." Randi cried, "Damn it, Dave. I need you more than ever right now, but not if you're an asshole. I'm too sick, too tired to be dealing with this shit right now."
"Randi, I want to be here for you. I want to help you through this. This is partly my responsibility. I want to take care of you." Dave said, "I love you so much Randi. I've been absolutely miserable these past couple of weeks. My life has had no meaning. I've felt empty. My bed has been empty. I want you back, Randi. I can't live another moment without you." Randi bit her lip taking this all in.
"You hurt me, Dave." She said quietly, "You promised me you would never do that." Dave ran his hand through his hair.
"I'm sorry, Randi. I freaked. I totally freaked and it was the wrong thing to do."
"And you don't think I freaked? I still am freaking." Randi said, "I cry myself to sleep every single night."
"Oh Randi." He said quietly, "I don't like to hear that."
"You've made my heart ache." She said.
"I'm sorry, Baby. I'm so so so sorry for leaving. But I'm here to stay." Dave took Randi's face in his hands and kissed her softly. Tears started to flow from her eyes.
"I've m-missed you, Dave.' She said wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I love you too, baby. So much." He said pulling her close.
"Dr. Malucci. Randi. You have work to do." Kerry Weaver said putting her cane between them. Randi chuckled wiping her eyes.
"Sorry Chief." Dave said.
"Work now, Malucci." She said walking off. Dave kissed Randi's cheek.
"Wait for me when you get off?" He asked. Randi nodded walking back to the admit desk.
"Okay." Randi smiled as she took her seat. Maybe this would work out. Maybe Dave wasn't going to turn back into his player asshole self. They only had room for one those in this hospital and that was Romano. Randi laughed out loud. Jerry cocked his eyebrow.
"Everything okay on the home front, Randi?" She nodded.
"Everything is perfect." She said turning the computer on.
"Then you want this?" Jerry shoved the banana in Randi's face again.
"Jesus, Markovic
"My shoes! You threw up on my shoes!" Randi laid her head on the desk.
"I warned you didn't I?" She mumbled. Jerry growled and called housekeeping.
"Dave is a lucky man." Jerry sarcastically said.
* * *
"I'm a lucky man." Dave said wrapping his sweaty arms around Randi. She smiled snuggling into him.
"I've missed that." She said. "We didn't give the baby brain damage right?" Dave laughed.
"I don't think so, Darling." He said closing his eyes.
"Can I move in?" Randi blurted out.
"What?" He opened his eyes again.
"Can I move in? You said I didn't have to do this pregnancy thing alone and when I have midnight cravings and such, I'll need you to run to the store for me." Dave smiled softly.
"I would love it if you would move in." He said kissing the top of her head.
"I have a lot of clothes." Randi said.
"You can have a few drawers." Dave said. Randi trailed her finger down his chest.
"I have a lot of Shoes as well." Dave chuckled.
"You can use the whole bottom of the closet." Randi smiled kissing his chest.
"I have a toothbrush also." Dave laughed.
"You can bring anything you want here." He said, "It's our apartment. If you have too many clothes we can convert the spare bedroom into a closet." Randi smiled happily.
"Our apartment. I like the sound of that."
"Our apartment. Our bed. Our kitchen. Our bathtub." Dave said. "So, you've forgiven me?" Randi smiled.
"Didn't my two orgasms answer you?" She chuckled, "Yes I forgive you. Just don't pull that again."
"I promise I wont."
"If you do," Randi said, "I will cut your head off and I don't mean the head on your neck."
"Ouch. I promise I will never screw you over."
"Just screw me." Randi smiled straddling Dave.
"Oh I will."