January 7, 2002

Week 34

Today was her last day at work before maternity leave was here. Randi sat in the new comfortable chair Weaver bought and stared at the computer screen. The phone started to ring. She sighed and picked it up.

"County General." She said, "Yeah...all right...got it." Randi hung up the phone, "Dr. Greene, got a MVA coming in. ETA is ten minutes."

"All right, thanks Randi." Mark said walking out to the ambulance bay. Randi sighed and rubbed her stomach. Right in this very spot she had miscarried Aaron, Her daughters twin. Right on this very spot, Randi's life changed drastically. A muscular arm wrapped around her belly. She smiled as a pair of lips kissed her ear.

"This better be my fiancé or you have some explaining to do." Randi giggled.

"It tis I Antonio, your Puerto Rican cabana boy." Dave whispered in the worse accent known to man kind, "Let me massage your glorious body and feed you grapes."

"Mmmm...Grapes." Randi smiled softly and looked at him. "Why Antonio, you look like my fiance." Dave chuckled and kissed her gently.

"Somebody help us!" Dave looked up and saw Alexander and Andrea Cabot rush into the ER with their Asian son in their arms.

"Dave! Go help them!" Randi cried. Dave grabbed a gurney and rushed over to the Cabots.

"Alex, what happened?" Dave asked putting their son on the gurney.

"I don't know. We put him down for his nap and when Andrea tried to wake him, he wouldn't wake up." Alexander said, "His breathing is so shallow. We thought.."

"I'll take care of him." Dave said wheeling him into a room. He checked Adam's eyes, "Adam, can you hear me?" Dave checked his pulse and noticed a bump on his hand, "did a bee or something sting him?" Andrea nodded.

"Get got home from preschool and played outside. A wasp stung him. He swelled up but we gave him benadryl and ice." She said.

"How long after the bee sting did you put him to bed?" Dave asked moving towards the medicine cabinet.

"An hour or two...Why?" Alexander asked.

"I think Adam has Anaphylaxis, which just means he is extremely allergic. Some people have seizures when they get stung. Adam might have had on in his sleep and that's why he didn't wake up. I'm going to draw some blood, run a few tests, and give him some medication." Dave said telling Lydia to draw some blood, "I also want to run a head CT, all right?"

"All right. Thank you, Dave." Alexander said moving to Andrea's side.

"It's my job." He said putting up the safety bars on the bed. Alexander took Andrea out. Randi got up off the chair and walked over to them.

"Hi guys." She said cautiously.

"Oh Hello Miranda." Andrea said. She turned to Randi and put her hand on the large belly, "How is she? Is she okay?"

"Yeah, she's fine. She's full turned and is starting to drop." Randi said, "What's wrong with Adam?"

"Got stung by a bee. I guess, he's really allergic." Alexander said quietly. Randi nodded slowly as the baby with in her kicked.

"Was that the baby?" Andrea asked moving her hand slightly. Randi nodded.

"Yeah, she does that a lot around this time of night." Randi said. A small smile appeared on Andrea's face. Randi stared at the woman. She was over joyed to feel he daughter she would soon adopt, but yet sad about her son they already had.

"I cannot wait for her arrival." Andrea said, "We have her nursery almost done." Randi pushed out a smile.

"How nice." She said.

"We decided to do a Beach theme." Andrea said. Randi nodded.

"I like the beach." She said absently as Dave walked out.

"Guys, we're taking him up to get a CAT scan." Dave said. The Cabot's nodded and followed their son on the gurney. Dave leaned over and kissed Randi.

"Sit down and rest." He said walking back over to his patient.

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Randi watched the Cabots sit by Adam's bed. He had finally woken up but Dave had admitted him to the hospital. It was for observation. Randi took this opportunity to observe the Cabots. They seemed Genuinely terrified for their son's well being. I that was the child she was carrying in there would they be as scared? Would they let her get stung by a wasp?

She sighed slightly buttoning up her jacket. They would probably make better parents than she would and Dave would. Emotion started to build up within Randi. Tears started to cascade down her face. Randi sat down on the bench and started to sob. Dave walked out of the room and shut the door behind him. He saw that his fiance was sobbing.

"Randi??" He sat beside her and started rubbing her back, "What's wrong?" She leaned over and started sobbing into his chest, "What ever happened. Its okay."

"I-I can't do this, D-Dave." She wept.

"You can't do what?" Dave asked with alarm. Randi pulled away and looked at him with puffy cheeks and red eyes.

"I can't give our daughter to the Cabots. I c-can't give her away at all. I just...She's our daughter. I can't d-d-do it. Everyday it harder knows you w-want to g-give her away, b-but I cant." Randi sobbed, "I love her too much. I c-can't give her away after f-feelng her grow inside of me. After f-feeling her kick and move. I-I just can't Dave and if you d-dont w-want any part of it, fine...I'll m-managed. I just can not give my daughter away." Dave stared at Randi as she sobbed this plea. She wanted the baby as well. Dave smiled and wrapped his arms around her as she continued to cry.

"Okay, Randi. We'll talk to Mrs. Greyson tomorrow." Dave said.

"You're not mad?" She asked quietly.

"I never wanted to give her away in the first place. I only agreed because I thought that's what you want." Dave said, "She's *our* daughter. No ones else's."

"Oh." Randi said not beliving her ears. Dave smiled.

"Come on, let's go home. You need some sleep and I need to start cleaning out the game room." He kissed Randi's temple. Alexander sighed and moved away from the door. They lost another one. Maybe their family was only supposed to contain three. I wish he Malucci's luck, Thought Alexander as he kissed his son.