Chapter Four
The next morning, Jane woke with the suns first rays spilling over the white mussed sheets like crumpled gold. Eddie was snoring softly now. She reached over and gently traced the delicate lines in his face and ran her fingers through his soft hair, forming it into little spikes. She covered her mouth and giggled. At the sound of her laughing, Eddie cracked open an eye and regarded her
"What's so funny?"
He asked sleepily. Jane smiled kindly and kissed him.
"Nothing"
Jane said but couldn't stop herself from keep looking at his hair that looked like dark devil horns. His hand flew up to it and sent Jane an evil, yet playful, glare. He leapt at her, and had just pinned her under him and began kissing her before she struggled out from under him and ran to the bathroom. Eddie winced at the sounds he heard come from it. When Jane returned, he took her softly in his arms.
"Are you alright baby?"
He asked gently
"Yeah, sorry, I'm fine. It's just morning sickness, the doctor said it would pass after the first 3 months"
Eddie nodded and kissed the top of her forehead.
"Do we know if it's a boy or a girl?"
"The doctor said it's a girl"
Eddie smiled.
"Well, this calls for pink roses"
He began to get dressed. Jane watched him a little confused
"What?"
Eddie turned and grinned at her as he pulled on his jacket against the New York chill
"Pink roses, it's a tradition in my family, when my Mom was pregnant with Darcy, my Dad bought her pink roses, and when she was pregnant with Tom, he brought her blue bells, and when they didn't know if she was going to have a boy or girl, which turned out to be Rose, he bought her apple blossoms and when-"
"How many brothers and sisters did you have growing up?"
"Well,"
Eddie cocked his head to the side and looked deep in thought.
"There was me, then Darcy, then Tom, then Rose, then Charlie, then Annabelle, who is turning 19 in a week. So that makes six of us"
He gave her an alarmingly charming grin and kissed her quickly on the lips before he swung out the door. Jane sat back on the couch and watched as the dark gray rain clouds gathered in the sky. Slowly rain began to splatter on the paned windows. Without meaning to, Jane was lulled back to sleep in the warm sheets listening to the sound of the rain and breathing in Eddie's scent.
An hour or so later, Jane woke up, but Eddie wasn't back. She went into the kitchen and rummaged through the fridge looking for something to eat, and settled on cold Thai noodles. She had a brief and memorable flash back of the time she and Eddie were in their underwear at 1 in the morning eating noodles and talking about her cheerleading days. She smiled thinking about them and went to answer the door when someone knocked on it briskly.
Instead of Eddie, there was a small trim woman wearing a long black jacket with her miles of blonde hair pulled back into a long ponytail.
"Ms. Goodall?"
The woman asked
"Yes, can I help you?"
"My name is Officer Victoria Roberts, does a mister Edward Alden live here?"
"Uh, yes, he's my fiancé, is something wrong?"
Officer Roberts looked around the wide apartment and motioned to the couch.
"Perhaps we should sit down"
She suggested in a kind tone. Jane walked to the comfortably baggy white leather couch and sat with the officer
"What is it?"
Jane asked, now more afraid of what she would hear
"Ms.Goodall. I regret to inform you, that Mr.Alden was hit by a drunk driver"
Jane went numb; all she could fell were the tears welling in her eyes and her heart breaking.
"Is he alright?"
She asked, in a sort of trance.
"He's critical, they have taken him to Goodman Memorial. I can give you a ride there if you'd like to get dressed and see him"
"Of course"
Jane rose slowly and walked to the bedroom to get dressed. 5 Minutes later she returned wearing baggy jeans and a dark green sweater. The ride in the unmarked silver Mustang seemed to last an eternity, even though GM Memorial was only about 10 minutes driving distance from the apartments.
When Jane walked into the waiting room, she was greeted by the smells of cleaning materials and something she didn't want to identify, but there was also the over powerful stench of blood. She stalked over to the desk with a young male receptionist behind it.
"Where is the man who was hit by a car they just brought in, Eddie Alden?"
"Are you family?"
"Yes. Where is he?"
"ER472. Although he is still in surgery, you cannot see him yet"
"Will he be alright?"
"You'll have to ask the doctor"
With a frustrated sigh, she turned and dashed to the elevators and punched in the numbers of the floor. As the cold metal doors slide open with a definite whoosh, she stepped into another world, one cold and distant, all metal and sanitizer. An equally cold looking woman walked to her and said
"Are you authorized to be here miss?"
Jane glanced at her
"I'm Eddie Alden's fiancé, where is he?"
"He is with Dr.Porter now"
As soon as those words were spoken, the Emergency room doors swung open and an old man with wiry gray hair walked out wearing white scrubs covered with blood. Eddie's blood. Jane thought a little nauseously.
"Dr.Porter. This is the patients fiancé"
Dr.Porter gave Jane a once over and gently took her right arm to lead her to the plastic chairs crammed in a corner. She shook his hand off and tried to make herself to his height.
"How is he?"
She said. Dr.Porter smiled kindly
"He is in a stable condition for now, we almost him once or twice"
When Jane turned a pale sea green, he continued
"However, you're fiancé is the fiercest fighter I've seen for a while. Although after a few days, he should be awake and restless, it is hospital rules that we have to keep him for a week or two"
Jane nodded
"But he will be alright?"
"Oh yes. He would be healthier then I am"
Jane was about to ask what he meant, but the doctor turned and went back into the emergency room. Jane noticed that he was limping on his right leg. Now Jane noticed a thick metal rod sticking out where his ankle should have been.
"What happened?"
Jane asked
"He was born like that"
The desk nurse whom's tag read Mary said. Jane wrapped her arms around his tightly and sat in one of the chairs. Soon the anxiety took over and she became overwhelmed. She drifted to sleep and vaguely noticed at Mary gently tossed a thick woolen blanket over her. Her sleep was almost sparse of dreams, but the ones she did have were quick and confusing.
When she woke it was morning, she and the chair had been pulled into the room that Eddie had been transferred to. For a moment, she forgot where she was, and then remembered when she saw Eddie lying among crisp white sheets. She went over to his side and gently touched his face. Suddenly restless, she paced the room and stopped at the window and stared out at the star-studded dark blue sky. A frown pulled her pretty faces into delicate lines and she sighed
"You should never frown,"
She heard a familiar voice say softly
"Because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile"
The next morning, Jane woke with the suns first rays spilling over the white mussed sheets like crumpled gold. Eddie was snoring softly now. She reached over and gently traced the delicate lines in his face and ran her fingers through his soft hair, forming it into little spikes. She covered her mouth and giggled. At the sound of her laughing, Eddie cracked open an eye and regarded her
"What's so funny?"
He asked sleepily. Jane smiled kindly and kissed him.
"Nothing"
Jane said but couldn't stop herself from keep looking at his hair that looked like dark devil horns. His hand flew up to it and sent Jane an evil, yet playful, glare. He leapt at her, and had just pinned her under him and began kissing her before she struggled out from under him and ran to the bathroom. Eddie winced at the sounds he heard come from it. When Jane returned, he took her softly in his arms.
"Are you alright baby?"
He asked gently
"Yeah, sorry, I'm fine. It's just morning sickness, the doctor said it would pass after the first 3 months"
Eddie nodded and kissed the top of her forehead.
"Do we know if it's a boy or a girl?"
"The doctor said it's a girl"
Eddie smiled.
"Well, this calls for pink roses"
He began to get dressed. Jane watched him a little confused
"What?"
Eddie turned and grinned at her as he pulled on his jacket against the New York chill
"Pink roses, it's a tradition in my family, when my Mom was pregnant with Darcy, my Dad bought her pink roses, and when she was pregnant with Tom, he brought her blue bells, and when they didn't know if she was going to have a boy or girl, which turned out to be Rose, he bought her apple blossoms and when-"
"How many brothers and sisters did you have growing up?"
"Well,"
Eddie cocked his head to the side and looked deep in thought.
"There was me, then Darcy, then Tom, then Rose, then Charlie, then Annabelle, who is turning 19 in a week. So that makes six of us"
He gave her an alarmingly charming grin and kissed her quickly on the lips before he swung out the door. Jane sat back on the couch and watched as the dark gray rain clouds gathered in the sky. Slowly rain began to splatter on the paned windows. Without meaning to, Jane was lulled back to sleep in the warm sheets listening to the sound of the rain and breathing in Eddie's scent.
An hour or so later, Jane woke up, but Eddie wasn't back. She went into the kitchen and rummaged through the fridge looking for something to eat, and settled on cold Thai noodles. She had a brief and memorable flash back of the time she and Eddie were in their underwear at 1 in the morning eating noodles and talking about her cheerleading days. She smiled thinking about them and went to answer the door when someone knocked on it briskly.
Instead of Eddie, there was a small trim woman wearing a long black jacket with her miles of blonde hair pulled back into a long ponytail.
"Ms. Goodall?"
The woman asked
"Yes, can I help you?"
"My name is Officer Victoria Roberts, does a mister Edward Alden live here?"
"Uh, yes, he's my fiancé, is something wrong?"
Officer Roberts looked around the wide apartment and motioned to the couch.
"Perhaps we should sit down"
She suggested in a kind tone. Jane walked to the comfortably baggy white leather couch and sat with the officer
"What is it?"
Jane asked, now more afraid of what she would hear
"Ms.Goodall. I regret to inform you, that Mr.Alden was hit by a drunk driver"
Jane went numb; all she could fell were the tears welling in her eyes and her heart breaking.
"Is he alright?"
She asked, in a sort of trance.
"He's critical, they have taken him to Goodman Memorial. I can give you a ride there if you'd like to get dressed and see him"
"Of course"
Jane rose slowly and walked to the bedroom to get dressed. 5 Minutes later she returned wearing baggy jeans and a dark green sweater. The ride in the unmarked silver Mustang seemed to last an eternity, even though GM Memorial was only about 10 minutes driving distance from the apartments.
When Jane walked into the waiting room, she was greeted by the smells of cleaning materials and something she didn't want to identify, but there was also the over powerful stench of blood. She stalked over to the desk with a young male receptionist behind it.
"Where is the man who was hit by a car they just brought in, Eddie Alden?"
"Are you family?"
"Yes. Where is he?"
"ER472. Although he is still in surgery, you cannot see him yet"
"Will he be alright?"
"You'll have to ask the doctor"
With a frustrated sigh, she turned and dashed to the elevators and punched in the numbers of the floor. As the cold metal doors slide open with a definite whoosh, she stepped into another world, one cold and distant, all metal and sanitizer. An equally cold looking woman walked to her and said
"Are you authorized to be here miss?"
Jane glanced at her
"I'm Eddie Alden's fiancé, where is he?"
"He is with Dr.Porter now"
As soon as those words were spoken, the Emergency room doors swung open and an old man with wiry gray hair walked out wearing white scrubs covered with blood. Eddie's blood. Jane thought a little nauseously.
"Dr.Porter. This is the patients fiancé"
Dr.Porter gave Jane a once over and gently took her right arm to lead her to the plastic chairs crammed in a corner. She shook his hand off and tried to make herself to his height.
"How is he?"
She said. Dr.Porter smiled kindly
"He is in a stable condition for now, we almost him once or twice"
When Jane turned a pale sea green, he continued
"However, you're fiancé is the fiercest fighter I've seen for a while. Although after a few days, he should be awake and restless, it is hospital rules that we have to keep him for a week or two"
Jane nodded
"But he will be alright?"
"Oh yes. He would be healthier then I am"
Jane was about to ask what he meant, but the doctor turned and went back into the emergency room. Jane noticed that he was limping on his right leg. Now Jane noticed a thick metal rod sticking out where his ankle should have been.
"What happened?"
Jane asked
"He was born like that"
The desk nurse whom's tag read Mary said. Jane wrapped her arms around his tightly and sat in one of the chairs. Soon the anxiety took over and she became overwhelmed. She drifted to sleep and vaguely noticed at Mary gently tossed a thick woolen blanket over her. Her sleep was almost sparse of dreams, but the ones she did have were quick and confusing.
When she woke it was morning, she and the chair had been pulled into the room that Eddie had been transferred to. For a moment, she forgot where she was, and then remembered when she saw Eddie lying among crisp white sheets. She went over to his side and gently touched his face. Suddenly restless, she paced the room and stopped at the window and stared out at the star-studded dark blue sky. A frown pulled her pretty faces into delicate lines and she sighed
"You should never frown,"
She heard a familiar voice say softly
"Because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile"