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Chapter 6 ~ Really?
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"Mr. Brady," the doctor said entering the waiting room with a look of gloom on his face.
"It's not good is it?" Shawn asked with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Shawn, calm down," Hope said reassuringly as she put her arms around his shoulders.
"Calm down? My wife and unborn child are in there fighting for their lives, and you want me to calm down?!" Shawn practically yelled.
"Have a seat, son," Bo said walking over to Hope and Shawn and leading them to the couch.
"Mr. Brady, we tried the best that we could. We did everything we could, unfortunately, it was too late. She'd already lost the baby when she arrived."
"NO!" Shawn yelled. He put his head in his hands and couldn't hide the fact that tears began to fill his eyes. "It's my fault! I should have gotten her here sooner."
"It's not your fault. It's no one's fault. I know you can't see this now, but I believe that there's a reason for everything, and if there wasn't a reason for this, it wouldn't have happened," Hope said trying to conceal her own tears and be there to comfort her oldest son. Bo put his arms around the two and held them close.
"Mr. Brady," a nurse said entering the waiting area. "Your wife is asking for you."
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"I got a letter from Jeff today. He says that the boys are doing good. Marie had the baby, another boy," Chloe said looking at the letter from her half-brother. Jeff had came to visit with Marie and the three boys a month ago.
"I guess Jeff's happy about having another boy," Brady said sitting down beside Chloe on the couch.
"He said he plans on bringing the kids back next year. I hope he does. I'm gonna be the good aunt and spoil them rotten," Chloe laughed.
"And I'm sure Jeff and Marie would like that," Brady laughed.
RING! RING!
"Hello?" Chloe said picking up the phone.
"Oh my goodness! We'll be right there, John," Chloe said hanging up the phone.
"What was that about?" Brady asked as Chloe walked over to him and put her arms around his neck. "What's wrong?" he asked, feeling the hot tears on his neck.
"It's Belle. She... She lost the baby," Chloe said, holding onto her husband. They both knew firsthand how hard it had been for Shawn and Belle. They had been through so much, and, being Belle's brother, Brady had stayed up many nights worrying about his baby sister. She had been through so much already that he couldn't even see how she had survived it all. It all made them each realize just how important family was.
"We have to go," Brady said breaking away and running up the stairs to get Jessica and Joshua.
He returned moments later with the two in tow. They got in the car and dropped the two off at Craig and Nancy's and then headed to the hospital.
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"Don't worry, Hope. We'll be right there," Philip said hanging up the phone.
"That was Hope," he said turning to Mimi. "Belle's in the hospital. She lost the baby," Philip said putting his arms around Mimi.
"Why?" Mimi questioned. "Why do bad things keep happening to such good people?"
"I'll go tell Francis that we're going to the hospital. She can watch David."
"Philip, you gave her the afternoon off and she won't be back in until at least seven or eight. I'll call Mom and Dad and have them watch David," Mimi said standing up and walking to the phone.
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At the hospital...
"Shawn," Belle cried as she watched him walk in, trying to put up a strong face for her.
"Belle, it's okay," Shawn said walking to her and wrapping his arms around her.
"No it's not Shawn, we'll never have a baby of our own," Belle cried even harder.
"Shh... I have a question for you. Does it really have to be ours genetically? What I'm trying to get at is, couldn't we adopt? Don't think I haven't thought this through, because I have. I've always dreamed of having kids with you, since we were little and playing house. We've been through so much already," Shawn said holding onto her.
"Shawn, I don't know about that. It takes years to adopt," Belle said looking at him.
"I know, but I really want to raise a family with you, no matter how long we have to wait."
"I can't talk about this now. Let's wait until we get home," Belle said moving out of his arms.
"Knock! Knock!" Mimi said slowly opening the door.
"Come on in, guys," Belle said watching as Mimi, Philip, Chloe, and Brady all filed into the room. They immediately walked over to the bed and began giving out hugs.
"So, what brings you here?" Belle said breaking the silence.
"To visit you of course," Brady said giving his sister a smile.
"You all didn't have to come. I'm sure the kids are missing you," Belle said looking around the room.
"I doubt that. David's probably eating ice cream and cookies as we speak, and not even missing us. I've told Mom thousands of times not to let him have anything before supper, but does she listen. No," Mimi said trying to break the obvious tension in the room. Everyone laughed at the comment and then went back to their silence.
"Mr. and Mrs. Brady," the doctor began as she entered the room. "Oh, hello everyone," Dr. Bader laughed as she saw her patients from that. "It's nice to see you all twice in the same day," she smiled as everyone laughed. "Belle, you are free to go home now."
"Thanks, Dr. Bader," Belle smiled as the doctor left the room.
"Well, we're gonna go now," Philip said as he hugged Belle one last time before he and Mimi left the room.
"We're gonna leave too, Tink. I'll see you later," Brady said as he and Chloe left the room, leaving Shawn and Belle in the room.
"Well, let's go," Belle said getting up from the bed and walking out of the room. Shawn followed her.
"You're mad at me aren't you?" Shawn asked as she walked ahead of him to their car.
She ignored his question and he knew she was mad when she got in the car and slammed the door shut before he could close it.
"Yep, you're mad," Shawn muttered under his breath.
"Shawn Douglas Brady, muttering under your breath is only going to make me madder," Belle said raising her tone.
There was complete silence in the car the rest of the way home. Belle couldn't believe that Shawn had even thought about adopting. She wanted their own baby, flesh and blood. Shawn, on the other hand, couldn't see why she was mad.
"Belle, I'm not letting you out of this car until you tell me why you're mad at me," Shawn said locking the doors when Belle went to open her door.
Belle ignored his comment and unlocked her door and walked into the house. She ran upstairs and threw Shawn's pillow and a blanket down the stairs.
Shawn walked in just as he heard the bedroom door slam shut. He saw the pillow and blanket on the stairs and knew she was really mad at him. In the ten years they had been married, she had never made him sleep on the couch when she was angry. They had always made up at some point in the night. He immediately grabbed his pillow and the blanket and walked up the stairs.
"Belle, why are you so mad at me?" Shawn asked through the close door as he tried to open it, finding out that it was locked.
He could tell he had hurt her, but he couldn't... Wait, what if it was the fact that I had already been thinking about adoption, Shawn thought.
"Belle, honey, I'm sorry. I never should've mentioned adoption. I love you, baby, and I'd never want to hurt you. I just thought that we could at least try to raise a family." Shawn put his forehead on the door. "Belle, it just hurts so bad when I hear Philip and Brady's kids calling them Daddy, and I know it hurts you when you hear a child calling his mother Mommy. To me, Daddy is the best word in the world, and even if I only get to be called Daddy once, it will make me the happiest man in the world," Shawn said feeling tears build up in his own eyes. He heard Belle unlock the door and moved away as she opened it.
"Shawn, do you mean that? You really wouldn't mind adopting?" Belle asked looking up into his brown eyes.
"Yes, Belle, I really meant everything I said. I want to be called Daddy, to me that's the most important job in the world," Shawn said putting his arms around her.
"Shawn, I agree with you. Let's call the adoption agency tomorrow," Belle said reaching up to kiss him.
"We will. First thing in the morning," Shawn said kissing her back.
Belle grabbed Shawn's pillow and blanket and took Shawn's hand and led him into their bedroom and closed the door. The next morning they woke up in each other's arms, just like they had after every other fight, and this time they felt their love was stronger than ever.
TO BE CONTINUED....
Hope you liked it!! I still want you to tell me what you think will happen with everyone else. I know my chapters have mostly been Shawn and Belle, but I really can't think of what to write for the rest of them. Please give me some ideas, I'll give you credit in the next chapter!! Please review!!!!