~2 Weeks Later~
"Hey Buddy, looking good," Gage laughed at his son who sat picking at the bow tie that his mother had just retied for him.
"Just make sure he doesn't untie that thing again," Syd told him stepping into the living room in her peach colored dress.
"You look incredible," he smiled with a twinkle in his eye.
"Well I don't feel it, and I'm still mad at you for going out with the 'guys' last night," she told him moving from his grasp.
"Honey don't get mad," he pleaded with her both of them a little annoyed after last night.
"We'll talk later but for now let's just go to this wedding."
~*~*~*~*~
Gage stood with the groom's party at the door of the church periodically leaving to escort someone to their seat. Ben had gone with his mother in order to stay out of trouble.
"Daddy," Gage turned just in time to catch his son in his arms, "Daddy, come fast, Mommy sleep, not wake up."
Gage's heart almost stopped, his son's words registering and he tore through the church looking for his wife.
"Jenny, what happened?" Gage asked kneeling opposite her next to his wife.
"She said that she was feeling light-headed, the next thing we knew she was passed out, we called 9-1-1," Jenny told him moving so he could put his wife's head in his lap.
"Gage," Syd called softly as every one turned their attention to her, "umm, what happened?" she tried to sit up only to be held down.
"You passed out, don't try and move Syd, we're going to the hospital," Gage told her as she grasped his hand, more in fear for their child than anything else.
"Gage, get Ben out of here please," Syd pleaded when she saw him watching his parents with wide eyes.
"No, Daddy, stay," Ben protested hearing his mother.
"Could you guys watch him, till we get back?" Gage asked looking towards the group of women that sat around him.
"Sure, Ben let's go find Uncle Tony, okay?" Jamie, another bridesmaid asked, carrying him out of the room.
~*~*~*~*~
"I have your test results back and I'm surprised this hasn't been caught sooner," Dr. Wyatt told them entering their hospital room, "You had no complications with your last pregnancy right?"
"No everything went very smoothly, I really didn't even experience nausea, but what's wrong now?"
"Well it rarely occurs past a woman's first pregnancy, but you have what's called toxemia, it occurs with high-levels of stress, and can cause premature labor or small babies, but that is nothing to worry about, most women and babies respond well to the treatment," Dr. Wyatt smiled towards the couple.
"Well what's the treatment?" Gage asked holding tightly to his wife's hand.
"Well for now a no-salt diet and a low-stress environment which means I don't want you working for at least two weeks and I want you to see you regular physician when you get back to Dallas," Dr. Wyatt then handed Gage a pamphlet, "These are techniques you can try to help her relax."
~*~*~*~*~
"Syd, how are you feeling?" Tommy asked the next day walking into her hospital room.
"Not bad, although I'm practically stuck in bed for the next two weeks," Syd complained.
"I got something that might cheer you up," he smiled pulling a small bag from behind his back, "I know how much you craved these last time . . ."
"You're the best," she smiled pulling the jelly donut out, "how did you know this was just what I needed?"
"I always know . . . Syd I love you," Tommy said just as Gage walked in the door unseen by Tommy or Syd, "I know you married Gage because he was Ben's dad but I could be Ben's dad."
"Tommy I married Gage because I love him and I know that you think you love me, and you might very well, but I don't love you," Syd told him firmly.
"I was your first, that's got to count for something."
But Gage is my last, can you just leave now?" Syd asked and he moved forward kissing her deeply as she struggled against his grasp.
Tommy's heartfelt kiss lasted for a total of 3 seconds before he felt some one pull him away and shove him out the door.
"Leave, if I ever see you again I won't be quite as nice," Gage bellowed as Tommy bolted out of the hospital.
"Gage, I'm sorry, I tried to get him to leave," Syd was crying when he walked back to her.
"I know, I heard and saw, are you okay?" he pulled her close, in a warm comforting embrace.
"I am now, I'm just ready to go home."
~*~*~*~*~
"We're flying home, while the happy newly weds are driving our car back," Gage told his wife coming into the living room of Jenny's apartment.
"So they went ahead, good, are you sure they want to drive all the way to Dallas?"
"Yes, and there is one little boy very worried about Mommy, so they are brining him over and we're leaving tomorrow morning now you get some rest!" He ordered helping her down the hallway and into bed.
"Hey Buddy, looking good," Gage laughed at his son who sat picking at the bow tie that his mother had just retied for him.
"Just make sure he doesn't untie that thing again," Syd told him stepping into the living room in her peach colored dress.
"You look incredible," he smiled with a twinkle in his eye.
"Well I don't feel it, and I'm still mad at you for going out with the 'guys' last night," she told him moving from his grasp.
"Honey don't get mad," he pleaded with her both of them a little annoyed after last night.
"We'll talk later but for now let's just go to this wedding."
~*~*~*~*~
Gage stood with the groom's party at the door of the church periodically leaving to escort someone to their seat. Ben had gone with his mother in order to stay out of trouble.
"Daddy," Gage turned just in time to catch his son in his arms, "Daddy, come fast, Mommy sleep, not wake up."
Gage's heart almost stopped, his son's words registering and he tore through the church looking for his wife.
"Jenny, what happened?" Gage asked kneeling opposite her next to his wife.
"She said that she was feeling light-headed, the next thing we knew she was passed out, we called 9-1-1," Jenny told him moving so he could put his wife's head in his lap.
"Gage," Syd called softly as every one turned their attention to her, "umm, what happened?" she tried to sit up only to be held down.
"You passed out, don't try and move Syd, we're going to the hospital," Gage told her as she grasped his hand, more in fear for their child than anything else.
"Gage, get Ben out of here please," Syd pleaded when she saw him watching his parents with wide eyes.
"No, Daddy, stay," Ben protested hearing his mother.
"Could you guys watch him, till we get back?" Gage asked looking towards the group of women that sat around him.
"Sure, Ben let's go find Uncle Tony, okay?" Jamie, another bridesmaid asked, carrying him out of the room.
~*~*~*~*~
"I have your test results back and I'm surprised this hasn't been caught sooner," Dr. Wyatt told them entering their hospital room, "You had no complications with your last pregnancy right?"
"No everything went very smoothly, I really didn't even experience nausea, but what's wrong now?"
"Well it rarely occurs past a woman's first pregnancy, but you have what's called toxemia, it occurs with high-levels of stress, and can cause premature labor or small babies, but that is nothing to worry about, most women and babies respond well to the treatment," Dr. Wyatt smiled towards the couple.
"Well what's the treatment?" Gage asked holding tightly to his wife's hand.
"Well for now a no-salt diet and a low-stress environment which means I don't want you working for at least two weeks and I want you to see you regular physician when you get back to Dallas," Dr. Wyatt then handed Gage a pamphlet, "These are techniques you can try to help her relax."
~*~*~*~*~
"Syd, how are you feeling?" Tommy asked the next day walking into her hospital room.
"Not bad, although I'm practically stuck in bed for the next two weeks," Syd complained.
"I got something that might cheer you up," he smiled pulling a small bag from behind his back, "I know how much you craved these last time . . ."
"You're the best," she smiled pulling the jelly donut out, "how did you know this was just what I needed?"
"I always know . . . Syd I love you," Tommy said just as Gage walked in the door unseen by Tommy or Syd, "I know you married Gage because he was Ben's dad but I could be Ben's dad."
"Tommy I married Gage because I love him and I know that you think you love me, and you might very well, but I don't love you," Syd told him firmly.
"I was your first, that's got to count for something."
But Gage is my last, can you just leave now?" Syd asked and he moved forward kissing her deeply as she struggled against his grasp.
Tommy's heartfelt kiss lasted for a total of 3 seconds before he felt some one pull him away and shove him out the door.
"Leave, if I ever see you again I won't be quite as nice," Gage bellowed as Tommy bolted out of the hospital.
"Gage, I'm sorry, I tried to get him to leave," Syd was crying when he walked back to her.
"I know, I heard and saw, are you okay?" he pulled her close, in a warm comforting embrace.
"I am now, I'm just ready to go home."
~*~*~*~*~
"We're flying home, while the happy newly weds are driving our car back," Gage told his wife coming into the living room of Jenny's apartment.
"So they went ahead, good, are you sure they want to drive all the way to Dallas?"
"Yes, and there is one little boy very worried about Mommy, so they are brining him over and we're leaving tomorrow morning now you get some rest!" He ordered helping her down the hallway and into bed.