Home to our joys, home to our sorrows 3
disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot. If I did own it there would be more happy endings.
Author's note glad you like it. I am not sure if the baby lives or not as this story is sort of writing it self.
John scooped her up in his arms. Without waiting a second he ran to the medical facilities, his mind racing, he hadn't even known she was pregnant. Oh God he thought, what if she lost it? She drifted out of consiousness holding his arm as it went around her and he felt it go limp. He was soaking in her blood. They both were. His anger gave him the fuel to run fast. He had wanted to kill Brumby, tear him apart limb by limb, but he had to get her to a doctor first, that was more important.
He walked into the Medlab, the doctor ran to him. Quickly they lay her down. The doctors quickly wheeled her into a room. He followed running to keep up but was restrained by a nurse pulling him aside and asking him to leave. He protested but was physically held back from being with her. He waited in the doctors office, pacing back and forth, staring blankly at his blood stained hands. The blood which soaked his clothes, so much blood. He thought of the child, his godchild, one he might never meet. It tore his heart to think of it, already knowing love for it. And for Susan for what she would suffer.
He remained there for the 3 hours the surgery took. Finally, a the doctor came out, he looked sadly at John who stood anxiously. John's brow knitted, " What is it? What is going on? How are they?"
Choosing to answer the easier question first, the doctor said," The nurses are cleaning her up. You can see her in a while. She will be waking up shortly. They will do their best to make her comfortable. She lost alot of blood, so we have her hooked up to some as well as an Iv and oxygen. With some care she will be fine."
John nodded slightly, " The baby?" he asked
The doctor shook his head sadly, " I am sorry, we weren't able to save the baby."
John tried to keep himself composed but was unable and began to sob like a child. The doctor watched helplessly as the leader of the armyof light and alliance fell apart. His hands were clean now as he had washed them in the sink in the corner at the nurse's direction. The rest of him was bedrangled and covered in the blood of his XO and second in the Alliance.
The doctor attempted to comfort the man rather awkwardly as he was expecting this reaction from the commander not the captain. It was ten minutes before John was able to silence himself somewhat and look to the doctor, as two nurses walked in.
" She's comfortable doctor, she is waking up now."
The doctor turned to John and kindly suggested," Why don't you go clean up and then you can see her for a little while?"
John agreed and walked to his quarters, showered and dressed numbly. His face returned to normal showing no signs of his tears but his eyes were as sorrowful as he felt. He walked into medlab and was directed to Susan's room where a nurse was laying down a tray of food and leaving closing the door behind her.
John stood near the door, away from Susan. She was lying in a bed receiving blood in her arm and an iv in her arm gave her anti virus medicine and some nurishement. From a slim tube which lay under her nose, above her upper lip she received oxygen. She was laying with the back elevated so she was half sitting. Her hair was loose, falling over her shoulders. She wore a medlab gown and was covered waist down with a blanket. Her face was blank, composed. But when he looked into her eyes he saw that they were drowning themselves in the sorrow in them. She looked up at him and he saw the tears streaming down her face. He walked to her side and took her hand in his own. They were both silent for a moment. Then Susan looked to him gasping out," My baby."
" I know Susan." he said standing and wrapping his arms around her as she buried her head in his chest and began to cry.