Jamie's Miracle
Chapter 14
Broe 83
Tick Tick Tick.
'She's gotta be alright'
Tick Tick Tick.
'She's gotta be alright'
Tick Tick Tick.
'Please God, please'
These were the thoughts running over and over in my mind as I paced back and forth in the hospital waiting room listening to the clock on the wall. Just when I thought I'd go nuts if I had to wait anymore, Dr. Phillips came in to the room.
He went over to Reverend Sullivan almost automatically. Hegbert stood but before the doctor could get any words out the reverend put his hand up, "Excuse me doctor, but shouldn't you be speaking to Landon. He's Jamie's husband now. They are in this together. He's her number one priority now, not me"
Dr. Phillips nodded, "As you wish Reverend." Then he turned and came over to me.
I looked at Reverend Sullivan and nodded gratefully. It meant the world to me that he trusted me with his daughter. We had truly bonded the other night.
"How is she?" I asked almost afraid to hear his answer.
"She's stable now. We are doing everything we can for her medically and doing our best to make sure she and the baby are comfortable, I'm not going to lie to you though. Landon, this is only the beginning the attack Jamie had tonight was a warning, a preview of things to come. From here on in Jamie will have more attacks. Eventually they will become more frequent and more severe until." He didn't continue but he and I both knew what he would have said if he had continued.
I took a deep breath, "So, what now?"
"For now she's resting. I'd like to keep her overnight for observation and in the morning we can discuss your options regarding care for your wife and child."
I shook his hand, "Thank you doctor."
Reverend Sullivan spoke up then, "Can we see her?"
"Yes, but only one at a time and only for a few minutes"
"Landon would you like to go first?" Reverend Sullivan asked me gently.
"No," I shook my head. I couldn't see her, at least not first.
Hegbert nodded and turned to go see his daughter.
I sunk down in a chair and buried my head in my hands. This couldn't be happening. Not now, it's too soon, and what about the baby.
"Landon?" I looked up to see Belinda standing in front of me. "I thought you could use a friend." She smiled and sat down next to me. "She gonna be alright you know. Jamie is one of the strongest people I've ever known. She was able to stand up to us for years and not bat an eye. Since you two've been together it seems that she has just gotten stronger. She won't give up now, Landon, I know it."
I smiled at her, "Thanks Belinda, I really appreciate it." Sometimes it seemed almost impossible for her to have changed so much in so little time.
"You wanna take a walk?" she asked timidly.
"Sure." I replied. "Maybe the fresh air will do me some good."
We walked in silence side by side for a few minutes, then she turned to me, "Umm it's sure a pretty night."
I kept my head down. There wasn't beauty in anything while Jamie was sick, "I guess so."
"You know, Landon, when something does happen to Jamie lots of people will be there for you. She's not the only one who loves you."
I stopped and turned to face her, " Belinda, I'm sorry about what happened between us. I just wasn't ready to-"
She shrugged, "That's ok. Neither was I or at least I thought I wasn't. But Landon I love you. I always have and I always will."
Then she kissed me. For a second I forgot where I was. I lost all sense of time and place. If only Belinda and I hadn't been so young when we first got together, if only we had both committed more time to our relationship, we might have been able to make it last. But it didn't last and then.I met Jamie. Jamie. What was I doing? She was fighting for her life and I was. I was. I pulled away. "I gotta go. I'm sorry."
I left Belinda standing there alone and rushed back in to the hospital.
Reverend Sullivan met me at the door, "Landon where you been son? Jamie's askin' for ya."
"Uh, I, uh went for a walk sir," I stammered, "I needed some air. But I'm ready to go see Jamie now."
He nodded and patted my shoulder, "Don't stay too long, she needs her rest."
"Yes sir." I started to walk away when Hegbert said my name. I turned, "Yes sir?"
"I'm glad she has you." He smiled at me. Reverend Sullivan was finally really starting to accept me.
What had I done? My god, what had I done.
Tick Tick Tick.
'She's gotta be alright'
Tick Tick Tick.
'She's gotta be alright'
Tick Tick Tick.
'Please God, please'
These were the thoughts running over and over in my mind as I paced back and forth in the hospital waiting room listening to the clock on the wall. Just when I thought I'd go nuts if I had to wait anymore, Dr. Phillips came in to the room.
He went over to Reverend Sullivan almost automatically. Hegbert stood but before the doctor could get any words out the reverend put his hand up, "Excuse me doctor, but shouldn't you be speaking to Landon. He's Jamie's husband now. They are in this together. He's her number one priority now, not me"
Dr. Phillips nodded, "As you wish Reverend." Then he turned and came over to me.
I looked at Reverend Sullivan and nodded gratefully. It meant the world to me that he trusted me with his daughter. We had truly bonded the other night.
"How is she?" I asked almost afraid to hear his answer.
"She's stable now. We are doing everything we can for her medically and doing our best to make sure she and the baby are comfortable, I'm not going to lie to you though. Landon, this is only the beginning the attack Jamie had tonight was a warning, a preview of things to come. From here on in Jamie will have more attacks. Eventually they will become more frequent and more severe until." He didn't continue but he and I both knew what he would have said if he had continued.
I took a deep breath, "So, what now?"
"For now she's resting. I'd like to keep her overnight for observation and in the morning we can discuss your options regarding care for your wife and child."
I shook his hand, "Thank you doctor."
Reverend Sullivan spoke up then, "Can we see her?"
"Yes, but only one at a time and only for a few minutes"
"Landon would you like to go first?" Reverend Sullivan asked me gently.
"No," I shook my head. I couldn't see her, at least not first.
Hegbert nodded and turned to go see his daughter.
I sunk down in a chair and buried my head in my hands. This couldn't be happening. Not now, it's too soon, and what about the baby.
"Landon?" I looked up to see Belinda standing in front of me. "I thought you could use a friend." She smiled and sat down next to me. "She gonna be alright you know. Jamie is one of the strongest people I've ever known. She was able to stand up to us for years and not bat an eye. Since you two've been together it seems that she has just gotten stronger. She won't give up now, Landon, I know it."
I smiled at her, "Thanks Belinda, I really appreciate it." Sometimes it seemed almost impossible for her to have changed so much in so little time.
"You wanna take a walk?" she asked timidly.
"Sure." I replied. "Maybe the fresh air will do me some good."
We walked in silence side by side for a few minutes, then she turned to me, "Umm it's sure a pretty night."
I kept my head down. There wasn't beauty in anything while Jamie was sick, "I guess so."
"You know, Landon, when something does happen to Jamie lots of people will be there for you. She's not the only one who loves you."
I stopped and turned to face her, " Belinda, I'm sorry about what happened between us. I just wasn't ready to-"
She shrugged, "That's ok. Neither was I or at least I thought I wasn't. But Landon I love you. I always have and I always will."
Then she kissed me. For a second I forgot where I was. I lost all sense of time and place. If only Belinda and I hadn't been so young when we first got together, if only we had both committed more time to our relationship, we might have been able to make it last. But it didn't last and then.I met Jamie. Jamie. What was I doing? She was fighting for her life and I was. I was. I pulled away. "I gotta go. I'm sorry."
I left Belinda standing there alone and rushed back in to the hospital.
Reverend Sullivan met me at the door, "Landon where you been son? Jamie's askin' for ya."
"Uh, I, uh went for a walk sir," I stammered, "I needed some air. But I'm ready to go see Jamie now."
He nodded and patted my shoulder, "Don't stay too long, she needs her rest."
"Yes sir." I started to walk away when Hegbert said my name. I turned, "Yes sir?"
"I'm glad she has you." He smiled at me. Reverend Sullivan was finally really starting to accept me.
What had I done? My god, what had I done.