Authors note: I am still getting use to posting chapters on this site so if
it ends up weird then it's my fault. But uh. I guess I will put a
disclaimer here just in case um, I don't own Robert Romano or any of the ER
characters. I do hope you enjoy this fic.
Chapter 3
As the days went on with Elizabeth having morning sickness from time to
time, Robert was unbelievably supportive through her pregnancy. He was
patient with her mood swings, helping her out, going with her to doctor
visits..
5 more months past and Elizabeth began to show. She was 28 weeks along
neither of them wanted to know the sex of their child. Robert, like most
fathers, was hoping for a boy, and Elizabeth, like most mothers, was hoping
for a girl.
Time was flying by and Elizabeth was 8 months pregnant ahs she started
taking her maternity leave. So this made Robert working extra shifts.
1 month later (9 months pregnant):
Robert came home from working a double shift. "Elizabeth!" he shouted so
she knew he was home. The house was quiet. He walked into the living room
and found her curled up on the couch. She wasn't sleeping, though. She
seemed to be in pain. "Lizzie, you ok?" he asked rushing over to her. She
tried to sit up but the pain was too strong. He helped her sit up and
leaned her against him. "How far apart?" he asked. She looked at her watch
and with a big deep breath she said "20 minutes."
"Why didn't you page me?"
"I didn't want you to worry."
"OK well, I'm hear now do you need anything." He asked.
"Maybe a glass of ice." She said.
He got up and went to the kitchen. He came back a few minutes later. She
started sucking on ice while he cradled her in his arms to comfort her.
They stayed there for a few more hours and they both finally fell asleep on
the couch in each other's arms. Elizabeth jerked wide a wake at 3:30.
"Robert." She said.
"What?" he asked rubbing his eye's.
Elizabeth placed both hands on her belly. "My water broke." She said.
"Uh, ok we should go to the hospital." he said as he helped her to her
feet. They walked to the door and he helped her into her coat and into the
car. She had a contraction in the car. "It's ok just take in big deep
breaths." He assured her.
When they walked into the ER Robert shouted he needed a gurney. The whole
ER staff was staring at him. "What are you staring at get back to work and
get a gurney!" he shouted which startled everybody and the commotion was
back to normal. "Weaver was at their side helping Elizabeth onto the
gurney. Robert and Kerry wheeled her to the elevator and they made there
way to OB. Robert extended his left hand and she took it gratefully
squeezing it every time a contraction came along. Weaver's pager went off
right when the door opened. "They need me. can you handle this?" she asked.
"Yeah, I got it , thanks Kerry." He said. "No problem. good luck." She said
and stayed in the elevator to take her back to the ER.
They got Elizabeth settled in a room and into bed. Doctor Coburn examined
her and said she was only dilated 2 centimeters. The doctor left them alone
for a while. Elizabeth saw the exhaustion in Robert's eyes. "You need
sleep." She said. Robert pulled up a chair and sat in it next to the bed.
He just lay his head down on the excess bed still holding her hand.
Elizabeth stroked the side of his face gently a few times until she saw him
close his eyes. A few minutes later, Robert was definitely asleep. The room
was quiet except for Robert's breathing. Another contraction came and went.
The doctor said she wasn't making much of a progress, and said that if she
doesn't dilate any more than that in the next few hours then they were
going to do a c-section. Of course, Robert wasn't awake to take all of the
information in and she decided to wait and wake him when the time came.
Elizabeth didn't want to admit it but she was a little worried.
Elizabeth heard a knock on the door and saw Abby holding a bundle of
flowers. "May I come in?" she asked not realizing Robert was asleep. "Oh
sorry." She said. Elizabeth motioned her in and she pulled up a seat next
to Robert. "Hope he doesn't snore." She joked motioning towards Robert.
"How is everything?" she whispered. "Well, they say I might need a c-
section." She said. "Why?" she asked. "Because I'm not dilated enough." She
said. "Ah, I see. Well, I just came by to say good.. Uh. Break a leg." She
said. "Thank you." she replied and Abby silently slipped out of the room.
Kerry came in a little while after Abby left and sat on the chair where
Abby set next to sleeping Dr. Romano. "Hi Elizabeth." She whispered.
Elizabeth just smiled. The doctor came in and checked her again. She said
that it had been too long for her to only be dilated so far. So she was
going to take her to the OR and deliver by a c-section. Elizabeth tried to
reach Robert with her left hand but couldn't reach. "Here help me wake
him." She said to Kerry. Kerry leaned over and gently rubbed his back
"Robert." She said. He opened his eyes and slowly lifted his head up but
didn't say anything just like he had been all night. he had been
surprisingly quiet since they got there. He looked at Elizabeth with heavy,
sleepy eyes. Elizabeth turned her head so she could look in his eyes. "Hey
sleepy head." She said. He smiled and leaned in to kiss her forehead. "They
are going to deliver by a c-section." She said. The doctor said She would
come in to talk to you. They are booking a room. Kerry is keeping me
company." She said. Robert turned to see Kerry standing up and limping over
to the door. "Good luck Elizabeth.Robert." She smiled and left. Robert
sighed a big sigh of tiredness. The doctor came in and asked to speak to
Robert in private. When he came back in he had a worried look on his face.
"They are going to take you to the OR soon. I will be there in a little
bit. I need to change." "You're going to be there?" she asked.
"Of, course, why wouldn't I?"
He said and left before she could say anything. He ran to the surgical
lounge and changed from suit to scrubs in 3 minutes. He took the time to
change places with Anspaugh for their work schedule. Robert was trying to
be nice and patient with everybody even if they got on his nerves. he was
tired and actually a nervous wreck. He reached the OR in time to talk
Elizabeth to sleep when the anesthetic kicked in. "Ok lets get this show on
the road." After they made the incision and started cutting Robert was
quiet. He seemed to be in his own little world where it was just him and
nobody was there to annoy him. Of course, this type of behavior coming from
Robert would get any one worried.
"Robert, why don't you go home and sleep." She suggested. .
A while later, Robert wasn't keeping track of time, he heard a loud cry and that is what made Robert come to his senses.
"you had a girl" she said. Robert was happier than he seemed. They let him cut the baby's cord. He felt sorry for Elizabeth who was asleep to see her baby for the first time.
Robert also got the chance to put the baby's first diaper on. About 45 minutes later Elizabeth as waking up from the medication and it took her a while to realize why she felt the way she did. She just had a baby. Where's the baby, she thought until she saw Robert standing over her with a little bundle in a pink blanket. Elizabeth smiled. This is the first time she ever saw Robert with kids. He had a half smile on his face but he was exhausted. He only had a few hours sleep in the last 48 hours. He handed their daughter to Elizabeth and plopped him self in a chair.
"You should go home, Robert, you need to get some sleep." Elizabeth suggested.
"I want to be here." He said and just a few minutes of silence put him to sleep no matter how uncomfortable he was. A few minutes after Robert dozed off, Shirley came in to teach Elizabeth to nurse. "Do you want me to wake Dr. Romano?" she asked.
"No, he's had a long day just bring him up a blanket, I have a feeling he will be out for a while. "Sure" a few minutes later Shirley came back with a warm blanket and threw it over Robert. He turned over to his other side but didn't wake up. Elizabeth just kept her eyes on her little bundle of joy that was attached to her. "Alexis Michele Romano." She told her daughter. Abby came up to check on Elizabeth, "She's adorable." Abby said. "Would you like to hold her?" Elizabeth asked. "Ok." And Abby took the baby in her arms. "She looks like her dad more than me." Elizabeth admitted. A few other staff members came to see Elizabeth and Alexis. Robert was asleep still even when Peter Benton came in. Robert woke up the next morning around 9:00. He opened his eyes to a sunlit room and a blanket over him. His muscles were cramped and he had a headache but at least he got some sleep. He reached both arms up and stretched with a yawn. He didn't even realize where he was until he saw Shirley standing over him, "Good morning Dr. Romano." She said. "Ah!" he gasped. "Oh sorry I didn't mean to scare you." she said. "Ibuprofen." He muttered. "Headache?" she asked. Robert just nodded. He stood up and stretched again. He looked down and noticed he was wearing his navy blue scrubs. Then he heard a cry and saw Elizabeth holding a baby in a pink blanket. "Good morning." She said. Robert pulled up a chair and sat next to Elizabeth. "Here's daddy." She said handing the baby over to Robert. "Hey." He smiled to his baby. The little one opened her brown eyes and saw her daddy for the first time. 8 lbs 6 oz and a 24 in head circumference. The reason for a C- section ..the baby's head was too big. "Alexis Michele Romano." Elizabeth said. "Hi Alexis." He said. "Now there is another favorite girl in my life." Elizabeth smiled at the site of Robert and Alexis together.
Robert was feeding Alexis through a bottle when he heard a knock on the door and saw Kerry standing there leaning on her cane. "Hi Robert." She said. "Kerry." He replied. "Nice to actually see you awake." she said. "I have to go home and change. I have been in this same clothes for 2 days straight." He said and handed Alexis over to Elizabeth, kissed her, and said bye to Kerry. Robert came back after a few hours and took his baby to the ER to show her off.
"She looks like you." Dr. Greene said. "What you mean cute, handsome, sweet, and innocent" he asked sarcastically but smiling. "No I mean a big nose and brown eyes." He said. "Although she is cute." "Thanks a lot Greene." Robert said yet again being sarcastic. Robert walked in to Anspaugh's office to tell him he would be back to work that evening and thanked him for doing him the favor. That night came quickly and he walked into the scrub room refreshed and ready for work. He had heard so many congratulations that day, he was almost tired of it. He had a big argument with Dr. Anspaugh over a patient with a ruptured liver. After a hectic night in the OR all he wanted to do was go and see Elizabeth. He was heading that way when his pager went off. He looked down hoping it was Elizabeth but it was the ER. He sighed and dragged himself to the elevator. "Where are we?" he asked. "GSW to the right shoulder and his right lung needs re inflated." Kerry explained. "Can't you get Donald to do it?" he asked. "Already tried..he's in a surgery and can't get out. You're this kids only help." She said. Robert looked at her with tired eyes. "he's stable." Abby said "Ok lets go. did you get consent?" he asked. "Yes I did mom's waiting outside talking to the police and I will take her to the surgical waiting room." She said. "Ok let's roll!" He shouted and they headed up stairs. Robert was in that surgery for 4 hours because there was bleeding non-stop and the kid dropping his pressure by the minute, which made it harder for Robert because he had to pick up the pace. "Mrs. Spencer?" he started to tell the scared mother what happened as he sat down next to her. "You know your son was shot in the right shoulder. His blood pressure was dropping by the minute but I was able to get the bullet and fix his lung." He said. "He's stable and in recovery." The woman started to cry and reached to hug Robert. He didn't really know what to do but hug her back. "Thank you." she said through sobs. "Can I see him?" "You sure can, I need to go check on him so if you follow me." he said She was walking by his side whipping away tears. She saw Robert yawn. "Long day?" she asked. Robert looked at his watch. it was 10:00 in the morning. Where had time gone? "Yeah." He smiled and opened the door to the recovery room. They waked over to the bed where her son was laying still hooked up to the ventilator. "What is that?" the woman asked pointing to the ventilator. Roberts voice was soft and understanding. "That's the respirator to help him breathe. When he triggers the vent and opens his eyes enough the nurse will take it out and he will be able to talk." Robert looked at the chart ordered a different medication for him and then with a promise to check on him later Robert left the recovery room. Robert hadn't seen his wife since 7:00 that previous night he actually kind of missed her. He was so tired and literally stumbled into the room and plopped himself in the chair. "I'm sorry. I tried to get here sooner but I had a trauma." He apologized. "You look exhausted. come here." She said. He walked over to the bed where Elizabeth was and he kissed her. "You're darn right." He replied. Elizabeth held Alexis to him and he greatly took her. "Hey cutie." He said to his daughter. "When do we get to take her home?" he asked. "Well, the doctor said that I'm healing quite well and that I should be out of here by late tomorrow or early the next day." "Why don't you go home and take a nap and a shower." She said. "We'll be ok." Robert liked the idea and left.
A while later, Robert wasn't keeping track of time, he heard a loud cry and that is what made Robert come to his senses.
"you had a girl" she said. Robert was happier than he seemed. They let him cut the baby's cord. He felt sorry for Elizabeth who was asleep to see her baby for the first time.
Robert also got the chance to put the baby's first diaper on. About 45 minutes later Elizabeth as waking up from the medication and it took her a while to realize why she felt the way she did. She just had a baby. Where's the baby, she thought until she saw Robert standing over her with a little bundle in a pink blanket. Elizabeth smiled. This is the first time she ever saw Robert with kids. He had a half smile on his face but he was exhausted. He only had a few hours sleep in the last 48 hours. He handed their daughter to Elizabeth and plopped him self in a chair.
"You should go home, Robert, you need to get some sleep." Elizabeth suggested.
"I want to be here." He said and just a few minutes of silence put him to sleep no matter how uncomfortable he was. A few minutes after Robert dozed off, Shirley came in to teach Elizabeth to nurse. "Do you want me to wake Dr. Romano?" she asked.
"No, he's had a long day just bring him up a blanket, I have a feeling he will be out for a while. "Sure" a few minutes later Shirley came back with a warm blanket and threw it over Robert. He turned over to his other side but didn't wake up. Elizabeth just kept her eyes on her little bundle of joy that was attached to her. "Alexis Michele Romano." She told her daughter. Abby came up to check on Elizabeth, "She's adorable." Abby said. "Would you like to hold her?" Elizabeth asked. "Ok." And Abby took the baby in her arms. "She looks like her dad more than me." Elizabeth admitted. A few other staff members came to see Elizabeth and Alexis. Robert was asleep still even when Peter Benton came in. Robert woke up the next morning around 9:00. He opened his eyes to a sunlit room and a blanket over him. His muscles were cramped and he had a headache but at least he got some sleep. He reached both arms up and stretched with a yawn. He didn't even realize where he was until he saw Shirley standing over him, "Good morning Dr. Romano." She said. "Ah!" he gasped. "Oh sorry I didn't mean to scare you." she said. "Ibuprofen." He muttered. "Headache?" she asked. Robert just nodded. He stood up and stretched again. He looked down and noticed he was wearing his navy blue scrubs. Then he heard a cry and saw Elizabeth holding a baby in a pink blanket. "Good morning." She said. Robert pulled up a chair and sat next to Elizabeth. "Here's daddy." She said handing the baby over to Robert. "Hey." He smiled to his baby. The little one opened her brown eyes and saw her daddy for the first time. 8 lbs 6 oz and a 24 in head circumference. The reason for a C- section ..the baby's head was too big. "Alexis Michele Romano." Elizabeth said. "Hi Alexis." He said. "Now there is another favorite girl in my life." Elizabeth smiled at the site of Robert and Alexis together.
Robert was feeding Alexis through a bottle when he heard a knock on the door and saw Kerry standing there leaning on her cane. "Hi Robert." She said. "Kerry." He replied. "Nice to actually see you awake." she said. "I have to go home and change. I have been in this same clothes for 2 days straight." He said and handed Alexis over to Elizabeth, kissed her, and said bye to Kerry. Robert came back after a few hours and took his baby to the ER to show her off.
"She looks like you." Dr. Greene said. "What you mean cute, handsome, sweet, and innocent" he asked sarcastically but smiling. "No I mean a big nose and brown eyes." He said. "Although she is cute." "Thanks a lot Greene." Robert said yet again being sarcastic. Robert walked in to Anspaugh's office to tell him he would be back to work that evening and thanked him for doing him the favor. That night came quickly and he walked into the scrub room refreshed and ready for work. He had heard so many congratulations that day, he was almost tired of it. He had a big argument with Dr. Anspaugh over a patient with a ruptured liver. After a hectic night in the OR all he wanted to do was go and see Elizabeth. He was heading that way when his pager went off. He looked down hoping it was Elizabeth but it was the ER. He sighed and dragged himself to the elevator. "Where are we?" he asked. "GSW to the right shoulder and his right lung needs re inflated." Kerry explained. "Can't you get Donald to do it?" he asked. "Already tried..he's in a surgery and can't get out. You're this kids only help." She said. Robert looked at her with tired eyes. "he's stable." Abby said "Ok lets go. did you get consent?" he asked. "Yes I did mom's waiting outside talking to the police and I will take her to the surgical waiting room." She said. "Ok let's roll!" He shouted and they headed up stairs. Robert was in that surgery for 4 hours because there was bleeding non-stop and the kid dropping his pressure by the minute, which made it harder for Robert because he had to pick up the pace. "Mrs. Spencer?" he started to tell the scared mother what happened as he sat down next to her. "You know your son was shot in the right shoulder. His blood pressure was dropping by the minute but I was able to get the bullet and fix his lung." He said. "He's stable and in recovery." The woman started to cry and reached to hug Robert. He didn't really know what to do but hug her back. "Thank you." she said through sobs. "Can I see him?" "You sure can, I need to go check on him so if you follow me." he said She was walking by his side whipping away tears. She saw Robert yawn. "Long day?" she asked. Robert looked at his watch. it was 10:00 in the morning. Where had time gone? "Yeah." He smiled and opened the door to the recovery room. They waked over to the bed where her son was laying still hooked up to the ventilator. "What is that?" the woman asked pointing to the ventilator. Roberts voice was soft and understanding. "That's the respirator to help him breathe. When he triggers the vent and opens his eyes enough the nurse will take it out and he will be able to talk." Robert looked at the chart ordered a different medication for him and then with a promise to check on him later Robert left the recovery room. Robert hadn't seen his wife since 7:00 that previous night he actually kind of missed her. He was so tired and literally stumbled into the room and plopped himself in the chair. "I'm sorry. I tried to get here sooner but I had a trauma." He apologized. "You look exhausted. come here." She said. He walked over to the bed where Elizabeth was and he kissed her. "You're darn right." He replied. Elizabeth held Alexis to him and he greatly took her. "Hey cutie." He said to his daughter. "When do we get to take her home?" he asked. "Well, the doctor said that I'm healing quite well and that I should be out of here by late tomorrow or early the next day." "Why don't you go home and take a nap and a shower." She said. "We'll be ok." Robert liked the idea and left.