Chapter 21
by Fidomom
"I'm sorry Mr. Black. There's nothing I can do."
Brady pushed a frustrated hand through his blonde hair and tried again,
"And I'm telling you that is my WIFE in there and I have every right to see her!"
The nurse shrugged,
"There's no mention of a husband as the next of kin in her medical file. Again I'm sorry Mr. Black."
Brady took a deep breath and growled from between clenched teeth,
"That is because we were just married TONIGHT! I don't care what you say I will see her dammit!"
"If you do that Mr. Black I'm afraid I'll have to call security."
Brady glared at her,
"You do what you have to do I'm going to see my wife!"
The nurse picked up the phone and called security as Brady strode purposefully toward the ER exam room.
"Brady? What's going on here? Have you seen her yet? How's she doing?"
Brady halted mid-stride and the nurse put the phone back in it's cradle,
"Dr. Wesley! Do you know this man? He has been trying to get in to see your daughter!"
Craig gave the nurse a withering look,
"Of course I do! He's my son-in-law! Chloe's husband!"
The nurse flipped through Chloe's chart completely flustered,
"I've checked and re-checked Dr. there's no mention of a husband! Her medical records clearly list you and your wife as her only family!"
Craig closed his eyes and took a deep composing breath. He opened his eyes and turned to Brady although he addressed the nurse,
"That is because Chloe was only married tonight as I'm sure Brady has attempted to tell you repeatedly judging by the look on his face. Brady is Chloe's husband, that means he should be in there with her right now- not out here arguing with you about his right to do so!"
Nancy couldn't keep quiet a moment longer as she turned on the nurse,
"Do you mean to tell me that MY little girl is in there all alone right now because of you?!
The nurse blushed and shuffled the medical files in her hands,
"Dr. Wesley, Mrs. Wesley I'm so sorry! I was only following safety procedures. Mr. Black I apologise. You may go see your wife now. Dr Wesley I ..."
Just then two uniformed security officers flanked Brady on either side. One of them spoke to the nurse,
"Is this the man who's been causing the disturbance?"
Craig looked at the nurse incredulously,
"You called security on him? I'm sorry gentlemen there's been a misunderstanding. False alarm. Everything is under control here."
The guards backed away quietly and left.
Nancy glowered at the nurse,
"Is there something you should be doing like oh say your job?"
The nurse nodded and hurried away.
Craig put an arm around Nancy and a hand on Brady's shoulder,
"Come on you two, let's go see ..."
"Where is she? I have to see her! She needs me!"
Brady looked at Craig in desperation. Craig nodded and patted his shoulder,
"You go ahead Brady we'll deal with Philip."
After promising to keep them informed, Brady hurried away to be with his wife. Craig turned and approached Philip,
"Could you keep your voice down? This is a hospital not a sports stadium!"
Philip's worried face was tinged with relief,
"Dr. Wesley! Where is she? Where's Chloe? She needs me! I know she does!"
Craig tried to coax Philip over to chairs,
"Chloe is receiving medical attention. Brady's in there with her now, too."
Philip bolted away from Craig,
"Then I'm going in to see her too!"
Nancy stood in his path,
"The hell you are!"
Craig backed his wife up,
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that. Hospital policy."
Philip relaxed somewhat and backed off,
"Oh right, only one visitor at a time. Okay sure I get it. Then I'll just wait and see her as soon as Brady comes out."
Craig shook his head,
"No Philip I'm sorry but nobody can see Chloe until her doctors figure out why she collapsed."
Philip frowned,
"Then why does Brady get to see her huh? You're lying to me! You never liked me! You're both just trying to keep me and Chloe apart! Don't you understand Doc Wesley? She needs me! I have to go to her!"
Craig gripped Philip's shoulder firmly,
"Philip listen to me very carefully okay? I understand that you are worried about Chloe and that's really very sweet but here's the thing she doesn't need you in the capacity you seem to think. What she needs is medical care and the love and support of her friends, her family, and most importantly her husband. Brady gets to see Chloe because he is her husband. Understand?"
Philip's entire body sagged and his face paled as he looked down at his feet and mumbled,
"Oh, right, the wedding. Dr. Wesley just tell me she's going to be okay. Please just tell me Chloe's going to be okay. She has to be."
Craig's eyes moistened as his own worries for Chloe finally caught up to him. He and Nancy exchanged a worried look as he answered as honestly as he could,
"We all have to believe she will be Philip. She has the best medical care available to her. Hopefully we'll know soon what caused her to collapse."
Nancy gripped her husband's hand not even fighting her worried tears anymore,
"Craig that's my baby. She has to be okay. She just has to be! This was supposed to be the happiest day of her life!"
Craig embraced his wife and kissed the side of her head,
"I know sweetie, I know. Let's go see if Brady knows anything yet okay? Philip would you mind letting Chloe's other friends know what's going on when they get here? Shawn and Belle weren't far behind us. We'll let all of you know when we know something."
Philip nodded dejectedly,
"Yeah, sure Dr. Wesley. I can do that."
Craig smiled his gratitude and then he and Nancy went to find out if there was any news about Chloe yet.
To be continued ...
by Fidomom
"I'm sorry Mr. Black. There's nothing I can do."
Brady pushed a frustrated hand through his blonde hair and tried again,
"And I'm telling you that is my WIFE in there and I have every right to see her!"
The nurse shrugged,
"There's no mention of a husband as the next of kin in her medical file. Again I'm sorry Mr. Black."
Brady took a deep breath and growled from between clenched teeth,
"That is because we were just married TONIGHT! I don't care what you say I will see her dammit!"
"If you do that Mr. Black I'm afraid I'll have to call security."
Brady glared at her,
"You do what you have to do I'm going to see my wife!"
The nurse picked up the phone and called security as Brady strode purposefully toward the ER exam room.
"Brady? What's going on here? Have you seen her yet? How's she doing?"
Brady halted mid-stride and the nurse put the phone back in it's cradle,
"Dr. Wesley! Do you know this man? He has been trying to get in to see your daughter!"
Craig gave the nurse a withering look,
"Of course I do! He's my son-in-law! Chloe's husband!"
The nurse flipped through Chloe's chart completely flustered,
"I've checked and re-checked Dr. there's no mention of a husband! Her medical records clearly list you and your wife as her only family!"
Craig closed his eyes and took a deep composing breath. He opened his eyes and turned to Brady although he addressed the nurse,
"That is because Chloe was only married tonight as I'm sure Brady has attempted to tell you repeatedly judging by the look on his face. Brady is Chloe's husband, that means he should be in there with her right now- not out here arguing with you about his right to do so!"
Nancy couldn't keep quiet a moment longer as she turned on the nurse,
"Do you mean to tell me that MY little girl is in there all alone right now because of you?!
The nurse blushed and shuffled the medical files in her hands,
"Dr. Wesley, Mrs. Wesley I'm so sorry! I was only following safety procedures. Mr. Black I apologise. You may go see your wife now. Dr Wesley I ..."
Just then two uniformed security officers flanked Brady on either side. One of them spoke to the nurse,
"Is this the man who's been causing the disturbance?"
Craig looked at the nurse incredulously,
"You called security on him? I'm sorry gentlemen there's been a misunderstanding. False alarm. Everything is under control here."
The guards backed away quietly and left.
Nancy glowered at the nurse,
"Is there something you should be doing like oh say your job?"
The nurse nodded and hurried away.
Craig put an arm around Nancy and a hand on Brady's shoulder,
"Come on you two, let's go see ..."
"Where is she? I have to see her! She needs me!"
Brady looked at Craig in desperation. Craig nodded and patted his shoulder,
"You go ahead Brady we'll deal with Philip."
After promising to keep them informed, Brady hurried away to be with his wife. Craig turned and approached Philip,
"Could you keep your voice down? This is a hospital not a sports stadium!"
Philip's worried face was tinged with relief,
"Dr. Wesley! Where is she? Where's Chloe? She needs me! I know she does!"
Craig tried to coax Philip over to chairs,
"Chloe is receiving medical attention. Brady's in there with her now, too."
Philip bolted away from Craig,
"Then I'm going in to see her too!"
Nancy stood in his path,
"The hell you are!"
Craig backed his wife up,
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that. Hospital policy."
Philip relaxed somewhat and backed off,
"Oh right, only one visitor at a time. Okay sure I get it. Then I'll just wait and see her as soon as Brady comes out."
Craig shook his head,
"No Philip I'm sorry but nobody can see Chloe until her doctors figure out why she collapsed."
Philip frowned,
"Then why does Brady get to see her huh? You're lying to me! You never liked me! You're both just trying to keep me and Chloe apart! Don't you understand Doc Wesley? She needs me! I have to go to her!"
Craig gripped Philip's shoulder firmly,
"Philip listen to me very carefully okay? I understand that you are worried about Chloe and that's really very sweet but here's the thing she doesn't need you in the capacity you seem to think. What she needs is medical care and the love and support of her friends, her family, and most importantly her husband. Brady gets to see Chloe because he is her husband. Understand?"
Philip's entire body sagged and his face paled as he looked down at his feet and mumbled,
"Oh, right, the wedding. Dr. Wesley just tell me she's going to be okay. Please just tell me Chloe's going to be okay. She has to be."
Craig's eyes moistened as his own worries for Chloe finally caught up to him. He and Nancy exchanged a worried look as he answered as honestly as he could,
"We all have to believe she will be Philip. She has the best medical care available to her. Hopefully we'll know soon what caused her to collapse."
Nancy gripped her husband's hand not even fighting her worried tears anymore,
"Craig that's my baby. She has to be okay. She just has to be! This was supposed to be the happiest day of her life!"
Craig embraced his wife and kissed the side of her head,
"I know sweetie, I know. Let's go see if Brady knows anything yet okay? Philip would you mind letting Chloe's other friends know what's going on when they get here? Shawn and Belle weren't far behind us. We'll let all of you know when we know something."
Philip nodded dejectedly,
"Yeah, sure Dr. Wesley. I can do that."
Craig smiled his gratitude and then he and Nancy went to find out if there was any news about Chloe yet.
To be continued ...