Maurice went back to the precinct, changed, arranged for Faith to get a partner, and sped to the
hospital. It was about 45 minutes after Leigha called him.
"Leigha, is she out of surgery yet?"
"Yeah. She's in room 246. There's a doctor in there now."
"Thanks."
He walked in. I was awake, but I was still a little groggy from the anesthesia. He walked up to me
and held my hand.
"You must be Maurice, the husband/father."
"Yeah. Sorry I couldn't get here sooner. I had to work."
"I understand. The medicine Dr.Pteri gave Kaylee while I was gone, had some unseen effect on your
baby. She had a miscarriage while she was sleeping. We gave her some medicine to calm her down
and then took her up to surgery about and hour ago."
"Hour an a half."
"Good morning sleepyhead."
Mo wiped strayhairs off of my forehead and kissed it. The doctor left.
"Mo?"
"Yeah Kay?"
"Why does bad shit like this always happen to us?"
"Luck I guess. Seriously, I don't know."
"I hate it. I wanted this baby so badly."
"I know you did, baby. So did I."
I got to go home a couple days later.
"I am going to stay home with you for a couple more days."
"No, You're not maurice. You're going to go to work and help rid the city of Jagoffs."
"You just used my word."
"Yes I did."
"You are SO cool."
I kissed him.
"Now, you better get going. You're going to be even later than usual."
"That is oh so mean."
"Go. I'll be fine."
About an hour after Maurice left, I wrote a note and went to his ma's bar.
Maurice,
Sorry. I couldn't sit home any longer so
I went to your mom's bar. Be back at a while.
Love ya.
Kaylee
I walked in.
"Hello Kaylee, sweetheart."
"Hi Rose."
"I'm so sorry for your loss."
"So am I. It was really hard but dwelling on it isn't going to do us any good."
"How has my son been treatin' ya?"
"It was so funny yet sweet this morning. He was sitting next to me on the couch and he's like
'I'm going to stay here with you one more day.' and I'm like 'no you're not. You're going to go
to work and help rid the city of Jagoffs.' Maurice started cracking up, sayin' I was so cool cause
I was using his favorite word."
"Have you thought about going back to work soon?"
"Yeah but I'm going to take it easy for a while. I think that's best."
"Yep. You need to give yourself time."
"I know."
Maurice and Faith came in.
"Hey."
"You're supposed to take it easy."
"This is easy. Change my clothes and drive over here. That's about as easy as my life gets."
hospital. It was about 45 minutes after Leigha called him.
"Leigha, is she out of surgery yet?"
"Yeah. She's in room 246. There's a doctor in there now."
"Thanks."
He walked in. I was awake, but I was still a little groggy from the anesthesia. He walked up to me
and held my hand.
"You must be Maurice, the husband/father."
"Yeah. Sorry I couldn't get here sooner. I had to work."
"I understand. The medicine Dr.Pteri gave Kaylee while I was gone, had some unseen effect on your
baby. She had a miscarriage while she was sleeping. We gave her some medicine to calm her down
and then took her up to surgery about and hour ago."
"Hour an a half."
"Good morning sleepyhead."
Mo wiped strayhairs off of my forehead and kissed it. The doctor left.
"Mo?"
"Yeah Kay?"
"Why does bad shit like this always happen to us?"
"Luck I guess. Seriously, I don't know."
"I hate it. I wanted this baby so badly."
"I know you did, baby. So did I."
I got to go home a couple days later.
"I am going to stay home with you for a couple more days."
"No, You're not maurice. You're going to go to work and help rid the city of Jagoffs."
"You just used my word."
"Yes I did."
"You are SO cool."
I kissed him.
"Now, you better get going. You're going to be even later than usual."
"That is oh so mean."
"Go. I'll be fine."
About an hour after Maurice left, I wrote a note and went to his ma's bar.
Maurice,
Sorry. I couldn't sit home any longer so
I went to your mom's bar. Be back at a while.
Love ya.
Kaylee
I walked in.
"Hello Kaylee, sweetheart."
"Hi Rose."
"I'm so sorry for your loss."
"So am I. It was really hard but dwelling on it isn't going to do us any good."
"How has my son been treatin' ya?"
"It was so funny yet sweet this morning. He was sitting next to me on the couch and he's like
'I'm going to stay here with you one more day.' and I'm like 'no you're not. You're going to go
to work and help rid the city of Jagoffs.' Maurice started cracking up, sayin' I was so cool cause
I was using his favorite word."
"Have you thought about going back to work soon?"
"Yeah but I'm going to take it easy for a while. I think that's best."
"Yep. You need to give yourself time."
"I know."
Maurice and Faith came in.
"Hey."
"You're supposed to take it easy."
"This is easy. Change my clothes and drive over here. That's about as easy as my life gets."