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Still Going Strong Chapter 13: Answers
Kevin slept for two hours there, with his head on Lucy's hospital bed, and his hand on hers. He finally awoke. It took him a few minutes to realize where he was. When he did, he shut his eyes again. He didn't want back into this reality. He knew he had to be strong, if not for himself, for Lucy. He opened his eyes again, and sat up. He turned around and looked at the clock.
"Hey, sleepy head." Said a quiet voice. Kevin spun around to see Lucy looking at him through tired eyes.
"Lucy!" He cried. With tears on his cheeks, he put his free arm around her and kissed her gently.
[ A/N: I just heard your collective sigh of relief. Haha. Would I really kill Lucy? Well not in this story. In Wouldn't You know it though...anyway on with the story. Ps check out my story wouldn't you know it if you haven't already.]
"Hey, baby." She said. "Don't cry." She wiped the tears from her husband's cheeks. "I'm OK." Kevin kissed her again. "You're certainly a sound sleeper. I woke up when my nurse was in here, and she freaked out and called in the doctors and there were a bunch of people in here doing tests on me and everything, and here you are sleeping like a baby."
"You should have woken me up!" Kevin cried. Lucy shook her head.
"No, you were tired. I wanted to let you sleep." She said.
"Lucy, I'm so, so sorry." He said. Lucy looked at him with a confused expression. "I wasn't there when you needed me most today. And I haven't been watching you or taking care of you like I should have been. Luce, I should have noticed that you weren't eating enough, or how tired you were, or how you weren't taking your pills. I'm so sorry." He said. Lucy shook her head.
"No, Kevin, I'm the one who's sorry. It's my fault that I wasn't taking my pills or eating or drinking enough. I knew that I should have been, but I didn't care. I didn't think that it mattered. I'm sorry." She said. They kissed.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you." Whispered Lucy. Kevin brushed her hair back.
"You need rest. Go to sleep." Lucy nodded her head and pulled the blankets up to her chin.
"Good night." She said. Kevin bid her goodnight and she fell asleep quickly. Kevin stood up and went out into the hall to the pay phone. He dialed his home and got Annie. He explained what was going on. Annie breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that her daughter and grand child were OK.
"It's 5:30, so Sarah should be back any minute now." Annie said. "And don't worry, all right? I've got everything under control. I made dinner so the kids are all eating as we speak. Stay as long as you need to. I'll be here."
"Thank you, Annie." Kevin said genuinely. "I can't tell you how much you mean to us. You've helped us so much lately with everything going on in Lucy's pregnancy. Thank you."
"It's no problem." She said. "You guys are my kids. I'm always here for you." He thanked her again. They finished up their conversation and he hung up the phone. He sat down for 15 minutes to think, and to pray in silence. He finally got up. As he was walking back to Lucy's room, he was practically ambushed by Sarah.
"Kevin!" She cried. "Where's Lucy? Oh, Kevin I have to talk to Lucy!" She was frantic. Kevin put his hands on her shoulders to calm her down.
"Whoa whoa whoa. Don't worry." He said. She was reminding him of himself just earlier that day. "Lucy's OK."
"What happened? All Annie said was that she's in the hospital and to come down while she kept the kids."
"It's a long story." He said.
"I have time." She said. Kevin nodded and told her all about how Lucy was anemic, and about the coma. "Is she awake?" She cried.
"Yes, she woke up. She's OK, she's just really, really exhausted. They have her on an IV for nutrients and hydration. She's also having a ton of iron. She just went to sleep before I came out here." He said. Sarah nodded her head. Her eyes were brimmed with tears.
"Matt doesn't even know yet. I tried to get through to him at work, but he was in with a patient. He won't be off until 7 tonight. He needs to be here...now!" She said.
"It's OK, Sarah." Kevin said. "I'm here, and you're here. She's OK, and she will be OK. They're keeping her overnight for observation, but she'll be home in the morning as long as everything checks out." Sarah nodded her head.
"Can I see her. I won't wake her." She asked.
"Of course you can. I've been sitting by here all afternoon. You can pull up a chair too." He said. They went back into Lucy's room and Sarah sat in a chair next to Kevin's. Lucy awoke after only 10 minutes.
"Sarah?" She asked.
"Oh, Lucy, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to wake you!" She said.
"You didn't, don't worry. What are you doing here?"
"Annie told me that you were in the hospital. Lucy I'm so sorry! If I hadn't brought the kids over this afternoon, this never would have happened."
"Yes it would have. This is all my own fault. I wish that everyone would stop blaming themselves!" She said. Sarah smiled at her.
"I'm sorry that I brought the kids over. You should have just said no if you didn't feel good."
"I know, but I didn't. It's not your fault, please don't feel bad." Lucy said. She squeezed Sarah's hand. "Look at this!" She said, changing the subject and pointing at her stomach. "There's a bump! It's so weird to be pregnant again." Sarah laughed and ran her hand over Lucy's stomach.
"Yeah. I know how you feel!" She said. The evening ended easily and light hearted. Sarah and Lucy chatted about the pregnancy for a bit before she had to leave. Kevin stayed until about 20 minutes after Sarah left. He left, promising to return early the next morning. Lucy said OK, and fell asleep right after she left. She was finally getting her much needed rest.
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Still Going Strong Chapter 13: Answers
Kevin slept for two hours there, with his head on Lucy's hospital bed, and his hand on hers. He finally awoke. It took him a few minutes to realize where he was. When he did, he shut his eyes again. He didn't want back into this reality. He knew he had to be strong, if not for himself, for Lucy. He opened his eyes again, and sat up. He turned around and looked at the clock.
"Hey, sleepy head." Said a quiet voice. Kevin spun around to see Lucy looking at him through tired eyes.
"Lucy!" He cried. With tears on his cheeks, he put his free arm around her and kissed her gently.
[ A/N: I just heard your collective sigh of relief. Haha. Would I really kill Lucy? Well not in this story. In Wouldn't You know it though...anyway on with the story. Ps check out my story wouldn't you know it if you haven't already.]
"Hey, baby." She said. "Don't cry." She wiped the tears from her husband's cheeks. "I'm OK." Kevin kissed her again. "You're certainly a sound sleeper. I woke up when my nurse was in here, and she freaked out and called in the doctors and there were a bunch of people in here doing tests on me and everything, and here you are sleeping like a baby."
"You should have woken me up!" Kevin cried. Lucy shook her head.
"No, you were tired. I wanted to let you sleep." She said.
"Lucy, I'm so, so sorry." He said. Lucy looked at him with a confused expression. "I wasn't there when you needed me most today. And I haven't been watching you or taking care of you like I should have been. Luce, I should have noticed that you weren't eating enough, or how tired you were, or how you weren't taking your pills. I'm so sorry." He said. Lucy shook her head.
"No, Kevin, I'm the one who's sorry. It's my fault that I wasn't taking my pills or eating or drinking enough. I knew that I should have been, but I didn't care. I didn't think that it mattered. I'm sorry." She said. They kissed.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you." Whispered Lucy. Kevin brushed her hair back.
"You need rest. Go to sleep." Lucy nodded her head and pulled the blankets up to her chin.
"Good night." She said. Kevin bid her goodnight and she fell asleep quickly. Kevin stood up and went out into the hall to the pay phone. He dialed his home and got Annie. He explained what was going on. Annie breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that her daughter and grand child were OK.
"It's 5:30, so Sarah should be back any minute now." Annie said. "And don't worry, all right? I've got everything under control. I made dinner so the kids are all eating as we speak. Stay as long as you need to. I'll be here."
"Thank you, Annie." Kevin said genuinely. "I can't tell you how much you mean to us. You've helped us so much lately with everything going on in Lucy's pregnancy. Thank you."
"It's no problem." She said. "You guys are my kids. I'm always here for you." He thanked her again. They finished up their conversation and he hung up the phone. He sat down for 15 minutes to think, and to pray in silence. He finally got up. As he was walking back to Lucy's room, he was practically ambushed by Sarah.
"Kevin!" She cried. "Where's Lucy? Oh, Kevin I have to talk to Lucy!" She was frantic. Kevin put his hands on her shoulders to calm her down.
"Whoa whoa whoa. Don't worry." He said. She was reminding him of himself just earlier that day. "Lucy's OK."
"What happened? All Annie said was that she's in the hospital and to come down while she kept the kids."
"It's a long story." He said.
"I have time." She said. Kevin nodded and told her all about how Lucy was anemic, and about the coma. "Is she awake?" She cried.
"Yes, she woke up. She's OK, she's just really, really exhausted. They have her on an IV for nutrients and hydration. She's also having a ton of iron. She just went to sleep before I came out here." He said. Sarah nodded her head. Her eyes were brimmed with tears.
"Matt doesn't even know yet. I tried to get through to him at work, but he was in with a patient. He won't be off until 7 tonight. He needs to be here...now!" She said.
"It's OK, Sarah." Kevin said. "I'm here, and you're here. She's OK, and she will be OK. They're keeping her overnight for observation, but she'll be home in the morning as long as everything checks out." Sarah nodded her head.
"Can I see her. I won't wake her." She asked.
"Of course you can. I've been sitting by here all afternoon. You can pull up a chair too." He said. They went back into Lucy's room and Sarah sat in a chair next to Kevin's. Lucy awoke after only 10 minutes.
"Sarah?" She asked.
"Oh, Lucy, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to wake you!" She said.
"You didn't, don't worry. What are you doing here?"
"Annie told me that you were in the hospital. Lucy I'm so sorry! If I hadn't brought the kids over this afternoon, this never would have happened."
"Yes it would have. This is all my own fault. I wish that everyone would stop blaming themselves!" She said. Sarah smiled at her.
"I'm sorry that I brought the kids over. You should have just said no if you didn't feel good."
"I know, but I didn't. It's not your fault, please don't feel bad." Lucy said. She squeezed Sarah's hand. "Look at this!" She said, changing the subject and pointing at her stomach. "There's a bump! It's so weird to be pregnant again." Sarah laughed and ran her hand over Lucy's stomach.
"Yeah. I know how you feel!" She said. The evening ended easily and light hearted. Sarah and Lucy chatted about the pregnancy for a bit before she had to leave. Kevin stayed until about 20 minutes after Sarah left. He left, promising to return early the next morning. Lucy said OK, and fell asleep right after she left. She was finally getting her much needed rest.
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