Abby couldn't believe she had just said yes. She was going to adopt a baby. Her, Abby! How could she be doing this. I mean... she didn't even know this girl. Or the child, and now she was going to be a mother. What was she thinking?
She was thinking about the girl. Abby kept reminding herself that. She was thinking about this girl and the child she was about to have. One that would have no home, and no life. She needed Abby. That is what it came down to. That is all. She knew she had to do it. She couldn't explain why. But she knew that she was going to do this, and that it was right. She couldn't explain it. But she knew what she was doing was right.
"Ummm, Dr. Lockhart?" Faith was calling her. Carter had just left the room to call down an OB doctor.
"Yes?"
"Will you really adopt my baby?
"If you want me to.
"Why did you say yes?
"I don't know. But I know I want to do this.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
"No that you, I can't explain why, but I am so excited about this.
Faith smiled. Abby thought she was beautiful. Even if she did have a fat lip.
"I am going to call down someone from social services they will draw up the papers.
"Okay. Ummm... but I am starting to feel my contractions again, they hurt a lot.
"Okay I will be right back I promise.
Abby walked out into the hall where Carter was on the phone.
"I can't believe that she doesn't want us to operate." Carter said to Abby, shaking his head.
"She wants to die. We can't do anything about that.
"I am going to fill out a DNR form right now," OB will be down any second.
"Can I use the phone?
"Yeah, I'm done. What where you talking to her about? You'll do what?
"You'll find out soon.
"Not going to tell me?
"You will find out.
Carter walked away to get a DNR form from the admit desk. Abby picked up the phone.
"Hi, I need someone down here to fill out adoption papers for a child that is about to be born. Her mother will soon die, it needs to be fast.
"Are both birth and adoptive parents here?
"Yes." Abby said, laughing to herself. She was one of the parents.
"Okay I'll be down.
Abby walked into the trauma room. Faith was scrunched into a ball in real pain.
"OB will be down really soon.
"It hurts so much. I can't stand it." "Lemme call them again.
Just then Carter walked into the room with Janet Coburn.
"Hi Abby.
"Hi.
"Okay, I am Dr. Coburn, are you ready to have a baby?" "I guess.
"Ummm.... Doctor, are you aware of the situation.
From the look on Janet's face, Abby could tell that she knew.
"Wait, we need a DNR signed first.
Carter had filled out the information on the sheet and now signed it. So did Faith and Abby.
"Okay, are you ready?
"I guess." ----------------------
"It's a girl." Janet said, holding up a screaming baby in her hands.
"I knew it would be." Faith said, still crying from pain and exahstion. It had taken 45 minutes, and in that time, Abby didn't even want to thing about the condition her uterus, and organs were in. They were probably beyond repair now anyways.
They took the baby over to be checked out. She was weighed and footprints were done.
"Everything seems normal." Carter said, he was incharge of looking at the baby.
Abby was delievering the placenta when the baby was wrapped up and given to Faith. Abby couldn't even get the placenta out, things were such a mess, she was bleeding all over the place. Abby couldn't do anything, the DNR clearly stated she couldn't stop the bleeding, nothing. So Abby got up and walked over to Faith and the baby.
"She is beautiful." Abby said, almost in awe. Here was a beautiful baby, georgeous. Small, helpless, and soon to be hers. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"She is." Faith agreed. Although Abby could barley hear her voice. She was so weak.
"We need to wheel her up to the nursery now." A nurse had come down with a baby gurney.
"We can draw up the papers now," Abby said. She knew this was the last time Faith would ever see this child. She would die soon.
"Okay." Faith placed the baby in the bed. "Thank you Abby. I know she will be amazing. I completely trust you.
Abby had the adoption papers in her hand while the social worker stood above them. Carter had left the room along with Dr. Coburn. Abby was thankful, she didn't want Carter to know yet what she had done.
Abby signed along with Faith everything that needed to be done. Faith was giving Abby full custody of the child. She now officially was Abby's. She could take her home tonight.
"Oh my god." Abby said aloud as the worker left the room, he was heading upstairs to file the papers with the state. In an hour, the baby would be Abby's.
"What?" "I am going to have a baby!
"I know. Thank you for taking her.
"No thank you, I don't know why, I mean I should be terrified. I probably shouldn't even be doing this, but I am so excited."
"What do you want to name her," Faith asked.
"You are her mother, you name her.
"Can I name her after my mother?
"Where is your mother?
"She died. That is when my dad got mad, he blamed me.
God, Abby thought. Faith has had such a hard life.
"Well what was her name?" "Elizabeth.
"That's a beautiful name."
"I liked it too.
"Elizabeth..... what?
"Elizabeth Margret.
Abby thought about this. Margret was her mothers real name, she didn't want to name her daughter after her mother.
"That sounds nice." Abby thought, oh well. It did sound pretty.
"Elizabeth Margret Lockhart.
"I like that.
"So do I.
"How are you feeling?" Abby dared to ask.
"Well now that you put that pain medication in, I can't really feel much, but I am light headed.
"That is from all the blood loss.
"Oh, okay. You know, you don't have to stay with me. I can die alone. I spent most of my life that way.
"I don't need to leave.
"Will you go check on the baby?
"If you want me to. I will also fill out the Birth Certificate.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
She was thinking about the girl. Abby kept reminding herself that. She was thinking about this girl and the child she was about to have. One that would have no home, and no life. She needed Abby. That is what it came down to. That is all. She knew she had to do it. She couldn't explain why. But she knew that she was going to do this, and that it was right. She couldn't explain it. But she knew what she was doing was right.
"Ummm, Dr. Lockhart?" Faith was calling her. Carter had just left the room to call down an OB doctor.
"Yes?"
"Will you really adopt my baby?
"If you want me to.
"Why did you say yes?
"I don't know. But I know I want to do this.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
"No that you, I can't explain why, but I am so excited about this.
Faith smiled. Abby thought she was beautiful. Even if she did have a fat lip.
"I am going to call down someone from social services they will draw up the papers.
"Okay. Ummm... but I am starting to feel my contractions again, they hurt a lot.
"Okay I will be right back I promise.
Abby walked out into the hall where Carter was on the phone.
"I can't believe that she doesn't want us to operate." Carter said to Abby, shaking his head.
"She wants to die. We can't do anything about that.
"I am going to fill out a DNR form right now," OB will be down any second.
"Can I use the phone?
"Yeah, I'm done. What where you talking to her about? You'll do what?
"You'll find out soon.
"Not going to tell me?
"You will find out.
Carter walked away to get a DNR form from the admit desk. Abby picked up the phone.
"Hi, I need someone down here to fill out adoption papers for a child that is about to be born. Her mother will soon die, it needs to be fast.
"Are both birth and adoptive parents here?
"Yes." Abby said, laughing to herself. She was one of the parents.
"Okay I'll be down.
Abby walked into the trauma room. Faith was scrunched into a ball in real pain.
"OB will be down really soon.
"It hurts so much. I can't stand it." "Lemme call them again.
Just then Carter walked into the room with Janet Coburn.
"Hi Abby.
"Hi.
"Okay, I am Dr. Coburn, are you ready to have a baby?" "I guess.
"Ummm.... Doctor, are you aware of the situation.
From the look on Janet's face, Abby could tell that she knew.
"Wait, we need a DNR signed first.
Carter had filled out the information on the sheet and now signed it. So did Faith and Abby.
"Okay, are you ready?
"I guess." ----------------------
"It's a girl." Janet said, holding up a screaming baby in her hands.
"I knew it would be." Faith said, still crying from pain and exahstion. It had taken 45 minutes, and in that time, Abby didn't even want to thing about the condition her uterus, and organs were in. They were probably beyond repair now anyways.
They took the baby over to be checked out. She was weighed and footprints were done.
"Everything seems normal." Carter said, he was incharge of looking at the baby.
Abby was delievering the placenta when the baby was wrapped up and given to Faith. Abby couldn't even get the placenta out, things were such a mess, she was bleeding all over the place. Abby couldn't do anything, the DNR clearly stated she couldn't stop the bleeding, nothing. So Abby got up and walked over to Faith and the baby.
"She is beautiful." Abby said, almost in awe. Here was a beautiful baby, georgeous. Small, helpless, and soon to be hers. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"She is." Faith agreed. Although Abby could barley hear her voice. She was so weak.
"We need to wheel her up to the nursery now." A nurse had come down with a baby gurney.
"We can draw up the papers now," Abby said. She knew this was the last time Faith would ever see this child. She would die soon.
"Okay." Faith placed the baby in the bed. "Thank you Abby. I know she will be amazing. I completely trust you.
Abby had the adoption papers in her hand while the social worker stood above them. Carter had left the room along with Dr. Coburn. Abby was thankful, she didn't want Carter to know yet what she had done.
Abby signed along with Faith everything that needed to be done. Faith was giving Abby full custody of the child. She now officially was Abby's. She could take her home tonight.
"Oh my god." Abby said aloud as the worker left the room, he was heading upstairs to file the papers with the state. In an hour, the baby would be Abby's.
"What?" "I am going to have a baby!
"I know. Thank you for taking her.
"No thank you, I don't know why, I mean I should be terrified. I probably shouldn't even be doing this, but I am so excited."
"What do you want to name her," Faith asked.
"You are her mother, you name her.
"Can I name her after my mother?
"Where is your mother?
"She died. That is when my dad got mad, he blamed me.
God, Abby thought. Faith has had such a hard life.
"Well what was her name?" "Elizabeth.
"That's a beautiful name."
"I liked it too.
"Elizabeth..... what?
"Elizabeth Margret.
Abby thought about this. Margret was her mothers real name, she didn't want to name her daughter after her mother.
"That sounds nice." Abby thought, oh well. It did sound pretty.
"Elizabeth Margret Lockhart.
"I like that.
"So do I.
"How are you feeling?" Abby dared to ask.
"Well now that you put that pain medication in, I can't really feel much, but I am light headed.
"That is from all the blood loss.
"Oh, okay. You know, you don't have to stay with me. I can die alone. I spent most of my life that way.
"I don't need to leave.
"Will you go check on the baby?
"If you want me to. I will also fill out the Birth Certificate.
"Thank you, thank you so much."