CAPTURING THE DREAM Chapter 7 – Almost There / Fighting For Life
The sun was starting to set on the horizon; all the beautiful colors filled the sky. Jason marveled out how beautiful it was; he never did understand exactly what he was suppose to see until Elizabeth had explained it to him. He was staring out the car window as they were driving to the next destination.
"Jason where are we, why can't I see where we are going? I have had this on what seems like forever," Elizabeth asked as she began to pull the blindfold off her eyes.
"No Elizabeth leave it on please, we will be there in just a few minutes . . . I really want this to be a surprise," Jason protested.
A few moments later the car came to a stop and the sun had completely set. Jason stepped out of the car and reached for Elizabeth's hand helping her out as well. As she stood up and he closed the car door they took a few more steps forward with Jason holding her close to him. He stopped moving behind her, Jason untied the blindfold letting it slip off her eyes. Elizabeth was trying to focus her eyes as she felt Jason's hands on her shoulders and his warm breath on her ear, "Surprise Elizabeth."
"Jason, I can't believe you did this," Elizabeth was in shock of what was in front of her. They were back in Port Charles at their special place Vista Pointe. There were candles lit everywhere, soft violins playing in the distance and roses all along the path to were a minister stood awaiting their arrival.
"Elizabeth I promised you we would be married this evening and I hope you are not disappointed that I brought you back to Port Charles. But I couldn't think of a better place then this to be married."
Elizabeth had tears rolling down her cheeks and was still in surprise of the event unfolding, "No . . . no Jason I'm not disappointed. I can't believe you did all this for me."
"Well believe it, because this is all for you. I want this to be a night that we will always remember and be able to tell our children about. So what do you say Elizabeth will you do me the honor of becoming my wife tonight?"
Jason reached out his hand to her and she took it, "Yes Jason I have been dreaming of this day for a very long time."
With that said the music continued to play as Jason and Elizabeth walked through the trail of candles and roses. As they came to the minister they stopped, Jason squeezed Elizabeth's hand slightly and nodded to the minister to begin.
Dr. Quartermine and Dr. Adams had cleaned up; and were heading to the waiting area to talk to the family. Carly and Sonny jumped up when they saw them come through the doors.
"How is he . . . how is my son?" Carly asked not sure if she was ready for the answer.
"He made it through surgery," Dr. Quartermine responded as she released a deep breath she didn't know she was holding.
"So I can see him now?"
"No Carly, not yet he is in recovery right now." Dr. Quartermine answered again knowing the next bit of information would be hard for them to hear.
"Doctor, Morgan he will be ok right?" Sonny asked in a very concerned tone.
"The next 72 hours are going to be critical for your child, he lost a lot of blood and did damage to a main organ. I'm not going to lie to you it could go either way. We lost him twice on the table but Dr. Adams was able to revive him each time. But the bleeding has been stopped for now and the damage to his heart repaired. We will monitor him closely like I said for the next 72 hours; there could be possibility of blood clots forming and causing complications. We just have to be prepared for anything, do you understand."
Carly fell back in the chair that was behind her and Bobbie sat down in the seat next to her. "But he does have a chance, right . . . Morgan has a chance?" Carly asked in the mist of her tears.
"Yes, he is a fighter. I didn't say all that to make you give up or have no hope; it is important you know all the facts. Let's just take one day at a time and give his body time to heal. I will keep you informed every step of the way and if you have any questions just ask. I really need to get back to the recovery room and check on him; I'll come out later and let you know when you can see him."
Sonny and Carly both shook their heads in acknowledgement. "Thank you Dr. Quartermine," Sonny voiced.
"You're welcome," Monica spoke as she and Dr. Adams headed back to Morgan.
Before Danielle could follow Monica through the door Sonny stopped her by grabbing her lightly be the arm. Danielle turned to face the man whose face was still very distraught. "Dr. Adams, thank you for what you did for my son. You didn't have to step in, especially since my wife well seems to not think very highly of you."
"I was doing my job sir, I would never let a patient especially a child suffer because of a personal indifference; that is not my character. But you're welcome." Sonny nodded his understanding and Danielle continued through the door to help Monica monitor Morgan's recovery process.
Sonny's cell phone rang and he quickly answered it hoping Jason was returning the many voice messages he had left, "Jason where are you," Sonny scolded.
"Sir, it's not Jason. It's Latisha." The woman's voice sounded nervous and scared.
"What is it? Is Michael ok . . . you didn't tell him about Morgan did you?" Sonny questioned.
"No sir, it's . . . it's" Latisha stumbled with her words as they seemed to catch in her throat.
"Spit it out, what is it?" Sonny was getting aggravated with this conversation.
"It's Michael, he's gone," the woman's voice went into sobs as she finished the sentence.