Mistakes -- Part 8-B
Characters: Jed/Abbey
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I love to play with them a little! Thank you to Aaron Sorkin, Warner Bros, and NBC!
Feedback is always welcomed!
Summary: The seventh month of Abbey's pregnancy is spent with her and Jed finally saying the things they had kept to themselves for so long. Things seem to be back on track, until they get some unexpected news.
Month seven continued:
Jed braced himself for what Abbey was about to say, knowing it was pretty serious.
"Abbey, whatever it is, you can tell me."
"We don't know what it is. What it might be is endometrial cancer. The doctor found some abnormalities."
Jed sat on the edge of Abbey's bed, floored by what she just told him. "So what do we do?"
"We wait. After the baby's born, I'll undergo a biopsy, possibly surgery, and that'll be that."
She said it so matter-of-fact, no emtion in her voice.
"Can't we do that now?" he asked her.
"No. It'll hurt the baby."
What Abbey purposely left out was that her doctor, convinced this actually is cancer, wants her to consider inducing labor. The sooner the baby is born, the better her chances of survival. Abbey had already made her decision. She wasn't going to endanger the health of her daughter by bringing her into the world early. What she didn't know is that Jed was told about the missing link after their conversation. He kept it to himself to avoid giving Abbey anything more to worry about. He didn't bring it up until they were back home, two days later.
"How long does a baby have to be in the womb to have a fighting chance?" he asked her as he tucked her into bed.
She stared at him for a moment, surprised by his question.
"I'm just saying," he continued, "you only have seven weeks left before she's born, right?"
"Where is this coming from?" she asked.
"After you told me, I spoke to the doctor," he said as he sat on the bed. "I know the options, Abbey."
"What ever happened to patient privacy? I could swear we have new laws in this country."
"Yeah, well, I guess she thought you wouldn't keep something like this from me," he snapped.
"I didn't keep it from you on purpose. The decision's already been made. This baby will be born on her own schedule."
Jed looked at her face and knew she was serious. Once Abbey made up her mind about something, she rarely changed it.
"So I don't have a say?"
"Not in this. It's my body, my choice," she replied.
"Abbey, I think we should consider..."
"We're going to be risking her life, Jed. Seven weeks is a long time and in that time, this baby will grow and become healthy enough to survive out in the world. I'm not going to take that away from her."
"What about you?"
"We'll deal with that afterwards."
"Abbey..."
"This isn't up for debate!" she shouted, losing her cool. She took a moment to regain her composure before continuing, "I'm not risking my daughter's life for mine. For God's sake, Jed, where would we be right now if I hadn't gotten pregnant?"
Jed thought about her question, knowing where she was going with this.
"We would have been divorced by now," she continued.
"Is that why you're doing this? Are you afraid I'm going to leave you if you're no longer pregnant? Because if that's it, Sweetheart, I promise you...
Abbey sighed, frustrated by his refusal to understand.
"Jed, that isn't it. What I'm saying is that this baby came into our lives when we needed her most. I'm not going to risk losing her now."
Jed was speechless. What more could he say to change her mind? It was her body. He took her left hand in his, looking into her eyes to show his support. Abbey smiled warmly and put her right hand on his cheek, hopeful that he understood why she was doing this.
They both sat there, thinking back to Abbey's last pregnancy.
Flashback:
Abbey was in her seventh month of pregnancy with Zoey and things weren't going well. Her doctor was concerned about her high blood pressure, her stress level, and her overall health. Abbey was ordered to bed rest until the baby was born.
The day Jed brought her home from the hospital after she collapsed, Abbey was scared.
"I don't know if I can stay in this bed for two months," she said.
"It'll be okay. I'll bring you puzzles and books, I'll move the VCR in and you'll have an endless supply of movies," he replied, trying to make her feel better.
"What about Liz and Ellie?"
"I'll take care of them. You don't need to worry. I'll take care of everything."
He kissed her on the cheek and began to leave when she grabbed his hand.
"I'm so sorry, Jed," she choked out with tears in her eyes. He sat down on the bed and wiped her tears away.
"Sweetheart, this isn't your fault."
"Yes, it is. I was doing too much, just like you warned me. I didn't listen and now our baby..." her tears caused her to trail off.
"Listen to me, Abigail, she's fine. This little girl is going to be so healthy and so cherished. Nothing you did is going to stop you from giving birth to a beautiful baby who's every bit as gorgeous as her mother. I don't want to hear another word about this, okay?"
"I love you," was all she could get out after his remarks.
"Now if you want to talk about not naming her Zoey, I'm up for that..."
"Jed," she said with a smile.
"It's such a weird name."
"I like it."
"Okay," he said as he kissed her cheek before he turned to leave. "I love you too."
Present day:
Jed kissed Abbey's cheek before leaving the room. This time, he may have felt it, but he didn't turn around to tell her that he loved her.
TBC
Characters: Jed/Abbey
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I love to play with them a little! Thank you to Aaron Sorkin, Warner Bros, and NBC!
Feedback is always welcomed!
Summary: The seventh month of Abbey's pregnancy is spent with her and Jed finally saying the things they had kept to themselves for so long. Things seem to be back on track, until they get some unexpected news.
Month seven continued:
Jed braced himself for what Abbey was about to say, knowing it was pretty serious.
"Abbey, whatever it is, you can tell me."
"We don't know what it is. What it might be is endometrial cancer. The doctor found some abnormalities."
Jed sat on the edge of Abbey's bed, floored by what she just told him. "So what do we do?"
"We wait. After the baby's born, I'll undergo a biopsy, possibly surgery, and that'll be that."
She said it so matter-of-fact, no emtion in her voice.
"Can't we do that now?" he asked her.
"No. It'll hurt the baby."
What Abbey purposely left out was that her doctor, convinced this actually is cancer, wants her to consider inducing labor. The sooner the baby is born, the better her chances of survival. Abbey had already made her decision. She wasn't going to endanger the health of her daughter by bringing her into the world early. What she didn't know is that Jed was told about the missing link after their conversation. He kept it to himself to avoid giving Abbey anything more to worry about. He didn't bring it up until they were back home, two days later.
"How long does a baby have to be in the womb to have a fighting chance?" he asked her as he tucked her into bed.
She stared at him for a moment, surprised by his question.
"I'm just saying," he continued, "you only have seven weeks left before she's born, right?"
"Where is this coming from?" she asked.
"After you told me, I spoke to the doctor," he said as he sat on the bed. "I know the options, Abbey."
"What ever happened to patient privacy? I could swear we have new laws in this country."
"Yeah, well, I guess she thought you wouldn't keep something like this from me," he snapped.
"I didn't keep it from you on purpose. The decision's already been made. This baby will be born on her own schedule."
Jed looked at her face and knew she was serious. Once Abbey made up her mind about something, she rarely changed it.
"So I don't have a say?"
"Not in this. It's my body, my choice," she replied.
"Abbey, I think we should consider..."
"We're going to be risking her life, Jed. Seven weeks is a long time and in that time, this baby will grow and become healthy enough to survive out in the world. I'm not going to take that away from her."
"What about you?"
"We'll deal with that afterwards."
"Abbey..."
"This isn't up for debate!" she shouted, losing her cool. She took a moment to regain her composure before continuing, "I'm not risking my daughter's life for mine. For God's sake, Jed, where would we be right now if I hadn't gotten pregnant?"
Jed thought about her question, knowing where she was going with this.
"We would have been divorced by now," she continued.
"Is that why you're doing this? Are you afraid I'm going to leave you if you're no longer pregnant? Because if that's it, Sweetheart, I promise you...
Abbey sighed, frustrated by his refusal to understand.
"Jed, that isn't it. What I'm saying is that this baby came into our lives when we needed her most. I'm not going to risk losing her now."
Jed was speechless. What more could he say to change her mind? It was her body. He took her left hand in his, looking into her eyes to show his support. Abbey smiled warmly and put her right hand on his cheek, hopeful that he understood why she was doing this.
They both sat there, thinking back to Abbey's last pregnancy.
Flashback:
Abbey was in her seventh month of pregnancy with Zoey and things weren't going well. Her doctor was concerned about her high blood pressure, her stress level, and her overall health. Abbey was ordered to bed rest until the baby was born.
The day Jed brought her home from the hospital after she collapsed, Abbey was scared.
"I don't know if I can stay in this bed for two months," she said.
"It'll be okay. I'll bring you puzzles and books, I'll move the VCR in and you'll have an endless supply of movies," he replied, trying to make her feel better.
"What about Liz and Ellie?"
"I'll take care of them. You don't need to worry. I'll take care of everything."
He kissed her on the cheek and began to leave when she grabbed his hand.
"I'm so sorry, Jed," she choked out with tears in her eyes. He sat down on the bed and wiped her tears away.
"Sweetheart, this isn't your fault."
"Yes, it is. I was doing too much, just like you warned me. I didn't listen and now our baby..." her tears caused her to trail off.
"Listen to me, Abigail, she's fine. This little girl is going to be so healthy and so cherished. Nothing you did is going to stop you from giving birth to a beautiful baby who's every bit as gorgeous as her mother. I don't want to hear another word about this, okay?"
"I love you," was all she could get out after his remarks.
"Now if you want to talk about not naming her Zoey, I'm up for that..."
"Jed," she said with a smile.
"It's such a weird name."
"I like it."
"Okay," he said as he kissed her cheek before he turned to leave. "I love you too."
Present day:
Jed kissed Abbey's cheek before leaving the room. This time, he may have felt it, but he didn't turn around to tell her that he loved her.
TBC