Mistakes -- Part 9
Characters: Jed/Abbey/Leo
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: Abbey's illness gets worse during her eight month and Jed is left to wonder if he can go on without her.
Month eight:
Abbey had spent the rest of her seventh month in bed. She was always feeling sick, could barely keep any food down, and her fatigue kept her off her feet. It was difficult to differentiate between the symptoms from the pregnancy and the symptoms from her illness. The doctors hadn't ruled out cancer yet, but to her, it didn't matter. Determined to protect her daughter, she wouldn't agree to treatment until after the baby was born anyway.
"What do you think of Victoria?" she asked Jed as he entered the room. He often came home in between meetings just to check on her and see, with his own eyes, that she was okay.
"That's not bad, but I can't really see us calling her that."
"Why not?" she asked.
"I just can't."
"You haven't liked a single one of my suggestions so far."
"It's her name. She's going to have to live with it for the rest of her life."
"What about Miranda?" she screamed to him as he washed his hands in the bathroom.
Jed thought about it, then came out of the bathroom and looked at his wife. "I like it."
He returned to the bathroom.
"Really?" she asked.
"Yeah, really. How did you come up with it? Is it in the book of names?"
"No. It was on one of those soap operas you love to make fun of," she said with a grin.
"We won't tell her that. Her name came from some epic movie where the heroine fights all the battles and wins all the wars. She emerges at the end, victorious in her fight to rid the world of evil-doers."
"And when she wants to buy the DVD..."
"We'll tell her they didn't have them back then," he shouted from the bathroom.
"It's 2004," she said emphatically.
"By the time she's old enough to actually be interested in watching it, you don't think she'll believe she was born in the second Ice Age? Hell, we may even be able to convince her we didn't have electricity and running water until 2005."
"Jed!" Abbey screamed, cutting their banter short.
Jed ran to the bed and found Abbey curled up, holding her stomach. Jed called for help as he tried to pick Abbey up and take her to the hospital.
Hours after they arrived at the hospital, Abbey's doctor finally approached Jed who had been pacing in the waiting room. Leo sat in a chair across the room, his face striken with worry. When the doctor came in, both men ran over to her.
"How is she?" Jed asked.
"Not good. She was in a lot of pain. Right now, she's unconcious."
"Oh god," Leo said.
"She's been losing blood for weeks and she's anemic. I really don't think we can wait any longer. I need to get the baby out and get in there to take a look at her uterus."
"Do it," Jed blurted out.
"Sir, Abbey was against this," Leo reminded him.
"She's unconcious, Leo. She's only got another month left anyway. Doctor, did you speak to her before..."
"No, she was drifting in and out and she was in too much pain."
"Then do it," he repeated.
The doctor told him he'd need to sign the consent forms. Jed agreed, though he had doubts about what Abbey would want. If this baby died because of what Jed was consenting to, would Abbey ever forgive him, he wondered.
He wanted to see her, but he couldn't. Abbey was going to be in surgery for a long time. All that he could do was wait and worry. Having Leo around would ordinarily be uncomfortable, but for some reason, on this night, having his old friend sit with him was comforting.
"You were right, you know," he said as he joined Leo on the couch.
"About what?"
"I treated her so badly. I was punishing her because I was angry."
"Sir, now's not the time to think about that."
"When is the time, Leo?" He continued after a pause. "When I first found out, I was cruel to her. I was downright cruel. She reached out so many times and I pushed her away, making her feel like the only reason I kept her around was for the baby."
"Wasn't it?" Leo asked.
Jed looked at him, shocked that he could ask such a thing. "No. I wanted to forgive her. I wanted to so badly. I just couldn't bring myself to. And now..." he trailed off.
Leo put his hand on Jed's back, reaching out to him for the first time since his affair with Abbey.
"Jed, she's going to be okay."
"You know when I was diagnosed with MS," he began, "she stayed up all night with me that first night. I was scared, but I wouldn't admit it. I didn't have to admit it to Abbey. She knew. She sacrificed so much to take care of me, she went against everything she believed as a doctor. She broke every ethical rule in the book. She took such good care of me."
"And now, you'll do the same for her."
"No, it isn't the same. Abbey never, ever let me down," Jed replied.
Jed began sobbing. Leo had never seen him so miserable. He didn't hold back any of his emotions, not when it came to Abbey.
"If I lose her..." he began before Leo cut him off by wrapping his arms around him. Jed didn't pull away. Instead, he hugged him back.
TBC
Characters: Jed/Abbey/Leo
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: Abbey's illness gets worse during her eight month and Jed is left to wonder if he can go on without her.
Month eight:
Abbey had spent the rest of her seventh month in bed. She was always feeling sick, could barely keep any food down, and her fatigue kept her off her feet. It was difficult to differentiate between the symptoms from the pregnancy and the symptoms from her illness. The doctors hadn't ruled out cancer yet, but to her, it didn't matter. Determined to protect her daughter, she wouldn't agree to treatment until after the baby was born anyway.
"What do you think of Victoria?" she asked Jed as he entered the room. He often came home in between meetings just to check on her and see, with his own eyes, that she was okay.
"That's not bad, but I can't really see us calling her that."
"Why not?" she asked.
"I just can't."
"You haven't liked a single one of my suggestions so far."
"It's her name. She's going to have to live with it for the rest of her life."
"What about Miranda?" she screamed to him as he washed his hands in the bathroom.
Jed thought about it, then came out of the bathroom and looked at his wife. "I like it."
He returned to the bathroom.
"Really?" she asked.
"Yeah, really. How did you come up with it? Is it in the book of names?"
"No. It was on one of those soap operas you love to make fun of," she said with a grin.
"We won't tell her that. Her name came from some epic movie where the heroine fights all the battles and wins all the wars. She emerges at the end, victorious in her fight to rid the world of evil-doers."
"And when she wants to buy the DVD..."
"We'll tell her they didn't have them back then," he shouted from the bathroom.
"It's 2004," she said emphatically.
"By the time she's old enough to actually be interested in watching it, you don't think she'll believe she was born in the second Ice Age? Hell, we may even be able to convince her we didn't have electricity and running water until 2005."
"Jed!" Abbey screamed, cutting their banter short.
Jed ran to the bed and found Abbey curled up, holding her stomach. Jed called for help as he tried to pick Abbey up and take her to the hospital.
Hours after they arrived at the hospital, Abbey's doctor finally approached Jed who had been pacing in the waiting room. Leo sat in a chair across the room, his face striken with worry. When the doctor came in, both men ran over to her.
"How is she?" Jed asked.
"Not good. She was in a lot of pain. Right now, she's unconcious."
"Oh god," Leo said.
"She's been losing blood for weeks and she's anemic. I really don't think we can wait any longer. I need to get the baby out and get in there to take a look at her uterus."
"Do it," Jed blurted out.
"Sir, Abbey was against this," Leo reminded him.
"She's unconcious, Leo. She's only got another month left anyway. Doctor, did you speak to her before..."
"No, she was drifting in and out and she was in too much pain."
"Then do it," he repeated.
The doctor told him he'd need to sign the consent forms. Jed agreed, though he had doubts about what Abbey would want. If this baby died because of what Jed was consenting to, would Abbey ever forgive him, he wondered.
He wanted to see her, but he couldn't. Abbey was going to be in surgery for a long time. All that he could do was wait and worry. Having Leo around would ordinarily be uncomfortable, but for some reason, on this night, having his old friend sit with him was comforting.
"You were right, you know," he said as he joined Leo on the couch.
"About what?"
"I treated her so badly. I was punishing her because I was angry."
"Sir, now's not the time to think about that."
"When is the time, Leo?" He continued after a pause. "When I first found out, I was cruel to her. I was downright cruel. She reached out so many times and I pushed her away, making her feel like the only reason I kept her around was for the baby."
"Wasn't it?" Leo asked.
Jed looked at him, shocked that he could ask such a thing. "No. I wanted to forgive her. I wanted to so badly. I just couldn't bring myself to. And now..." he trailed off.
Leo put his hand on Jed's back, reaching out to him for the first time since his affair with Abbey.
"Jed, she's going to be okay."
"You know when I was diagnosed with MS," he began, "she stayed up all night with me that first night. I was scared, but I wouldn't admit it. I didn't have to admit it to Abbey. She knew. She sacrificed so much to take care of me, she went against everything she believed as a doctor. She broke every ethical rule in the book. She took such good care of me."
"And now, you'll do the same for her."
"No, it isn't the same. Abbey never, ever let me down," Jed replied.
Jed began sobbing. Leo had never seen him so miserable. He didn't hold back any of his emotions, not when it came to Abbey.
"If I lose her..." he began before Leo cut him off by wrapping his arms around him. Jed didn't pull away. Instead, he hugged him back.
TBC