Chapter 6
Murdoc's van was found upside down and in flames. He was assumed dead. After six months, MacGyver and Melody were wed. They grieved for their loss, but celebrated their new beginning together. Two weeks after their honeymoon, Melody found out she was pregnant for the third time in her life. MacGyver was thrilled. Once in his life he loved bachelorhood and would have never considered having a family. Now he couldn't see himself without one. Every night, when Mac would say goodnight to Melody, he'd say goodnight to the baby inside her. He would lay his head on her chest and hear her heartbeat as the baby must have heard it. Melody was beginning to put all the pain of her past behind her and look at her happy future. In her ninth month, she felt like a whale. She was like Shamu washed ashore. MacGyver helped with everything and took great care of her. As the due date approached, they got more and more excited.
A week before she was due, Melody woke up with cramps. Having been through this before, she woke MacGyver up immediately.
"Good morning," MacGyver said rolling over.
"Yeah, wonderful," she gasped sitting up.
"What's wrong?" MacGyver sat straight up, wide awake.
"I'm in labor. We've got to go."
MacGyver jumped up and started running around the house like a mad man until he realized they had already packed a bag for her. He got dressed and helped Melody get dressed and get downstairs. He drove them, like a maniac, all the way to the hospital. When they arrived, MacGyver was there to coach her on. When the baby was born, he cut the cord and was the first to hold it.
"It's a boy." MacGyver said with tears in his eyes.
"Why don't you name him." Melody smiled at MacGyver.
"Brian Keith."
"Perfect."
Melody was exhausted and laid back. She was getting settled into her room, while MacGyver watched Brian thru the window. His cell phone rang and he answered it. It was Pete checking in and congratulating him. It was hard to hear him with nurses running around and talking. He was describing Brian to Pete when a call of Code Blue went over the intercom. He told Pete it was too loud and he'd call him back later. He continued to watch Brian. He thought when he had married Melody that he'd never be happier. But this topped all. He had never been more happy.
He was so deep in thought, that when the doctor touched him on the shoulder, he jumped a mile. He turned and saw the doctor and smiled.
"You scared the crap out of me," MacGyver laughed.
"Mr. MacGyver, there was a problem," The doctor started solemnly.
MacGyver felt his stomach drop.
"What's wrong? Is it Melody? Is she okay?" MacGyver was scared.
"I'm sorry, but there was excessive bleeding that we didn't discover right away and we couldn't stop it in time."
"No...no..." MacGyver was chanting over and over.
"We tried our best, but she didn't make it."
"No! You're lying!"
MacGyver was beyond tears. The doctor was wrong.
"Come with me and you can see her."
The doctor started walking down the hall. MacGyver followed behind without a word. The doctor stopped at a door and motioned inward.
""I'll leave you alone."
The doctor waited for MacGyver to enter the room before he left. MacGyver didn't want to go in, but his legs kept carrying him in. He knew it couldn't be true. She would be sitting in bed laughing at him. He looked at the bed and saw her lying down. So she was asleep. That was normal after child birth. He approached the bed and looked at her face. She looked normal. She was asleep. He touched her, and she felt normal. He sat on the bed.
"They lied to me. I knew you weren't dead."
MacGyver kissed her on the forehead.
"It's time to wake up."
Melody didn't move. MacGyver got a lump in his throat.
"Baby, please wake up."
A tear streaked down his cheek.
"You're not dead. I know you're not dead. Wake up and show them they're wrong."
The truth was sinking fast into his heart. He laid his head on her chest and heard nothing. He grabbed her and held her up to him in a sitting position. She was limp in his arms. He held her tight and sobbed uncontrollably. A nurse finally came in and helped him up. She asked him if he wanted to call someone to drive him home. He asked her to call Pete. She did and Pete said he was on his way. MacGyver asked to hold Brian before he left. The nurse brought Brian out to him and MacGyver cried holding him. He remained in that position until Pete came. The nurse took Brian and Pete took MacGyver home. He'd bring him back in the morning and Pete would stay with him until then.
