"Elmer?" Carrie looked at the young doctor with a worried
expression as she entered the room once more. Elmer was holding the baby
cuddled close and cooing to it. From all appearances, he looked every inch
the proud father. Carrie sadly shook her head as he thought about it. The
head incident had been bad, of course, but for Elmer to do something like
this, to take a baby and become absolutely convinced that it was his and
Lona's.... "Elmer, why don't you give me the baby, alright?" She said
softly. Emma. He had said the baby's name was Emma. Wasn't that his
mom's name? Carrie remembered hearing that she had died recently. Was
that what had triggered this, both Elmer's current snap from reality and
maybe the head incident as well?
"No, you'll faint and drop her." Elmer shook his head. Did Carrie honestly think that he was just going to hand Emma over to her, knowing that the nurse spent more time on the floor than she actually did working?
One time, he had heard a doctor had even used Carrie for a doorstop.
"Elmer, I just want to help you, okay?" Carrie said gently. She didn't want to risk upsetting him while he was holding the baby and even if he wasn't holding her, Carrie wouldn't want to upset him anyway. Okay, his head stunt had totally grossed her out but Carrie also knew how sweet and vulnerable Elmer could be at times. It broke her heart to see him like this, to see him looking down at that baby with such love in his eyes.
Honestly, Elmer probably would be a really good father. If he would just find someone that would return his affections now. Carrie liked Lona and kind of suspected that deep down Lona might not be as opposed to Elmer as she said she was but she couldn't see her friend ever giving in to his approaches.
Elmer watched Carrie, a bit puzzled by the expression on her face,
like she was worried about something. Had he hurt her by his refusal to let her hold the baby? He certainly hadn't meant to! "Hey, Carrie, why don't you just sit down somewhere and I'll let you hold her, okay?" Elmer said. If Lona was awake, she would definitely tell him to stop being so overprotective but he just couldn't help it, not after how close he had come to losing both Lona and their baby. "You have to promise not to move,
though," he told her firmly. "Lona would never forgive me if I let you hold the baby and you dropped her!"
"Elmer, I've held babies before. I know what I'm doing." A bit of annoyance slipped into Carrie's voice, relief accompanying it at the same time though. Elmer was going to let her have the baby anyway. Surely once she got it safely away from Elmer, she could think of something, anything,
to snap Elmer back to his senses. Seeing him like this just broke her heart. She hoped that Sonny could find Louis quickly. She knew it would upset him terribly, of course, seeing his son in this condition, but maybe there would be something that he could do for Elmer. Something that would snap him out of it.
Elmer hesitated for a moment as Carrie settled into a chair. He didn't really want to let Emma out of his arms but he didn't want to upset Carrie either. Surely if she just stayed sitting down, it would be alright. He reached out, easing the blanket wrapped bundle into her arms.
"Be careful!" He sternly warned her. "If you feel the least bit faint, just give her back!"
"Elmer, I'm not going to faint." Carrie said, rolling her eyes slightly as she spoke. Elmer was hovering right at her shoulder, watching her carefully. Not good. "So, why don't you tell me what happened?"
Maybe if she could distract Elmer with chatter he would move away from her and give her space to think. She definitely didn't want him to be so close where he could just grab the baby away from her. Where was everyone,
anyway? Lona definitely looked pretty seriously ill. Surely Hook, Louis and Chris wouldn't have left her down here alone with Elmer in her condition!
Elmer didn't speak for a moment, not sure of what he could tell Carrie without triggering more fainting. The anteater was definitely out along with ANY mention of the hospital's little haunting problem. He knew that even if he reassured Carrie that any ghosts were safely taken care of,
that she would never manage to stay calm.
"Lona ended up going into labor right before the earthquake hit and we got stuck." Elmer said, looking a bit nervously at Carrie, watching for sights of a possible fainting spell starting. Where in the world was his father? He knew his dad was way used to Carrie's fainting. "Listen, why don't you let me have the baby back now, okay?" Would the mention of blood be enough to send her heading to the ground once more? Elmer definitely didn't want to chance that.
"No, we're fine. Go on. What happened?" Carrie knew that she couldn't let Elmer have the baby back at this point. Poor Elmer. The way he was talking, it sounded like he had totally convinced himself that the baby was really his child with Lona. Carrie had to struggle to keep from crying as she thought of it. She just hoped that someone would get down here soon. Elmer obviously needed help.
"Luckily, Chris and Hook were able to get in and delivered the baby." Elmer frowned at Carrie refusing to hand Emma over but then shrugged it off as his attention was drawn to Lona once more. Even though she had woke up and had been able to talk to him, had been able to hold the baby, he was still very worried about her. "She lost so much blood,
though. I thought I was going to lose her. I really thought I was going to lose her." He whispered as he reached out and took Lona's hand in his own. Okay, maybe it was alright for Carrie to hold the baby and look after her for a little bit. It would give him some time to tend to her mother.
"Elmer...." What could Carrie say to him, though? It was obvious that Elmer totally believed what he was telling her, believed it to such an extent that he almost had Carrie believing it as well for a moment before she had a chance to recall that Elmer's story couldn't possibly be true.
No way could Lona have been pregnant. Unless.... Suddenly, a possible explanation for things hit her. Maybe Lona had been pregnant and had miscarried? A miscarriage might explain Lona's current condition,
especially if it had been complicated. She didn't think that anything had ever actually happened between Elmer and Lona, nothing that could result in a pregnancy, of course, but maybe she was wrong about that. If Elmer had been there and had seen Lona losing his child, wouldn't that be enough to trigger this snap? Carrie felt a tear slip down her cheek as she thought,
sure she had found the correct explanation now. Now if she could just find some way to help Elmer. She couldn't just let him stay in this state and she had to get the baby back up to the nursery before someone noticed that she was missing.
"No, you'll faint and drop her." Elmer shook his head. Did Carrie honestly think that he was just going to hand Emma over to her, knowing that the nurse spent more time on the floor than she actually did working?
One time, he had heard a doctor had even used Carrie for a doorstop.
"Elmer, I just want to help you, okay?" Carrie said gently. She didn't want to risk upsetting him while he was holding the baby and even if he wasn't holding her, Carrie wouldn't want to upset him anyway. Okay, his head stunt had totally grossed her out but Carrie also knew how sweet and vulnerable Elmer could be at times. It broke her heart to see him like this, to see him looking down at that baby with such love in his eyes.
Honestly, Elmer probably would be a really good father. If he would just find someone that would return his affections now. Carrie liked Lona and kind of suspected that deep down Lona might not be as opposed to Elmer as she said she was but she couldn't see her friend ever giving in to his approaches.
Elmer watched Carrie, a bit puzzled by the expression on her face,
like she was worried about something. Had he hurt her by his refusal to let her hold the baby? He certainly hadn't meant to! "Hey, Carrie, why don't you just sit down somewhere and I'll let you hold her, okay?" Elmer said. If Lona was awake, she would definitely tell him to stop being so overprotective but he just couldn't help it, not after how close he had come to losing both Lona and their baby. "You have to promise not to move,
though," he told her firmly. "Lona would never forgive me if I let you hold the baby and you dropped her!"
"Elmer, I've held babies before. I know what I'm doing." A bit of annoyance slipped into Carrie's voice, relief accompanying it at the same time though. Elmer was going to let her have the baby anyway. Surely once she got it safely away from Elmer, she could think of something, anything,
to snap Elmer back to his senses. Seeing him like this just broke her heart. She hoped that Sonny could find Louis quickly. She knew it would upset him terribly, of course, seeing his son in this condition, but maybe there would be something that he could do for Elmer. Something that would snap him out of it.
Elmer hesitated for a moment as Carrie settled into a chair. He didn't really want to let Emma out of his arms but he didn't want to upset Carrie either. Surely if she just stayed sitting down, it would be alright. He reached out, easing the blanket wrapped bundle into her arms.
"Be careful!" He sternly warned her. "If you feel the least bit faint, just give her back!"
"Elmer, I'm not going to faint." Carrie said, rolling her eyes slightly as she spoke. Elmer was hovering right at her shoulder, watching her carefully. Not good. "So, why don't you tell me what happened?"
Maybe if she could distract Elmer with chatter he would move away from her and give her space to think. She definitely didn't want him to be so close where he could just grab the baby away from her. Where was everyone,
anyway? Lona definitely looked pretty seriously ill. Surely Hook, Louis and Chris wouldn't have left her down here alone with Elmer in her condition!
Elmer didn't speak for a moment, not sure of what he could tell Carrie without triggering more fainting. The anteater was definitely out along with ANY mention of the hospital's little haunting problem. He knew that even if he reassured Carrie that any ghosts were safely taken care of,
that she would never manage to stay calm.
"Lona ended up going into labor right before the earthquake hit and we got stuck." Elmer said, looking a bit nervously at Carrie, watching for sights of a possible fainting spell starting. Where in the world was his father? He knew his dad was way used to Carrie's fainting. "Listen, why don't you let me have the baby back now, okay?" Would the mention of blood be enough to send her heading to the ground once more? Elmer definitely didn't want to chance that.
"No, we're fine. Go on. What happened?" Carrie knew that she couldn't let Elmer have the baby back at this point. Poor Elmer. The way he was talking, it sounded like he had totally convinced himself that the baby was really his child with Lona. Carrie had to struggle to keep from crying as she thought of it. She just hoped that someone would get down here soon. Elmer obviously needed help.
"Luckily, Chris and Hook were able to get in and delivered the baby." Elmer frowned at Carrie refusing to hand Emma over but then shrugged it off as his attention was drawn to Lona once more. Even though she had woke up and had been able to talk to him, had been able to hold the baby, he was still very worried about her. "She lost so much blood,
though. I thought I was going to lose her. I really thought I was going to lose her." He whispered as he reached out and took Lona's hand in his own. Okay, maybe it was alright for Carrie to hold the baby and look after her for a little bit. It would give him some time to tend to her mother.
"Elmer...." What could Carrie say to him, though? It was obvious that Elmer totally believed what he was telling her, believed it to such an extent that he almost had Carrie believing it as well for a moment before she had a chance to recall that Elmer's story couldn't possibly be true.
No way could Lona have been pregnant. Unless.... Suddenly, a possible explanation for things hit her. Maybe Lona had been pregnant and had miscarried? A miscarriage might explain Lona's current condition,
especially if it had been complicated. She didn't think that anything had ever actually happened between Elmer and Lona, nothing that could result in a pregnancy, of course, but maybe she was wrong about that. If Elmer had been there and had seen Lona losing his child, wouldn't that be enough to trigger this snap? Carrie felt a tear slip down her cheek as she thought,
sure she had found the correct explanation now. Now if she could just find some way to help Elmer. She couldn't just let him stay in this state and she had to get the baby back up to the nursery before someone noticed that she was missing.