Part47
Who does she think she is? Ever since they came out of that room last week she's been even more of a diva than before! She's treating me like her assistant! I'm not her assistant; I'm his! And more than that; I'm his friend. I'm the one he ends up with. GOD I wish I could figure out who she is!
I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn towards the person. FUCK.
"Hi. Andraia, right?"
I smile as tightly as I can. "Yeah. What can I do for you Ms. Potter?"
"Would you mind telling Pacey that I'm sorry, but I have to run to Massachusetts for a couple of days? It's a family emergency."
She's up and taking up this close to the end of a shoot? "What happened?" I hope I sound concerned. Pacey is going to gut her.
She waves her hand lightly. "Don't worry yourself. My brother in law called. He's freaking out. Tell Pacey that Jen and I will be back tomorrow night; maybe the day after. Thanks!" she hurries out of the studio and I can't stop the Cheshire grin that spreads across my face. This is perfect.
"Drai?" Pacey's voice calls from the set, and I walk over.
"Yes?" I say cheerily as I cross over. Goodbye miss perfect; hello Andraia.
"Have you seen Jo? I called her trailer, and we need her on set, but she's not answering her phone."
"I just saw her. She went to Massachusetts for a few days."
He stares at me. "She went where?"
"Massachusetts."
"D!" he shouts, turning to the set and staring at Dawson who raises his hand a bit to calm him.
Dawson clicks the phone shut. "That was Jen."
"Why the fuck is Jo going to Massachusetts Dawson?"
"Bess went into labor."
Who the fucking hell is Bess, and why isn't Pacey auditioning replacements? Like, now?
"D, I know it's her sister; but to go –
"Four months early in a high risk pregnancy."
"Why didn't she tell me?" Pacey asks carefully.
Hello? Was I the only one paying attention here? She bailed. She up and left and only told the assistant. That's it, that's all. Them's the facts. The little diva TOOK OFF. Not a difficult concept.
"Pace; her sister is in trouble. The only reason anyone knew is because Jen was in the room when Bodie called." Dawson turns to me. "Andraia; she told you just before she left the building, right?"
I nod. "She said she was going to Massachusetts for a few days and took off." Just focus on that Pacey. She took off. TOOK OFF.
"See? She probably noticed Andraia on her way out and told her, knowing that she would tell you. According to Jen, she's freaking out."
NO! It doesn't work like that. She took off. I was not a conduit to tell Pacey. SHE TOOK OFF.
Pacey runs his hands through his hair. "Drai; apologize to the actors and crew. Hold the shoot. Dawson and I are going to Massachusetts."
He's WHAT????????? "Pacey – you can't just –
"I have to. Let's go D." he says, turning and leaving the building.
WHO THE FUCK IS SHE???
Part 48
Coming Home
We rush into the hospital and Joey looks even more panicked than she did on the phone. I lead her to the admit desk. "We're looking for Bessie Potter- Smith." I tell the nurse.
"She was sent up to surgery – 4th floor."
I smile as Joey takes off for the elevator. "Thank you so much. I know this is strange, but if Pacey Witter or Dawson Leery arrive, tell them where we are."
The nurse's eyebrows shoot up, but she nods, and I hurry to catch Jo as she steps onto the elevator.
As we travel, Joey turns to me. "What if something goes wrong?" she whispers.
I pull her into a tight hug. "I don't know sweetie, I really don't. We just have to hope that nothing does."
The elevator stops, and the doors open as we hear Bodie yelling at one of the nurses. "I want to know if my wife is okay!" he shouts as we approach quickly.
"Bodie – they'll tell us as soon as they know." Jo says carefully to her tense brother in law.
He stops and turns to her. "Joey?"
She looks at him softly. "You actually thought I wasn't going to come – didn't you?"
"I know how you feel about Capeside."
"She's my sister Bodie. She's all I've got left."
He nods, and pulls her to him tightly. That's when I spot Alexander sitting in the corner of the small waiting room. I cross over and smile at the little boy. "Hey Alex. How's it going?"
He looks up at me with tears streaming down his face. "What's wrong with Mommy?"
I sit next to him and wrap my arms around him. "I don't know sweetie. I'm really sorry, but I just don't know."
Part 49
The nurse in admit seemed a little stunned as she told us to go to the 4th floor – surgery. I figure Jen probably told her we were coming. As we step off the elevator I see Jo and Bodie speaking with a tall doctor in crisp green scrubs.
Bess's surgeon, I assume, feeling uneasy at the doctor's crisp clothes. He just changed. Those are not the scrubs he wore in surgery.
I approach, and stand off to the side as the doctor speaks carefully. "Mr. Smith, your daughter is alive. She's been put on a respirator and into an incubator due to her small size, but all of her organs seem to be fully formed and active. She should be fine."
Bodie nods slowly. "And my wife?"
I see the surgeon breathe deeply. "We got her into the OR for the caesarean in time; the baby ended up being fine. Unfortunately, the amount of blood loss before the surgery, combined with that customarily lost during a caesarean, she coded just before your daughter was born. We were able to stabilize her briefly; unfortunately she re-coded just after we got your daughter into the incubator."
"But you got her back again, right?" Bodie's face is white, and Jo is staring blankly at the surgeon.
"I'm sorry Mr. Smith, Ms. Potter. We were unable to revive her the second time." The surgeon says softly.
"NO!" Jo shouts as she begins to collapse. I vaguely register Bodie crossing to his son to hold him tightly as I catch Jo on the way down. She's shaking as I hold her tightly to me. "She can't be...I can't lose...Oh my God..." she chokes.
"I know Jo. I'm here." I whisper softly to her.
"Pacey she's –
"You don't have to say it Jo." I tell her softly, tightening my hold on her as I sit on one of the couches and look at Dawson with horrified eyes.
"She's gone Pace. My sister is gone. My mother is gone. My father...how am I going to tell my father that Bess is gone? I haven't seen him since I set him up for the fire. What am I going to do?"
"I don't know. I'm sorry I don't have the answers for you, but I don't."
"Don't leave me Pace." She says so softly I'm not sure if she actually said it.
"I'm not going anywhere Jo. I'm staying right here."
Who does she think she is? Ever since they came out of that room last week she's been even more of a diva than before! She's treating me like her assistant! I'm not her assistant; I'm his! And more than that; I'm his friend. I'm the one he ends up with. GOD I wish I could figure out who she is!
I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn towards the person. FUCK.
"Hi. Andraia, right?"
I smile as tightly as I can. "Yeah. What can I do for you Ms. Potter?"
"Would you mind telling Pacey that I'm sorry, but I have to run to Massachusetts for a couple of days? It's a family emergency."
She's up and taking up this close to the end of a shoot? "What happened?" I hope I sound concerned. Pacey is going to gut her.
She waves her hand lightly. "Don't worry yourself. My brother in law called. He's freaking out. Tell Pacey that Jen and I will be back tomorrow night; maybe the day after. Thanks!" she hurries out of the studio and I can't stop the Cheshire grin that spreads across my face. This is perfect.
"Drai?" Pacey's voice calls from the set, and I walk over.
"Yes?" I say cheerily as I cross over. Goodbye miss perfect; hello Andraia.
"Have you seen Jo? I called her trailer, and we need her on set, but she's not answering her phone."
"I just saw her. She went to Massachusetts for a few days."
He stares at me. "She went where?"
"Massachusetts."
"D!" he shouts, turning to the set and staring at Dawson who raises his hand a bit to calm him.
Dawson clicks the phone shut. "That was Jen."
"Why the fuck is Jo going to Massachusetts Dawson?"
"Bess went into labor."
Who the fucking hell is Bess, and why isn't Pacey auditioning replacements? Like, now?
"D, I know it's her sister; but to go –
"Four months early in a high risk pregnancy."
"Why didn't she tell me?" Pacey asks carefully.
Hello? Was I the only one paying attention here? She bailed. She up and left and only told the assistant. That's it, that's all. Them's the facts. The little diva TOOK OFF. Not a difficult concept.
"Pace; her sister is in trouble. The only reason anyone knew is because Jen was in the room when Bodie called." Dawson turns to me. "Andraia; she told you just before she left the building, right?"
I nod. "She said she was going to Massachusetts for a few days and took off." Just focus on that Pacey. She took off. TOOK OFF.
"See? She probably noticed Andraia on her way out and told her, knowing that she would tell you. According to Jen, she's freaking out."
NO! It doesn't work like that. She took off. I was not a conduit to tell Pacey. SHE TOOK OFF.
Pacey runs his hands through his hair. "Drai; apologize to the actors and crew. Hold the shoot. Dawson and I are going to Massachusetts."
He's WHAT????????? "Pacey – you can't just –
"I have to. Let's go D." he says, turning and leaving the building.
WHO THE FUCK IS SHE???
Part 48
Coming Home
We rush into the hospital and Joey looks even more panicked than she did on the phone. I lead her to the admit desk. "We're looking for Bessie Potter- Smith." I tell the nurse.
"She was sent up to surgery – 4th floor."
I smile as Joey takes off for the elevator. "Thank you so much. I know this is strange, but if Pacey Witter or Dawson Leery arrive, tell them where we are."
The nurse's eyebrows shoot up, but she nods, and I hurry to catch Jo as she steps onto the elevator.
As we travel, Joey turns to me. "What if something goes wrong?" she whispers.
I pull her into a tight hug. "I don't know sweetie, I really don't. We just have to hope that nothing does."
The elevator stops, and the doors open as we hear Bodie yelling at one of the nurses. "I want to know if my wife is okay!" he shouts as we approach quickly.
"Bodie – they'll tell us as soon as they know." Jo says carefully to her tense brother in law.
He stops and turns to her. "Joey?"
She looks at him softly. "You actually thought I wasn't going to come – didn't you?"
"I know how you feel about Capeside."
"She's my sister Bodie. She's all I've got left."
He nods, and pulls her to him tightly. That's when I spot Alexander sitting in the corner of the small waiting room. I cross over and smile at the little boy. "Hey Alex. How's it going?"
He looks up at me with tears streaming down his face. "What's wrong with Mommy?"
I sit next to him and wrap my arms around him. "I don't know sweetie. I'm really sorry, but I just don't know."
Part 49
The nurse in admit seemed a little stunned as she told us to go to the 4th floor – surgery. I figure Jen probably told her we were coming. As we step off the elevator I see Jo and Bodie speaking with a tall doctor in crisp green scrubs.
Bess's surgeon, I assume, feeling uneasy at the doctor's crisp clothes. He just changed. Those are not the scrubs he wore in surgery.
I approach, and stand off to the side as the doctor speaks carefully. "Mr. Smith, your daughter is alive. She's been put on a respirator and into an incubator due to her small size, but all of her organs seem to be fully formed and active. She should be fine."
Bodie nods slowly. "And my wife?"
I see the surgeon breathe deeply. "We got her into the OR for the caesarean in time; the baby ended up being fine. Unfortunately, the amount of blood loss before the surgery, combined with that customarily lost during a caesarean, she coded just before your daughter was born. We were able to stabilize her briefly; unfortunately she re-coded just after we got your daughter into the incubator."
"But you got her back again, right?" Bodie's face is white, and Jo is staring blankly at the surgeon.
"I'm sorry Mr. Smith, Ms. Potter. We were unable to revive her the second time." The surgeon says softly.
"NO!" Jo shouts as she begins to collapse. I vaguely register Bodie crossing to his son to hold him tightly as I catch Jo on the way down. She's shaking as I hold her tightly to me. "She can't be...I can't lose...Oh my God..." she chokes.
"I know Jo. I'm here." I whisper softly to her.
"Pacey she's –
"You don't have to say it Jo." I tell her softly, tightening my hold on her as I sit on one of the couches and look at Dawson with horrified eyes.
"She's gone Pace. My sister is gone. My mother is gone. My father...how am I going to tell my father that Bess is gone? I haven't seen him since I set him up for the fire. What am I going to do?"
"I don't know. I'm sorry I don't have the answers for you, but I don't."
"Don't leave me Pace." She says so softly I'm not sure if she actually said it.
"I'm not going anywhere Jo. I'm staying right here."