A new face after the race
Chapter 26
Lucky closed the door behind him before he dared to look at the unconscious woman lying in the bed. With a spurt of courage, he raised his head, meeting the walls at first, but instinctively leading to the bed. There she was his girlfriend, the love of his life.
He crossed the room to her side in a matter of steps. He smiled above her, moving a lock of her hair from its place where it was blocking the view of her angel-like face. She was a bit pale, but what did you honestly expect? She did just get hit by a car, nearly losing her life again.
He didn't know what was up with Emily and these death occurrences, but he knew he didn't like them, but he admitted they kept him on his feet. They happened so many times; he would have to spend every second with her. And he would until all the pain from this specific event was gone, no matter the risk to his job. There were more important things in his life.
Outside the room, Elizabeth just arrived.
"Jason!" She called as she approached him. "Did you hear anything on Emily?"
Jason waited until she got closer to him to talk. "Yeah, we did." He answered quietly.
Elizabeth raised a brow. Jason isn't one to be quiet, she went to question it, but heard the "we", confused she asked "We?"
"Lucky arrived a little after you left." Jason answered, being mindful of the silence that surrounded the hall, unlike her. Besides he was too tired to scream. Sleep hasn't exactly been on his side for the last few weeks.
"Oh, yeah, I called him, I remember now. Is he okay?" Elizabeth asked, looking around for Lucky, but didn't find him. He must have gone on a walk to clear his head or something. Maybe call work saying he wouldn't be coming in, maybe his dad for support for all she knew.
"As good that is expected." Jason replied, noticing she was no doubt looking for Lucky. "He's in with Emily." Jason cleared up her silent question.
Elizabeth nodded. "She's all done with tests?" She asked, questions swimming in her mind.
"Not all, but most. The doctors put her in 330." Jason pointed toward the room across the hall, where Emily lay.
"The test results were good?" Liz asked, hoping that was why Emily was put into a room.
"That's what the doctor said. The doctor told us she has a bruised shoulder, and a sprained wrist. He believes she shouldn't have any head problems and other than that she's okay. I'm having trouble actually believing it though." Jason responded.
"Yeah, I am as well. You don't get hit by a speeding car and then only luck out with those injuries unless you're Lucky himself." Elizabeth seconded his worry.
"Did you find Sarah?" Jason changed the subject, wanting not to think the worst.
"Yeah, she was seeking comfort with grandmother. She was really upset." Elizabeth said, feeling sorry for Sarah. She bet it wasn't fun to see something like that.
"What did you expect? Even your sister can't be that strong and deceiving." Jason replied, as if he knew her sister.
"How would you know that? You two have barely said a word to each other." Elizabeth was confused. Sarah and Jason met only once and Sarah just looked snotty and Jason just nodded in appearance to make her happy.
Jason pulled Elizabeth close. "I know that because that's something you both share in genes. One of the only things you share since I think of it." Jason responded, joking around a bit. Elizabeth laughed, seeing the joke he didn't think she would. It was meant to put less tension between them and it worked.
"Why don't we let Lucky have a few more minutes?" Jason suggested and led her toward the chairs where they could have some quiet time.
Inside the room, Lucky continued to stare at the sleeping Emily. He took a seat next to her and took her hand and kissed the top of her hand. It was a bit cold, but he didn't want to think about why. Emily made no movement as he would have hoped.
He looked back up to her, hoping for physical signs of life except the machines. Nothing he could see. The IV's that were in Emily's arms were dripping from the top bag and the machines monitored her everything. Not able to stand the silence, Lucky made a monologue.
"You have any idea what time it is Em? No, you don't, but it's late. I got out of my bed just to come here, does that mean anything? Though I have to admit Elizabeth's insult worked through my mind. I was so tired I meant to turn it off, but I guess I fell asleep before I had the chance. Good thing too, huh? Or else I would still be at home sleeping as if nothing was wrong. The doctor says everything looked good and you'd be fine, why don't I believe that? I should be happy, but something doesn't feel right."
"Yeah my Spencer instincts are still here though they are seriously hiding themselves when it comes down to it. If they were functioning correctly, I would have been here sooner and I'd probably learn you were lonely a few weeks back. Funny, isn't it? When they aren't here in use you miss them, when their here they're a pain. Dad would probably be disappointed, though I admit we aren't on strict talking terms."
"Ever since he didn't believe me about Sarah's child not being mine, I can't seem to trust him anymore. He apologized, I said nothing. My mom is my mom; I prefer not to bring the incident up at all. Lulu didn't hear about it so, not really revolving around her is it?"
"Other than all is fine. I'm thinking of moving out though. Now living with my parents at twenty isn't all that appealing. My job is fine, Jax is a great boss. I'm glad I didn't go with any other jobs I was offered. You knew how hard it was to pick, I was so in demand that you said it was getting to my head. The determining factor was location though. I could go to New York City, but then there weren't you. I wanted to be where you were."
"I could have asked you to go, but to leave would be so hard. Lulu is growing up so fast, and you kind like sticking around, being a big sister. There are so many reasons to go and to stay, but somehow the staying reasons worked."
"Oh well, who knows maybe we'll leave this place one day. They say the future is undefined. And it is. Who knew we would be dating after swearing there wasn't any attraction between us, that we were only friends. What a joke that was."
This was the end of his speech, and then he remembered the doctor's words: Brief visits. He pulled away from Emily, letting down her hand gently on the bed and after a kiss on the forehead, Lucky left with one last look at her. He opened the door, stepped through and closed it behind him.
Jason's turn to visit, he thought as he made his way to the waiting room to tell him, but stopped as a cold feeling felt through him. The doctor was talking to Jason and Elizabeth, this wasn't good. Not good at all. Paling slightly, he turned toward the closed door where Emily slept.
Lucky watched as the doctor leave them and head his way. The doctor went past him and entered the room gravely. Lucky stayed where he was until the doctor came out, a serious look on his face. Lucky would have fallen there if it wasn't for the wall and his strong grip on it.
The doctor approached him. "You were in there previously?" He asked, looking over a folder, most likely Emily's.
"Yeah I was, why? Is everything okay?" Lucky asked, more worried than he was before.
"I'll tell you that soon when I figure it out for myself. When you were in there, did she wake up, or move even slightly?" The doctor scribbled on his notes.
"No, she didn't wake nor move to my knowledge" Lucky replied.
The doctor nodded, and suggested Lucky wait in the waiting room. Lucky walked there like the living dead, slouching like he was holding the world on his shoulders.
When he got there he asked Jason and Elizabeth what Dr. Quartermaine asked.
"Nothing really, he just asked who was with Emily." Jason said and Elizabeth added "We said you were."
"Why do I get the feeling there's more than this doctor knows and won't tell us?" Lucky thought out loud.
"He probably wants to be positive on this diagnosis." Elizabeth suggested in the doctor's place.
"Yeah and keep us waiting like this, great." Lucky said sarcastically.
"I'm sure he means well Lucky." Jason insisted.
"I know he does, but it's just unnerving." Lucky replied impatiently.
"Anything would be unnerving given where were at." Elizabeth informed him.
"I know! God knows how many times I have been here because Emily seems to have these death meets." Lucky accused them, some anger showing.
"It's not her fault, things just happen to her." Jason argued.
"Too often to categorize them as circumstantial" Lucky argued back, his mind going through all the times he had to do this with Emily, it wasn't right.
"Calm down lucky, we're all worried" Elizabeth insisted, wanting peace.
"Sorry, it's just this happened one too many times. I'm at the end of my rope." Lucky admitted, almost pacing nonstop.
"Aren't we all" Jason echoed.
The doctor chose this moment to come to them. "I'm afraid I missed something on my original diagnosis." He told them.
"Missed something? You're an experienced doctor, how can you miss something?" Lucky accused him angrily.
Elizabeth stepped in between them, looking for peace. "Please excuse Lucky, he's just overly emotional. What did you miss?" She asked.
"We found some internal bleeding, at first we thought it was nothing and then the test turned out to be another's, now there's evidence that is what is happening." The doctor answered Elizabeth's question.
"Can you stop it?" Elizabeth asked. She didn't have to have a grandmother as a nurse to know that was bad.
"We can try, but as a backup I suggest you find someone who shares blood. You do know Emily's blood type, don't you?" The doctor assumed. He knew Emily wasn't related by blood, but wasn't positive Jason knew Emily's medical specifics. They should but adoption children hide things like that.
Jason flushed with embarrassment. "Actually, no we don't. Do you know?" Jason asked, knowing he should really know that considering he was her guardian.
"Look for O negative blood. Good luck, it's pretty rare. Let's hope we can stop it before that's an option." The doctor left, leaving the three of them without hope.
"Emily has O negative, what are the chances!" Lucky cursed.
"Rare." Elizabeth answered quietly, looking at Jason for ideas of leading because Lucky's plans weren't up to being used, even if he could come up with some at the moment.
"Elizabeth, ask all your family if they have O negative blood, Lucky ask your family. Their big, there must be someone who has it. I will go from there. Let's meet here when we can." Jason ordered and no one disagreed.
Jason, Elizabeth, and Lucky set out on their search, knowing if worse come to worse this was their last hope of saving Emily's life.
Author's note: You thought I would leave it like that, did you? Nah got to get that evil in there. Thanks for the reviews, more would as always be appreciated. They would be a great Christmas gift. Wink, wink.