CHAPTER SIX
(chapter title – Today 4 U)

As soon as Roger dropped Kaitlin off at the hospital, she didn't know if she was up for it.

"Roger, I'm really scared." Kaitlin told her husband for the fiftieth time since they left the loft.

"I know. I'll be at the loft if you have any problems. Ally and Sara are spending the night at Marie's house and Christopher is going to the movies with Hannah, so it's just gonna be me at the loft." Roger reassured her. Kaitlin nodded and kissed Roger passionately. Roger put his hands on Kaitlin's jaw and kissed her back. Kissing her forehead, Roger put the car in 'park' and walked Kaitlin up to the hospital.

"Hi, I'm here to spend the night with my son, Mark Davis. Can you tell me what room he's in?" Kaitlin asked the nurse at the nurse's station. She looked up from her paperwork and smiled at Kaitlin.

"He's in the maternity ward – room 108 B." the nurse told Kaitlin.

"Thank you." Kaitlin turned her attention to Roger. "I love you."

"I love you, too. Tell Mark I said 'hi' okay?" Roger said, hugging Kaitlin tight. She nodded as he exited the hospital, leaving Kaitlin alone to find Mark's room. She knew that Roger didn't want to go because of what he went through with losing April, Angel, Mimi, Mark, Collins and Katie. Sighing, she went to look for room 108 B.

She reached the room ten minutes later. Walking inside, she saw her baby boy hooked up to all sorts of machines that were beeping and buzzing. She also saw that Mark was fast asleep. Setting her bag in the closet marked 'Room 108 B', she walked back over to where Mark was fast asleep and carefully climbed in next to him. Tears came to her eyes as she looked at her baby – he was just lying there, not making any noise. She ran a finger up and down his arm. That's when he started crying.

"Shh Shh. It's okay Mark. Mommy's here." Kaitlin soothed, sitting up and carefully picked him up. He continued to cry at the top of his lungs. Kaitlin continued to hold him until a nurse came into the room. She put Mark back on the bed and turned her attention to the nurse.

"Mrs. Davis? I'm Nurse Dawson – the daytime nurse. Dr. Martin sent you hear because he thought that Marcus had HIV, is that correct?" Nurse Dawson inquired.

"Yes, that's it." Kaitlin told the nurse. Nurse Dawson nodded and went to attend to Mark.

"How old is Marcus?" Dawson asked.

"Two days old – why?" Kaitlin wanted to know.

"I'm just wondering." Dawson told her.

"I'm sorry – it's just that I'm really nervous about this testing thing." Kaitlin confessed.

"I know you're nervous, but it'll be okay." Dawson reassured her. Kaitlin forced a small smile and looked down at her son. He was crying, but softer.

"I'm gonna take him to the testing room. Wait here." With that, Nurse Dawson unhooked little Mark from all of his machines and took him to the testing room. She used that time to call Roger and let him know what was going on.

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Roger was watching Today 4 U: Proof Positive when the phone rang. He didn't know how to pause the projector, so he just let it run. He didn't feel like answering the phone, so he just let it ring.

"Hello, you have reached the Davis'. We're not able to come to the phone right now, but if you leave a message, we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Have a great day."

"Roger? I know you're there. Pick up. This is important. Roger Samuel Davis! Please pick up the phone." Kaitlin pleaded. Roger wiped the tears from his eyes and went to answer the phone.

"Hello?" he said into the receiver.

"Thank God you're there! Anyway here's what's happening with Mark – a nurse just took him to the testing room and she wanted me to wait here. I'm scared Rog. I'm really fucking scared." Kaitlin's voice came from the other line.

"I know you are, babe. But you'll be able to pull through this. Like I said, I'm right here if you need anything." Roger told her.

"You're so sweet, Rog. But I'm still really scared about what's happening with our son. I really don't want to lose him – believe me, I know what it's like to lose someone close to you."

"So do I. I've lost more people than I possibly can name – April, Angel, Collins, Katie, Mark and Mimi." Roger felt the sting of tears in his eyes as he mentioned the people that he loved and how he could never see them again.

"Changing subjects, did you feed Musetta?" Kaitlin asked.

"Yes, I did. She's fine."

"That's good. I gotta go."

"Why, Kait?" Roger asked.

"Nurse Dawson is back with Mark – and possibly some results."

"Okay, love you."

"Love you, too." With that, Kaitlin was gone.