CH 58

Mark hated the silence as the doctor led him through the corridors till they came to a room stopping outside of it.

"Please tell me is my wife and child ok?" Mark couldn't take anymore he needed to know.

"Your wife regained consciousness during the ultrasound. She was in a great deal of pain in the abdominal area. She has and will have for awhile extensive bruising. We gave her something for the pain and she is now resting. As you can imagine she was also hysterical about the condition of the baby," the doctor paused looking at his chart for a minute upsetting Mark even more.

"Damn it just tell me did she lose the baby?" Mark raised his voice startling the doctor.

"Please calm down the baby is okay," the doctor quickly said as Mark breathed a sigh of relief. "We still want to monitor your wife and her pregnancy very closely. She did have some bleeding but it has stopped. We did an ultrasound and everything looked fine. As a precaution because of the blows she suffered and her previous miscarriage I'm putting your wife on bed rest for the next seven weeks and I want her to see her regular OB/GYN every week for a checkup. I also want a follow up ultrasound next week."

"Whatever you say we will do," Mark was relieved they were both fine.

"Like I said this is just a precaution, your wife suffered quite a blow tonight. She is a little over six weeks along so the bed rest of seven weeks will put her into her second trimester and the risk of miscarriage will drop greatly once she reaches that. She needs to take it easy and her stress needs to be a minimum. Of course if she starts to bleed again bring her to the hospital immediately. I'll write out all my instructions. I know your wife is anxious to see you. I have to check on a few other patients then I will be back to check on your wife. You can go in and see her now,"

"I just have one question before we go in there," Mark took a deep breath. "Are you sure the baby will be okay if we do all this?"

"I have every reason to believe everything will be fine, in 34 weeks you will be the proud father of a boy or girl. The most important things are Lisa needs rest and little stress for the next few weeks. We will be keeping her over night for observation. Now are you ready to see her?"

"Definitely," Mark said as the doctor opened the door motioning for him to go in. Mark slowly looked in feeling his heartache at how pale Lisa looked. Lisa's eyes fluttered open as he came closer. The minute she saw him tears sprang to her eyes as she reached out to him. He gathered her in his arms holding her tightly finally feeling free to let his tears go.

"Mark, I'm sorry I should have never entered that ring with Paul," Lisa muttered as Mark stroked her hair.

"Sweetheart, stop no apologizes. All that matters is the baby and you are fine," Mark kissed her forehead.

"I was so afraid. I woke up and I thought the baby was gone. It hurt so much," Lisa trembled running her hand to her stomach.

"Lisa, it's over. You have to stay calm for the baby's sake," Mark rubbed her back trying to calm her down.

"The doctor already told me about the seven weeks of bed rest and no stress," Lisa sighed leaning against Mark. "The rest I can deal with but how can I get rid of the stress especially with Paul and Shane around."

"Darling, we will take it day by day," Mark didn't want her to worry about anything. He gently caressed her cheek. "Let me handle everything you just relax and concentrate on our baby."

"I can definitely handle that," Lisa nestled close to him just wanting to feel safe. "Mark, I love you so much. I wouldn't be able to get through all this without you."

"I love you too," Mark kissed her forehead. "I want you to try to get some rest."

"You're going to stay with me right?" Lisa perked up holding onto to him.

"Of course," Mark wouldn't dream of leaving her after the night they had. He asked the nurse to let their family know Lisa and the baby were okay. Lisa let sleep overtake her knowing she was safe in Mark's arms.


Lisa was relieved when she was released from the hospital and they arrived home the following afternoon. She still felt exhausted as she climbed into bed while Mark was on the phone with Vince. Lisa was channel surfing when Mark appeared in the doorway looking agitated.

"What's wrong Mark?" Lisa looked up at him as he shook his head.

"Paul was released with no charges after Shane showed up at the police station with a script backing up what happened was part of the show," Mark bite his lip fighting the urge to punch the wall. "Those two son of bitches are working together you know Shane altered that script in Paul's favor. I'm going to make the two of them pay dearly."

"Mark, just be careful I don't want anything to happen to you," Lisa patted the bed next to her.

"Don't even worry about it. I will deal with Shane and Paul in my own way," Mark sat down next to her running his fingers over her stomach. "Remember the deal only worry about our baby and stay in bed resting. You want some good news."

"Good news would make my day."

"Vince gave me the next seven weeks off to take care of you," Mark softly said as Lisa's eyes lit up. She was already preparing for him being away a few days a week. Now hearing he would be with her filled her with intense joy.

"That is excellent news," Lisa pulled him into a passionate kiss. Mark smiled kissing her over and over happy to feel her finally relaxing. Mark's cell phone started to ring making Mark groan.

"It's probably John letting us know he got Kelly to your mom's," Mark reached for his cell phone answering it.

"Hey Mark, how is Lisa?" Paul's voice rang out. Mark looked at Lisa lounging peacefully against the pillows watching the news. He couldn't let her know Paul was on the phone. Mark motioned to her he was going to take the call in the other room as she nodded okay.

"You have some balls calling to check on her after what you did," Mark yelled into the phone as he got outside.

"I didn't mean to hurt her it was an accident. So did she lose the kid?" Paul asked with a tone of happiness in his voice that drove Mark over the edge.

"That is none of your god damn business," Mark went off the porch towards the beach not wanting her to hear a word. "She is no longer your concern. Just leave my wife alone."

"I'll find out eventually. By the way don't even think this is over just because I gave Vince what he wanted ending my manipulation over him. It doesn't mean my power is gone. I have a new buddy who is more than willing to help make your life miserable," Paul taunted.

"I know your buddy is Shane. I'm not scared of you Paul. Anytime anywhere I'm ready to kick your ass," Mark said as Paul laughed. "Don't you try to get in touch with Lisa and don't call her ever again." Mark hung up the phone throwing it. He huffed and puffed for a few minutes outside before going back in the house. He stopped in the doorway admiring his wife sleeping peacefully on her side. He hoped for the next seven weeks he could keep her completely relaxed without any problems.