Summary: Lies, deception, everything has a price ... what is the price of shame?
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Chapter 10
Walker kissed Alex goodbye and told her to come to the station when she was finished, as he and Trivette had to work late. Alex told him she would, and then left for the dreaded appointment. She didn't let the feelings of dread overwhelm her today till she got inside the building, and then they almost sent her running back to the car.
"The doctor is waiting for you Mrs. Walker," the nurse told her smiling up at Alex.
Alex walked inside the room to find Mr. Suling and a very irate Mr. Sakara. "Mrs. Walker please undress and get on the table. We have much to discuss today, and time is of the essence."
Alex undressed, loathing the way Mr. Suling stared at her while she stood naked before him. She crawled up on the table and laid down as he motioned for her too, and watched as he draped the sterile blanket over the top of her. Mr. Suling stepped out then to retrieve the solution bag and left Alex alone with Mr. Sakara.
"Mrs. Walker it grieves me to tell you that your husband shut down another of my factories this week. This costs me thousands of dollars a day, and I am very unhappy."
Alex's eyes almost bulged from their sockets. She knew Walker had shut down a major drug factory, what she didn't know was that is was Mr. Sakara's.
"Seeing as I cannot jeopardize the plan we have so carefully set forth, I must tell you that today that I am not inclined to be very giving."
Mr. Suling came in then, holding a much larger bag of saline solution than the last time. "Before we begin today Mrs. Walker I am going to give you an examination to see how your body is tolerating the other bag."
Mr. Suling took Alex's pulse and continued checking her heart rate and so forth, and then he instructed her to put her feet into the stirrups at the end of the table. "Why would you need to check there? It has nothing to do with anything!" Alex yelled.
"You are not to question me Mrs. Walker. Now do as you have been told, before I tie you to the table."
Alex slowly put her feet into the stirrups and grimaced in pain as Mr. Suling took his time with the procedure. It was not like when she went to Dr. Schwink, as her doctor was gentle with her. No, Mr.Suling was anything but gentle, and when it was over Alex felt violated.
"Now Mrs. Walker we shall begin the procedure."
"Wait, what about the local?"
"Mr. Sakara believes you to be a strong woman, and he feels that you do not need it."
Alex could only gasp as the incision was made, but as Mr. Suling started to slowly push in the bag of solution she opened her mouth to scream. Her scream never made it out though, as Mr. Sakara's hand covered her mouth, drowning it out. Alex gasped for air, fighting against both the hand over her mouth and the bag being inserted in her. The pain was too intense, and the tears began rolling from her eyes, dripping onto the table underneath her.
"That is it Mrs. Walker. Cry for you pain. It gives me great satisfaction to know that I can hurt Walker through you, just as he has hurt me this week."
Alex could feel the skin of her stomach trying to stretch to accommodate the foreign object, but it was not going smoothly. At one point she could see Mr. Suling visibly forcing it in, and this is when she passed out, the pain becoming too much. The last sight she saw was the smiling face of Mr. Sakara.
Alex awoke in intense pain. It was as if someone had been jumping up and down on her stomach, and she didn't think she could even move, much less stand as Mr. Suling kept saying.
"I said stand Mrs. Walker. You have been here for over three hours and your husband is now outside very worried."
Alex tried to stand but found she couldn't of her own accord. Her stomach was now much larger than when she came in, and it burned so badly. "I can't move dammit."
Mr. Suling stepped over to the side of the table and helped to yank Alex up. She almost screamed but a familiar hand came up to cover her mouth, so that the only sound coming out were the whimpers that made it past the clamped fingers.
"You will tell your husband that you are merely sore, and that you need rest, nothing more."
Alex couldn't reply so Mr. Suling slowly moved his hand away from her mouth once he was sure she would scream. "How? He will wonder what is wrong. Walker is no fool." Alex couldn't say anymore, as she doubled over, her stomach cramping up.
"Sit here in the chair and I will bring your husband in and explain everything to him. You will of course go along with whatever I tell him," Mr. Suling said, showing Alex the gun he had underneath his lab coat.
Walker stood outside the room, pacing the floor. Alex hadn't shown up at CD's like she was supposed to and after calling the ranch, he began to worry. Knowing Alex had an appointment today he drove to the office and found her car still parked outside, and that was when he had barreled through the door demanding to see her.
Walker was never more relieved than when Mr. Suling came into the waiting room and motioned for him to follow. "Is Alex all right?" he questioned, before they even arrived in the room.
"I will explain everything once we are all together Mr. Walker."
Walker saw Alex as soon as he got inside the room, and saw the look of pain in her face. He was at her side in an instant. "Alex, I am here now."
Alex leaned toward Walker the pain in her stomach taking over all other thoughts. "It hurts," she whimpered.
"You said you would tell me what was wrong doctor," Walker said, squatting down next to Alex, holding her hand.
Mr. Suling paced the floor and then pulled up another chair, facing Walker and Alex. "Your wife went into labor today. She was having contractions during her physical and still is. We however have given her some medication to stop the contractions, and she should be fine in a couple of days. You may take her home, but she will need your full attention for the rest of the night."
Walker soaked in all the information before standing up to shake Mr. Suling's hand. "Is this a normal thing?" he asked, still concerned.
"I assure you that many women go into labor this early. It is because of the great strides in medicine that we can try to prevent it now. Your wife will be seven months along in a another three weeks. The longer we can keep her pregnant the better. I really must be going now, but I feel much better knowing that she is in capable hands."
Walker waited till the doctor had left the room and then helped Alex to her feet. "Can you walk?"
"I can try," Alex said, but after only two steps the pain in her stomach sent her crumbling to the floor. Walker caught her before she fell, and scooped her up in his arms.
Walker carried her to the truck, and drove straight home. During the ride he glanced over as Alex laid there, sweat on her face as she tried to grit her teeth through the pain. He held her hand, which she squeezed now and then when another pain shot through her.
Once they pulled up at the ranch, Walker turned off the engine and walked around grabbing up Alex in his arms and walked into the house with her. He didn't even stop at the couch, but took her into the bedroom and laid her down on the bed. It was after he laid her down that Alex started to moan. "Walker, hurts so much."
Walker sat down beside her letting her grip his hand when she needed to, and with the other he started to rub the sweat soaked hair off her brow. He hadn't bothered to look at her stomach until all of Alex's squirming on the bed, pushed her shirt up. It was then that he stared at her. She looked so big now, no, it wasn't big, it was his baby, growing inside her. Walker's eyes misted with tears. Alex was struggling against the pain all for the baby, and his heart went out to her.
Alex felt as if she were going to burst. There simply wasn't enough room inside her for all the solution they had shoved in. It burned like a blowtorch from the inside out, and her stomach was in constant cramps. Laying down beside Alex, he put his hand on her stomach and started rubbing it in circles.
"Am I hurting you Alex?"
Alex didn't answer, she just leaned into his touch, whimpering now and then when the pain became to bad. Walker was getting pissed. How long was the pain going to last, and when was that damn medication going to kick in? He didn't like to see Alex in pain, and right now she looked so pale. He kept rubbing her stomach until he felt Alex relax. He hoped the pain was easing off somewhat, and he got up to go and get some coffee. It was going to be a long night.
Just as Walker poured himself a cup of the coffee the doorbell rang, and he wondered who would come at this hour. Opening the door he came face to face with both CD and Trivette.
"Well, open the door Cordell."
CD and Trivette walked inside and before Walker could even shut the door behind them both started firing questions at him.
"How is Alex? What happened? Is she going to be all right? How is the baby?"
Walker held his hands up to keep their questions for a second, and sat down on the couch, motioning for them to be quiet. "Alex went into labor today according to her doctor."
"The baby, how is the baby Cordell?"
"The baby is fine. It was a close call, but they gave her something to stop the labor. She is resting now, but she is in a lot of pain."
"Can we see her Walker?"
Walker didn't want to take any chances of Alex being woken up, not after it had taken him hours to soothe her enough to fall asleep. "I don't want to wake her up, she just fell asleep."
"Cordell, I will not rest tonight unless I see with my own two eyes that Alex is all right."
"Okay, but promise me you won't wake her up." Both men promised they would be quiet, and Walker led them into the room where Alex was laying asleep still with a look of pain etched in her face. She was now laying on her side, her shirt having ridden up exposing her stomach.
CD and Trivette left of the room, Walker following behind them. "Well, I just wanted to make sure she was all right. You will call us if anything happens won't you?"
"Yes, good night CD."
Walker opened the door and watched as Trivette went to start the car, but CD stopped at the bottom of the steps. "By the looks of her she's about ready to pop. You will be a father soon Cordell."
Walker smiled just thinking about what CD had said, and when he went back into the room Alex was stirring in her sleep.
"Shhh, it's all right. Go back to sleep Alex." Walker laid back down beside her and started rubbing her stomach in circles again, and watched her relax. He stared mesmerized by her round stomach, wondering when he would get to meet the precious bundle inside her. Had it really been just over six months already? Walker knew he would have to pay better attention from now on. It seemed like only last month Alex had barely been showing, and now laying there beside her, he could see a nice full round stomach, one filled with the product of their love.