"I'll go and get the doctor Mick you just lay still." Monroe left the room
'His head was throbbing. Why was he in a hospital? The last thing he remembered was asking Mildred for some tea. What the bloody hell happen to me and where was Laura? Where's Mildred? Why was Monroe here? To many questions and no answers is giving me a headache.'
In the hall Monroe and Dr. Hamilton are talking.
"Doc I don't think you should tell him about Laura or that she's pregnant just yet. I think it would be best if you wait until his father and Mildred get back. They should be here in a little bit."
"I think it would be best if he wasn't told right now. I don't want him to be alone when he finds out."
Just then Dr. Hamilton and Monroe walked in. Mr. Steele's room.
"Nice to see you Mr. Steele. I'm Dr. Hamilton. I've been in charge of you case since you arrived."
"And when was that?"
"You were brought in around 12:30 yesterday afternoon."
"I've been here since yesterday."
"Yes you have Mr. Steele."
Sitting up in the bed. "Why?"
"It seems you were poisoned. In fact we didn't expect you to wake up without the antidote. I'll have to take some blood to see what happened."
"Fine, fine but where's Laura?" Just then both Dr. Hamilton and Monroe looked at each other. He could tell they were hiding some thing and he was in mood to play games.
"Where the bloody hell is my wife?"
Just then Mildred and Daniel walked in.
"Mr. Steele your awake."
"Harry my boy it's good to see you up and about."
"Daniel what are you doing here? And for the last bloody time where is my wife?"
That's when Dr. Hamilton decided to tell him the truth. " Mr. Steele it seems who ever poison you attacked your wife and poisoned her with the same drug. Where unsure as to how much she was given. I'm having her blood test now."
"Is she all right?"
"For now she is. I'm unsure as to how that dosage will effect her in her present condition."
"What condition?"
Remington can tell that everybody know more than what there saying.
"Mr. Steele your wife's pregnant."
"Pregnant? Are you sure?"
"Yes she's about eight weeks along."
"Is the baby okay?"
"They're fine right now. We'll have to do an amniocentesis (A.N: I'm not sure they did those back then but for this story they did.) on her in the next few weeks.
"Wait you said they why?"
"Your wife is caring twins."
"I want to see her now."
"Not right now. We're still running test some other test and then we'll bring her in here."
"Here?"
"Just by talking to you now I can tell that you are just as stubborn as your wife and will not stay in that bed if she is not in the same room as you. So I just going to the end of a long conversation if I would have tried to talk you into staying here while she was in an another room. I'll be by later to talk to you about the test results."
"Thank you Dr. Hamilton."
As Hamilton leaves Remington looks at the faces around him. He knows there's more going on than what Dr. Hamilton has just told him.
"It's good to see awake Harry?"
"It sure is Mick."
"You gave quite a scare there boss."
"Now that he's gone what the going on here and I want the truth."
They all looked at each other silently deciding who would tell him it was Felicia.
"Well somebody better start talking real soon."
Finally Mildred started. "It was Felicia."
"What do you mean it was Felicia?"
"She was the one who sent the muffins you ate were laced with the drug."
"Why would she want to hurt Laura and me?"
"Not you just Laura." He was stun with the news that someone he thought was a good friend was responsible for this and that she set out to hurt Laura.
"We think she some how heard that you were hurt and not Laura. She must have been here to give you the antidote and when she saw Laura lying in the other bed asleep and decided to finish what she started."
" I can't believe that Felicia would do something like this."
"I think she's been planning this for awhile. We found these in her hotel room." He handed Remington the folder containing the pictures Felicia had taken of both him and Laura.
"Do you have any idea where she is now?"
"No. The last time any of us saw her she was coming out of here. Det. Jarvis has the police is looking for her."
"And I got in touch with a few buddies and there keep an eye out for her. They'll let me know the minute anybody sees or hears from her."
"We have to find her. She's the only link to the antidote and I will not let her take away what I hold dear to me."
"Don't worry boss we won't let the blonde bimbo get away." As she was moving closer to Remington she kicked something on the floor. "What's this?" She holds up a vile. Monroe moves closer.
"Let me see that Mildred. I think this might be the antidote or possible the drug."
"How can you tell? Maybe on of the nurses dropped it."
"I don't think so Daniel. If it was from one of the nurses there would be some kind of label on it, and as you can see there is nothing on it. And besides when I found Laura you could tell that there had been a struggle. Maybe Laura knocked it out of her hand."
"You might be right Monroe." Almost jumping out of bed. "Quick Mildred get that to Dr. Hamilton maybe he will be able to determine what it is."
"You need to calm down Harry your still a sick man."
"I can't Daniel. How can I when the woman I love may be dying along with the children I may never get to see? And the only thing that could save them is either on its way to Dr. Hamilton or is god knows where with Felicia. When she's a wake and out of danger I'll relax but not until then." Daniel was about to say something when Dr. Hamilton walked into the room with Mildred on his tail.
"Mr. Steele may I speak with you in private?"
"What is it? Is it about Laura?"
"Yes."
"What ever you have to say can be said in front of them we're all family here."
Takes a deep breath. "It seems your wife was given more than we thought, almost two times the amount that was found in your system. So the compilations are happening at a faster rate than we liked."
"What are you trying to say doctor."
"While we were performing a CT scan she stopped breathing."
"Oh no." was all Mildred could say before grabbing Remington's hand.
"Is she all right?"
"Yes we were able to get her to start breathing on her own, but to make sure she keeps on breathing we but her on a ventilator to breath for her. In case she stops again."
"What about that vile I gave you?"
"I'm having it analyzed right now. Hopefully it's the antidote because as the rate the drug is progressing she may only have until tomorrow before her whole system begins to shut down." Remington was quiet the whole time. In a matter of 36 hours his whole world was spinning our of control and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
"Were having her moved to the ICU. I'll have a nurse bring you to her when we have her strait."
"Thank you."
"I wish I had better news." As he was turning to leave. "I almost forgot. Since she is being moved to the ICU they don't allow patient to wear jewelry (A.N. I have no idea if it's true or not) So they asked me to give you these." He hands him Laura wedding rings and her necklace "I'll check on you later.
The news about Laura had taken everybody by shock. As Remington looked down at what Dr. Hamilton had given him he could feel the tear threating to fall. He carefully took her rings and placed them on the necklace and placed the necklace around his neck.
"Are you all right chief?" He said nothing all he did was play with her rings.
"Say something Harry?"
In almost a whisper he said "I need time to be alone right now. If you don't mind."
Mildred was about to protest to him being along but Monroe grabbed her arm and in silent communication to her that he need this time so he could let it all sank in.
"Sure Mick. We'll be right out side if you need anything."
"She'll be fine boss. She's one tough cookie." Kissing him on the top of his head.
As they were leaving Daniel he took one last look back in time to see the tears run down his son's fane. And in that brief moment Daniel saw all the pain his son was going through. 'How I wish I could bear it for you Harry my boy. How I wish I could.' With that Remington was left alone with his tears.
End of part 7