Chapter 64
Kate turned off the echo and smiled. "I'm not gonna lie to you, the old ticker is not quite what it should be yet but you're okay. You need a few days of proper rest and you should be fine. Everything else is looking good. Your lungs are making good progress. Looks as if all that therapy is paying off." she smiled. "Thank you Kate" said Lindsey as she spontaneously threw her arms around Kate's neck. She turned to Tegan with a huge grin. "You're okay baby... you hear that". Tegan was smiling weakly "Thanks doc... when can I go home" she asked. "Man, can you nag!" laughed Kate. "I want to keep you overnight for observation and then I'm going to be keeping you in bed at home for the next few days." she said. "Can't I go now?" asked Tegan, she looked tired. "You're not going through the rigmarole of getting home and getting settled now, it's late. You've had an incredibly draining two days, just rest now." "I'm okay I can go now" said Tegan trying to sound brave. "Tegan, listen to me... if you didn't have me living on the same premises as you right now there would be no way you could go home tomorrow... or this week... never mind today. You're too tired to talk without slurring. You're staying right where you are tonight. If you behave you can go home tomorrow morning" said Kate sternly. "God... you're so strict" mocked Tegan sounding winded. "Okay then... I'll stay but I don't want everybody to be sleeping in the waiting room or in a chair again" said Tegan. "I'm staying right here" said Lindsey immediately. Tegan turned to her "Linds... you need your rest, you have to take care of yourself. Please go home and get a proper night's sleep" said Tegan. "But I want to stay with you" said Lindsey. "Lindsey... please sweetie. Please take care of our kids... please" said Tegan and started to tear up and become visibly upset, her heart monitor sped up. "Hey, hey... Tegan just relax now" said Kate looking concerned. "We'll wheel another bed in here and Lindsey can sleep in style next to you. How does that sound?" asked Kate. Tegan sniffed, "No... she won't sleep well here... please Linds..." Lindsey looked at Tegan surprised that she didn't want her in the hospital next to her, then it hit her, Tegan's nightmare was about her losing the babies and about losing her. Lindsey's face changed in a second. "Okay sweetie... I'll go home just calm down. I'm okay Tegan, the babies are fine too" she said softly looking spooked. "Can Sara or Sonia stay with you?" she asked. "No I'm fine... I'm a big girl" said Tegan.
Tegan was sent home the next day. It wasn't easy convincing the support team to go home but eventually they did, only because they knew Kate would be there. Tegan was still weak and slept most of the few days, she actually followed doctor's orders, not because she was a model patient but because she was really that exhausted.
"Morning my lovelies. What a beautiful one it is" said Tegan as she walked into Erin's house a few days later looking a whole lot better, she had a grin on her face and her cheeks actually had some colour. "Hey Sasa, eat up, today we jam" she said and pulled a dorky dance move. "Somebody's feeling better?" said Emy as she poured Sara another cup of coffee. "I'm telling you, those few days of rest did me the world of good I feel like a new person... one that still walks like a tortoise but still, it's better than walking like a snail" laughed Tegan. "Hey supergirl... take it easy you know what happened last time you pushed things too fast" said Kate looking up over the rims of her glasses from her morning paper. "Yeah yeah killjoy..." said Tegan and rolled her eyes. "You're like a naughty school girl Tegan" said Sonia. "When are you getting rid of these casts girls?" aaked Tegan. "Tomorrow hopefully, I can't stand this itching anymore" said Erin as she pushed a knitting needle down her cast and scratched. "Yeah and I think we're both starting to smell a bit, God knows what's going on under here!" said Sara looking annoyed. "Oh man... TMI Sar, TMI" laughed Tegan and started scoffing down some cereal. "Good to see you've got your appetite back" said Kate. Tegan gave her a gummy smile with a milk mustache.
Tegan was sitting in Erin's large living room with Gerty her favourite guitar on her lap. "Man how I've missed you my pretty girl" she whispered. She started tuning and looked excited and happy. She sat in silence for a while. "Well, what are you waiting for?" asked Sara. "Just contemplating which song to play first" said Tegan. "Think more folk and less rock please... Take it easy" said Kate. Tegan smiled and rolled her eyes. She started playing and looked up at Sara. Sara smiled broadly and nodded her head.
The sounds of Fix you up escaped the guitar and Tegan started singing softly. Her voice felt weird. She was used to singing every day of her life. Lindsey used to joke that she had a soundtrack to her life because Tegan was always singing, day and night. Lindsey stood in the corner taking photos. She put the camera down and put her hand in a fist in front of her mouth as her emotions started to get the best of her. Tegan sounded slightly hoarse at first but it was the most beautiful thing she's ever heard. Sara joined her and their beautiful harmonies filled the air. Three quarters through the song she put her hand on her stomach and exclaimed "They're kicking! They're kicking!" Tegan stopped mid sentence and looked up "Oh my God", she whispered. Lindsey walked over and took Tegan's hands where she was still sitting. She put them on her stomach. Tegan looked up amazed, her mouth hanging half open. "Give it a sec...There!" exclaimed Lindsey. Tegan's expression changed into one of pure joy. "There it is again" she smiled. "Hi kids! Do you like the singing?" said Tegan as tears streamed down her face. Tegan put her head on Lindsey's belly "I love you two peanuts so much. And I love your mommy peanut too" she said rubbing Lindsey's belly. Everybody in the room then tried to feel but the kicking stopped. "They're shy all of a sudden" said Lindsey. "Come on babies, say hi to your grandma and your aunties" said Tegan. "Sing something else Tee" said Lindsey. Tegan started playing again "The first time I saw your pic I knew, I was meant for you... The first time I felt you kick I knew, I was meant for you..." Lindsey giggled. Sara and Sonia had their hands on Lindsey and Sara looked over with a massive grin and gave Tegan the thumbs up.
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