Written in the Stars
By Tvdfanpam
Chapter 26
What Exactly Happened?
"How is Reynolds and Jessica? Was anybody else hurt?" Ana asked in a panic sitting up in the bed then clutched her head at the sudden movement.
"Reynolds is in surgery to remove two bullets. The bullets didn't hit any major arteries. He should be okay. We will know more soon. Jessica scraped her arm when she was thrown down on the pavement. She's fine. Prescott who was your undercover protection got shot in the arm when she tried to disarm the shooter in the store and she was stitched up and released as well." Christian explained then the door opened.
The ER doctor came in the room before Ana had a chance to say anything else. "Mrs. Grey, glad you are back with us. Are you experiencing any pain anywhere?" The doctor looked into her eyes with a light and then did a general exam of Ana.
"My arm hurts and I have a headache." She said as the doctor took his stethoscope out and listened to her heart. He got the blood pressure cuff off the wall and put it around her arm.
"Your blood pressure was high when you were brought in." He checked it again and took the cuff off her left arm. "It's still high. Standard procedure is to do a pregnancy test on an unconscious female before treatment and it was positive. We are going to do an ultrasound to make sure the baby is okay."
"I didn't know I was pregnant. Will you be able to tell me how far along I am with the ultrasound?" Ana asked.
"Yes approximately. You will need to schedule a follow-up visit with your ob/gyn after you are discharged. If you blood pressure doesn't go down we will have to keep you overnight for observation." A hospital worker brought in the portable ultrasound machine and plugged it in for the doctor. The doctor took the gel and turned to Ana. "We are going to squirt some of this on your tummy, please raise your gown."
Ana raised her gown and was glad to see she was wearing underwear! That would have been awkward if not! Christian came around to the other side of the bed so he could see the monitor of the ultrasound machine. The doctor rolled the wand over her stomach until he found what he was searching for.
"That white light blinking is the baby. You are maybe five or six weeks along, so just barely pregnant. You should be experiencing early pregnancy symptoms soon. He turned the sound and they could hear a whooshing noise. "Everything looks good. The baby is in the uterus right where it should be. Are you having any cramps or spotting?" He looked at Ana and she blushed.
"No, like I said I didn't know I was pregnant. I have had a busy month. I knew my period was late but I thought that was due to the stress of starting a new job recently." He handed her a paper towel to wipe the gel off her stomach and turned off the machine after printing off a picture for her. "The first picture of your baby." Christian took it and looked at it in awe. "Mrs. Grey we will keep you here for another hour and check your blood pressure again. If it is still high we will admit you. Is there a history of high blood pressure in your family?" Ana nodded.
"Yes, my mother has high blood pressure and she is currently pregnant with her second child and is on bed rest. She's almost eight months along."
"Well, that changes things then. We will go ahead and admit you. We can give you Tylenol for the headache but that is all that is safe for you to take while pregnant." Ana groaned.
"That probably won't work, but I'll try it. Thank you doctor." He left to start the admittance process. Christian sat back down in his chair and took Ana's hand again. He leaned over and kissed her on the lips. He wiped a tear off her face that she didn't know was there. "That was unexpected. How do you feel about a baby now?" She let the tears fall down. He wiped them with his hand.
"Don't freak out. It will be fine. I am very happy about the baby. I know it is really soon but a baby is a blessing and we are going to be parents!" She sighed in relief at his words. "How do you feel about a baby Ana?" He had to know if she was okay with it.
"I am scared to death! I don't know how to be a mother! I didn't have a good example growing up!" She cried some more. Christian got up and got in the bed with her and held her close. She calmed down when he stroked her back. "You don't think I did this on purpose do you?" She had to ask.
"Of course not. It takes two to tango. That is what my dad told me and Elliott when he gave us The Talk when we were teenagers. Everything will be fine. I promise. If my mental calculations are correct, we made a baby the first time we were together! That is the only time we didn't use protection." He was secretly thrilled!
There was a knock on the door. Taylor stuck his head in the room. "Sir, Mrs. Grey, the police are here and need to take Mrs. Grey's statement. Would now be a good time for that?" Christian got up and kissed Ana on the forehead.
"I'll be right back baby." He followed Taylor out of the room and shut the door behind him and stood there in the hall with the door at his back. "My wife is pregnant and upset; no it was not planned. She has high blood pressure and will need to stay overnight. She will not be talking to police right now. If they still need her statement, they can come to our home after she is discharged from the hospital." He looked Taylor right in the eyes and Taylor got the message loud and clear.
"Okay, I will let them know. Jessica Bonderman is in the waiting room and would like to see Mrs. Grey. She is waiting on her parents to come pick her up. Sawyer is with her."
Christian pinched the bridge of his nose. "Mrs. Grey would probably want to see her, she can come for just a minute but no longer. And tell her not to say anything upsetting to my wife." Taylor nodded then left to get Jessica. Christian took out his phone and called his brother. He picked up on the first ring. "Hey El, you can come back into the room."
"Okay, we will be there in a minute. Mia and I went to the cafeteria to get something to drink. Do you want anything?" He asked.
"No, I'm good. Thanks. See you soon." He hung up and went back into the room. "Jessica wanted to see you before she left. Taylor went to get her." Ana sat up in the bed and tried to comb her hair with her hands. Christian smiled at her. "You look beautiful, in fact I would say you are glowing Mrs. Grey." He kissed her softly on the lips. "I noticed you had a glow but I thought married life agreeing with you."
Ana laughed at that. "Did you call my parents? Your parents? Kate?" She questioned. "How long have I been here? I lost track of time." She looked around for her purse. "I need to call the school! They will be worried!"
"I have already called the school. You won't be going back today. Bernie Noe said that you are excused tomorrow as well. Your dad is on his way and your mom wants you to call her as soon as you can. My parents are also on their way, they were out of town. Elliott and Mia are on their way back from the cafeteria. Kate will be here soon. She was in a meeting and couldn't be located. She was hysterical when she found out you had been shot and fought off kidnappers. What happened Ana?" He asked suddenly.
"We were hit in the driver's side of Reynold's car and then two men wearing masks jumped out of their car and pointed a gun at Reynolds. They had a hammer and smashed the window out and unlocked the door. Jessica was screaming and she kicked one of them in the privates and stomped on his foot. The other one grabbed me and pulled me out while shooting into the front seat. I tried to get away. I hit one of them in the face. They hit the driver's side door and Reynolds was trapped. He finally got out through the window and got off one shot before he got shot in the leg. He went down and still kept shooting. He screamed at me to run away." She was shaking and crying and Christian got back on the bed and held her while she cried.
"I'm sorry Ana, I had to know, shh baby you're safe now. It's over. No one is going to hurt you." He held her close and cried with her. He didn't tell her that his world nearly collapsed when he got the call.
There was a knock on the door and Jessica Bonderman poked her head in. "Hi Mrs. Grey. I just wanted to make sure you were okay before I left. My parents are here and are waiting to take me home." She walked over to the bed and sat down in the chair that Christian had vacated. She blushed when she realized Christian was sitting in the bed with Ana. Ana took her hand.
"I am going to be fine. How about you Jessica? You were a brave girl. If you hadn't fought back, we might not be here right now." Ana said squeezing Jessica's hand. "We're lucky to be alive." Jessica jumped up and hugged Ana as she cried.
"I was so scared but I know enough about kidnapping from movies to know that if they take you it's not good! I wasn't going down without a fight." Ana patted her back.
"It's over now. And I am sorry I put you in that position. I had no way of knowing what would happen. I thought we got away safely once we were in the car."
"It's not your fault Mrs. Grey. I don't blame you for anything. I'm just glad we were able to walk away from the ordeal. My parents are never going to let me go anywhere alone again!" She rolled her eyes, trying to lighten the mood. "I'll see you when school starts this fall?" She asked. "My parents told me I was done with summer school. There was only one day left anyway."
"Yes. Enjoy your break. I'll see you soon." Ana hugged the girl again and then Jessica left. Ana turned to Christian. "Yes. I am going back to school for the fall term. It is secure and I want to work." Christian got off the bed and paced around the room. Elliott and Mia came in before he had a chance to continue the conversation.
"OH MY GOD ANA. We were so worried!" Mia launched herself at Ana on the bed squeezing her tightly. "Are you okay? Is it true you were shot at as you ran away?" Mia checked Ana over to make sure she was okay. "There are five news trucks outside. You are headline news: Wife of Billionaire Christian Grey fought off attackers and escaped as bodyguard shot the kidnappers."
Ana leaned over and threw up in the trashcan before she fainted again.
A/N: Thanks for reading!
