Written in the Stars
By Tvdfanpam
Chapter 28
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"We might as well get this over with." Ana licked her dry lips. Christian handed her a cup full of ice water to sip on. "Talk about something to raise my blood pressure." Ana mumbled then took a drink. Christian kissed her on the forehead and put her cup back on the side table. Kate handed Ana some chapstick for her dry lips.
"I will call her and we can tell your mom the good news together. Maybe she will be happy!" Christian said hoping for the best. He got his phone out of his pocket and dialed Carla's number, putting the call on speaker phone. "Hello Carla." He began.
"Hi Christian. How's Ana? Can I talk to her?" She asked breathless. "Hold on. I had to get up to get my phone, I need to lay down again." They waited for her to get comfortable. "Okay. I'm back in bed."
"Hi Mom. How are you doing? Is the baby okay?" Ana asked with concern. She didn't know if now would be a good time to tell her the news or not.
"Yes. Baby boy is okay. He's is kicking up a storm. He's very active. I don't think he likes to lay here. It's like he is telling me get up and move around!" She yawned. "How are you Ana? You scared me to death! Why are you still in the hospital? The news reported you are staying overnight for observation. Either something else is wrong or you were hurt worse than I was told."
"I'm glad you are lying down. I have some news." Ana paused. Carla waited for her to speak again. "You are going to be a grandmother in about eight months!" Stunned silence. "Well, say something." Ana touched her stomach to comfort herself. That caused Christian to get up on the bed with her and hold her close.
"I'm happy for you. I take it this was not planned?" Carla asked calmly. Ana was surprised at her mother's acceptance.
"No it wasn't planned but we are happy now that the shock has worn off. Like mother, like daughter, my blood pressure is high; thus the hospital stay. Tomorrow they will know if the high blood pressure is due to the attempted kidnapping or the pregnancy."
"Prepare yourself. It's probably the pregnancy. I had it with you the whole time. I was on bed rest almost the whole pregnancy. I had two miscarriages after you. You probably need to see a specialist Ana." Carla said. Christian looked at Taylor who took out a notepad and wrote that down. "Don't be surprised if you deliver early. I did with you, a whole month early. Your brother will probably be early too. I am already having some labor pains."
Christian sat there in shock. This was not what he was expecting to hear from Carla. Ana started to shake. "I will do that mom. Thanks for telling me."
"Well thanks Carla. I am sure that just raised her blood pressure more." Christian said. "We will talk to you later." He disconnected the call and looked around the room. Nobody said anything. He dialed his mother's number and she answered on the first ring.
"Hello darling. We are parking. Be there in a few minutes." He hung up and looked at Ana. She was crying.
"Hey! It will be okay. I don't know if she was trying to scare you or what? We will see a specialist as soon as we can. I'll have my mom pull some strings and we will see a doctor this week." He promised, wiping her tears. Grace and Carrick walked in as he was drying her tears.
"Ana! We were so worried! I'm so glad you are okay!" Grace rushed in and gathered Ana in her arms as Ana sobbed into her shoulder. "Shh, you're safe now." She rubbed Ana's back as Ana sobbed harder. Taylor cleared the room of everyone except Ray, Carrick, Grace and Christian. "What's going on?" Grace said quietly.
"Ana is pregnant mom. We just found out today. She called her mom to tell her the news and she scared Ana to death with talk of early labor and miscarriages and high blood pressure all through the pregnancy." Grace sighed.
"I know a specialist I will call right away. Ana, you have to calm down or we will have to give you a sedative. It's not good for the baby. Take deep breaths." Grace instructed. Ana calmed down a little at that. "Congratulations! I can't wait to be a grandma!"
Ana's phone beeped with a call from Carla. Christian ignored it. Just what they didn't need right now. Carrick walked out of the room where Taylor was standing guard. He was uncomfortable with tears.
"Is there any new news about the attempted kidnapping? I heard there was a ransom note? How much money did they demand?" Lawyer Carrick was in the house.
"There were just the three of them. It was amateur hour. One of the groundskeepers at the school and two of his friends thought they could make a quick buck. They were going to head to Las Vegas after they got the money. They wanted 15 million dollars. The groundskeeper handed in his resignation today before he tried to kidnap Mrs. Grey. The signature on his letter matched perfectly with the writing on the ransom note. Idiot!" Taylor said disgusted. "Mr. Grey won't let Mrs. Grey go back there now. She doesn't know that yet."
"Well, she might not have a choice. It looks like she may be in for a high risk pregnancy." Carrick said and Taylor paled.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Carla meant well but had to overshare! Have a great day!
