I'm really sorry if this chapter is not up to my usual standard but I only wrote it today and I wrote it on a whim. Anyway I really hope it isn't a huge disappointment... :)
Jess and George had decided to go out for a date, for the first time since their child had been born only 3 months before. Jess was stood in her room, putting the final touches on her hair on make up when George appeared in the doorway. He snaked his hand around her waist pulling her close. 'You look gorgeous' he whispered kissing her collarbone.
'Hmm you don't look too bad either' she murmured relaxing into his arms. She stepped back putting a hand on her head.
'What's wrong?' he asked worriedly.
'I feel kind of strange my head feels like it is full of cotton wool' she explained.
'Do you want to stay home tonight, we don't have to go out if you don't want' he suggested.
'No, I want to go out, we need a bit of a break from the house' she asserted. They walked down the stairs towards the front door when Jess froze.
'Jessica are you alright? Come on darling' he spoke. She dropped to the floor and began convulsing on the floor. Her head was tipped back and the veins in her neck and head were engorged. 'Jessica!?' George shouted jumping to her aid. He took his phone and rang for an ambulance. 'It's going to be just fine darling' he soothed.
Their son was being looked after by Kate and Cal who had decided to take him to the park but Cal realised that they had forgotten to pick up Ethan's blanket so they returned to the house to fetch it. He opened the front door using the spare key Jess had given him when they moved in. As he entered the house he saw George leaning over his seizing niece.
'Oh Jess!' he breathed as he dashed to help her. 'Where is her lorazepam?' Cal asked the dishevelled young man.
'I don't know she keeps it somewhere in her room, I don't think she has any though' George admitted.
'Right, have you called an ambulance?' Cal asked. George nodded. 'I left my med bag upstairs, go get it I should have some lorazepam in there' he realised. George ran and grabbed it. He returned a moment later with the bag. Cal dug through it and injected his niece with the medicine. He rubbed her arm gently to increase the circulation. The fitting slowly subsided and she relaxed into her uncle's arms. He carried her to the living room and laid her on the sofa.
'W-What happened?' she asked.
'You had a fit, you didn't have any lorazepam left so I had to find some from my bag, don't worry you will be just fine' He explained as he lowered her onto the sofa. George sat with her holding her hand.
'You had us worried' he whispered with a soft smile. Jess fidgeted uncomfortably on the sofa, her clothes were now ruined from where she had lost control of her body during the seizure. Cal handed her some clothes.
'I'll give you a hand if you want but you need to change' he asserted. Jess nodded and tried to take her glasses off but couldn't find the energy to do anything.
Cal peeled her dirty clothes off and helped her pull on a clean pair of trousers and a t-shirt. He carried her to the waiting ambulance. He gently put her on the stretcher and went to take a step back when he realised Jess was gripping his shirt tightly. She had tears dripping down her cheeks, and she began to look vulnerable when she began chewing her lip in fear.
'Darling don't cry' he whispered wiping away her tears with his thumb.
'I'm scared, please don't leave me' she whimpered. Cal held her in his arms tightly, stroking her back in soothing circles as she sat carefully on his lap.
'I'm not going anywhere sweetheart, I'll ring your mum when we get to the hospital and she can bring little Ethan, he's probably missing his mummy' Cal assured her. He pulled a blanket around his niece and let her snuggle close.
George sat close to them holding Jess' hands in his. 'Get some rest sweetheart, I'll be right here and I'll make sure you are well looked after' he whispered kissing her forehead gently.
There was a loud bang and the ambulance came to an abrupt halt. Cal looked up concernedly. 'What's going on?' He asked.
'Another vehicle has crashed into the side of us causing significant damage, we're stuck here' the paramedic informed him. Cal wrapped his arms tighter around Jess protectively.
'Seen as we aren't going anywhere why don't we get you some fluids, it might make you feel a bit better and could potentially save you from having to deal with that when we get to the ED' Cal suggested. Jess nodded her head weakly her eyes drooping from exhaustion. Cal laid her on the stretcher and George prepared the equipment.
'George, you do it, I'll keep an eye on Jess' Cal told him.
George looked at him worriedly, 'are you sure, I mean Jess would probably prefer-'. Cal cut him off.
'You do it, I'll deal with her' he instructed. He sat on the bed holding his niece in his arms. She rested her head against his and began drifting off to sleep. George prepared the equipment and cleaned her arm. He tightened the tourniquet around her upper arm. He steadily inserted the needle into his girlfriend's arm. She flinched slightly as he pierced the skin but relaxed a moment later. George hooked up the fluids before taking a cool damp cloth and wiping her brow with it. She purred as she felt her temperature slowly cool down. She felt more comfortable. The paramedic returned a moment later.
'Right the police will deal with this later, let's get you to the hospital a quick as we can' he stated climbing into the driver's seat. Within a few minutes they pulled up outside the ED.
Cal rang Kate as they wheeled Jess into a cubicle. 'Kate, Jess has had an accident. I went to theirs to fetch Ethan's blanket and she collapsed. We are at the ED now but she's going to be here for a while, can you bring Ethan here, she wants to see him' Cal asked.
'What happened to her?' Kate asked.
'She collapsed and had a seizure, George couldn't find her lorazepam and it two a while for it to subside. Please don't worry she'll be just fine' Cal assured her. They ended their conversation and Cal returned to Jess' side. He peeled back the curtain to find Jess and George cuddled up on the bed asleep. He pulled up a chair and waited for the doctors to come in.
'Hello, I'm Connie Beauchamp, I'm the clinical Lead here and I will be your doctor today' a voice spoke as the curtain was opened. Connie froze when she saw the family sat there. 'What happened?' Connie whispered.
'Jess had a seizure which seemed to continue for a long while and so I brought her here' Cal informed his wife.
'Alright, I'm going to have to get some bloods, a lumbar puncture and an MRI to try and determine whether there may be any cause to this or if it is her epilepsy although I can't see how because she hasn't had a seizure in several years' Connie explained.
Jess began to stir. 'Shhhh, Its alright Jessica, I'm here' George whispered in his sleep as he wrapped his arm around her and curled up closer to her.
Cal leant forward and woke the pair up. 'Jessica, Auntie Connie needs to do some tests and she needs you to wake up so we can tell you what is going on' Cal whispered gently shaking her. She woke up, rubbing her eyes and lifted herself upright.
'Right Jess, we're going to need to take bloods, do a lumbar puncture and an MRI, then we'll let you get some rest whilst we wait for the results' Connie informed her. Jess nodded her eyes shining with unshed tears.
'Jessica, don't cry, I'm staying right here with you and I'll look after you' George whispered kissing her gently on the cheek. He pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her tightly. Connie took the blood quickly without drawing too much attention to what she was doing. Jess was so tired she didn't know what was going on.
They took her for an MRI and George stayed with her as long as he could and waited outside for her. When she came back it looked like she had been to hell and back. She was in a state, her breathing shallow, her face red and tear stained. He took her hand and brought it close to his face. 'I'm here now sweetheart' he whispered kissing her lips softly.
They took her back to the room to do the lumbar puncture. Jess was frightened. George helped her roll onto her side. 'Come on baby. The sooner we get this over with the sooner you can see little Ethan' he whispered. Jess gripped his arm tightly.
'Will it hurt?' she asked worriedly.
'Only a little bit darling, you'll be just fine' Cal assured her as he put her in a gown. He helped her get comfortable. She reached a hand out to her boyfriend. He took her hand and held it tightly. Jess whimpered as Connie wiped some iodine across her back.
'Right bring your knees to your chest for me and try to keep as still as you can' Connie ordered. Cal put a hand on her shoulder and held her still whilst Connie prepared the needle. 'Okay Jess take a nice deep breath for me' she instructed as she pushed the needle into her back. Jess sobbed as it pierced the skin. George stroked her cheek gently.
'You're doing just fine darling' George whispered. Connie finished the procedure and helped Jess get comfortable before leaving. The curtain opened a few minutes later and Kate wandered in carrying little Ethan in his car seat. Jess' face lit up when she saw her baby. She reached out to take her son. When Ethan was nestled safely in her grasp she seemed to finally relax. George sat with her holding his son's hand. She began to feel tired and Ethan was fussing so George took their little boy. Ethan cuddled up into his daddy's arms and grabbed his finger tightly.
George took Ethan to the staff room. He sat on one of the sofas and fed the tiny baby. Cal walked in and smiled when he saw George talking to their tiny baby. 'Your mummy is going to be just fine, don't you worry I'm going to look after her for as long as I walk this earth' he whispered. Ethan giggled. 'I love you and your mummy so much and as soon as she is better I want to marry her' George said turning to Cal. 'Do you think she would like that?' he asked. Cal nodded a tear rolling down his cheek, 'She'd love it, you both mean the world to her' Cal whispered wiping away his tears with his cuff.