Daughter of the Deadman: Another Place & Time
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Chapter 5: The Unexpected Trip
It was June now and Mark was better. The power explosion was behind them now and they were looking forward to their wedding, which was a month away. They were also looking forward to the birth of their first child. Bethany was finally gaining the weight that she needed and she had had to have her wedding dress altered a few times so that it would fit her. Bethany was snuggled in bed next to Mark, sleeping soundly with her head on his chest. Suddenly, the phone rang. Both of them started awake and Mark reached for it.
"Hello?" Mark asked, sleepily.
"Mark?" the voice on the other end asked.
It took Mark a minute to realize that the person on the other end was Bret. He also realized that he sounded like he was upset and had been crying. Mark felt worried now.
"Bret? What's wrong?" Mark asked.
"We're at the Alberta Children's Hospital. It's Kristine. She's ill. She's in the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit." Bret said.
"Oh, my God! What happened?!" Mark asked, sitting up.
"Diana was giving her a bath and the phone rang. She left Kristy unattended for over an hour while she talked on the phone! Davey found her. She was half frozen and barely breathing. She's got a hundred and five degree fever. She's in an incubator. Diana's already been here and she and Davey had a huge fight." Bret said.
"Oh...my...God. If we can we'll be there..." Mark said, completely stunned.
"Thank you." Bret said.
Mark hung up. He felt both disgusted and livid all at the same time. Bethany became alert when she saw the look on his face. She wondered who had been on the phone and what they had said to make him angry.
"What happened? Who was that?" she asked.
"That was Bret. He and Davey are the Alberta Children's Hospital. It's Baby Kristine." Mark said.
"What happened? Is she alright?! Is she hurt?! Did...she...?!" Beth asked.
"Easy Bethy. She's alive, although not by much. Diana was bathing her when the phone rang. She left Kristy unattended so that she could talk on the phone." Mark growled.
"No! She wouldn't!" Beth said.
"She did. She left Kristy unattended for over an hour. Davey found her and got her to the hospital, but she was freezing cold and barely breathing. Now, she's in the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit with a hundred and five degree fever." Mark said.
"WHAT?! Mark, we have to go to Calgary!" Beth said.
"I don't know, Bethy. It's not safe for you to fly." Mark said.
"I want to be there for Kristy and Davey! Please, Mark?" Beth said.
"Bethy...I...oh, alright, but I hope you don't get sick. Or worse." Mark said.
Bethany beamed. She gave him a hug. Then she got up and hopped in the shower. Mark phoned the hospital and talked to Bret again to let him know that they would be there as soon as possible. Then he got to work, packing bags for him and Bethany. It was just after this that Bethany came out of the washroom. She was dressed in overalls and a t-shirt. Her hair was in a pony tail. Beth walked over and took Mark's hand. She placed it on her stomach. Baby Angel was kicking.
"Hi, sweetheart." Mark said.
"I think someone knows something is up. She's been kicking like this ever since I got up to have a shower." Beth said.
"It's gonna be alright, sweetheart. Don't worry." Mark said, looking down at Beth's stomach.
Then he went and took a shower himself. Beth sat down on the bed and pulled a notebook from her nightstand. It was one of many. It was a bit like a diary, but not quite. It had her story in it. When she finished writing, she packed it with the rest of her things to take to Calgary with her.
Just as she closed her bag again, Mark came out fully dressed in jeans and a muscle shirt. Beth sighed and picked up the phone. She had to call and let her Dad and Brother know she was going with Mark to Calgary. Dean picked up after the first ring.
"Hi, Daddy." Beth said.
"Bethy! Is everything alright?" Dean asked.
"We're fine. Mark and I have to go to Calgary! Our God Daughter needs us!" Beth said.
"Did something happen to that poor baby?" Dean asked.
"She's sick. Her Mother—and I use the term loosely—was giving her a bath when the phone rang. Diana Hart-Smith decided that talking on the phone was more important then tending to her daughter!" Beth said.
"What?!" Dean said, shocked.
"Her father found her nearly frozen to death in the bath and now she's in the NICU with a one hundred and five degree fever. Bret called this morning." Beth said.
"OK. Just be careful. And don't worry. I won't breathe a word of this to your Mother. She wouldn't understand." Dean said.
"You're the best, Daddy. Fill Liam in for me, would you? And tell him I love him and we'll be back soon." Beth said.
"Not a problem, Bethy. You take care of yourself." Dean said.
"Mark won't let anything happened to me, Daddy. Don't worry. I love you." Beth said.
She hung up the phone. Then they left the house and put their bags in the car. Mark and Beth got in the car and Mark drove as fast as he could to the airport while managing to stay safe. They parked, grabbed their bags from the trunk and went inside. They got two tickets on a red eye flight to Calgary.
When they got to Calgary Airport several hours later, they left the plane and went and got their bags. Then they walked to a nearby payphone and called Bret to let them know that they were there. Bret said he was on his way and to wait outside for him. Mark agreed and hung up the phone. They went outside to wait.
"Bethy, do you feel alright, sweetheart?" Mark asked.
"I feel fine, but Angel won't stop kicking. It's like she knows something is wrong." Beth said.
"Baby girl, it's going to be alright. Really." Mark said.
Before they could say anything else, they heard the sound of a car horn. Mark looked around and saw Bret getting out of a nearby car. He walked over and took Beth's bags. Beth got in the car while the two men put the bags in the trunk. Then Bret and Mark got in the car and left the airport.
"Bret, this is Bethany. Bethy, this is my good friend, Bret Hart." Mark said.
"It's nice to finally meet you, Bret. Mark has told me a lot about you." Beth said.
"I've heard a lot about you too, Bethany. It's nice to finally meet you too. Although, I do wish it was under happier circumstances." Bret said.
"I know. By the way, you can call me Beth." Beth said.
Bret nodded. They continued the drive to the hospital, talking the whole way. When they arrived there, they parked in the first place they could find and went inside. They headed right for the NICU. They put on gowns and went in. Bret lead them to where Baby Kristy was laying. Two men were there and Kristy had her little hands around her fingers in a reflex action. Beth started to cry. Kristy seems to have tubes and IV Lines coming from all over. Mark hugged her.
"Davey, how is she?" he asked.
"A bit better. Her fever has gone down, so that's something." Davey said.
"I've only been here since this morning, but Davey's been sitting here all night." Owen said.
"Oh, dear. By the way, you two. This is Bethany. Bethany, this is Bret's baby brother Owen Hart and his brother in law Davey Boy Smith." Mark said.
"It's nice to meet you, Bethany." Owen said.
"Mark's told us all about you." Davey said.
"It's nice to meet you too. Mark's told me all about you. And by the way, just call me Beth. No need for the formal stuff." Beth said with a smile.
"I wish it would have been under better circumstances, Beth, but we're glad you could be here." Davey said.
"Thanks." Beth said.
"Are you alright after flying, Beth?" Bret asked.
"Yeah, I'm feeling OK, but the baby won't stop kicking." Beth said.
"How is the baby doing, by the way?" Owen asked.
"She's doing good. She's right about where she should be." Mark said.
"You're having a girl?! Davey asked.
"Yeah, we are." Mark said.
"This is what happens when he's not on the road. We miss the important things." Bret said.
"We've already got a name picked out for her and everything. Angel Marie Calaway." Beth said
"That's a beautiful name." Davey said.
"I hope you'll be alright after flying here and back home again." Bret said.
"I'll be fine. I wanted to be here for you and Kristy, Davey. It may seem strange, but it's important that I'm here." Beth said.
"Bethy has a weird way of knowing when people need her. I don't question it. I just sort of go with it." Mark said.
"Well, thanks for coming, you two." Davey said.
"You're welcome." Beth said.
"We didn't really expect you two to come running up here." Owen said.
"Well, when Bret called, he was very upset. And of course Bethy insisted." Mark said.
"I was upset and angry. I can't believe that Diana would do this." Bret said.
"None of us can, Bret." Owen said.
"Why would she do something like this? Doesn't she know there could be problems when Kristine gets older?" Beth asked.
"Diana didn't want a third baby. I did. She puts on a front with the family. She pretends that she loves Kristy, but she could care less." Davey said.
"How horrible!" Beth said.
"That's still no excuse for this." Mark said, nodding at Kristy.
"We know. I still can't believe that my little Kristy has to go through this." Owen said, looking down at his niece.
"I wish there was more we could do then just sit here and stare at her." Beth said.
"You can talk to her if you like. I'm sure she'd love to hear a sweet, motherly voice since Diana refuses to see her for more then a couple of minutes every few hours." Davey said.
"She was here this morning..." Bret said.
"And she basically tried to talk her way out of taking responsibility." Owen said.
"Yeah, well, she is responsible for this!" Davey said.
"I have never seen you so angry, Davey. And she didn't even ask if Kristy was alright. She just kept saying it wasn't her fault." Bret said.
"What a horrible woman! I'm sorry to say such a thing about your sister, Bret and Owen, but she just sounds horrible."
"Don't worry about it." Owen said.
"Yeah, don't worry." Bret said.
Beth nodded. She walked closer to where the incubator was and knelt down. She stuck her hand in one of the holes and touched Kristy's cheek. The little girl didn't even stir from her fitful sleep.
"Hi there, Baby Kristy. My name is Beth. I'm your God Mommy. You've got to get better, OK? Your Daddy, Uncle Bret, and Uncle Owen love you. And so does your God Daddy, Mark. You have a lot of people here, waiting for you to get all better." Beth said, tears rolling down her face.
"Not to mention, Uncle Owen doesn't want to lose his favorite birthday present." Owen said with a chuckle.
"How many times is he going to mention that?" Bret asked.
"Forever and a day, Bret." Davey said.
Just then, the door opened and a woman walked in. She had blond hair and brown eyes. Beth guessed that it was Kristy's so called Mother, Diana. She walked over to the incubator and stared at Kristy for a minute or two. Then she turned and looked at Davey.
"Well, I see she's alive at least." she said.
"Like you even give a damn, Diana. What the hell do you want now?" Davey asked.
"Just came to see if your daughter is still alive. I mean, after all, she's your daughter not mine." Diana said.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Beth asked, standing up.
"Excuse me? Who are you?" Diana asked.
"I'm Kristine's Godmother. My name is Bethany. Again, I have to ask, what the hell is wrong with you?" Beth asked.
"Ah. Well, Bethany, let me answer your question. I never wanted her, but he did. I figured I'd have her anyway to try and make him happy. All he could talk about was having another baby. Apparently, two children wasn't enough." Diana snapped.
"So you go and do this to her?!" Beth snapped.
"She's his responsibility! If he'd been home, I wouldn't have had to deal with her!" Diana said.
"I don't believe you! You...you're...you're nothing but a cold hearted, selfish, sorry excuse for a human being!" Beth snapped.
"Maybe you should be telling him that instead of me. He's the one who wanted a third child, not me." Diana said.
"That doesn't mean you should be neglectful toward her! Whether you like it or not, Diana, she's your child too! And Davey was home at the time. Don't think we don't know that he was the one who found her!" Beth said.
"You...know...?" Diana asked.
"We know the real story, Diana! You're nothing but a hateful, neglectful, selfish, cold hearted sorry excuse for a human being and I really hope that Kristy turns out to be a wonderful person someday just to spite you!" Beth snapped.
"Growing up around all of you, I'm sure she will." Diana said, sarcasm dripping from every word.
"Diana, get the hell out of here!" Bret snapped.
"Temper, temper, dear brother." Diana said.
"Look, you've seen that Kristy is still alive, so now you have something that you can tell Harry and Georgia since I know they're worried about her! Now, go home!" Owen snapped.
"Of course, little brother. Wouldn't want to upset the family favourite after all." Diana said.
She turned and left. Beth fumed. Mark sighed. The last thing Bethany needed was something like that to happen. She didn't need to be stressed out. It wasn't good for her or the baby. Mark was shocked. He didn't even know that Bethany could get mad like that.
"Bethy, I've never seen you like that." Mark said.
"I'm not going to let that monster treat Little Kristy the way my mother treated me!" Beth said to him.
"Somehow I figured that had something to do with it." Mark said.
Beth nodded. Both Hart brothers looked curious, but Mark said it wasn't his place to tell and if they wanted to know they would have to ask Bethany or wait for her to open up to them. Just then, the nurse came over and checked on Kristy. Then she opened the incubator and let everyone hold her. Everyone noticed how happy Davey looked when he held his baby girl. Then Kristy was passed around. When it was Beth's turn, she took Kristy and held her. To everyone's shock, Kristy—who had been asleep the whole time—opened her eyes and started to squirm in Beth's arms.
"Well, hello there, Little Kristy." Beth said with a smile.
Kristy looked up at Bethany with a look that no one had ever seen on her except for when she was with Davey, Owen or Bret. Her eyes seemed to light up like a Christmas tree.
"Look at that. She never gives Diana that look." Davey said.
"Her eyes don't light up like that very much, that's for sure." Owen said.
"That's strange, isn't it?" Bret said.
"I think someone likes Aunt Beth." Davey said.
"This is the first time she's even been awake all day." Owen said.
"I think someone is a bit jealous over here. Angel is kicking more now then she has been all day." Beth said.
"Let me hold Kristy." Mark said.
Beth nodded. She handed Kristy over to Mark and then sighed in relief. Angel had stopped kicking. Mark stared down at Kristy. She still looked incredibly happy.
"Hi, Little Kristy. You seem to be feeling better." Mark said.
"I'm amazed here. I haven't seen Kristy with that look on her face in a long time. Usually she's only this happy when she's with Davey. Otherwise, she looks downright scared." Bret said.
"She loves you and Owen too, Bret. She's usually happy when she's with you two as well." Davey said.
"Well, yeah, but her eyes have never lit up like that." Owen said.
"Not to mention, she never looks at Owen like that either." Bret said.
"Hey, Little Kristy. You have to start getting better alright? Aunt Beth and I will stay here as long as we have to if it will help. But we can't stay here forever." Mark said.
"Is it just me or does she seem to understand?" Davey asked, noticing that Kristy had looked back at Beth.
"Kristy, do you understand?" Mark asked.
Kristy stared up at him and blinked. Then she started moving her arms and squirming. Mark was sure that if she could nod or give any other sort of indication that she understood, she would be doing it.
"I'll take that as a yes." Mark said with a laugh.
"And what about us, Little Present?" Owen asked.
"Owen...she's giving me a look that's clearly asking me if you did in fact call her a present." Mark said.
"I did just call her a present. She is my present after all." Owen said.
"See? This is why I call him my loveable brother Owen." Bret said.
"Kristy, are you going to get better so that you can come with Daddy to see your Aunt Beth and Uncle Mark get married?" Davey asked.
Kristy started to squirm so much that Mark nearly dropped her. It made everyone laugh. Kristy had just said yes to her Dad's question in her own way. Mark decided that now would be a good time to put her down. However, when he laid her back in the incubator, Kristy started to cry.
"Uh-oh. Someone wants Uncle Mark to pick her back up." Bret said.
"Nice going, Deadman. Now she'll want you more then me." Owen said.
Beth sighed. She crouched down again and put her hand back in the hole. She placed her finger in the palm of Kristy's tiny hand and the little girl wrapped her hand around Beth's finger. Beth started to sing. It wasn't long before Kristy quieted down. Then she fell asleep. Beth pulled her hand free and stood up. Davey smiled at her. Mark, Owen and Davey were smiling too. Bret stood up and let Bethany sit in his chair.
"Thanks." She said.
"You're looking tired and sore." Bret said.
"Thanks, Bret. Hey, Mark can you go down to the car and go into my bag and get the purple gift box that's in there?" Beth asked.
"Sure." Mark said.
He left. When he came back ten minutes later, he had the box that Beth wanted. He handed it to her. Beth stood up and handed it to Davey. She was smiling.
"What's this?" Davey asked.
"It's a present for Kristy." Beth said.
Davey smiled and gave Bethany a hug. Then he opened the box and looked inside. It was the purple dress and matching shoes and headband she had bought a month ago on the day Kristy had been born. Bret and Owen looked in the box too.
"That' beautiful." Bret said.
"Looks like you've solved your problem about what Kristy will wear to the wedding, Davey." Owen said with a smile.
"Beth...thank you so much." Davey said.
"It was no problem, Davey. Really." Beth said.
They stayed at the hospital until visiting hours ended. When they left, they headed for the closest hotel to the hospital. They wanted to be nearby in case something changed with Kristy.
Mark and Beth stayed in Calgary for a whole week. On the day before they left for home, Kristy was finally discharged from the hospital. Rather then take her back to the house he shared with Diana, Georgia, and Harry, Davey decided that it was too risky and instead took her to the sprawling mansion owned by Owen and Bret's parents, Stu and Helen. It was known all over the world as Hart House.
When Davey asked if the two of them could stay there until he got everything figured out, Stu and Helen agreed. By then, they knew that something had happened to Kristy at home and that it was risky for her to be there although they didn't know exactly what it was.
It was the day after this that Beth and Mark flew back home to Houston. They had a wedding that they had to prepare for. They were just glad that Kristy was feeling better and had made it through this. They also hoped that this was all the hardship that Kristy would have to go through.
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