Part two of chapter twelve. Hope you enjoy. Chapter thirteen is done and ready to go so I will put it up in the next couple days. Like always remember to review.
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I cried out clutching my stomach.
"What is wrong?" Adrian said crouching down so that he was leaning toward me.
"The baby, something is wrong with the baby" I sobbed grabbing my stomach again as another pain went through causing me to cry out again.
Adrian grabbed me behind the shoulders and under the butt. "Put your arms around my neck" he said as he lifted me up and started to sprint toward Dr. Olendzki's office. The tears were pouring out of my eyes and I could tell Adrian was crying too.
The nurse said she would page Dr. Olendzki as she placed us in a room. Adrian laid my body on the bed.
"I am so sorry, this is my fault" he said burying his face into his hands.
"Don't, we don't know if anything is wrong yet" I said placing my hand over my stomach praying to God that our baby would be ok. Although I had never been religious it seemed God had been there when I needed him the most and now I
was begging for his help.
The nurse came in with the ultrasound machine and started to take my vitals, once she was done she told us the doctor would be here any minute.
"Breath you need to breath" he said watching me.
I held out my hand to Adrian, I needed his strength so that I wouldn't fall apart completely. He held my hand in between his kissing it.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"Yeah, I am just worried about the baby" I said bringing our joined hands to rest over my stomach.
"Rose, how are you feeling?" Dr. Olendzki came in the room a look of worry on her face.
"The pain has stopped, but I need to know if our baby is ok" I said trying not to cry.
"Ok well lets have a look and see what may be going on" she said putting the gel on my stomach and turning the ultrasound machine on. She had the screen pointed toward her, so we couldn't see anything.
"Hmm" she would say and then move the wand over. After the fifth time she did it I was ready to take it from her and beat her with it if she didn't tell me if the baby was ok.
"Well here is the baby" she said turning the screen toward Adrian and I then turned the volume up so we could hear the baby's heartbeat.
"Is the baby ok?" Adrian asked before I could get the words out.
"Well it looks like the baby's heart rate dropped, but it seems to be recovering" she said.
"So everything is ok?" I asked squeezing Adrian's hand as we watched our baby on the screen.
"Well it appears so, but I need to know what happened before the episode. Where you over exerting yourself, under a lot of stress?" she asked looking at me then Adrian.
"I was a bit upset" I said seeing a look of guilt on Adrian's face.
"Rose we have talked about this, what you feel your baby feels. You need to make sure you don't put yourself in stressful situations and Adrian I need to make sure you are helping her avoid these situations" she said.
"Ok" we both said knowing that no matter the situation we were not willing to lose this baby and we would do whatever we had to, to protect it.
The nurse walked in caring a band that Dr. Olendzki wrapped around my stomach telling me it was used to monitor that baby's heart rate and that she would be keeping me overnight for observation. As much as I hated staying in the clinic I was ok with it tonight if it meant making sure the baby was ok.
She walked out and said she would be back in a little while. As soon as the door was closed Adrian was standing next to the bed. He bent down gently kissing my exposed stomach. "I am so sorry, I shouldn't have gotten you worked up like that. If anything happens to this baby it will be my fault" he said burying his head into the bed next to my body while his hands rested protectively over my stomach.
"Adrian" I said laying my hand on his head. When he didn't look I repeated his name and pulled his chin to look at me. The look on his face must have been the one that Alberta spoke of because he looked warn out and broken.
I patted the spot next to me to gesture for him to sit there. He moved his body there slowly and carefully not to bump or hit anything. His face downcast.
"Adrian look at me" I said cupping his face with one hand. "This is not your fault if it is anyone's fault it is mine. I was being selfish and stupid earlier. I know that I can not save Dimitri, for one I am pregnant and I will not risk this baby's life and for two I love you and I made you a promise that I was done running. I am here to stay, if you'll still have me. I love you and there is no stopping or changing that" I said trying to push all of my love for him into my aura.
"I love you too" he said bringing his lips down onto mine. My hands slid into his hair pulling him into the kiss further. He pulled away giving me another small kiss then moved down next to my stomach.
"You gave your mommy and daddy a scare, how about you don't do that anymore" he said placing a hand below the belt. He leaned his ear closer like he was hearing something. I watched him with amusement.
"What you don't like it when mommy and daddy fights?" he asked looking back at the stomach.
"She doesn't like when we fight" he said looking up at me.
"I don't like when we fight either" I said choosing to ignore the fact he was calling the baby a she.
"Do you want me to call anyone and let them know what happened?" he asked.
"No, we should be out of here by tomorrow, I don't want to get anyone worried if they don't need to be" I said.
"Do you need anything?" he asked resting his hand on my arm.
"Just you" I said sliding over in the bed so he could get in.
"Are you sure" he asked staring at the monitor showing the baby's heart rate.
"Of course" I patted the bed.
He climbed in laying on his side one arm was tucked under his head while the other one held onto me firmly.
"I am sorry" I said shifting my head so I could see him. "I want to save him, I want there to be a chance that he can become the same old Dimitri that was always serious and always seemed to have a western book with him and had awful taste in music. I want my mentor, my teacher, and my friend back nothing more, because there is nothing that I would be able to give him in return. My home is yours, my bed is yours, this baby is yours" I said moving his hand down to my stomach. "And my heart is no longer mine, because I gave it to you long ago" I said shifting our hands over my chest.
"Rose" he started to say.
"Just wait" I said wanting to finish before I started crying again. "I want there to be a chance that he can be saved, but I know that you and this baby come first now and forever. I will not risk myself or this baby, but if there is a chance that he can be saved I want to help in whatever way possible" I said waiting for his reaction and praying it would not be anger or sadness.
"Ok" he said pulling his hand from my grip to push a piece of hair that had fallen to my face to the side.
"Ok? Really?" I asked thinking there was something behind it he seemed to agree to quickly.
"I am not going to tell you not to because I know you will do what you want to and I rather you not do it behind my back where I have to worry about you. When I say ok it is on the condition that nothing you do will be dangerous to yourself or the baby. I want to be a part of this. If Yeva was right then I should be able to help" he said leaning toward my face kissing me softly. "Promise me you will be safe" he said his lips lingering less than an inch from my lips.
"Promise" I said lifting my head to close the distances. I was enjoying the kiss when Adrian stopped and glanced at the monitor smiling.
"What?" I asked looking in the direction he was.
"Looks like the baby enjoys us kissing more than fighting" he said pointing to the heart rate that was still climbing to a normal range.
"So do I" I said snuggling my head onto his arm the best I could without messing the monitor up. The door opened, Adrian shifted off of the bed while the nurse walked over carrying a gown. I groaned and took it from her. I was hoping after the attack I wouldn't be wearing on of these again until I had the baby. She took my vitals, looked at the monitor sheets and told us that everything was looking good and left. Adrian helped me slip the gown on before he climbed back into the bed turning the lights off.
"Lissa might try to get in tonight" he mumbled in my hair.
"Can you keep her out?" I asked my eyes already shut.
"Yeah I am sure I can. Is that a request?" he asked his chest moving lightly as he laughed.
"Yeah for tonight I just want to be with you" I said yawning knowing it wouldn't be long before the words I spoke were no longer part of reality.
"Just for the night?" he asked once again laughing.
"Of course not, but we will have to let her in sometimes or she will think she didn't do it right. I am hoping she will be more interested in Christian's dreams than mine" I said burying my head into his chest and arm.
"I love you Little Dhampir" was the last thing I heard before I was pulled into sleep.