Wanting-Ch 40

Derek raced to Penelope and checked for a pulse, he then said, "come on baby, please open those beautiful eyes and look at me", the judge said, "we need medics in here now". After several tries with no response Derek looked up and said, "what just happened, she was fine", Reid said, "I think it was to much stress on her".

Derek sat there with her wrapped in his arms rocking her back and forth talking to her until the medics ran into the room, Derek moved back to give them more room to work. One medic looked at everyone and said, "can somebody tell me what happened"?, Derek said, "she had just finished with her testimony and was walking back to her seat when she just collapsed".

The other medic checked her blood pressure and said, "her pressure is 200/110, we need to get her loaded and be on our way ASAP", Penelopes family all watched helplessly as the medics got her loaded onto the gurney. One of the medics looked at Derek and said, "does anybody know how far along she is"?, Derek said, "Penelope is my wife and she's 7 months along" as the wheeled Penelope out of the courtroom.

Sam sat in a holding cell with a huge smile on his face and said, "could it be true, could Penelope be carrying his child, ohhhhh that would just be the icing on the cake. He rubbed his hands together and said, "I hope it's true, I hope this baby is mine it will show Penelope that it is the two of us that is suppose to be together and not her and that that Morgan".

Derek climbed into the back of the ambulance with Penelope and immediately put her hand in his and brought it up to his lips and kissed it and said, "please be alright sweetness, I can't make it without you". The medic worked getting Penelope hooked up to a heart monitor and getting an IV established in her arm.

Derek closed his eyes and listened as the sound of the heart monitor filled the back of the ambulance, when the medic was talking to the hospital on his radio Derek leaned over and kissed her forehead and said, "please open those beautiful eyes and look at me baby girl", still he got no response at all.

He looked up at the medic and said, "do you think that stress brought this on"?, the medic said, "it is highly possible, stress can do a lot of things to your body". Derek said, "what about the baby, is the baby alright"?, the medic wasted no time in getting Penelope hooked up to the fetal monitor and when he turned it on Derek coudln't help but smile as he heard the babies heartbeat for the first time.

He looked up at the medic and said, "how is the baby"?, the medic worriedly said, "the heartrate is low, it appears that the baby is in duress", Derek said, "what does that mean"?, the medic said, "it means that once we get your wife to the hospital they might decide to do a C-Section". Derek put his hand on her stomach above the monitor and said, "hang in there little one, daddy loves you".

A few minutes later the gurney carring his wife raced into the ER where they were immediately met by several doctors one of which was an OB who started assessing her condition". Derek stood there holding her hand and when the OB was finished with her assessment she looked up at Derek and said, "Mr.
Morgan the baby is in distress, I think that we need to do a C-Section immediately".

Derek said, "will the baby be alright"?, she said, "right now the baby isn't getting enough oxygen while it is inside the mother and what we need to do is get the baby out and we need to do it now". Derek nodded his head yes and said, "do it, please do it" as he wiped away the tears that were now streaming down his face.

The doctor said, "alright everybody let's get ready for a C-Section" and she then looked at Derek and said, "Mr. Morgan I'm gonna have to ask you to please step out". He said, "but I want to stay with her", the doctor said, "I promise that when the procedure is over that I will come and talk to you myself".

Derek leaned over and kissed Penlope gently on the lips and whispered, "I love you baby girl, please be alright, please be alright", he then put his hand back on her stomach for a second before being ushered out of the room. After the double doors closed Derek sank back against the wall and slid down to the floor with his head in his hands saying a silent prayer that his wife and baby would both be alright.