She pulled the thin gown around her as she struggled to get comfortable against the hospital pillows. "I don't understand why they made me change into this and the bed … really? It's a bit overkill isn't it?"
Billy laughed softly as he took a seat on the side of the bed. "How about we bring it down a notch," he smiled. He placed his hand on her shoulder and massaged it gently. "You don't want to have your blood pressure through the roof from the beginning, do you?"
"I guess not. I just … they could save themselves a lot of time and a lot of insurance money if they just ran a couple of blood tests and let me wait in the waiting room with the normal people. They didn't need to waste a room and set me up this way like I'm on death's door."
"Nobody said that. They just wanna be cautious, that's all. You know how hospitals are especially in this sue happy world."
Phyllis sighed heavily. "I guess you're right, but you told them we think it's probably just pregnancy symptoms, didn't you?"
"I did, and they ran that test with a few others. Look at it this way, it can't hurt to get a bit of a check up … especially if you're pregnant. We want to know everything's good and you and the baby are healthy, don't we?" He leaned down and kissed her lips gently to stop any further protests. "That's the most important thing isn't it?"
"That's not fair. You're just trying to butter me up." She shivered a bit as the cool air seemed to cut right through the thin fabric of the hospital gown.
"You cold?" He pulled the scratchy hospital sheet up over her before pulling his legs up onto the bed and pulling her closer to him. Her hands were still disturbingly cold and he clasped them in his to try and warm them quickly. "That better?"
She nodded into his chest as she let her body relax. It was crazy to think she could almost fall asleep right here, but he had a way of putting her completely and totally at ease. Her eyes dropped closed and she probably would have drifted off in short order were it not for the sound of the door opening.
"Miss Summers?"
The sound of the voice startled her and she jerked upright quickly. Too quickly. The whooshing sound in her head returned again and she found her hand swiftly rushing to her forehead to try and stop the tremendous rush of blood. "I guess we never did get around to eating dinner, did we?" She looked over at Billy whose eyes were already filled with concern again. "I'm fine," she whispered, touching his hand softly. "And I'm sure the doctor is coming in here to tell us both that." She looked over towards the door. "That is what you came in here to tell us, right? Everything's fine?"
The young woman smiled at her. "I'm actually not a doctor. I'm a nurse here and I just wanted to come in and let you know that the doctor wants to admit you."
"What?!" Her eyes shot over to Billy immediately. "There must be some sort of mistake. I just came here to have a pregnancy test and they decided to run a few more tests which I was okay with because I thought they'd run the tests, I'd get the results, and then I'd go home, but …"
Billy's hand was on her back again. "Let's just wait … maybe there's a reason." He tried to quell the sick feeling in his stomach as he looked up at the nurse. "Did the doctor say why he was admitting her? Did the tests show something? Is there some kind of problem?"
"I don't know anything really. I just came to let you know that he was going to be admitting you and to tell you that he'll be in to talk to you as soon as he finishes with his evening rounds." She could see the worry on Billy's face. "I'll let him know that the two of you are waiting and that you're anxious for some answers, okay?"
"Thank you." Billy nodded at her with an understanding smile as she walked quickly from the room.
"This is complete crap," Phyllis spat as she slammed her hand down on the side of the bed. "I do not need to be in the hospital. There's nothing wrong with me. You were right before. It's just like when I was pregnant with Summer. I just wasn't even thinking about that as a possibility, but now that I think about it, it's all there … the sleeping, the lack of appetite, the dizziness … all of it and we've been sleeping together and I don't take any kind of birth control. I didn't think I needed it. They were so adamant that I'd never have another child that I …"
'Hey. Hey … Just relax. It's probably just a precaution. Maybe that's it. Maybe the pregnancy test came back positive and they want to keep you overnight until they can get a specialist to do some additional testing. This would probably be a high risk pregnancy … maybe it has something to do with that."
She let her breath out in a rushed sigh. "Maybe, but I still think we should have at least been asked before they just made the decision. I certainly don't want to be stuck here and I'm sure you have other things you need to be doing. With your Mom out of town and Cane and Lily on vacation, I know there's plenty of things at Chancellor that need your attention."
He shook his head. "The only thing that I'm focused on right now is you. You are the only thing that has my attention and you are the only thing that matters. Everything at Chancellor can wait. I'll be right here with you until we talk to this doctor and figure out exactly what it is that's going on and even then, when we get you home, I'm gonna wait on you hand and foot."
"I'm pregnant, Billy, not an invalid."
"Doesn't matter," he grinned, "No law says I can't wait on my lady, right?"
She couldn't help but relax and let her anger subside as she felt him slide in against her on the side of the bed. No matter what was happening around them, Billy was her constant and somehow everything else seemed to fade away as long as she was in his arms.