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It's been two months since Katrina and Roman returned from their honeymoon in Italy. They were enjoying their life as newlyweds as they returned to their everyday life. Roman's parents had recently moved from Pensacola and Roman's been busy showing them around and making sure that they accustomed to things.
"How's married life treating you?" Asked Roman's father. He was having lunch with his parents and looked at the time on his phone. He smiled knowing that Katrina would be home from work in a few hours. It was the weekend and even though he always had the weekend off, that doesn't mean that Katrina will always be that lucky to have the same days off.
Roman smiled. "It's been going amazing. We still have our disagreements, but it's like it was before we got married. I can't help but smile everytime I get to introduce her as my wife."
"Katrina has you wrapped around her finger." Said his mother, with a smile on her face.
"That's exactly what Dean said." Roman replied with a chuckle. "But she's my baby and I love her."
His mother smiled. "Speaking of baby, when are you and Katrina going to give us some grandchildren?"
"Mom." Said Roman.
"What?" She asked. "Did you really think that you were going to get married and we weren't going to eventually ask when we would have grandchildren from you?"
Roman smiled knowing that it was true, knowing his mother. "Well, when it happens, we'll let you know."
The semester was almost over and they were both looking forward to spending the summer together. Even though Katrina would have to keep working throughout the summer, it meant more time together regardless because of the freetime that Roman would have.
Meanwhile, Katrina was out at lunch and she saw her mother. Emily waved at her with a small smile. Katrina invited her to her table and it was a bit awkward before Emily began to speak.
"Congratulations on getting married." She told her daughter.
Katrina smiled. "Thanks. I love being married."
"Any kids in the near future?" Asked her mother.
"We're working on it." Katrina replied. "But we also want to make sure we enjoy it being just the two of us before we add a baby into the mix and we want to make sure that we save up a little bit more money. Now that I'm working full-time, it'll be a bit easier to do so."
It got quiet again as Katrina ate her food and checked on her phone. "I forgive you, for what happened." Katrina looked up and saw a confused look on her face. "Seven years ago? I can't be mad at you forever, you know."
Emily smiled and relaxed a bit when she heard that her daughter had finally forgiven her for what had happened. Maybe this could be the start of the two of them working on their relationship and rebuilding it. Emily knew that it wouldn't be exactly how it was before she left, but she knew that it could improve from what it was now.
"I have to start heading back to work, but maybe we can talk again sometime." Said Katrina as she got her things together.
Emily got up with Katrina and walked with her daughter to her car. "That sounds good. I would love that. Maybe we can talk on the phone?"
Katrina nodded and gave her mother her phone number. "If I don't reply right away, don't worry. It may be because I'm working, depending on the time you text or call. But if there's any chance for a relationship between you and I, than this whole coming and going in and out of our lives has to stop. I'm giving you a chance here, mom. Do NOT mess this up because if you do, there will not be another one."
"That's fine." Emily replied. Just as Katrina was about to grab her keys to get into her car, sharp pain began to shoot throughout her body. Katrina grabbed at her stomach, seeing as that's where it was coming from. "Katrina, what's wrong?" Asked her mother in a concerned tone.
"I'm fine." She replied. "It's just some pain. Maybe it's getting to that time of the month."
"No, you're not fine. You're clearly in pain." Said Emily. "What's that on your pants?"
Katrina looked down and saw something going down the side of her dark grey pants. She touched it and gasped when she saw blood.
"Oh my God." Whispered Katrina in disbelief.
Emily gasped in shock and called 911 for an ambulance. Katrina dropped her purse and leaned against her car while pain continued to shoot through her body. She began to cry, not knowing what was going on and beginning to get scared. After her mother made the call for an ambulance, it didn't take long before they arrived. Emily got in the back with her and tried to calm her down, but Katrina continued to cry.
"I'm so scared." Katrina managed to get out in between sobs. "What's going on?"
Three hours later...
Roman's phone began to ring and he answered when he saw that it was Katrina's father. He answered the phone, thinking nothing of it and turned the volume on the television down a bit.
"You need to come to the hospital." Said James immediately when he heard Roman's voice.
"Why, what's wrong?" He asked, curiously as he sat up straight on the couch. His parents grew curious as well, seeing the look on their son's face.
"It's Katrina." James quickly replied. Roman's heart dropped at the thought of something being terribly wrong with her. "Something happened, she's here in the emergency room and they're not telling me anything right now."
Roman quickly turned the television off and signaled for his parents to come along while still being on the phone with his father-in-law. Grabbing his keys and his wallet, he continued to talk on the phone while he and his parents made their way to his black SUV Tahoe. After getting the name of the hospital and Roman made a beeline to the emergency room, not caring if he got stopped by the police for speeding.
After parking the car, he ended up sprinting to the emergency room and through the doors. His parents followed closely behind as he looked for Katrina's side of the family. When he saw her father, he ran to him and started asking him questions.
"Roman!" James exclaimed after hearing one question right after the other. "I don't know. They're not telling me anything and I'm her father. Anna wasn't able to get out of work early, so she'll be here after she gets out. My parents are on their way."
James greeted Roman's parents as he began to pace back and forth. After about an hour of waiting, he quickly walked down the hall and saw Katrina being taken to a room in a bed.
"Katrina!" Roman yelled through the hallway. As he began trying to reach her, a few doctors and nurses tried to stop him as his parents and James walked up behind him. "Katrina!"
"Sir, you need to lower your voice." Said one of the doctors.
Roman's grey eyes snapped to them and felt his temper beginning to go off. "Like hell, I will. That's my wife! I deserve to know what's wrong with my wife!"
One of the doctors took him aside after telling the others that it was okay. After James told the doctor who he was, the doctor allowed him to stay when they went inside of the room. Katrina immediately tried to sit up to greet the two men.
"Your wife came in with abdominal pain and bleeding." Said the doctor. "After doing much testing, I'm saddened to announce that Mrs. Reigns...you had a miscarriage."
Their faces dropped when they heard the news. A miscarriage which had to mean that she had to be pregnant.
"What do you mean a miscarriage?" Asked Katrina. "I wasn't even pregnant!"
"The tests show that you were three weeks pregnant." Replied the doctor. "Are your menstrual cycles irregular or have you noticed if you've been late?"
"Does it matter?" Asked Roman. "Katrina hasn't shown any signs of being pregnant. She hasn't been sick or anything. Are you sure it was a miscarriage?"
The doctor nodded. "I'm sorry. I've asked for the tests to be run three times to make sure of the results. It was a miscarriage, I'm really sorry."
After a few more minutes, the doctor walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Katrina and Roman were in complete shock as she began to cry. Roman held on to her tightly as she shook while sobbing. Tears began to fill his eyes as he buried his face in her hair.
"Roman, I'm so sorry." Katrina managed to say in between sobs.
He looked into her eyes. "Sorry for what, baby?"
"I didn't know I was pregnant." She sobbed out. "I'm so sorry. I should have been more careful and not allow myself to get stressed out at work."
"Baby, look at me." Roman told her while when he cupped Katrina's face to make her look up at him. "It's not your fault, Katrina. We didn't know you were pregnant."
She sobbed even more. "I lost our baby. Our baby, Roman."
Roman felt his tears streaming down his face. "Sweetheart, it's not your fault. I promise you, it's not. We didn't know, Katrina."
"I just know how much you've been wanting a baby and so have I." Katrina replied. "I've wanted a baby so much and to be able to give you one and I lost the baby when I finally was pregnant."
James wiped his face to clear it of the tears that fell out of his eyes as if it was a waterfall. "Princess, it's going to be okay. We'll get through this together, all of us."
It broke his heart, seeing how devasted his daughter was and knowing that he couldn't do much about it other than be there for her as support. It saddened James to see the tears on Roman's face. He knew that Roman wasn't the type of guy to show much emotion, so for him to be crying his eyes out at this moment, James knew that he was hurting.
That night...
It had taken a while, but Katrina was finally able to calm down enough to get some sleep. The doctors were going to keep her over night to make sure that she was okay before sending her home. Katrina was going to take a few days off from work to get herself together before going back. It was for the best, seeing as how this was a tragedy for the family. It was the loss of a life before it even came unto this earth and take it's first breath.
Roman stayed by her side the entire time. Even when visiting hours were over, he still lingered around to make sure that Katrina was okay. She had given him her car keys and with that, Roman went to go pick up her car and drive it back home. He was there for her, hand and foot making sure that she had everything that she needed even when she got sent home from the hospital.
Afterwards, Roman would go find a place to be by himself. Every single time someone went to check on him, they were stopped in their tracks when they saw him sitting on the floor in the corner, with his head in his lap and his hair in a mess. You could hear him just sobbing and it was those kind of sobs that were gut wrenching and made your stomach sore after you were done. One couldn't help but feel bad for him. Roman surprised himself with how much emotion he had pouring out of him.
He was always the one to keep to himself and never let his feelings show. Roman thought that being strong meant never losing your self control. But this situation was different. In this situation, it was no longer about himself. This was his wife who was the one that had to physically go through it and he couldn't do anything to take that away to prevent Katrina from going through it. She's his everything and he was going to stand by her side through it all.
Two weeks later...
Katrina had just gotten home from work and Roman was in the kitchen getting dinner ready for the night. She walked up quietly behind him and covered his eyes gently. Roman froze and slowly turned around to see his wife standing behind him.
His smile met hers as he leaned down to greet her with a soft, but lingering kiss. "Hey beautiful." Roman said as he rested his forehead against hers.
Katrina blushed slightly and grinned. "I missed you today."
"I've missed you, too." He replied softly as his hands moved to rest on her waist. "How are you feeling today?"
"I'm okay." She replied. "I'm better than I was yesterday, which I'm taking as a good sign. How are you?"
Roman nodded. "The same. Just taking it one day at a time. Maybe this wasn't the right timing for us to have a little one."
Katrina frowned, but nodded knowing that it was true. Roman was right and she couldn't argue with him on that. "I just hope it happens one day. I'd like to have one."
"You already know that I would love having one." Roman replied. "We just have to take to it slow. I don't want you to feel forced into having a baby because of how much I want one. I don't want to risk another pregnancy."
"Roman, you wanting a child just as much as I do isn't the reason why I had the miscarriage." Said Katrina, trying to soothe him. "It was just a culmination of stress and it's like you said, maybe this just wasn't the right time to have a baby. We just have to optimistic about this. Whenever I do get pregnant though, this whole situation will definitely make me a lot more greateful and it'll make me cherish it a lot more than what I probably would have."
They both smiled and shared a few more kisses. Roman looked into his wife's eyes with desire. Katrina was still the same beautiful woman that he fell in love with and married. That would never change and neither would the way he looked at her every single day nor the way he felt.
They were both in a depressed state. Katrina and Roman have never felt this low in their life on an emotional level and the reason for that was clearly understandable to everyone that knew. They now, in a way, had an understanding for those that have lost their child. Even though they didn't know that Katrina was pregnant until the day of the miscarriage, it's still a life that was lost. Even though it, emotionally, it was getting a little easier, they were still mourning the loss.
A/N: Just as things seemed to begin to look up for Katrina and her mother, Katrina and Roman suddenly suffer a tragic loss. Will things begin to look forward for them again, or will things only get worse?