What You're Worth - Chapter 30!
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Garrett drove as fast as he could within the speed limit. He was focused on getting to Rosalyn right now. The baby had to be ok. How would he live with himself if it died now? Going out with Amber had been a mistake. Well, even going to OVW had been a mistake. He should never have left Rosalyn and he wasn't going to leave her again. The young man sighed as he watched the signs pass him by, telling him how many miles he had left to travel. He hoped that she could hold out until he could reach her.
Ted and Bailey sat in the relatives' room and prayed that their daughter and her unborn baby would survive. Eric had gone to the drinks machine down the hall. Ted eyed the clock on the wall nervously. Rosalyn had been with the doctors for just over an hour now. His wife was clinging onto a tear soaked tissue and chewing her bottom lip in anticipation of some news. Ted pulled Bailey close to him and rubbed her back in a comforting manner. Her sobs had subsided in the last few minutes.
"Look who I found." Eric said as he walked back into the room.
"We got here as soon as we could." Phoebe said, rushing to hug both Ted and Bailey.
"I called Garrett. He'll be here as soon as he can." Cody told them.
"Good." Ted nodded.
"Here you go mom." Eric said, handing his mother a paper cup of coffee.
"Thanks." She replied in almost a whisper.
"Have they told you anything yet?" Phoebe asked Ted.
"No. They've been with her for over an hour." He replied.
"No news is good news." Cody nodded, although he couldn't even convince himself.
The five of them sat there in relative silence for another half hour, until a doctor in blue scrubs walked through the door. Cody put his arms around Phoebe and Eric, who was sat on his other side. Bailey instinctively grabbed her husband's hand as she anticipated the worst.
"Are you the family of Rosalyn DiBiase?" the doctor asked them.
"Yes, we're her parents." Ted gestured to himself and Bailey.
"She's on her way to recovery." The doctor explained.
"Oh, she's alive?" Bailey gasped.
"Yes, and we're fairly certain that the baby is too." The doctor replied.
"What do you mean by that?" Ted asked him.
"She'll need a scan tomorrow. We'll see if the baby has survived then." The doctor told him.
"What caused all that bleeding?" Bailey asked.
"There was a blockage of blood, caused by the baby pressing against the wall of her stomach. It probably relates to her earlier admission to hospital." The doctor explained.
"Is that fixed now?" Ted asked him.
"We're sure it's been corrected now." The doctor nodded.
"Thank goodness." Phoebe sighed.
"When can I see her?" Bailey asked the doctor.
"Give her an hour to come round." He smiled.
It was early the next day when Garrett finally made it to the hospital. He raced to the reception desk and asked for Rosalyn DiBiase. The middle-aged receptionist directed him up to the next floor and down the corridor. He made his way towards the waiting area, where he saw his parents with Ted and Bailey. His mother ran and hugged him as he approached them.
"What's happened?" he asked, fearful of what the reply might be.
"She's awake. I spoke to her when she woke." Bailey replied.
"And the baby?" he frowned.
"They're not sure. She's about to have a scan to see." Ted told him.
"You should go in with her." Bailey told Garrett.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes." Ted nodded.
They stood for a moment until a nurse wheeled Rosalyn out of her room in a wheelchair. The blonde looked up at her family, not expecting to see Garrett there. His blue eyes stared into her aqua ones as they were reunited. The doctor gestured for the nurse to wheel Rosalyn down for her scan. The blonde reached out and seized Garrett's hand with her own. He looked down at their joined hands and smiled, walking by her side as she went to get her scan.
Once they reached the right room, the nurse helped Rosalyn out of the wheelchair and up onto the bed. The other doctor left the room, replaced by Dr. Kelley. She smiled at the couple and closed the door behind her. The redhead doctor switched on the machine and found her gel. She lifted Rosalyn's hospital gown to reveal her bump and shook the bottle of gel, squirting a line of it onto the blonde's stomach.
"It's always cold." Dr. Kelley smiled apologetically.
"It feels a little bit tingly." The blonde noted.
"Ok, I'm going to have a look around." The doctor told her.
Garrett grasped Rosalyn's hand as the doctor moved the probe around the blonde's bump. The young DiBiase was nervous, as the screen was turned away from her. At least Garrett was here with her now. She panicked a little as Dr. Kelley frowned, but sighed with relief as she smiled. The redhead pressed some controls on the machine and an echoing sound was heard, along with a rhythmic beat. The redhead turned to face the couple and smiled some more.
"Can you hear that?" she asked them.
"Yeah." Garrett nodded.
"That's the sound of your baby's heartbeat." Dr. Kelley told them.
"Wow." Garrett sighed.
"It's alive!" the blonde sobbed with relief.
"See for yourself." The doctor replied as she turned the screen to face the couple.
"Look at it kicking its legs." Garrett smiled.
"It's sucking its thumb!" the blonde cried with happiness.
"I'll leave you two to take things in." the redhead smiled and left the room.
Garrett turned his head to look at Rosalyn. She turned away from the screen and looked into his eyes. He leaned in closer and stroked her hair out of her face. He then moved the hand down to rest on her baby bump. The blonde placed her hand on top of his and let one of her happy tears roll down her cheek.
"I'm sorry I left you. I won't leave you again." Garrett told her.
"I was the one who told you to go." Rosalyn shrugged.
"But I understand why you did it." He replied.
"I'm nothing when you're not here." The blonde sighed.
"Rosalyn, you are everything." Garrett told her.
"I missed you so much. How can you love me after all that's happened?" Rosalyn asked him.
"Because you're the only one I'll ever love. I want you more than I ever wanted anything else. I'll never be happy unless I'm with you. I don't want to kiss anyone else and I don't want to make love with anyone else. I can't think of anyone I'd rather argue with either." He smiled at her.
"Are you high?" the blonde asked sarcastically.
"Only on you." He grinned.
"So, what now?" Rosalyn asked.
"You and me get back together." Garrett replied.
"I thought we just did." The blonde frowned.
"Oh, then let's make it official." He smiled and moved in for a kiss.
It was the most intense kiss that either of them had experienced. Garrett felt like he was giving her his soul in the kiss, while Rosalyn wanted to make up for the lost time.
"Wow." Rosalyn sighed, as they broke apart.
"I know. I love you." Garrett said.
"I love you too. Shall we go and give them the good news?" the blonde asked.
"Our baby's alive. We're back together and I'm moving back." Garrett nodded.
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