April 1996
Rabb & Mackenzie Residence Arlington, Verginia
Harmon Jeremy Rabb and Sarah Rose Mackenzie have been a couple for three years and have been engaged for a little over three months. Their wedding is scheduled for the mid of may. They both had to give up their dream of a big family because of Sarah`s illness called endometriosis which makes it very hard to have many children, as it was their dream. And if she would get pregnant it might happen that she would have to lie in the hospital for most of the time or it could happen the she bleeds to death during the delivery. There is an operation which can ease the pain but it most likely lets the woman become unfertile.
Harmon knows that it is hard for her and that she feels it is her fault that they might not be able to have the family they have dreamed of but he also has told her a million times that he loves her way she is even if they do not have any children or only one or two. But mostly he is worried about her pain that she onkly during her cycle for god sake and not all the time. He is worried that he might have to travel during one of those critical weeks and that at that point he will be unable to be at her side.
Sarah is also worried that it could happen that they are seperated during the time she needs him the most. But she is sure that Harm would do every thing he has to, to not let that happen and to be at her side during that time.
Harm has been running outside and returns home and finds Sarah crying on th couch. He sees immediately that she is in pain. He walks over to her lifts her up and carries her to bed and gives her a tablet and covers her with a blanket. A few minutes after she took the pill she falls asleep. He is worried. They had planned to visit his grandmother for the weekend with their dog Comet. When Sara wake up after a few hours Harm talks to her. "Sarah do you think you will be able to go visit my grandmother for the weekend or do you want me to call her?" "Harm I honestly do not know yet. I will decide it tomorrow morning. I do not want her to know." "OK." It hurts him to see his fiancée hurting so bad and not being able to stop it.
The next morning Sarah is feeling a little better and they decide to go visit his grand-mother. After they packed the car they leave with their dog. It is Friday and the took the day off.
In the evening Sarah and Harm´s grand-mother are sitting in her living room and talking while Harm is cooking dinner in the kitchen. His grandmother suddleny brings up a subject she never thought she´d be asked.
"Sarah when do you plan to give me great-grand babies?"
"It is God´s decision. Maybe never. Would you please excuse me."
With that she leaves the room and walks into the kitchen where Harm is. He turns around and sees Sarahs look. "What is it honey?" "Your grandmother asked me about children and I told it is God´s decision and we might never have children. I´m sorry Harm." He wraps an arm around her shoulder and kisses her temple. "I never thought she would ask you that. Especially after I forbade it for your sake. I never thought she would put you through that." "Put her though what Harm?" They did not notice his grand-mother enter the kitchen. "Putting her through those questions. I told you not to ask her. How could you?" "I thought it was Ok with her." "it was definitely not OK woth me You should listen to Harm the next time." Then her hand goes to her stomach and she says "here we go." "Harm get me the things." Harm leaves and comes back with the pills, her blanket and her cammomile tea. He lays her down on the couch and gives her a cup of warm cammomile tea and a pill. Comet is resting his head on her shoulder. His grandmother speaks up. "What is the matter with her?" Sarah looks at Harm and says "No." Harm says. "Unfortunately I cannot tell you right now. But if you want to make sure that she does not get that again in you presence do not asks her questions I forbade." "OK. Sorry." Comet hears him say she caused it and barks at his grandmother. "It´s OK buddy" says Harm. A few minuted later Sarah falls asleep. Harm and his grandmother return to the kitchen to finish dinner.
Two hours later Sarah enters the kitchen. "How are you felling honey?" asks Harm. "Better. Could you give me some rice please." He gives her a plate with very little rice and she eats ¾ of the plate and his grandmother says. "Sarah you need to eat more." And Harm takes Sarah´s side and says. "No. She does not have to eat more." After dinner Sarah lies down again with Comet following. Harm and his grandmother remain in the kitchen and she says. "What is the matter with her Harm?" "She is sick. That is all that is supposed to concern you." Harm walks over to Sarah and she speaks up. "Harm this is outside my cycle. I´m sorry." " Don´t be sorry. It is not your fault." " Harm this is worse than anything before. I need two pills this time" says Sarah. Harm says "I need a glas of water grandma." She comes into the livingroom with a glas of water and Sarah takes the pills. She is drugged and does not really move and Comet looks up at Harm worried. He says "she will be OK buddy." " I am still alive Comet" says Sarah and Comet barks happy in response. Only minutes later she falls asleep. Harm releases her hand and sits down next to his grandmother on the other sofa. She speaks up. "Does she need an ambulance or a doctor?" "She needs rest and Comet and her pills. She does not need a doctor. She had worse pain before." "I´m sorry Harm. Is it going to get worse?" "I hope not. If it gets worse she is going to need an operation."
After Sarah awakes around 7 p.m. they take a walk with Comet. Sarah and Harm are holding hands and she puts her hand at her stomach a few time and when she sees Harm´s worried look she says. "I am fine Harm. I will lie down when we come home."