Hello everyone! Apparently some of you believe that I am addicted to cliffhangers. Well, that may be true. But it is all part of my actual, written out plan. Besides, I have to keep you coming back for more, right? You might not want to read more if I didn't leave you pulling your hair out at the end of each chapter. Or maybe you would. Who knows ;) Anyway, please ENJOY this next chapter!
The ambulance sped toward the hospital, carrying Lisbon. The paramedics worked hard to keep her alive as stayed unconscious, oblivious to all that was going around and inside of her.
Jane browsed through the aisles, grabbing an ingredient here and there for dinner. He was excited to get home, but still needed to decide on a dessert. Perhaps a cheesecake would work...his thoughts were interrupted by his cell ringing. He answered it.
"Jane here." He fell silent, barely able to breathe as he listened to a nurse at the hospital tell him what happened. "I'll be right there." He said softly. He closed his phone and left his cart in the aisle, racing towards his car.
As he drove through the city towards the hospital, Jane couldn't help but send up a prayer for Lisbon's safety and for the baby's as well. He could only pray that he wouldn't become a widower all over again.
When he arrived at the hospital, the staff pointed him to the direction of the operating room that Lisbon was in. Jane found Rigsby, Cho and Van Pelt already in the waiting room, pacing or fiddling.
"How is she?" Jane asked. Everyone stopped and looked at him. Cho answered.
"She is in surgery. Apparently she broke a couple ribs and lost a lot of blood, but that is all."
"Why is she in surgery?"
"They wouldn't say. I think they were afraid that their might have been internal bleeding, but it was minimal. But, from what we can tell, she seems to be doing okay right now."
Jane breathed sigh of relief and leaned against the wall, counting the ceiling tiles, anxious for some sort of news.
Finally, the doctor came in. Jane practically jumped him in getting news. "How is she?"
"Ah, you must be Mr. Jane. Your wife is doing well. From what I hear about the collision, it was a miracle that she survived, and with as minimal injuries as she had. She just came out of surgery and is now recovering. She will have to stay here for a few days, but I believe she will be able to make a full recovery." The rest of the team relaxed at that news, but Jane could sense that something was up.
"Why was she in surgery? Was it anything serious?"
The doctor sighed. "She had some internal bleeding, but we were able to stop it and sew her back up."
"And...?" Jane knew there was more.
"And so we could remove the baby. I am sorry, Mr. Jane, but your wife had a miscarriage."
Lisbon slowly became awake as the drugs wore off. She felt that her surroundings were unusual from the feel of the mattress beneath her, the dressing gown she was wearing, various things that were poked into her and from the steady beeping noise that she could only assume to be her heart. As she opened her eyes, she saw that her initial assumptions were correct and that she was in a hospital room. She was alone.
Her mind scrambled to figure out how she had gotten there. The last thing she remembered was being in her car and pulling into that intersection...of course. She must have been in a car accident. She quickly checked herself, but found that all her limbs were still attached and that she had cuts and bruises all over. She felt, under the dressing gown, some sort of large bandage over her abdomen, but she could only hope it was nothing too serious. As she tried to move, she winced a bit, finding that one of her ribs was broken. But, overall, she was pleased to find that she was not too terribly injured.
She settled back down in bed, looking for the nurse button. When she found it, a nurse quickly showed up, relieved to see that she was awake.
"Ah, Agent Lisbon, it is good to see that you are awake. How do you feel?"
"Sore, and a pain in my ribcage, but other than that I think I'm fine."
"Good. I'll go get the doctor. Also, your husband is here, if you want to see him."
"Of course. Send both in."
The nurse nodded, but she didn't quite meet Lisbon's eye. Lisbon wondered if the bandage on her abdomen was more serious, but decided to wait to hear from the doctor.
When he arrived, Jane was right behind him, looking haggard by relieved to see her. As soon as he could, he came forward and gave her a tentative hug and a kiss on the forehead. Lisbon smiled.
"Glad to see that someone was worried about me."
"You have no idea." Jane mumbled as he stepped back to let the doctor talk. The doctor nodded.
"Yes, your husband and your team were all very worried. Let me explain what we did." He then went into the various injuries that Lisbon sustained, the accident, etc. But then Lisbon remembered something of great importance.
"Doctor, I'm pregnant. How did the baby do?"
Jane hung his head and the Doctor pursed his lips and shook his head. Lisbon suddenly felt like something had punched her in the face and she turned her face to the ceiling, tears forming in her eyes.
'Oh God,' She thought, 'Not this. Anything but this.'
Alright, I'm ready, throw flames at me, I deserve it. But I had to do this. This was actually part of my original idea fro the beginning. But you can still yell at me about it, I can take it. So, send in your Reviews and I'll get started on the next installment. Until the next chapter, Li Li.
