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Chapter 58

The family napped after the excitement of the morning and then got ready for company. Jason loved that Elizabeth didn't expect him to get dressed up to have people in his house. In fact the whole family were in jeans and all their guests had been told to dress casually. Elizabeth wanted this to be a relaxed and laid back gathering. The caterer's arrived at three and began setting everything up. Jason just stayed out of the way and watched as his lovely wife supervised. He had refused to let her cook saying he wanted her free to enjoy the day with their friends.

The first guests arrived at four. Lorenzo and Skye. Elizabeth welcomed them with hugs and pointed them to the living room. Since it was just them Lorenzo gave Elizabeth her gift. A collection of family photos going back six generations. He asked her to bring it with her to lunch and he would put names with faces for her. Just the way she gently touched each photo told everyone how much the gift meant to her.

For her brother Elizabeth had painted a portrait of their mother from the picture he gave her during their first meeting. Lorenzo was stunned at just how talented she was. When he asked if she had other paintings Jason pointed to the large portrait over the fireplace. The one of the bridge he often took her too when they were younger.

The next couple to arrive was Francis and Diane. Jason opened the door to find the two of them standing on the porch kissing. That caused him to promptly close the door again. Cody came and he brought Layla the two had been practically inseparable since the wedding. Nadine came with Matt but they couldn't stay long because they were heading over to the Drake's. Robin was due any day now and she wasn't up to going out. The petite doctor was feeling out of sorts and ready to have her baby. Finally Johnny and Kelly arrived just before five. One look at her and everyone could tell that something was up.

"I know I said that we would eat at five, but clearly Kelly is going to explode if she doesn't tell us something." Elizabeth wanted to know what had her friend so excited.

"I'M GETTING MARRIED!" Kelly shouted and flashed the room with the massive diamond that Johnny had given her this morning. She'd just about fallen over when he got down on one knee and proposed.

All the women just descended on the small doctor to look at the ring. "Kelly it's stunning." Elizabeth said admiring what had to be at least six carats. Johnny had done an outstanding job.

Kelly just nodded her head as tears streamed down her face. "I never even saw it coming. I know that he loves me, but I didn't think he wanted to get married."

"Congratulations." Jason shaking his friend's hand. "She's a great lady."

"Congrats. I'm stunned." Francis added on. "I swore you'd die a bachelor."

"Me too." Johnny said to his friends as they watched the ladies. Marriage was not something he had been looking for. "When you have a woman that wonderful you don't let her go. I'm guessing you already know that." Johnny said to Jason.

The blonde enforcer nodded. "You moved a hell of a lot faster than I did." Jason said poking fun at himself. He turned to Francis. "I guess that just leaves you as the lone bachelor."

"I have no problem with that." Mostly because neither he nor Diane were looking to get married at this time in their lives. Maybe at a later date, but right now they were happy with the way things stood.

"So what did you get Diane for Christmas?" Johnny asked his friend. They could clearly see what Elizabeth got.

"I bought a house and asked her to move in with me." Francis said smiling at his friends.

Johnny clapped him on the back. "Best Christmas ever."

"God bless us everyone." Francis added and all three friends started laughing.

"Morgan." Jason looked at the clock as he answered the phone. It was only two in the morning. He quickly got out of bed so that he wouldn't wake Elizabeth. If someone was calling him now then something was wrong.

"It's Emily. Robin's at the hospital. You both should come." His sister told him.

He could hear in her voice that something was wrong. "We'll be there as soon as possible." Jason was going to wake his wife when his phone rang again. "Morgan."

"Did someone call you?" It was Sonny.

"Emily, just now." Jason replied pulling on pants.

"I'm sending Milo to get Cam. He will bring him here to the house. Leticia is on her way over and she'll make sure the boys are taken care of while we deal with this. I will meet you guys at the hospital." Sonny told his partner.

"Sounds good." Jason pulled on a shirt and went to get everyone else moving.

"What's wrong?" Elizabeth asked Emily as they walked on to the maternity ward.

"Placental abruption. She's in surgery." Emily told them just as Sonny arrived.

"Full or partial?" Elizabeth asked already running through the various scenarios in her mind. As well as the possible outcomes.

"Full." Emily said reaching for her friend's hand.

"What does that mean?" Sonny asked the two women. Seeing them so worried was making him scared. He loved Robin like a sister and didn't want anything to happen to her.

"It means the placenta detached from the uterus and caused hemorrhaging." Elizabeth explained as Johnny and Francis joined the group.

"Will she be okay?" Jason asked his wife.

"Why don't I go in and get an update." Emily offered turning and walking down the hall.

The four men looked at Elizabeth for answers. "Let's go sit down and I'll explain." Once she did the men looked grim. Sonny left to go to the chapel and everyone just sat to await an update.

"Any word?" The mob boss asked when he returned.

"Not yet." Jason told his partner. "How does something like this happen?"

"It could be that Robin had a condition that caused it like pre-eclampsia or it could have just been a spontaneous occurrence." Elizabeth could see that Jason was scared.

"Could it happen to you?" He asked holding her hand tight. The other guys were watching as well.

"It could happen to any pregnant woman." Elizabeth said being honest. "It happens in about one percent of all pregnancies."

"Could she die?" Sonny asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

"If the bleeding is bad enough and Kelly can't stop it then yes her and the baby both could die." Elizabeth told her friend knowing he would want the truth. "Kelly is one of the best doctors on the east coast so Robin couldn't be in better hands." Elizabeth said softly squeezing Jason's hand. A few minutes later Emily appeared.

"A little girl. Robin had a little girl." Emily told the gathered group.

"Robin?" Elizabeth asked praying that her friend was okay.

"She's unconscious right now." Emily said to everyone. "Kelly said Robin is suffering from DIC caused by an amniotic fluid embolism."

"What's DIC?" Jason asked looking between his sister and his wife.

"Not an abruption?" Elizabeth was now very worried for her friend.

"No, not an abruption." Emily was worried too.

"Can you go get an update for us?" Elizabeth got herself ready to explain something else.

"Okay. I'll be back as soon as I get all the information." Emily left the room.

"Elizabeth, what's going on?" Sonny asked the former nurse.

"Okay, Amniotic fluid embolism is when amniotic fluid from the sac, as well as other things enter the mother's blood stream. It's a very rare condition and it happens in about one in eighty thousand births." Kelly probably had never even seen it before but that was something Elizabeth kept to herself. "DIC is dissenimated intravasculvar coagulation which is not that rare, but when co,brined with the embolism is bad."

"Why didn't Kelly spot it?" Johnny knew his girl was a good doctor.

"There's no test for it because doctors don't really know why it happens. It's happens very suddenly." Elizabeth told the men.

"How bad is it?" Jason asked his wife.

She knew that he wanted the truth that they all wanted the truth. "I don't know. No one really knows for sure because it's so rare. What I can tell you is that most women who suffer from this disease once they go into a coma they don't come out."

"How do you know so much about it?" Sonny was curious.

"Sarah," She almost said my sister. "She's an obstetrician for Doctor's without Borders. In developing countries this is more commonly seen." Elizabeth looked at the guys and she knew their hearts were breaking. "What we can do is pray and make sure that Patrick has all the support he needs. We should wait for Emily to come back." Everyone sat and prayed.

Because of the late hour Elizabeth fell asleep leaning against Jason. Epiphany came in with a blanket and covered the young mother. Sonny was sitting next to Jason and when he looked up he saw his partner staring at his wife.

"She's going to be okay." Sonny told the younger man.

"You can't know that." Jason couldn't help the fear that was settling inside him.

"Elizabeth said it was a rare condition." Sonny said understanding that Jason was afraid.

"What about the other one. The one they thought Robin had. The abruption. One percent of pregnancies." Jason couldn't get that out of his head.

"That still a very small number Jason." Sonny was trying to keep his friend from panicking.

"Someone has to be the one percent. Patrick's whole world is crumbling." Jason ran a hand down Elizabeth's hair. He didn't know if he could function without her by his side.

"She'll be fine, because she's already had her share of heartbreak." Johnny spoke up. "It's her turn to be happy."

"You could say the same about Robin." Jason pointed out.

"You said it yourself Jason. Someone has to be the one percent. If it's Robin then it isn't Liz." It was a harsh statement but Jason needed something to hold onto.

"I don't want it to be either one." Jason and Robin were good friends.

"No one does." Sonny said leaning back in his chair.

When Patrick walked in all the men except Jason stood up. "Kelly said that Elizabeth was here." At the sound of his voice the woman in question woke up.

"Patrick how are you?" Elizabeth walked over and hugged her friend.

"I'm a dad." He gave her a smile. "My baby girl is beautiful." He told his friend with tears in his eyes.

"How is Robin?" Elizabeth asked gripping his hand tight.

"Weak. Kelly was a rock star. I think with any other doctor Robin would be gone and so would my daughter." Patrick looked around as if lost before focusing on his friend. "Robin's on a ventilator and all we can do is wait."

"What can I do for you?" Elizabeth wanted to ease his suffering if she could.

"Go home." Patrick said pulling her closer and kissing her forehead. "You have a little one to care for and in the hospital in the middle of the night is not where you need to be. Go home, get some rest and come back tomorrow. I'll need someone to sit with Robin while I take care of Emma."

"You named her Emma. That's beautiful." Elizabeth said smiling through her tears.

"Emma Grace Scorpio-Drake." Patrick said hugging Elizabeth again. "Take her home Jason. I'll make sure you can all get in to see Robin." He didn't like the four men in the room, but he knew that they were all important to Robin.

"I'll be back tomorrow and I'll bring you something to eat. Before I go can I go to the nursery and see the baby?" Elizabeth wanted to see Robin's daughter.

"Absolutely. We were actually wondering if you'd be her godmother. Robin and I talked about it. Matt's going to be her godfather." Patrick had wholeheartedly agreed with his wife's suggestion.

"I would be honored." Elizabeth said wiping away tears. "Introduce me to your daughter before I go home."

"Come on, just so you know. I don't want your son anywhere near my little girl." Patrick said joking.

"Please we both know she's going to marry Cameron and then you'll be stuck with Jason forever." They were both worried about Robin, but they would be strong together. Robin would want that.

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