Grace watched as Dr. Carson did the ultrasound, he kept quiet as he did the ultrasound. Grace glanced up at Abe and smiled back slightly, as he looked at her.
"Everything looks good. Good growth scan. Just have to get you gaining weight. It'll take a lot of stress off your heart and blood pressure. I think the new meds will be helpful, along with a Picc line." He got one out, and showed her what it was. "It's hooked up to a machine and you get nutrients through it." He smiled. "It's not that bad to insert, usually they can be placed in under an hour."
Abe nodded listening, and held her hand. "Well.. Go ahead and do it." He said looking down at Grace.
Grace nodded, "Please." She said not really thrilled about it.
"You can stay here for a week and we can monitor you, and if you feel comfortable going home, we can talk about it. Right now lets get you healthy." Harlan smiled slightly. He got out the equipment and syringes, and everything else, he needed. He went over everything with her and Abe and Glenn to show them how to inject her meds, and nutrients. "It's going to need to be staril in here, You guys can watch, but you need to be on the other side of the room." He said washing his hands, and put on gloves cleaning her arm, and injecting a numbing agent. He washed his hands again and put on gloves again, and set up the sterile field, and inserted the needle, and then the picc line tube, up her arm into her artery and next to her heart. He removed the needle, and inserted a needleless connector, and put a dressing on it. Then a slight extender to make the connector longer so she can do it when she is alone. He then did a exam with an ultrasound machine to make sure it was inserted correctly. "Looks good." He smiled. Harlan then removed his mask and gloves, then showed them how to do the medication and everything else. He started her on her first dosage. "We are going to do 24 hour total so far, then we will see where you are at in a day.
Abe nodded looking at Glenn. "Thank you doctor." He said hugging him, he wasn't someone to give hugs, but he did.
Harlan smiled slightly, "You are welcome." he looked at Grace. "My home has spare rooms, if you both would like to stay in it while you are here."
"Thank you, Harlan." Grace smiled slightly.
Harlan helped them get settled into the spare guest room upstairs.
Grace smiled and laid on the bed and slept hard.
Abe came into Grace's room and watched her sleeping. They had been there at Hilltop for a week - Maggie and Glenn along with the others came to visit off and off. He smiled watching her, then gently sat on the bed with her, and stroked her face softly. "Grace." He smiled slightly. Grace opened her eyes and groaned softly.
"Good morning." He smiled and leaned down and kissed her gently. He watched her close her eyes again.
"Good morning." Grace smiled slightly, she was still exhausted all the time. She had only throw up a few times during the night.
"Do you want a present?" Abe smile rubbing her cheek softly
"Mmm… Abe. I'm to tired for a quickie." She smiled slightly opening her eyes.
Abe laughed, "That wasn't the present." he said moving slightly. "Sit up if you can a bit." He said helping her.
Grace nodded and sat up a bit. "Alright." she smiled slightly, "Don't get me wrong, sex with you is fantastic. Just not feeling - "
"Grace." Abe smiled slightly. "Calm down." He pulled out a box and handed it to her.
Grace watched him and slowly opened it, she saw a spool of thread in the inside. "I..uhm… Thank you?" She said confused, looking up at him.
Abe smiled slightly. He took it from her and played with it. "The first time I got married, E was in college. I was in the military of course. We had been seeing each other for so long - Marrying her seemed like we had to, like… We didn't have a choice - Parents pressured us mainly.." He said frowning looking down at it, then back up at her and smiled. "I think when two people really love each other - really - love each other, when two people love each other and want to get married it has to be a natural - they have to have that decision to love each other everyday. Even when things are hard, They don't give up on it. It's a choice to love each other even if it's by a thread." He smiled tying a string around her wedding finger. "I… let that thread break ones, Grace." He said pulling the spool away from her gently, "This time I won't. I promise." He said sliding the ring down the thread onto her finger. He turned it diamond side up. "Will….you marry me?"
Grace smiled watching him, and listened to him. She nodded listening to him. She smiled slightly seeing the ring, and wiped her eyes. "Yes." She smiled pulling him in close and hugging him tightly, kissing him hard.
Abe smiled kissing her back and held her close, being careful of her picc line.
"I love you, Abe. So much." She smiled kissing him more, as he laughed softly in between kisses, " I love you too Grace." He whispered and held her close in the bed. He gently put a hand on her slowly growing belly, she had put on close to a pound in a week.
