Chapter seven- July 22nd
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Chapter seven Plot- Jo continues to pretend that her husband is still alive. Jo and Alex bond over what they could of had in the OR.
"So Jo, when are we going to meet this allusive husband of yours?" Leah asks as she sits down at the lunch table where Jo, Ben and DeLuca were sitting at.
"Yeah. We've heard so many stories about him but we haven't met David yet. It's about time," DeLuca says.
"What about you Ben, do you want to meet him?" Leah asks him.
"Well, yeah, I guess. It doesn't really bother me though," Ben replies.
"Come on Jo, we all want to meet him," Leah pleads.
Shit, they wants to meet him. Just smile, pretend that nothing is wrong. Make up an excuse. David was in the Navy, he was always gone for long periods of time, so it'll be really easy to think of a plausible excuse.
"David is in the Navy, he's always gone for long periods of time," Jo replies uncertain.
Damn it Jo, really? 'He's always gone for long periods of time.' Is that the best you could come up with? They're going to ask to see him when he comes back. You need to think of something else and quick.
"Well when he gets back then," Leah replies.
"He's out on a three month rotation now. He won't be back until September," Jo adds.
Okay, so that brought you a little bit of time. Now you have until September to tell them.
"Well, I can't wait to meet him. He sounds like a really good guy," DeLuca smiles.
"Well he has to be a good guy. He got her knocked up four times," Leah grins.
"Yes DeLuca, he is a good guy," Jo replies.
"Well, while we're on the topic of babies, are you and David having anymore?" Leah asks.
"No, David and I won't be having any more children. The baby factory is closed for us," Jo replies.
It's true, David and I wouldn't be having anymore children. Our baby factory is closed. The key word in that sentence was 'David and I'. I haven't completely ruled out having another baby.
"Are you sure? Because I know for a fact that all four of your children were not planned. They were all accidents. How do we know it won't happen again?" Leah asks.
"Leah has a point," DeLuca adds.
"Yes, I am sure. There will be no more babies for David and I. And I don't want you guys grilling me about my reproductive life," Jo replies.
Well that was an odd conversation. I can't say I was expecting that conversation but at least now they can sleep easier at night knowing That David and I won't be having anymore babies.
"Well guys, that was an interesting conversation. I've got surgery now so I've got to go," Jo replies.
In the OR
Jo, Alex and Intern Joseph Craig were all scrubbed in on a tumour resection on a ten year old boy, Steve. The young boy had stomach cancer. The cancer was stage 1 so after the tumour resection he would only need to have low dose Chemo.
"More suction please," Jo asks Bokhee. Bokhee provides more suction and the surgeons continue to resect the tumour. "Craig, are you okay?" Jo asks after noticing that the intern seemed a little 'off'.
"I just can't help but think how lucky this little boy is. This was all caught so soon," Dr Craig replies.
"Steve has parents who listened to him when he told them he felt sick. They didn't stop until until they had answers. It's called good parenting," Jo replies.
"He's lucky," Alex adds.
"He is very lucky. Good parents are hard to find," Jo replies as she looks up at Alex.
"You're a good parent Jo. Your kids are lucky to have such a strong mother," Alex replies.
"Do you ever think about having kids Alex?" Jo asks randomly.
Damn it Jo, think before you speak. I hope he doesn't think that that's too much of a personal question.
"I've thought about it, I'd like too, but I don't know if it'll happen for me. I think I've missed my chance. I've screwed up my life so adoption is off the cards. That doesn't leave many options for a single guy," Alex replies honestly.
"Do you ever think that if we had of worked out that we would of had kids?" Jo asks curiously.
"Why?" He asks shocked.
"I'm just curious I guess. I've thought about it, mainly after everything went sour and I moved away. I thought about it for a long time too, regrets about moving away flooded my mind. I wondered if I threw away something great. Can you tell me that you haven't thought about what we could of had?" She asks.
"I have thought about it. And I do think we would of... Well, I'd like to think we would of anyway. What did you think?" Alex asks.
"I thought we would of had three children. A little boy and two little girls. But now given the fact that all my children with David were accidents, who knows how many children we could of had," Jo laughs.
"When were you and David planning on having children?" Alex asks.
Wow, okay. That was a private question. I guess nothing is off limits here then. Though, I did ask him when if he was planning on having children so I guess I started it.
"We hadn't talked about children too much when I fell pregnant with Zara. We both knew we wanted them but we hadn't put a timeframe on it. It was still early days though I guess, we'd only been dating for 8 months when we found out about Zara," Jo replies.
"I never thought I'd see you have four children. When we we're dating we both we're so not ready for them," Alex replies.
"David and I weren't really ready for them either. But when I found out I was pregnant we had to grow up and get ready real quickly. It worked because we got married and have four children together," Jo replies smiling.
"When am I going to meet David?" Alex asks.
"Oh no, not you too," Jo replies.
"What? Is it something I said?" Alex asks confused.
Yes Alex, it was something that you said. But I guess I really can't say that though can I. He didn't know not to ask it I guess.
"Leah, Ben and DeLuca were grilling me before I came in here about when they were going to meet David," Jo replies.
"Oh," Alex replies relieved.
"He's out on a three month rotation now so he won't be back until September," Jo replies.
"That must be hard on you, having him away all the time," Alex remarks.
Hard? You have no bloody idea how hard it is to be a single working mother of four children... Hard doesn't even touch the surface…..
"When I was at home with the kids it wasn't too bad. We had things sorted out and worked down to a tee. But now I've come back to work it's proving a lot more difficult," Jo lies. "Are you guys right to close up? My breasts are starting to ache, it's time to pump some milk for Lily," Jo adds.
"Of course," Alex replies caught off guard. "Go and pump milk," he says awkwardly.
"Thanks. I'll talk to Steve's parents once I'm finished. It should be perfect timing," Jo smiles before leaving the room.
"What?" Alex asks Joseph after catching a glimpse of his grinning face.
"You still like her don't you? I saw the way you looked at her," Joseph says.
"Shut up," Alex replies.