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The next day, I woke up feeling much better. I tried to get out of bed, but had a hard time. It wasn't cause I wasn't allowed. It was cause I had a tan furred hottie laying on me. I rolled him over onto the bed, then tried to stand up. I was steady on my feet, but not so much with walking.

Movement on the bed woke Throttle. He looked over at me. He saw me trying to walk towards the bathroom. He got up and came around to give me a hand. I looked at him.

"I'm just trying to help. You're still a little unsteady on your feet. I wonder if that's the side effect of what they gave you."

"What if…."

"Don't think that. I don't wanna hear the word."

"But…"

"You heard me. That's not going to happen to you."

What if it does? You going to leave me for someone who can walk?"

"What!? No! Why would you say that?"

"Look at me! I can barely move, let alone walk without help."

Throttle sat me down on the edge of the bed. He kneeled down in front of me and tapped the ring on my hand.

"This ring is why I'm spending my life with you. I could have anyone on this planet or on Mars, but I chose you to be my wife. When we got married, it was for sickness and in health. That includes any disabilities that come along the way. You paid for me to have surgery on my eyes 2 yrs. ago. You've done a lot for me since we got married. Don't give up now."

I looked at his hands holding mine, then back at his face. He saw the tears streaming down my face.

"Babe, don't cry. I hate when you cry. Promise me that whatever happens, you won't leave me, unless you pass away, I mean."

I smiled through the tears.

"That's my girl. Let's wipe those tears away and be positive that we can have a 3rd baby."

I caught him off guard with a hug. He hugged me back.

"I'm sorry, Throttle. I just feel so helpless right now."

"You're not helpless. You have me. You know I'll help you when you need it."

"Really?"

"Of course. Anything you need and I'm there."

I hugged him again. "You're welcome, beautiful."
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Later in the day, Throttle came upstairs to check on me.

"How you feeling?"

"I wanna try and walk to the bathroom. I need a shower."

"We can do that, but let's go slow."

"Ok. Wish we had the SUV here. I'd like to find out why I can't walk."

"I have no problem putting you on my bike. Just hold on tight."

"What I don't understand is that you can move your legs, but you can't walk. That's strange."

"I know it is. I don't understand it, either."

"After I help you with your shower, yes, I'm going to help you, then we'll get you to the hospital."

"I wasn't going to argue. I appreciate the help. After the military, I did everything on my own. I never had to rely on anyone. Even after 4 yrs. together, I'm still not use to someone helping me. That's why I get upset. I don't wanna feel like I can't do anything on my own."

"I understand that. Charley was the same way. She didn't want to admit most of the time that she needed our help in the garage. But over time, she found out things got done quicker with our help."

"Nothing against Charley. I love her like a sister, but she can't fight like I can."

"I hear ya, but she is good with a wrench."

"That she is. Speaking of. She's here in town. Along with Carbine and Morgan. I'm letting them stay at our old place."

"I still plan to talk to Carbine about hitting you. Before you say anything, hear me out."

I nodded my head and let him finish.

"I know you don't want me to confront her about hitting you, but I can't let it go. Its not what I do."

"Give her a break, Throttle. I had said something and she got mad and slapped me. Something I shouldn't have said."

"What did you say to her?"

"I had told her that the boys were fine without me and that you had your mom to help you. Carbine smacked me and berated me at the same time. Then she asked me if I cared that Modo had to stop you 3 times from committing suicide. Why didn't you tell me that you thinking along those lines?"

"I'm sorry babe. You're right. I should have told you when I got here. When you severed the connection, it put me in a depressed state. I'm surprised you didn't feel that way."

"I had my work to keep me from going that way. Are you going to help me to the bathroom or are we going to sit here and talk?"

"How about I run you a bath instead?"

"I'd love that. Despite what I put you through, why are you still so good to me? What did I do to deserve such a sweet guy like you?"

"You were yourself. You didn't try to be someone else. That's what attracted me to you first time meeting you. I could feel the connection."

He helped me up to my feet and helped me slowly to the bathroom. I slowly and painfully tried to walk to the bathroom. I was hurting so bad, I was in tears.

"Babe, I'm hurting bad. Carry me to the bathroom, please."

He wiped the tears from my face and picked me up. He carried me to the bathroom.

While he was drawing my bath, he sat me on the sink counter. He undressed me while the water was running.

He turned around and shut the water off. I noticed that he made it a bubble bath. I hadn't had a bubble bath since I was a kid.

He turned back around to face me. He picked me up and gently put me in the warm water. He started scooping up water in a bowl and let it pour over my head and body. I was enjoying it so much.

"Throttle, if it turns out that I am disabled, you promise you won't leave me? And you'll help me whenever I need it? And make sure the others don't pity me?"

"I give you my word."

"I also want you to mend your friendship with Modo. You 2 have been friends for a long time. I don't think Vinnie would want to see you 2 go your separate ways."

"For you, I'll try to mend my friendship with Modo. I'd like for you to come with me when I talk to him."

"I plan to, disabled or not."

While Throttle was bathing me, I grabbed the scrub crush with my tail and scrubbed my back.

"Tails are wonderful things."

"I know. Its like having a 3rd arm. I don't know what I would do without it."

Before I could say anything more, my cell phone went off.

"Could you get that?"

"Sure, just don't try to get out of the tub by yourself, ok."

"Ok."

Throttle stood up, dried his hands on the towel, then went into the bedroom to answer the phone.

"Hello?"

"Throttle?"

"Modo? I thought you couldn't move after what I did to you? And before you tear into me, hear me out."

"Ok, I'll listen. And Charley bought me a Bluetooth so I can call people."

"I wanna deeply apologize for what I did. I know drinking isn't an excuse to beat my friend and send him to the hospital. I drink when I'm depressed. I plan to get help for both problems as soon as Michelle and I can get back to California. I still want us to stay friends, Modo. Its what Vinnie would want, too."

"Let me think about it, ok. I called to see how Michelle is doing? I also wanted to let her know that her boys and your mom were wondering when you 2 plan to come back?"

Before Throttle could respond, he heard me puking over the tub. "Let me call you back, Modo.

I need to help Michelle."

"No problem. We'll talk later." Then Throttle hung up. He went back into the bathroom and saw me hanging over the tub, puking my guts out.

Throttle knelt down and brushed the hair from my face and held it back so it wouldn't fall into the puke.

"Its ok, babe. I'm here."

I looked up at him. "I feel like crap. Something's not right."

"Could you be pregnant? It would explain the puking."

"I don't know. Check in the top drawer to the right of the sink for the pregnancy test. I need to get out anyway. I need to piss."

Throttle stood up and turned towards the sink. He pulled out the top drawer and saw the pregnancy test box. He pulled it out and shut the drawer. He set it on the counter, then turned around to help me out of the tub.

He carefully sit me down on the toilet, then handed me the pregnancy test that he took out of the box. He left the bathroom and closed the door so I could have some privacy.
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An hour and a half later, he drained the tub, helped me stand up in the tub, then gave me the towel to dry off. We both totally forgot about the pregnancy test I took earlier until I noticed it sitting on the counter.

With his help, I stepped out of the tub. I grabbed the test and looked at it, then looked at him. I had a shocked look on my face.

"What is it, babe?"

My shocked look went to a big smile. He knew that look, too. I flipped the pregnancy test around so he could see it. He saw that it showed I was pregnant.

"Seriously? We're having another baby?"

"Yes! The boys are going to have another sibling."

"This is great! My mom is going to be ecstatic."

I hugged him, then leaned back and planted the biggest kiss on him ever. He picked me up and carried me to the bed.

After he sat me down, he got me dressed, then got dressed himself. He carried me downstairs and to his bike. He sat me down on it, put my helmet on me then got on. He put on his helmet. We headed for the hospital to find out why I can't walk.