Hope was sick for over 2 months. Even after recovering, Dr. Decker had her stay in the hospital for awhile just to make sure it wouldn't reoccur.
"But I'm not sick," Hope whined.
"We just want to make sure you stay healthy," Dr. Decker explained.
"Will she be home for her birthday," Trudy asked.
"She will," Dr. Decker said, "Which reminds me. How are you feeling?"
"Okay," Trudy said, "I'm really worried about Hope though."
"Your latest bloodwork showed an elevated level of HCG," Dr. Decker told Trudy.
"Um… what is HCG," Adrian asked.
"It's the pregnancy hormone," Mitch said, "I would like to run an ultrasound to see how far along you are."
"Well that explains the nausea," Adrian said, "But how exactly is she pregnant? We always used protection."
"It's not always 100% effective," Dr. Decker explained.
The test showed she was four weeks pregnant. It was a lot to take in.
"Trudy honey," Marsha asked one day, "Are you okay? I know you're worried about Hope, but, she's going to be fine. They're only keeping her in the hospital as a precaution. Mitch said she'll be out in a few days."
"I… it's complicated," Trudy said, "Mitch told me I'm four weeks pregnant. Adrian and I were so careful. We always used protection and now I'm going to lose this baby. I know it's kind of silly to be attached to a clump of cells that I didn't even know existed until this morning."
"That isn't silly at all," Marsha said, putting a hand on Trudy's shoulder, "When I found out I was pregnant with you, you were the size of a pencil tip. I loved you from the second I found out I was pregnant with you."
"I know I shouldn't love this baby. I know I'm going to lose her since I can only carry for six weeks."
"You will do no such thing," Marsha said firmly, "I was strong enough to carry the triplets. I can carry this baby too."
"That would be us taking advantage, wouldn't it?"
"Of course not," Marsha replied, "This is a mother who lost her child for ten years and got her back three years ago beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to take care of my child."
"What's going on here," Dwight asked coming into the conversation.
Marsha filled Dwight in on the details of the conversation between her and Trudy.
"Honey," Dwight said gently, "Are you sure about this? Your pregnancy with the triplets was difficult."
"So was my pregnancy with Trudy," Marsha reminded him, "She was the best thing to ever happen to us."
"Yes. She was and she is," Dwight agreed.
"Besides," Trudy said, "I promise this won't ever happen again."
"That's up to someone called GOD," Dwight pointed out kissing Trudy's forehead.
"The babies will be Irish Quadrodulets," Marsha said brightly.