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Taking the notebook, I write out another message for Shawn.
Is the baby okay, Shawn? Am I at risk right now of losing our baby?
Not right now. When you’re awake and alert, they’re gonna take you in for an ultrasound. I’m thinking they can do that right in this room. They have those portable machines now. We’ll be able to see our little one and make sure he or she is okay. Once we can see them on the machine, I have a feeling that we’ll both be able to breathe a lot easier.
I hope so. I promise you, Shawn, that I will do whatever Doc says to do. You won’t have to force me to do anything because I want this baby. I want him or her more than I ever thought possible. Paige was always the one who wanted a ton of kids. I just didn’t really think of them until I met you. Then, I knew I wanted to give you as many babies as you wanted. Well, within reason that is.
I’ll take as many kids as you want to give me, princess. I never had a set number in mind, but I always knew I wanted a family of my own. We’ll figure it out, Lyric. For now, let’s just focus on the baby we know you’re already carrying and get through this pregnancy.
How’s Paige been? I know she knows I’m pregnant. Is she okay?
She’s cried a lot since you were brought in. I figured it was because you were hurt and had to have surgery. Is there some reason Paige wouldn’t be happy that you’re pregnant?
She’ll be happy. I’m sure you’re right and she’s just been worried about me so she’s been upset.
I can’t give Paige’s secret away. The story is hers to share and I’m not going to betray my sister like that. If it were me in her shoes, she’d keep my secret. So, that’s what I’m going to do for her. I’ll always have my sister’s back and she’ll come first in my life. Well, I mean, after my children, but always first after them. Shawn knows this and understands where I’m coming from because he feels the same way about his brothers. It’s just hard with our situation right now because Paige is my sister and Ricochet is Shawn’s brother. We’re right in the middle of the situation and can’t give advice as we normally would. At least I don’t see how we can.
Shawn and I lay together the best we can with all of our combined injuries. A nurse comes in and does a double take, but doesn’t say anything about our beds being pushed together. She simply goes about her job and asks if we need anything. I’m in a lot of pain, but not sure what they’ve been doing for it. She explains there’s a medicine I can have that won’t harm the baby. With a nod of my head, I ask for it without words. Shawn lets her know he also needs something. We’ve been up for a while and everything is still so fresh for both of us. The pain, injuries, possible consequences, and everything those evil people have put us through because they’re fucking greedy pricks. The medicine we’re given does the job and it doesn’t take long for Shawn and I both to pass out again.
The next time I wake up, Doc is in the room. She’s checking a few things on Shawn as he remains quiet. When she’s done, she makes her way over to me. She checks my injuries and looks over her tablet to see what’s been documented about me so far.
“Both of you are doing remarkably well. I’m going to keep you in the hospital for about a week. At least. I want you both to have a good start healing before you’re sent home. Now, I’m going to kick everyone out of here for about a half hour. I want to get the ultrasound done now while you’re both awake. This way you know for sure your baby is okay. Or what’s going to happen moving forward. I want to caution you that this may not end with you being able to carry the baby to term. You may have a miscarriage. So far, nothing is pointing to that happening, but I want you both to understand that it’s a possibility,” Doc says as Shawn and I look at one another.
We both look back to Doc and I nod my head. Tank, Maddie, my sister, and Shawn’s brothers all leave the room after letting us know they’ll be right in the hall when we’re ready for them to come back in. They don’t want to leave us, but are giving us the privacy we need to hear what’s going on with our little one.
It doesn’t take the technician very long to get to our room. She wheels in the machine and comes around the side of the bed. Doc gets me ready for the ultrasound by pulling back my blankets and lifting my gown once she has something covering my lower region. I don’t have any panties or anything on under this thing. I’m not even sure where my clothes ended up or if my phone is anywhere in the area. My phone might have been old, but it was mine and now I’d have to get a new one. I guess that’s one thing I’ll have to think about once I get out of the hospital and can move around again. If I’m put on bed rest, then I’ll have to figure out something until I can get the wires removed from my jaw.
“We’re going to do a vaginal ultrasound this time. I want to see if we can get a heartbeat for the baby. We won’t be able to yet if we do the other ultrasound. Until we know you’re out of the woods for sure, we’ll do regular ultrasounds so you and Kevlar can see for yourselves that the baby is okay and nothing is going on,” Doc says as the tech sets everything up.
I look at what she’s doing to find her with this wand thing. She’s putting a condom on it and I instantly know I’m not going to like this ultrasound. It’s going to suck ass and Shawn’s here to witness them stick this thing up inside me. He reaches out and grabs my hand. We link our fingers together and he squeezes my hand just a little bit in comfort. I don’t know what the hell I’m supposed to think with him by my side for this. But, if he weren’t here, I’d feel a lot more nervous than I already am.
The technician explains everything she’s doing as it’s happening and that helps me a little bit. So, I wait for her to get on with this. I’m facing the screen where our baby will show up and I can feel Shawn moving around in his bed so he can get comfortable and looks over me to see the screen. I’m sure he’s uncomfortable, but he’s not letting on that he is.
“Okay. First I want to see if we can get a heartbeat for your little one,” the technician says, her voice the only sound in the room for a minute. “There it is.”
The room fills with the sound of our little one’s heartbeat. It’s strong and steady if you were to ask me. However, I’m not sure because I’m not a doctor.
“The heartbeat sounds good,” Doc puts in as she stands at the end of our combined hospital beds. “Strong and steady.”
The technician pushes a few buttons and the heartbeat disappears. In a matter of a few seconds, the screen that was showing the heartbeat switches over to show a grainy image. Doc steps closer and pays close attention to the image on the screen as the technician does whatever it is she’s supposed to do. I don’t know anything about what’s going on or what we’re supposed to be seeing. Doc and the technician talk together and I don’t understand what they’re saying either. So, I just keep my eyes on the screen and try to figure out what we’re seeing.
“Okay. Everything looks really good. There’s nothing to lead me to believe that you’re going to have any problems with this pregnancy. For right now, I’m going to suggest bed rest just until we can get a better picture of what’s going on. Then, we’ll revisit the topic of you getting up and moving around,” Doc says as the technician removes the wand from me and takes the condom off the end of it.
I’m glad as hell that’s over with. The technician leaves us alone in the room and Shawn and I are waiting to see if Doc has anything else to say now that we’re alone. She waits until the door closes once again.
“So, as I said, everything looks really good. I did notice in the ultrasound that there does appear to be more than one baby. I know multiples run in Kevlar’s family. It just isn’t usually two generations in a row. So, I’m going to keep you on bed rest for now and it might last until it’s time for the babies to be born. We’ll just keep an eye on things. As of now, I’m going to treat this as a high risk pregnancy. I think it will be the safest way to handle this,” Doc says as my eyes bulge despite not being able to open more than a slit.
Shawn’s hand tightens in mine and I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing. Never once did I imagine we’d have more than one baby at a time. I guess this is something I should’ve expected though. Nothing about our relationship has been normal so far and this is just one more thing that’s not what we were expecting. I’d laugh if my jaw wasn’t wired shut.
Doc covers me back up after pulling down my gown and covering everything again. While the blankets are pulled back, she checks to make sure there’s no excess bleeding around my ankles. Thankfully there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong. Though, I do know I’m on heavy antibiotics to prevent an infection from happening.
“If either one of you have any questions, call for a nurse and write it down. Kevlar, still no talking for you. I’ll be back later to check on you both,” Doc says, giving us a smile before leaving the room.
Taking the notebook before anyone comes back in, I ask the question I’ve been avoiding since waking up.
My love, what happened that you can’t talk? I want to know the answer but I’m scared about what you’re gonna tell me.
Handing it over, Shawn reads the note and responds quickly.
