| Chapter 9 "What...what do you mean? Are the babies going to be alright?" I asked. I felt like I had just been punched right in the heart with a blow that felt like a Mack truck had ran me over. I felt sick to my stomach and my knees went weak. I started to sink to the floor and Hayden, to much in shock to try to keep me up, followed me to the ground and we both sat there in utter shock. The doctor sat down on the floor with us and grabbed mine and Hayden's hands in both of hers. "I am not sure at this point. There is nothing to neither confirm nor deny my suspisions. That is why I want to get you to the hospital, and we need to do it now." She said as she stood up and helped me up. I looked back down at hayden who was still sitting on the floor. He looked up at me and I could see the tears streaming down his cheeks. I reached down for him but he pulled away. His movement shocked me. "Aren't you coming with me?" I asked as I started to panic. I couldn't do this without him. Out of no where he jumped to his feet and started looking for something. But I wasn't sure what. "We aren't ready for this. We don't have a bag packed for the hospital. I have to get clothes, some blankets. I have to go tell George......" He was racing around looking in and under everything. I knew this was scaring him, and he didn't know what to do. "Hayden. don't worry about that. I'll tell him. Go with Evelyn." Natalie said as she grabbed his arm stopping him and forcing him to look at her. At that moment another contraction hit. Reminding us all of what was coming and that we needed to leave now. I grabbed my stomach and tried to breath, as impossible as it felt. Hayden looked over at me. His eyes were huge with fear in them and red from crying. As much as the contraction hurt, it hurt me even more to see him like this. "No, no, I have to do this." He said, raising his voice. He felt helpless and thought he had to do everything, I didn't know what I could do to stop him. "Sir, I am sorry but we need to get her to the hospital." The doctor said "Are you doing a C-section?" Natalie asked. It was a question that I had been fighting with for the past 10 minutes but never got the stength to ask. "Hopefully not, but if it comes down to it we will have to. But we have to get you there and hooked up to the fetal monitors to check on the babies. That is why we have to leave now." The doctor said as she put emphasis on the last part looking back and forth between Hayden and I . "Evelyn, if it is alright. You guys go a head and I will try to calm him down and get your things you'll need. We will be there no later then 10-15 minutes after you get there. Do you want to do that?" Natalie asked. I let out a sigh of relief. Hayden needed to calm down or he wouldn't be able to handle all of this at once, and if any one could calm him down besides myself it was Natalie. And I was in no condition to try to calm him down. I was having a hard enough time keeping myself from breaking down. "Yes, please, that would be so great. Thank you Natalie. I don't know what I would do without you." I said as I hugged her and turned to Hayden who was sitting on the couch. By the look on his face I could tell that he was having a hard time understanding all of this. So I just kissed him on the cheek and turned to the doctor. "Ok, lets go." |