Chapter 9
(Just so you know, Beth-Lynne is a character that is based pretty closely on me!)
--BETRAYAL and REVENGE--
LYNNE: Who was that Ry? You sound upset about something? Care to share it with me? I might be able to help you with whatever it is. I am a psychiatrist you know.
RYAN: No. It is nothing. There was just a meeting that I forgot about and Alan is madder than a cat in the rain about me missing it. It was a mandatory meeting for all the Pediatrics doctors. I had better go then huh. Love you. I won't be long.
LYNNE: Love you too. Are you coming to the appointment today at 9:00 with Nancy? We are going to here this baby's heartbeat. I want you to be there.
RYAN: I would not miss that for anything. See you there okay?
LYNNE: Okay.
After Ryan was out of the house Lynne called Alan.
ALAN: Dr. Quartermaine.
LYNNE: Alan? This is Lynne Chamberlain. I have a question for you.
ALAN: Hi Lynne. How are you and the baby doing? What can I do for you?
LYNNE: Oh me and the baby are fine but I am afraid that the father might not be so lucky after you answer this question. Was there a meeting scheduled for the Pediatrics doctors today?
ALAN: No I did not schedule one.
LYNNE: Okay. Thanks you have been a big help to me. Bye.
ALAN: Bye.
LYNNE: (Thinking:) Okay! Dr. Chamberlain you have some 'splaining to do. This had better be good!
Tammy was at the nurses station working on a chart for a patient. She was so caught up in what she was doing she did not see Ryan coming up to her. HE WAS FURIOUS! Tammy looked up and wished she hadn't. She knew Ryan was mad and wanted to see her in the on-call room.
Once there Ryan ripped into her like there was no tomorrow!
RYAN: How DARE you do that to me! Lynne suspects something is up but she does not know exactly what it is. And concidering she is pregnant I would rather her not find out right now anyway!
TAMMY: Whoa! Whoa! Back it up! Lynne is pregnant with your child? When did you discover this? How do you know she is not faking the pregnancy to hold on to you?
RYAN: Well first of all, Lynne would never do that because she loves me and I her. Plus she showed me the sonogram picture and there is DEFINATELY a baby in there. Second of all you have been watching too much DAYS OF OUR LIVES that Kristen person is too desperate. She is, according to you trying to hold on to a man that HATES her. Lynne and I are in love with each other.
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TAMMY: Geez! I am sorry to offend. I am just saying that even off screen people have been known to fake pregnancies. In fact I hear there is a woman over at Ferncliffe Psychiatric who THINKS she is pregnant but she only has a pillow under her shirt. I hear that her name is Marcia Cooper.
PORT CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT or PCPD
FELICIA: So, what you are telling me is that this intern at GH is threating you and the baby? What is her motive?
LUCY: You see that is what I cannot figure out. Here is what I do know. I have never ever seen or heard of a Tammy Malone. Your guess is as good as mine. Ohh!
FELICIA: What is it Lucy?
LUCY: The baby just kicked for the first time.
LYNNE'S OFFICE
GH
9:00 am
Lynne had just gotten to the hospital for her doctor appointment with Neumann. She was very uptight about the whole Ryan mystery thing. She forced herself to calm down. Just as she was about to leave the phone rang...
LYNNE: Dr. Lynne Chamberlain.
RYAN: Hey beautiful. I have some bad news. I cannot make it to the appointment. Something has come up.
LYNNE: I figured it was something like that! Why do you treat me differently now that I am pregnant. Was that all you wanted me for was to have children?!?!
RYAN: No sweetie. I love you and I am attracted to you. I have just been called to a Pediatric surgery and it starts when you have your appointment. I wish I could be there.
LYNNE: (sarcastic): Yeah right. See you.
TAMMY: Surgery? Nice cover for the fact you are making love to an intern. Now where were we before that person interrupted us?
RYAN: Don't you DARE call her that again!
TAMMY: Sorry. I just call them like I sees them.
Tammy and Ryan are about to make love but just then Lynne walks into the on-call room on her way to the appointment. What she sees stops her dead in her tracks.
LYNNE: (Furious): What in the world are you doing with that tramp! I knew you were hiding something! But I honestly never thought this! Ryan how could you do this to me!
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Lynne had just recieved word that everything was okay. The baby had just shifted positions and that is what threw her off balance. She was relieved because she could not loose this baby. Ryan would be crushed if she didn't. She knew better than to anger him, especially since there was that young innocent life of their unborn baby at stake. No. she could not risk it, there was too much at stake.
She asked if she could go to her office, since it was at the hospital, and that they could check on her as many times as they needed to during the day. Nancy was hesitant but gave in because she knew Lynne was a woman of her word and that she would tolerate the hourly phone calls from Nancy.
Once in her office Lynne closed the door and sat at her desk and talked to her baby...
LYNNE: Hey lil' one! You gave your mama quite a scare earlier. I was so afraid that I was miscarrying you that I begged the nurses and Nancy not to tell your father. Now. Don't get me wrong your father's a nice guy and I love him to peices...but he has this temper and a dark side that scares the hebbie-jebbies out of me. I know he uses it. He has used it on me once. But I promise you that if anything and I mean ANYTHING happens to you..while your are inside me or after you are born...at the hands of your father and Tammy I will make them pay for it. I have the perfect name for you. If you are a girl..Tiffany Noel Chamberlain. If you are a boy..Jonathan Matthew Chamberlain.
(knock on door)
LYNNE: Come in.
KEVIN: Hey younger sister-in-law of mine. You look radiant. Do you have time to see someone right now?
LYNNE: I guess so. Who is it?
KEVIN: My girlfriend Lucille Amber Coe. But please whatever you do call her Lucy! She wants to talk to you about something. Okay it is about Ryan but I told her not to get you upset. I know that even though you are a child psychiatrist, maybe you could see an adult. Please?
LYNNE: (rubbing her growing stomach): I could use the money for when Jonathan or Tiffany gets here. So sure I would be delighted.
KEVIN: Speaking of that. Lucy is four months pregnant too. I think I will let her tell you that story. Come on in Lucy. Lucy this is my sister in law..Dr. Bethany-Lynne Chamberlain. Lynne this is my girlfriend Lucy. I will leave the two of you alone. (kisses Lucy fiercely) Be good.
LUCY: Always. So you are the famous Bethany-Lynne Chamberlain. I have heard so much about you. How far are you?
LYNNE: Call me Lynne. I am four months pregnant with Ry and my first child. Is Kevin the father of your baby?
LUCY: What?!? No. I am acting as surrogate mother for my friend Dominique and her husband Scott. Dominique died about three months ago.(the baby kicks Lucy). Whenever I mention the biological mothers name this one always kicks me.
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