Marley walked into the living room to lie down on the couch. She had been feeling extra sick today. It wasn't like an actual sickness, it just felt sick to her stomach. She had figured it was motion sickness or something else, nothing big. Brian walked in, "whats wrong?" he asked.
"Something doesn't feel right. I've just had this sickening feeling that something is wrong." Marley held her belly. "I think I'm just wore out."
"Get back in the car, I've driven for basically a full week, what's a few more miles to the hospital. You can never be too sure." Brian reached over to help Marley off the couch. Brian put Marley back into the car, ran upstairs to get Jordan and heard Marley yell from the garage.
"Brian HURRY!"
Brian ran down the stairs holding Jordan, "Marley what happening?!" She was passed out in the front seat. Brian broke several laws driving to the hospital, but was cautious as ever. He figured that by the time an ambulance arrived it would be quicker to just drive to the ER himself.
"What's wrong with mommy?" Jordan asked from the back.
"Put your seat belt on and don't worry." Brian said with a scared look on his face.
They pulled up to the hospital and yelled for help. He explained that she wasn't feeling okay and just thought that she had motion sickness from all the driving. He said she passed out when they were getting ready to head to the hospital. Brian worried, more than ever, held Jordan's hand and walked to the waiting room.
Brian sat there watching Jordan play on his tablet for what felt like hours upon hours. He called his parents and brother, all of which were on their way. He left messages for Marley's parents and siblings and said that once he hears something he will call back. Finally someone walked out to him. "Whats going on no one will tell me anything!"
"Mr. Scott, your wife she went into preterm labor. She had severe bleeding..." The doctor explained.
"Is, is she ok!? Is the baby?" Brian questioned
"Your wife, she is fine. And you're the father of a baby girl. Do you want to see them?" Brian hugged the doctor. He didn't even know who he was, he wasn't the one they had been seeing, but was extremely grateful.
Brian backed up, "Oh sorry, its just no one would tell me anything and I was starting to get worried."
"I'll take you to your wife's room, and when you're ready I can have a nurse show you to where your daughter is, seeing as how she's a premature we're keeping a very close eye on her." They walked up to where Marley was sleeping. The doctor explained what happened and how they proceeded. He told Brian to just keep an eye on his wife and make sure she takes it easy when she leaves, but she is going to be at the hospital for a while. He explained that the baby would definitely be staying longer because she's a premature and there are all sorts of problems that may arise.
"Thank you, I'm not sure exactly what you said and you're going to need to explain it later to me but I just want to be with my wife right now." Brian walked over to Marley's bedside. Brian holding Jordan in his arms, walks over and places him on the couch by the window and asked a nurse for an extra blanket. He grabbed Marley's hand and sat next to her.
Brian's parents walk in, "Brian, how is she?" asks his mother.
"She's fine, I can't leave her side. I haven't even seen the baby yet. I can't leave her alone and Jordan asleep on the couch." Brian walks over and hugs his mom.
"Go, we're here now, go see her. We have things handled here. And your brother is on his way." Brian's dad said reassuringly. Brian leaves the room and asks the nurse to take him to his daughter.
They reach the NICU and the female nurse explains that the baby is going to be smaller than normal, and that he needs to be extra careful, but not to worry she hasn't had any problems since arriving at the NICU. Brian puts on this blue paper like robe over the front of him.
He walks over to the incubator and he's just overwhelmed with joy and happiness. Brian, a man who has refused to cry over his best friend's death or anything else, let a tear roll down his face. "When can I hold her?"
"You can't right now but you can put your hands through these holes and touch her." the nurse replied. Brian put his hand inside the incubator and was shocked that something so small was doing so well. She was about the size of his entire hand. Its a miracle that she's even alive. Marley was only 25 weeks along.
"How is it possible?" Brian asked.
"What?" replied the nurse.
"That a baby this small is perfectly fine. She is breathing on her own, no problems no ANYTHING?"
"Its amazing the things that happen. I and the doctors have no idea. I guess you can say that miracles do happen. Sometimes its nice knowing that there is something to believe in other than science." The nurse smiled.
"Addison," whispered Brian, "you're already a handful and I haven't even picked you up."
"That's a beautiful name." Brian's mother said as she put her hand on his shoulder. "Beautiful just like her mother. Oh and if you're wondering, shes awake, but has no idea what has happened. I thought I'd leave that to you and the doctors. Go, I'll stay here."
Brian kisses his mother on her cheek then leaves.
"Brian! What's going on, why am I here? What happened?" Marley weakly asks.
"Its okay, you're fine. We had a little bit of a scare but its okay and we're golden." Brian says as he sits beside Marley. "Oh and you are the mother of a beautiful baby girl."
"Well of course she's beautiful have you seen me?" Marley says as she falls back asleep.
Brian sat there watching Jordan play on his tablet for what felt like hours upon hours. He called his parents and brother, all of which were on their way. He left messages for Marley's parents and siblings and said that once he hears something he will call back. Finally someone walked out to him. "Whats going on no one will tell me anything!"
"Mr. Scott, your wife she went into preterm labor. She had severe bleeding..." The doctor explained.
"Is, is she ok!? Is the baby?" Brian questioned
"Your wife, she is fine. And you're the father of a baby girl. Do you want to see them?" Brian hugged the doctor. He didn't even know who he was, he wasn't the one they had been seeing, but was extremely grateful.
Brian backed up, "Oh sorry, its just no one would tell me anything and I was starting to get worried."
"I'll take you to your wife's room, and when you're ready I can have a nurse show you to where your daughter is, seeing as how she's a premature we're keeping a very close eye on her." They walked up to where Marley was sleeping. The doctor explained what happened and how they proceeded. He told Brian to just keep an eye on his wife and make sure she takes it easy when she leaves, but she is going to be at the hospital for a while. He explained that the baby would definitely be staying longer because she's a premature and there are all sorts of problems that may arise.
"Thank you, I'm not sure exactly what you said and you're going to need to explain it later to me but I just want to be with my wife right now." Brian walked over to Marley's bedside. Brian holding Jordan in his arms, walks over and places him on the couch by the window and asked a nurse for an extra blanket. He grabbed Marley's hand and sat next to her.
Brian's parents walk in, "Brian, how is she?" asks his mother.
"She's fine, I can't leave her side. I haven't even seen the baby yet. I can't leave her alone and Jordan asleep on the couch." Brian walks over and hugs his mom.
"Go, we're here now, go see her. We have things handled here. And your brother is on his way." Brian's dad said reassuringly. Brian leaves the room and asks the nurse to take him to his daughter.
They reach the NICU and the female nurse explains that the baby is going to be smaller than normal, and that he needs to be extra careful, but not to worry she hasn't had any problems since arriving at the NICU. Brian puts on this blue paper like robe over the front of him.
He walks over to the incubator and he's just overwhelmed with joy and happiness. Brian, a man who has refused to cry over his best friend's death or anything else, let a tear roll down his face. "When can I hold her?"
"You can't right now but you can put your hands through these holes and touch her." the nurse replied. Brian put his hand inside the incubator and was shocked that something so small was doing so well. She was about the size of his entire hand. Its a miracle that she's even alive. Marley was only 25 weeks along.
"How is it possible?" Brian asked.
"What?" replied the nurse.
"That a baby this small is perfectly fine. She is breathing on her own, no problems no ANYTHING?"
"Its amazing the things that happen. I and the doctors have no idea. I guess you can say that miracles do happen. Sometimes its nice knowing that there is something to believe in other than science." The nurse smiled.
"Addison," whispered Brian, "you're already a handful and I haven't even picked you up."
"That's a beautiful name." Brian's mother said as she put her hand on his shoulder. "Beautiful just like her mother. Oh and if you're wondering, shes awake, but has no idea what has happened. I thought I'd leave that to you and the doctors. Go, I'll stay here."
Brian kisses his mother on her cheek then leaves.
"Brian! What's going on, why am I here? What happened?" Marley weakly asks.
"Its okay, you're fine. We had a little bit of a scare but its okay and we're golden." Brian says as he sits beside Marley. "Oh and you are the mother of a beautiful baby girl."
"Well of course she's beautiful have you seen me?" Marley says as she falls back asleep.
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