Destined to be

Chapter 56: Christmas day scare

Warning: ⚠️mentions of blood⚠️

Both POV:

Jamie had gotten worse. Everyday was a struggle, he couldn't walk, eat, his throat was dry from the lack of liquids, Maya and Carina had to face it...their boy was slowly dying and it was killing them to watch.

"Jamie hunny can you manage to open this one?" Maya asked as she lifted a box from the floor and placed it on the boys bed gently as to not disturb him. He didn't respond just shook his head signalling he could not open it. Lexie and the twins had their own Christmas with the women the previous day, knowing Jamie needed to be alone and found it stressful with too many people, plus who would want to see their big brother like this?

Maya sighed and placed the box back down on the floor opening it herself, "oh wow!" Maya exclaimed pulling out a dinosaur teddy the boy had been wanting for a while now. This still didn't get him to move even an inch, face still the same not even being able to be exited anymore. "Buddy...want mommy to get you a drink?" Carina asked as she saw the distress on Maya's face, Jamie just shook his head telling her no. "Ahhh ok well I'm going to go say hi to uncle Andrea" Carina added after a moments silence, standing up from her position on the chair making her way to the door.

"Hey...." Maya started as she scooted her chair closer to her son needing the close contact.
"You know...Santa came last night" she said watching as the little boys eyes peeled from the Tv and to the blondes. "Really?" He asked his throat sounding croaky "oh yea...he really likes you buddy" she added watching as a small smile crept onto his face making the blonde relax a little.

They didn't talk much after that, Jamie turned back to the Tv and Maya started to read a book she had packed to keep her occupied, Maya was wondering what was taking Carina so long, that was until a beeping of a machine started going off distracting her from that thought. Maya immediately teared her eyes from her book and over to her son, shaking uncontrollably, "shit... Jamie!" She yelled standing up so she was towering over the boy, leaning over so she could press the emergency button.

She watched as nurses and doctors filled the room turning her son onto his side so they could inject him. She didn't realises Carina had walked in until she heard her "oh my god!" She gasped seeing her son shaking violently, "another seizure" Maya explained grabbing the brunettes cold hands and bringing her closer so she could wrap her arms around her wife.

After the nurses had gotten the shaking to stop Jamie sat up suddenly and started coughing, "is he choking?" Maya asked scared he had something in the back of his throat, "no it's probably just the mucous" the nurse replied patting Jamie's back soothingly so he could cough all of it up into a bowl they had given him. "Good boy" Carina soothed as she sat next to his bed where maya was once sat and ran her hands up and down his back.

"I don't think that's mucous" Maya said making Carina have a closer look at what Jamie was coughing up "oh no..." Carina sighed placing her hand over her head not being able to watch her son puke up blood. "It's ok babe you wait out there" Maya said placing a quick kiss to her wife's forehead before letting her stand up and get some fresh air.

"What does this mean?" Maya asked grabbing the bowl from the nurse so she could hold it instead.
"Well blood normally signifies when the patient is dying....." she said looking back to the blonde a sympathetic twinkle in her eyes. "How long?" She asked her voice breaking slightly at this question. "About 4 months" she replied watching as Maya closed her eyes and took a deep breath trying not to cry for her sons sake. "Ok...thank you" she said after a moment watching as the nurse nodded and made her way out of their room.

"Hi babe" Maya said as she saw her wife walk into the room with Andrew after she had calmed herself down "hi Bella, Andrea wanted to say hi to Jamie"she smiled "hey little man" Andrew said in an attempt to cheer the boy up "are you alright?" Carina asked her smile soon falling when she saw something was wrong with the blonde. "Bella?"

"Jamie bud me and mama are just going to go outside for two seconds" she explained as she grabbed her wife's hand and pulled her out into the corridor. "Maya what is it?" She asked starting to get worried. How was she supposed to do this, tell her wife, the love of her life that her son was dying. "Well you obviously know that the mucous was blood" she started off making the brunette nod "well the nurse explained that... that he-" she started before getting interrupted "how long Bella?" Carina asked a tear escaping her eye as she forced them back.
"4 months" Maya replied watching as Carina gasped placing both hands over her mouth. "Baby I'm so sorry" she soothed walking closer to her wife so she could comfort her "he's too young" she sobbed. "Shhhh I know I know" Maya said bringing the brunettes face onto her shoulder wrapping her in a tight embrace.

"Listen this is hard I know it is... but he's in so much pain, he's not the same Jamie anymore it's like this illness has taken over him" Maya explained still soothing her crying wife. "Maybe that this... him dying... maybe it's a good thing... be-because he's going to be pain free" Maya stuttered trying to make her wife understand what she meant without also crying wanting to be strong.

AN:

I may have cried ✋🏻🥲