Tommy woke up again later. Noticing it was early evening he reached for his cellphone and dialed Paul. Waiting for it to pick up, he began to worry when it went to voicemail soon. Tommy dialed twice more only to get the same results.
"I wonder if he's okay. I wonder if the girls are okay. I wonder if he's out with someone else."
Tommy's mind began forming the most upsetting and horrible thoughts. He just knew Paul had left him--alone and in the hospital. He began to freak out and cry. "It's my fault if he left! I'm a horrible spouse! I can't even keep myself together to please my husband! I'm useless! I'm a failure!"
Tommy was coming up with the most horrible ideas he could. He freaked out so bad the doctor had to double the sedation dosage.
Tommy fought it as long as he could. Finally the sedation started working and Tommy immediately fell back asleep. In his tortured mind, he saw he and Paul breaking up, Paul taking the girls and refusing him visitation , and worst of all, him being left alone with his demons.
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At the house, Paul had missed the calls because he had been making dinner for himself and feeding the girls. While the older three ate cheerios and crackers, Paul had been feeding Mady a warm bottle and putting her to bed. After bathing the triplets and getting them settled, he finally checked his phone.
"Oh no! I bet Tom thinks I stepped out on him." Paul called back but got Tommy's voicemail. He left a message and waited on Tommy to call back. When a few minutes passed and Paul didn't get a return call, he called the hospital. His eyes grew wide when the nurse told him what had happened. "Please let me know the minute he wakes up!"
Paul finally fell asleep around midnight after crying for a good solid hour. He tossed and turned until Mady woke up around 3 in the morning. She took her bottle but fussed until Paul wrapped her in one of Tommy's shirts. She immediately fell back asleep, sucking her thumb.
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I'll Fight Hell to Hold You
FanfictionThis is a sequel to Hide Your Heart. In this sequel we will find out if Tommy can begin to feel worthy of himself and if Paul will have the patience to stay. The story pickss up in Tommy's 4th month of his second pregnancy. The triplets are now 5 mo...
