Jessie was just about to get ready to see if Lesley was awake or if she needed help to get ready for her appointment when a sudden knock on the door came and when Jessie answered, it was a shock of her life
" Is this some kind of joke; What is going on here?!" Jessie bit out
" It's hard to explain.... But I think I have to make it right now that you and especially Lesley are in a safer place... Starting with making it right with you and Lesley..." Rick replied
" Lesley is still asleep and I think it's time you give me a good reason for how you could put that girl through the torment she went through by thinking you had been killed and right in front of her.." Jessie said firmly
" Jessie I didn't want to put her through hell it was not my intention to do that all I wanted was to keep her safe to protect her and the girls and of course you came with that.... At first I thought that the plan was crazy and I couldn't agree to it at least not without explaining it to Lesley and you but I started thinking more and I agreed to it because all I had to do was think about Lesley... And what it could take to keep her safe believe me I weighed in the possible risks involved to losing her Jessie but I promise you keeping her alive and her safe was all I was after... I wasn't trying to hurt her." Rick explained
" I believe you weren't trying to hurt Lesley.... But Rick she hasn't slept, she hasn't coped to anything that's happened since then. The guilt, the PTSD from the trauma and the nightmares from that evening it really took a toll Steve and I had to give her a sedative to relax because she was so shaken up and beside herself that you were just gone and that's not counting that all of that happened in front of her. We were lucky that the sedative didn't affect..." Jessie stood up when she stopped talking for that moment.
" I pray to God Jessie that she forgives me.... Wait a second... What did you mean by that... 'you were lucky that a sedative didn't affect'... That it didn't affect what?" Rick got out
" I do too... You better figure out how you're gonna manage this and I would suggest you do it before that baby is born because while I'm always gonna be there, in the end you are her husband not I." Jessie replied
" I never meant this to go this way..... What a second... Did you say something about a baby?" Rick looked at Jessie shocked
" She's 22 weeks along. Look I need to get Lesley up and ready and you need to get to wherever but you need to think of what I said because I may understand now Rick, but she just might have more problems with understanding this" Jessie got out.
Rick left just before Jessie went to see if Lesley was awake and ready to get ready for Dana and her appointment.
" Lesley? Are you awake? How are you feeling?" Jessie asked.
" I'm alright, just alittle tired... I was just thinking about when Rick and I found out about the twins.... He was so happy but paranoid at times that something would sneak up and if I were to have maybe just the slightest discomfort he would think that something was maybe going on... We always kept the idea of one more baby but we didn't really know if we should or not with the complications from delivery with the girls and then because of the history of high blood pressure and then with the possible complications with my heart..... I never thought I'd be welcoming another little one but without him... Jessie how can I do it without Rick.." Lesley sat up alittle bit
" Hey you won't have to do it alone... You have me to help you Lesley.... And Rick is here you know that.. he's never gonna leave you..." Jessie gave Lesley a hug and helped her get ready for her appointment with Dana
" Jessie it's not that I don't think you wouldn't be there or someone wouldn't.... I'm still without my husband. And the thought that he won't be here when this baby comes, it kills me inside."
