Rick took Lesley up to the NICU for the first time since she was rushed into surgery. Rick tried the best way he could to assure Lesley everything was gonna be okay but the truth was far from itself as it was still undetermined about the baby's health and rather or not she was gonna recover.
“ She's just so little Rick…. What are we supposed to do?”
“ Les, she's a fighter just as you are. Soon she'll be able to be taken home.”
“ I want to see our other little one… Rick, please I want to see...” Lesley started to ask but Rick knew what she was asking. “ Sweetheart I thought about bringing our son… but I also kept in mind of the pain it would put you in…. I don't want you to carry that right now especially as you've been through so much already...”
“ Rick, please I need to see our son… I can't go on seeing one but can't see our other.. I have to see him please.” Lesley looked at him as a few tears continued to run
“ Oh sweetheart c'mere…” Rick started after tugging Lesley for a hug “ I want you to listen to me…. Nothing that was wrong or that you did was wrong… there wasn't anything that you did. And we have a great family already, we have Jesslyn and Genesis and then there's Riley and now we have a new little mini you. Lesley you're a great mother.. just as you'll always be my special little bug.”
“ I still want to see our son…. Rick please… I want to give him a name.”
“ I'm gonna work on that but for the time being sweetheart I would feel better if you try to rest.”
After a few hours Rick was true as always to his promise for Lesley to see their son while they were waiting to hear more about the status for their daughter who was still in the NICU on the ventilator waiting on for the EEG.
“ It just doesn't seem to be real… looks almost like Riley did when he would be sleeping…. How could this have happened.. Everything was fine last week.”
“ I wish I had an answer to give you. It wasn't something that you did… it wasn't something anyone could've done. Dr DeNiro did everything she could.”
“ What do you think of Lyle…?” Lesley suggested. “ Lyle Michael Webber.”
“ I think that's perfect. I think that he would've loved his name.” Rick kissed Lesley on the forehead before they were about to let the nurse take Lyle back to where he had to be.
“ Has anyone had anything new about our daughter.?”
Just as Rick was gonna try to assure and give Lesley an answer, Dr. Meadows had just come back in with Lesley's labs and the EEG results for their remaining newborn
“ Your labs and your blood work are normal, everything is looking better than before… how are you feeling otherwise.”
“ I'm okay, we had just started a while ago with spending alittle time… and we named our son.”
“ I want you to understand that both DeNiro and I did everything we could. Following your ultrasound, it showed free fluid around near the placenta where you had the heavy bleeding following when your blood pressure went from 102/65 to 160/120. Because that was a big jump and because you are an organ recipient we had no choice but to deliver when we did.” Dr Meadows tried the best to explain and answer what she could
“ Our daughter, is she gonna get better from all of this.?” Rick spoke up
“ As of right now she cannot sustain breathing on her own without the support of the ventilator and her motor functions are not responsive. Looking at her EEG results… I'm very sorry but the likelihood that she would get to live beyond a life outside of the NICU is very small.”
