Fresh Start, New Beginnings

Chapter 40

Ryan's POV

My heart was pounding as I laid an unconcious Abi on the bed, the nurse was concerned by her paleness and her clammy skin "Ok let's start with her name and age"

"Abigail Jenson, she's 32...what's wrong with her?" I reply

"Has she complained of feeling unwell at all today?" The nurse asked.

"Erm yeah, she said she felt sick and dizzy and has had stomach ache" I reply not really knowing how Abi felt "She almost fainted a few times aswell.

"Ok let's have a look" the medic started to press on Abi's stomach. She looked concerned as she pressed on her lower abdomen "Sally can you call the on site ambulance please, we need to get her to hospital" I swallowed hard.

"What's wrong with her?" I asked again nervously "Is it serious?"

"Your wife seems to be bleeding internally" I don't correct her "She needs to get to a hospital quickly"

"Why is she bleeding?" I wonder what could cause her to bleed like this.

"Is there a chance she could be pregnant?" My heart stops as she presses down on her stomach, just under the belt on her shorts.

"Pregnant" I repeat in shock "Erm yeah I guess" it hit me all at once, how could Abi be pregnant? Did she know? Was she planning on telling me?

"Yes I think it's possibly an ectopic" she said with a grave expression on her face "I am afraid it is a very serious condition, she needs to be treated immediately" I couldn't move, I remembered doing something about ectopic pregnancies at school, but it was years ago "Is there anyone else with you?" The woman asks when she notices me glance at the door.

"Have I got time to tell him what's happening?" I asked "He is just on the playground with her daughter"

"Yes of course, but be quick I am assuming you will want to travel in the ambulance with your wife Mr...?" The woman paused for me to give her my name "Tedder" I say without think twice.

"Thats Abigail Jenson" Sally gasped from behind us "Anna we need to send them out the back, she can't go through that crowd, her picture will be all over the newspapers in the morning"

I look out of the door and spot Leroy, he is looking over at me. I quickly walk over to him "Abi needs to go to the hospital" I manage "I need to go with her, are you ok to look after Freya"

"Yeah sure you go" Leroy was worried "Call me with news, I will take care of Freya" as I rushed back into the medical room I saw the paramedics arrive. They lifted Abi's lifeless body onto the trolley and wheeled her towards the ambulance. I climb in behind them. The drive to the hospital was quicker than I expected but then again I'm guessing sirens all the way there had something to do with that.

The doors opened and we were met buy doctors in white scrubs "Her name is Abigail Jenson, she is 32 years old and is bleeding internally, it's also suspected she could be pregnant" I just follow them into the hospital. She disappears inside a room and the Dr stops me "We'll take good care of her"

One of the nurses leads me into a seating area, all I can do now is just wait, wait and pray she is going to be ok. It's an hour later when someone finally reappears "Abigail Jenson" a Dr called and then approached me when I stood up.

"Is she ok?" I ask, my heart is racing.

"Are you a relative?" The Dr frowned. I just say the first thing that comes into my head.

"Yeah she's my wife" I exhale (where the fuck did that come from) I am as equally shocked to hear this as the Dr is, I can tell he doesn't believe me for a second, but he doesn't argue with me, he knows I'm desperate for answers.

"Well the medic was right, your wife has suffered an ectopic pregnancy. The embryo had started to develop in the Fallopian Tube, which is what caused it to rupture. We have removed the damaged tube, there were some complications, but we managed to save the other one, which means there is a good chance she can still go on to have children after this"

I ran my hands through my hair, I could finally breathe, thank god she was ok "She lost a lot of blood so needed a blood transfusion, but I am confident she will make a full recovery and will be back with us within the next hour or two" I sank back in the chair, it hadn't even registered in my mind that Abi had been pregnant. I was more relieved by the fact she was going to be ok. I quickly took my phone out of my pocket and dialled Leroy's number.

"Hey, it's Ryan. Abi is going to be fine, she has had to have an operation. I'll explain when you get here" I hung up and walked towards the room Abi was in, she was still sleeping. She looked so peaceful, her cheeks weren't pale anymore she had some colour in her cheeks. I pulled up a chair next to her bed and took her hand in mine. It wasn't cold or clammy anymore. I brushed her knuckles between my lips and kissed them, before gently laying her hand back on her bed by her side. I just sat and watched her for a while.

I finally had time to think about what had happened, Abigail had been rushed in here because she was pregnant. I guessed she can't have known or she would have said something, Abi never kept secrets from me. The more I thought about it the more I realised that I didn't care about the pregnancy, of course I cared that she was carrying my baby, but I wasn't as put out by it as I thought I would be...then that got me to thinking how I would feel if she hadn't lost it. The thought of having a baby with Abi didn't freak me out nearly as much as I thought it would.

If I felt like this then maybe now was a good time to talk to her, talk to her about starting a family and about taking the next step in our relationship. But first I had to break the news to her that she was pregnant and lost our baby.