Cinnamons POV.
8 months and 27 days before.
"Letitia you need to call me as soon as possible. This is my 15th voicemail and I'm worried sick about you. Call me back." I hung up the phone and threw it on the couch. "She's still not answering the fucking phone!" I spat to Courtney. It's been a whole day since I've seen her and she's not answering the phone. Shit she hasn't even been going to work. The thought of something happening to her makes my stomach flip in knots. "Try calling her aunt. Maybe she's there?" Courtney explained as I picked up my phone and dialed her number. She sent me to voicemail as well as I stood up and threw my phone across the room while worry,anger and anxiety ran threw me. Courtney stood up and came to my side as she sat me back down.
"Look, I know your worried about Tish shit I am too but this is not good for the baby. Try to calm down." She softly said as I glared at her. "Calm-" I was about to raise my voice as I felt my mouth fill with warm saliva. Quickly , I got up running to the kitchen trash can throwing up the little food that I did eat. I felt like the room was spinning around me. "Courtney I-.. I don't feel right Courtney." I gagged and as I threw up my insides everything got fuzzy. I heard her run up to me until everything went black.
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My eyes fluttered open as Letitia paced around the room talking to Courtney. It feels like the hospital is now my second home. Courtney sat in the chair tapping her foot and shaking her head. "You're sorry for that Letitia. How dare you leave your pregnant wife for damn near 2 days?!" You can tell she was angry by the tone of her voice. I've never heard her speak with such venom. "I know I fucked u-" Letitia was quickly cut off by Courtney interrupting her.
"No it's deeper than that Tish. When you marry someone you guys are one. You're a fucking family! I had to carry her out of the house because she was throwing up and passed out worrying about YOUR ass! Stop being so damn inconsiderate and get your head out of your ass before you lose the best thing that ever happened to you!" She yelled then walked out leaving Letitia stuck.
She continued to pace back and forth biting her nails. "She's right." I softly said trying to sit up but my stomach was killing me. She ran over to me and tried to help me but I yanked my arm away. At this moment, I don't want her to touch me. "Look baby I'm so-" I chuckled as she gave me this sympathetic look.
"A sorry is not going to fix this Letitia. The stuff you've done to me.. I would never in a million lifetimes do to you. I'm carrying our baby and you leave for two fucking days with no warning?" My voice cracked just thinking about it all. "I thought you left or somewhere on the side of the road de-" I was cut off to a sharp pain by my rib. It felt like a million knives stabbing me , a pain I've never felt in my life.
"Fuck!" I hissed and reached for her hand as she grabbed it. No matter how mad I am that electric feeling still runs through me. Slowly but sure the pain faded away as Dr.Asia stepped inside of the room. "Good evening Mrs.Wright. How are you feeling?" She came to my side and rubbed my back.
"I'm okay. I just have this piercing pain in my side and it hurts." She nodded and backed away.
"Well , that's why I'm here. Now before I get too deep I will say that the baby is fine and healthy. We ran a couple of test but there is something concerning me. You came back positive for Pre-eclampsia." My eyes widened as my wife's hand began to shake. The same disease that could possibly kill me. "Luckily we caught it early so I prescribed you medication and there's no guarantee it could work but I have high hopes in this case. You need to rest and stay healthy and as positive as you can, Mrs.Wright. For that is the best remedy." She gave me a sympathetic smile before walking out of the room. Tish wrapped me up in her arms as tears fell from my eyes.
All I could do was sob. I tried not to worry about this but damn it's hard. That explains the headaches, the pain in my sides and the way my body feels like it's shutting down. I'm already an over thinker so this just made it worse. "Hey hey, it's okay. We're gonna be fine.. just fine." Her voice cracked. It sounded like she was trying to convince herself as well. "Baby I'm so scared." My heart felt like it was in a million pieces not knowing if this was going to go well or not.
"I'm gonna take care of you. Tell your job you have to take a leave of absence and I'll do the rest. I promise, we're gonna make it." I felt her tears fall in my scalp as she placed her chin on my head. I really hope so.
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