UNconventional || Part 2

SEVEN

"and the doctor said no more monkeys jumping on the bed." I sung to the twins as I wash their little bodies in the tub. I gave Melody a kiss on her forehead before turning my attention to Maya as she started splashing. "Gotta get that little stinky booty cleaned." I washed her front before turning her around. I started washing her back when I noticed a lump on her upper back and a second lump on her lower back. "BAAAABE!"

I heard quick footsteps coming from down the hallway into the bathroom. "What happened?"

"Do you see these bumps on Mayas back?" Ryan leaned down rubbing his hand on her back. "Yeah what is it? A spider bite? Does your back itch Maya?"

Maya shook her head. "No." He checked Melody and her back was completely fine.

"Don't panic babe well make a doctors appointment and get her checked out." He pecked my lips a few times before getting Melody's towel picking her up from the tub. He walks out as I finished bathing Maya. "Lord please protect my baby." I whispered lowly.

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All moms have that instinct so I was unable to go to sleep thinking about Maya. I laid in bed next to Ryan as he slept peacefully and I don't blame him. He's been extremely busy at work putting in overtime towards a promotion.

I heard a faint groan coming from the baby monitor. I picked up the monitor seeing Maya sitting up rubbed her face. I got up quickly waking up Ryan as I ran down the hall to their room. There sat Maya pouring sweat with a bloody nose.

"It's okay Maya mommy is here I got you." I grab a towel running over to her tilting her head back. I gave her another towel and she wiped her hands as she started tearing up. Maya isn't a crier. Melody is my crybaby. So seeing Maya tear up I knew she was really in pain. I wrapped her blanket around her and stood to see Ryan consoling Melody. "I'm taking her to the hospital. I can't wait for the morning time."

"Okay I'll stay here with Melody-"

"No I go with sissy." Melody said between cries. "I mean she's up now." Ryan pleaded.

"Okay come on hurry up." We got them ready in 5 minutes...the quickest we ever had and and ran out to the car. I sat in the back with Maya in my lap and my hand rubbing on Melody's cheek to keep her calm. Ryan peeked at me in the rearview mirror with teary eyes. He pulled out the garage and sped off to the hospital.

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Maya laid on her stomach in the hospital bed as cartoons played on her tablet. I rubbed my hand through her hair as she just laid there sniffing. Ryan sat next to me holding Melody.

The doctor walked back in with her nurse to check Maya's vitals. She said hello to us and checked on Maya before returning her attention to us. "So we felt her lymph nodes and they were slightly swollen so we need to do some bloodwork."

I looked at Maya who looked up at me. "Okay mommas they have to get some blood from your arm but it's going to help them find out why you feel bad."

Maya immediately started crying hysterically because she hates needles. I hate this for my child. I comforted her as best as I could as they started taking the blood. A few minutes later Maya was bandaged up and laying back down watching her cartoons. Melody crawled up next to her twin sister laying her head on her to see the cartoons. Ryan gave my hand a light squeeze as I looked over at him smiling slightly.

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A few hours later everyone one has drifted off in the room except for me. I couldn't take my eyes off Maya. I want to take her hurt and pain away but I can't. The Doctor knocked lightly causing Ryan to wake up. "Hello mom and dad do you mind if I speak with you both outside? Amy will stay with the girls." The nurse from earlier came in to stay with the girls.

"We got the bloodwork results back and they were elevated so that means the lumps can either be benign or cancerous." I gasped covering my mouth as Ryan rubbed his hand through his hair. "We recommend a biopsy so we can test the tissues."

Ryan nodded his head. "Yes please whatever it takes to make sure our baby is healthy." Ryan spoke up as I stood there frozen. "I will have Amy come in with the paperwork and forms. Im so sorry about this." She shook Ryan's hand and rubbed my arm before walking off. Ryan wrapped his arms around my shoulders as I cried into his shoulder. "Our babygirl could have cancer Ryan. She could-she could -" It felt as if the world gave from underneath me as everything went black....