Love isn't always enough A Jordan Knight/ Joey McIntyre fanfic

Chapter 91: Good or Bad I am here

The next day Stephanie woke up. She grabbed her cell phone and dialed Michelle's number. She face-timed her. It rang twice when Michelle answered.

"Hey, Mom, is everything okay? You look rough. Are you feeling okay?"

"Hey, baby girl. Um, we need to talk. I have been sick and sleeping a lot for the last few weeks. I found a lump on my breast. Joe scheduled an appointment for a doctor in town tomorrow."

"Oh, no, Mama. I will schedule a flight out as soon as we hang up."

"Michelle, tomorrow is just an appointment. My guess is the doctor will feel, maybe do a biopsy and a mammogram if he believes it could be something. There is no reason for you to miss time at work and fly out here. Your Dad just told me I needed to talk to you and Stefan before the appointment. That is the only reason I called you right now."

"Mom, I want you to have Dad call me when you go in for the test results. I mean it, Mama, if it's what you are thinking, then I am going to be there with you."

"Okay, baby girl. Your Dad is already trying to cancel the shows we scheduled for his solo tour. Michelle, I need you to help me talk him into doing his solo shows. He was so excited I can't be the reason his plans for fifty shows for his fiftieth birthday are canceled."

"I will try, but you know as well as I do he isn't going to leave you if you are sick. He loves you too much, Mama."

"I know, but we have to try and keep him on track. He needs to stay busy so he's not worrying so much about me. I'm gonna call your brother before his first class. I love you, Michelle and I will talk to you later, baby girl." 

"I know that, and you know that, but we both know he isn't going to do it. Okay, Mama, get you some rest and make sure Dad calls me when you get the results. I love you so much, Mama."

They blew each other kisses, and then Steph hung up the phone. She dreaded having to call her baby boy. She dialed his number and put it on speaker. It rang three times before Stefan picked up.

"Hey, Mom."

"Hey, son. I need to talk to you, bud. Um, your dad and I have an appointment scheduled for tomorrow for me. I have um been a little sick for the last few weeks and sleeping a lot. Son, we found a spot on one of my breasts."

"No, this can't be happening, Mom. Please tell me this is a joke."

"I'm not joking, baby boy. I will know more after the appointment tomorrow. Your Dad told me that I needed to call you and your sister before the appointment. I thought it would be better to tell you after we went to the doctor."

"No, he was right; we want to know what's going on before you go. Mama, what are we going to do if it is bad?"

"We will fight it at least the best I can. I'm by no means ready to leave my kids. Griff and Kira are still in school. I am going to do everything I can to stay here. I do need one thing from you, no matter what the doctor says, I need you to make sure your Dad does the solo tour he was, or actually, we were planning. It's very important to me to ensure he does this tour no matter what." 

"I will try, Mom, but you know as well as I do that there is no way he is going to leave you and go on tour if you are sick."

"The shows are spread pretty far apart except the summer tour we were working on. That one is almost a month. I need him to keep working no matter what the doctor says. I will call you after my appointment tomorrow. I love you, Stefan."

"Okay, I don't have any classes tomorrow, I love you, Mom, and I am hoping for good news tomorrow."  

"Me too, baby boy, me too. Bye, bud."