Zacs pov
As we're pulling up to the helicopter my mom calls me again.
"Heyy ma wassup Fatima & I are-" she cuts me off before I can even finish my sentence
"YALL NEED TO COME HOME NOW!" My mother screamed hysterically into the phone
"Mom wait, what's going on?" I asked concerned as I tell the driver to turn around. As I look over at Fatima she looks terrified, I rub her leg trying to calm her
"I can't explain right now but we had to rush Mani to the ER" she says trying to hold back tears
"We're on our way" was the last thing I said before hanging up
"WHAT THE FUCK!" I screamed punching the back of the seat, as tears streaming down my face. I look over at my wife and she is completely pale, she looks as if she seen a ghost.
"M-my ba-baby" she kept repeating shaking as tears fall from her eyes. Her breathing is starting to get heavy and shallow.
"Baby breathe, she going to be okay but you have to breathe" I tell her coaching her through her breathing. She was having a panic attack and if not caught early it can get really bad
"Come on with me, in, out, in, out" I coach rubbing her back holding her as close as possible
As all this is happening, I notice that we're back at the house. I tell Fatima to stay in the car as I rushed in and packed up our stuff. I sent a text to the pilot telling him to have the plane ready in 30 minutes. I finish getting everything and took it to the car, when I got back in I noticed Fatima on the phone with her mom screaming.
Fatima's pov
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH MY FUCKING BABY! I LEFT HER IN YOUR CARE AND ALL YOU CAN TELL ME IS THAT SHES IN THE ER!" I screamed at my mother
"Baby girl I know you're upset and there's a lot going on but you will not disrespect me." Her mother replied trying to keep her calm.
"I really could care less about "disrespecting" you when MY child is in the emergency room and nobody can tell me why or what happened! You know what forget I'm on my way and when I get there someone better have an explanation." I say hanging up the phone before she can even respond
I never disrespect my mother or my parents in general but when it come to my child all bets are off. I knew something wasn't right when mama T told us Mani was coming down with a cough but she made it seem like they had it under control but clearly not.
I looked over at Zac and he looks completely shocked. He's never heard me talk to my parents like that and was probably a little scared for me knowing who my mother is.
"Babe I-" I cut him off cause I already knew what he was going to say
"Zac I really don't give a fuck. They were supposed to watch and protect Mani but now she's in the emergency room and we don't know why! So no, fuck her and her respect" I say getting emotional
"I just want my baby" I break down in his arms as he held me
"She going to be okay" he reassured me as he kissed my head
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We landed back in Houston an hour ago and we have just arrived at the hospital. As soon as we get in I see our parents
"What happened!"
"Fatima I need you to calm-" my father tries to tell me
"NO! You don't get to tell me to calm down when my 5 month old baby is in the fucking hospital and nobody can tell me why! So I'm gone ask this on last time, WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?!" I rant getting more pissed by the second
"Fatima you will not-" my mother started but the doctor came over
"The family of Zamani Taylor?"
"That's us, we're her parents" Zac says as we walk towards the doctor
"How's my baby? Is she okay? What's wrong?" I start to jus throwing questions at him
"Yes ma'am your daughter is okay, but she does have pneumonia. She came in struggling to breathe and we found fluid in her lungs. We have drained it and are now giving her a breathing treatment. She going to be fine but we would like to keep her overnight just to monitor her and make sure she doesn't have anymore fluid buildup." The doctor explained
"Can I see my baby?" Is all I ask as tears stream down my face
"Of course, follow me" the doctor says
As we walk away I turn to our parents who were starting to follow as well "I mean this with the up most respect, y'all can go home. I just wanna be with my child alone. I'll call y'all cuz there's still some unanswered questions but I don't have time to deal with it right. So if you don't mind my baby needs me" I say then walked leaving no room for my parents to respond
Zac's pov
I watch Fatima walk away, then turn to our parents
"I know damn well she didn't just talk to us like that" Mama A said looking at her husband
"Andraya please she has every right to feel the way she feels let's just go home and we will come back tomorrow" Rashad told his wife "Son I'm sorry please just call us with an update on baby girl and please make sure Fatima is okay." He says to me I just nodded my head and turn to follow my wife
Before I walk in the room I can already hear Fatima crying, I take a deep breath then open the door. The site in front of me brought me to tears. My baby girl sleeping hooked up to all these cords and monitors. And my wife sitting there holding her little hand crying. I finally walked up to my wife and jus held her
"It's my fault, I should've just stayed home with her now my baby's in the hospital" Fatima cries into my chest
"It's not your fault baby, she going to be okay" I tell her as I rub her back "Everything's going to be alright"
The doctor came back in the check on Mani and everything was fine, they still want to keep her overnight to keep an eye on her but if everything is good we can take her home in the morning.
Mani had woke up a while after fussy and hungry. The doctor said it was okay for Fatima to still breast feed her. After feeding Mani she burped her and rocked her back to sleep. The doctor had them bring in a couch that turns into a bed, they also gave as a cover and pillows.
Fatima used the bathroom then came and laid down. She curled up on my chest and fell asleep. In that moment all I could do was cry. I couldn't protect my baby, but I know she's going to be okay. She has to be. Our mothers have some explaining to do, but right now my first priority is making sure my girls are okay. I know Fatima's taking this very hard, but I don't need her falling back into that funk she was in, so I definitely gotta keep an eye on her.
