ODDS OF LOVE - SEASON 14

Episode 85

" Faith ! "

Faith Lane could hear her name being called by not just one person but three people and they all  sounded extremely worried about something or someone. She fought past the waves of extreme darkness she was currently trapped in to slowly open her eyes only to realize groggily that she was lying on a long stretcher in a small triage room in what looked and sounded and smelled like St. Paul's Hospital. What the hell was going on ? , she thought as she saw the concerned and almost frightened faces of her fiancee Joy , her brother DuBuis still in his Barrington Academy pale blue lab coat ( why was he not at work? ) and even Winston.

" What's going on? ," she asked faintly. Why was she there instead of at work? Last thing she remembered was standing up to go get a cup of coffee and then she was head first in a bout of complete darkness. Then the triage curtain pulled back and in strode an equally worried Jeremiah Duncan followed by that mailroom kid who was one of the punks that paralyzed Spencer. This was really getting weird.

Jeremiah said," You fainted at the office. Could have hit your head going down but Jimmy here caught you. He alerted us there and called 911. "

Jimmy Klein looked uncomfortable like he wanted to be anywhere else but there. She was glad he had helped her when he could but why was the kid there ? And, why did he look like he actually cared one way or another? Then it hit her. She fainted. Her hand went to her two month pregnant belly. The baby......

" Is the baby okay? ," she said with much alarm.

Joy said softly as she touched her fiancee's cheek gently," The baby is fine, darling. The doctor said so but....."

DuBuis continued on ," The doctor also said your BP was too high. Not stroke level but enough to be concerned. I  think you should be on bed rest. And , the doc here at the hospital agrees with me. "

Winston said with a slight tremble to his voice," So do I. Don't you... you dare.... dare argue. I'm going to talk to my Uncle Bernard whose on the board of .... gov..... governors at the college. He'll make sure you can drop the classes until next fall after the baby is born. Without any penalty. "

Jeremiah nodded. " And , you can keep working at the firm if you want especially since you're part time anyway or I can just put you down for official maternity leave already and get a temp from the agency until you're ready to come back to work. "

" The second one," both DuBuis and Winston said while Joy also nodded at her and murmured firmly," Yes. That may be best. Especially since your morning sickness is coming back and worse than ever before. It won't be a financial hardship since we gave up the apartment and moved  into Andrew and Glory's house. They don't even want to charge us rent. "

Winston said ," Yes. And , luckily Olga is there.... there to take care of you all. "

Faith tried to sit up on the stretcher but her head began to spin too badly. " Hold on a minute. Taking my motorcycle away and giving me some boring car is one thing. Forcing Atilla in control top pantyhose on us is one thing. I am not rearranging my whole life....."

Winston snapped," Oh , yes , you will ! As one of the two frozen pops I'm saying you are ! This is not just about you, Faith. It's the baby. You fainted. "

Joy sighed as she worriedly glanced at Faith's stubborn face. " He's right. Everyone is right, Faith. The baby's needs and yours must come first. You don't need the stress of work and school right now. I love you. "

Faith sighed as well. She looked at all their faces including that Jimmy Klein and knew she was beat. Bed rest she was going to be on. Hello , boredom for months.

" Fine," she grumbled. " I'll do it but I'm not missing our wedding, Joy Jones. Even if I have to attend it in a chair. "