Chapter 4 : Looking For Answers
Mrs. Warren entered the room a tad minute later with the Emergency Kit in her hand. She took in the expression on her son's face, glad that her daughter-in-law was back. Then she noticed the pools of blood growing in size by every passing minute. She gasped and pushed Keith out of her way and immediately started undressing Kim. Before she could pull down the bodice, she glanced at her son standing behind them.
Noticing his mother stare at him in an eccentric way with her eyebrows almost disappearing in her hair, he too raised his eyebrows and exclaimed, "What?!"
"Men. They need to be told everything. Not one ounce of common sense in them," she mumbled to herself distastefully. In a sweet voice dripping with sarcasm she said, "Keith, my dear son. GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS ROOM SO THAT I CAN TREAT MY DARLING DAUGHTER."
It was an interesting sight to see a fully grown man responding to his mother in an almost fearful way. But Keith knew his mother when she took on the 'Momzilla' phase and immediately scampered off deciding to call Adam.
"WHILE YOU ARE GETTING YOURSELF OUT, CALL YOUR FATHER AND TELL HIM TO GET THE DOCTOR HERE. PRONTO." Mrs. Warren hollered from the room.
Keith shook his head at his mother and vowed never to question her decisions again. He distinctly recalled the days when she stocked up her Emergency Medical Kit always proclaiming that you never know when you need it. "Better to stay safe than sorry" was her motto. He was ever grateful to her for that. 'Kim.' That caused him to freeze in his tracks.
He had always believed that she would always come back to him. But he pictured he arrival quite differently. For one, she wasn't about to faint in his arms almost dead. A dry taste filled his mouth. Kim COULD NOT die. She had promised him that she would be back for good.
He picked up his phone to know where the doctor was. No sooner did he pick up the phone than he heard footsteps in the main hall. He walked out to meet Mrs. Greyson, his family doctor. He said, "Hi Doc. Formalities later. My wife really needs you right now." And then Keith seized her hand and rushed her to the room where Kim was.
Before he could step in, Mrs. Greyson placed a hand on his shoulder and told him to calm down. His father and Adam had explained the situation to her and nothing would happen to Kim. But all the 'males' had to stay out. Saying this, she allowed herself into the room and locked it shut behind her.
As soon as the doctor went in, all the energy left his body and Keith slumped to the floor. His mind went on autopilot as a plethora of thoughts overrode his brain. He allowed the pain and fear that he had managed to keep concealed, wash over him as everything around him seemed too real. He felt a hand on his shoulder and he looked up from his hands into his best friend's eyes.
"She is going to be fine Keith. Perfectly fine," he whispered these words of encouragement to Keith.
Suddenly a thought registered in his head and a wave of determination to finally know the truth became the only though filling his mind. He shook off Adam's hand, got up and turned towards him.
Abrupt anger colouring his tone, he shot a question, that was burning at the back of his mind since Kim's dramatic arrival, towards his best friend - "HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND HER?!"
Adam had been an outburst from Keith, so he was not surprised by his blistering rage. If he was in his place he would have done the same thing. He knew that he could lie no longer to his best friend . But his conscience was torn between the promise he made to his best friend's wife or the loyalty that he owed to his best friend.
Keith's rage reached seventh heaven when he noticed that Adam was not being entirely honest with him. Why the hell would he not tell him something about Kim? He stalked towards Adam, held his collar, fury possessing him and shook him wildly.
"I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU DON'T TELL ME, I WILL FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND-"
Keith was cut off by Adam placing his hand on his mouth.
"DUDE, CALM DOWN. I WILL TELL YOU KEITH. BUT I CAN'T IF YOU ARE GOING ALL BERSERK ON ME AND CUTTING OFF MY AIR SUPPLY!"
Keith let go of his best friend and stared at him as he bent with his hands on his knees gasping for air. He waited for two full minutes before opening his mouth again. Adam noticed his friend about to go off the handle again and so wheezed, "She-she asked me..... demanded actually that-that I tell you no-nothing."
Something inside Keith suddenly deflated as he heard these words. Hurt and disappointment raced through his veins replacing the anger that had possessed him a few seconds before. Betrayal stung in his eyes. This entire time when he was out of his mind with worry trying to locate his wife, his Kim, his best friend knew where she was the whole time.
He had a resigned look on his face as he brace himself to hear the truth. He had sunk to the floor again in a span of ten minutes. Adam opened his mouth again but before he could utter a single word, the door of the room swung open.
Keith, Adam and Mr. Warren's head snapped towards the doctor and Mrs. Warren. Looking at his mother's ashen face, Keith forgot all about the previous tiff. Screw the truth, Kim had to be fine. He looked at the doctor praying and chanting 'Kim has to be fine. She is fine.'
He crossed his fingers behind his back as the doctor began speaking.
"Kim is going to be perfectly fine."
Hearing those words, Keith let out a shaky breath of relief only to suck it right back in shock at her next words.
"Kim is fine and so is the baby, though it was a narrow escape."
Holy shit, Kim was pregnant!
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A/N : Sorry Sorry sorry sorry.... a million sorries for those who stuck to this story. I am not leaving this story. I think there are going to be a maximum of 3 more chapters I think. And what are your views for Stana Katic playing Kim's role?
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