Life Unknown

Chapter 14

During the night the girls got worse. Now besides having a fever they were having diarrhea every fifteen minuets, throwing up every time they eat, and the nurse they had was not making anything better. I hated the nurse. Every time she saw me with the girls, its like she finds something new that is wrong with how Damian and I parent them. I was so glad when shifts change that morning. It was 11:57 before the doctors even came in. Damian was so mad with them that I told him to go for a walk and I would relay to them the message.

" Well, Harper your twins have got Salmonella. It is what you get from eating partially cooked chicken or coming in contact with raw chicken and ingesting it some how."

" But, they do not eat or touch anything. How could they have gotten anything like this?"

" They could have simply got it if you took them to the store and did not wipe the shopping cart down touched it then touched their mouth or a bottle nipple, and feed them. There are tons of things that could have happened and don't worry we have started them on a new antibiotic, it should start taking effect in the next few hours, and if you do not see a change in their stomach problems then page a nurse, and we will look at their dosage and adjust to what they may need."

They basically left after they said that and it only took Damian five seconds to get back in the room. He was ready to find out what happened and what was wrong with the girls, and if the "idiot" doctors were doing anything about them.

I told him what the doctors said, and finally with an answer we calmed down, and now all we could do is play the waiting game. Thank God that the room came equip with a shower, and Damian thought to pack more than a change of clothes. We did not have to leave the girls unless we were getting something to eat, which usually we just ordered from the lunchroom and they just brought it to the room. But, sometimes Damian would go get us some real food from my moms. After I called her she had been fully supportive of me and Damian. She had been cooking meals for us every day, even if we did not come get it. We knew that she was there for us, and that what I had been missing for the past few weeks.

We had had some visitors come in and out but I was really shocked when Natasha showed up. I had not talked to her since that night on the phone. It was not really on purpose, but with Damian coming back into town, Hope being sick, moving, and now this it really was not a good time to have friends.

"Hey, it's been a while hasn't it?"

"Yeah, I suppose it has, I am sorry I haven't been able to hang out lately. It has just been eventful." That was an understatement.

"I get it bunny, do not worry yourself one bit."

"Cool, well since you guys haven't meet yet, Damian this is Natasha, and Natasha this is Damian. This is who helped me the most when my pregnancy was too much for me to handle." She smiled at the introduction. She did deserve better, I should have called her more.

" Hi, thank you for being there for her when I was not, that won't ever happen again, but I think that it is good for her to have friends here."

"Yeah, just don't hurt her again. I would hate to have to pick up them pieces. That girl really loves you, and I would hate to have her hurting because you couldn't man up. Okay?" She was defiantly serious about that. Was I really that depressed when he left?
Damian chimed right in without missing a beat.

" You don't have to worry about that I will not be leaving anytime in the near future. I am hear for the long haul." He said this with a smile on his face. This was such a serious conversation and he was laughing and smiling. And Natasha she was sticking up for me like we were old friends. I felt really bad that I had not had hardly anything to do with her for a while.

Finally I spoke up for myself and broke the tension that was building inside my head.

"Well, since you guys are talking about me like I am not even here maybe I should remind you that I am here and that I can hear everything your saying!!!"

They laughed at me, and when they finally stopped we all just sat and talked for a while. Eventually she had to leave and deal with her own life, while me and Damian dealt with ours. The girl's diarrhea had defiantly gotten better, and they were not throwing up any more. I was glad they were getting better, but the doctors said even when they got better they would have to stay so that they could gain their weight back. It was horrible. It was like we were in Hope's situation all over again except that we were now facing it with two girls not just one. I thought about what we had went though with Hope, and even though I knew that this was different, it still scared me to death. They were tiny once again at only four pounds each and they had to be at least five before they could leave. At least this time we got to be in the room with them. It was late when we finally got to go to sleep, and sleep came easy tonight. I drifted off during the middle of my show, and was not even mad about it when I woke up in the morning.

In the morning we woke up and the nurse had came into the room and checked on the girls, and everything seemed fine. They were still underweight, which I expected. You just don't gain weight overnight. If anything you lose it. After the nurse left Damian and I were alone again and it was peaceful. We had a few minuets to our self, and if was great. We took full advantage of our time. The minuet the nurse left our lips met and I didn't want them to ever part. We were lying as close as we could possibly get with our hands exploring every part of each others body. We knew each other so well. We knew every single part of each other, and we knew how and what part to touch to make each other go crazy. We knew we could not do anything crazy, but there was no harm in fooling around a bit. We were crazy for even doing anything when the nurse could walk in at any second.

But before the nurse had a chance to come in Emily started crying. And was soon followed by Hope. Oh man, just when it was getting good. Oh well, up and Adam. We got up and Damian proceeded to change their diaper while I got their bottles ready. By the time they were feed and changed the nurse came in and wouldn't you know it. The one I did not like was back.

" Hi guys, we met the other day, so no need for introductions. I will be here till tonight, and we will taking care of your girls very well."

I was thinking of how miserable the day would be with her as my nurse, then Damian took my hand looked at me and mouthed he loved me. I instantly felt better about myself and now I had the courage to deal with this stupid nurse. I hope that she does not check in on us forty times a day like she did last time.

"Hi, how are you today Lily?" I asked with the fakest smile I could muster.

"I am fine. Thanks for asking."

After she took the twins temperature, and other vital signs she left and we did not see her again till later when it was check up time again. I guess she realized that I was not to found of her. Me and Damian did not have very many visitors today. I guess that it was because most everyone we know had already come, and Damian's family lived so far away.

I was thinking of Damian's family and how they have yet to even see the twins when Damian interupted me.

"What you thinking of baby?"

"Your family. They haven't even seen the twins. Do they care about them?" I asked because Damian's family had not even really called to ask about them. Since they were born we had talked to them like five times.

" Babe, you know they do they just don't know how to show it."

" I guess they could come see them though it is not like they are going to be little all their life, and I would like them to know they have other grandparents.  What if they grow up and resent not having known them when they were younger?"  I was serious about this.  I hated not knowing who my dad was, and my grandparents.  I really missed out on a lot when I was younger, but I was very assertive about this.

" Well babe when the girls get better do you want to go up and see them for a little while?  We can stay like a week or so and then come back."

" That would be great babe!!!" I was happy maybe while we were up there I could show the girls off to my friends.  After Natasha helped me with the girls I had gotten some of them to talk to me again and acctually been quite chummy with a couple of them.  I really missed them. Especially Stacy.

Damian saw the look in my eyes and he knew he had made me happy.  That is all he ever wanted to do since he came back.  I hope that that never changes. Something told me he was a bit nervous though. I wonder why?