The Boss's Daughter [Richard Armitage fanfic]

Chapter 23 - The Gift

(Richard's POV)

I waited... And waited. Almost two hours passed since the doctors took Olivia inside and I had no news from her. I was living out of coffee so I didn't fall asleep on the floor. In the meantime, I texted Ian and told him about what happened and we will probably not be working that day. I was walking in circles on that empty corridor. When, by the love of God, a doctor came out walking towards me.

-So? How is she doctor? –I asked, completely impatient and tired. He looked confident at me.

-She is fine now. The medicine the other doctor gave her made her stomach almost explode. She was already intoxicated with food and the medicine just made it worse. We did a gastric lavage and now she is waking up from the anesthesia. –he said, calmly. My heart fell out of my chest just to think about what she'd been through. A gastric lavage? That must've been painful...

-When can I see her?

-In some minutes. She needs to wake up completely so she can tell us how she feels. –he said, smiling.

-Good... Thank you, doctor. –I said, feeling like I just took an elephant out of my shoulders. He touched my arm and smiled.

-There is one more thing. But I'm sure she would like to tell you by herself. –he said, leaving. I sat down and held my head between my hands. Poor her... I wanted to hug her in that moment, keep her safe in my arms. In those minutes of more waiting, I kept thinking about what she had to tell me. What if she is worse than we all think? What if she has a serious disease? I kept running around these questions when, half hour later, the same doctor told me to go inside. We walked to a long corridor and we stopped by a nursery. I walked in slowly and she was sitting on that hospital bed. Pale as snow, eating jelly. When she noticed me, her face was serious. A mixture of scared, worried, surprised and happy.

-Richard... -she whispered, smiling sadly at me. I walked closer to her and leaned down to kiss her forehead. She was not cold anymore. Her wrists and arms had a lot of tubes in, but she was doing the best she could to hold that spoon in her hand, so she could eat something.

-How are you feeling, my love? –I asked, speaking in a very low tone. I pushed a chair and sat beside her.

-I don't know, it's weird... I feel a strange pain inside, but I need to eat this, at least. The doctor said it has sugar and it's easy to swallow, so I must give it a try. –she said, eating another spoon of it. She was very silenced. The normal Olivia would be telling me every detail of what she felt.

-The doctor said you were intoxicated with the medicine... -I said, holding her pale hand.

-Yes, that old and grumpy doctor gave me the wrong pills. They told me he has already been fired. Mistakes like these are unforgivable. –she said, looking mad. That's the Olivia I know.

-The doctor also told me you had something to tell me. –I said, staring at her eyes. She looked at me, her eyebrows looking worried. She didn't say a word and kept eating her gelatine. I started to think that was suspicious and it had to be a bad thing, or else she wouldn't be acting like that. When she was finished, she put the small bottle aside and sighed.

-What is it, my love? Is it bad? –I said, grabbing both of her hands in mine. She kept her head low for some seconds, when I saw a small tear rolling down her cheek.

-My love, what's wrong? Please tell me, Olivia. –I said, raising my voice a bit, but keeping it calm enough not to harm her.

-I think... We have to cancel our wedding. At least for now.... –she said, her face still low. I didn't understand at first, but I feared the worse.

-What do you mean? W-why? –I asked, trying to keep calm, while my head kept shaking in very bad thoughts. She lifted her head and I saw her eyes red, full of tears. I touched her face with my hand and she closed her eyes.

-Because... I've seen this happened before and... I'm afraid... -she said, bursting with crying. I got up from my chair and pulled to my hug. I was scared, I was screaming inside.

-Sshh... It's ok, my love... I'm here, just tell me what's wrong, I will help you. –I said, petting her hair and kissing her head. When she calmed down, I slowly left the hug and sat back down on the chair, still holding her arms.

-What is it? Tell me. –I said. She looked at me and sighed.

-I'm with child... This is what is happening again, Richard. I've seen this happend in the past, I know I can't handle it until the end, I know I can't make it! –she said, desperate. At that point, I wasn't feeling anything in my body. My heart totally stopped beating, my lungs stopped pulling air inside, I just... I was going to be a father... A father, a real father. I didn't say anything. I held her face in my hands and kissed her. A kiss full of tears, love and fear. Yes, a lot of fear. She was afraid because she was pregnant two times before and in the 6th month the babies died. I was afraid too because I didn't really know how to deal with that situation. I wanted to be a father, but I wanted to be a man, a husband, to help her if the same problem comes out again. I kept my lips tied to hers and I felt like we could do it. I stopped the kiss and held my forehead to her. My tears falling down my face, a smile on my lips. A huge anxiety growing inside, in my heart. The feeling of happiness, fear and love, all at once, making my heart beat again.

-Listen, my love... -I whispered, still holding her face with my hands. –We will do this. We can do this. We will have this baby, you will be safe and we will be parents. Mommy and daddy... I know we can. And we will. Do you hear me? –I said, still crying. She nodded and held my arms. She pulled me back a little so we could see each other. We burst with laughing with our faces full of tears and snot falling from the nose. I cleaned her tears with my fingers and smiled at her.

-I love you, Olivia. You and... our little bean. –I said, kissing her lips again. She cleaned my tears on my cheeks and smiled again.

-I believe you, Richard. I love you. We will fight, till the end. And, if God wants it, we will have our baby. 

IT HAPPENED!!! DKJFHSDKJFHKSJDFHDJSKHFJSKD 

Now let's wait and see what's going to happend next! I'm super excited about this!! The next chapters will be... perfect.