I Dream Of You

Chapter Six: {Part Two}

Pauly was just backstage, where she could see Cher enter and exit from. She had the next outfit change in her hand on a hanger to help speed up the getting ready process, at least a little bit. She watched her for a second when she saw her suddenly stop. She knew what was happening when she saw her close her eyes. She threw the outfit at the closest person to her, not caring if they caught it or not. Her adrenaline kicked in, she ran towards Cher and caught her before she could truly fall. She set her briefly on the ground before picking her up in her arms. She carried her towards an empty couch, with the other crew members concerned about what had happened and why she ran off.

She laid her down on the couch before turned to the others and somewhat demanded, "Go get the Vicks Vaporub from her dressing room and a trash can."

She watched two people start to walk away to get those things when she realized that she probably sounded a little rude. She said, "Please."

She knew that Cher had some smell aversion to the vaporub because of the pregnancy, but she knew that it was probably going to bring her out of her faint faster. Well, the trash can was for when she most likely got sick because of the smell.

The two people got back with the items around the same time. She looked at them and took the items. She said, "Thank you."

When no one really moved, she looked at all of them and said, "Will you give us a moment?"

They all nodded before walking off in different directions. She sat down on the couch where there was some free space near Cher's legs. She placed the trash can near Cher's head on the floor. She opened the jar and placed near her nose. She left it there for a few moments before taking it away and putting the lid back on it.

Cher was already coming out of her fainting spell when felt someone, most likely Pauly, place something under her nose, the smell quickly hitting her. She opened her eyes and saw her best friend before she turned and got sick into the trash can next to her. A few moments after she was done, she turned back to her and said, "What was that for?"

She said, "To wake you up."

She paused, "Do you know what happened?"

Cher shook her head, "Not really. I remember getting almost backstage and then everything going black. Then waking up here."

Pauly nodded and said, "What you remember is true. You had started to faint, which is why everything went black. I saw you start to fall. I ran to you and caught you before you fell. I think it may have been the adrenaline but I carried you over here. You know the rest."

She paused, "Do you know why you fainted?"

She shook her head and said, "No."

Pauly said, "What did you eat today?"

Cher thought about it for a moment, "I had an orange while getting ready."

She said, "Is that it?"

She said, "I think so, I don't really remember."

She grabbed her hand and said, "Sweetie, you can't do that. You shouldn't do that when you aren't pregnant, let alone when you are. I have a feeling that your blood sugar got low because you hadn't been eating. I know you aren't dehydrated because you've been drinking water pretty much all day."

Cher nodded, "I know, it just got away from me."

Pauly laughed, "Do I need to call your mom and tell her to yell at you?"

She laughed back, "No!"

She said, "Do you want to go back out to finish with Believe?"

She nodded, "I'd like to, since it's the last concert here. They should get what everyone else did, especially since it's a full house."

Pauly grabbed her bag and looked around in it for a minute before she pulled out a protein bar. She said, "Fine, I want you to eat this while I find out where your outfit went."

Cher let out a laugh and said, "What do you mean find out where it went?"

She laughed, "It was either see where it went when it got thrown or catch you before you fell. I think you appreciate the one I chose."

She said, "I do."

Cher opened the bar and ate it while she watched her look for the outfit. She had finished it by the time she had gotten back. They quickly changed everything and she made her way to the center stage exit. Pauly stopped her, "What do you want to eat after the show?"

She said, "Ice cream."

Pauly chuckled, "Besides ice cream."

Cher said, "Besides more ice cream, I don't know, surprise me."

The last song went well and they finally headed back to the hotel after Cher had ate. When they got to her room, she turned to Pauly and said, "I know that everything if fine, but since I fainted tonight, can we get the doppler thing out and listen to the heartbeat?"

Pauly nodded and said, "Sure we can, lay down on the bed and I'll get it."

As Cher went and laid down the bed, Pauly went and got the fetal heartbeat doppler out of the suitcase. She smiled slightly when she noticed that Cher had already rolled up her shirt. She sat down next to her and pressed the doppler down on her lower stomach. It wasn't long before found it. She smiled once more, "Fast and strong just like it's supposed to be."

Cher wiped the few tears that had rolled down her cheeks with her palm. She said, "That will never not make me cry."

About a hour later, she looked at Pauly and said, "I can't sleep, will you lay with me please?"

Pauly nodded, "Of course I will. Move over."

Once she had moved over, Pauly got laid down next to her. Sleep came over them rather quickly.

It was the next day, and they had just arrived back at Cher's house in California. They pulled into the driveway and parked. She said, "Pauly, will you carry me into the house?"

Pauly laughed, "No!"

Cher looked around and saw someone at the front door. She said, "Meryl."

She said, "I'm not Meryl."

She said, "I know, Meryl's here."

She got out of the car and made her way towards the front door, with Pauly following her soon after. She said, "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be on set filming right now."

Meryl smiled, "Pauly called me and told me what happened. I wanted to come see you."

Cher turned to Pauly and said, "When did you do that?"

Pauly smiled slightly, "While you were eating."

She pulled Meryl in for a hug and said, "You probably won't be here for long, but I'm glad that you're here."

She hugged her back, "Me too."