Rumours Ruined Us

Worry

Stevie and John soon arrived at the hospital rushing inside, no spoken words at all, they both felt bad for whatever was wrong with Christine and soon found Lindsey and Ken standing in the hallway "Where is she!" Exclaimed John.

"Being treated, they said they think she has an infection and she was nearly septic!" Lindsey exclaimed, upset "She started collapsing in the studio, she was shaking, pale and threw up all over Mick. Mick was the only one who knew she had some kind of operation!" 

"An operation, why?" John asked confused then turned his glance to Stevie "Did you know anything?"

"No, I'm a lousy friend, she didn't even tell me, oh God, what if she had cancer like her mother or something?" Stevie stuttered, her heart aching, she felt terrible, she had been off with John while Christine suffered and was seriously ill, keeping secrets about her health.

"Mick said it was a woman issue, I cant believe Christine told no one!" Lindsey exclaimed.

"Can we see her?" John gulped.

"No, she's in the intensive care unit, I think they are giving her antibiotics in an IV for the infection but I don't know much else" Lindsey stuttered, almost shivering at the thought of Christine dying and Stevie started crying silently, feeling bad like John was.

They waited another half an hour at least, Ken bought them all a coffee and they stood nervously, John was inconsolable with worry, Stevie was chewing her thumbnail off and Lindsey just sat with his head in his hands before Mick returned from the showers "Hey, you came!" He sighed in relief, upset and worried, wishing he had done more for Christine, he worried if them starting to have sex had hurt her more than she let on as well "Have you heard any word about her yet?" Mick asked the three. 

"No, I want to know why the fuck you didn't tell me my wife had surgery!" John bellowed angrily, wanting to punch Mick.

"She regretted it and didn't want anyone to know, she was upset John, I found her at her most vulnerable and tried to take care of her, but she is shutting herself off from everyone, she is heartbroken over the marriage too and thinks she fucked up!" Mick explained, running his hand through his long wet hair.

"You should have told me or Stevie!" John snapped "Does she have something seriously wrong?"

"I couldn't fucking find either of you!" Mick snapped back and John silenced while Stevie looked down at the floor. Mick knew instantly, Lindsey didn't pick up on the vibes but Mick knew "Come with me both of you and I will tell you!"

"I have a right to know too!" Lindsey added.

"Its Christine's business, she will fucking kill me if I tell you all!" Mick exclaimed.

"She is legally still my wife, if you wont tell me I will go ask some fucking staff!" John threatened.

"Christine got fixed up like dogs and cats do!" Mick replied.

"What?" John asked even more confused "She isn't a fucking animal, she's an actual human Mick, be more clear!"

"She got her insides all chopped up so she cant get knocked up anymore!" Mick replied.

"Mick, did she get sterilised?" Stevie asked softly, she recalled when she had been crying to Christine about her own abortion, how Christine said she never wanted to go through the drama of being pregnant because she would be a bad mother and she couldn't live with herself if she got an abortion like Stevie had.

"Yeh, that was the word!" Mick nodded.

"Why the fuck didn't she tell me, she's my wife!" John yelled "Did you encourage her to do it!"

"No, I found her the night after she had it done, she was upset, drunk and in pain!" Mick snapped back, feeling guilty for being intimate with her.

"Its Christine's choice, but she should have talked it through first, she would be regretting it, like I regret things!" Stevie stated solemnly thinking of her 'Sara'.

Before anyone else spoke a nurse came out, knowing who they all were she talked to all of directly "Mrs McVie is still being treated, she will need to be kept in here for several days, she is delirious and we are still running some tests, we think either there was complications with her surgery or she has developed an infection from not taking the antibiotics she was prescribed. She is still not stable yet but we are doing everything we can for her!" The nurse said, trying to sound enthusiastic.

"You mean this is life-threatening still?" John asked and the nurse nodded.

"She isn't responding to much yet, her fever is very high still, she may need to perform another surgery!" She sighed and walked off.

"Can I see her?" John asked tears forming in his eyes.

"Not yet!" The nurse replied and walked off quickly up the hall.

"This is all my fault, she needed me!" Stevie cried, sitting down in a chair and beginning to cry more. 

"Its no one fault Steph!" Lindsey hastily said, sitting beside her and rubbing her back "Chris is a fighter she will be ok!" Lindsey soothed.

"But if she isn't, its my fault, she needed her best friend and I wasn't here!" Stevie wailed and stamped her foot on the floor as she cried more.

"This isn't about you Stevie or you John, its about Christine!" Ken snapped and stormed off up the hall.

"Don't fucking talk to her like that!" Lindsey yelled standing up angrily but Ken just stormed off.

"I deserved it!" Stevie sniffled "I'm going to the bathroom!" She added, shakily standing up and hurrying off to where she saw the toilets were, already reaching into her purse for the small bag she had in it there.