A Complicated Heart

I Don't Know Myself

Lindsey had been waiting at the hospital for a few hours now, they had needed to run tests and everything and so Lindsey wasn’t allowed in the room, nurses had come and gone and not one single bit of news came his way, all he wanted was to know she was going to be okay

He had waited about another half an hour when a nurse came down the corridor and walked over to him

“Mr Buckingham?” Lindsey shot up from his seat

“Yes, how is she?” he rushed to ask

“She’s stable and in and out of consciousness, but that doesn’t mean she’s out of the woods yet, the next 24 hours are very crucial” all Lindsey could do was nod

“The doctor will be along in a few minuets and he will take you do his office and run through everything with you and answer any questions that you might have”

“Okay thank you!” Lindsey replied weakly

“I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this” the nurse said and placed her hand on Lindsey’s shoulder and she walked past him

~

A few minutes later as promised a doctor came walking towards him

“Mr Buckingham would you like to follow me please” Lindsey got up and followed the doctor into a smallish room, once in there the doctor gestured for Lindsey to take a seat and he did

“Right, as the nurse probably told you Miss Nicks is stable and she’s drifting, we still need to keep an eye on her until we know that she isn’t going to get any sudden pressure in the head, she hit her head very hard Mr Buckingham, and that’s what I would like to ask you about!” Lindsey was dreading this question

“Sure go on?”

“How exactly did Miss Nicks get into this situation?”

“I don’t know I wasn’t there when she did it, I just found her on the floor when I got back” he decided to not mention Kristen

“I only ask because...and don’t for a minute think that I’m blaming this on you, but Miss Nicks has a very distinct bruise on her face that looks very much like it could have been made by another hand” Lindsey sighed

“It wasn’t me!” he told the doctor

“I didn’t say it was, do you know who it was?” he had a feeling Lindsey knew exactly who it was

“It was my wife...they...got into a fight apparently and she hit Stevie and she...fell onto the table, my wife then called me...and I called you” Lindsey told him the statement quietly as though he was ashamed by the whole thing, and even a little guilty

“Okay, we wait until Miss Nicks comes around and then we ask her what happened then decisions on what to do next will be made” Lindsey nodded

“Right I’ve told you as much as I can tell you right now, I don’t know anymore myself!” he stood from his seat

“One thing I do know is I need to find Miss Nicks’ partner or whatever he is”

“Why? What’s wrong? Please tell me?”

“I shouldn’t be telling you this but since you seem close to her, I need to tell the gentleman that is with Stevie that...about the baby she was carrying” Lindsey’s heart stopped

“Stevie’s pregnant?” Lindsey once again shot up from his seat

“Was, it was very rare in a woman her age, but she was in the first trimester, and the fall must have shocked her system, we took an ultrasound once we found out and we could find no heartbeat” The doctor looked at Lindsey’s face

“That was my baby” Lindsey said quietly and the other man in the room looked shocked and saddened

“I’m so sorry, if I’d know I would have been a bit more...” Lindsey interrupted

“No it’s okay, thank you for letting me know” Lindsey let a few tears fall down his face “Can I see her please?” the doctor nodded and escorted Lindsey to her room

He walked in and looked at Stevie lying in bed, as soon as he walked in his eyes went to her stomach, and he let more tears fall, he walked over and sat beside her in the chair, and took hold of her hand

“This is all my fault Steph, I’m so sorry baby!” he laid his head down on the bed and spoke to her lightly until he fell asleep

~

A short time later Lindsey woke up and looked at his surroundings, he didn’t lift his head up yet, still content with where he was, all of a sudden he felt a small hand rest on his head, and he turned until he could see Stevie, who was looking at him with the smallest of smiles on her face, but it was there, and she was awake

“Can we get someone in here?” Lindsey yelled “She’s awake!”

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