Love and Lies (Sunshine & Shadow Book 4) by Williamson Alie

Author:Williamson, Alie [Williamson, Alie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: POWWOW Books, Canada
Published: 2015-04-08T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Violet was still sleeping. Lex sat by her bedside and held her hand. It wasn’t a romantic gesture; the physical touch was to remind him to think about the more important things; to focus on life, rather than death. He placed his hand on her stomach, unable to stop himself but careful not to wake her. The room was illuminated only by the soft glow of the moon coming through the window on the other side of the bed.

Lex couldn’t feel anything move against his hand but somehow he knew who was in there, waiting to meet him.

A quiet knock on the door made him turn around. Dr. Grey stood in the doorway.

“She’s sleeping,” Lex murmured in the silent room, knowing the doctor would hear him.

“It’s you I’d like to speak to.”

Lex followed him into the hallway.

“What do you need?”

“Mr. Mitchell...it’s a rather delicate matter...”

“More delicate than what happened a couple of hours ago? I think I can handle it.”

Dr. Grey tipped his head to one side. “Mr. Mitchell...”

“Please call me Lex.”

He nodded. “Lex. Your father...”

Lex shook his head. “Please. That man was no father to me.”

“My apologies. Frank Mitchell was admitted because his kidneys had failed due to Polycystic Kidney Disease.”

“I know. You already told me this.”

“PCKD is genetic.”

Lex froze. “What? So you think I could have it?”

Dr. Grey held up his hand. “We aren’t saying that. You’ve had regular physicals, and there’s nothing in your file about abnormalities in your kidneys. But that doesn’t mean you aren’t a carrier. You might not have it, Lex, but your baby...”

“Might,” Lex finished for him.

The doctor nodded.

“So what can we do? How do we find out?”

“There are some tests we can do to find out if you’re a carrier. We can do them right away if you want.”

Lex nodded firmly.

“Your brother wanted tests done, also, in case he decides to have children. He’s already downstairs. Please follow me.”

He went with the doctor to a small room on the lower level. Dr. Grey turned around as they entered, gesturing for Lex to sit on the noisy paper on the bed.

“First we will do a blood and urine test, then perhaps an abdominal ultrasound if anything unusual arises.”

“Okay.”

“A nurse will collect your blood in a few moments. For now just relax.”

Lex tried to calm his breathing.

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