Keep Them From Harm: The Past Life - Book 3 by Utt Kelly

Author:Utt, Kelly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Standards of Starlight
Published: 2019-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

7

Footing

Dr. Wong’s voice sounds cautiously optimistic. He sounds exhausted. I guess he ought to be. My wife’s surgery went on much longer than expected. I hope he's calling to tell me it went well. Because if he's not, I won’t be able to hold it together.

"Dr. Hartmann?" Dr. Wong asks.

I put the phone on speaker so Roddy and Liam can hear as well. Clive is still out cold.

"Yes!" I say. "Dr. Wong! Is she okay? Is surgery all done?"

"Surgery is done, yes," he says. "Your wife made it through."

I raise both hands in the air and look up to the heavens to say a quick prayer of thanks. I'm not sure what kind of terms I'm on with the heavens, given the events of this afternoon, but I say my prayer of thanks anyway. Roddy and Liam both raise their hands as well and they stand up. The three of us join together for a manly group hug. We can't contain our enthusiasm. We're elated to learn that our girl made it through.

"That's such good news," I say once I've collected myself enough to speak. "When can we see her?"

"She's in recovery now. You'll be able to get into see her within the next couple of hours."

"That's fantastic,” I exclaim. "Do you expect her to be awake that soon?"

"Actually, I'm afraid not,” Dr. Wong says. "Your wife's injuries were extensive. Even more so than we thought upon initial examination. I'm afraid she's not going to be awake for some time. We've had to place her in a medically induced coma in order to give her body time to heal."

My heart sinks. I swear, I feel like I'm on a long, cruel roller coaster that won't let me off.

"But she will wake up? You know that for sure?"

"No," Dr. Wang says reluctantly. It sounds like he doesn't want to deliver such somber news. "We don't know that for sure. She has a long road ahead. She’s still in critical condition and will need to remain in the intensive care unit."

A single tear drops out of my eye and begins to roll down my cheek.

"And the baby?"

"I don't expect the fetus to remain viable," he says.

Now my stomach sinks along with my heart and my insides feel all torn up again.

"Dr. Hartmann,” he continues. "When you return to the hospital, please have the nurses page me. We’ll sit down together and I'll go over things in more detail. Okay?"

"Yes," I reply, looking at Clive and wondering what the hell we're going to do with him. "I'll be there as soon as I can."

I push the button to end the call. I sit perfectly still for a few minutes. Roddy and Liam don't move a muscle either. They’re waiting for me.

"What are our options?" I ask.

"I'll stay with him,” Liam says. "You two get back to the hospital. You need to see Ali."

"Can you handle Clive on your own?" I ask.

"Sure he can,” Roddy says. "At least for a while."

"Yeah, I can always knock him out again,” Liam confirms.

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