to startle her.
“Rowan,” she said in a whisper,
squeezing her eyes tighter.
“Shhh, I’m here,” Rowan said, wiping at
her tears as he lowered himself in the worn chair next to her bed. How many
others have sat here wondering if their loved one would be okay , he
absently thought?
“I’m so sorry, Rowan. Believe me when I
say I’m sorry,” Madison said between sobs.
“Why are you apologizing? Baby, you
can’t help it that you’re sick. Please don’t apologize.”
“I was careless and this is all my
fault.”
“What are you talking about?” he
whispered as he pressed a kiss to her ear.
Madison opened her eyes causing the
tears to trickle at a steady pace, “Dr. Granger didn’t tell you?” When Rowan
didn’t respond, she turned her back to him. “I’m...I’m pregnant.”
Rowan sat dumbfounded, silent for too
long and yet not long enough. He thought he’d heard Madison right, but maybe
he’d misunderstood. With her back to him, what sounded like pregnant could have
been anything else. The room grew deathly silent, with the exception of
Madison’s sobs and the constant beeping of the monitor that seemed to increase
with each second that passed. Rowan caught his breath as he slid his fingertips
down her arms. When she jerked away from him, his mind cleared just as quickly
as it clouded.
“Madison, look at me.”
When she wouldn’t face him, he rose from
his seat, walking to the other side of the bed so that he could see her face. Her
reddened eyes and flowing tears made his chest ache. Rowan pushed aside the
strands of hair that clung to her wet cheek, replacing it with a kiss.
“It’s going to be okay, I promise,” he
whispered against her skin.
“I’m sorry, Rowan.”
“Look at me, baby. You don’t need to
apologize to me for this. I’m pretty sure I had something to do with it also.”
Sobbing harder than before, barely able
to get the words out, Madison continued, “But it’s my fault. I skipped a couple
times taking the pill. I thought if I just doubled the following time I’d be
okay. I’m sorry for being irresponsible and for getting us into this.”
“Getting us into what? The most
beautiful, amazing woman I know, who I’m completely in love with, is going to
give me a child. There’s no one I’d rather start a family with than you.”
“But not like this, Rowan. Not like
this.”
Rowan sat on the bed next to Madison,
never breaking contact with her. She’d closed her eyes again and he was
thankful for the moment she gave him even if she’d not planned to. He couldn’t
keep the smile from his face at the thought of them bringing a child into the
world. Sure, it wasn’t the ideal way. They’d both always talked about having
kids after they got married, but sometimes life threw you a curve ball and you
just had to adjust to it. Rowan was more than willing to adjust, but Madison
would need time.
“When did they say you could leave?” he
asked, trying to make her focus on something else.
“They want to make sure I’m hydrated
enough. So after this is done,” she said, pointing to the IV bag hanging next
to her bed. Madison watched as Rowan stood to check it.
“Not so fast, Dr. Worth, that’s my job,”
Dr. Granger’s voice boomed.
Rowan shook his head knowing full well
Tessa would be making all the medical staff pay for her lack of information. “Just
looking. How much longer before I can take her home?” he asked, keeping his
eyes on Madison, his fingers stroking the ends of her hair.
Dr. Granger looked over the bag, then to
Madison. “I’d say another twenty minutes. I’ll send the nurse in to get the
paperwork done so you can get out of here. By the way, you might want to let
your sister know what’s going on. She’s causing quite the scene in the waiting
room.”
Rowan shook his head at the sight of
Tessa, “Will do. Thanks for your help.”
With a quick kiss on Madison’s cheek,
“I’ll be just a moment. Tessa will start a riot
“Rowan,” she said in a whisper,
squeezing her eyes tighter.
“Shhh, I’m here,” Rowan said, wiping at
her tears as he lowered himself in the worn chair next to her bed. How many
others have sat here wondering if their loved one would be okay , he
absently thought?
“I’m so sorry, Rowan. Believe me when I
say I’m sorry,” Madison said between sobs.
“Why are you apologizing? Baby, you
can’t help it that you’re sick. Please don’t apologize.”
“I was careless and this is all my
fault.”
“What are you talking about?” he
whispered as he pressed a kiss to her ear.
Madison opened her eyes causing the
tears to trickle at a steady pace, “Dr. Granger didn’t tell you?” When Rowan
didn’t respond, she turned her back to him. “I’m...I’m pregnant.”
Rowan sat dumbfounded, silent for too
long and yet not long enough. He thought he’d heard Madison right, but maybe
he’d misunderstood. With her back to him, what sounded like pregnant could have
been anything else. The room grew deathly silent, with the exception of
Madison’s sobs and the constant beeping of the monitor that seemed to increase
with each second that passed. Rowan caught his breath as he slid his fingertips
down her arms. When she jerked away from him, his mind cleared just as quickly
as it clouded.
“Madison, look at me.”
When she wouldn’t face him, he rose from
his seat, walking to the other side of the bed so that he could see her face. Her
reddened eyes and flowing tears made his chest ache. Rowan pushed aside the
strands of hair that clung to her wet cheek, replacing it with a kiss.
“It’s going to be okay, I promise,” he
whispered against her skin.
“I’m sorry, Rowan.”
“Look at me, baby. You don’t need to
apologize to me for this. I’m pretty sure I had something to do with it also.”
Sobbing harder than before, barely able
to get the words out, Madison continued, “But it’s my fault. I skipped a couple
times taking the pill. I thought if I just doubled the following time I’d be
okay. I’m sorry for being irresponsible and for getting us into this.”
“Getting us into what? The most
beautiful, amazing woman I know, who I’m completely in love with, is going to
give me a child. There’s no one I’d rather start a family with than you.”
“But not like this, Rowan. Not like
this.”
Rowan sat on the bed next to Madison,
never breaking contact with her. She’d closed her eyes again and he was
thankful for the moment she gave him even if she’d not planned to. He couldn’t
keep the smile from his face at the thought of them bringing a child into the
world. Sure, it wasn’t the ideal way. They’d both always talked about having
kids after they got married, but sometimes life threw you a curve ball and you
just had to adjust to it. Rowan was more than willing to adjust, but Madison
would need time.
“When did they say you could leave?” he
asked, trying to make her focus on something else.
“They want to make sure I’m hydrated
enough. So after this is done,” she said, pointing to the IV bag hanging next
to her bed. Madison watched as Rowan stood to check it.
“Not so fast, Dr. Worth, that’s my job,”
Dr. Granger’s voice boomed.
Rowan shook his head knowing full well
Tessa would be making all the medical staff pay for her lack of information. “Just
looking. How much longer before I can take her home?” he asked, keeping his
eyes on Madison, his fingers stroking the ends of her hair.
Dr. Granger looked over the bag, then to
Madison. “I’d say another twenty minutes. I’ll send the nurse in to get the
paperwork done so you can get out of here. By the way, you might want to let
your sister know what’s going on. She’s causing quite the scene in the waiting
room.”
Rowan shook his head at the sight of
Tessa, “Will do. Thanks for your help.”
With a quick kiss on Madison’s cheek,
“I’ll be just a moment. Tessa will start a riot
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