Page 3 of Betrayed By The Boss

Chapter Two

“Good evening, Ms Bright,”the doctor says as she walks back into my room. “Are you ready to see your baby?”

I nod. “Yes.” God, I’ve been waiting all day.

She smiles. “Good, how are you feeling?”

I groan. “Sore, every time I move, pain erupts from multiple parts of my body.”

“You’ll feel like that for a while I’m afraid, you didn’t break anything but you’ll have some bruising. They’ll fade eventually. Would you like me to prescribe you something for the pain?”

I shake my head. “No, thank you.” I’m not willing to risk the baby’s health. The pain is bad but I’ll get through it. Besides, it’s not as though I can leave her. All I’m doing is resting.

She smiles. “If you change your mind, or the pain gets worse, just let us know.” She reaches for the monitor and pulls it toward the bed. “I’m just going to lift your gown so that we can check the baby.” She pulls back the blanket and lifts my gown, quickly covering my legs back with the blanket.

She puts gel onto my stomach and I wait with bated breath as she moves the wand against my bump. It feels like an eternity before I hear the rapid beating of the baby’s heart. So much relief washes through me that I begin to sob.

“Say?” Cass asks, her voice full of concern. Her hand takes mine and she holds it tightly, offering me her unwavering support.

“I’m just so happy,” I tell her. “I was so worried.” I turn my attention back to the screen, it’s hard to see through my tears but I can make out the baby’s profile as it moves on the screen.

“Ms Bright…” the doctor begins.

I turn and stop her. “Please, call me Saylor.”

She nods. “Saylor,” she says with a smile, and turns back to look at the screen. “The placenta hasn’t pulled further away from your uterus.” She glances at me. “That’s good, the gap hasn’t gotten bigger. Which is what I was worried about.”

I nod, grateful that she’s explaining things to me. I’ve no idea what happens now.

“You’re not bleeding any more, which is also a good sign. You will have to stay here for a while, be on complete bed rest. You really were lucky, Saylor, things could have been a lot worse.”

“What happens now?” Cassie asks, and I squeeze her hand, it’s as though she’s voiced my unasked question.

The doctor continues to check the baby. “You stay here, we continue to monitor the baby as well as the placenta. You really do need to rest; have no stress. If the placenta pulls further away, it’ll mean that you’ll have to deliver a lot earlier than any of us would like.”

“No stress, and I’ll stay in bed.” I promise her, I’ll do anything to make sure that my baby is safe.

“We’re hoping that it’ll re-imbed by itself. I wish there was more that I could say to reassure you, but right now, all we can do is wait.”

I nod. “Thank you, doctor.”

“If you experience pain, or more bleeding, let us know,” she tells me as she wipes the gel from my stomach. “But it’s a good sign that it hasn’t moved further away.”

I smile at her, I really like her, she’s reassuring while being straight to the point.

“Try and rest,” she tells me as she walks out of the room.

As soon as the door closes, the tears fall thicker and faster. I’m so scared, all I keep thinking about is that I could lose my baby at any stage. This is by far the scariest thing that I have ever gone through. Even when my mom was dying I wasn’t as frightened as I am right now.

“This is good news,” Cass says. “I know you may not think it right now, but it’s good news.”

I give her a shaky nod. “I know, I just keep thinking that if I move it could hurt the baby or make the placenta move,” I confess, I was stupid, I should have asked the doctor could that happen.

She stands beside my head, her fingers running through my hair. “Say…”

I lift my hand to hers that’s gripping the bed rail. “Cass, I can’t lose this baby.”

She rests her forehead against mine. “You’re not going to, Say.”

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