Chapter 128

Written on my phone, so sorry for typos, sure there will be plenty.


Jon shifted gears as he sped up when the lights turned green again. He quickly glanced and Melody before focusing on the road.

She had her arms wrapped around her chest. He could see she was still having trouble breathing, it looked like every breath she took was hurting her worse than before. She bent over a little as she applied more pressure to her chest.

Jon reached out to put his hand on her shoulder. "Hang on, we're almost there." He tried to encourage her, he softly rubbed her shoulder.

Melody nodded weakly, it hadn't hurt like this before, it was much worse. Before, when she took a few slow breaths it would ease away but now that only hurt. Her arms around her were applying pressure which did ease the pain a little. It terrified her. How bad could it be?

Jon groaned in groaned in frustration when he had stop at another red light, he couldn't get to the hospital fast enough.
"Almost." He repeated when he noticed Melody's fast and shallow breaths. He was already driving, he couldn't go faster than that.



After what seemed like ages to both of them but finally Jon parked the car.

He got out, slammed the door behind him in his hurry and went to open Melody's door. He reached down to give her a hand to get out.

He felt horrible when Melody let out a scream as she stretched to stand up. She couldn't take a few breaths to even out the pain, that only made it worse.

"Want me to carry you?" Jon asked.
"No." Melody wrapped her arms around her chest again, if Jon carried her, she couldn't do that.

Jon walked beside her, keeping his eyes on her as he lead the way in to the emergency room.
In the waiting room, he helped her sit down, then went to find her a nurse.

Melody tried to stay calm but the fact that she couldn't breath wasn't helping.
She looked up when Jon sat down next to her, hoping they could go inside soon.
Just then her name was called. Jon stood up and reached to help her up.
Painfully Melody got up, stretching hurt the most.

Jon wrapped his arm around her waist and walked with her to the room the nurse was guided them too.
He helped her sit up on the bed, but when she tried to lie down, it hurt too much.

Instead the nurse adjusted the back of the bed so it was raised and Melody could lean back.
Next the nurse put a mask with airflow over her face, making Melody more terrified, what if it really was that bad?

Jon took her hand as squeezed as the nurse went on with her job, he tried to help Melody relaxed but he couldn't relax himself.



It didn't take long for a doctor to show up too. The nurse did a quick introduction and medical talk with him, which neither Jon or Melody understood.

As Melody was still having trouble breathing, making talking difficult, the doctor directed his questions to Jon. The first question was easy enough, the doctor asked. "Can you tell me what happened?"
"We were ha-" Jon stopped himself, he couldn't say that without embarrassing them both. He looked at Melody, her cheeks a little flushed, before he continued. "She started breathing heavily, then said it hurt and she started having trouble to breath."
The doctor nodded when Jon finished his explanation. "Has she been sick lately, a cold or a flu?"
"Eumh." He had to think about when she had a flu. "A flu about a month ago and a cold last week." She he mention Melody's late period? Would it be important?
"Any chance of pregnancy?"
That answered his question, he looked back at Melody.  "You were three weeks late, right?" He waited for Melody to slightly nod and answer the question. "But you got them about two weeks ago?" Again Melody nodded and Jon looked back at the doctor.
"Okay, chest x-ray, pain relief and bloods." He said as he started writing on a chart. He gave his chart to the nurse and left the room with a short nod.
The nurse took a look at the chart. "I'll be back with some pain relief." She said before she left.

"How are you doing?" Jon asked, stepping closer to stand right next to Melody.
She opened her mouth to say something but had to close it again to breath.
"You'll be fine." He encouraged just as the nurse walked back in.
"The pain relief will help." She added to what Jon said.

She pulled a stool closer by and sat down next to Melody's bed, opposite of Jon. From a tray, she picked up a needle.

In panic, Melody looked at Jon.
"It's just a shot." He said soothingly, thinking she was scared of the needle.
"Mor...phine?" She asked between breaths.

They both looked at the nurse. "That's what subscribed but I need to do bloods first." She explained.

Jon looked back at Melody. "Come on, honey, you'll be able to breath again." He tried to convince her.
Melody kept a stare fixed on her.
"The pain will be gone." He added. He knew she didn't like painkillers but she was in so much pain, he didn't care, he just wanted her to feel better.
Melody relented and broke her stare, looking back over at the nurse.
"Do you want the morphine?" She asked unsure.
"Yeah." Jon said as Melody nodded.

Melody looked down at her elbow and watched a needle for bloods penetrate her skin.



Fifteen minutes later Melody was feeling very relaxed. "Why did I say no to this the first time?" She asked a little loopy.
Jon chuckled. "I think that's why."
"It's good." She smiled.
"Are you still in pain?" He asked, still worried, morphine would only mask her pain it wouldn't cure whatever was wrong.
"Around here." Melody moved bother her hands to the middle of her chest.

They were interrupted when Melody's nurse walked back into the room with an orderly. "Are you ready for your x-rays?" She asked.
"Yeah." Melody smiled again.

Jon reached for her and gave her a quick kiss, "See you in a few minutes."



While Melody was gone, he went to look for coffee and a telephone.

When he dialed his home number he actually hoped there would be no answer. But if someone told him they were going to the hospital he wouldn't be able to sleep anymore, so maybe Stephanie wouldn't either. He turned his wrist to check the time, 1 am.

"Hello?"
"Steph, it's me, dad. Everything okay?" He asked quickly.
"Yeah. Are you still at the hospital?" She asked worried.
"Yes, Melody is getting x-rays right now." He answered her question.
"Is she okay?"
"She was having trouble breathing, I guess we'll know more after the x-rays."
"Okay."
"I don't know when we'll be home, get some sleep." He told her.
"Doubt it."

They said goodbye, Jon hung up the phone and picked up his cup of coffee. Taking a few sips as he found his way back to the emergency room where Melody had been.

He arrived just in time as Melody got back too.



Just as they were getting settled again, the doctor walked in with the x-rays.

"Everything looks clear," he started out, "but because what you said earlier and your age, we should do some more tests in the morning so you'll have to stay for the night." He explained.
Melody wanted to protest but knew there wasn't anything she could do to change it, instead, she nodded. "Alright."
Jon was surprised by how easily she agreed.
"I'll go find you a room and then we'll get you settled." The nurse excused herself and followed the doctor out of the room.
"How loopy did your brain go?" Jon joked.
"What do you mean?"
"You agreed so easily." He said.
"I didn't have a choice."
"Good you didn't, argument could take ages." He teased again.
"You're exaggerating." Melody said a little bit annoyed.



The nurse returned rather quickly. "I found you a room upstairs."
"Private?" Jon pitched in.
"Yes, it is." She confirmed.
"Good."

An orderly followed in with a wheel chair.
Jon helped Melody up from the bed, ignoring both the nurse and orderly.
Moving didn't hurt her as much anymore and with Jon's help Melody could move to the wheelchair.



Standing up from the wheelchair was more painful, she was glad when Jon was right by her side and steadied her before helping her on the bed and arranging the pillows so she could lay down.

Relaxed, Melody pulled the sheets up to her chin, ready to go to sleep.
"You okay?"
"Much better." She said, still loopy, she could still feel the pain in her chest but she could breathe normally again.

The chair in the corner of the room, caught Jon's eye and he pulled it closer to sit down.
"Maybe you should go home." Melody said.
His eyebrows raised in question.
"What if one of the kids wake up?" She asked worried.
He wasn't worried about that, Steph and J were both 18 now. "I'll wait till you are asleep." He answered.

Melody turned to her side, the pressure still relieved the pain and reached out a hand.
Jon took her hand and held it.
"Thanks." Melody said, if it weren't for Jon she'd still be be in pain.
"I love you." He said gently.
"I love you too."
"Sleep." He told her.
Melody did as he said and closed her eyes.

Jon stayed till Melody was asleep but he had to go check on his kids. He'd be back in the morning.



As soon as he opened the front door, Stephanie walked up to him, J was right behind her.
"Where's mum?" He asked.
"She had to stay for tests in the morning."
"How is she?" Stephanie pitched in.
"Better but they don't know what yet. Jon explained.
"What if it's something bad?" J asked worried.
"If it was, they'd do the tests now, she'll be fine." Jon said quickly, hoping he was right.
J nodded, not really sure.
"Come on, you guys need some sleep."

He followed them up the stairs, making sure they were going back to their rooms.

In his room, Jon set his phone's alarm for 7am so he could go back to the hospital after breakfast. He undressed and got in bed. His mind started drifting to Melody as soon as his head hit the pillow. What if she wouldn't be fine and it was something very bad? It were her longs, so many bad things could go wrong, very wrong.

Finally he fell asleep alone.