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Panda Bear · 09-16-2001, 03:08 AM

Chapter 1

Jo Bonner was going to kill whoever was calling. It was three o’clock in the morning, she had just gone back to bed from Rikki’s two o’clock feeding fifteen minutes earlier. She hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep since the day she brought her now nine-month-old daughter home. It wasn’t easy taking care of a two-year-old and an infant, and now someone was waking her up only four and a half hours before the first of her children would stir. Chucky hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep last night, so he was going to be particularly grumpy when he woke up. Charles Albert Bonner had been the ring bearer at his Aunt Blair's wedding the night before, which meant that he had been allowed to stay up late. She answered the phone, before it woke the baby. She instantly regretted her prior anger, it was Cliff and he didn’t sound too good.

Jo: Cliff, what’s wrong? Aren’t you supposed to be on your honeymoon?

Cliff: Jo, there’s been an accident.

Jo: WHAT!

Cliff couldn’t keep the tears in.

Cliff: We were on our way up to Maine, and it was raining; when all of the sudden the car skid off the road. Blair’s hurt pretty bad. She’s at St. Anne‘s in Manhattan. She was air lifted here because the hospital in Maine didn’t think that they could handle her injuries.

Jo: Cliff, give me a couple of hours. It’s an hour and a half from Peekskill to Manhattan, and I need about half an hour to find someone to stay with kids seeing as Rick’s touring right now.

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Jo bundled up her children, and took them over to Casey’s house. It was the only place that she could take them. She had called Natalie, who insisted on going to the hospital. She then called Tootie, who also insisted on going to the hospital. Mrs. G. had been the same story, so she called the only person who wouldn’t even think of showing up at the hospital. Casey was Rick’s best friend, and Blair’s ex-boyfriend. He had no reason to be there. She rang the doorbell and waited, Casey opened it within minutes.

Casey: Hey, Jo. Is it bad?

Jo: They think so.

Casey: Well then, hand over Chucky and Erica Marie. You better go.

Jo: Thanks, Casey.

Jo went from Casey’s house to pick up Mrs. Garrett. Tootie and Jeff were going to take their kids over to Natalie and Snake’s house. As soon as everyone was settled, they’d head for the hospital.

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Exactly two hours later Jo rushed into the emergency room at St. Anne’s. The second that she saw Cliff sitting there in the waiting room, she knew that it was really bad. She felt her heart drop, she wasn’t ready to lose her best friend. Blair had to make it, she just had to make it.

FOL_lover · 09-16-2001, 10:38 AM

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Acting Girl 19 · 09-16-2001, 12:17 PM

This is good!!!! Please finish this and "The Fact of Life" but post more soon!

Ryanmo97 · 09-16-2001, 12:22 PM

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Panda Bear · 09-16-2001, 02:19 PM

Thanks for all of the replies. This one is going to be a weekly chapter. I don't want to abandon " The Fact of Life " so I have to let that one get all my free time during the week. " Labor of Love " will be on weekends, every Saturday although sometimes very late like this week; and if I get done with weekend homework in time Sundays. Saturdays for sure, Sundays every week that I can which I hope is every week because I like writing a lot more than homework.

~ Panda Bear

MrsGarrettRocksMySocks · 09-16-2001, 03:54 PM

I like it a lot!!!!VERY AWESOME!!!!I'm looking forward to Saturday!!

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*Blair:I just had another one of my brilliant ideas!
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Estelle:You're lucky I'm a lady, or I'd knock your teeth out!
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Tootie:WE ARE IN TROUBLLEEEEE!!!!
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Estelle:There's more to life than football, Jimmy!
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sue z q · 09-16-2001, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by Charlotte Rae Fan:
I like it a lot!!!!VERY AWESOME!!!!I'm looking forward to Saturday!!

Ditto!

Panda Bear · 09-19-2001, 10:22 PM

Okay, the next chapter is going to be LATE Saturday night. I just found out that the homecoming dance is on Saturday not Friday.

~ Panda Bear

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Men are like shooting stars; there are a million of them, but only one can make all of your dreams come true. - A Friend

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It always darkest before it gets pitch black. - A Friend

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Insist upon yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Panda Bear · 09-22-2001, 12:51 AM

I finished it tonight, so it will be up as soon as a wake up tomorrow. I'm glad because if I didn't finish it until tomorrow(as previously thought), I would be exhausted trying to get the chapter by late Saturday night, as promised, after the dance.

~ Panda Bear

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Men are like shooting stars; there are a million of them, but only one can make all of your dreams come true. - A Friend

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It always darkest before it gets pitch black. - A Friend

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Insist upon yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Panda Bear · 09-22-2001, 02:18 PM

Chapter 2

Edna was right behind Jo. She didn’t miss the look of total despair on Cliff’s face either. This couldn’t be happening. She was close to all of her girls, but Blair was different. Monica had always been like Blair’s cool older sister; Edna had always been the mother. Jo’s voice snapped her out of her trance.

Jo: Cliff, what happened?

Cliff: It was raining and we were driving, and then all of the sudden we were upside down. I couldn’t get Blair to wake up. Why wouldn’t she wake up?

It’s obvious that Cliff has been keeping it in, but now he just collapsed.

Cliff: She can’t die. I can’t live without her. She can’t die.

Jo: Cliff, you need to be strong for Blair now. Okay.

Cliff seemed to respond to be told what to do and nodded.

Jo: Now, go wash your face in the bathroom and fix you shirt. Blair can’t see you a mess when you go see her, now can she?

Cliff: No, she can’t.

He went to make himself presentable for his wife.

Edna: You were great with him, Jo.

Jo: Mrs. G. you’ve got to be strong too. Blair’s going to need us.

They sat in silence until Cliff returned. He looked like a different man once he cleaned himself up. Jo was amazed at how quickly he responded to “for Blair” he obviously worshipped the ground that Blair walk on. It made her happy to see Blair truly loved, after having dated so many worthless dingbats. The doctor came in while Jo was still in deep thought.

Doctor: Winfield.

Cliff, Edna and Jo rose.

Cliff: Yes, doctor.

Doctor: Are you a family member?

Cliff: Yes, she’s my wife.

Doctor: Mr. Winfield you wife is out of surgery, but things aren’t looking good at the moment.

Cliff: Sir, I’m a doctor. I can handle this, please tell me exactly what’s going on with my wife.

Doctor: Dr. Winfield, please come in to my office.

Cliff looked back and Edna, he knew that is was serious. If they had to “go into his office” it wasn’t good. He didn’t want them to hear it in fancy medical terms, so he walked off leaving them there. He would tell them what was going on. It was his responsibility, and no matter what he would not falter.

Wild Child · 09-22-2001, 02:27 PM

I'm soooo happy you posted more!I really like this story and wish you could post more but I realize that you want to finish your other story. This is great!

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MrsGarrettRocksMySocks · 09-22-2001, 11:27 PM

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!!I LOVE it!!

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*Blair:I just had another one of my brilliant ideas!
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my e-mail is charlotte_rae_fan@yahoo.com e-mail me!!
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I think that CHARLOTTE RAE is the BEST ACTRESS that EVER lived!!She is incredible!!SOMEDAY...I *WILL* meet HER!!
*************************
Estelle:You're lucky I'm a lady, or I'd knock your teeth out!
*************************
IM me using piggy2111 or The GGirls R Koo
*************************
Tootie:WE ARE IN TROUBLLEEEEE!!!!
*************************
Estelle:There's more to life than football, Jimmy!
Jimmy: Yea, but there's nothing more important!
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you have to admit, you CAN'T ARGUE WITH MRS.GARRETT!!

Panda Bear · 09-30-2001, 02:31 AM

My next chapter is on the way. It's Saturday so today equals chapter three. I know it's technically Sunday, bur I count the day change when I go to bed and wake up. I'm still up, so as far as I'm concerned it's Saturday. Sorry, I'm a nightowl which means that I'm currently kind of hyper.

~Panda Bear

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Men are like shooting stars; there are a million of them, but only one can make all of your dreams come true. - A Friend

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It always darkest before it gets pitch black. - A Friend

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Insist upon yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Panda Bear · 09-30-2001, 02:34 AM

Chapter 3

Cliff didn’t know how he was going to tell Blair the prognosis. He was going to have to break her heart by telling her that there would be no baby in their future, at least not biologically. Blair’s dreams had always involved babies, his had always been to make all of her dreams come true. The doctor’s diagnosis was a declaration that neither he nor Blair would be getting the joy of realizing those dreams. He walked to her room. He hoped that she wasn’t awake yet, he wanted to avoid what he had to do as long as humanely possible. Of course, when he got there he was greeted by her looking him straight in the eye.

Cliff: Hey baby. How are you feeling?

Blair: Cliff, what did the doctor tell you?

Cliff: Why do you ask that?

Blair: I know you, you’re stalling. There’s something that you don’t want to tell me and I want to know what it is.

Cliff: Honey, you suffered severe abdominal trauma in the accident. When the surgeon’s fixed it, they damaged your uterus.

Blair: How bad is it?

Cliff: Your uterus won’t be able to sustain a pregnancy. There is a 99.9% chance that you won’t be able to get pregnant, and even if you do the pregnancy won’t make it past twelve weeks gestation.

Blair turned away from him and began to cry. Cliff went to hold her, but she shrunk away from his touch.

Blair: Please leave. I just want to be alone right now.

Cliff: Baby, I’m here. I understand that right now you need alone time so I’m going to leave, but I’ll be back. I’ll be in the waiting room with Edna and Jo if you need me.

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Jo had been worried about what the doctor might be telling Cliff. She knew full well that Cliff would have found a way to have them informed of the situation in normal circumstances. His leaving with the doctor and not them meant that it was serious. Although she felt the gravity of the situation, she pretended that it was nothing to avoid worrying the others. Mrs. G. currently had two grown women, namely Tootie and Natalie, asleep with their heads on her shoulders. She woke them when Cliff came in to the room. He just sank into the chair, a broken man. Now they were really scared.

Natalie: What’s going on with Blair?

Jo: Cliff, tell us. Whatever it is, tell us.

Cliff: I just had to tell Blair that because of this accident she would never be able to have a baby.

Jo: How did she take it?

Cliff: She asked me to leave, that she just needed to be alone.

Edna: That’s not good. She has the tendency to shut down when she’s hurting. Cliff, if you don’t mind I think that the girls and I should go talk to her. She’s going to need us, before she completely shuts everyone out.

09-16-2001, 03:08 AM	#1
Panda Bear Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2001 Location: The Lone Star State aka Texas Posts: 184	Labor of Love Chapter 1 Jo Bonner was going to kill whoever was calling. It was three o’clock in the morning, she had just gone back to bed from Rikki’s two o’clock feeding fifteen minutes earlier. She hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep since the day she brought her now nine-month-old daughter home. It wasn’t easy taking care of a two-year-old and an infant, and now someone was waking her up only four and a half hours before the first of her children would stir. Chucky hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep last night, so he was going to be particularly grumpy when he woke up. Charles Albert Bonner had been the ring bearer at his Aunt Blair's wedding the night before, which meant that he had been allowed to stay up late. She answered the phone, before it woke the baby. She instantly regretted her prior anger, it was Cliff and he didn’t sound too good. Jo: Cliff, what’s wrong? Aren’t you supposed to be on your honeymoon? Cliff: Jo, there’s been an accident. Jo: WHAT! Cliff couldn’t keep the tears in. Cliff: We were on our way up to Maine, and it was raining; when all of the sudden the car skid off the road. Blair’s hurt pretty bad. She’s at St. Anne‘s in Manhattan. She was air lifted here because the hospital in Maine didn’t think that they could handle her injuries. Jo: Cliff, give me a couple of hours. It’s an hour and a half from Peekskill to Manhattan, and I need about half an hour to find someone to stay with kids seeing as Rick’s touring right now. **************************************************************************************** Jo bundled up her children, and took them over to Casey’s house. It was the only place that she could take them. She had called Natalie, who insisted on going to the hospital. She then called Tootie, who also insisted on going to the hospital. Mrs. G. had been the same story, so she called the only person who wouldn’t even think of showing up at the hospital. Casey was Rick’s best friend, and Blair’s ex-boyfriend. He had no reason to be there. She rang the doorbell and waited, Casey opened it within minutes. Casey: Hey, Jo. Is it bad? Jo: They think so. Casey: Well then, hand over Chucky and Erica Marie. You better go. Jo: Thanks, Casey. Jo went from Casey’s house to pick up Mrs. Garrett. Tootie and Jeff were going to take their kids over to Natalie and Snake’s house. As soon as everyone was settled, they’d head for the hospital. **************************************************************************************** Exactly two hours later Jo rushed into the emergency room at St. Anne’s. The second that she saw Cliff sitting there in the waiting room, she knew that it was really bad. She felt her heart drop, she wasn’t ready to lose her best friend. Blair had to make it, she just had to make it.

09-16-2001, 10:38 AM	#2
FOL_lover Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 04, 2001 Location: OH Posts: 392	more,more,more!!!!!!! ------------------ You are a horrible little person!-Dorothy Zbornak ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ im me anytime at honeybunny600 or divisiongrl01

09-16-2001, 12:17 PM	#3
Acting Girl 19 Angel...but DEVILISH Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 26, 2001 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 576	This is good!!!! Please finish this and "The Fact of Life" but post more soon!

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09-16-2001, 02:04 PM	#5
BlairandJo PuRpLe~PrInCeSsEs Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2001 Location: TX I love this state Posts: 1,453	OOOOOOOOOOOOOO I like!!!!!!!;o)Post more soon!!!!!!!! ------------------ Visit my FOL website click above^ Last updated:September 15th Edna's Edibles:I changed the name from Receipies to Edibles and I added tons of receipies. Upcomming Events:I added 3 new Read,Write and send me Fol Fan Fiction:I added 1 new. Awards:I added 1 new ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Be a good girl(why be a good girl?)be a good girl (why be a good girl?)she is a see-saw seeing if it matters she is a game of Chutes and Laders. be a good girl (why be a good girl?) she needs the one who wrote the definition of a love without condition be a good girl." -Good Girl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Why cant I wake up today and remember the same things I knew yesterday to be true Tell me why do I doubt when its all figured out when my eyes cannot see I just need to belive in you (Chorus) I know that mountains still move I've seen the power of you in my heart the proof's in my heart I am the water that turned into the wine so i've learned who you are The proof's in my heart." -The Proof's in my heart by Sierra(Cd Change)

09-16-2001, 02:19 PM	#6
Panda Bear Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2001 Location: The Lone Star State aka Texas Posts: 184	Thanks for all of the replies. This one is going to be a weekly chapter. I don't want to abandon " The Fact of Life " so I have to let that one get all my free time during the week. " Labor of Love " will be on weekends, every Saturday although sometimes very late like this week; and if I get done with weekend homework in time Sundays. Saturdays for sure, Sundays every week that I can which I hope is every week because I like writing a lot more than homework. ~ Panda Bear

09-16-2001, 03:54 PM	#7
MrsGarrettRocksMySocks Actors over 60 Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2001 Location: The cookie jar--Any "Anyone Can Whistle" fans out there? Posts: 4,077	I like it a lot!!!!VERY AWESOME!!!!I'm looking forward to Saturday!! ------------------ Blair:I just had another one of my brilliant ideas! ********************** my e-mail is charlotte_rae_fan@yahoo.com e-mail me!! *********************** I think that CHARLOTTE RAE is the BEST ACTRESS that EVER lived!!She is incredible!!SOMEDAY...I WILL meet HER!! *********************** Estelle:You're lucky I'm a lady, or I'd knock your teeth out! ********************* IM me using piggy2111 or The GGirls R Koo ********************* Tootie:WE ARE IN TROUBLLEEEEE!!!! ********************* Estelle:There's more to life than football, Jimmy! Jimmy: Yea, but there's nothing more important! ********************************** you have to admit, you CAN'T ARGUE WITH MRS.GARRETT!!

09-19-2001, 10:22 PM	#9
Panda Bear Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2001 Location: The Lone Star State aka Texas Posts: 184	Okay, the next chapter is going to be LATE Saturday night. I just found out that the homecoming dance is on Saturday not Friday. ~ Panda Bear ------------------ ************************************************************************************************** Men are like shooting stars; there are a million of them, but only one can make all of your dreams come true. - A Friend ************************************************************************************************ It always darkest before it gets pitch black. - A Friend ************************************************************************************************ Insist upon yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson **************************************************************************************************

09-22-2001, 12:51 AM	#10
Panda Bear Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2001 Location: The Lone Star State aka Texas Posts: 184	I finished it tonight, so it will be up as soon as a wake up tomorrow. I'm glad because if I didn't finish it until tomorrow(as previously thought), I would be exhausted trying to get the chapter by late Saturday night, as promised, after the dance. ~ Panda Bear ------------------ ************************************************************************************************** Men are like shooting stars; there are a million of them, but only one can make all of your dreams come true. - A Friend ************************************************************************************************ It always darkest before it gets pitch black. - A Friend ************************************************************************************************ Insist upon yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson **************************************************************************************************

09-22-2001, 02:18 PM	#11
Panda Bear Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2001 Location: The Lone Star State aka Texas Posts: 184	Chapter 2 Edna was right behind Jo. She didn’t miss the look of total despair on Cliff’s face either. This couldn’t be happening. She was close to all of her girls, but Blair was different. Monica had always been like Blair’s cool older sister; Edna had always been the mother. Jo’s voice snapped her out of her trance. Jo: Cliff, what happened? Cliff: It was raining and we were driving, and then all of the sudden we were upside down. I couldn’t get Blair to wake up. Why wouldn’t she wake up? It’s obvious that Cliff has been keeping it in, but now he just collapsed. Cliff: She can’t die. I can’t live without her. She can’t die. Jo: Cliff, you need to be strong for Blair now. Okay. Cliff seemed to respond to be told what to do and nodded. Jo: Now, go wash your face in the bathroom and fix you shirt. Blair can’t see you a mess when you go see her, now can she? Cliff: No, she can’t. He went to make himself presentable for his wife. Edna: You were great with him, Jo. Jo: Mrs. G. you’ve got to be strong too. Blair’s going to need us. They sat in silence until Cliff returned. He looked like a different man once he cleaned himself up. Jo was amazed at how quickly he responded to “for Blair” he obviously worshipped the ground that Blair walk on. It made her happy to see Blair truly loved, after having dated so many worthless dingbats. The doctor came in while Jo was still in deep thought. Doctor: Winfield. Cliff, Edna and Jo rose. Cliff: Yes, doctor. Doctor: Are you a family member? Cliff: Yes, she’s my wife. Doctor: Mr. Winfield you wife is out of surgery, but things aren’t looking good at the moment. Cliff: Sir, I’m a doctor. I can handle this, please tell me exactly what’s going on with my wife. Doctor: Dr. Winfield, please come in to my office. Cliff looked back and Edna, he knew that is was serious. If they had to “go into his office” it wasn’t good. He didn’t want them to hear it in fancy medical terms, so he walked off leaving them there. He would tell them what was going on. It was his responsibility, and no matter what he would not falter.

09-22-2001, 02:27 PM	#12
Wild Child Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Elmira,NY,USA Posts: 724	I'm soooo happy you posted more!I really like this story and wish you could post more but I realize that you want to finish your other story. This is great! ------------------ "You're born,you move on,you die,that's life."-Jo Nancy McKeon is #1!! ~~Megan~~ Wild807(IM me anytime!!)

09-22-2001, 11:27 PM	#13
MrsGarrettRocksMySocks Actors over 60 Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2001 Location: The cookie jar--Any "Anyone Can Whistle" fans out there? Posts: 4,077	AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!!I LOVE it!! ------------------ Blair:I just had another one of my brilliant ideas! ********************** my e-mail is charlotte_rae_fan@yahoo.com e-mail me!! *********************** I think that CHARLOTTE RAE is the BEST ACTRESS that EVER lived!!She is incredible!!SOMEDAY...I WILL meet HER!! *********************** Estelle:You're lucky I'm a lady, or I'd knock your teeth out! ********************* IM me using piggy2111 or The GGirls R Koo ********************* Tootie:WE ARE IN TROUBLLEEEEE!!!! ********************* Estelle:There's more to life than football, Jimmy! Jimmy: Yea, but there's nothing more important! ********************************** you have to admit, you CAN'T ARGUE WITH MRS.GARRETT!!

09-30-2001, 02:31 AM	#14
Panda Bear Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2001 Location: The Lone Star State aka Texas Posts: 184	My next chapter is on the way. It's Saturday so today equals chapter three. I know it's technically Sunday, bur I count the day change when I go to bed and wake up. I'm still up, so as far as I'm concerned it's Saturday. Sorry, I'm a nightowl which means that I'm currently kind of hyper. ~Panda Bear ------------------ ************************************************************************************************** Men are like shooting stars; there are a million of them, but only one can make all of your dreams come true. - A Friend ************************************************************************************************ It always darkest before it gets pitch black. - A Friend ************************************************************************************************ Insist upon yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson **************************************************************************************************

09-30-2001, 02:34 AM	#15
Panda Bear Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2001 Location: The Lone Star State aka Texas Posts: 184	Chapter 3 Cliff didn’t know how he was going to tell Blair the prognosis. He was going to have to break her heart by telling her that there would be no baby in their future, at least not biologically. Blair’s dreams had always involved babies, his had always been to make all of her dreams come true. The doctor’s diagnosis was a declaration that neither he nor Blair would be getting the joy of realizing those dreams. He walked to her room. He hoped that she wasn’t awake yet, he wanted to avoid what he had to do as long as humanely possible. Of course, when he got there he was greeted by her looking him straight in the eye. Cliff: Hey baby. How are you feeling? Blair: Cliff, what did the doctor tell you? Cliff: Why do you ask that? Blair: I know you, you’re stalling. There’s something that you don’t want to tell me and I want to know what it is. Cliff: Honey, you suffered severe abdominal trauma in the accident. When the surgeon’s fixed it, they damaged your uterus. Blair: How bad is it? Cliff: Your uterus won’t be able to sustain a pregnancy. There is a 99.9% chance that you won’t be able to get pregnant, and even if you do the pregnancy won’t make it past twelve weeks gestation. Blair turned away from him and began to cry. Cliff went to hold her, but she shrunk away from his touch. Blair: Please leave. I just want to be alone right now. Cliff: Baby, I’m here. I understand that right now you need alone time so I’m going to leave, but I’ll be back. I’ll be in the waiting room with Edna and Jo if you need me. ****************************************************************************************** Jo had been worried about what the doctor might be telling Cliff. She knew full well that Cliff would have found a way to have them informed of the situation in normal circumstances. His leaving with the doctor and not them meant that it was serious. Although she felt the gravity of the situation, she pretended that it was nothing to avoid worrying the others. Mrs. G. currently had two grown women, namely Tootie and Natalie, asleep with their heads on her shoulders. She woke them when Cliff came in to the room. He just sank into the chair, a broken man. Now they were really scared. Natalie: What’s going on with Blair? Jo: Cliff, tell us. Whatever it is, tell us. Cliff: I just had to tell Blair that because of this accident she would never be able to have a baby. Jo: How did she take it? Cliff: She asked me to leave, that she just needed to be alone. Edna: That’s not good. She has the tendency to shut down when she’s hurting. Cliff, if you don’t mind I think that the girls and I should go talk to her. She’s going to need us, before she completely shuts everyone out.