Chapter 157

Nicol

Our Friday night went just like I wanted it to, me between my two girls, with a glass of wine and a pizza.  I loved every minute of it.  If you told me a few years ago, I would prefer a Friday night in with wine, pizza and some girly movie I would have laughed in your face but now I’m content.  Nikki fell asleep in the second movie which gave me the privilege of carrying her to bed.  I loved it.  Am I turning into a softy?  Most definitely, but I’m not complaining. That night when Nicol and I got into bed I pulled her towards me and whispered in her ear, “When do you think we could get a pregnancy test?”  She turned her whole body so she could look at me.  “You are really in a rush, aren’t you?”  “I can’t tell you how much I want another child with you Nicol.  To see you grow, to feel the baby move, everything I’ve missed with Nikki I want with this one.”  She touched my face and leaned in to kiss me “And you will have it Nicolas just be patient.”  “I’m trying I promise.”  “Okay if you say so.” She said smiling at me.  We both fell asleep with that thought in our heads, a baby, new life in our lives, I actually dreamed of a red head boy running around in the house, chasing his sister around the coach, he looked so much like his mother and I loved him more than words could say.    The red head boy and I were running in a field when something woke me up, I was upset because it was such a nice dream.  I was looking for the noise when I realized it was Nicol’s phone that was ringing.  I wondered why she didn’t put it on silent.  She moved then answered “Carol what’s wrong?”  Oh goodness something is happening at the shelter.  “Okay, Okay, tell Enzo to take her to the hospital I’ll get you there.” Then it was silent then I heard Nicol say “I’m sure just take her I’ll cover the cost.”  When Nicol put the phone down, I asked “What’s going on?”  “It’s Mia, she passed out, I think her blood pressure is through the roof again, she’s got hypertension I need to go to the hospital.”  “I’ll take you.”  “You can’t what about Nikki?”  “I’ll wake up Isabella.”  “You sure?”  “Yes, I’m not letting you go out this time of night alone.”  She leaned in and kissed me before she jumped up and got dressed.

Nicol

All the way to the hospital I was worried about Mia, I mean high blood pressure could really be dangerous for her and her baby and if they call her husband, it would make it worse.  Nicolas and I got at the hospital probable 10 minutes after Mia and Enzo.  I ran to the nurse’s station and explained to her what was going on with Mia, I asked them not to call her husband but apparently it was to late he was already on his way.  When I walked to Nicolas, he could see something was wrong “What’s going on?”  “They called her husband.”  “Fuck. Okay I’ll speak to Enzo he probable knows how the guy looks.”  “Please he will only make things worse if she sees him, Nicolas.”  “I’ll take care of it you go take care of her.”  “You sure?”  “Yes, sweetheart go to Mia I’ll sort out the piece of shit when he get’s here.”  I was so relieved when Nicolas went to Enzo to speak to him about Mia’s husband, I just hope they can keep him away from her and me for that matter.  When I got to Mia a doctor was busy with her, “Evening doctor.”  “Nicol what are you doing here?”  He asked surprised.  “I’m here for Mia; Nicolas and I are helping the women shelter Mia is staying at.”  “Oh” Was all the doctor said “Can I stay with her?”  He looked at Mia for confirmation.  “Yes, off course please stay.”  Mia begged.  I took her hand and held it, “I’m not going anywhere.”  When the doctor was done with Mia, we heard a huge commotion in the hospital and then I heard his voice, Mia’s husband was here.  “No Nicol, I can’t see him.”  The doctor asked “What’s going on?”  But Mia was crying and couldn’t get a word out “That’s her husband, she’s afraid of him, she doesn’t want to see him.”  “I’ll take care of it.”  “Doc, Nicolas and a security guard is busy with him, let’s rather get Mia out of here and into a room, I’ll pay for her stay tonight.”  “You sure Nicol?”  “Yes, she needs constant monitoring we will pay for her, let’s just get her away from his screaming it’s making things worse.”  “I can see that.”  The doctor said as Mia’s blood pressure was climbing again.

Nicolas

Nicol wasn’t away long before Anton VanDyk made his appearance, he was off course greeted by me and Enzo, to say he wasn’t happy was an understatement the more Enzo told him he can’t go in the more he was screaming “I want to see my wife!  Get out of my fucking way!”  He kept on screaming.  I stepped forward again, “You remember me?”  I asked him “Yes you are the dick that was in my store today.”  “I am and I’m also the dick that is going to prevent you from coming anywhere near your wife, she doesn’t want to see you and besides you are the reason she is here in the first place.”  “Don’t talk shit if she was at home nothing would have happened.”  “No if she was at home your drunken ass would have hit her so this is your fault, now leave.”  “I will not, not before I’ve seen her.”  The hospital security came to us, “What’s going on here?”  Before Anton could say anything, I told the security “This man doesn’t want to leave, his wife got a protection order against him and he is still here.”  “Is this true sir?”  The security asked. “Yes, but she’s my wife I need to see what happened.”  “I’m sorry sir, we need to ask you to leave and if you don’t, I’ll call the police.”  “I’ll have your job for this.”  He screamed at the security guard.  “You can try but as I’m on the board here I don’t think you will get very far, now leave before I ask Enzo here to make you.”