Chapter 40

Chapter 41
 Dr. Rae came into the room followed by a nurse with an ultrasound machine. He came over to my bed and began explaining what he was going to do. “ We are going to do a quick ultrasound to check on the twins and then we will have you drink this.” he said as he put a bottle of clear liquid down on the tray next to me. 

“What is that?” I asked. 

“ That is what I will have you drink in a fifteen minute time period then an hour later I will draw your blood. It will tell me if you have high blood sugar. The one I gave you tastes like a flat sprite. It was either this or orange and I figured with your upset stomach you would prefer lemon lime.”

“ Yes, thank you.” I said, grateful to him. 

“ Now lean back so we can catch a peek at the twins,” he said with a smile. 

Brian and I watched as Dr.Rae moved around the wand and we could get another glimpse of Sebastian and Brian. I hadn’t thought of which baby would get what name, but I assumed as we got to see them for the first time we would know instantly. Brian held my hand and sat in a chair next to me as we admired what we had created together. Dr. Rae printed us more pictures before he finished. 

As I was cleaning up Dr. Rae began explaining the drink to me more.“ I need you to drink this as soon as I leave and it has to be drank in fifteen minutes. I’ll be back in an hour and fifteen minutes and draw your blood. If your blood sugar is okay then we will move onto something else. If it is high we will know that you need to watch your sugar intake.” Before walking out the door he turned to me. “ Oh and before I forget I wanted to give you fair warning it doesn’t taste great so if you do throw up you need to ask for another bottle.” He winked and walked out. 

“ What the fuck was that?” I said. “ If I throw up. It can’t taste that bad if he said it tasted like a flat sprite.” I opened the bottle and took the biggest drink I could because I was thirsty. I hadn’t had anything all day and I thought it would be good and oh how wrong I was. I forced myself to drink it through the gagging. I looked up to see Brian trying to force a smile to disappear. I gave him a dirty look through the gag reflex I had acquired in the last few minutes. “ You taste it.” I demanded. 

“ Oh no love that is yours. Dr.’s orders remember.” he was grinning now. I glared at him again and his smile quickly disappeared.

“ I’m sorry. I know that it shouldn’t be comical, but it kind of is. Let me have the bottle and I’ll at least taste it for being an asshole.” I handed it over to him and he just let it touch his tongue. “ Oh my God I am feeling like a complete asshole for finding this funny. This is some gross shit.” he said, handing it back to me. 

“ I know and now I only have about ten minutes to finish nearly the whole bottle.” I said. 

“ Don’t be mad at my suggestion, but Faith if you chug it this will be over.” 

Fuck I knew he was right. “ Well here it goes.” I said as I opened the bottle and put it to my lips. I threw back the bottle and forced every ounce of liquid down my throat as I gagged and it was threatening to come back up. I kept forcing myself to swallow with tears streaming down my face. Brian was right though once it was over I didn’t have to do it again. After it was gone Brian climbed up on the bed and I sat leaned up against his chest while we waited for the doctor to come back. 

“ So would you ever want to do that again?” he asked jokingly. 

“ Give me time to forget the taste of that shit first and then we'll talk.” I said honestly. I knew I wanted an entire house full of kids with him, but we needed to get these kids born healthy first. 

“ Really?” he asked, surprised. “ Even after everything?”

“ Yes, really.”

The nurse knocked quietly on my door before coming in and drawing my blood. “ The doctor will be back in about twenty minutes with your results,” she said before leaving.

Soon after the nurse left I got comfortable as I laid against Brian’s chest and the smell of him soothed me and soon I drifted off to sleep. It didn’t take long for me to hear the soft knock on the door and Brian telling Dr. Rae he could come in. I woke up and was dizzier than earlier and it felt like I was drunk and about to pass out. It was hard for me to hold my head up. I could feel Brian holding me so I wouldn’t fall over. 

“What is happening to her?” Brian asked. 
“ She has low blood sugar. Her blood sugar didn’t reach the normal levels even with the glucose drink. She needs to eat small meals throughout the day so she doesn’t drop too low. She needs to have crackers by the bedside so she can eat in the morning before getting out of bed. Then she can go have a small breakfast. She needs three main meals and one or two small snacks in between those meals.”

“So she’s going to be okay.” Brian said relieved. 
“ Yes, as long as she keeps control of her blood sugar. I don’t care if you have to feed her, but please know that you know don’t let her get that bad again. I’m going to need her to check her blood sugar four times a day and I want you to send a picture to my email after every check. Between seventy five and eighty is getting low, but manageable. She should be between eighty and ninety five. Anything above or below those numbers you need to get her here as fast as possible. ”

“ You have my word that I will not let her get this way again.” Brian said sincerely. 

“ Okay, I’m going to hold you to it. I hope she likes cheeseburger and fries because I’m going to have the kitchen send it up for her. Do you want anything?”

“ Yes, have them bring me the same. She likes unsweet tea and Pepsi to drink.” Brian said.

“ Thank you. I’m going to make an appointment for this coming Wednesday so I can check in on her.”

“ You wouldn’t be opposed to coming out to the house if I gave you another duffel bag would you?” Brian asked him. 

“ I say I could do it for about the same size as the last one.” Dr. Rae said.

“ Thank you.” Brian said. 

When the doctor left I tried to set up, but I was too weak. Brian helped me as he sat up straighter on the bed and it allowed me to sit more comfortably. Within ten minutes the nurse brought us food from the cafeteria and my mouth was watering. I was too weak to hold my burger. Brian moved out from behind me and sat the bed up and helped me sit up and he sat beside me in a chair.