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2024-10-29 19:42:56Jade’s wide eyes were enough to draw a chuckle from Benton as he watched her thinking. “The Morgue?” she asked as she looked around to all the walls.
“Well, you are at the back end of the morgue. This is a storage room. It is the safest place for you right now. Now I will be back in a little bit with something for your pain. Try and relax if you can. Just no, there will be no one around to bother you. If something happens and you need help, just scream. I won’t be that far away.” Benton said as he walked out of the room.
He walked down the walk, and she could hear his footstep as they got lighter and lighter. Jade was looking around at the walls and the room itself. It wasn't anything like the rest of the hospital. She didn’t even know this place was here. Thinking back to the times she had volunteered at the hospital years prior. There was nothing on the plans she had been given to help her get around.
She sighed and looked at her son, who was beginning to cry. “I know.” She said to him. “This is not how I wanted to welcome you to the world. I don’t even know what happened, really.”
The baby stopped making noise as she talked softly to him. “I didn’t even get to name you. I was going to call you Devin. That was your real father's name. He isn’t with us anymore. The accident was so quick. I never had the chance to tell him about you. Now you are left with only me, as sad as that is.” Jade continued talking to the baby.
She had enough time to try and think through all of what had happened. It was nothing like she had heard before. She didn’t know a hospital could throw you out so quickly after having a c-section or how quickly someone could cancel the health insurance on another person. She had so many questions and nothing to help answer them.
Time was going by slowly. She had no idea if she had dozed off or not. The baby was propped in her arms, though, and he was rooting to find a breast to feed him. Jade was still in her hospital gown, so lowering one side was easy to do. She had planned to bottle feed the baby, but right now, there was no other option. She would have to do what was best for him. That was all she could think of right now. The baby that in her arms.
The baby was finally fed, and she was becoming more exhausted. The toll of the day was showing itself in pain she was feeling. Everything hurt again.
It was almost like he had known that she was starting to hurt again. Benton walked in carrying a cup of multi-colored pills for her to take. She didn’t want to take them without him explaining what they were and what they could do to her. However, the waves of pain were too much. She had to have some relief.
She took the cup and swallowed the medicine. “Trust me, those were not easy to get.” He chuckled as she did. “People were asking a few too many questions as to why I needed them at all.”
“Why?” she asked through one of the waves of the stabbing in her abdomen.
“I am a pathologist.” He said as he began to laugh slightly. “It isn’t like my patients need any medicine.”
“Oh.” She said. She would have thought of that herself if the pain stopped.
“I will find a way to get some more in a bit for you to have later. The pain will be there for a few days to a couple of weeks, but you can control that with over-the-counter pain meds. This is because it is brand new. I also have a box of supplies that is growing by the minute with the help of some of my minions.” Benton said.
“Minions?” she asked as she felt lightheaded. The sound of his voice was soothing, but she was beginning to feel like she was going to fall asleep. She didn’t know if it was the medicine or the fact she was so tired.
“The people who work for me.” He said as he leaned forward and took the baby out of her arms. “I don’t want you to drop him. I will find something for this little guy to lay in and be safe. Jade, you need to rest. Did he eat yet?” Benton asked as he looked at her as her eyelids were drooping. She was going under quickly.
“He did.” she managed to force out. It felt like everything was heavy around her, including the air. She slumped over in the wheelchair. Benton looked at her and knew the medicine had started to work. She would rest for a few hours.
“Well, I guess it is just us two for a little while. I guess you can come to my office for a little bit while I find something to hold you.” Benton said as he moved through the hallway carrying the baby like there was nothing abnormal with the sight of a baby with him. “Your mother didn’t tell me what your name is. I guess I will have to call you buddy until I know for sure.”
Benton found an empty isolette that was wiped down in his office and knew his minions were glad to be on this mission for him. They thought they were playing a game. As long as they got all the items he would need to be able to set her up somewhere, it would work out.
The where he was going to set her up was becoming plainer to see for him. she was going to need help. He had space in his townhouse for the two of them. He would have to take care of her more, but he was sure they could come to an arraignment of some sort. She could keep the house clean after she recovered or something like that. It wasn't going to be all that bad in the end.
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Benton looked at the box of supplies everyone had gathered and dropped off in his office over the past two hours. It had grown to the point it was overfilling. He grabbed a trolly to help him get everything on it so he could wheel it out to his car. He was eternally grateful that no one had asked any questions of him. They seemed to not care at the fact he wanted these items or the fact there was a baby, let alone a newborn baby, in his office. He had fashioned a wrap to be able to hold the baby and have use of his hands.He had blankets wrapped around the newborn. Benton went out to his car and loaded up the backseat with the box with all the supplies. He looked at everything that was there and then down to the infant. That was the one thing he didn’t have. A car seat. Though he didn’t plan for an accident, he knew that he wouldn’t feel comfortable driving with a newborn without the proper seat for it. He wasn't sur
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As they neared the townhouse, she was awake again. Though she had wide eyes, she didn’t say anything. It wasn't until they pulled into the driveway for the house and then into his garage that she looked at him. “What are your plans for me?” Jade asked.“To get you on your feet in a little while,” Benton said as he looked at her. “Jade, I know that you have had a lot thrown at you in the past few hours. I am sure that you have all the horror stories going through your mind right now as well. I want you to know that I will do what I can to help you right now. You need to be in a hospital, but after what I heard, I doubt any in this area won't do the same to you and throw you out. I might not have a hospital, but I am a doctor. I can help you heal and then figure out what comes next. That is all I want to do. I don’t have all that much, but you are welcome here. I don't think that you have many other choices.&
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When he had finally woke up the next day, he was glad that he had the day off. He knew that he had a bunch of stuff to do and get for the baby. It wasn't like he had actually planned on any of those, so he didn't have plans for the day that he had to cancel or anything. It was just he was never supposed to be going to the store to buy a bunch of things for a baby. At this point, he didn't really care what he had to spend to make sure that the baby was taken care of for the moment. That was an easy thing to do. Luckily newborns sleep most of the time, and they only need to be changed and fed.“Good morning Jade,” he said as he walked out of the room and looked at her as she was sitting comfortably on the couch. He knew that everything was rough for her, and she was trying to take care of herself. He had left the bag of supplies that she might need for the night and everything else by her, and it looked like she had gone through and chang
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“My mother left when I was a few months old,” Jade said as she looked at him, he could see in her eyes the pain of thinking about it. “I was passed around to different family members I was finally given back to my father. Since I was about a year old, he was the one who who is there. So when he who is getting married again a few years ago, I was really excited that my dad finally gave me a mother. Unfortunately, my stepmother was not what anyone had it actually plan for. She began taking over everything in the house in a way that even my father wasn't exactly pleased with, but she also came from money as well. He needed the capital for his newest business. He does a lot of business overseas, and she was basically an heiress to one of them. That's how they met.”“I don't want to upset you with these questions. I just need to know what's going on around you so I can help you better.” Jonathan said as the baby started to make a l
The Ties that Bind Us 9
Jonathan let Jay dressed for the past few hours while he went to the store and got a bunch of baby things, including clothes and some clothes for her as well. He also got a playpen so they could actually have a good place for the baby to sleep. It was higher as well, so it would make things easier for her to be able to reach over from the couch. He had also gotten a few other over-the-counter medical supplies that he was hoping were going to help him make sure that she healed quickly and safely. There were a lot of things that he was trying to do, but he knew that he had to do that at least.He also loaded up the car with a bunch of food and things that he knew that she would probably need to eat. However, they had to be simple enough that he could actually cook them. That was one of the big things for him. He normally had simple food. And by simple food, he meant things that he ordered. He was in a very good cook, but he was willing to try to make quite a few t
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“I don't think that I can actually leave for a little girl. I thought that's what you were saying last night.” Jade said she looked at him. She wasn't trying to be difficult. She was just trying to make sure that she understood him from the night before. Everything hurt so bad . that she was still trying to figure out what was real and what was induced by the pain.“You can go under physician assistance.” he said with a chuckle as he looked at her. “we have the new car seat, so we don't have to worry about the little guy. Have you actually thought of a name for him?”“he was going to have his father's name, but at this point, I think it's kind of ridiculous to do he's not here to enjoy his son, and there really isn't any real tie between them as it is I'll never have things that were plan for.” She said she looked at him, “I really hadn't even really thought about a different type of name
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Jade could feel the anger starting to build up in her. There was just so much that was going on around her that she couldn't actually feel anything but anger. It was an overwhelming wave that, when he walked in, he actually could feel coming off of her.“what's going on in why did things change so quickly?” Jonathan asked as he looked at her knowing that women in their postpartum could easily switch emotions very quickly. He was already hoping that that was not the case here and that she was not in any real distress. However, the entire situation that's what was completely distressing. It was easy for her to go through a lot of emotions when she was thinking about her situation. She had not only been abandoned by her father, but she had been kicked out of a hospital with a newborn baby that she wasn't equipped to take care of. That was a lot to deal with, especially when she didn't have any way of doing anything I'm getting anywhere saf
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He went ahead and checked her incision. And he also gave her the over-the-counter cream that he had bought to keep infection away. He was more worried about her going into some kind of sepsis. No, right now, she seemed to be in good spirits. He was going to keep an eye on her temperature and also give her pain relievers. Luckily the pain relievers that the nurse had left out for his people to take were there. He didn't want to give her too many of them even though she probably needed them only because she was breastfeeding.That was probably one of the reasons why the baby was slightly lethargic because she had been taking the pain relievers the day before while she was both in surgery and after. He needed to actually see her medical chart to understand exactly what they did. The incision that she had was not one of the normal ones. He wanted to be able to advise her and some simple things. But he needed to actually pull that up, and right now, he
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Soon it was the beginning of the criminal trial. Neither one of them wanted to have to deal with this specially with Jonathan starting his new job. Though it wasn't nearly as stressful and he was working during the day which made things a lot easier for them to begin again. He enjoyed being with her as much as possible and he was hoping in the long run that it was going to workout. She had already begun to do a few home projects that he thought that other people would enjoy doing as well. He suggested that she began some kind of an online forum to be able to do that and she did with great success.And also gave her an outlet to be able to talk to other women. And it gave her a platform that she could begin to deal with all of the things that had happened in her life. She was able to give a voice to other people as well. The when everything went on to the news about the criminal trial it was one of those situations where she really didn't want the same anymore sh
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Knowing that the trial was done but they still had to wait for the verdict they waited together. They talked about all of the chances that they were going to be able to have to make sure that this could never happen again to anyone else. And they will also we're going to make sure that the hospital was brought down piece by piece. If it took removing one work at a time they were going to make sure that they did that together.Over the past few days they had to actually grown as a couple and the way that they reacted to each other was even more potent than it had been. Jonathan knew that they were going to wait to actually talk about having another child together until after the criminal trial though she had been dropping hints as well. It had been such a long time since she had even remembered what it was like to be pregnant even though it was only about seven months. It seemed like a lifetime ago to her. And she hoped that everything that had happ
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Jake tried to smile knowing that I couldn't possibly work. She looked at him with her wide eyes and then she reached out and touched his face. “Jonathan do you know how I actually feel about you?”“no I don't.” he replied as he looked at her and he could feel his muscles pulling into her direction.“I married you because I had some kind of feeling for you. I didn't know what it was at the time I always chalked it up that it was more gratitude than anything else. But that's not the case anymore. Throughout this entire thing you have been by my side and you have been the one to help me without question. You allowed me to have the time that I needed to figure everything out including how to be a mother and a life. You haven't tried to it forced me to do anything that I wasn't willing to do and you haven't tried to change any bit about me. I always thought that that was what marriage actually was. This low ability to change someb
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Over the next day J just kind of sat on the couch and basically did whatever she possibly could to avoid any contact with anyone. The only one that she wanted to be around was the baby. It was like she was cutting Jonathan off and it was really starting to get to him. There were only so many times that he could rearrange the boxes in the garage or move things around in the house. He was starting to feel like everything was going downhill rather quickly and he was losing any ground that he could have had.what's even more important with it he was starting to feel like everything that he had begun to actually wish and dream for was gone. The family that he wanted to raise with her was disappearing by the moment. Even at her where she wasn't quiet and now she was just basically shutting everybody out. She had learned a little bit about herself and her parentage but it was enough and she wanted to know more but she didn't have anyone to ask. She didn't
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When Jonathan got out of the courtroom he looked for gate everywhere. She wasn't by the water fountain where he had hoped she would be. Instead he found her in and out Cove and her face was completely flushed. She was furious. Though she wasn't trying to show it it was obvious for anyone who actually knew her.“Diane was held in contempt for everything that she said on the stand and the way that she acted when the judge told her to get off.” He said as he filled her in on the last bit of details that the woman had tried to say. Jonathan knew that everything that the woman had said was trying to set off jade and her father. It was her way of trying to recreate a scenario in which she was the one that was the good one period that she had been I'm model stepmother and wife.“I can't believe the audacity that woman had to actually say anything about my mother.” jadson as she looked at Jonathan. “I mean I didn't know
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When Diane got understand she looked around like she was the queen of the courtroom. Pretty much everybody was going to be hanging on her words but not for the way that she actually thought they would be. She knew that she had a lot to say for everybody in the courtroom it was going to go against what they had said. Though she wasn't going to deny most of the charges that were brought against her and she didn't seem to really care that anything that she was going to say was going to be used for the other trial.She smiled as she waited for her some of the questions to be asked. And that's when she began to craft her own story of what happened and how everybody had taken advantage of her period she was only being nice to everybody involved including her husband and stepdaughter. It had been everybody elses idea too do what they had done. And she was trying to basically hang every other person out.“I've never actually say this anywhere
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After giving one of the most damning testimonies that anyone had actually ever heard anything got off the stand and they had called a recessed for a few hours. Nobody expected Jonathan to be able to give all the information that he'd had and that was one of the factors that nobody had actually taken into effect. Jonathan had access to every single one of the hospital records due to the fact that he often had to go and prove that the doctor did not cause malpractice period he was also one of the few people who actually liked to read up on every single one of his patients. That meant he had access to every single one of the medical records after they died. With the jades permission he was able to access all of her medical records as well. He had also documented every doctors appointment and all the critical care that he gave her as well.He knew that it was already in the bag that they were going to win the entire case. There was nothing that anyone
