My Ex Husband

Episode Eighteen

We arrived at the hospital close to two hours later where I ran to keep up with Lucca as he was wheeled in through the emergency doors.

As they went in to work on him, a nurse stood before me hindering my entry into the room.

"Ma'am you're going to have to wait outside." She said as she ushered me out and the door was shut. "The doctor will be with you when he's done."

"Gabby!" I heard someone call and turned towards the entry doors. Alda.

She rushed over to me and the nurse took her leave.

"Where's your dad?"

"He was out of the country on business. He's on a flight coming back. How is he?" She asked.

"I don't know. We just got here. They are working on him right now." I told her, clutching on to her hand when the room began to spin.

"Gabby?" I heard her call. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Just a little......" I said and all I heard next was Alda screaming my name then calling for help right before everything went dark.

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I woke up, laying on my back staring at a white ceiling and a bright florescent bulb. I turned my head and there sat Alda and the girls.

"What happened?" I asked my voice hoarse and Alda rushed to get me some water.

"You fainted." She said as she held my head, holding the cup to my lips.

"Paul called Victoria. She picked us up and brought us here." Reece put in. "He'd said you're okay but when we got here, you were out cold. How are you feeling?"

"Fine I guess. Has the doctor been here?"

"No. He said to call him when you woke up. He'll be here any second." Gwen answered.

"How's Lucca?" I asked Alda, ignoring Victoria's glare and silence.

"Doctor says he's out of danger for now but isn't out of the woods yet. He'll be fine." She said as she squeezed my hand, smiling down at me.

"Hello ladies?" The doctor said as he walked in and I recognized him. He'd been Lucca's doctor before. The one who'd thought I should have been checked out for the sharp pain in my abdomen.

"Would you ladies mind stepping out for a second? I'd love to have a moment with Mrs. Giovanni." He requested and I saw their raised brows at his choice of title for me. It was Victoria's look though, that had me bracing myself for a confrontation.

"Do you need anything?" Reece asked.

"Some food would be welcome." I said and she nodded.

Once they left the doctor turned to me.

"I have good news Mrs. Giovanni." He began.

"Nothing's wrong with me?" I hoped as I looked him in the eye.

"Yes. Nothing is wrong. Though I have to warn you to try and avoid stressful situations from henceforth."

"Why? Is it my blood pressure?"

"No Mrs. Giovanni. You're pregnant."

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"When were you going to tell me?" Victoria questioned.

"Victoria calm down." Gwen entered.

"Don't!" She said silencing her.

"Victoria don’t talk to her like that. It's not her fault."

"It's her own fault she got kidnapped. I mean if she watched the news more often she wouldn't have walked out of a bar alone with a mad man." She spat as Gwen looked to the floor with Reece besides her running a comforting hand up and down her back.

I had asked Alda to give us a moment after the doctor left. I had simply told them I fainted due to stress. Nothing serious. Alda would find out soon when she took me to see Lucca.

"Answer me!" Victoria close to yelled at me.

"I was afraid okay?" I yelled. "What if it didn't work? I couldn't stand to watch you guys feel sorry for me for something I brought upon myself! I'm sorry I didn't tell you. Any of you."

I looked at each one. Hoping they'd understand.

"I just had to see where it goes before I said anything." I finished.

"He put you up to this, didn't he?"

"No!"

"He knew I'd never approve so he had you keep it from me, right?"

"No. He'd never do that." I said but she ignored me.

"We're best friends Gabby. Since high school. We've never kept secrets from each other. Never! I never thought you'd let a man come between us." She said as she stormed out and I let out an exhausted sigh.

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Alda wheeled me into Lucca's room where he lay perfectly still. It terrified me.

She stopped the chair right beside his bed and I took his hand in mine, placing a soft kiss on it before looking up at his body.

"Hello my love?" I sighed heavily wondering what we ever did wrong to have us here. To have him lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life for the second time in the same month.

"I'm sorry. I should never have gone through with the plan. I shouldn't have gotten you involved." I cried as Alda's hands rested on my shoulders.

"Please my love, don't leave me. I need you. We need you. Alda, dad, me and our little one now." I said my hand subconsciously rubbing my still flat stomach.

"Little one?" Alda asked as she moved to face me almost yelling the next part when she saw my hand movement. "Oh my God! You're pregnant?"

I simply nodded and she hugged me fiercely.

"I'm going to be an aunt! I'm finally going to be an aunt." She squealed before taking Lucca's other hand. "Did you hear that big brother? I'm going to be an aunt!"

"An aunt?" A deep voice called from the doorway.

"Yes papa!" Alda squealed as she ran to her dad. "You'll be a grandfather."

She led him to me, a look of disbelief on his face. "Is this true my child?" He asked, as he squatted before me, his eyes never leaving mine.

I nodded, as I focused my eyes on one of the richest men in the country squatting before me heart in his hand, glistening joy in his eyes.

He engulfed me in his arms and my eyes finally let out the tears.

"Why are we all crying?" a deep hoarse voice called from the bed and we all turned to him.

We all grinned at him, tears in our eyes.

"Gabby has a surprise for you." Alda put in.

"Surprise?" He asked, confused.

"Yes my love." I paused. "We have a new addition to the family."

"Addition?"

"Yes Lucca. I'm pregnant." I said and I almost thought he didn't hear me when he said nothing.

He let out a deep breath as tears rolled down his eyes quietly reaching for my hand.

"We're having a baby?" He turned towards me as he squeezed my hand and with a firm nod I smiled at him.

"I'm going to be a father." He said more to himself before turning to me once more.

"It's a boy right? It has to be." He said and we all laughed.