sweetened desires

chapter 10

Chapter 10

Adam’s POV

I woke up to the feeling of hope and excitement running through me, we were going to the first ultrasound scan today for our baby, our baby I liked the sound of that.

Amber and I haven’t had much of a chance recently to talk since the other day when we had spent our day at the park, it was the most fun I had in a long time.

I don’t know what possessed me to do something like take her out on a picnic it wasn’t my normal kind of thing to do I hadn’t even done anything like that with my ex Serena but with Amber it was different I suddenly wanted to give her everything because that’s what she dam well deserved.

I was glad I did it but now I was left being more confused then when I started, it felt different with Amber, she didn’t want me for my money or for who my family was, she was sweet and still so pure I wanted to protect her from all the bad in the world and not just because she was carrying our child within her body, I just had to have her again I was going crazy without her beautiful plump lips she was becoming the thing I thought about.

I was okay with the fact I hadn’t seen much of her recently I knew she was busy lately with a project she had been working a lot of overtime on and I couldn’t fault her for that besides I had been busy myself with University but being away from her didn’t make me miss the beautiful red haired princess any less then I already did in fact it probably made it so much worse I couldn’t concentrate on anything else except her.

I jumped out of bed pulling on a grey sweat shirt tugging it over my hardened Abs and then reached for a pair of jeans I had sitting on my bed I had laid out the night before I was worried I’d be late, glancing at the clock beside the bed I noticed it was already 9 o’clock and we had a 10 o’clock appointment with the gynaecologist to get to.

I went in search for Amber I was curious to know why she hadn’t come and woken me up since she was usually up before me, looking around the dark hallway on my way to the kitchen I noticed the house was quieter than usual, I started to get a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach, ” where is she? Surely she didn’t leave without me I thought we were okay.” I hated that I was lacking in faith right now, I should be full of hope but yet I’m fresh out.

I checked for any dishes in the sink and for her keys on the hook, there was no dishes in the sink and her favourite blue cup was still on its stand by the jug, I checked next to see if she had gone out but her keys were still hanging on the hook where she had left them.

“ maybe she’s still sleeping.” I murmured softly under my breath it felt strange because she never sleeps in.

I was torn, I really didn’t want to be the one to have to wake her up but I knew if I didn’t we would be late so after waging a battle with myself Weather to wake her or not I finally decided to bite the bullet and logic must of won because I soon found myself trudging down the long hallway with determination with my fists clenched at my sides I rose my fist to the hard wooden white door In front of me knocking loudly. “ Amber are you up babe?” I called through the door as I pushed it open but no response came.

While I waited for my eye’s to adjust to the light I could just make out a small figure huddled up under a blanket , I walked towards the blinds to the right of the room opening them letting the room fill with light from the outside world, I was glad it was finally clear out it had been raining non stop all week. “ come on princess it’s time to wake up.” I called to her tearing myself away from the view outside before me but still no reply.

I pulled the blankets off of Amber’s head, her skin looked sickly pale so I reached my hand out to touch her cheek but I quickly pulled it back fast she felt hot and clammy her hair was sticking to her forehead.

I tried to gently shake her awake “ Amber wake up babe.” She didn’t move or show any signs of waking up I was becoming more and more worried by the second, I raced across the hall to my bedroom slamming the door open with my fists letting it bang against the wall loudly grabbing my phone from the bedside table.

I knew I had to do something I was sure she was running a high fever, I ran back into her room into her bathroom wetting a cool cloth to try and bring it down.

I folded the piece of material and gently placed it on her forehead “ hang in their baby.” I said softly turning pulling my phone back out of my pocket fumbling with the buttons on my touch screen to call 911, I paced the floor of her bedroom while I waited for someone to pick up on the other line by the time someone picked up I felt like screaming at them but that wouldn’t do any good it would probably just make it worse and I would end up getting worked up over nothing.

“ hello 911 what’s your emergency.” The female operator on the other line finally answered and I let out a long awaited breath I didn’t know I was holding.

“ hi I need a ambulance please my roommate is unconscious and running a high fever while pregnant.” I said impatiently I started shoving items into her blue backpack that I found in her closet hanging up, I put her phone into her bag and any extra clothes she might need when she wake’s up, if she wake’s up, I let out a long sigh and tried to instantly brush that idea from my mind. “ I can’t think like that she will wake up.” I thought to myself.

“ Ok sir someone should be their shortly could you stay on the line and give me your address while you wait for the paramedics to arrive.” She assured me they would be their soon and paced the floor frantically while I waited for them to arrive, I finished giving her the details and sat down on the bed beside Amber lightly brushing the hair from her face, part of me knew I wouldn’t be able to calm down until I knew she was okay.

Two paramedics arrived 20 minutes later at the front door of the apartment, I jogged down the hallway quickly opening the door wide to let the men through the door.

“ where Is the patient ?” the older man said looking at me like he wanted to be anywhere other then here, the bags under his wrinkling eye’s showed wear and exhaustion, his shorten stature and stocky built body showed he had once been something more then a paramedic.

The man that stood beside him towering over him was much younger and you could tell by the way he was playing with his hands and giving the older man beside him he was new to his job, I gave him a kind smile and turned to show them the way to the bedroom. “ she’s just through here in the bedroom.”

I opened the door of her bedroom and gestured them in and getting out the way so they could start their examination, leaning against the frame of the doorway I couldn’t help feel frantic about the unconscious princess before me. “ god please let her be okay.” I prayed quietly under my breath.

The paramedics confirmed what I had already known that she was indeed running a high fever and needed to be taken to the ER urgently, the younger man left the room quickly to go down to grab the stretcher for her while the older man stayed behind to ask me some questions to give to the hospital, I told him what I knew like her age and about the pregnancy but beyond that I knew nothing else.

I felt ashamed for knowing so little about the woman I cared about I begun to stutter my words something I haven’t done since I was a child, the back of my neck was radiating so much heat I felt like I was on fire.

The younger man finally appeared in the doorway ending my discomfort gliding the stretcher to the side of the bed, then they grabbed a side of her body sliding her across and onto the bed.

“ will you be coming with her to the hospital?” said the older man and I nodded my head wordlessly grabbing the bag I had packed previously with her belongings and followed them out of the apartment and into the elevator never saying a word while the two men talked about their day.

glancing at the unconscious princess before me I’d grown to care so much about, tears started sliding my cheek silently and I turned my head to face the wall beside me, reflecting back at me stood a broken man I didn’t recognise with worry in his eyes, I didn’t understand how in such a short amount of time I’d grown to care for such a beautiful woman my heart broke seeing her like this and I felt helpless because I couldn’t do anything other then watch.

“ She just has to be okay god can’t possibly take something so beautiful away when I’ve barely had the chance to get to know her he wouldn’t be that cruel right?” I thought.

The elevator dinged loudly bringing me from my deep thoughts and back to reality, the two men rushed the stretcher through the lobby of the building and out through the glass doors as people watched on in curiosity.

They finally placed her into the back of the ambulance and swiftly drove us to the hospital with the loud siren’s blaring all the way there, two interns stood at the entrance of the ER greeting us through the doors and I couldn’t help but feel relieved that she wouldn’t have to wait long to be seen.

I followed them inside through the automatic glass doors running along the bed as they pulled her inside while the paramedics explained her situation to the doctors a female nurse acknowledged my presents and stopped me from going with her.

“ Are you her family ? “ she asked me inquisitively and I shook my head as I watched them wheel her into another room.

“ no I’m her roommate she doesn’t have any family there dead, is she going to be okay? She’s pregnant and we were going to see a gynaecologist when I found her.” The words rushing from my mouth so fast I didn’t have time to take a breath.

“ I’m sure your friend will be just fine, I need you to go to the triage nurse and fill out some information and wait in the waiting room until we are finished with our assessment of miss summer’s.”

“Yes whatever needs to be done.” I say smiling meekly at her, she pointed me in the direction of the reception desk to the left where a young triage nurse was checking patients in, I stood behind a man being served clutching at his arm, I waited behind him impatiently running my fingers through my hair frustratingly pulling at the ends finally he was finished and I made my way to the front desk.

“ How can I be of service to you today handsome.” She fluttered her eye lashes and licked her lips seductively at me while pointing out her swollen chest and I mentally shuddered as I tried to ignore her lame attempts at flirtation “ yeah not happening.” I thought, to needy I have met women like her before always desperate using their looks to get what they want.

“ my roommate just came through in the ambulance I was told to come here to fill out some paperwork for her.”

“ here you are just fill out what you can and we can take it from there.” She passed me a clip board with a pen and some forms and I walked to the right of the room where the orange plastic chairs in the waiting room stood.

when I was finished i gave her back the forms sitting in a chair near to the window under the flowing air of the air conditioner, deciding I should probably update Amy and Toby about Amber I pull out her phone from the blue backpack hoping her phone wasn’t password protected but it switched on instantly no password needed and I let out a sigh of relief.

I called Amy first because frankly I wasn’t looking forward to a out right marcho show down to show who’s the biggest alpha male, I dialled Amy’s number from my phone and she answered on the second ring.

“hello, Amy speaking.” She yelled into the phone I heard the music in the background being turned down I figured she must of been at work.

“ hey Amy it’s Adam I don’t know if you remember me but we met a couple of week’s ago, I’m Amber’s roommate.” I said hesitantly I wanted to be anywhere but here.

“ Amber’s baby daddy right?” she said playfully.

“ Yeah right...I’m at the hospital with Amber I found her unconscious with a high fever I thought you might want to know.” Leaning my head back against the cold hard wall I let out a long groan.

“ Oh my god! Is she okay? Is the baby okay?” she started asking so many questions at once I couldn’t keep up just as I went to answer one she would have another in its place, I could tell she was on the verge of crying and tears from my eyes started to fall once more, I quickly wiped my tear’s so no one would see and steadied my trembling hands.

“ I’m not sure at the moment she’s in seeing the doctor but I’m sure she will be fine.” I try to sound convincing but even I don’t believe my own words.

“ okay, have you contacted Toby he will want to know his her best friend.” I shook my head but then realised she couldn’t see me and I mentally face palmed myself.

“ no I haven’t had the chance to yet I was going to do it as soon as we finished on the phone.”

“ That’s fine I’ll call him, we will be there as soon as we can.”

“ thank you I’ll see you soon.” I hung up and put my phone in my pocket.

I waited for what seemed like forever for some news, every time I heard or seen someone coming I would pray it was good news but as the seconds ticked on I become more frustrated with no knowing about her out come.

I placed my head between my hands “ how could they not know anything yet.” I thought to myself, finally the wait became to much and just as I was about to rise from my seat and demand someone tell me something a older man sat down beside me with a cup of coffee in each hand, the older grey haired man held one of them out to me and I accepted gratefully.

“ Bad day?” the man asked with a deep southern accent his wrinkled weary eyes looking into my soul and I felt compelled to talk to him like some how he knew what I was feeling because he had been their too.

I didn’t say anything at first I just nodded my head looking down into the brown steamy liquid warming my hands “ I guess you could say that.” And he patted me on my shoulder rising from the seat he was sitting in that’s now vacant.

“ come on let’s go for a walk.” He gestured towards the automatic doors leading out into the outside world and I hesitated for a moment before I soon followed placing my hands within my pockets I figured if he was a serial killer at least their would be video surveillance and you would see who I was last seen with at least.

I waited awkwardly for one of us to start talking finally he decided to speak first “ are you waiting to hear about someone.” He c****d his eye brow at me questioningly with curiosity and i silently nodded my head.

“ by the look on your face I can tell they must be real important to you, you don’t seem like the type to get worked up over just anyone.” Finally we made our way outside into the carpark and he pulled a packet of cigarettes from the pocket of his flannelette shirt and offered me one while he lit his.

“ Yeah she is.” I sigh taking a long drag of the death stick between my fingers looking up at the hot midday sun blaring down on the earth below.

“ I’m real Worried she’s sick at the moment and carrying our child.” I don’t know why but I told him everything even the stuff that happened before today and it felt good to finally get it all lifted off my chest.

“ Well I’m sorry to hear that mate here’s hoping she pulls through.” He said smiling at me and I felt like I gained a friend, we walked back inside and a nurse was looking for me and we parted ways.

“ Mr Harper the doctor was looking for you he said to tell you that you could see Miss summer’s now she’s in room 15 ward 2.” I thanked her and raced for the elevator.

The walk to her room felt like the longest walk of my life, my mind was racing a million miles per hour and my breathing began to deepen as my anxiety started to take over I didn’t know what I’d find just as I was about to reach for the handle to her room a man in a white over coat with blue scrubs on stopped me.

“ Mr Harper.” He said putting his hand out for me to shake. “ I’m doctor David beaming the doctor over seeing Miss Summer’s care.”

“ How is she and the baby?” I said worriedly looking into his friendly brown eyes.

“ at the moment unfortunately she still hasn’t woken up, the fever has finally passed for now but she’s facing a nasty case of influenza so we have given her some antibiotics to help with the infection.”

“and the baby?”

“ the baby is doing just fine it’s very strong like it’s mother.” He said reassuringly and I let out a sigh of relief.

“Thank you doctor for all your help.” I opened the door and sat down beside her bed placing her cold hand within mine and kissing it lightly.

“ you have to come back to me princess we are all so worried about you.” She was covered in different connections hooked up to machine’s every where and it hurt me seeing her like this I kissed her on her clammy forehead and someone cleared their throat from behind me, turning around I found a set of glaring eyes drilling wholes into me ready to take the kill “ what’s this guy’s problem now.” I thought frustratingly