Pregnant And Rejected

Chapter 141 Selene Wakes Up

My lashes flutter open to reveal a stark white room, a bevy of sterile, chemical scents filling my nose. I feel weighed down and dizzy at once, like I’m floating yet unable to move. I recognize this feeling, and I’ve woken up in this situation often enough to guess what happened.

I must have passed out from exhaustion, dehydration, stress, or all three. I’m back in the hospital, hooked up to half a dozen beeping machines and wearing a scratchy, unflattering paper gown. The world is dark beyond the windows, and I glance around for a clock. It was around ten o-clock this morning when I attempted to call Bastien, but it’s after 8pm now. I’ve been asleep all day.

Slowly but surely, the events which passed before I lost consciousness filter back through my mind, and I immediately want to find Lila. She must have been so scared.

As if reading my mind, Odette appears in my doorway a moment later, with Lila peeking around her legs. “Mommy!”

“Hello little bean!” I greet her with as much enthusiasm as I can muster. Pushing myself up to a sitting position, I extend my arms to the pup, “come here and give Mommy a hug.”

She toddles over without hesitation, clambering onto the bed and into my arms and ignoring Odette’s soft caution to be gentle with me. I don’t want my sweet daughter to be gentle any more than she does, I want her as close as possible. Her warm little body smothers me with affection, and I cuddle her close.

“How are you?” I ask anxiously, kissing her soft cheeks.

“Mommy you scared me!” she says, a note of accusation heavy in her voice. “You fain-ed and everyone got all loud.”

“I’m sorry, angel.” I breathe, “Mommy just got very tired very fast.”

“Cuz of da baby?” She inquired curiously.

*That’s right.” I agree, rocking her gently from side to side.

“Alright now, little one.” Odette tries to intervene, caressing Lila’s hair. “Your Mommy needs her rest.”

A nurse pokes her head around the doorway and echoes my mother-in-law’s advice, “Careful now, she really shouldn’t be in bed with you though I’m glad to see you’re awake.”

glare at them both, Nuzzling my pup’s sweet-smelling skin and glowering over her shoulder.

“Easy Mama Bear,” Dr Kane moves around the nurse with a wide smile, “She can stay right where she is.”

The nurse looks like she wants to object, but the chief physician shoots her a quelling stare and she backs down immediately. He strides further into the room, greeting Odette warmly before turning to me, “How are you feeling Selene?”

alright.” I lie, in truth I feel like I’ve been hit

by my falsehood, but my Lila Bean saves me from being called out. She glances warily at the handsome young doctor, “Whose

she was carrying you, and I’m taking care of her and the new baby

why’s she so sick?” Lila

for me. “That can’t be helped sweetheart. I’d actually be a lot more sick if Dr Kane wasn’t helping me.” I remember well how difficult it was to get Dr’s in Asphodel to take my condition seriously. They wouldn’t prescribe me the anti-nausea drugs I requested until I’d

her. “I won’t make you leave, but let’s just rearrange you a teensy

Stroking my hand in soothing patterns up and down her spine, I give the Dr a beseeching look.

pup’s attention. Her little head

wish you could stay with me, but it’s not allowed.” I sigh, pressing

wanna stay!” Lila

if trying to decipher whether I really do want her to stay or if I’m using the hospital rules as an excuse to give me some time to rest up alone. But it isn’t an excuse, I really do want her nearby. It was hard enough being away from her when everything was fine, but now that our lives are such a mess it gets harder and harder to let her out

your Grandma now so that I can have a minute with your Mommy, I’ll

nurse objects looking

her sharply. “If there was ever anyone worthy of

make her life harder to have to work around my pup all night. Though I don’t want to make her job more difficult, I’m also unwilling to give up my pup. After all,

you say, Lila bean?” I

up at me with wide eyes, “Do I have to?” She murmurs, gesturing towards the doctor. “I don’ like

people with everything that’s happened, but I also can’t encourage it. “If you want to stay with Mommy tonight, you need to go with

hand in

bedside. “Alright you, tell the truth now,

don’t know

been under any undue stress this

my lashes, I admit, “maybe a

really need to talk about making

red flush work its way up

I’m in this condition. Its the same look of surprise and displeasure everyone who’s out of the loop dons. If only they knew what was going on, if only they knew he had no choice. The physician recovers quicker than most, wiping

I murmur, “Actually I’m afraid that’s not possible either.” Nervously checking to make sure no one can overhear us, I

Dr. Kane makes no effort to hide his feelings.

“Unfortunately not.” I confess.

sighs. “I’m sorry but that is