ROCKY LOVE BY CHERYL V.

CHERYL VERBEKE 4977 MEISNER
EAST CHINA TWP.,
MI. 48054
EMAIL-cherbear1950
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ROCKY LOVE


CHAPTER I


While Mary Fenton, a head nurse over at and her boyfriend, Dr. Dave Nugent are on their shifts over at the Chicago County General, one day, Dr. Nugent has ended up losing his fellowship and he can’t get another one. So, he approached Mary and took her to the side to a supply room where no one is likely to find them. And as he locked the door behind him, the two jus stood there inside the supply room away from the door, so, no one would spot them inside that room.

So, Dr. Nugent caught her off guard, and he has loved her a lot for some time, he said to her, “Don’t how to say this any other way, my dear Mary. Have had you in my heart for as long as I can remember. But feel, that being I can’t get another fellowship…Well, what I’m trying to tell you, is that I’ve been thinking over this situation, lately. And can’t seem to find a job, elsewhere, close by. So, feel that I should just move out of the city. Have found a house in Seattle jus by the water.”

“You’re not trying break away from me, are you? Love you with all my heart. And have been in love with you for a couple of years. But can’t understand jus why you backed out on me. And broke your promise to marry me.”

“No, my dear, found a new home because my desire is to take you with me to Seattle. Thought, you would jus love living with me by the water. Also, have no choice, but to move because all the major hospitals in Chicago have been checked out. And can’t even find one hospital that will take me on as a doctor. So, want you to come with me to Seattle.”

“But, Dave, can’t jus leave my job. Have, finally, been accepted in med school. Also, am well settled where I’m living at the present. It’s not that I don’t love you with all my heart. It’s, mostly, that all of the staff at this hospital like my work. And if I move to Seattle, might not ever be able to find a head nurse job.”

Jus because she wouldn’t speak another word to him, he, then, left the supply room. And she couldn’t face anybody else, so, she jus stayed inside the room for about a half hour. And while there, jus couldn’t help going into tears.

Finally Dr. Korvac, a new doctor on staff, happened to come by the supply room to get some supplies, he needed. And as he couldn’t help bumping into her, he said to her, “Are you alright? Your face is red like you’ve been crying.”

“No, I’m not. Dr. Nugent and I jus had a serious talk. And jus because he’s in a situation, that the hospital head doesn’t want him working here at this hospital anymore, he’s moving to Seattle jus because he hasn’t been able to find another job as a doctor anywhere else in Chicago. Also, at the last minute, he wants me to move there with him being he’s found a house there on the water. And figured he could talk me into living with him at his new house.”

“So, I grab, that you’re not going to move to Seattle with him, after all. Why don’t you? Can, always, find another head nurse job there. It’s not that those kinds of jobs are scarce. There’s, always, a demand there in Seattle at the hospitals for head nurses.”

“Even though, there is, can’t jus get up, and leave my job here at the hospital. Have been here for many years, and have been lucky to have been able to work myself up as a head nurse through experience. And can’t jus throw my job and seniority down the drain. Also, have been getting good raises on my job, and have a part-time job at running the clinic. So, even though, I love Dave, feel I have to stay here.”

“Try to put the situation out of sight and out of mind for now. How about going out to dinner with me tonight over at Doc Magoo’s? Don’t have any plans with Dave before he leaves Chicago, do you?”

“No, in fact, I don’t. Didn’t even ask me about going out on any date, tonight? All that seems to be on his mind, lately, is getting away from his job here at the hospital, mostly, because he never liked the way, any of the staff has ever treated him. As a doctor, always, thought, that when taking care of a patient of his in pediatrics that things, always, have to be done his way. Also, he has, always, figured, he never has had to consult any of the staff when any treatment or procedure to be done on a patient, ever is in question.”

“What you’re trying to tell me, then, is that he, always, thought, he jus could go ahead, and breaks any hospital policy as he saw to it. And that’s why the hospital head won’t offer him, another fellowship, jus because Dr. David Lovell never liked his work in the first place.”

“That’s, exactly, what I’ve been trying to get at.”

“So, if you decide, you would like to go out to the restaurant across the street after your shift, let me know?”

“Okay, thanks for asking me out on a date. I’ll take you up on the offer.”

“Jus meet me over at Doc Magoo’s, then, about let’s say, nine o’clock for a couple of drinks. See you then.”

So, then, the attending physician, Dr. Paul Harrison approached her jus as she was making her way to the desk. And while she is, Dr. Korvac was paged by him to take on a female patient, who’s complaining of bad headaches. So, as she met Dr. Harrison at the desk, he, first, said to her, “You look, as though, you’re upset over something. What’s the matter?”

“It’s nothing that I can change. All of a sudden, Dave approached me in the supply room, not long ago, and wants me to move with him to move with him to Seattle. Jus because he doesn’t like his job her, any longer; he bought a house there, and wants me to move with him.”

“Well, are you going to jus quit your job, and go with him?”

“No, Dr. Harrison, I’m not. That’s what I told him. He thinks, that I can jus go with him, and leave my job as a head nurse. What I think, is that he jus never cared enough about me in the first place.”

“You’re jus going to have to try to adjust to the fact that he’s leaving you. It’ll take some time to get over. Life jus has to go on. Can’ jus throw your life away, jus because someone, you thought, loved you very much, wants to break up with you. That’s the way, it appears to be anyways.”

“I was going to give you, the chart on a case of a young woman, who’s having a lot of pain in her left side. But don’t worry about it. I’ll take the case for you. You need a break. Go get yourself something to eat before this place starts to overflow with emergency cases.”

So, Mary took a walk to the cafeteria, and as she arrived there, she wasn’t that hungry for dinner, so she jus walked over to the salad aisle. And jus got herself, a chef salad with low calorie dressing and a smoothie. And after she had her salad, she, then, walked to the main desk.

As Mary reached the main, upon checking her watch, she noticed that it’s getting to close to the end of her shift. And as she’s ready to leave, she’s paged by the physician attendant, so, he jus happens to bump into her at the main desk.

So, he said to her, “I’ve been tied up with three cases, all of a sudden, so, why don’t you check on the woman in Exam one? She’s the one who’s been complaining of pain on her side, and in the meanwhile, have ordered some blood tests to rule out appendicitis, and any kidney problems. But they all came back negative, so, go check on her again, and if her pain becomes worse, be sure the patient gets checked out for pelvic inflammatory disease, and an entopic pregnancy.”

Then, Mary walked into Exam One, and the patient, there, was crunched up in pain, all of a sudden, so, immediately, paged Dr. Harrison. Upon him, coming into Exam one again, Mary said to him, “Overheard her, screaming out in pain. Suspect a possible entopic pregnancy.”

So, Dr. Harrison, said to her, “Stay with her, and immediately administer two hundred milligrams morphine to her. She’s, definitely, a surgery case. I’ll page the chief surgeon, Dr. Miguel, and his assistant, Dr. Hefner. She’s needs surgery right away, or her ovary can burst, and kill her, instantly.”

Upon Dr. Harrison paging the chief surgeon and his assistant, they came running into Exam One where Mary had to strap the patient down being she’s in so much pain, that she, almost, jumped out of bed.

So, Mary along with chief surgeon and his assistant, grabbed onto the bed, and, ran across the hall into the surgery room. And while Dr. Harrison, Dr. Miguel, and Dr. Hefner were scrubbing up, Mary, immediately, page the anesthesiologist, and he ran into the surgery room, and administered gas to the patient. And only a couple of minutes later, the physician attendant along with the two other surgeons, along with a medical student didn’t waste any time getting right into the surgery room.

As Mary left the surgery room, and walked right over to the main desk to take up another case, suddenly, some nausea gripped her, and she had to sit down at the main desk. The nurse chief said to her being she’s right at the desk, “Mary, you don’t look good. What’s the matter?”

“All of a sudden, a wave of nausea came over me.”

“Think, you should go lay down in the lounge for now. I’ll have someone else take on your case when she gets out of surgery. Don’t worry about emergency being overloaded with cases. If we do, I call in a couple of doctors for the midnight shift in earlier. Okay, go get some rest. You might have come down with a bug.”

So, Mary took the elevator down to the first floor. As she arrived there, she ran into Dr. Korvac. His shift jus ended, and he looked for her in the cafeteria, and as couldn’t find her, he’s, also, heading towards the lounge.

Dr. Korvac said to her, “Did you forget that we had a date, tonight??

“No, I didn’t. It’s jus that I have been tied up with an emergency case of a woman being suspected of having an entopic pregnancy. And right now, she’s in surgery. So, jus as the nurse chief was going to hand another case over to me, all of a sudden, I became nauseated. So, she told me to go to the lounge.”

“You’ve been getting like this, often. Don’t you think you should have a pregnancy test? Did you skip a month?”

“Yes, I did. But I didn’t think anything of it at first. Thought, I jus is going through an early menopause.”

“No, don’t think so. Jus take my advice, and get one done as soon as possible. Are feeling like a date, tonight, or do you want to wait to another night?”

“Guess I’m feeling better now.”

”Okay, come with me. Let’s check out, and go on this date. Your shift is over, anyways.”

So, after checking out, the two walked across the street to Doc Magoo’s. Once, inside, the two sat down at the bar. But, since, Dr. Korvac suspected a possible pregnancy; she didn’t want to order any alcoholic drinks. So, she jus ordered sparkling water while he ordered a cocktail.

And after the two got their drinks, she didn’t know from where the energy’s coming, but she felt like dancing, since, the disc jockey jus put on some slow music. So, Dr. Korvac said to Mary, “Your face, suddenly, is appearing very peppy-looking. Are you in the mood for any dancing, tonight, or are you too tired from working, tonight?”
“Feel like some dancing, tonight. I’ll take you up on it.”

So, she couldn’t figure out why, but as soon as he got her on the dance floor, she, suddenly, felt very comfortable, dancing with him.

The next morning, as soon as Mary arrived over at the hospital, she, still, had time before her shift began. She’s surprised, not to see Dave Nugent at the hospital as he’s, usually, there, by now for his shift. So, she knew, he had left that morning for Seattle, and he never let her know, that he’s leaving so soon for Seattle. But she didn’t seem to miss him yet.

Once, at the main desk, she found out, she’s not needed for any early cases, so, she found one of the nurses who are not busy yet. So, she said to the nurse, “Have skipped a month, so, I’m here, early, to get a pregnancy test done.”

“So, Nurse Marilyn said to her, “Jus follow me. Will take you to Exam One. That room is empty.”

As they arrived inside the room, Mary sat down on a bed in that room, and Marilyn took some blood from her. Then, she went and had it, examined. A few minutes later, she came back, and said to Mary, “Have some good news for you. You’re two months along in your pregnancy the test showed two cells present, so, you’re, definitely, pregnant with twins.”














CHAPTER II



Mary thought, one night on the way home, “Jus can’t believe this. Here Dave jus left for Seattle. Now, have to face the fact. When these twins are born, they could end up without a father.”

Mary’s, still, excited over having twins being that she due to have them about seven months.

She’s so happy, she’s pregnant, that once, she ran into Dr. Korvac at the desk, she said to him, “Guess what, Dr. Korvac, I’ve just found out, that I’m pregnant with twins.”

“Boy, that’s a surprise. What a time to find out when Dave has jus left for Seattle. Are you going to call him, and tell him about it?”
“No, I’ve got to get used to the fact, that I’m pregnant, first. Don’t think, I’ll tell him about it right away. Want to wait a few months. Don’t know how he’ll react to it, if I let him know right away. Want to wait to hear from him, first. I must find out, if he, really, still, cares about me.”

“Well, the attending physician jus paged me. Must go, and take care of a woman who’s complaining of bad headaches, and vomiting. Sounds like it could be a real serious case; I’ve got on my hands. See you later.”

“Jus have been paged for a case of a woman, complaining of nausea and extreme fatigue. I must get to my case too.”

That evening around eight o’clock, Mary was resting at the desk, answering phones for the chief nurse. As she is, she gets paged for what she thinks, is an emergency case. And during the page, she is jus walking over to Exam One, and the woman’s case she had before is in question. A nurse jus told her, that the woman’s nausea and extreme are accompanied by more symptoms.

But jus as she walks into the exam room, all the nurses are there, and they yell out, “Surprise, Mary, and baby shower time.”

She has a surprised look on her face as she said to all the nurses, “Oh boy. I didn’t expect a baby shower soon. How did you all know I was pregnant? I know, Dr. Korvac must have told everyone all about me, going to have twins.”

Then, one of the nurses said to her, “Go ahead. Open the biggest package, first. It’s something, you, really, will like.”

So, with a big smile on her face, Mary opened the first package, very eagerly, and just after opening it up, she said, “Oh no, you woman didn’t have to do this. Oh my, something for the twins in which they can be rocked after they’re born. This is so cute, it’s, almost, as big as a baby carriage.”

“Okay,” said one of the nurses, now open up the rest of the packages. Most of the smaller packages were baby outfits, and Mary, also, received some rattles, and a baby mobile for the white wooden crib which she, also, received during her baby shower. Then, right after she opened all the baby packages, the last contained a bottle of sparkling water.

“Now, know you have something else up your sleeves.”

“Yes,” said one of the nurses, “we all would like to have a special toast in honor of you, going to have twins one of these days. First, how far along are you?”

“About two months. And, already, I’m starting to feel like a blimp. And I’m not even that far along in my pregnancy yet.”

”Now,” said a nurse to the other nurses and Mary, as she poured a glass of sparkling water for everyone at the Mary’s surprise baby shower.

Then, she said to all the nurses and Mary, “Okay, everyone rise up your glasses of sparkling water, and clink them together. This is in honor of Mary, going to have twins in about seven months. Everyone drink up. By the way, Mary, I bought this sparking water jus for you because we aware, that having alcohol during your pregnancy is bad for the baby and, also, can cause low birth weight and other abnormalities.”

So, after Mary’s baby shower, being it’s time for her shift to end, a nurse paged Dr. Korvac into the conference room. And it’s a good thing that he isn’t tied up with a patient because Mary needed his help to carry the big presents out to Mary’s blue Chevy truck.

And after the nurses carried the smaller presents out, and put them in her truck, then, Dr. Korvac, along with the attending physician, carried the baby carriage into Dr. Korvac’s truck.

Then, from the hospital, Dr. Korvac jus followed Mary all the way to her apartment. And once there, as the two got out of their trucks, he said to her, “Don’t bother to carry any of the big stuff inside. Will do it all for you.”

So, once, all the presents were inside her apartment, Dr. Korvac, even, stayed over a little extra time to set up an extra bedroom with the crib and other baby things. He even set up the baby mobile inside the crib as she’s going to have her babies any time now. Then, as soon as he’s done, he has to get going as it’s getting a bit late, and she has to get her sleep, and so does he as they both have to get up for work tomorrow.

So, Dr. Korvac said to her, “Okay, Mary, have to get going, and get home. Live, at least, a half hour from her if not more. Goodbye will see you tomorrow at the hospital.”

“Goodbye, Dr. Korvac,” she said to him, “Don’t mind me, calling you by your professional name as I, really, don’t know you that well, yet.”

So, jus before he went out the door, he took her hand, and kissed it. This, really, surprised because she didn’t, that he liked her. She thought as she got ready to hit the sack.

“Maybe, he’s jus trying to be nice to me because he knows; I’ve been feeling quite lonely without Dave in my life. Or maybe, he, really, has taken a liking to me. Seems like a very nice and polite guy. If Dave never comes back into my life, maybe, one of these days, Dr. Korvac and I will end up into a relationship.”

About a couple of months later, when Mary jus arrived over at the hospital for her shift, Dr. Korvac jus arrived there, himself. And as he walked up to her, he said to her, “How are you doing, dear Mary? Have you heard anything from Dave? Has he called you?”

“He’s, at least, been sending me letters, every month, letting me know how he’s doing over in Seattle. Jus loves living on the water and going fishing in his boat. Also, he, at least, tells me in his letters, that he’s been thinking of me. So, guess, it means, he, still, cares about me.”

“The mailman must have been here, earlier than usual. Here, found this on the main desk. It’s a package for you.”

As she took the package from him, she said to him, “Can’t believe it. This card on the package has his name on it. It says, ‘To my love. Miss you. Still, love you. Wish you would change your mind. And move to Seattle with me;’ then, she said upon opening the package, “It’s beautiful. It’s a stuffed toy dog of a black and white color, and its eyes look so real. I wonder why, he would send me, a stuffed toy.”

As she took it out of its box, as she pressed its stomach, it played the song, “Broken Wings”. Jus could listen to its music all day and all night long. It, really, touches my heart,” she said close to tears. Then, she put it back in its box, and walked over to her locker and placed the stuffed toy inside it.

Then, she said to herself, “I guess, I’d better give him, a call. But that won’t work because I don’t have his phone number. When I’ve got a chance, I’ll write him a letter. And let him know, I’m pregnant, and also, am sure, he would like to know how the twins are doing.”

Then, as she walked up to the front desk, the attending physician came up to her, and said to her, “Have you heard from Dave, recently?”

She said to him with a look of awe on her face, “In fact, I have. I had the surprise of my life, today. Dave sent me a black and white stuffed toy dog. It plays the song, ‘Broken Wings’. Also, I’ve been receiving a letter from him, at least, once a month. And every so often, he calls over here at the hospital. But never seem to get the call. Whoever answers the phone, must not think, that his calls are all that important.”

Then, he said to her as he handed her, a chart, her first case of the day, “Here, this guy has been complaining of headaches and backaches. Want you to take this case over for me, and get him taken for a head CT. Want to rule out meningitis or sinitis.”

Three months, later, Mary’s on her way to the hospital on the el, because she’s having her car fixed being that she’s been having trouble with the gas pedal.

And Dr. Korvac jus happened to be sitting in the same car beside her when, all of a sudden, he overheard her, saying to herself, “Oh no, can’t believe it. I’m not due for another two months yet. And already, can feel the contractions coming on.”

He said to her, “Do you have any idea about how far apart the contractions are?”

She said to him, “Yes, about five minutes?”

“Okay, jus try your best to relax. Are you sure, you can make it to the hospital, or should we get off at the next stop? If we do, we can, always, get a cab, quickly, as there are many cab drivers in Chicago.”

“No, I don’t think, I’ll be able to wait that long. The contractions are coming on pretty strongly.”

“Okay, will tell you, what I’ll do. There’s a store jus around the corner. Jus get off on the next stop with me. And from there, I’ll call an ambulance for you. It’ll be there in no time from Chicago County General.”

“Let’s do that then. Surely, don’t want to have my twins, right here, in the el.”

So, as soon as the next stop came around, Dr. Korvac pulled the cord, and helped Mary out of the el. And then, as they approached the store, there’s a bench jus outside the place. So, he has her wait there, since, she can’t walk into the store.

So, he said to her jus before going over to a pay phone, nearby. “Jus try to keep taking deep breaths, it’ll help the pain. I’ll be right back.”

So, as soon as he called an ambulance over to the store from Chicago County General, he, then, walked back over to where Mary is sitting, trying to keep track of how many minutes apart, her contractions are. And in no time at all, the ambulance is there, and jus as the paramedics come out of the ambulance, Dr. Korvac said to one of them.

“This woman over here on the bench is going into labor, and her contractions are getting very close together. Hope she makes it in time to the hospital and over to the OR.”

So, along with Dr. Korvac’s help, Mary is put onto a gurney, and wheeled into the ambulance. As the ambulance is on its way to the hospital, Dr. Korvac watches over Mary.

And, since, he has taken Lamaze before, one time, when he was married, a few years ago, and jus before his ex-wife had their only child, a boy, Dr. Korvac’s staying at Mary’s side. He’s doing his best in trying to coach her breathing.

As they arrived at the emergency entrance of Chicago County General, the paramedics, quickly, wheeled the gurney out of the ambulance. And then, with Dr. Korvac following the paramedics through the emergency entrance, once, they arrived at the main desk, Dr. Korvac said to the attending physician, who’s standing near the front desk, “Mary has gone into labor. She’s about to have her twins right here if we don’t hurry, and get her to OR.”

So, the paramedics left, and the attending physician along with Dr. Korvac, quickly, wheeled Mary down the hall to the OR. And once, they arrived at OR, and got Mary inside that room, Dr. Korvac stayed at her side, while the attending physician paged another nurse, who, usually, helps out on the deliveries. Also, once, the nurse opened her bag, she, quickly, got out the necessary supplies for delivering babies.

While she is, Dr. Korvac assures her, “Mary is about to have twins. So, you should know that I’m willing to stay right here in the OR to help her along until both babies are delivered. I know how to cue her in her breathing, because I’ve taken Lamaze. So, nurse, let me know when you’re ready to shave her, and anything else, that needs to be done. Then, I’ll come back inside OR, and help Mary through both of her deliveries.”

But the nurse wanted to be nice to Dr. Korvac, so she jus said to him, “Jus stand behind her bed, and keep reminding her to do her deep breathing because these will be her first babies. Also, she might end up being in labor quite a few hours being that she’ll be having twins.”

So, that’s what he did, and during Mary’s first labor, she had a hard time taking the pain. So, she ended up yelling out to Dr. Korvac, “What are you trying to do to me? Come on, you can do better than that. If you’re not going to stay beside me, and take my hand, you might as well leave.”

Then, she started giving him, every name under the sun. But he wouldn’t leave her, trying to go at her labor alone. So, he reassured her, “Know the pain’s getting unbearable for you. Would you like an epidural? It’ll kill the pain, but then, you’ll be able to stay awake during the delivery of both of your twins.”

“Okay, Dr. Korvac, hope you don’t mind me, screaming bloody murder. Am jus getting out of control because I’m not used to having babies. Come on, doctor, get a move on. Get that nurse on the ball. If you don’t, I’ll ask you to leave the room.”

So, he administered the epidural, himself, and in about fifteen minutes, she started to simmer down. And he hoped she would stay that way. But he knew, it’s unlikely, she could throughout her labor.

“Okay,” said the nurse to Mary, “Your first baby’s ready to come out. Use all your energy, and push the baby out.”

So, she tried hard to push, and in no time at all, she could hear some crying. So, she knew, the first one was out in its new world. But jus as the nurse handed the baby over to another nurse; it seemed to Mary, that it wasn’t long until she’s in labor again.

This time, Dr. Korvac couldn’t bear her, screaming any longer. So, before he lost control of himself, he said to the nurse, “Please get another nurse in here to help Mary out in her breathing. I can’t take any more of this.”

So, the nurse got another nurse into OR on the double. And, even though, Mary kept screaming and crying throughout the whole labor, she’s able to endure it. If it wasn’t for her, having a lot of patience, and being able to cue Mary in on her deep breathing, she, probably, would have left OR before the delivery of her second twin.

When it came time for Mary’s other twin girl to come out, the nurse told her, “Come on, Mary, you can do it. Put your whole self into it. Jus keep trying to push. The baby will be out in no time at all.”

Even though, she pushed as hard as she could, she became listless. So, this became a tough labor for her because she couldn’t be given another epidural. If she had, she would have lost all feeling, and would have ended up, having a Caesarian section.

Jus as it’s time for the baby to come out into the world, she yelled out, “Hey, you nurses can’t stand you being around me anymore. Why don’t you jus leave? If you don’t, I’ll jump out of bed, so, my baby can come out.”

This, really, got the nurses mad, and one of them, strapped her down. So, finally, as she tried one more to give it all she had, the last twin, finally, came out, and crying. At this point, Mary’s sweating like a dog, but so happy, that many tears are rolling down her face.

As Mary’s holding her twin girls, one in each arm, she’s ecstatic. Also, she’s eager to get into breastfeeding, and learning how to take care of her twins. Right away Mary learned to breastfeed and burps her twin girls, Lisa and Lindy.

And, once, she’s released from the hospital, Dr. Korvac drove her back home to her apartment.

So, the first night, he stopped over at her apartment, she blurted out to him as he walked inside, “Hey, Dr. Korvac, whatever you do, if you ever get to talk to Dave, don’t tell him, how you’re looking over my shoulder. He might jus get jealous.”

And every night when he came off his shift, he would stop over at her apartment, and help her out with her babies until she got used to taking care of the twins. It turned to be a big job for her, but she took, at least, two months off jus so that she could get the hang of having twins.

One night when Dr. Korvac was over her apartment, watching the twins for her, jus before she’s going to try to get a few hours rest, she decided, it’s time, that Dave finds out about her, jus having her twins. That’s, even though, one of her letters, she told him about her pregnancy. Also, whenever she felt like it, she had let him, know how her pregnancy had been coming along.

So, since, he had given her, his phone number in one of his letters along with sending her the stuffed toy, when she called him, she said to him with surprised voice, “Hi Dave, have been missing you a lot. Have you on my mind every day and night. I’ve got some good news for you. I spent, almost, twelve hours in labor in delivering my babies. But I’ve jus had twin girls, and named them, Lindy and Lisa.”

Dave, really, didn’t say much to her, that night, being that upon hearing the good news about the twins, he became choked up. But he managed to get some words out.

He said to her, “I’m very happy for you, my darling. But don’t forget, I, still, love you. And, ever since, I’ve moved to Seattle, have been missing you. So, if you ever change your mind, I’ll, always, be waiting for you.”

Neither one could say anything more, so, Mary jus said goodbye to Dave.

One time, he sent her, some things for the twins, two colorful rattles, two nipples for teething, along with a case of baby food along with a letter.

And in response to his letter, she wrote, “Maybe some day when the twins get older, I’ll come to Seattle. But haven’t decided whether I’ll go there to live with you being that I haven’t found anybody, who will take care of the twins for me. And don’t know if I could ever have the heart to give them up for adoption. Think that would be too much for me to take. Also, it’s because you’re the father of these babies.”

After Mary went back to work, she had to take the twins with her, and put them in the nursery while she’s on shift. And she’s aware, that Dr. Korvac has fallen for her, but she didn’t know what else to do. It’s getting too much for her to try to take care of her twins, and go on her shift as a head nurse. Also, the twins were a year old.

So, one day when Mary’s on shift, and jus got through taking care of a patient of hers, she decided, that this was it. That she had to start taking charge of her life, even if it meant giving up the care of her twins to someone else. But on second thought, she didn’t want to abandon the twins either because the last thing, she wanted, was to have the twins grow up without their real mother.

So, when she bumped into Dr. Korvac, that day, after taking care of a patient who was dehydrated, and had to be given an IV for a few hours, she’s aware, that he likes her a lot.


So, she said to him, “Have this feeling inside me, lately, that being Dave has been sending me, all these letters, I’ve got to find out if he, really, loves me a lot. Also, have this gut feeling inside, that he and I are made for each other. Don’t worry; jus know you’ll find someone else. Know you’ll miss me, but some day, your right one will come along. So, it has been nice knowing you.”

Right after kissing him, goodbye, she grabbed her things out of her locker, and, then, had to rush like crazy. So, she walked back to the room where he happened to jus be finished with his patient. So, she said to him, “Would you mind going down to the nursery to get the twins for me? Want to catch the next plane Seattle.”

So, he said to her, “Yes, will be more than glad to help you out. Jus wait for me in the lobby. Sit tight. I’ll be right there as soon as I can.”

Then, he rushed down to the first floor with her. And they took the stairs because they are faster than waiting for an elevator. So, as soon as Mary and Dr. Korvac reached the first floor, he hurried over to the nursery, half running while she walked down the hall over to the lobby.

As she reached the lobby, she thought, “Boy, jus can’t wait to see Dave. Bet he’ll be very surprised to see me again. Probably, has been waiting, very faithfully for this day to come. Know he’s anxious to see the twins. After all he’s their father.”

In no time at all, Dr. Korvac walked into the lobby with the twins. Then, he said to her in an anxious voice, “Would you like a ride to the airport? My shift is finished for the day. I’m not needed in emergency anymore right now. So, I can leave.”

So, she replied, “That would be a big help to me. In fact, would like to catch the next flight if at all possible. The weather is nice, so, there shouldn’t be any flight delay, today.”

Dr. Korvac grabbed both of the twins for her, and gave handed them over to a nurse who’s ready to leave because her shift is over. So, while she fed the twins, their bottles, Mary waited with her jus inside the hospital. In the meantime, Dr. Korvac walked over to his red Chevy truck, and met Mary at the hospital entrance.

Jus after Mary said to the nurse, “Tell the chief nurse to announce, that I’ve quit my job, so that I can be with Dave again.”

And she replied, “Everyone on the staff is going to miss you. Hope you made the right decision to leave your job. But I’m sure, that Dave wants you back in his life. Bye, see you, Mary.”

So, Mary grabbed the twins from her. Then, once out the doors, Dr. Korvac is nice enough to strap in the twins in their baby seat. And once, Mary set their portable baby seat in the back seat, and got into the front seat of Dr. Korvac’s truck, they were on the way to the airport. And on the way, he broke every speed limit on the way, but not even once, was he stopped by the police.

Once, they arrived over at the Chicago airport, jus before she entered the airplane terminal, she said to him in a sad voice, “Well, Dr. Korvac, it has been nice working with you at the hospital. But I’m going to miss you a lot. Will give you, a call, every so often, though, to let you know, how Dave and I are doing.”

So, he said to her, “Will miss you too. Has been nice having you as a good friend. Bye for now.”

So, then, she walked as fast as she could over to the airplane terminal. And she made it inside the plane jus in time as it’s ready to take off. The stewardess grabbed the twins in their baby seat from her; and then, strapped them down in the seat next to Mary. And before she even realized, the plane’s taking off, and she and the twins arrived in Seattle in about an hour.

Once, Mary and the twins arrived at Seattle airport, a cab picked them up, and, since, Mary requested, that the cab driver take her right over to Dave’s house.

On the way to Dave’s house, she thought, “Hope that when I arrive at his house with the twins, that he’ll be gladder to see me. Also, hope that he’ll be all heart to see the twins. After all, he’s their father. And he should be eager to see them. Has never seen them before. But hope that he, still, wants to have a life with me, even though, I’ll need his help in taking care of the twins.”

Once, she arrived at Dave’s house about twenty minutes later, she has this funny feeling inside that he’s in his backyard. So, she didn’t bother knocking on the front door.

As she walked to the back with the twins in her arms, he jus happened to notice her, walking towards the docks. So, his eyes were jus beaming as walked away from his gray fishing boat, and as he caught up to her, he took the twins in his arms, and gave them both, a big kiss.

Upon setting them down on the grass in their baby seat, Dave jus smothered her with kisses for a few minutes. And because the babies were starting to cry, he picked them up in his arms. Then he said to her in anxious voice, “How about if we all go for a ride. Am sure, the twins will jus love it.”

So, she replied, “Boy, Dave, can tell, that you’re going to be a good father to our twins. Am more than glad, that you, still, love me and the twins too. Yeah, let’s all go for a boat ride. Jus hope the twins don’t start crying while we are.”

So, Dave kept the twins in his arms, and acted like he never wanted to let go of them, as they all boarded the boat. But they all went for a ride in his other boat, a blue and white boat, and once, inside, the boat, Dave strapped the twins as well as Mary down.

And Dave took off so fast, that Mary said to him, almost, screaming, “Hey Dave, don’t go so fast. Are scaring the twins. That’s why they both are crying.”

So, it’s obvious, that Dave’s glad to be with Mary and the twins too. Also, he’s glad to able to be a father to them. Certainly, with all his heart, loves Mary along with the twins. Also, he wants to keep the twins in the family; never wants Mary ever to put the twins in someone else’s care unless it’s, only, temporary care.

And to Mary’s surprise, he has reminded her, many times, that he wants more children in their family, even if Mary ever has any more twins. And if Mary can’t get pregnant again, he loves the twins so much, that he’ll do Mary, a big favor, through considering adopting a kid.