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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 20:26:21 GMT -5
Even though she knows the baby she's holding is dead, she still makes sure to support the head, and be gentle, as if it were alive. She says nothing to Danny, concentrating fully on the baby..She needs to give her a name, or she just won't feel right. [color-FF00FF]"Eliza,"[/color] she says softly, and very carefully holds her hand.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 20:29:46 GMT -5
"That's a beautiful name...for a lovely little girl." he said, placing a hand on Mystic's shoulder.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 20:35:19 GMT -5
"When can I see the others?" she asks tearfully, then glances up at Danny. She holds the tiny baby up just enough to be able to give her a soft kiss on the forehead.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 20:45:05 GMT -5
"I don't know. Soon, I'm sure. I'm supposed to get a nurse to come in here." he said, taking a step towards the door and catching a nurse passing by. "The others? When can we see them?"
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 20:48:18 GMT -5
The nurse pauses for a moment, thinking. "Soon...I'll go tell one of the doctors that she wants to see them. The doctor'll come get you when the babies are all settled in, then she can see them." She turns to walk offf to get the doctor.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 20:56:11 GMT -5
He walked back to Mystic, smiling. "Soon. She's going to get the doctor." he said softly.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 21:01:09 GMT -5
"Okay..." she hopes the nurse also comes to take Eliza away as well. She loves the child that never really got the chance to live, but is afraid is she holds Eliza much longer, that she won't be able to let her go.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 21:03:33 GMT -5
Danny saw Mystic's obvious hurt, and looked at the child. "Do you want me to hold her for a while?" he asked softly. His eyes revealed the hurt that he tried to keep hidden. He chewed his lip, and then looked to Mystic. "I don't know why, but around you and the babies, I just..." his words trailed off into an inaudible haze.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 21:07:52 GMT -5
She glances up at Danny and nods tearfully, carefully handing Eliza to him. "Thanks..." If Danny weren't here--and she feels so much better with him around--she doesn't nkow what she'd do.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 21:11:24 GMT -5
He took the baby girl and dropped a kiss on her head, a tear falling onto the pink blanket. He looked down at Mystic. "Eliza's not even mine, but it hurts Mystic..." he said, the tears he'd been fighting beginning to show.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 21:25:37 GMT -5
"I know," she says quietly, sniffling. She brushes away some tears that started falling down her cheeks.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 21:33:00 GMT -5
He sighed softly. "I know they're yours, but still...I feel like they're mine right now, but I don't know why." He kissed Eliza's head softly and held her close to him. He'd never felt this close to something so tiny...and this one he'd never see after this day.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 21:46:24 GMT -5
She nods a little,trying not to cry anymore. She's about to say somethnig else when there's a knock on the door, and a doctor and a nurse come in. The nurse taes the baby from Danny, and heads out of the room. The doctor clears his throat, and starts to speak. "Your boys are stable, for now. I'm sure you know that, this early, it's pretty much touch-and-go. And if they do survive, they may face lifelong medical problems. If they survive the night tonight, they do stand a good chance of survivg, though. Would you like to go see them now?" Mystic glances over at Danny, then nods a little.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 21:51:21 GMT -5
Danny looks at Mystic and then at the doctor. "Can...can I...can I see them?" he asked softly. He didn't know if the doctor would let him go back and see the babies or not, though he hoped the answer would be yes.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 21:55:28 GMT -5
The doctor nods a little, as does Mystic. She wouldn't be able to handle going in by herself. The doctor leaves the room, and comes back with a wheelchair for Mystic. "I can walk..." "Sorry, hospital policy." Mystic sighs and slowly, carefully gets into the wheelchair.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 21:57:13 GMT -5
Danny offered his hand to her and smiled. "Ready?" he asked as he stood next to her. He sighed deeply. He wanted to see the babies, but what if they were hooked up to ventilators and tubes and stuff? Could he handle that? He'd have to...for Mystic's sake.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 24, 2006 22:10:06 GMT -5
She sighs and nods, taking a deep breath. She's scared to death, even more than before. They stop in a small room just outside the entrance to the NICu, so they can wash their hands and get all sanitized and stuff. They take Mystic and Danny into the other room after that, past a bunch of other babies that are also really small, and ill. They finally reach Mystic's two boys. The boys are tiny, barely bigger than their sister, and hooked up to every machine imagineable. They're still in the same incubator, the doctors having high hopes that the contact will help them.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 24, 2006 22:12:53 GMT -5
Danny kissed Mystic's hair and leaned near her ear. "They're beautiful Mystic." he said softly. He looked at the tiny boys and smiled. They looked a lot like their sister, at least to him.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 25, 2006 19:37:10 GMT -5
Mystic nods tearfull. She thinks they're beautiful, too. They do look a bit like their sister, but, don't all babies look the same? They always did to her.. She sniffles a little, lightly resting one hand on the side of the incubator. She knows she can;t hold them--their nervous system hasn't fully developed, and holding them would cause them a great deal of pain. They'll need names as well..
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 25, 2006 21:19:49 GMT -5
Danny smiles. "What are you going to call them?" he asked as he squatted down next to her chair. The babies were so tiny, they almost looked fake, like dolls or something. He'd never been around babies before, until just recently, and now he felt like he would die if anything happened to those two boys, and they weren't even his.
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Post by [.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.] on May 26, 2006 14:56:47 GMT -5
She sniffles, shaking her head. "I don't know.." She pauses for a moment. She needs to name them, but isn't sure if she can handle it, especially if they don't live. "Rocky and..Seth." Kind of random names, but she thinks they sound pretty good.
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Post by [Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci] on May 26, 2006 22:55:48 GMT -5
"Perfect..." he said as he rested a strong hand on top of the incubator and looked at the boys. He smiled and sighed. "They're going to make it...they have to." he said, trying to reassure hisself almost as much as Mystic.
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