Things Are better If I Stay..

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Earlier, Mystic had tried to phone Danny, to tell him some good news; she'd found a place near him, in a better area than here, and would be moving in there sometime next week. But she got no answer, and only got three words into leaving a message on his answering machine-- "Danny, it's Mystic-"--before inexplicably disconnecting.

[[Jason : Ararinda : Abby]]

He darted to the phone as quickly as possible, but missed the call, and when her voice disconnected, he immediately called her back. "Mystic, are you okay?"

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She doesn't answer, and the phone just kind of rings. She'd turned off her answering machine a long time ago, because too many guys were leaving questionable messages, nasty things, and drunk/stoned guys called asking if she had their goods. She never really got around to turning it back on.

[[Jason : Ararinda : Abby]]

He sighed, a worried sigh. Was something wrong? Without thinking he headed towards her house. On the way, he couldn't help picturing the worse. Once there, he immediately ran to the door, knocking.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Not surprisingly, she doesn't answer the door either. Also not surprisingly, given the area, it's locked. Though, she did duct tape a key to the bottom of the floormat outside the door. She'd put it there because she's always losing things, and didn;t want tog et locked out.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

He lets out a frustrated sigh, rubbing his face. "Mystic!" he calls out. He had to find out what was wrong.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

Somebody in a nearby apartment--the walls in the building are pretty thin--hears Danny and yells at him, telling him to shut the hell up. Mystic had heard Danny knocking, and heard him call her name, and heard the phone ring. But she'd been afraid to get up. Right now, she's sitting on the floor in the kitchen, one hand on each side of her stomach. The phone had shut itself off when she dropped it, and scattered across the floor.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

"Go to hell!" he called out to the unfriendly neighbor, immediately feeling the hand rails and looking around for a key. He kicked the ground, and a key skittered from under the mat. "Thank god." he said softly. He opened the door slowly, calling for Mystic.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

"In...here.." she says, voice strained. She feels slightly comforted knowing Danny is here, but also feels bad, not wanting to put any pressure on him. The kitchen is just past the living room.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

He follows her voice and finds her in the kitchen. "Oh my god Mystic, what's wrong?" he asked, moving to the floor beside her, putting his arms around her.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

"I don't know," she says weakly, shaking her head. "But it's probably not a good thing." There's a definate difference between "early" and "dangerously early".

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

"Mystic...is it the babies? What happened? You have to tell me." he said, holding her close, his eyes revealing worry, his strong hands shaking.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

"Yeah," she says, voice squeaking. "The doctor said they'd be early...but..I didn't think they'd be this early.." With the little bit of free time she had, she'd done enough reading to know that the earlier a baby is, the less its chances of surviving are, and before a certain week, there's no chance at all.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

"Mystic, come on, we've got to get you to the hospital." he said, rising to his feet. He was worried now...he hadn't known her that long, but if something happened he'd be devastated.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She nods a little, visibly scared, and stands shakily. She moans softly, feeling extra pressure when she stands. She's hoping there's something the doctors can do to stop this, to give the babeis a little more time to get strong.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

He notices her obvious fright. "Mystic, it's okay...everything's gonna be okay." He knew this was a statement that may not be true, but he couldn't help trying to comfort her. He moved closer to her. "Here, you can lean on me."

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She nods a little, wishing she could believe Danny, and leans on him, just a little. "Sorry, Danny.." She doesn't want him to feel like he has to help her out or anything.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

He shook his head. "Don't be. You didn't do anything." he said softly, his words caring, almost...loving.

[[.Rabbit.David.Mystic Pearl.]]

She smiels at him, feeling a little better because of what he said. "Okay..." But she's still scared to death. She hopes Danny drives prettyy fast, because the sooner she gets to a doctor, the more likely it is that they'll be able to help.

[[Jeni Lee : Danny : Graci]]

He helps her outside and to the truck. He knew he'd have to get there fast, or something could happen to the babies.