“Thank you so much!” Susan exclaimed.
Soon, Susan and Mike left for their hotel. Emma gave us hugs, and we promised to chat soon about all the plans we talked about at the game.
Tyler tried to lay on the couch for a whole half a second, but he was just too tall. I got a good laugh from his legs sticking out over the arm of the couch.
“We could switch,” I offered. “That couch would fit me perfectly.”
“Fuck that, baby,” Tyler said with a laugh. “Move over. I’m joining you on the bed.”
I knew that was exactly where he wanted to end up. He lay on the opposite side of the bed from all my wires. I lay my head on his shoulder and snuggled into him as close as I could with the bands still around my stomach. While we lay there, I told him all about the new plans Emma and I came up with. We also had a good laugh about how his dad acted at the game. He said he usually tried to tune out the crowd, but he had been able to hear his dad.
“You know Montgormery wanted to come to the hospital with me. He was worried about you, too.”
“I’m so glad you have a good friend on this team,” I said. “I really like him.”
I must have fallen asleep while we were talking. I woke up to the night nurse coming in to check my vitals.
“Sorry, not sorry, if this is against the rules,” I said in a whisper while Tyler snored softly next to me.
“It happens a lot more than you think,” the nurse said with a kind smile. “Just make sure he’s out of the bed before the doctor or the head nurse make their rounds in the morning.”
“I can do that,” I said and thanked her.
I gently shook Tyler awake after the nurse's next visit, and he got up and moved back to the couch. It was perfect timing because a few minutes later, the doctor came in.
“Good morning,” she said while she looked down at her tablet. “So, I have good news and bad news.”
Tyler got up off the couch and took the seat next to my bed. He took my hand and laid his head on my stomach. “Start with the bad news and then end with the good news.”
“Well, they kind of go hand in hand,” Dr. Cowan said. “The high stress of the tornado and your home and business being demolished is the most likely cause of the bleeding. I would recommend that Molly take it easy and try to keep away from as much stress as possible. Unfortunately, I would highly recommend that she not go on the road with you, Tyler. I am so sorry.”
I felt the first few tears roll down my cheeks. I knew that was a very likely outcome, but it still hurt hearing it out loud. I had really looked forward to spending the next couple of weeks with him on the road but had only made it for one game.
“Shhhh, baby, it’s okay.” Tyler had turned to face me and wiped away my tears with his thumbs. “You and healthy babies are more important than following me around.”
“I only made it one game.”
“And what an awesome game it was,” Ty said, kissing my nose and making me giggle.
“What was the good news, Dr. Cowan?” I asked.
“Well, it looks like the babies are doing just fine. With rest and taking care of yourself, my hope is that you will make it to full term for twins, which is thirty-seven weeks.”
We were excited to hear that our babies were okay but sad that I couldn’t go on the road with his team. The doctor mentioned that I would be released soon, and we just had to wait on the discharge papers. As we were waiting, my phone rang.
“Hi, brother!” I said to Dominic as I answered the phone.
“Hey! Are you with your husband? I tried his phone, but it went straight to voicemail.”
“Yeah, he’s here. I’ll put you on speaker.”
“Hey, Dom,” Tyler said. “I forgot to charge my phone night. What’s up?”
“Well, I’m guessing you haven’t seen the news yet. Russell Hamilton is out.”
“What do you mean by out?” I asked.
“They did a random drug test, and he tested positive for steroids as well as cocaine. He must have partied hard after they won their game last night.”
