Page 18 of Rushing Her: Seattle, Westerners
“When you were here last Thursday, there was a mistake down…,” Doctor Jarvis starts, but pauses. “Somehow, she… We have pulled the footage, and the police are reviewing it. There were only a few patients in the office at that time, but someone,” she pauses and looks over to her attorney, who gives his approval. “Someone tampered with your medications. Instead of administering the follicle-stimulating hormone, you were given human chorionic gonadotropin…the trigger.”
“Okay, what does that mean for my client?” my father asks.
“Well, a couple things. First, it means that the few follicles we saw from you taking the Clomid were triggered and released. You’ve probably been experiencing what feels like a heavy ovulation. Cramps, breast tenderness, mood changes, maybe headaches, and fatigue.”
“Yes, most of those.”
“But you also told us you’ve had sex since then.”
“Oh my god.” I drop my head as waves of nausea hit me.
“You could have gotten pregnant naturally if you didn’t use protection. But you also have a higher risk of a multiple pregnancy.”
“Dear god,” I mumble. As my head continues to shake, my father’s hand rubs my back.
“But I’m assuming that this wasn’t an accident. That’s why an attorney is here, and the police have been notified.” My father states the obvious.
“You’re correct,” the attorney replies. “Footage shows a woman tampering with the medications. She moved a shot from another patient’s chart to yours.”
I lift my head in astonishment. “Why would someone do that?”
“We don’t know, but we think she didn’t exactly know what she was doing. But she could have been trying to hurt you.”
“Just a moment.” Dad stands up and leaves the room. When he returns, Warner is with him.
Can I not escape this humiliation without more people witnessing it?
“I’m her head of security. There has been a threat to Ms. King already.”
Great!Everyone starts discussing me as if I’m not here.
Someone shoves a phone at me, and I don’t think, just speak. “Hello.” My voice is whisper soft, but I’m freaking out in my head.
“Lexi, baby.” Brayden’s voice provides some relief. “Are you okay?”
“No. This woman stalking you could have really hurt me. Oh shit.” A thought hits me, and I stare at Dr. Jarvis. “The other patient, was she hurt by being given the wrong medication?”
She doesn’t answer for a moment, then nods. “She was hospitalized for some side effects, but she is doing okay right now. She needed the trigger shot to begin the next phase of her treatment. She received it, and we are monitoring her now.”
“Lexi.” Brayden gets my attention. “Go to your parents, and I’ll be there as soon as I can. You’ll be safe with them.”
“No. I won’t lead this psycho to my parents. I won’t allow her to ruin my life with fear. But if I have a multiple pregnancy, you better be prepared,” I threaten, and he chuckles across the line.
“Baby, I’m ready for whatever you give me. Are you?”
“We haven’t tested yet.”
“Okay, call me later. Bye, baby.” He hangs up, and I return the phone to Warner.
“Thank you.”
“You were panicking, and he needed to know.”
“I’m taking my daughter home. We will decide if there will be any legal actions for this, but as of right now, her safety and health are the most important thing.”
“I’d like to check her over,” the doctor says. “I’m also going to give you that referral to the doctor up in Seattle.”
“Okay.”
