Page 81 of Talk About… Secrets
She nodded, watching as he pulled out my phone to call Hailey back.
“Tell me my sister’s okay!” she demanded the second she answered, her voice echoing in the room.
“She’s fine and she’s awake now. The doctors are giving her fluids. She was dehydrated. They’re worried she might be low on something, but the baby is safe and so is Grace.”
“Thank God,” she sobbed. I could hear Nolan offering her comfort, and I was glad she wasn’t alone.
“I should be there,” Hailey said. “Tell her I’m so sorry.”
“You have your own life. She understands, but misses you, too,” he said gently. “We’ll let you know what else the doctor says.”
We said a quick goodbye before I slid my phone away, giving Grace my full attention again.
Dr. Clark walked back in with her chart in hand.
“Oh good, you’re awake,” she said, visibly relieved. “I just got your bloodwork back, and everything looks fine. You were a little low on a few vitamins, but with your prenatals and a balanced diet, I think that’ll even out. I genuinely believe you just had a bad bout of dehydration and shifting hormones. You need to keep up with those fluids, and I’m going to schedule your appointments a little closer together than we anticipated to keep a closer eye.”
Grace nodded, eyes already drooping again.
“For now, I want you on bed rest for the rest of the week to recover. Then we’ll have an appointment at the end of the week to reassess, okay?”
“All right,” Grace agreed. “I just want the baby to be okay.”
“They’re a lot stronger than they seem,” Dr. Clark reassured her. “And I’m going to take good care of you both.”
Grace
Iwas finally off the monitors and the continuous blood pressure cuff. Dr. Clark had run about every test you could think of and was forced to chalk it up to stress and dehydration.
Cade had ignored just about every warning the nurses gave and crawled into bed with me, nestling into my side.
“Is she up for guests?”
My eyes flew open at the sound of my sister’s voice. I glanced over, watching Hailey bounce in with Nolan right behind her.
Beck greeted his brother with one of those guy hugs, the kind where the slap sounds painful. They whispered quietly to each other while my sister hurried to my side.
“What are you doing here?” I questioned in shock.
“Well, when your sister passes out on the phone with you, it’s not that far-fetched to pack your shit and head her way.” She gave me a look that begged me to argue.
“They just think it’s exhaustion, stress, and maybe dehydration,” I reassured her. “I’m fine.”
“She’s not just fine, she’s on bed rest,” Cade mumbled into my side. I poked him in the ribs, causing him to squirm, but he didn’t take his words back.
“Miss Independent here doesn’t like when people fuss over her,” Hailey laughed, sounding just as smug as Cade. Brats. They were going to conspire against me now, weren’t they?
“Well, she better get used to it,” Beckett said, Drew humming in agreement beside him.
“We are absolutely going to be on your case, Gracie,” Drew confirmed.
I groaned dramatically, but I couldn’t keep the smile off my face. It was nice to have support, to not just be told I was being dramatic. The one time I ended up in the hospital as a teen, my mom chalked it up to attention-seeking before I’d even had a chance to ask what was wrong.
Just a dramatic Omega,she guessed.
“Now, are you going to tell me about Italy? I’m tired of being the spotlight,” I demanded.
Hailey happily sat in the chair while Nolan dragged another one over, pulling up her phone and showing me every picture, giving me the background of each one, what they saw, what they ate.
