Page 64 of Her Sweet Surrender
“Kylie!” Faelan screamed in anguish, reaching out to her.
One of the nurses whipped the baby out of Brie’s hands and headed out the door. Understanding how dire the situation was, Brie grabbed Faelan and pulled him out of the room. “We have to give Dr. Glas room to work.”
Once in the hallway, Brie wrapped her arms around him as they listened to the staff frantically working on Kylie.
One of the other nurses tried to direct them to the waiting room, but Faelan refused to budge. “I’m not leaving my wife!”
Knowing nothing would convince him to leave Kylie’s side, Brie assured the nurse by saying, “I’ll make sure we stay out of the way.”
Faelan stiffened when Dr. Glas shouted to his staff, “Charge to 300. Clear!”
The sound of the defibrillator echoed through the open door. Brie whimpered when the terrifying whining of the monitor continued without any change.
Each second was agony.
“Again!” Dr. Glas commanded. “Clear!”
Faelan squeezed Brie tighter as the minutes passed, a sense of dread consuming them both.
Come back, Kylie! Please come back!Brie begged silently.
Dr. Glas worked tirelessly trying to get Kylie’s heart beating again.
It came as a shock when Dr. Glas finally announced to his team, “I have tried everything I can and am ready to call the code. Anybody else have anything?”
Brie heard Faelan gasp.
The question was met with silence by the staff.
“Okay…” Dr. Glas sighed from exhaustion and defeat. “Code called at 4:52.”
The nurses began the process of removing all of the monitors. Brie saw the tears in Dr. Glas’s eyes when he turned to leave and noticed the two of them standing just outside the doorway.
He joined them in the hall. “We did everything we could to save her, but she’s gone. I’m…” He cleared his throat, his voice gruff with sorrow. “I’m profoundly sorry.”
Faelan stared at him in silence, the shock of her death not registering.
Brie’s voice quavered when she asked, “What happened?”
“She suffered a cardiac arrest.”
“How is that possible?” Faelan demanded.
Dr. Glas frowned, shaking his head. “Her vitals were excellent the entire delivery. I have to assume it was a blood clot. They’re known to cause ischemia during labor.”
He put his hand on Faelan’s shoulder, looking at him with profound sorrow. “I wish I’d been able to save her.”
Faelan stared past him into the room, his voice distant. “I never got the chance to say goodbye.”
Dr. Glas immediately ordered the nurses to stop what they were doing and leave the room. “Please take as much time as you need.”
Faelan entered the room and slowly shut the door behind him.
Brie couldn’t breathe as she turned and walked to the waiting room. She felt completely numb, but the moment she saw Sir, the tears began to fall.
“What happened?” Sir asked, rushing to her.
“Kylie’s gone…” she muttered, not believing it.
