We when we got to the hospital they let the three of us come and sit in the room with Penny after the doctor examined her. Smurf was sitting next to her, looking scared to death. He was holding her hand, and tapping his feet uncontrolably. Penny looked calm, but out of it. She was covered in sweat and her long brown hair was stuck to her face. When I noticed that, I pulled it back for her as best as I could. After a few minutes a Doctor and a Nurse walked in. "Ah, Penny's family?" The doctor asked. "Yes." Spence spoke up. He was holding Penny's other hand. The doctor gave him a weird look. "Lets see, it says here Penny is 15, 16 in another month." He said, looking at her chart. "Is that correct?" He asked her. "YES!" She said, looking annoyed. "I told you that already." She got another look of pain on her face, and held her stomach. "Are you the baby's father?" The doctor asked, looking at Spence. "What? NO! She's sixteen for crying out loud!" Spence said. "Who is the father?" The doctor asked. "I am." Smurf said. The doctor looked startled. "I thought you a brother or something. Kids these days." He muttered. "Excuse me?" Spence asked. "Spence, just let it go." I whispered. "How dare you come in here and insult us!" Spence said getting more adjitated. The doctor straightened up. He lookd a little startled. "Doctor, if you don't mind, what is wrong with Penny?" I asked, not wanting things to excalate. "She has experienced some preterm labor. It's pretty common in mothers who are, uh, so very YOUNG." He said. Spence opened his mouth to say something, but I just my hand on his arm and he stopped. The doctor continued. "She'll be fine. We've given her some more pre-natal vitamins and something for the pain until the contractions go away. Penny is however going to have to remain on a pretty strict bedrest for the remainder of her pregnancy." The doctor said. "What?" She asked. "That is five more months! What about school?" "You'll have to have your asignments sent to you or something. Or go back and finish this semester next year. Maybe you should have thought about that before-" "Doctor." I said, and he looked at me. "You are a pompous asshole. I'm keeping my boyfriend here at bay, but if you finish that sentance I'm going to let him punch you like you deserve." I said. Smurf smiled. The doctor turned a dark shade of red and then stormed out of the room. "I'm sorry about Dr. Ricen. He is an asshole." The nurse said. She was older black woman wearing pink scrubs. "Here, this is a number to a hotline that helps young pregnant mothers. They specialize in adoptions-" Penny sat up at this point. "NO!" She said. "But-let me finish hon-they also help young mothers plan for the new baby. And also give you tips on how to balance school, and life during and after the pregnancy." She said, and handed me the paper. Penny looked relieved and layed back down. "Now, I know you two kids are young. Not even sweet-sixteen yet." She said, walking closer to Penny and Smurf. They both looked at her with a lot of respect and trust. "But you aren't like a lot of the young parents I've seen. You are going to do just fine. Now, Miss Penny my name is Shirley Jackson. My number is also on that card. If you find you need anything, you call. Okay?" She asked. "Okay. Thank you." Penny said. "No, I can tell your contractions have already gone away, havn't they?" She asked. Penny just nodded. "Good. We'll be able to release you when that last IV has cycled through. I'm going to take these two adults and go over your new rules for bedrest and staying unactive. Then you'll be able to go home. Okay." She said. Penny smiled. "And you youngman." She said, looking at Smurf. He blushed. "You take care of her. Anything she needs, Ya hear me boy?" He swollowed and nodded yes. Spence laughed. "Good. Now come on outside you two." She said, and lead us out, closing the door behind her. "Now I didnt' want to scare her, but she is a very high risk pregancy due to her age. Now, I know if she stays on bedrest and follows these instructions here-" She said, handing me some papers."-she'll be fine. There are several websites with information, or you can call her doctor if you have ANY questions, or ANY concerns." She said. "Thank you." Spence said. She smiled at him. She went over some more things with us, and we filled out the paperwork to release Penny. "You are her legal gardian now?" I asked Spence before we went back into the room. "Yeah. To both her and Smurf. Her parents really flipped out when she told them." He said. "That is so sad." i said. "Yeah. It's okay though. She's got a family now." He said, and put his arms around me. He kissed my forehead, and squeezed me. "Do you mind if I stop by and see my dad before we go?" He asked. "Not at all. You go, I'll watch out for Smurf and Penny." I said. "Thanks." He said, and left. I went back in and Penny was asleep. Smurf was holding her hand, and watching her. I felt myself tear up a little, and smiled. about 15 minutes went by and Shirley was back with the Doctor. He didn't say anything, just checked her over and then signed a paper. Smurf and I were outside helping Penny into the car, and there was still no sign of Spence. "You two wait here. I'm going to go see what is keeping your brother." I told them. Smurf nodded, and Penny started to drift off again. I ran inside, and Shirley saw me and waived me down. "Your husband-" "Boyfriend." I corrected. She gave me a look like that didn't matter. "Your boyfriend is in the ICU waiting room. His father needs emergency surgery on his heart." She said. "What? Oh my god!" I gasped. "I suggest you let his little brother go up, and you take Miss Penny home." She said. "Okay." I said. I started turn and she grabbed my arm. The nurse that called down to me said it doesn't look good. Just to warn you." She said. I felt a tear run down my cheek. She let go of me, and I ran outside to get Smurf.
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We when we got to the hospital they let the three of us come and sit in the room with Penny after the doctor examined her. Smurf was sitting next to her, looking scared to death. He was holding her hand, and tapping his feet uncontrolably. Penny looked calm, but out of it. She was covered in sweat and her long brown hair was stuck to her face. When I noticed that, I pulled it back for her as best as I could.
After a few minutes a Doctor and a Nurse walked in.
"Ah, Penny's family?" The doctor asked.
"Yes." Spence spoke up. He was holding Penny's other hand. The doctor gave him a weird look.
"Lets see, it says here Penny is 15, 16 in another month." He said, looking at her chart. "Is that correct?" He asked her.
"YES!" She said, looking annoyed.
"I told you that already." She got another look of pain on her face, and held her stomach.
"Are you the baby's father?" The doctor asked, looking at Spence.
"What? NO! She's sixteen for crying out loud!" Spence said.
"Who is the father?" The doctor asked.
"I am." Smurf said. The doctor looked startled.
"I thought you a brother or something. Kids these days." He muttered.
"Excuse me?" Spence asked.
"Spence, just let it go." I whispered.
"How dare you come in here and insult us!" Spence said getting more adjitated. The doctor straightened up. He lookd a little startled.
"Doctor, if you don't mind, what is wrong with Penny?" I asked, not wanting things to excalate.
"She has experienced some preterm labor. It's pretty common in mothers who are, uh, so very YOUNG." He said. Spence opened his mouth to say something, but I just my hand on his arm and he stopped. The doctor continued.
"She'll be fine. We've given her some more pre-natal vitamins and something for the pain until the contractions go away. Penny is however going to have to remain on a pretty strict bedrest for the remainder of her pregnancy." The doctor said.
"What?" She asked. "That is five more months! What about school?"
"You'll have to have your asignments sent to you or something. Or go back and finish this semester next year. Maybe you should have thought about that before-"
"Doctor." I said, and he looked at me.
"You are a pompous asshole. I'm keeping my boyfriend here at bay, but if you finish that sentance I'm going to let him punch you like you deserve." I said. Smurf smiled. The doctor turned a dark shade of red and then stormed out of the room.
"I'm sorry about Dr. Ricen. He is an asshole." The nurse said. She was older black woman wearing pink scrubs. "Here, this is a number to a hotline that helps young pregnant mothers. They specialize in adoptions-" Penny sat up at this point.
"NO!" She said.
"But-let me finish hon-they also help young mothers plan for the new baby. And also give you tips on how to balance school, and life during and after the pregnancy." She said, and handed me the paper. Penny looked relieved and layed back down.
"Now, I know you two kids are young. Not even sweet-sixteen yet." She said, walking closer to Penny and Smurf. They both looked at her with a lot of respect and trust. "But you aren't like a lot of the young parents I've seen. You are going to do just fine. Now, Miss Penny my name is Shirley Jackson. My number is also on that card. If you find you need anything, you call. Okay?" She asked.
"Okay. Thank you." Penny said.
"No, I can tell your contractions have already gone away, havn't they?" She asked. Penny just nodded.
"Good. We'll be able to release you when that last IV has cycled through. I'm going to take these two adults and go over your new rules for bedrest and staying unactive. Then you'll be able to go home. Okay." She said. Penny smiled.
"And you youngman." She said, looking at Smurf. He blushed.
"You take care of her. Anything she needs, Ya hear me boy?" He swollowed and nodded yes. Spence laughed.
"Good. Now come on outside you two." She said, and lead us out, closing the door behind her.
"Now I didnt' want to scare her, but she is a very high risk pregancy due to her age. Now, I know if she stays on bedrest and follows these instructions here-" She said, handing me some papers."-she'll be fine. There are several websites with information, or you can call her doctor if you have ANY questions, or ANY concerns." She said.
"Thank you." Spence said. She smiled at him. She went over some more things with us, and we filled out the paperwork to release Penny.
"You are her legal gardian now?" I asked Spence before we went back into the room.
"Yeah. To both her and Smurf. Her parents really flipped out when she told them." He said.
"That is so sad." i said.
"Yeah. It's okay though. She's got a family now." He said, and put his arms around me. He kissed my forehead, and squeezed me.
"Do you mind if I stop by and see my dad before we go?" He asked.
"Not at all. You go, I'll watch out for Smurf and Penny." I said.
"Thanks." He said, and left. I went back in and Penny was asleep. Smurf was holding her hand, and watching her. I felt myself tear up a little, and smiled. about 15 minutes went by and Shirley was back with the Doctor. He didn't say anything, just checked her over and then signed a paper.
Smurf and I were outside helping Penny into the car, and there was still no sign of Spence.
"You two wait here. I'm going to go see what is keeping your brother." I told them. Smurf nodded, and Penny started to drift off again. I ran inside, and Shirley saw me and waived me down.
"Your husband-"
"Boyfriend." I corrected. She gave me a look like that didn't matter.
"Your boyfriend is in the ICU waiting room. His father needs emergency surgery on his heart." She said.
"What? Oh my god!" I gasped.
"I suggest you let his little brother go up, and you take Miss Penny home." She said.
"Okay." I said. I started turn and she grabbed my arm. The nurse that called down to me said it doesn't look good. Just to warn you." She said. I felt a tear run down my cheek. She let go of me, and I ran outside to get Smurf.
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