We all need comfort
Maya woke up in the morning, turned her head and looked at her watch: "8:27," she muttered. For a few more seconds she tried to wake up. A fireman rarely sleeps that long, but last night's stress had put her in a deep sleep. Maya had never been so worried about someone close to her. Mason had been a constant stressor and worry since she was a child, but Carina was something new to her, something close to her. As soon as Maya started thinking about her wife, she immediately remembered that they had gone to bed together, she reached across the bed and found no one, she panicked again that something had happened to Carina or she had left her again.
***Carina***
It was 7 am when I felt very nauseous. It was incredibly difficult to stand up with one arm, but I didn't want to wake Maya, so I got up as quickly as possible and went to the toilet. My leg hurt from walking so fast, and so did my head. For a few seconds, my eyes went dark and I felt dizzy. After staying in the toilet for a few minutes, I realized that I hadn't eaten for more than 15 hours, and that was bad for the baby, so after brushing my teeth, I carefully left the bathroom and went to the kitchen to make toasts
I wanted to go back to the clinic and help Bailey, Joe, and Addison, but all three of them + Maya will kill me if they see me in the hospital in less than two weeks, but I have a plan.
***Maya***
I immediately jumped out of bed and started looking around. Сarina's things were in the room, so she hadn't left. I ran to the bathroom and she wasn't there either. I walked out of our room and a calmness enveloped my body when I smelled my wife's well-known French toast.
Going to the kitchen, I was already preparing a speech about why she had to wake me up and that she shouldn't do anything until her arm and leg healed. As soon as I turned into the kitchen, my heart melted: Сarina was dancing to Italian music while she flipped the toast. I gently walked up to her and hugged her around the waist and put my hands on her very small belly
"I missed it so much all this time."
"Good morning to you too, Bambina," Сarina kissed me on the cheek. It was a gentle and warm kiss that immediately made me smile.
"You understand what I'm going to tell you now, right?"
"Yes, that's why I'm stopping you right now. I'm fine, please don't worry."
"Сarina, you were hit by a car just yesterday. Your arm is broken, your leg is almost broken and you have a concussion, and all this while you are pregnant."
"Maya, pregnancy is not a disease, so you can take it off the list," I could see her laughing at my anxiety.
"I know about it, but you need to rest, and it's not up for discussion. While I finish, go rest on the couch."
"Okay, I agreed with you only because my leg started to hurt more."
My stress increased again after this statement. The events of yesterday were real, I could have lost my wife forever and my future with her. These thoughts were interrupted by only one voice left in the room
"Maaaaaya, I can hear you thinking. What is it? Talk to me."
"You could have died" - I could see the surprise on Сarin's face, it was expected, I rarely shared my thoughts, but Dr. Lewis helped me to overcome this habit
"Oh, I know."
"And this is your reaction? I could have been left alone. I could have gone through this grief alone. Do you understand?"
"I understand you, but it's not my fault."
"Yes, I'm sorry. I understand that too, it's just hard for me"
"Come to me, Bambina. Give me a hug." - I immediately moved from the kitchen to the couch and settled into my wife's arms. "I'll always be with you, I'll always come back to you, especially when I have your child growing up inside me," Сarina continued to whisper in my ear.
"And I will always come back to you and our beans" - tears streamed down my eyes, because I realized that at that moment I had everything I needed
"Wait, what? Beans?"
"A baby at 8 weeks old is the size of a bean, I googled it while you were sleeping at night."
"Maya, that's very nice, and you could have asked me, I literally do this for a living."
"I know, I just had to find out for myself, I'm a "clipboard Maya Bishop" after all," I looked up and saw Carina laughing with tears in her eyes
"I love you so much, Maya Bishop"
"I love you too, Carina DeLuca"
We laid there for a few minutes and then fell asleep, I thought so
***Сarina***
As soon as I saw that Maya was sleeping soundly, I carefully got up and went to our bedroom and dialed Jo's number.
I had to do something, I couldn't sit around, and this way, at least I could fill out the medical records. After two rings, I heard the voice of my student:
"Сarina! Hi! How are you, what are you doing with Maya?"
"I feel fine, Maya is sleeping now."
"I hope you're calling me just to talk, right?"
"I wanted to ask you for some updates on the patients so I can fill out their charts." - I realized that this idea was very bad, but I had to try
"No, absolutely not. You're on vacation for two weeks. I don't know anything, bye."
"Jo, please, wai..." - I heard a long dial tone on the other end of the phone. It was a bit offensive, but fair. At that moment I realized that I had two weeks to just sit and rest and I accepted it.
******
A week has passed since the accident and Сarina has become very impatient. Every hour she would ask Maya if they could go for a walk and every time she would get a no.
"No, we're not going anywhere, your leg is not yet healthy, wait a couple more days." - Maya had the same answer all the time, and it made the doctor angry
"I'm worried about you and I don't want it to get worse," the firefighter explained gently with kisses.
"Good" - how could an Italian resist her favorite blue eyes and kisses?
******
Сarina was almost 10 weeks pregnant, which was good for the wives, but Maya still wouldn't let her go out. One day, the blonde had to go to the grocery store in the neighborhood and Carina saw an opportunity to finally leave the house
"Maya, are you going to the store?"
"Yes, can I buy you something? What does our little bean want?" - these words touched the brunette to the very core
"We're officially 10 weeks old, so it's a grape"
"For me, it will still be a little bean," Maya laughed.
"All right, then. Maya, can I come with you?"
"No, it's too early, wait a few morе..."
"Days, I know, but it's been almost two weeks, please. It's literally the next street over."
"Okay, but we're walking slowly, you hold on to me, and if you feel sick, you tell me right away, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes" - Сarina almost ran to get dressed, but stopped when her leg started to hurt a little again, it was good that Maya did not see it
******
"Thank you for letting me come with you"
"Everything to make you happy and not sad"
"I'm in love with you again"
"I do it every day"
They walked in silence for some time and when they came to the store, they had to cross the road. Maya looked to see if there were any cars and started to cross the road with Сarina when she saw a car coming very fast in their direction. The driver managed to stop just in time, two meters away from the crosswalk, making the sound of wheels rubbing together. At first, Maya did not notice that her wife's hand was no longer on her arm; The blonde began to aggressively wave her arms and shout something at the driver, but then turned around and noticed that Сarina was sitting on the ground, bending her legs and rocking from side to side
"Baby, what's wrong? Can you hear me? Are you in pain?"
"We were hit by a car. It hit us"
Maya immediately realized what was going on:
"No, Karina, she didn't hit us, it's okay, you're okay, me and the baby are okay."
"You were right, I shouldn't have left so early."
"Don't worry, I'm with you. Come on, I'll take you home, and then I'll go to the store myself."
"All right, help me up."
******
Once they got to the apartment, the brunette lay down on the couch and looked at one point on the ceiling.
"You need to eat."
"Carina, can you hear me?" - Maya tried to say something again, but no one heard her.
"Carina! Please say something."
"I want it to stop, so I'm not afraid to be on the street."
"I know, I know. We'll get through this together, I promise," Maya said, coming even closer.
"Hold me, please," Carina opened her arms and waited in them for her wife. Maya didn't have to ask for long, and in a second she was already in her wife's arms.