"Lilli? Lilli, love?" Was that Aidan?
"Lil?" Dixon?
"Oh, Lilli, please be awake." That was definitely Phoebe.
I groaned again, though I had meant to speak.
Damp warmth spread on my forehead and I pried my eyes apart to blaring white light. I squinted and cringed back from the brightness.
"W-where..?"
"The hospital. Shh...take your time, love." I smiled slightly at the new little name Aidan seemed to have developed for me.
"W-what..?"
"You were in a car accident, everything is fine," Phoebe spoke and I could tell that it was her squeezing my hand.
My mind was spinning, finally catching up with everything.
"Donald!" I shouted and tried to sit up.
Aidan held me down.
"He's fine, Lilli, he is in recovery. Everything went perfectly."
I sighed in relief.
"My head," I groaned out.
"You hit your head hard, but you will be fine." Dixon was patting my leg as he spoke.
"I want to sit up."
I felt movement around me and then my bed was slowly moving up.
I rubbed my eyes and looked around the room. Celia, Phoebe, Aidan, Dixon, Viola, Liam, Maggie, and my mother were all standing around me with smiles on their faces.
"Oh, baby," Sarah moved quickly to me and leaned over, kissing my cheek.
"Mom?" I questioned.
"Yes, baby."
"You're here?"
"Of course I am. Did you really think I wouldn't be?" She sounded shocked.
"Thank you." I said.
"Oh, baby, don't thank me. I am so happy that you’re okay." I could see the tears slipping down her cheeks.
"Don't cry, I'm fine."
"She is beyond fine. She is doing extremely well!" I saw a large dark haired man enter the room, the white coat and scrubs declaring him a doctor. "I hate to break up the reunion. However, I do need to check over our patient now that she is awake and speaking." Everyone groaned. "I promise that you can all return once we finish up in here."
Everyone patted me on some part of my body and told me that they would be back, only Aidan stayed.
"So, how are you feeling?"
"Groggy and my head hurts," I answered.
"The grogginess is the medicine still working its way out of your system, now the head pain, scale of one to ten?"
"Five," I answered.
"I'll get some Ibuprofen brought in soon." He looked down to his clipboard. "Well, you have my clearance, though you will have to keep your ankle wrapped and stay off of it as much as possible." When he saw my confusion he explained. "You suffered bruising and a fracture to your ankle during the car accident."
Then I remembered.
"The construction truck," I whispered. The doctor nodded.
"We also need to discuss another matter; however, I would like to wait for Doctor Munthers to join us before we go any further. She should be along shortly. I will go get the ibuprofen while we wait." He smiled and quickly left the room.
I turned to Aidan.
"Other matter? What's wrong with me?"
Aidan stiffened. That made me more nervous.
"It's nothing...wrong."
"Aidan?" I knew I was starting to panic.
"Lilli, do you still take—?"
"Here we go." The familiar doctor walked in with a small white cup and a tall woman with auburn hair and a white coat. He handed me the pills and poured me some water. "Take these for the headache." He then turned to the other doctor. "This is Doctor Munthers. She is our head OB/GYN at the hospital."
I furrowed my brow.
"OB/GYN? Why do I need..?"
"Mrs. Iverson, we were made aware by your husband that you did not know at the time of the accident; however, you are pregnant." My mouth fell open as the shock set in. "Dr. Munthers is here to perform a few tests before we officially discharge you from the hospital."
"Wait, wait, wait! I am on birth control" I argued.
"Birth control is only 99% effective." The auburn haired doctor stated. "However, we found no traces of birth control in your system." She eyed me curiously, almost as if I were lying.
"Where's my purse? I am not lying. I carry it with me." I slammed my hands to my sides. I glared at Aidan, but he simply looked down at the bed, not speaking. "Did you know about this?" I hissed.
Aidan looked at me guiltily.
"Not until I arrived here and Dr. Sherman mentioned a baby. I told him about you being on the pill and they started to explain the same..."
"Where is my purse?" Aidan moved to a closet and pulled it out, handing it to me.
I pulled out the small purple pouch and tossed it on the bed in their direction. The doctor's looked at each other and then Dr. Munthers picked the pack up.
"Do you mind if I test these?" She turned the pack over in her hands.
"Of course not." She walked out of the room and then returned a few moments later.
"I am having the lab look at those immediately." She half smiled and then moved to my side. "I want to do a couple of tests while we wait." I nodded that she could continue.