Chapter 60

I slept well considering, I should have been nervous about the court case, but I wasn't I was more concerned about D and the pending arrival of our baby... Terri had delivered my breakfast some time ago and which I finished up just as D arrived. as she walked in and Smiling, nervously she said "Good Morning " reaching my bedside she lent in to plant a kiss on my cheek.
"what's with you D, you look scared to death?"
"Nothing... I'm good, you?"
D was distant and it was strange, " What's up?"
she smiled again nervously as she sat on the guest chair that had been brought in for her to sit on.
"Nothing honestly, I'm good..." she sat and fiddled with her scarf ends and looked down and avoided my eye contact.
I knew she was hiding something, "Bullshit Dot, now tell me?"
she jumped and looked at me, studying my face. "Please don't shout at me, I'm not an employee Jon, I'm your wife..."
I pulled back the covers and moved my my legs so they hung over the side of the bed, seeing tears in her eye's I reached out and took her hands and softened my voice.
"I'm sorry babe, but this is so not like you, what's wrong, please tell me?"
"Nothing,... really it's nothing..."
"ok, so if that's true why are you acting like this?, now just quit and tell me the truth please... c'mon I beg you, I love you...D?"
I felt a tear drop onto my hand, and she sniffed deeply, " It's just that..."
"its what...?"
she remained quiet trying to control the tears that were brimming and causing her throat to clog so she couldn't speak.
"Babe? you ok?"
that was the last straw as she grabbed on to me and sobbed as if her heart was breaking, big sobs racked through her body, as she clung to me so tight. I said nothing just made soothing sounds until her tears subsided and finally she could to talk again.
she pulled back, sniffing badly, handing her a Kleenex, she blew her nose and wiped her eye's then holding my gaze she took a deep breath and started again.
"It's just that I've been subpoenaed to attend court too."
"What?, why you had nothing to do with anything? what the fuck?"
"The police came to see me two days ago, Doc Magee has named me as giving consent for him to provide medical assistance for you while on tour if our medical didn't cover the costs"
"that's bullshit, my medical cover was adequate enough, did you ever sign anything? "
" that's it Jon, I don't know, I just honest to god don't know"
she looked down and again the tears fell, "babe, please you need to think, did he give you anything to sign?"
she sniffed loudly again, in between her sniffing she replied, "I don't think so, but I cant be sure, that was two years ago. a lot has happened since then...that's why I'm scared..."
I took her hands again, "there's no need to be baby, really, he's just trying it on, we had medical and you won't have been the person to agree that stuff anyway it would have been me, so its ok really?"
D wasn't listening, she pulled her hand away quickly and grabbed her stomach and yelped in pain.
seconds later a pool of water rushed onto the floor.  her eye's looked at me, fright and calm at the same time. Now gasping for air she started panting. "Jon, get help, now, the baby... who whoo ...its coming...."
I sat for a second then pressed my call bell, Terri wandered in, she saw D clutching her stomach and ran off to get assistance, in seconds my Dr came in to my room, together with a chair,  I felt panic as I asked, "Have you called an ambulance?"
my Dr laughed at me, I felt pissed and let her know it "what this aint no fucking laughing matter, she needs to get to hospital?"
"Jon," her hand rested on my shoulder, there's no ambulance called, because there is no time, your baby is on its way, were moving Dot to another room." then smiling at me she said" it looks as if your gonna have your wish, you will be present at the birth of your baby after all. Ill send Terri in with a gown and mask and then have you brought down ok?"
with that she left and took D with her, I felt totally shell shocked, as Terri returned with the gown and mask, helping me gown up she ordered me to sit in my nemesis and wheeled me at doubled speed to the room where D was, my Doc was there supervising and ordering D to breathe in and out, gas and air had been given and in between panting she sucked hard on the mouth piece. Terri wheeled me next to D, and I took her hand, I felt totally useless as I watched my beautiful wife, scream out in pain and push our baby further and further into the world, sweat beaded on her brow, as she sucked another shot of gas and air into her lungs, then screwed her eye's tight as she pushed with all her might, her nails dug deep into my hand, but I said nothing and just whispered words of encouragement. "C'mon baby, just a little more..." she looked at me then at Doc who was monitoring everything, "you doing great D, now I need you to take another shot of air and give me one last push, Baby is nearly here... ok, 1,2,3, ready?" D sucked again on the air and gas and then pushed so hard her nails dug into my hand so bad my hand bled, I stood, and watched over her as she screamed out one last time, then the most beautiful sound filled the room, the cries of our baby, who was here. releasing her grip on my hand I looked at her, and lent forward and kissed her damp forehead... "you've done it baby, we have a ?"
Doc looked at me, "Its a girl..."
looking back at D, tears filled my eye's, " we have a baby girl, D, we have a daughter..." D looked exhausted but happy as she finally rested her head back on the pillow. Our eye's met together as our love was cemented in unity, and now being parents.
"Jon, do you wanna to the cutting?"
I looked at the Doc, then the chord, "you mean I can do that?, what if I do it wrong?"
yes, you can do that, and you wont get it wrong, Ill show you where.. come..."
nervously, I moved down to where the Dr was holding the surgical scissors, putting my hand into the handle, Doc positioned the instruments in the right place, "just there Jon..." I pressed the metal blades together and severed the tie that our daughter had with D, then I was handed the most perfect bundle of life ever, our daughter. Moving back near to D, I sat and showed our daughter to her as I placed her in her mothers arms.
"Doc called over, "she's perfect, her weight is good too, 8lb 10oz.... Congratulations both..." on that last word Doc and the guys left us alone to celebrate the arrival of our beautiful baby girl.... nothing else mattered n the world right now, other than the two precious girls by my side, the unconditional love I felt for D and my daughter was overwhelming and  I couldn't help feeling self satisfied and full of joy.

Chapter 59

Back in my room, I was doubly pissed now... how the fuck could I tell D that I was appearing in court on our babies due date.... I stared out the window planning my best plan of action and decided to just out with the truth. All I could do was have my ma on stand by for the baby's arrival just in case, and I prayed my appearance in court would not be too long.

my mind was so focused on how I was gonna tell D, I did not here my Doc come in. "Good Afternoon Jon, Terri tells me you want to see me?"
I jumped as she spoke, then collected my myself and focused on what I wanted to say to her.
"yeah, I did, I do..."
"so go head, although I have some idea what this could be about."
She stood leaning with her back against the wall.
For the first time in forever I stood to address her, perching my butt on the window ledge, it made me feel not so intimidated as when I was sat down.
"thing is Doc, I've been speaking to my wife, and well she is so close to giving birth, keeping her calm right now is the most important thing to me." I paused waiting for her reply, she looked on but said nothing still clutching the clip board she carried tight to her chest. "but, and that's the thing see, she aint calm, she's stressed, know why?"
Still doc said nothing, and now I was getting more pissed by the second, my Italian temper, that I had managed to keep in check so far, now took hold as I spat my last few words, "as your not saying anything I'll fucking tell you, its because of you. You have told my wife that there is not way on earth I will be home for my babies arrival?, where the fuck do you get off telling my wife that?, if it is anyone's job that's mine. You have broken the professional code of conduct for Dr's here and now I ant a fucking good reason why you've done that."

Doc finally moved, and stood just close to the end of the bed, she placed her clip board on the bed table, then leaning forward she spoke.
"Jon." catching my stink eye, she started again. "Mr Bongiovi, your wife came to see me a week ago, she wanted my professional opinion on you attending and being present at the birth, she told me despite your promises she was worried not just for herself and the baby, but for you and your immune system and your overall fitness. I broke no professional conduct as I was addressing concerns of your next of kin."
"Right and that means you tell her I wont be fucking fit enough to be there does it?"
"Mr Bongiovi, you have increased your fitness level and worked hard to achieve all you have, but your body is really only 80% fixed at this time. Your immunity levels are low and you stand a huge risk to everyone right now if you ignore my advice, you will find yourself back in hospital and set your recovery back 50%, If I did not advise you of what you could face, well then as you say I would be neglectful of doing my job."
I was in full flow and carried on, "but babies are born in sterile units right?"
"Yes, but germs are still present, its those germs that you being exposed too makes you so vulnerable."
"So what's the difference between being here and going from room to re- hab than being in the birthing unit?"
"Its simple, you are not being taken outside first Mr Bongiovi, you are within the hospital confines."
"so your telling me I cannot be at my child's birth?"
"no not at all Mr Bongiovi, if you wish to jeopardise your recovery, then you must do as you see fit."
"Look, can't I take extra vitamins to help me fight these bugs and germs?"
"there's nothing more we can give, you are taking the highest dose possible right now of your vitamins, the issue as I keep saying is your weakened immune system."
She paused waiting for my next onslaught, but I think at last it was now sinking in to my thick skin. when I did speak this time it was about my subpoena and appearing in court.
"There is no way you can attend at this time, with your immune system it could be fatal, if you have the order I will contact the police and the courts and advise them that you will not be attending court." I handed the Doc the documents.
I felt bad that I had now let my temper get the better of me, and bad that I had spoken to the Doc in the way I did, but my Italian pride would not bend to let me apologise, so I mumbled a very meek thanks instead.
Back sitting on the bed, I sat again as I started staring out of the window thinking on my next course of action and now that I had to back track on D giving birth to our baby and that I was gonna miss the special event.