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The Cost Of Winning

New Wittle Girl

FIANNA'S POV :

When Dr . Abernathy says the word "transplant" , it feels like all the blood drains out of my head , and the next thing I know , I'm back in my seat , with Miki and Ryan on either side of me , and Ash is standing in front of me , saying "When can we start ?"

"Start what ?" , I ask .

He turns toward me , dropping to one knee in front of me and saying , "Start testing to see if one of us is a match to donate ."

"You can do that ?" , I ask , looking over to the doctor .

"Yes , Ms . Chandler , we can . As I was telling Mr . Purdy , liver transplants can be taken from a live donor , and the portion we take will regenerate . And with Brenna being so small , we won't need to take a very large piece at all ."

"Can we do it now ?"

"Not until morning , I'll have to make an order for the tests , and the majority of the lab technicians have already left for the day , unfortunately ." , Dr . Abernathy answers . "You can go see her now , if you like . We have her on some medication to make her more comfortable , but she should be awake ."

He gives us her room number , and we immediately head in that direction . When we get to the door , I open it and peek around , and see her looking so tiny in the bed , with all of the machines around . She looks up and sees me , gives me a little smile , and says , "Mommy , there you is ! Me has been wooking fors you ."

"I was talking to the doctor , sweetie . But I brought you a present ."

I step inside , and let Ashley come in behind me . Her face lights up when she sees him , and she holds her arms out and yells , "Daddy , yous camed to sees me ! Me needs hugs !"

He walks to the bed and hugs her , then puts several kisses on her cheeks , saying , "Of course I came , I told you I would , didn't I ? Don't you remember what I told you before ?"

"Dat you does not say wies to me ."

"That's right , cutie , I made a promise , and I wouldn't disappoint you for anything in the world ." , he informs her .

"Cans we goes home now , Mommy ?" , she asks . "Me wants to go to seepin wif Pickle in mines bed . And Wockles , too ."

Ash and I look at each other , and then we sit down on either side of her , and I say "No , we can't go home just yet , Smidge ."

"Mommy and I talked to the doctor , and he found out why your tummy feels bad . So you have to stay here so he can fix it ." , Ash tells her .

"Why me feels ucky , Daddy ?"

"Well , one of your parts in your tummy is broken , and they have to put in another one ." , he replies .

"Wike Mommy has to gets new stuffs for Wurch when him is naughty ?" , she questions .

"Something like that , sweetie ." , I say .

Suddenly , she gets a worried look on her face , and her voice quivers as she asks , "Is yous goin' to gives me back and gets a new wittle girl ?"

"Of course not , not ever !" , Ash exclaims . "Why would you even ask that , Bren ?"

She looks at us and says "When Mommy has to get new stuffs for Wurch to go , Unca Wy tells she that Wurch is bad car , and her needs to gives him away and gets a new one . So ifs me is bwoke , maybe yous wants a new wittle girl ."

"Brenna , Mommy and Daddy love you more than anything , and we will never give you away , because you're our baby girl ." , I tell her . "Cars are different than people , Smidge . We don't give people away because they get sick ."

"So you is go tos the store and gets me some new stuffs ?"

"No, cutie , we won't get them from the store ." , Ash explains . "Tomorrow , the doctor is going to give me and Mommy a test , to see which one of us has the same kind of parts that you do . And when we find out , you're going to take a nap , and when you wake up , you'll have a little ouchie on your tummy , but then you'll feel better , because one of us will share our parts with you ."

"Because yous wuvs me , wight ?" , she asks , looking from Ash to me .

We both assure her that she's exactly right , and she finally settles back into the pillows and relaxes a little . The nurse comes in a couple of minutes later to check up on her , then they let Miki , Ryan , and the guys come in a few at a time to see her before visiting hours are over . Ash gives the guys the keys to his house so they can go crash there , because neither of us are going anywhere tonight . Bren falls asleep , and Ryan runs down the street and picks up some food for us before he and Miki head home .

After everyone leaves , we sit in the chairs on either side of the bed , eating our Chinese food and making random small talk , and he asks me , "Fi , by any chance is the place where you work called DCE ?"

"Yeah , that's it . Why ?", I inquire .

"Because your boss put in a bid to do some work for my company , and I was hoping that you'd give me an honest opinion as to whether or not you guys can actually handle it ."

"Well , Milt is a jackass , but as a whole , most of our crew is capable of pretty much anything you want . We all know how to do our jobs , if that's what you mean . Just make sure you keep track of all of the financials , because I personally wouldn't trust that man with Bren's puppy bank ."

"I'll keep that in mind , thanks ." , he replies . "I'm supposed to get with him soon to look at some samples , and if they look good , maybe I'll give it a shot . But I'll definitely keep a close eye on the invoices if I do ."

After awhile , one of the nurses brings us each a pillow and a blanket , so we can be a bit more comfortable , and we both curl up as best we can in these chairs and eventually I manage to fall asleep .

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"Mommy , me is drinky ." , I hear , and I manage to unfold myself from the chair and pour some water from the pitcher on the side table . As I hand Bren her drink , I glance at my watch and see that it's 7:30 in the morning . I look across the bed , and see that Ash is still asleep , in what looks like a rather uncomfortable position in the chair .

"Mommy , Daddy wooks bended ." , Bren observes .

"Yes , he kind of does , doesn't he ?" , I concur .

I walk around the bed , and give him a slight shake . His head snaps up immediately , and his eyes dart around rather frantically as he asks , "What ? What's wrong ?"

"Nothing's wrong , relax ." , I say . "I just thought I should wake you up before you became permanently deformed by that stupid chair ."

He stands up and stretches , then leans over to give Bren a kiss before he heads for the restroom . When he comes back , I take my turn , and by the time I come back out , one of the aides is coming in with breakfast for Bren . Ash and I get her to eat some of it , and he runs down to the cafeteria to pick something up for us while I clean her up with a wet cloth and brush her hair .

We eat the breakfast burritos he brings back , and watch a couple of cartoons with Smidge , before Dr . Abernathy comes in to check on her . He listens to her heart and takes her temperature , and then tells us , "I have both of you scheduled for a blood workup this morning , and I've put a rush order on the testing . No sense in dragging this out any longer than necessary . The sooner she has the surgery , the faster her recovery should be . Ms . Chandler , you're scheduled at 9:45 , and Mr . Purdy at 10:30 ."

"How long will it take to get the results back ?" , Ash asks him .

"Since I've asked them to expedite the results , we should know something by this evening ." the doctor says . "Then , when we know what we're dealing with , we can plan from there ."

"Mommy and Daddy say I has to get new stuffs , 'cause mines is bwoke ." , Bren informs him . "Thems are gonna shares wif me ."

"Yes , hon , that's the plan ." , he replies . "If they pass their test , then we'll get you fixed right up ."

I leave Ashley here with Smidge while I go down to the lab , and give up enough blood to satisfy the average vampire . When I get back , the guys are all there , and I have a text on my phone saying that Miki and Ryan will be back as soon as they get off work .

Ash goes for his testing , and Bren and I converse with the guys until he gets back . After that , Jake , CC , and Blasko go with him back to his place so he can grab a shower and change , and when he gets back , he gives Andy his car keys , and he and Jinxx take me back to my place to clean up and change , and so I can grab Pickle for Brenna . As we're leaving , Mr . and Mrs . Frobisher from across the hall come out to ask about Bren . I explain what's going on , and they say that they will come to visit her soon , and Mrs . F informs us that she'll be bringing some treats for us when they do .

I thank them , and we head back to the hospital , finding random ways to keep ourselves occupied for the rest of the day , until Miki and Ryan show up , and bring pizza , which the guys take to the lounge , since Bren can't have it right now . A few minutes after they get here , Dr . Abernathy comes in , holding a folder in his hands .

We all stop what we're doing and look at him as he says , "Ms . Chandler , Mr . Purdy , I have the test results here , and one of you is a near - perfect match ." , and we both hold our breath as we wait to find out which of us will be the one to hopefully save our little girl's life .

Notes

Comments

@Merelan
Definitely something to consider. If not an actual prologue, it would probably be interesting to have her remember some of the things that happened in this book, so i'll most likely have to find a way to work that in somewhere. Thanx for the thought!

Red Phoenix77 Red Phoenix77
8/21/18

Oh yes PLEASE a sequel! I would love to see events through Bren's eyes! Something fun you might consider is a recap of the story told by a teen Been, as like a prologue.
I look forward to seeing what you devise next!

Merelan Merelan
8/21/18

@Merelan
Cool, glad you enjoyed it!

Red Phoenix77 Red Phoenix77
8/20/18

Awww, such a sweet chapter! Yay for Ash and Fi!

Merelan Merelan
8/20/18

Ah, I love this story! Good on you, Fi!

Merelan Merelan
8/13/18