Realistic or Modern New Beginnings

[Forever6A7X]

Max gave a small sigh and kissed his cheek gently before she cuddled up close to him "Just worried about you, its going to be okay though." She murmured softly to him

Pedro got down to her and frowned as he heard all of her injuries. He chuckled softly as he sat with her and heard her ask about starbucks "No baby I did not bring starbucks." He murmured kissing her good hand gently

 

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He nodded tiredly and just squeezed her hand gently "I'll be fine... just take it easy, don't stress and I'll be good to go." He murmured, kissing her cheek. As the next couple of weeks went by though with no answer from Reese on when he would be able to see Nico again, along with receiving the full bill in the mail, Clay's stress was at an all time high and he woken up that morning struggling to breathe, making his way downstairs to the kitchen to see his family, sitting at the counter and placed a hand on her back, carefully.

Carmen grumbled some, looking over at her nurse "Men huh? Why do we keep them if they don't bring us starbucks?" She was kept doped up the rest of the day and they kept her there overnight to make sure there was no internal bleeding but then she was allowed home the following day and she spent the next few weeks trying to keep moving but with Pedro making her stay resting, just glad he'd got off the press tour. They were taking Talia to her new boarding school that morning though and she was still angry and lashing out at everyone. she'd given Abby and José their fair share of bruises the past few days so although Carmen loved her she wasn't sad to see her go stay at a school away from them.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max smiled softly as he came downstairs and kissed his cheek gently "Hey baby." She said softly before frowning a bit when she heard his laboured breathing "Babe? You okay?" She asked quietly moving to face him better taking ij his pale complextion immediately

Pedro sighed heavily as they finally got to the school taking Talia inside to see her new room for the time being. He really didn't like doing this but he felt that this was the only way to get through to her. He had been stressed out beyond belief with Carmen and Talia as of late and it was slowly starting to take a toll on him

 

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He frowned some, feeling like he was on fire just shaking his head "Nope.... Did.... Did Reese... Call yet?" He asked her, frowning as he watched her get her keys and shoes "What... are... you doing?" He grunted, watching Greyson a little.

Carmen waited in the car with José and Abby seeing as Talia hadn't wanted them to go in.

She frowned and turned to look at her Dad "I hate you." She snapped at him, not caring if her new teacher was there or not, dumping her bags on the floor and went to stand by her window, crossing her arms.

 

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Max frowned and grabbed her keys shaking her head some "No she hasn't but we are going to the hospital. Baby you don't look good." She said before calling her mom to come watch Greyson. Once she was there she quickly took Clay's hand not listening to his protests against going "Clay stop! I'm not going to loose you damn it! Get in the car!" She yelled finally starting to crack under it all. She had been terrified as of late that he wouldn't be here for much longer.

Pedro gave a heavy sigh and looked at her teacher chatting with her a minute before he went in to kiss Talia goodbye making sure to leave his phone number on her table.

 

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Carmen frowned, watching him come back to the car, "José watch Abby a minute okay?" She told him, getting out and going to walk Pedro a few feet away, taking his hand gently "You okay?" She murmured frowning some. She'd tried to coax him out of sending her to this school but he'd made it clear that this was how he wanted to do things.

He finally went quiet, getting into the car with her and let her help him get buckled, having a small seizure on the way there that was done by the time they got to the ER, having to lean on her some to get inside, "My chest hurts." He told her quietly, managing to sit down in a chair so she could go talk to the receptionist, sitting there for all of three minutes before he collapsed forward and blacked out.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pedro looked at Carmen as she walked over to him and gave a nod taking a deep breath "Yeah I....this will be good for her." He whispered before he sat down shaking his head gently "She said she hated me again."

Max helped him inside as quickly as she could asking for a nurse when she got him sat down "Its okay babe I promise." She murmured going to get the paperwork she needed to fill out but when wide eyed when she heard a thud and saw him on the floor "Clay!"

 

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She frowned some and just sat on the bench next to him for a minute, using her free arm to rub his back, "I think she doesn't know where to be angry... I don't believe for a second that she actually hates you." She reassured him, watching him carefully.

He groaned in pain while someone called for help for him and they got him up onto a bed and took him straight through to an emergency room, "Ma'am how long has he been sick for?" They asked her, getting his shirt off as he came to again and just lay there completely out of it, not paying any attentiont to all the poking and prodding while they explained that he was currently experiencing another heart attack. asking Max all the questions after Clay wasn't responding to them.

 

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Pedro gave a heavy sigh and nodded some "I know it just...it hurts." He said quietly kissing her cheek gently before he got up "Lets get the kids some lunch." He murmured

Max followed them out to the ERs and answered all the questions she could for them. She frowned some when she was told to stay letting a few tears fall as she waited for them to bring him back.

 

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She nodded in agreement and kissed his cheek. “Alright.” She murmured, getting back in the car seeing José was playing with Abby and smiled a little. “What do you wanna do for lunch kiddo?” She asked him, getting help with her seatbelt while she was still in a sling then relaxed back.

they managed to get him stable enough to go to a ward in the ICU where max could stay with him as he was starting to come around again. ‘We’re gonna run a few blood tests see what’s been the cause this time as you said he’s definitely taking all his meds and resting as much as possible.’ His doctor assured her then left them to privacy while Clay reached for her hand silently.

 

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Pedro helped get Carmen buckled in and gave a small smile when José said he wanted to go to their favorite diner "Alright bud we can go there." He murmured giving a heavy sigh. He hoped that Talia wouldn't hurt him too badly, he knew they were of course close but he hoped he would be okay.

Max sat with Clay after they got him in a room and held his hand giving a heavy sigh "Thank you." She said softly as his doctor left looking at Clay and smiling softly "Hey babe, you're okay now." She whispered kissing his cheek gently

 

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He frowned some, just managing to give her hand a squeeze, still struggling to breathe, "Nico." He wheezed out, feeling weird still and just wanting to know where his son was and when he could see him again. Over the next few days there had been no improvement in his condition, he'd only seemed to get worse and by this point he was running a fever and barely conscious half the time, his body not responding to the antibiotics they'd been giving him after determining it had been a viral infection that had caused the heart attack "Max." He managed to get out when he saw her walk in that morning, reaching for her hand desperately.

Carmen had been a little more relaxed since Talia had gone into the boarding school, not constantly on edge now as to when she would try to hurt someone next but she knew Pedro had been struggling a little so she'd been doing everything possible to help him through the worst bits, she smiled as he came in from his morning dog walk, having taken Abby with him and she beckoned him closer in the kitchen, "Hey, you two have a good time with Edgar?" She asked him.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max walked in early that morning like she had most mornings and held his hand immediately. Greyson had been staying with her mother for the time being since she made sure to stay by Clay's side. She had left multiple messages to Teresa pleading to let them see Nico because she was pretty sure Clay wouldn't be around much longer. He was worse by the day and she was just hoping something would improve.

Pedro walked in with Edgar and pushed Abby's stroller picking her up and taking her to the kitchen "Hey beautiful." He said softly kissing her cheek "Yeah we did, little miss was squealing the whole time at the birds." He said laughing quietly. He missed Talia dearly right now and he was trying to not let it affect him too badly but some days were just worse than others.

 

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She smiled some, "Oh did you like the birds? I think we have an animal lover on our hands... Which reminds me... I have a present for you." She told him, going to get the gift bag from the laundry room for him, taking it back to him, "José is almost finished with his homework already, woke up early so we could go to the zoo later." She told him, smiling as he looked at the bag confused "Not an anniversary you forgot babe... Just open it." She told him smiling wider.

His nurse popped in to check on him for the second time that morning shortly after she arrived, "Morning... He had another seizure last night, very mild though and I'm not even sure he remembers it." She told her, making notes of his vitals, frowning a little as she took his temperature twice "He's still not been responding to the medication at all, his doctor has been talking about keeping him lightly sedated so we can put him on a ventilator... His breathing is only getting worse but he's refused so far. He said he didn't want to be out in case his son comes down." She told her frowning some, knowing the situation with them and his son.

 

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Pedro gave a small smile and nodded some "Yeah I think we do." He said softly before he handed Abby to her and took the bag from her. He looked at it confused trying to think if he missed any important dates but soon sighed in relief when she said he hadn't. He placed the bang on the counter and took the tissue paper out slowly "The zoo huh? Well I guess we can do that." He said teasingly before getting to the gift inside

Max listened to the nurse and gave a heavy sigh nodding softly "Thank you." She said quietly before stepping out to try and call Teresa again going a bit wide eyed when she heard it actually pick up "Teresa, listen to me please. Clay is bad off, he just wants to see Nico once. Teresa please, I don't think he has much longer." She pleaded down the line

 

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Reese frowned some, "Why? Why should I let him see Nico? He wouldn't come back to us to be a family, we can't really be that important to him." She muttered, gritting her teeth "Don't try and guilt trip me Maxine. He hasn't even paid his child support since he last saw him." She spat down the line, being completely irrational about the situation. In all reality Nico had been having tantrums for days over the fact he hadn't seen his Dad in so long and she was at her wit's end a little, finally agreeing when Max threatened to get the courts involved, "Fine! I will bring him down this afternoon." She told her.

Clay was awake again when she got back into the room he was in, not even having the energy to reach for her again this time, "Water." He mumbled, letting her get the bed raised first before he held her hands, taking small sips from the cup she was holding out to him, "Hurts." He mumbled, watching her some.

 

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Carmen smiled tiredly as she bounced Abby gently in her arms, "Make the most of having you home huh?" she smiled, watching him pull the box out, smiling at him as she watched him pull out the pregnancy test she had taken a couple days ago "I told you to be careful what you wish for." she smiled at him, waiting to gauge his reaction.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max frowned as she continued to deny her and shook her head some finally pulling the threats of courts into it. She thanked her before hanging up and quickly got back to see Clay. She helped him with his water and gave a small nod "I know baby, we're gonna get you fixed up okay? I got Reese to allow Nico to come down."

Pedro looked at the box now very confused until he opened it staring at the stick for a few minutes before he turned to Carmen. He wore the biggest grin on his face his eyes now laced with tears before he pulled her into a tight hug "You're pregnant....we're going to have a child." He whispered

 

[decadent-rider]

She smiled and kissed him happily, "Yeah... we're having a baby... And guess what? You're having a vasectomy.... Cause no more after this." She giggled, looking over at Abby when she screeched and pushed her arms out, having gotten a little squished in the hug "Oh sorry baby girl... Daddy's just excited." She cooed to her, going to set her down in the lounge with her walker, going back to Pedro "You excited?" She asked him, slipping her arms around his waist now that her sling was finally off.

He smiled a little and gave her hand as much of a squeeze as he could "Thank you." He mumbled, just glad he could get to see Nico even if it was only briefly because despite her optimism he knew he was feeling worse and worse each day and he didn't have much hope left at all.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pedro chuckled quietly before he hugged her close and kissed her all over face sighing happily "Very." He murmured before kissing her lovingly "I love you so much Carmen." He whispered looking over at José as he went into the living room to see Abby "How are we going to tell the twins?"

Max gave a small nod and kissed his forehead gently "You just rest as much as you can okay? I'm not sure what time he'll be here just yet." She murmured softly to him

 

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He grunted in response, laying back and closing his eyes, managing after a short while as it was almost painful to do so with how high his fever had climbed.

Carmen smiled, swaying with him. “Mmm we won’t for a while. Let me get to gone three months then we can tell them.” She told him quietly.

 

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Max sat with him for hours and smiled widely when she saw Nico being led into the room "Oh Nico its so good to see you!" She said happily hugging the little boy tight before letting him go to Clay letting him sit on the edge of the bed.

Clay nodded giving her a smile "That sounds like a good idea." He said softly kissing her gently again

 

[decadent-rider]

Clay was still being propped up with pillows on the bed so he was sat up but he was feeling worse again, just reaching for his son and held him close as tight as he could once Nico was on the bed. “I missed you bud.” He told him quietly.

Reese stepped out with max to give the boys a little time and frowned. “What’s wrong with him?!” She muttered. “Why is he so sick?” She didn’t realise he was that ill or she would have been down here every day. She still loved clay and she was still adamant that he shouldn’t be with max which is why she’s been keeping Nico at home in the hopes he would choose seeing his son over his new wife.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Nico cuddled his dad close and frowned some "I miss you too daddy." He whispered before he looked up at him "Daddy when you come home can I see you and Greyson? And have a sleepover?" He asked softly

Max frowned at Teresa and glared at her a bit "I have been calling and leaving voicemails for the past 5 days Teresa! I told you everything if you actually listened to them. He had a heart attack again and he has an infection. The antibiotics aren't working right now." She explained

 

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He smiled some holding him close. “Sounds good to me.” He told him, watching the women come back in, gesturing for Reese to take Nico. “You gotta go bud... but I love you Kay.... make sure... mommy gives you cuddles.... from me.” He told him before he let Reese take him home, looking back to max and reaching for her hand. “I can’t breathe.” He groaned.

carmen got everyone ready to get in the car, getting into the front seat once they were ready to drive down to the zoo. “José what do you wanna see first?” She asked him quietly.