You're leaving? (A 1x1 with Lexxy)

[isax]

Ashley smiled and then she looked over at her husband. "I love you Clay Waters. Only you hold my heart. Nobody else ever will. I love you." She whispered to him as she laid her head back down and listened to his heart beat. "Do you remember our wedding? We were so in love and I still am." She whispered and smiled.

 

[Lexus]

"Of course I remember it," He says in a whisper. "How could I forget? There's pictures of it everywhere?" He laughed and kissed her head. "I thought I loved you then, but I lie you more now."

 

[isax]

Ashley laughed softly and kissed his chest. "You know just the right things to say." She whispered and then smiled. "I love you Clay." She whispered again and then closed her eyes. She felt so peaceful with her husband but then it happened. Ashley began to cough and sat up. She felt her chest getting tight and her wheezing came back. She looked at Clay and held up 3 fingers. This was bad. She needed to control it. She didn't want to end up dead.

 

[Lexus]

At this point in their marriage this routine has become like second nature to him. He slowly sat up taking her in his arms he carried her down the stairs and grabbed the keys. He held her close to his chest and put her in the truck. He let out a sigh when they arrived at the hospital and they took her away. Instead of sitting and waiting like normal now that he knew what caused it he arranged to talk with one of the doctors of his wife's options. However being in this room with the specialist just remind him, she was dying.

 

[isax]

The specialist went over the files with Ashley and looked at Clay. "If we act fast enough she'll be fine Clay." He reassured him and continued to look. Then a nurse came in with papers and handed them to the specialist. He looked at them and smiled. "Okay, we found lungs that will be compatible with her. Of course she only needs a left lung so we can so a transplant but if we go down that route she will need therapy for at least half a year or longer which will exhaust her but in the long run will help her." He told Clay and waited for him to decide.

 

[Lexus]

For Clay it was a no brainer. "Whoever works." He insisted to the doctor. He wasn't going to lose her and he knew she wouldn't mind going through the process of recovery as long as she had everyone else beside her.

 

[isax]

The doctor nodded. "Alright, we can start the transplant now." He said and stood up then looked at Clay,"She'll be fine." He told him and then went to the back so the transplant could start. Mallory came over to Clay and sighed. "I got called in since I'm her nurse. Is she okay? Are you going through with the transplant?" She asked him.

 

[Lexus]

Clay nodded and looked to Mallory and took her in a hug, he needed one and he wasn't one to show his weakness. But Ashley was indeed his weakness. Even though they did finally find a match for her there was always the chance her body would reject it. He wondered also if he should regret making such a bid decision for her without her consent. When they brought the papers over he signed them and watched as a team of doctors and nurses walked off. It would be hours before he would see her again and he would spend most of it pacing back and forth staring at the clock.

 

[isax]

Mallory sighed and stayed in the waiting room with Clay. She knew he needed someone to be there for him. After hours and hours if waiting, a doctor finally came over and smiled. "Her body didn't reject the transplant. She will be fine now. She's in her room asleep but she does have stitches right now. It will turn into a scar and she will feel uncomfortable but she will be fine. That's what matters." She told Clay and smiled then lead him to the room Ashley was asleep in. She looked better.

 

[Lexus]

Hours, hours he didn't spend sleeping at all, he stayed up all night pacing back and forth and twiddling his thumbs. When he finally saw her still breathing and asleep he let out a content sigh of relief and walked over to the bed side and took her hand in his. He didn't want to take her he just wanted her to know he was there. He couldn't help but smile at her even though she just had a major operation and would e here for at least a week all that mattered to him was that she was safe. It almost made him want to laugh a happy laugh, instead he smiled brightly watching her sleep.

 

[isax]

Ashley slowly opened her eyes as she looked over at Clay. She smiled softly at him. "Hey there." She whispered with nothing but exhaustion in her voice but she knew now she was better. She knew now she wouldn't die. Her body didn't reject the lung like she thought it would. "How are the kids?" She asked him softly. She knew she was better. She could feel it by her breathing but that was when Ashley's parents walked in. Ashley looked at them and then looked away. They were the two people she didn't want to see.

 

[Lexus]

"Hi." He whispers with a light laugh stroking her hair. He then leaned down and kissed her forehead. "The kids are fine." He reassures her. It was cute they were the first ones she asked about when they didn't even know what had happened. They were still with Gaven. However when Clay saw her parents he stood up and let go of her hand gently. "I'll be right back." He whispers kissing her forehead again. He then glared towards her parents and lewd them out of the room. "You two have the best timing of anyone I know." He says sarcastically putting his hands in his pockets

 

[isax]

Ashley sighed and nodded as she watched her husband leave the room with her parents. "We just want to see out daughter. Is that a crime Clay? We heard what happened and her transplant. We would like to make sure she is okay." Her mother told him as she looked at him. "She is alright right?"her father asked.

 

[Lexus]

Clay took a deep breath to avoid saying the harsh things he wanted to say to them. After all, if it wasn't for them this wouldn't have happened, she wouldn't have to go through all of this. The thought if her living a painless life was enough to make him want to cry. He opened his eyes and exhaled. "She's going to be fine." He finally says. "Right now though she is exhausted as you can only imagine and doesn't want visitors."

 

[isax]

"Then why are you there." Her father said and then her mother sighed. "Clay we know you hate us. We know this is our fault. You don't think we know that already?" Her mother said and then just walked away with her husband. Ashley was trying not to fall asleep but she couldn't help it. She was exhausted and slowly fell asleep again, her hand hanging off the side of her bed so Clay could hold it.

 

[Lexus]

"Why am I here?" He asks not raising his voice not wanting to wake her. "I'm here because I'm her husband and she needs me to be here, you have no idea how big of a mistake you made doing what you did. And no, I won't forgive you for it but you have no right to ask me why I'm here when I have done everything humanely possible to help her and you didn't care enough to do it sooner. Do you realize she was dying? Does that not mean anything to you?" But now they were walking away. He just shook his head and clenched his fists in anger and releasing them before he walked back in the room and took her hand again.

 

[isax]

The next morning, Gaven walked in with all the kids and Mallory with her scrubs and the medicine for Ashley to take when she wakes up. "Here Clay. Have her take this when she wakes up." Mallory told him and smiled. Then the kids walked over and hugged their dad. "Moms okay now?" Rylan asked hoping she was. He didn't want to lose his mother.

 

[Lexus]

Clay nodded at Mallory's instruction and then hugged all of the kids. He turned to Rylan with a smile. "Yes, she's okay now but she has to take it easy for awhile." He says in a whisper to them all. He turned to Gaven who was looking at her with emerging tears in his eyes. He felt for his friend. Ashley never did tell him.

 

[isax]

The kids nodded and then looked at their uncle Gaven. They hugged him close and he hugged them back. "Mom didn't want to tell anyone uncle Gav. She barley told us yesterday." Rylan whispered and the others nodded. He nodded and that was when Ashley woke up. The kids let go of Gaven and he hugged Ashley close. Ashley blinked and saw who it was and hugged him back. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't know how to tell you." She told him and sighed. "It's okay. As long as you're healthy now." He told her and Ashley smiled. Then he let her go and the kids hugged her. She smiled at all the people in her room. They cared. They made her feel wanted. She was wanted here with them.

 

[Lexus]

Clay kept his distance knowing they all cared for her too but he was protective of who he let near her when she was this vulnerable. He smiled at the kids eyes when they realized she would be okay. It brought him an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and love. When they all backed away Clay walked over to the table and grabbed the medicine and handed it to her.

 

[isax]

Ashley looked at the medicine and then took it. She grabbed Clays hand and pulled him down to hug him close. "I love you. Thank you so much for making this decision. I know I was unconscious but it was a no brainer." She whispered and laughed softly.

 

[Lexus]

Clay smiled when she said what she did as she pulled him close. He laughed too and nodded. "Ya think?" He asks with a smile tapping his wedding ring on the side of the bed. "I would do anything for you, I hope you know I mean it now."

 

[isax]

"I do." Ashley whispered as she laughed but smiled when she heard his wedding ring. "I am glad you're the one I married." She added and then pulled away to give him a soft kiss only to have a flash go off. "Another picture on the wall." Gaven said and Ashley laughed against her husbands lips.

 

[Lexus]

Clay laughed too and kissed her in return before pulling away and smiling at everyone else. Now that they all knew she would be okay they all left her to her rest. Clay took the seat back beside her again.

 

[isax]

"Well I guess I'm stuck here for a week huh?" She said with a sigh but didn't mind. She already felt better. She was getting more oxygen and she could just tell. "I feel so much better." She said.