From Forbidden Fruit to Love Renewed Chapter 11
Chicago
He throws the phone across the car, "Damn thing never works when I need it to..." as he looks up he notices the flashing red lights behind him, "Oh hell," he looks at the speedometer, it reads 120.
Llanview
"Nora, darling what's wrong," running into the room after hearing her scream.
"Bo,...his plane...no...it's a mistake, right? Tell me it's a mistake, Renee." She sees the phone dangling off the table.
"Nora, what are you talking about?"
Chicago
He pulls over to the side of the road, pulling out his badge, the state trooper approaches him in the pouring rain, "Sir, can I see your license and registration, please?"
He opens the cover on his badge, and looks at the wrinkled, yellow piece of paper, he gets lost in his thoughts, “Sir,” the officer repeats, finally noticing the badge and the yellow paper holding his attention.
“Look officer I know I was speeding but I need to catch the train and it leaves in 10 minutes.”
Llanview
"Nora, what are you talking about," glancing over at the TV.
"Today in a tragic turn of events Flight 1620 from Chicago to Llanview, crashed just minutes after takeoff. The NTSB is working hard to find any survivors but so far none have been found."
Looking back at Nora, "Maybe he wasn't on that flight."
Pointing to the phone, “Rachel, Rachel just told me he was…”
Chicago
"Commissioner is it?”
Bo nods, "Yes"
"You seem a little out of your jurisdiction here,"
"This is personal. My wi…my child’s mother, I need to go to her…”
Llanview
"I'm going to get to the bottom of this right now," Asa yells as he yanks the phone off its cradle."
Chicago
"Well, it's not safe to be going 120 mph when there is no rain, but in the middle of a storm like this it’s downright crazy.”
A slight smile crosses his face, “She does that to me…”
Llanview
Nora paces around the room; watching Asa as he barked orders at whoever was on the other end. She sees the look on Asa's face as he hangs up the phone.
"I'm sorry, honey."
Chicago
A knowing smile crosses the trooper’s lips, “Where are you headed?”
"Llanview."
"Llanview?"
“Pennsylvania"
Llanview
"No...no...It’s not true," grabbing her stomach, “Oh god, no this can't be happening, not now...not again."
"Nora, honey are you okay?"
"Renee, the baby...", collapsing on the floor.
Chicago
“The train will take at least 5 hours…..wait here.” He turns to go to his patrol car.
Llanview
Asa runs over and picks her up, rushing her out to the waiting limo, "Nigel, call Rachel. Her number is in Nora's book.", Renee yells as she follows Asa out the door.
Chicago
"I called in a favor sir, you have a helicopter waiting for you, follow me."
Bo just nods, "I'm on my way honey."
Llanview
They arrive at the hospital 10 minutes later, "Someone get Larry Woleck here now."
"Yes, Mr. Buchanan."
"Dr. Woleck, to ER stat. Dr. Woleck to ER stat."
Chicago
He gets out of the car and runs to the chopper, he turns and looks at the trooper, "Thank you, if there is anything I can ever do for you..."
"Don't mention it, I saw that note, I have one myself,” he patted his pocket. Bo smiles and nods as climbs aboard.
Llanview
Asa carries her into one of the exam rooms as she comes to, "Hey, there honey. You're going to be alright, Larry's on his way."
"This can't happen again, Asa. Not again. Bo...Bo should be here. If I hadn't been so stubborn, so stupid he would be here. He would've never been on that plane...he'd be here...Oh God..", she screams as another contraction washes over her.
Two hours later they are nearing Llanview, "Where do you want me to set this down Commissioner?"
"Over there,” he points to a large field with a spotlight on it, that's my Pa's place."
Larry runs into the room just as Nora is trying to get out of the bed, "Nora...Nora, honey get back in bed."
"I...I have to go find him. I have to go to Chicago," doubling over in pain. "I have to meet him before it's too late."
They set the chopper down and Bo thanks the pilots then turns and runs to the house, he rings the bell, "Hi Nigel..” Nigel just stares at him, "Nigel what is it?"
"Daddy," a tear stained Matthew comes running in from the other room, Jessica on his heels, "You aren't an angel," he says grabbing him around the waist.
He picks Matthew up, "No champ, I'm right here," looking around, “where's Nora?"
"Uncle Bo, Grandpa and Renee took her to the hospital, she um, when she heard about the plane crash, she collapsed.”
"What crash?"
“The flight you were on, it crashed; you were still listed as a passenger"
"Oh God," he turns to leave, Matthew still clinging to him, "Daddy take me with you, please?" He couldn't resist his son’s tears.
"Nora, you're in labor do you understand what I'm telling you?"
"I have to go to him Larry, please."
"Come on." Forgetting his car wasn't there, he turns to Jess, already holding out her keys, with a smile on her face, "Thanks Jess."
He walks down the corridor at the hospital, Matthew running to keep up, he sees Asa and Renee, "Where is she?"
They turn startled at his voice, "Oh Bo darlin."
"Son?"
"I'm fine, I'll explain later, where is she?" He hears her cry out in pain, "Stay with Grandpa and Gramma, ok?"
Matthew nods as Asa puts his arm around the young boy, Bo heads towards the door...
"Nora, you have to concentrate this baby is coming fast."
He opens the door, "Nora, honey..." he walks towards her.
"Bo, is that you?"
"Yeah Red, I'm right here," he goes over to the bed, taking her hand in his.
"But...the plane..."
"Shh baby, don't worry about the plane, you got more important things to worry about"
"I'm so sorry, Bo. I'm so sorry..."
He brushes the hair from her forehead, "Forget about it, ok? Right now is all that matters and right now we're together, and we're..."
"We're having a baby."
"Yeah," he leans to kiss her, "WE are having a baby."
"And you're going to have her sooner than you think; this baby is ready to make her grand entrance. So Nora, you ready?"
"Ready," turning to look at Bo, "You ready?"
"Ready!" A huge smile breaks across his face
"Alright Nora, give me a really good push."
"God!", she screams.
"Good, girl. You're doing well. Okay another one."
"C'mon honey," he places one hand behind her as his other hand is crushed by her squeezing.
Thirty minutes later....
"One more, Nora."
"It's almost over honey, you can do it"
"I can't. I can't do it anymore."
"Hey, look at me,” he moves her chin so he can look her in the eyes, "YOU can do it, now take my hand, and squeeze it as hard as you can, I'm right here, I gotcha all the way, Ok?"
“Okay, but just so you know...you're never touching me again."
He laughs, "Right, like you could ever keep your hands off me!"
"You think I'm kidding, just you wait mister," she manages to say before another contraction hits. "Oh, God...."
"I'm right here, honey, just hold on...."
"She's crowning. Okay Nora, one more push.."
"You said that 10 minutes ago!"
"I mean it this time, one more and you're little girl is going to be joining the rest of us.”
"Did you hear that Red, our little girl,” he wipes the hair from her face.
“Nurse, nurse, can you come here please?”
"Is she okay?, Larry?"
"Larry, why isn’t she crying?” the panic in his voice betraying his anxiety.
"Larry, what's happening?"
Not wanting her to panic, he tries to soothe her, "Honey she's fine,” he turns to look over at where Larry has her baby, their baby, seeing her, “Oh Red she's beautiful.”
“But why isn’t she crying, Bo? She should be..." A baby’s cries fill the room.
"There we go little one, about time you make your presence known,” he says as he brings her over to meet her parents.
"Listen to that Red, see I told you, she would be fine," he turns and places a kiss on her lips, but "Oh God Nora!" Suddenly the room is full of monitors beeping, "Nora, honey," he tries to get her to wake up, “Come on honey, we got a little girl her who needs her mommy, a little boy outside who can't wait to see you both, and he swallows, and me Nora, God how I need you.”
Handing the baby to the nurse, he heads towards Nora, “Get him out of here now!"
The heart monitor flatlines, as he is pushed from the room. “NORA!”
TBC....