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Post by oceane on Oct 15, 2010 14:57:00 GMT -8
She stood against the rail watching Collision working not against but with his jockey waiting for him to give him the go ahead. Careful eyes watched for any signs of trouble or discomfort but she saw none. She could see the jockey give Collision the go ahead and he surged ahead, nostrils taking in the air he needed, legs hitting and coming up he was in perfect shape and this was nothing for him and he was making excellent time. She clicked when he crossed the line a huge smile taking its place on her lips, he patted his neck and hugged him she laughed, amazing she spoke he gets a treat for that and a good bath. The jockey nodded and hopped off leading the stallion away, she turned around to see Bird and Mee coming down, they were a very cute pair. They were twins and it was surprising that both mom and both babies survived and she got to have them. Her dad knew the two would be something but he wanted his daughter to have them and so he had brought them down with a bow around each of their necks.
She turned back to the track and went to help the jockeys up, Olli came out at this point to and she helped his rider up also. Bird and Mee can work twelve furlongs today I want to see them run and see what they can do, if you feel them tiring pull them up. Olli can work a mile open him up when you are coming for home. They nodded and trotted them and got them warmed up before starting. She watched carefully again Olli was acting up and before she had time to tell the jockey to pull him up a tractor started in a nearby field and Olli threw his rider right into the fence. She motioned for Mee and Bird to be pulled up until Olli could be caught. She ducked under the fence and moved quickly over to the rider. Joe was unconscious she noted he was bleeding bad, he woke briefly and said he couldn’t feel anything. She pulled out her phone and called 911 and explained the situation mean while Mee had caught up to Olli and the jockey managed to lean over and snag the reins pulling both to a stop.
Ten minutes later and ambulance pulled up and put him in a neck brace and strapped him down to the stretcher before putting him in the ambulance. She sighed and stood, training is done for today. She could keep calm and cool during these things, she could also keep her stress level down which was a good thing when you were pregnant and about three months at that. She walked off the track with the jockeys, having a hold of Olli’s reins she brought him in sprayed him off and dried him good. She slipped his blanket over his head and put him in his stall. Mee and Bird were taunting there riders but soon the games were over and the duo were put back into their stalls. She laughed and then pulled Emily aside, go see Joe in the hospital don’t worry about coming tomorrow just be with him. She nodded and before Oceane had time to react the girl threw her arms around her in a hug and began to cry. Oceane rubbed her back and softly took her hand, come on. She spoke and drove the girl to the hospital and she did not want to be there alone so Oceane stayed with her comforting her.
What Emily said next shocked her, she didn’t care if it was a week or what not she was not about to let this girl ride any more. Im sorry but I don’t want you hurting yourself or the baby but I got a job for you, how about you become my assistant trainer, I have heard you talk about becoming one so what better way than to learn and help me. She smiled that would be grate,when the doctors came and said she could go see him, she stood but did not walk in. Oceane took her hand and went in with her before going in she told Emily she should probably tell Joe and that not to worry he would be ok in the end. Oceane left the hospital it was late and she was sure that Tony was wondering where she was but then again he should know that things change in a hurry when working with racers. She drove home and pulled the car into the garage and went into the house. She set her stuff on the counter and took her boots and coat off. She saw Tony sitting in the lazy boy chair and she walked over and sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Hey how was your day. She spoke before kissing him softly and waiting.
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Post by ghost on Oct 15, 2010 19:04:02 GMT -8
Anthony was a little weary and restless because today was the day that always came once every 2 weeks. It was paper work day and he had been inside at his office desk that was used about 50 times a year counting the unscheduled uses. He had given up on the 2nd to last pile of paper work that was only half way done. Tony was sitting in the lounge chair around 7:30pm when his wife got home. Your home late honey was something wrong at the barn? She entered the living room and gave him a hug. Carefully lifting her into his lap he wrapped his arms around her though very lightly as not to hurt Oceane. I think we need to discuss what we are going to name the little one! we haven't even discussed it yet and i think right know is the perfect time.
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Post by oceane on Oct 16, 2010 7:56:19 GMT -8
She smiled and nodded, I agree now is good but I need a shower first I smell of horse, hospital, Emily and blood. She stood I will tell you the story when im done showering. She walked upstairs and tossed her clothes in the hamper and walked to the shower, she let the warm water beat on her skin and then got out and dressed into something more comfortable and went back downstairs. She sat back down in his lap, yes something did go wrong today while training the racers, Olli threw his jockey into the rail hard due to the sudden noise of a tractor, I had to take his girlfriend Emily who also works for me to the hospital because she was in condition to drive in such state and she wouldn’t really let me go. Once at the hospital she told me she was expecting she found out last night and hadn’t told Joe and was still riding today I told her no more riding racers but she is going to help me out and be my assistant trainer. Joe and Emily are much like us only a slight age different, nineteen and eighteen.
She smiled and looked at him, well you will have to come up with a name for both genders because we don’t know what we are having yet. She went off into her own thought world and then shook her head, she was just thinking about some paperwork that had to be complete and the bills. She sighed, I like the name Vienna as in a boy he should either be named Tony or Josh after my grandfather. She smiled and thought back to the girls name that had been her mothers middle name. I have to go through our bills and some paperwork, she crinkled her nose and now because im pregnant I cant drink while I do it. She frowned and then smiled just kidding though sometimes I did im not worried about money it just gets to be a little extensive. She laughed softly and kissed him. She looked down she could notice the small bump but nothing more. She yawned and looked at him,im exhausted she spoke and waited for him to answer.
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Post by ghost on Oct 16, 2010 9:07:40 GMT -8
Anthony listened to the story and a frown came across his brow and mouth as he heard about the poor girls case. Is Joe going to be okay? he asked unhappily. He hated when race accidents occurred because he didn't like her having that much stress it was bad for the baby. Being around racers was enough stress as it is. Honey, I have just one thing to propose... he said seriously. I don't like you being around all that stress with you pregnant and all, but I have a request, when you become 7 months will you please stop going to the racer stable. I just worry about all the stress. He was only looking out for her safety and for that of their child. In his heart he knew that it was a girl he just got a feeling but did not let on to anyone. He would be happy with any gender as long as it was healthy. I will stop going to the barn to so we can both be miserable together okay? I just get nervous, when your around all that stress. He hoped she would understand because he just wanted what was best for her.
Names names names... hmmm let me think... My dad and I always loved the name Lillian Margret for a girl and Collin Hunter for a boy but we can write some names down and see. Though I really do love the name Lillian. Tony was thinking about his pretty little girl that could be his baby and he could teach her how to ride and she would be perfect. Though Oceane would never guess what he was thinking about because he would love a boy too! No, no drinking for you! he laughed as he lifted her off his lap so he could go get his phone which was vibrating with a text.
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Post by oceane on Oct 16, 2010 13:17:10 GMT -8
She frowned, im not stressed though dear if anything it’s the one thing that’s keeping me sane she sighed fine I wont go any more but you have to go to the barn and don’t go messing with my racers or horses, she spoke. She was leaning toward selling them all now everyone of them she would never have the time now to go out and see them or compete, they would just sit there and rot. Maybe it would be better if I sold them.She spoke and listened to him, I like those names she spoke and then stood and wandered to her office shutting the door. She took her phone out and called her dad, he was telling her everything would be alright. That he would take her horses until she could ride and if that would never happen he would keep them there and care and love them till they went to horsy heaven. He said he was still down here and would swing over and pick the horses off, then come to her house and grab records and such.
It was decided that Collision would go with everyone else he would not stay here and also her dad would take over retraining Scarlet. After a long talk with Emily she understood and said she would be looking forward to the opportunity in the future. She also told her Joe was doing good just a neck injury that thank the lord did not leave him paralyzed. She breathed an ease sigh of relief at that and hung up. Two hours in her offices before she came out and heard the knock on the door, she shot Tony a glance that said stay and don’t follow. She had all the horses files in her hands opening and then closing the door after she walked out, she handed them over and gave her dad a hug and said be careful. He nodded and set off, she sighed and turned the doorknob just as it started to rain. Walking in she locked the door and went back to her office and shut the door again. She went through all the bills and then took her diary of sorts out and recorded the days events. Closing the book she stuck it back in her desk and stood flipping the lights off. She walked out shutting the door behind her, she stopped she spoke, I have decided I like Lillian and Collin im going to go up to bed night. She walked up the stairs and brushed her teeth before shutting the lights off and crawling under the covers and falling fast asleep.
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Post by ghost on Oct 16, 2010 19:28:35 GMT -8
I am so sorry, he whispered. I shouldn't have asked that of you, you can't leave your racers, let alone sell them. He felt terrible about even asking her to do such a thing. he knew he would go crazy with out his horses so why would he ask her to give up her passion. Forget everything I just said though he heard a knock at the door and went to get it though she shot him a look and sat down quick. She came back and locked herself in the office. Tony got up and had a gut wrenching feeling that something was up. Knocking softly he got no answer so he went upstairs, and to bed.
-Time Jump (4 months)-
She was miserable and he could tell. Tony felt a gut wrenching sadness because he had the one who had put her into the position of selling or giving away all of her horses. Tony felt so awful that he had tried to get her horses back for her though her dad wouldn't release them to him with out his daughter consent. I am so sorry. He said for the 500th time that month. For everything. Tony was completely sincere and truthful. He had a present for her it was the filly she had named Liberty Bell. She was about 1 year old now, with her came freight train, the huge black colt that was born the same night. Though Freight Train was back at the stable while Libby was here with a huge big Red bow around her neck and a card from himself. Calling out to her he said Honey come out here for a second! He hoped that she really liked her.
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Post by oceane on Oct 17, 2010 6:43:22 GMT -8
She was upstairs reading quietly to herself trying to keep her mind off her horses, they were living with her dad, she would get them back but down the road all that mattered was her and the babies health. She was five months now with a noticeable stomach though not huge by any means. She was trying to read trying to ignore him to the best of her ability but he apologize for the millionth time and she looked up at him and simply nodded then he disappeared. Oceane sighed and closed the book and set it down and groaned, she took the blanket off her and stood going down the stairs and out to where he stood, she stopped on the step there was Libby the filly she had named a bow around her neck and a card. She sighed, love I love her but I can’t train her not in this state, she looked down at her stomach resting a hand on her stomach.
She looked at him and smiled, thanks though I will come watch you train her sometime when im ready to go to the stables. She spoke and walked out giving the filly a pat, you will make Tony a fine horse and not make him look like a fool. She smiled and stroked the mares neck again and shifted with discomfort it was harder on her with her short stature, darling I need to lay down again this isn’t the easiest on me. She spoke softly, she was out of breath from going down the stairs. She caught her breath and looked at him before kissing him thank you I love you now take her to the stable before she tears up my garden. She pointed to the filly who had already munched the top of some of the plants off. She sighed and shook her head, I guess I will fix that come spring. She turned and waddled back into the house laying down on the couch, she grabbed the throw and covered herself up and the rested a hand on her stomach and one across her eyes and dozed.
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Post by ghost on Oct 17, 2010 15:55:50 GMT -8
I dont wan't you to train her. Athony watched her ad she gave him a withered look of exhuastion and weariness. As his wife came up and pat the usually rambunctious yearling. He was completely surprised and it showed on his face because of what the filly did next. The filly nudged her hand gently then rubed her velvety nose on Oceane's belly. Then she wickered at Oceane and leaned her head against Oceane's shoulder. I think the filly likes you. She is never this calm. He chuckled to himself and watched her go into the house. He took the little filly back to her best friend (Freight Train {big baby}) and then came home at 7:00 at night. Anthony walked into the house quietly just in case she was sleeping. She was right where he left her almost 3 hours before. Wrapping her up in a blanket he whispered to her My sleeping beauty. Smiling he picked her up princess style and carried her up stairs, and deposited her gently on the bed and pulled the covers over her and got undressed and slipped into bed.
(Are you going to do another time jump? or do you have another Idea?)
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Post by oceane on Oct 17, 2010 17:30:50 GMT -8
She felt herself being lifted and put into bed, she didn’t wake as he crawled into bed with her. She sighed softly and was soon in a hard sleep that was until the baby got under her ribs. She gasped at the sudden pain and woke, she was in tears this hadn’t happened before why now she had read something about this and rolled over onto her side and luckily it took just once before a sudden ease washed over her. She sat up and walked downstairs to get a glass of water, she leaned against the counter and rubbed her ribs and sighed resting her hand on her stomach before heading back upstairs and falling asleep. She woke up again, she wasn’t feeling well not like going to labor just something else then the pain started and she gasped, waking Tony they went to the hospital.
They arrived and checked her out admitting her to the hospital, there was an infection and a gull stone which was causing contractions. She gripped the bar as they prepped her for an emergency C-section. She gave Tony a kiss seeing they weren’t going to let him in because right after the baby was born they were going to take care of her gull bladder. She sighed and felt a lot of pressure as they brought the baby out and the took her away, she was put under and when she awoke she was back in her room. She sighed knowing Tony was with Lillian. She looked around the room, antibiotics dripped into her system every so often trying to bring the fever and infection under control, she felt tired and like she was out of her body, the doctors told her the baby was doing good and that she should rest. She nodded feeling as though she had failed both Tony and Lillian for not keeping her safe and healthy and now look she was four months early. Oceane dried her tears and soon fell asleep.
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Post by ghost on Oct 17, 2010 17:52:42 GMT -8
Tony ran to the car and back to the house to get his wife. He gently picked her up and as soon as he did so a clam expression came over his face like he was talking to a worked up horse. He just kept talking to her never stopping as they arrived at the hospital. He was worried about Oceane but did not let her on to this thought. Checking her in immediately he told them that she was 7 1/2 months pregnant and that they had to be careful. Trying to follow them in to the operating room his path was blocked by 2 largish men. Youdon't understand I need to be with my Wife! He was almost hysterical, Tony forced himself to take a deep breath and clam down. 10 minutes pass and he is pacing outside in the waiting room. The doctors call him back not to see his wife, but to see his child 2 months premature. She looked oh so fragile and small. Then he noticed the tubes and beeping machines that were connected to her. Is my wife going to be okay is my daughter going to be okay? he asked wearily. They must not have heard him because they asked him a question. That's right we have to name her... Morgan is her first name, he said slowly. Lillian is her second and Reed is her last name. He needed to see Oceane and now she was supposed to be here for this it was to much for him to handle. 1000 pound animals sure let him at 'em, naming his daughter was a completely different story.
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Post by oceane on Oct 17, 2010 18:21:45 GMT -8
She woke up with a start her body felt as though it was on fire, the doctors were murming things and saying they had only lost her for a second, she could feel cool wash cloths and bags of ice on her, the antibiotics having been turned up just slightly, some other drugs given to her to get the fever out of her body after an hour they finally got her down to normal temperature and they wheeled her out and into recovery. She yawned sleeply but she couldn’t fall asleep, when Tony came in she looked at him, im sorry she spoke softly though how was she to know that this was going to happen? She looked up at him and then out the door as a doctor came in checking her and then left she just wanted to know how her daughter was doing, finally someone came in telling her she was having trouble breathing and she couldn’t keep her temperature right. Oceane nodded and watched the doctor leave. She was silent and not looking at Tony, she was sleepy and soon she was falling asleep only to be woken up seconds later by a nurse coming and drawing blood and checking her temperature and such again. Ok honey all done you can sleep now. She patted her arm and walked out, she sighed and within a matter of moments she was asleep.
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Post by ghost on Oct 19, 2010 15:31:22 GMT -8
You have nothing to apologize for love he said to her softly. The next day he was forced to go home by the doctors, because they said he was of no use at the hospital. Then he got a call he had been dreading his wife has slipped into a mini coma and wasn't going to wake any time soon. Though they said she was responsive and breathing on her own so it was not a bad coma. On the 3rd day after the call a social worker came to their house and being a good host he invited him in. His name was Rob. Rob said that he had a little 5 year old in the car and she was her daughter. Her mother had just died in a car accident and she was now in his custody, as soon as he signed the papers. Being in shock he signed the papers and a little girl cute as a button was carried in with a little bag. Her name was Anna Mari and she had his electric blue eyes and sun kissed skin, she also had very very thick dark brown hair and was a little shy. As soon as the social worker to his leave the little girl started crying. Having no Idea what to do he stared at her. Then something clicked and he was picking her up and cuddling her. Anna wiped her eyes on his shirt and fell asleep on his shoulder.
The phone rang about a day later it was the hospital calling to inform him that his wife had woken up and there was no mental or physical problems and everything was perfectly fine. He grabbed Anna and rushed to the hospital. Tony stopped outside her room wondering how Oceane would react to his new found daughter. He would have told her if he had even had a clue that he already had a daughter. Stepping into the room he held on to his daughter tightly and faced Oceane.
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Post by oceane on Oct 19, 2010 16:15:50 GMT -8
She woke not knowing a thing, what day it was and where and why she was here then it all came flooding back to her. Oceane watched the nurses check her over, she was able to everything so no damage had been done from being in a coma. She felt weak though the news her daughter was doing well and was moved up to the nursery brightened her day seeing she would finally get to lay eyes on her. She watched as they brought her in and picked her up placing her in her arms. She smiled and ran a finger along her cheek, she can stay with you in the room your recovering and nothing can spread to her, she is perfectly healthy. Do you know what day it is? No I don’t she spoke softly, its Friday you came in last Monday. Oceane nodded, wheres Tony? He should be on his way, nodding again she was shown how to feed properly seeing she couldn’t breast feed and then the nurse left. She burped Morgan and held her close. That’s when Tony came walking in with a little girl close to him, she knew right away that this girl was his daughter though he had never known. Shes your daughter isn’t she? She spoke softly, looking down at Morgan who was asleep in her arms, she was feeling exhausted again and there was a sudden change in her heart beat that alerted the nurses and they came in to check,im fine just exhausted. They nodded but still checked her over and made sure and then they took the baby and took her back to the nursery. She slid down in the bed and closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them looking at Tony, you can come closer im not going to yell or bit. speaking softly and smiling just slightly. She yawned and waited.
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Post by ghost on Oct 19, 2010 16:34:34 GMT -8
Yeahshe is my daughter. I am sorry I would have told you if I had had any clue that I even had a daughter, I hope you would know that I would have told you before I even married you. Anna peered with her electric blue eyes out at Oceane before tapping Tony's face and whispering something in his ear. Mmmmhhhmm... maybe he told her absently.You are going to have to ask mom first though. The little girl wiggled out of Tony's arms and almost silently padded over to Oceane's bed. The little girl looked straight at Oceane he little electric blue eyes questioning. MayI sit on your lap? See the social worker had told him that from the evidence he had collected that the mother of his child was indifferent to the child and mostly left her on her own and didn't give her any attention.
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Post by oceane on Oct 19, 2010 17:29:21 GMT -8
Oceane nodded I know you would have love and I don’t mind. She yawned and watched as she whispered something into Tony’s ear and then heard his answer she silently began to wonder what was said but she didn’t question it. The girl wiggled out of his arms and came over to her asking her a question, Oceane looked at her and smiled, of course you can. She watched as she climbed up and sat in her lap. Oceane just shifted slightly so she was more comfortable and she looked at the little girl and smiled, she was thinking about decorating her room and such. She yawned, do you like horses? Oceane asked a smile across her face, that and when im better we will have to go shopping and you will have to tell me how you want your room decorated. Smiling she looked at Tony and then back to the little girl, oh almost forgot to ask what your name is? Looking at Tony she spoke,I love you. He walked over and she took his hand and held on to it, a little shaky at first but got steadier. She waited for the little girl to speak and wondered how she was going to react.
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