A Second Chance at Love

When the Doctor came back in he let us know that we were in the clear for right now. He also put me on bedrest for the rest of the pregnancy. He left me a list of instructions and discharged me. Danny just looked at me and smiled. "At least you are ok."

I was beyond annoyed. "What the fuck am I supposed to do until June. Is he fucking kidding me? I'm supposed to stay laying down except for showers, bathroom and eating. I mean he does know we have four boys right?" I started to cry in frustration.

"Raina, relax. That is why I have teammates, their families and our family. We will figure something out. I promise you I will take care of you." He looked at the list of things I couldn't do and cracked up. "Now don't have a heart attack on me, but sex is out."

I just groaned. "I mean this seriously sucks."

He finally took me home and made me lay on the couch. He sat at the kitchen table and began making phone calls. He called Peter first and told them he would meet them in Tampa tomorrow. They had a game against the Lightning and he needed to get back.

He called his sister, who offered to take a leave of absence from her job and fly down tonight until the babies were born. I was so angry. I had barely heard from my sister. She never even had met Danny. I felt bad having to rely on his family and friends.

I told him that and he just shook his head. "Baby, they are your family too. They love you."

The next person he called was Mike. I could hear his side of the conversation and had to laugh. "I promise you she is ok. She is laying on the couch, probably sleeping again. Ok, I will have her call you as soon as she does. I have no idea bro. Buy her stuff to keep her occupied. She is pretty pissed off now. Nope, she isn't allowed to do anything, yep I mean nothing at all.
Oh yeah, she realized it. She was furious. Haha I know. I was single for a long time dude, I think I will live for a few months without it. Ok, I gotta me some calls, see you tomorrow." he hung up with Mike.

I started to doze off. When I woke up, Ryan and Megan were there. Megan had a bag with her and announced she was staying with me as much as possible. Danielle's flight was landing tomorrow morning so I would have her too. Danny had went out to get dinner.

I wanted to get a shower, but Megan would not let me. "Raina, you just got home, wait until tomorrow." she scolded.

I picked up my cell and dialed Max. "Maxime, I need you to come get me, they are holding me prisoner in my own house.

He cracked up. "I know mon ami, I just talked to Danny. I'm sending you some stuff, look for a package tomorrow. I'll try and drop in for a quick visit when I have off. I'm walking into the arena now for pre-game. Watch the game, I will score a goal for you. Love you. I'll call you tomorrow." I hung up and pouted. I was on bedrest for maybe six hours and bored out of my mind already.

Danny came home with food and presents. I think he felt so bad he had to leave again. He bought me a Kindle, movies, magazines and a ton of snacks. He also got me like twelve new comfy outfits. It did make me smile. He laid a card on the table and went into the kitchen with the Chinese food. I opened it and smiled. On the front it just said thank you.

Inside it read:
"Raina, there aren't many words I can write you to know how much I love and appreciate you. From the moment I saw you, I knew something was there. The first time we talked, your smile had me entranced. I was happy you came to that party, just watching interact with everyone made me even more interested in you. The first time we were together I knew I was completely in love with you. The first time I saw you with my boys, I knew I had found the perfect lover, step-mother and friend. When we seen our twins together, I knew that you and me were complete. You are my everything. I know things are hard right now but I promise I will do everything to make them better. You are my world. Love always."

We laid on the sofa the rest of the night and watched movies with Ryan. He kept rubbing my stomach and kissing me which was driving me mad. I mean kissing leads to sex and god that is all I could think about for the moment. Danny seemed amused. "Raina it isn't that long."

I groaned. "Easy for you to say Daniel. "I can do stuff to you they don't want me to do anything. These babies, ughh they are torturing me already. They must take after your side of the family."

He laughed and shook his head. "Shh dear relax. I promise, once they are born, I will take you away for the week and we can have sex for two days straight."

I fell asleep not long after and I woke up to him saying goodbye. I couldn't help it. I cried. I felt so bad because he looked so torn. He wasn't due home for another four days. I wanted to have a breakdown.

Notes

Poor Raina