Fate Ch. 02

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Fate intervenes in the lives of two lovers.
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Part 2 of the 3 part series

Updated 10/16/2022
Created 09/01/2010
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Eight and a half weeks.

That's how long Gage would be away for basic training, but they tried to keep in touch as much as possible. It was difficult being freshly engaged and not being able to be with your fiancé/fiancée to share the experience... That new love sensation. Natasha and Gage's love was very new.

Although all their life it had been no secret that they were meant to be together they had never dove into the unmarked territory to find if they could be anything more than the best of friends. Now that they had all they wanted was to be together constantly, but that just wasn't the case with Gage's career in the air force. She looked forward to his graduation day parade so they could all go down to Lackland.

It was extremely difficult for Gage. He wanted to be with his fiancée, but he wanted to be able to give her a good future, and the Air Force could do that. He would be paid and if he wanted to get a college education, he could do that with financial help. He didn't want to struggle and the Air Force was what he loved so why not?

The first three weeks hadn't been that bad with him being away. They were still difficult, but Natasha had found herself keeping as busy as possible. She wasn't going to take the college route since it just didn't seem to be for her so she was working at her mother's salon. It was the best in the area and Natasha's specialty was hair and makeup. Whenever her mother had clients that were in any field of media that came into the area, her mother sent Natasha to do their hair and makeup. It was a great paying job and it was her passion.

It was going on the fourth week and for some strange reason, Natasha didn't feel well. Natasha's lower back had been aching constantly, but she brushed that aside due to the fact that she had been working out to keep her mind off of her boyfriend who wasn't home with her. When she woke up one Thursday morning, she felt unusually nauseous. After laying flat on the cold bathroom floor for a good half an hour it seemed to pass. Well pass enough for her to proceed with her day.

"Why the hell am I feeling like this?" Natasha asked herself as she splashed some cool water on her face.

"I haven't eaten anything that I shouldn't..." She thought to herself calmly, having been allergic to just about everything food wise, she knew what to stay away from. She reached over for a hand towel to dry her hands and face.

Tossing it aside, Natasha plopped back down on her queen-sized bed, staring around her partially boxed up room. It had great memories. All of those nights that Gage would sneak through her window up until the last visit in which he did so. The most defining in her life. Natasha had always been afraid of losing her virginity, thinking it would be terribly painful, but surprisingly it hadn't been. All of the foreplay had her well ready and lubricated so that when he broke through her hymen it was only a momentary pain and a little discomfort. Snapping back, she thought of what the future held for her. They were getting ready to move her into her own place. A grown woman of eighteen needed her own place especially if she would be sharing it with her future husband. Reaching for her dark blue LG phone, she placed it to her ear, waiting kind of patiently for her mother to answer once she dialed in the number.

"Mom..." Her voice was weary as she waited for her mother's voice to ring through on the other side.

"Hey sweetie! How are you?" In the background, Natasha could hear the sounds of the blow-dryers at her mother's salon. "Are you coming in today? You don't sound too hot." Damn her mom was good. Just by hearing her voice she could tell that her daughter wasn't feeling good.

"I'm alright, Ma... Just not feeling too good. That's actually why I'm calling... Would it be too much trouble for me to call out? I would have done so last night if I thought I couldn't make it." Her voice was sincere. She hated being one of those half-ass employees who called in at last second leaving their boss with none if any time to find a replacement.

"Sure. You take all the time you need. I'm going to call your father and see if he can check on you on his break today. We're swamped here... Just make sure your father gets back to work on time. You know how he is. "

Her mother laughed, her voice full of love for the man she had met so many years ago and settled down with.

"Okay... Thanks mom. I love you."

"I love you too, Natasha." Her mother hung up the phone and Natasha rolled over, falling back to sleep.

It was later that day around twelve fifteen when her father would arrive home. Natasha hadn't answered when he called at the bottom of the stairs so he darted upstairs to see if his daughter was alright.

"Nat?"

His voice was on the edge of calm as he approached his seemingly sleeping daughter. She didn't respond so he gently turned her to face him so he could see her face better. That's when Vladimir saw the blood on his daughter's sheets where her genitals were.

"Oh god..."

His face paled as it dawned on him that something was severely wrong. His stomach jerked as he dug in his pockets for his cell phone, dialing 911.

"God please... No..." He tried to shake his daughter awake, but she unresponsive.

"Nat! Damnit wake up!" He screamed as the dispatcher finally answered.

As any father would, he tried his best to remain calm, it would do his daughter no good to freak out. Rushing to give the squeaky voiced dispatcher information, he stayed on the phone, because it calmed him to be in touch with somebody and know that help was on its way.

The paramedics rushed into their home all the while Vladimir Stone was in tears, fearing that his daughter would be dying. It was traumatizing to watch the paramedics do their job, getting his daughter onto a stretcher, and into the ambulance. He already knew that he had just lost a grandchild, that was unmistaken, but his daughter had lost a substantial amount of blood. This couldn't be happening. He kept reciting that in his mind.

"This can't be happening."

Once he managed to pull himself together, Vlad drove to his wife's work place. "Abigail." His voice was grim as he looked at his wife, pulling her out of her salon. She signaled to one of her workers to take up where she left off with a client.

His voice broke as he looked at his wife, tears streaming down his aged face. "We need to go to the hospital... It's Natasha..." As soon as those words left his mouth, his wife's knees buckled beneath her, and she collapsed. He caught her, holding her close.

"It'll be okay, Abby... She'll be alright..." He didn't dare tell his wife of how he found her or what he saw just yet, she couldn't handle it.

The ride to the hospital felt like forever. It was any parent's worst nightmare to not know if their daughter had or hadn't made it. It was sheer torture.

When they arrived at the hospital, they made their way to the front desk, giving information about their daughter. The woman at the front desk told them their daughter was already stabilized and she was in the recovery unit.

A doctor saw them arriving, he sighed softly as he approached. "Mr. and Mrs. Stone?" He spoke quietly as he looked at the couple. He immediately recognized that his patient looked just like her mother.

"Yes..." It was Abigail who spoke, finally finding her voice.

"Hello... I'm Dr. Reed Tucker... Your daughter is okay... She was four weeks pregnant... Very fragile time when a woman is expecting in her first trimester... There was nothing we could do... She already miscarried by the time she arrived here... We ran some tests and once we have the results we'll know if this is one of those chance occurrences or if she'll have trouble if she ever decides to child bear again..."

He told them reviewing their daughter's chart to make sure that she had already gotten the tests done.

"May we see her?" Vladimir Stone cut in, desperately needing to make sure his daughter was okay for himself.

"Oh... Of course... Just let her rest... She'll be exhausted for a while." He warned as he lead them into her room.

Both parents were immediately by her side, relieved their daughter would be okay, but full of grief for the loss of their grandchild. Neither of them had known. Abigail had the idea that Natasha might have been pregnant and had plans of making her daughter take a pregnancy test today. It made her feel sick to her stomach that they had not been able to prevent this. They would need to be strong for her... Otherwise, Natasha might not be able to emotionally or mentally be able to cope with the loss of her unborn child.

"I'm going to get in touch with Gage's father... See if he can get in touch with Gage at Lackland... I think he needs to be here..." Vlad said quietly, knowing that considering the circumstances a trainee in the air force could be temporarily excused from training. He thought this was a good enough excuse. His fiancée losing the child neither of them knew they were expecting. Besides... His daughter would need him here. That was most important right now.

As he left the room, Vlad felt angry. Angry that his daughter was even in this position. She was too young to be pregnant and to know the pains of losing a child. No woman should have to know that kind of loss. Hell, no parent should. It was unnatural and cruel for a parent to outlive their child.

Taking a minute to calm himself, Vladimir called Matthew. "Matt... It's Vlad... "

From there, Vladimir explained the events of finding out about Natasha's miscarriage.

"I need you to call and see if there is any way we can get Gage temporarily excused from his duties... He needs to be here more so than there. Just try..." He sighed heavily, glancing at the clock. It was nearly three p.m.

Matthew felt numb knowing his son had fathered a baby and that his son's fiancée had lost the baby. He was afraid to have to be the bearer of bad news, but it was necessary.

He got in touch with the superiors at Lackland. It took a lot of communication and recounting the story of the child's loss and his son's fiancée being in the hospital, but finally they were giving his son a two day pass off base to get home to take care of things. He hung up the phone and got ready to go visit his future daughter-in-law.

Meanwhile.

"Trainee Gage Benevento! Report!"

A T.I. barked the command after approaching the thirty training future airmen and airwomen. Gage had been in the middle of sweating his ass off and focusing on learning the ropes during one of the drills. They still made time for drills although they were finally getting into more involved things during basic. Hearing his name being called, he couldn't help but wonder if he was in trouble. His best friend Ricky who was in the line beside him couldn't help but think the same thing.

"Sir! Trainee Gage Benevento reports as ordered!"

He saluted his superior and stood at attention, waiting to be saluted before lowering his hand.

"Be at ease, Benevento. We just got a call. You need to come with me."

The T.I. felt for the young man who was about to feel his world crash around him, but at least he was getting the chance to deal with it. Some cases like this weren't taken into consideration and he wouldn't be granted permission to leave until he graduated to the status of airman. But the T.I. had put in a good word for Gage, knowing this boy had great dedication to his career, and it would take no time for him to get caught up.

"Sit down, Benevento." He said once they got to a private office. Once Gage sat down on command, the T.I. continued.

"Pack your bags. You're needed at home. You've been given a two day pass to get things in order and then you are to return and continue on with training. Understood?"

"Sir! Understood, sir!"

Gage said in return.

"Sir! May I ask you a question, sir?"

He was obviously confused as to why he would need to go home.

"Ask away, trainee."

"Why am I needed at home, sir?" Gage's back was straight, but not from posture, but because he was tense. He was scared, thinking that maybe his father had passed away, or something to that effect.

The T.I. inhaled deeply, making eye contact with Gage. This was one of the few fresh bloods he liked. Gage easily lost his sense of individuality. He came here with a good sense of knowing the basic ropes of how to report and most things someone interested in the air force should know. He was easily up to par for all of the physicality tests and the boy was smart. The T.I. saw talent in him and hoped that the news wouldn't be taken too hard and after some grieving, he would be as good as new.

"Your fiancée miscarried and she's in bad shape... She's in the hospital right now."

Gage gasped as if trying to bring air to his lungs, but none would come. Tears sprang forth in his light colored eyes. His fiancée had been pregnant? Why hadn't she told him? Why? Why didn't he know this? And now... Now they had lost their child? It felt like a sucker punch to the gut and all the wind had been knocked out of him. He was going to be a father... But the opportunity was swept away. Gage knew he was too young to be thinking about children, but the idea of having a baby with Natasha filled his heart with joy... But before he could even take grasp of the dream it had already been taken away from him.

"Breathe, Gage... Breathe." The T.I. was being informal now, knowing there was no need to be formal when something like this was going on.

"The baby... She was pregnant..." He just shook his head; it made no sense to him. Gage felt so sick and heartbroken. He had never known he would want to be a father, but losing the child he didn't even know he was going to have, stirred something within his soul. A longing unlike any other.

After getting Gage to come around and get back in his skin, the T.I. dismissed him, telling him his taxi would be here in half an hour. He didn't bother packing anything, because he would be returning soon, and the ride home to Wimberley, Texas would only be about an hour and a half.

Once inside of the taxi cab, Gage found himself wondering if Natasha had known she was with child... Had she known and neglected to tell him? Was she planning on having abortion? Was that why she hadn't told him? Could she have not have known? His mind decided for him that she had neglected to tell him, because she wanted an abortion, although in his heart he knew Natasha wouldn't be that kind of woman. He was just so emotionally distraught right now that his heart and mind were in a war. He just prayed that the love of his life was okay and one day down the road maybe they'd be given the chance to have another child.

All he could think about was having a son. Carrying the little guy in his arms and singing him the U.S. Air Force song. He would teach his son everything there was to know. How to throw a football, how to ride a bike, and how to get a girl's attention without pulling on her pigtails. He chuckled to himself at the last thought, his heart aching something fierce.

If he had a daughter, he would never let her out of her sight, especially if she was a beauty just like her mother. He would make sure that his daughter knew she was his princess. He would spoil her endlessly and never give her a reason to cry.

Oh how he desperately wanted to cry.

Arriving at the hospital in his hometown was a numbing experience. He had no idea how he ended up at her hospital room, not recalling asking anybody for the directions, or even walking there. It was easy to say that Gage just was not himself.

He knocked on the door with a teddy bear from the gift store in his hands for Natasha. It was a shade of pastel green, wearing a white nurse hat, and had the words "I love you" engraved in it. He hoped this might help to cheer her up a little bit.

Her mother was by her side and Natasha was awake, looking frenzied. It was evident that she had been crying by how flushed her face looked, the puffiness of her eyes, and how they glistened with tears when she saw him standing in the doorway. Unconsciously, he took in the sight of the hospital room. Drab. That was the only way to describe it. The neutral tones of grays and whites that could depress the happiest of people. You would think since most people in the hospital had to stay overnight, the people who designed these would add a splash of warm colors. No, none what so ever.

All bitterness, guilt, and anger were swept away with the way she looked at him. With so much love. He knew they could get through this and be a stronger couple than ever. He hated himself for not being here for her, for not being able to prevent this.

"Tasha..." He breathed out a sigh of relief as he rushed to her side. He stood there for a moment, just admiring her natural beauty. Abigail excused herself to go get some coffee so they could have a little private time.

"I... I got this for you..." He held the teddy bear out to her, giving her his ever slightly crooked grin. The one that made her heart skip a beat if only for a moment before it recovered and continued to beat stronger than ever. He was so nervous to be here with her, nervous she might not want him there, or that he was say something dumb that would just hurt her more.

"Thank you... It's adorable." Natasha happily took the teddy bear into her arms, hugging it tightly to her body. It comforted her slightly.

"How are you feeling?"

Gage felt tense and he felt scared... Overall, he felt vulnerable. He didn't know what to do in a situation like this. He knew what he wanted to do though. He wanted to hold his fiancée close and whisper to her words of love and encouragement to let her know that this mishap would never stop him from loving her. He wanted her to know that this wasn't her fault and she wasn't to blame.

"I...I'm alright... Sore..."

A tear slid down her cheek.

"I missed you so much... I... I'm so sorry, Gage."

Natasha started crying hard as it all suddenly hit her. Losing their child and being the reason he was here instead of training to pursue his dreams. She felt like a wreck right now. What kind of woman couldn't healthily bare a child? Or at least that's how she had been badgering herself, making herself feel worse than she should. It devastated her, it made her feel broken. She knew that lots of women had problems when it came to pregnancies and just being able to get pregnant was a good sign, but it was difficult.

"Shh... Shh... It wasn't your fault, Nat... It wasn't your fault..."

Gage carefully sat down on the hospital bed with her and wrapped an arm around her. The bed was hardly comfortable, the mattress rather stiff, but the endless amount of pillows allowed for comfort. His woman should never feel this way and it was his job to make sure she stopped feeling like this.

"I love you so much, Natasha... and we can have another child... And if we can't... We can look into adoption, but don't you dare for a second blame yourself for this. We're young, babe.... And there is lots of time for us in the future to try at having another child... Okay?"

He wanted to hear her agree. He wanted to make sure that his future wife would understand that nothing could stop him from being with her.

"O-Okay... I didn't... I didn't even know."

Her lips trembled as she struggled to get the words out. It was still a shock to her that she had been pregnant and lost their child. She never even thought about her period being late or not arriving at all, it wasn't the first thing on her mind.

His words were comforting, but they still did not ease the pain she felt over their loss. Her baby. The thought made her sick to her stomach and it was like a dagger in her chest being plunged in repeatedly.

"I know, babe... It could have happened to anyone... Okay? But now we know to take precautions... Alright?"

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