Preeclampsia is what she has and it is something that occurs somewhere in the uterus and can affect childbirth and can kill.......... yeah........... or something like that. That's how my mother explained it... (she's a nurse...)
Rafe wouldn't talk to me for the next few weeks. He was angry and often had to excuse himself from the apartment for a while. "Don't go," I said one day before he left. "Please... don't go." He frowned. "I..." he began. He looked at the door and then back at me. "I can't do this! Damn it Katherine! Don't you realize what you're doing?! You could die! Both you and that baby can die! I'm not going to let it kill you!" "It won't kill me! And it's your baby as well so don't be hateful towards it!" I shouted. This shut him up. He swallowed and he looked somewhat stunned. He bowed his head and fell to the ground. "Rafe?" "If you die... if the baby dies... I'll have nothing. If... you die... I'll die along with you..." he said quietly. "No! Don't say that! Not only because I won't die but because that's a terrible thing to say! If I die then you need to be the one to take care of the baby! He can't be all alone!" "He?" "Just taking a guess... But you just can't! If you take your own life... I'll never forgive you," I said sternly. He clenched his teeth together and jerked his head away. "Then I won't forgive you if you do die." "That's not fair! What if I do die! That's completely unfair!" "It's not fair to me if you do die!" I paused. Tears formed in my eyes and I fell to the ground next to him. I threw my arms around him and sobbed. "I won't die then... I promised," I said tears streaming down my face. "Katherine..." he said holding me tightly. "I can't bear the thought of losing you." "You won't lose me. I promise." "You promise you won't die." I closed my eyes. I knew I wouldn't be able to make such a promise... but... "I... promise." He smiled. And he wiped away my tears with his sleeve and soft kissed my forehead. I could tell he wasn't quite convinced... but it was better than nothing. "Damn it... I love you Katherine. So much it hurts." "And I love you too Rafe. That's why I can't bear to see you act like this. It makes me want to cry." "And that's not good is it?" "No. Not at all," I said grinning and he kissed me again. "I will protect you, with my entire life, I promise to let no harm come to you. I promise that." "And I'll hold you to it." "Good." I smiled at him. So... this was true love. The bond I felt within us, was true and pure and it would never lessen. Never...