Without Her

chapter 7 - he's here

Tessa's POV:

I haven't been this nervous in so long, more than the time I was getting married. All I could think about is whether I will survive if I am diagnosed with cancer.

The biopsy was pushed an hour late because of some mechanical unavailability. I was asked to change into a hospital gown and wait for them. Kimberly is in with me right now. I am glad at least one of the people I love is here with me and I cannot be more grateful for her support.

She was disappointed, more angry, when I told her I couldn't tell Hardin. I couldn't tell Hardin for two reasons. One is that he wasn't available. Second is that I have no idea how to tell my husband that his wife is detected with a tumor in her lungs.

"Mrs. Scott, I think we're ready to start the procedure. It might hurt, but not that much. We're gonna give you sedatives and anesthetic painkillers. The procedure will take an hour, tops" the woman smiles at us and asks me to follow her.

"Tessa, all the best" Kimberly says before I could leave the room. "And hey, I'm right here. Alright?" she stands up and holds my hands in her.

"Thank you" I whisper and turn on my heels.

I am just two steps out in the hallway right now but all I could think about is running from here. If we don't perform the biopsy, we will never have to know if I do or don't have the cancer.

"Tessa!" I hear his voice and quickly turn my head back to see if he's actually here.

It is him. He's standing at the end of the hallway, coming towards me as fast as he can. It felt like my hear just let out long relieved sigh, watching him here.

He breathlessly stands in front of me, trying to catch up his breath.

"What- what is this?" he touches the gown and looks at me with worried expression.

"Mrs. Scott" the woman calls and I am stuck in between. I want to tell him all about it but I don't have that time.

"It'll be okay, right?" my voice breaks as I ask him this and he brings his hand to my face.

"What will be okay?" he whispers and I close my eyes, resting my face in his palm.

"I have to go" I whisper and he brings me closer. "I'll explain it to you later" I look up at him with teary eyes and he places a kiss on my lips, which somewhat boosts my morale.

"It'll be better than okay. Okay?" he whispers, closer to my face. "I'll be right here" he kisses my forehead before I turn around and follow the woman to the room.

Hardin's POV:

I don't know what the fuck just happened. Kimberly called that Tessa is here in the hospital and I left everything to come here as fast as I could. She refused to tell me what happened on the phone, she just demanded that I get my ass to this hospital and I did it.

Tessa is taken into a room, for I don't know what. I scan my eyes around the hallway and find Kim standing in the corner, her arms crossed as she gives me a small smile.

I walk towards her to get answers of all my questions, hoping I wouldn't have to yell or anything now.

"What the fuck is happening?" I whisper and she sits down on the bench, grabbing my arm and making me sit beside her.

"You should have paid attention to your wife's health" she says.

"Just tell me what's happening" I sigh and she takes a deep breath too.