Chapter 14

Stephen broke out in a cold sweat at the realization. He frantically dug through the papers for the surgical consent form, but none of the words made sense to him. Every line was packed with medical jargon and legal clauses. He didn't have the patience to read through it. Spotting a nurse passing through, he reached out to stop her. "Excuse me. Do you know exactly what surgery is being done here?" He handed her the consent form. She took the form and scanned it briefly. "Didn't they explain it to you when you signed?" He replied, "They talked about it, but I wasn't paying attention." The gravity of the situation finally caught up to him when he sat outside the operating room. It probably wasn't as minor as she had made it sound. The nurse replied, "It's an abortion. Are you Natalie's—" Before the nurse could finish, Stephen's shocked voice echoed down the corridor. "Abortion? Is she terminating a pregnancy? Are you sure?" What the hell? What in the world was Natalie thinking?