"Is everything okay? Is someone hurt?" Johanna to Elias
Elias hated being the family doctor. There was not much could do now that he was so deep in the trenches, nor did he trust his loved ones with anyone else…but it was times like this he just wished he chose a different calling. He’d never been put in this specific position before and it had always been one of his biggest fears.
He hadn’t told Toby what was happening, because he wasn’t exactly absolutely sure. He couldn’t absolutely know until he was there. He still had a sickening feeling. He was pretty certain, yet he refused to make his baby brother irrationally afraid for no reason. It was part of the reason he was moving so frantically. Toby’s voice was absolutely terrified and it broke his heart. He shouldn’t have to suffer like this.
It wasn’t until his own wife pulled him aside that Elias realized he was trying his best not to cry. This was going to destroy them. “I think Naomi is miscarrying.” He told her, trying not to get emotional. He needed to be calm when he got to them. “Toby just called me and it doesn’t - it doesn’t sound good, Jo.” Elias swallowed his sob. He wasn’t ready to deliver this news to his brother. He sincerely hoped he was wrong, but he doubted it.
“It’s up to you, but I think it would help if you’re there. I know Naomi really likes you and Toby iis going to be freaking out.” Elias dug the heels of his palms into his eyes, shaking his head. This was truly a nightmare situation. He hated putting this on his pregnant wife - he seriously didn’t know what else to do. It took everything in him not to lose his mind more. “No matter what, this is going to be a long night, baby.”













