Chapter 3Giving His Best Friend A Womb

I bit back a laugh, putting on a stern face to correct him.

“Ryan, try to use your brain for once! That location, that volume of blood—she’s in premature labor! She’s miscarrying!”

The emergency room erupted into chaos.

“Doctor, please save my brother!”

Ryan bellowed at the top of his lungs.

A few nurses rushed over with a gurney. When they saw Riley, their faces tightened.

“Massive hemorrhage? Quick, Room One!”

Riley lay on the gurney, now unconscious.

A male doctor approached and reached for the clasps on Riley’s clothing to examine the injury.

Ryan lunged forward and shoved the doctor away.

“What the hell are you doing? You trying to assault my friend?”

The male doctor staggered, looking utterly bewildered.

“I’m a doctor! He’s hemorrhaging! How can I locate the bleed without an examination? Can you please be rational?”

“He’s shy, you idiot! He won’t even shower with us! You keep your hands clean, you male doctor!” Ryan yelled, his neck bulging.

The nurses and patients around us stared at him like he was insane.

I stood at the back of the crowd and offered a cool comment.

“Ryan, Riley is practically dying, and you’re worried about him feeling exposed? Oh, wait, I mean, male-on-male exposure.”

“Maybe a female doctor would be better. Riley is a bit more sensitive than most girls.”

Ryan jumped on this idea. “Yes! A female doctor! Get a female doctor, now!”

The doctor, enraged, threw his stethoscope onto the counter.

“This is an emergency! We don’t have time for you to handpick a physician!”

“I demand one! If you don’t, I’ll sue! If my brother dies, you’ll all pay for it!”

Ryan started throwing a tantrum until security had to be called.

Finally, the hospital relented and brought in a seasoned female physician, Dr. Reyes.

Dr. Reyes walked in, her face set in a grim expression. “Family out. We need to examine him.”

Ryan refused to budge. “I’m staying! What if he gets scared?”

Dr. Reyes fixed him with a stare. “This is a trauma room, not your bedroom! Get out!”

Ryan finally backed out, muttering curses, but not before telling Riley, “Don’t worry, Riley. Your bro’s right here protecting you.”

Less than two minutes later, a gasp of disbelief came from inside the room.

“How is this possible?” It was Dr. Reyes’ voice, filled with shock.

Ryan knew something was wrong. He kicked the door open and charged in. “What happened? Did you hurt him?”

Dr. Reyes held a stethoscope, staring at Riley’s stomach as if she’d seen a ghost.

“This gentleman has a fetal heartbeat! And this level of distension and hardness is clearly the result of uterine contractions!”

Ryan froze for three seconds, then erupted into hysterical laughter.

“Doctor, are you insane? My brother is a pure man! Do you think I wouldn't know if he had a uterus? You quack, are you trying to scam me?”

Dr. Reyes’ face turned dark red.

“I’ve been practicing for thirty years. I don’t mistake a fetal heart for a stomach rumble! If you don’t believe me, we’ll do a sonogram!”

“Fine! Bring it on! Who’s afraid!”

Ryan scooped up Riley. As he passed me, he shot me a deadly glare.

“Jessie, did you hear that? This whole hospital is a joke! When the results come back, I’m suing them for everything they have, and then I’m coming for you!”

I shrugged, utterly unconcerned. “Sounds good. I’ll wait to see the miracle of a man giving birth.”

On the way to the ultrasound room, Ryan was already on his phone, calling for backup.

“Mom, get to First Hospital, now! Riley’s here because that crazy woman, Jessie, poisoned him, and now these doctors are humiliating him by saying he’s pregnant!”