Iero's Family!

When the Medivac chopper landed on the roof helipad of the Billings Clinic, Frank could see medical staff waiting under the overhang at the doors to the elevator.
The onboard medics waited until the helicopter's blades had come to a halt before opening the door. Frank kept a tight hold of Gerard's hand as the medics unloaded him and transferred his care to the hospital staff.
After the transfer was complete, Frank followed them into the elevator.

"I'm Dr. Sorli.."

The tall, grey haired doctor introduced himself to Frank.

"Dr. Brown told me what's been happening, and I've read Gerard's notes, and the blood test results. Don't worry.."

He said, seeing the concern on Frank's face.

"He's in good hands."

Frank nodded, then followed the team out of the elevator and along a brightly lit corridor.
They turned right into a private room, then the nurses set about moving Gerard from the helicopter's gurney, onto the narrow hospital bed, making sure to protect the access point in his arm throughout.

Once he was settled, one of the nurses wheeled the gurney back out, and presumably returned it to the helicopter.
Frank stood next to Gerard's bed, still holding his hand as the nurses ran basic obs.
Dr. Sorli looked through Gerard's most recent notes, before turning to the nurses and asking for his current obs. Apparently satisfied with the results, he turned to Frank.

"Ok. So, we're going to conduct various tests and scans now. You're welcome to go with him, or you can stay here if you prefer?"

"I'll go with him."

Frank stated.

"I'm not letting him out of my sight."

The doctor nodded, then looked at Gerard.

"We'll figure this out.."

He turned back to Frank.

"Try to relax, ok?"

Frank nodded, then the doctor turned to address the two nurses who had remained in the room.
Frank looked down at Gerard's pale face and gently stroked his hair from his forehead, before leaning down to press his lips on the clammy skin.

"It's gonna be ok sweetheart.."

He murmured quietly.

"I'll be right here with you."

Gerard was unconscious, and he didn't stir.
Dr. Sorli stepped to the other side of Gerard's bed and looked at the various monitors for a moment before speaking to Frank.

"Gerard was in pain?"

Frank nodded.

"Was it general, or was it localised somewhere?"

"His stomach.."

Frank replied.

"Though that could just be because of all the times he was sick."

The doctor nodded, making a note.

"Ok. Well, we are going to do a scan of his abdomen now to determine if that is the reason for the pain or not. We'll also look for any abnormalities that could be causing the hormone irregularity."

Frank nodded, and a few minutes later a sonogram machine was wheeled into the room.
Dr. Sorli washed his hands in the sink by the door, as one of the nurses prepared Gerard for the scan. She pulled down the covers that had been placed over him, then lifted up the front of his pyjama top, and edged down the top of his pants. She then turned on the scanning machine and typed in Gerard's name and date of birth, before squeezing some clear gel onto Gerard's stomach, and handing the scanning wand to Dr. Sorli, as he took a seat on the edge of the bed.

The doctor ran the wand through the gel, spreading it around a bit, before pressing it gently against Gerard's skin.

Frank looked at the screen, but all he saw was grey and black. He didn't know what he was looking at, so he turned his attention back to Gerard's face. Nothing had changed! He was still unconscious.

"Huh!"

The doctor said, sounding surprised.
Frank looked up.

"What is it?.. What do you see?"

He looked at the screen again, but still couldn't work it out.

"Hold on."

Dr. Sorli murmured, moving the wand around some more and staring intently at the screen.

"Well, I wasn't expecting that!"

"What?"

Frank asked, concern dripping from his voice.
Dr. Sorli turned his eyes toward Frank.

"I'm not entirely sure what's happening here, so I'm going to bring in a colleague to confirm before I jump the gun and tell you what I think I'm seeing."

He turned to the nurse and spoke to her.

"Abby, could you page Dr. Sager down here for me please?"

"Dr. Sager?.. But she's.."

"I know Abby.."

He cut her off.

"Just page her please."

"What's going on?"

Frank asked as the nurse left the room.
Dr. Sorli met his eyes.

"Let's just wait for Dr. Sager."

He returned to the screen and traced the wand across Gerard's nonexistent belly again, a confused look settling on his face.
Frank tried to steady his breathing, but wasn't having much luck.

"What department is Dr. Sager from?"

Please don't let it be oncology?! Frank silently prayed.
Dr. Sorli didn't answer, and Frank became more and more concerned.
The nurse returned with a short blonde woman with large round glasses, and a confused expression.

"Christopher.."

She addressed Dr. Sorli.

"Why on Earth did you page me?"

Dr. Sorli looked up at her.

"Ahh, Nadine, thank you for coming. I need your opinion on this patient's scan.. Would you take a look please?"

Dr. Sager looked at Gerard then back at the other doctor.

"Christopher.. If this is some kind of joke..."

"It's not. I assure you."

Dr. Sorli stood up and passed the wand to the slightly miffed looking woman.
She sighed, and took his place on the edge of Gerard's bed. Putting more gel onto the wand, she repeated the scan that Dr. Sorli had done, her confused face turning to one of shock.

"What the?.. How?"

She looked at Dr. Sorli, who simply raised his eyebrows and nodded, then turned to speak to Frank.

"This is.. I'm not sure how this is possible."

"What?"

Frank demanded.

"Will someone tell me what the Hell is going on?"

Dr. Sager looked at her colleague.

"You didn't tell him?"

"I didn't know what to tell him."

Dr. Sager turned back to Frank.

"I'm not entirely sure how this has happened, but it appears that Gerard is, in fact, pregnant."

"Like Hell he is!"

Frank barked.

"What kind of quacks are you people?.. He's a man.. He can't be pregnant!"

"Please calm down Mr. Iero.."

Dr. Sorli said carefully.

"I can assure you that we know what we're doing, we just have never seen something like this before.."

He rubbed the back of his neck.

"But we will figure it out. We just need to run some more tests."

Frank looked down at Gerard, feeling himself tear up.

"Please.. Just help him."

Over the next few hours, many, many tests were carried out, and a few minutes after Lucas and Mikey arrived, the results came back.

Frank was sat to Gerard's right, holding his hand, while Lucas and Mikey sat on his left.
Frank had told them what he could, and they were all sat in a confused and stunned silence when Dr.s Sorli and Sager returned.

"Gentlemen."

Dr. Sorli nodded to them.

"This is Gerard's brother, Michael, and my son, Lucas."

Frank introduced.
Both doctors introduced themselves, then Dr. Sager cleared her throat and began.

"So, we have run every possible test, and we've come to the conclusion that Gerard is actually an undiagnosed hermaphrodite."

She studied the three men's faces for any sign that they understood.

"But.."

Mikey spoke up.

"Aren't all hermaphrodites infertile?"

Dr. Sager shook her head.

"That's a popular misconception. It is, theoretically possible for one to become pregnant, or to father a child, but it is really unlikely, as most people with hermaphroditism have incomplete reproductive organs. Gerard's a very rare case, in that he has a complete set of ovaries, Fallopian tubes and a womb. He also has a fully functioning penis and testis. He really is quite unique."

Frank frowned.

"But is it safe for him to continue the pregnancy?.. I mean.. He's already so sick."

"I think the sickness is just what we'd expect- an extreme case of morning sickness. But we will monitor Gerard very closely over the next few days, while we get it under control, and we will make sure that he's fighting fit before we let you take him home."

Dr. Sager smiled softly.

"We will also want to see him frequently during the entire pregnancy, and when the due date approaches, he will need to be admitted in advance, as a c-section will be necessary."

Frank looked down at Gerard, and wondered what he would make of all this when he wakes up.

"Doc?.."

He looked up at the woman before him. She nodded for him to continue.

"When he wakes up, can you help me explain this to him, cos I'm not sure he'll believe me."

Dr. Sager chuckled.

"Of course.. It's a lot to take in, and Gerard will probably have a lot of questions. I'll be here, ok?"

Frank, Mikey and Lucas all nodded.

"Do any of you have any questions?"

Dr. Sorli asked.
Frank and Lucas both shook their heads, but Mikey nodded.

"Yeah, I have one. How come Gerard never knew about this?"

Dr. Sorli nodded.

"Good question."

He opened Gerard's notes and scanned a page for a moment, then looked up and smiled.

"It says here in Dr. Brown's notes that Gerard has never had a blood test in his life; and if he has never had a serious illness, or been admitted to hospital before?.."

Mikey shook his head.

"Then there's no way he could know."

Everyone sat in silence for a few minutes, just trying to absorb all that was said, then Dr. Sager's pager went off. She looked at it and frowned, then looked up.

"I've been paged for an emergency c-section in the ER. But I'm going to call my colleague to take it, as Gerard could wake up at any time."

She stood and left the room to make the call.

"When will he wake up?"

Frank asked, stroking his fingers over Gerard's cheek, that seemed to have a little more colour to it now.

"Soon."

Dr. Sorli assured.

"He was extremely dehydrated and suffering from malnutrition when he arrived, but the drips we've had him on are doing their job, and in all likelihood, he'll regain consciousness within the next hour or so."

Frank nodded.

"Thank you. And I'm sorry about before.. I just couldn't believe what you were telling me."

"Understandable. Don't worry about it."

The door opened and Dr. Sager returned.

"I've made sure that I won't be paged again until further notice. They wanted to know why, but I didn't tell them. I think that the fewer people who know about this, the better."

Dr. Sorli nodded.

"I agree. If news of a pregnant man were to get out, I'm afraid that you'd have the media breathing down your necks the entire time."

Frank nodded.

"You're right. No one needs to know."

"I'm gonna go get a coffee.."

Lucas said, standing from his seat.

"Anyone want one?"

"Please."

Frank and Mikey said in unison, before laughing quietly.

"Docs?"

Lucas raised his eyebrows at the two doctors.

"No thank you."

They both replied.

Lucas nodded, then left the room.
Now, they would just have to wait for Gerard to wake up. Frank prayed that the doctors were right, and that he'd wake up really soon.

Notes

Hi there chipmunks!.. What's up?..

So it's confirmed, though I think we all knew it would be!..

How do you think Gee's going to take the news?.. Good?.. Bad?.. Total freak out?..

Anyway.. Please comment, stay safe, and peace out babies!
<3 Love ya all!