She'd lost her again. Her baby girl, swept out from underneath her and there was nothing she could do. No matter how hard she tried, no matter what she felt it would never be enough.

Connie sat in her office as tears began to cascade down her cheeks. She tried steadying her breathing but every time she tried Grace invaded her thoughts.

One final time Connie wiped away the tears that had fallen and stood up pulling on her coat. She wandered out of the office locking the door before Jacob crept up beside her taking her hand in his without saying a word, although she knew he wanted to.

"I did the right thing. I'm the one that gave up on- on Grace." Jacob stopped walking but still held her hand as he turned to look down at her. He could see how much she was hurting and what it was taking for her to let her little girl walk back out of her life again.

Jacob couldn't stand back and watch as the woman he loved broke like this. "Look... Bottom line is, are you going to pay for that for the rest of your life? That was then and this is now... You're not on your own, because I'm here."

Connie looked up at Jacob before letting her gaze fall no longer able to maintain the facade that she'd created and held for so long. This man really cared about her, no one had ever been by her side quite like he was. "Come here..."

Jacob pulled Connie into his chest as she began to cry. Tears fell down her cheeks as she kept her arms tightly wrapped around him. "Now you can either stand here and feel sorry for yourself... Or... Follow your heart, for once."

Connie couldn't keep running but could she really do this. Could she get to Grace and prove how much she meant to her, would she even want to see her again after letting her go. Could she be a Mum again? Connie looked up at Jacob nodding briefly before pulling away from him and running to her car.

She was too busy fumbling about with her belt and the keys as Jacob climbed in beside her. Connie looked over about to question him as to what he was doing but didn't get the chance. "Shut up and drive." Connie lingered for a brief moment before turning back to the wheel and starting the engine.

The whole drive was full of thoughts whirling around Connie's head. The only thing she knew was that she couldn't lose Grace, not now not ever. She was her world and it had just taken her time to realise how much she needed her in her life.

Jacob's hand settled on her thigh as she continued to drive. Nothing would stop her from reaching her baby girl. She drove as fast as she could with little care of anything except her final destination.

The drive had never seemed so long as it did in this moment. All she wanted was Grace in her arms. She regretted ever standing back and letting her walk away. She found herself questioning if she would be doing this if Jacob wasn't beside her, pushing her forwards.

Connie continued to drive recklessly across the city, she couldn't risk not seeing her. The silence broke when Connie asked Jacob something she'd wanted to all day. "Why?" Jacob looked up at her not expecting her to speak.

"Because Connie, whether you believe it or not people care about you, a lot. You might have given up on yourself but I haven't... I know how much you love Grace and we both know how much your world fell apart when you saw her here again."

Connie listened to him but tried not to think about his words as she knew she wouldn't be able to control her emotions and right now, she was in desperate need of clear vision at this speed. "Thank you-" "Don't, this is about you and your baby girl not me. Just drive."

Connie glanced at him quickly before nodding and pressing her foot to the floor as they shot past everyone else on the road. They were so close but they'd be leaving now, how could she compete with a plane!

They drove into the small airport and sped through the hangar until they rounded the plane and stopped the car. Connie was out of it before she'd barely stopped with Jacob following her.

Connie stopped the other side of the plane but her breathing quickened as she panicked about the response she'd get from her daughter. She turned to Jacob who put an arm out and held her looking down at her.

Their eyes met, Jacob didn't need to say anything and neither did Connie. It was hard for her to show what she wanted and he knew that this would be one of the hardest things she'd ever do. Connie spun back around, tears forming in her eyes as the plane door was opened to reveal Grace with Sam behind.

Connie moved forwards so that she was only footsteps away from her daughter. Her throat felt dry and she wanted the ground to open and swallow her up. It was now or never.

Grace walked down the steps with a smile as she faced her Mum. Connie reached forwards and placed her hands either side of Grace's face. "Sweetheart, giving you up..." Her voice was shaky from the emotions that were passing through her. It was obvious how much she was hurting, no longer trying to hide from Grace how much she missed her. "Giving you up wass the worst thing I've ever done and I will never ever do that again..." Connie pulled Grace into her arms as the tears freely fell down her cheeks.

"I love you so much..." Connie held onto Grace as she rested her chin on her Mum's shoulder. Grace held on just as tightly, it was all she had ever wanted to hear her Mum say. Grace smiled as her eyes watered. "I'm so sorry." Connie's face was stained with her tears, everything in that moment was obvious.

Sam stood behind with a shocked look on his face. He had never expected Connie to fight back, for her to stop them from getting back on with their lives. Jacob watched as Sam looked on at them. He had nothing against the guy, well other than the NHS remarks and taking the women he loved child away, but he was glad they seemed to have one up on Sam in that moment.