You sighed and took a sip of hot tea before running your hand through your (h/c) locks. Work was piling up by the minute and you were about to pull your hair out, all you wanted was to go home and take a nice hot bath. Although you were seven months pregnant you were still a working women, even if it wasn't necessary; Arthur's paycheck could let the two of you live comfortably on its own.
You sighed at the thought of your husband. He has been on a business trip for two months, so it was just you. You picked up your favorite picture of him, the one taken at the lake. You had taken it right after getting engaged, the two of you had fled to a private lake house for the week. That week was heaven, in the picture Arthur was standing on the bank, the wind visibly running through his hair and his usually bleak expression was relaxed and peaceful.
Now, you weren't so sure if Arthur really cared for you, he was always gone on business trips, or coming home late. You were slowly loosing faith in your relationship with him which was the last thing you wanted. Before marrying Arthur your parents had drilled you about being in a lasting relationship, they didn't doubt that he could provide for you; what they were worried about was your happiness. That added more fuel to the fire, you were already madly in love with him all you needed was the ring.
It's okay... Just one more month and Arthur will be back. He promised me that he would be back in time for your birth.
You smiled and patted your belly before returning back to work. Even though Arthur wasn't always with you, you were still carrying a part of him around. After an exhausting day of work you took a bus home. You ghosted through the door and into the kitchen, it was like you weren't even you. You took out a mug and started boiling some water. It took your mind several seconds to catch up with your body. That's when you noticed the beeping coming from the answering machine.
You wandered over to the table and pressed the glowing red button. "1 new message..." it beeped loudly suddenly there was a static sound.
"Hello love," you held your breath at the familiar voice, "I miss you very much, I hope you and the baby are ok." Arthur sounded tired and worn out , your heart ached for him.
The message went on, "Sorry I haven't called you lately... And I hate that this isn't the happiest of messages," you frowned, "I won't be able to come this month. There is just to many problems that have to be solved right now, so I won't be able to see you.. " His words felt like a kick to the stomach knocking the air out of your lungs.
"But don't be too sad, I'll be back in time for our child to be born. I have to go, I love you."
There was a long beep before it finally clicked off. It was weird, you felt like nothing. Like the world was still moving but you were just taking up space, nothing but air. You didn't notice you were crying until you touched your cheeks and they were wet.
"W-why is this happening to me?" You sobbed grabbing your stomach and sinking to the floor on your knees. You let out a long pitiful but well needed scream before sobbing uncontrollably. You took a deep breath before standing up and swayed to your bedroom. You grabbed a bag and started stuffing clothes to take to your parents.
You spent the next couple of weeks cooling off. Your parents were more then happy to mend your broken heart. "Honey... Don't you think you should call Arthur?" your mom asked a but concerned.
You moaned, "No. He doesn't love me anymore! I'm going to be a single mother," just thinking about him made you cry. It felt like a bad break up in high school. Your mom gave you a comforting hug and stroked your hair. Suddenly you felt a hard pain in your abdomen.
" . I think I'm having contractions."
"Are you sure?" your moms eyes got big with worry. In a blink of an eye your pajama pants were soaked with bodily fluids. You let out a high pitched scream, not that anything hurt it just scared you.
"I heard screaming. Is everything alright?" your father asked poking his head into the living room.
You shook your head no, as quick as he came your father has whisked you into the car and on the way to the hospital.
"Now dear, just because your water broke doesn't mean that you will be givin birth right away."
You nodded your head and worked on steady breathing. The nurses at the hospital put you in a nice room with privacy and a tv. They immiditaly put an IV in your arm and checked your medical history.
A cheeky nurse in purple scrubs came in, " ? Would you like me to inform your husband about your being here?"
"No... He won't be able to even if you called him," although under the influence of numbing drugs you still were stubborn. The nurse shook her head and walked out of the room and into the waiting area.
The nurse spotted your parents holdin hands in a corner. "Your daughter is very stubborn. Would you like me to call her husband?"
They both gave a small smile and nod to approve of her actions. The little nurse went to the front desk to punch in the given numbers. The phone rang for quiet a bit before someone picked up.
"Hello?" a grogiy voice answered from the other end.
"Yes, I was calling to let you know that your wife was imitated to the hospital this evening," the nurse said in a matter of fact tone.
"Blood hell," the man on the other end became alert, "What on Earth for?"
The nurse clicked her pen, "Her water broke and is now in labor. She told me not to call you due to the fact you were on a business trip and wouldn't be able to make it, but it was in best interest that you were informed."
"She's in labor?" there was a shuffling sound on the other end, "I'll be on my way."
The nurse hung the phone up with a satisfies grin and went on to make her rounds. When she came back to your room you were heavily sadated with pain killers.
"You didn't call Arthur did you?" you asked lazily.
The nurse's eye twitched but then she shook her head, "No ma'am. I'm just here to do a ultra sound then be on my way." The nurse came over and began to run a gel onto your stomach and placed the screener on to your belly.
"I can't believe another body is coming out of mine," you slurred. The nurse laughed and kept on staring at the screen. Suddenly her smile beganto falter.
She stood up quickly, "Ma'am I will be right back." With that the nurse quickly left but returned a minute later with a doctor.
The room was silent, then the doctor spoke, " we cannot make out a heart beat. This does happen often so we ask you not to panic."
Your eyes grew big with fear, "I want my parents."
The rest of the night you slipped in and out of consciousness. Every time you closes your eyes image were holding a baby corpse and running after Arthur. Each time you would run until he was gone then you fell, but never hitting the ground bawaking align up.
Your eyes shot open, an extreme pain racked through your body. You hit the nurse button and let out a scream. A team of nurses came swarming into your room, some holding your legs down and another wiping your brow with cold water.
"Steady breaths," a nurse cooed. You let out another grunt, this was worse then you ever imagined!
"Ma'am your husband is here," a nurse said right as Arthur walked in.
"Arthur? What are you-" you let out a scream. Arthur was right at your side holding your hand and kissing your sweaty forehead.
"I'm here.. I won't leave you again," you could barely here Arthur over the pain and chaos but you did hear him. You wanted to slap him for leaving you for so long, but you also wanted to kiss every inch of him.
"Push," the doctor on the end commanded. You took a deep breath and pushed with all your might. Some might compare it to being constipated, but take that times one hundred and a baby elephant.
"Arthur!" you screamed while crushing his hand in your own.
"Youre doing great Poppet. Just a couple of more pushes."
You pushed several more times when abruptly the air was pierced by a high pitched wail. You began to sob and hug your child.
"It's a girl Iggy! Look she even has your eyebrows!" you laughed jokingly. Arthur chuckled and planted a kiss on your messy (h/c) hair.
"She's beautiful," Arthur got on his knees, " (Name) Im so so sorry... I left you all alone." When Arthur looked up there were tears in his green orbs.
You kissed (Baby's Name), "Well.. I don't know what to do. You're just going to leave again and I can't do that to (Baby's Name), she needs a father."
Arthur stood up his gaze never leaving you, " I know. That's why I changed jobs. I will now be governing from England. If Al's alright with you we can move out there and in ally be a family."
"A-Are you serious?" You choked out, you had been waiting for this for so long.
"Yes, and I'd like to renew our vows and go on a honey moon in a couple of years once (Baby's Name) is old enough to have a sitter." You began to weep, Arthur embraced you into a hug. You no longer felt alone, no longer afraid to be the best mother you could possibly be.
