"Argh" Grace screamed in pain "It hurts" she sobbed as she reached for Trevor's hand and gripped it tightly "Ow, make it go away, please, my baby, don't let me lose my baby" by now Grace was so consumed by the pain that she didn't really know what she was saying as her thoughts were focused on the pain and her baby.

Trevor let go of her hand as he looked at her in pain "I'll get a Doctor" he said with no emotion whatsoever.

"Trevor, don't leave me, I don't want to lose you, I need you" Grace cried.

"I'm going to get a Doctor" he told her before walking off only to return minutes later with one.

"Okay, Miss Black we're going to do another scan, I know we did one when you first came in but we need to check everything's still okay with baby"

Grace just nodded as a tear slide down her cheek.

"Can't you give her something for the pain?" Trevor asked.

"We need to do the scan first then if it's all okay we can" the Doctor said distractedly.

The tone of his voice concerned Trevor and suddenly he felt like he couldn't breathe; he needed air so he ran from the room, ignoring the calls of his name.

...

Trevor slowly walked up to the closed curtains of Grace's cubical and took a deep breath before pulling them back to find the bed empty causing him to fear the worst.

He walked out of the cubical to find someone but as he did he saw Grace being wheeled back to her cubical by a nurse.

"What's wrong? Is everything alright?" Trevor asked as he ran over to them.

"Everything's fine" Grace smiled "Why did you just leave like that?" she asked as the nurse helped her back into bed "I needed you"

"Well I'm here now" he snapped at her as the nurse left quietly.

Grace didn't say anything as she looked at him before sighing "I know you hate me, but please we need to stick together for our daughter"

Trevor didn't reply, he just sat down and took her hand in his.

"So the baby's okay for now" Grace told him.

"What do you mean for now?" he asked.

"Trevor, I could still go into early labour" she whispered.

"I know" he whispered back before offering her hand a slight squeeze of reassurance "It'll be okay"

"You can't know that" she said as she removed her hand from his grasp and moved positions on the bed so she was a little comfier.

Trevor watched her as she moved about trying the get herself comfy and he noticed the slight bouts of pain that shot across her face each time she moved.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'll be okay" she reassured him softly as she struggled to hide her pain any longer "It just hurts, I told the Doctor and they don't seem too concerned, they gave me pain relief but they can't up my dosage because it might risk the baby or something"

Once she had found a reasonably comfy position to lay in she reached down and rested her hand on her baby bump.

Letting out a small gasp she felt the baby kicking hard "She's kicking, my baby it's kicking" she said to no one in particular, looking over at Trevor she saw that his eyes where firmly on her bump "Want to feel?" she asked as she reached for his hand and placed in on her bump.

"She's strong" Trevor whispered lovingly "She'll be okay you know, she's a fighter"

Grace attempted a smile but waves of pain kept overcoming her, although she wasn't going to tell anyone, it was mild pain and she could handle it; the scan showed that baby was fine so she just wanted to get out of here now.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" a midwife asked as she entered the room.

"Can I go home yet?" Grace asked "I just want to go home"

"You need to stay in so we can monitor you, if the baby does come you will need immediate care, the baby might be in distress that's why it's important we monitor you closely" the midwife explained.

"But I'm not in pain, I'm fine, baby's fine, I just want to get out of here" Grace said; after nearly 8 hours in the hospital she was beyond fed up.

The midwife smiled at her and explained the reason she wasn't in pain anymore was because of the pain relief they had given her.

"Can I at least go to the toilet?" Grace asked.

"Someone needs to go with you" the midwife told her causing her to huff "I am quite capable of peeing on my own thank you" the midwife sniggered at this and explained it was just for precaution in case anything happened.

"Fine" Grace said in frustration as she went to get off the bed.

"Careful" the midwife said as she rushed to her side "Are you okay walking?"

"Yes, I'm not an invalid" Grace snapped causing Trevor to give the midwife an apologetic look "I can take her if you want" he said as he helped Grace get off the bed.

"Are you sure?" the midwife asked with uncertainty.

"I am here you know" Grace snapped.

"I got it" he said "She's a bit feisty this one" he added in a whisper so only the midwife could hear.

As Grace stepped from the bed she started walking slowly out of the room, Trevor was by her side offering his help but of course she insisted she didn't need it.

"Crap" Grace muttered and before she knew it the midwife was by her side "My water's just broke"

"It's okay, right we need to get you back on the bed" the midwife said.

"She's coming isn't she?" Grace asked as she got back on the bed with the midwife's help.

"Yes, I'm afraid so but it's okay, you and your baby are in the best place"

"Trevor don't leave me" Grace said, her voice laced with fear as she searched for his hand before taking it in her own and hanging onto it like it was her only lifeline.