A/N - apologies for the huge delay between posting chapters 1 and 2, I got bogged down with writing and forgot to actually post lol! anyways, this is chapter 3, there are some huge story lines coming in the future (i'm currently writing chapter 18) and lots of fluff between Ballie and Fridget to keep us all going. I'm changed direction with the story from where it was originally meant to be, just to give you an idea of what to expect (SPOILERS) This was going to just be a few chapters of Fluff as Bea recovers. but after a dream i had, i decided to alter that into making this fic more about Wentworth overall, so we will be seeing a lot more of our favorite characters, as well as some not so favorites. Bea will be asking a huge favor from Frankie, which will result in Frankie having to do a lot of work that will impede on her time with Bridget. Alliances will be made, Traitors will be caught, and over all, you will have to join me on the journey to what will hopefully be a happy ending.
I hope you enjoy reading, and if you could take the time to drop me just a little review, they make my day and let me know that i'm on the right track with the story line.
Thanks all
AL
After a sleepless night, Bea lay grumpily in her bed playing a game on the iPad Bridget had brought in for her.
It was 9 am and she had just finished having her bed bath and change. The nurses had managed to get her sat in a chair whilst they stripped and changed her bed. Then had gotten her settled back in and comfortable. Her urine and feces bag had been changed out, and the nurses had even managed to spray a dry shampoo through her hair and brush her mane out for her. She felt a world better, but was in a world of pain deep within her gut from being moved around.
Frankie entered the room without knocking, a huge grin on her face as she smiled at the redhead.
"I see you took my advice, you scrub up well" Frankie laughed as she planted a kiss to Bea's head.
"I thought you were bringing the girls from the prison" Bea asked as she realized Frankie had entered alone.
"Desperate to see your girlfriend ay?" Frankie smirked as Bea tried to deny the accusation, but just making herself sound like a fumbling idiot. "they are in the room next door having a final search. Then they will be brought in and uncuffed. There will be a guard on the door all day and Gidge will be in here so they are taking the risk of trusting them to not cause a riot and break out"
Upon seeing Bea's concern etched all over her face, Frankie let out a roar of laughter "chill Queen Bea, they are your friends, they are good people, they are here only to check up on you because they love you" Frankie watched as Bea nodded uncertainly as the sound of the door opened behind her and the motley crew began to enter.
Liz came first, squealing with delight as her eyes laid upon Bea, she rushed over grabbing her hands and giving her a huge smile. "it's good to see you love!" her grin stretched even wider.
Next came Maxine, her head still wrapped in a head scarf, which Bea knew from Frankie's explanation was due to the woman going through chemo. "Bea! You look fantastic, you've had me worried sick!"
Boomer entered next "Bea" she grinned as she placed a large packet of biscuits down next to Bea and Liz's hands.
Bea smiled at the kind gesture, looking at each woman and trying to put faces to the names from Frankie and Bridget's description. There was one missing though, Bea sought out Frankie's eyes questioningly, wondering if the girl she had heard so much about had decided not to come.
Frankie smiled softly at Bea, reading her nervousness instantly, as she made to move to go check up on the blonde bombshell that she still couldn't believe Bea had bagged, she met eyes with her own blonde bombshell as she entered the room, her hand in the middle of Allies back as she pushed her gently into the room.
Bea's jaw dropped as she took in the blonde woman who had just entered with Bridget. She was looking down at the ground nervously, her blonde hair flowing softly into her face. In her hands was a huge bouquet of flowers.
Frankie raised her eyebrows questioningly at Bridget, who just smirked and winked in return before turning to Bea.
Bridget took turns introducing each person to Bea, trying to ease the awkwardness for the bedridden woman, but she couldn't hide the smirk when she realized Bea was paying her no attention, her eyes were firmly locked on the last prisoner to enter the room.
Allie, finally finding the strength to battle her nerves looked up and her eyes instantly met Bea's. She gasped a breath as her eyes lay upon the woman she never thought she would see again.
"I got you some get well flowers" Allie announced shyly. She had been fully coached on Bea's situation and warned that Bea may be a little standoffish with her whilst she tried to regain her memory. She was nervous as hell to look in Bea's eyes and see no recollection there. But as their eyes met across the room, she could see that Bea's eyes were full of desire, intrigue and want.
"your beautiful" Bea announced. "they…. They are beautiful. The flowers I mean… thank you" Bea groaned as the other occupants of the room tried to swallow their sniggers at Bea's reaction her girlfriend.
"are you saying she's not beautiful?" Frankie asked, receiving a glare from Bridget.
"no … I mean yes she's beautiful… well stunning… but I meant the flowers were beautiful…too" Bea muttered, her cheeks reddening further as the group of women around her laughed softly as their resolves cracked.
"sorry" Bea muttered self consciously before turning her attention to picking her fingernails.
"god this is going to be so much fun" Frankie announced, flinching when she received a playful slap from Bridget. "stop being a bitch Frankie!"
"Ouch!" Frankie threw a glare are Bridget, who returned a warning for her to behave.
"well, now that we have established that Allie is beautiful… and so are the flowers… who is up for a donut" Frankie giggled after receiving a glare from Bea.
Liz, Boomer and Maxine all made their way over to the large box Frankie was holding out. Allie took the opportunity to get a bit closer to Bea, placing the large display of blooms on her bedside table. Bea noticed for the first time the small 'get well soon' balloon poking out.
"how are you feeling?" Allie asked softly, sitting nervously on a chair besides the bed. The group of women trying their hardest to give the two lovers a moment of privacy whilst being intrigued to see Bea's reaction.
"I've been better…" Bea answered shyly.
"Frankie told me that you haven't been too well either. How are you going?" Bea asked sweetly. Her throat feeling dry as her nerves built up.
"I feel a lot better now. Especially seeing you… alive" Allie said, then cursed herself for being too obvious.
"I'm glad your feeling better" Bea finally replied, her eyes not once leaving Allies face.
The two women sat in silence, just staring at each other, both lost in their own worlds.
"this must be awful for you, not being able to remember and having all these new faces around you" Allie finally broke the silence, causing Bea to start.
"God it's like watching some trashy high school lesbian TV show" Frankie muttered receiving scowls from everyone but Allie who laughed softly.
"Sorry about her" Bea muttered, feeling completely mortified at Frankie's embarrassing antics.
"Don't, it's fine. You always used to tell me you felt like a teenager anyway" Allie smirked softly, enjoying the soft flush of Bea's cheeks.
"I'm sorry, I don't…" Bea trailed off feeling terrible that she couldn't remember a thing about the woman before her.
"don't apologize… you have nothing to apologize for. Just focus on healing, and we will work everything else out in time" Allie smiled softly, finding herself blushing a little as Bea's eyes softened.
"thanks" Bea muttered softly. Unsure what to do or say next. She glanced to Frankie for help, who immediately picked up on the situation and took control.
"ok… we need to help Queen Bea remember, so who has a funny story to tell her about herself?" Frankie asked as Bea groaned, doubting her judgment in asking Frankie for help.
The day wore on as the hours passed, the women sitting in a large circle as they chatted animatedly. Bea was fascinated by the stories she was being told, by the bond and friendliness between all the women who come from so many different backgrounds. She stole as many glances as she could at the beautiful blonde woman sat next to her, blushing profusely each time the blonde woman looked her way and caught her staring.
"well I'm afraid it's time we got moving ladies" Bridget announced sadly, wishing she had the power to grant the women to stay for longer. Each woman bit their tongue on their comments, knowing that Bridget had gone out of her way for them as a favor to Frankie and it wouldn't be fair to complain to her.
The women began saying their goodbyes, each giving Bea a gentle and slightly awkward hug before congregating at the door. The day had gone a long way into Bea getting reacquainted with each women, and she felt comfortable, welcomed and accepted by them all, but in all reality they were still strangers up until that morning.
Allie offered a shy wave. "I will see you soon Bea, stay strong and get better soon yeah?" Allie smiled when Bea nodded nervously.
"I'm just going to shut this curtain and give you two love birds some privacy… remember we will be able to hear though, so no funny business" Frankie threw a wink at Bea before she slid the curtain shut.
"Ouch, the hell was that for?" Frankie complained after a thud echoed in the room.
"Your as subtle as a spade to the face Frankie, embarrassing them both like that" Bridget nagged much to the amusement of the other lady lag's.
Bea and Allie grinned at each other as they listened to the antics on the other side of the curtain. Both too nervous to say anything.
"Thanks again for the flowers Allie, they really are beautiful and it was really sweet of you" Bea finally broke the silence. Glancing at the bouquet again, wondering if she had ever seen such a large spray before.
"That's ok, I just wanted you to have something near you to remind you of me and that I'm thinking of you and hoping you get better soon" Allie murmured as she perched on the edge of the chair that she had just vacated.
"I know this probably sounds silly to you, but it was really nice meeting you today" Bea smiled sweetly.
"well I have to say that today's meeting was much nicer than our original meeting" Allie smirked, remembering Bea catching her checking her out in the shower before she slammed Allie into the shower wall, cutting her eyebrow before threatening her whilst her wet and extremely naked body was pressed up against her back.
"why, how did we originally meet?" Bea asked, intrigued by the smile playing on Allies beautiful face. As she asked the question, her eyes focused solely on Allies lips and didn't tear away until Allie had finished recounting the tale.
"wow… I sound like a bitch, I'm sorry I hurt you" Bea frowned.
"don't be, it was a misunderstanding. And your not a bitch. Your amazing, and beautiful, and caring, and sweet. And when no one else is around you are so adorable and loving and kind" Allie trailed off, stopping herself before the word attentative came out, she flushed slightly as images of the only time they had made love flashed through her mind.
"wow… well so far all I have heard is stories bout me bashing people or killing people" Bea frowned, she really wasn't comfortable with the person everyone was telling her she was. Allie was the first person to tell her something about her former self that didn't make her ashamed.
"I have plenty of stories about how beautiful you are inside and out, I will tell you some next time I see you" Allie promised.
"when will that be?" Bea asked without thought, flushing when she realized how open she had been.
"I'm not sure, as soon as possible, but it all depends on vinegar tits. I would visit every day if I could"
"i… I would like that" Bea stammered, the butterflies in her tummy going crazy.
"we've gotta go guys" Frankie announced from behind the curtain.
"one more minute" Bea announced without thinking. She smiled softly at Allie who returned her smile. They sat silently for a few moments.
"I should go before they handcuff me and drag me away" Allie finally broke the spell, Bea nodded, but her head dropped as her heart sunk.
"hey come on beautiful, I need you to keep smiling" Allie muttered, her hand cupping Bea's face instinctively. Bea leaned into the contact, her eyes closing as she enjoyed the sensation. Allie watched on, her heart in her mouth. She never for one moment expected this display of affection to happen today.
"Come on lovebirds" Frankie called causing Bea's eyes to flick open, meeting Allies they smiled bashfully at each other.
"Frankie, can I borrow your phone for a second?" Bea asked sweetly, as Frankie pulled open the curtain.
"Yes because we are already running late now so why not make us even later by making a call" Frankie shook her head in confusion.
"I want to take a picture of me and Allie for you to print for me" Bea announced shyly.
"Great idea!" Frankie said, tossing her phone to Allie, who upon Bea's patting of the bed, reached up to join her. They both smiled into the camera as Allie took a couple of selfies. She laid the phone down, glancing into Beas eyes, her breath catching in her throat at being so close to her love after so long.
"I don't expect you to say it back, I know things are going to take some time for you to get better and back on your feet, but I want you to know that I love you, so very much, and I will be waiting for you to come home, and will help you and support you with anything, and I'm extremely proud of how well you are handling all of this" Allie whispered before leaning in and planting a long kiss on Bea's forehead, upon not feeling Bea pull away she rested her lips there for a few moments, wrapping her arms around Beas shoulders. She didn't notice Bea pick up the phone and snap a few more pictures of the moment, hoping that they would turn out well and she could have a permanent reminder of the moment.
"come on you two break it up" Frankie smiled as she pulled back the curtain, this time her smile was full of sadness and apologies for having to break up the moment.
"before you all go, do you think it would be ok to get a group photo?" Bea asked nervously. All of the women agreed and carefully crowded in around Bea. They all smiled into the photo as Frankie pulled a few shots before announcing "funny faces" and snapping more pictures.
Bridget got up and swiped the phone. "Now a few without the prison official that shouldn't be seen getting that friendly with the prisoners" Bridget smirked at the group who laughed, thoroughly enjoying seeing this of their counsellor.
"From what I hear, you got friendlier than that". All the women stopped and looked to the source of the voice and Bea smiled shyly.
"Bloody hell red… payback is brutal" Frankie laughed, the rest of the group joining in the laughter when they realized the comment had been taken with jest.
Bridget shook her head, choosing to ignore the jibe as she snapped several photos, just happy to see her other half so happy.