Chapter 6
Elvis reluctantly was summoned to London for meetings with higher up officers on his future in the army. He preferred to not spend the day in London sitting around and talking but he didn't have much choice in the matter. When he told his special forces teammates that he was considering stopping overseas deployments he was lying. He had already decided that he was going to stop doing overseas deployments.
When he first joined the army he couldn't imagine doing anything else but travelling the world and going on missions. But he has a family now, a bit dysfunctional with Debbie the mother of his first child, Laura said first child and now Georgie his ex-fiancé, potential future wife? pregnant with his second child. Things are not simple.
Elvis luckily had his meetings cut shorter than expected and had time to visit his first born. He walked up the familiar street and smiled when he saw his daughter playing in the park opposite her home, Debbie was watching her from a park bench.
"Hello Deb." Elvis greeted, when he sat down next to her on the bench. Debbie jumped in surprise before she realised it was Elvis. Elvis chuckled at Debs surprised reaction and gave her a platonic kiss on the cheek.
"Elvis, stop doing that." Debbie admonished before letting out a small smile of her own at Elvis' presence, Laura loves seeing her father.
"Sorry," Elvis apologised without being sincere. "How's my little princess?" Elvis asked while being unable to take his eyes off his daughter. She hadn't seen him yet otherwise she would be all over him with hugs and kisses.
"Laura's fine, my parents took her to toys'r'us the other day, so she is very satisfied with her new cuddly bunny." Debbie informed him. She's used to Elvis popping up out of nowhere and asking for an update on Laura, free time for Elvis is unpredictable with his job so it was nice that he spent any time that he had with Laura.
"That's good," Elvis said, feeling sad, an emotion he often feels when he realises he missed out on something else with his daughter. "Oh look I think she's seen me." Elvis announced when he saw her identical dark eyes lock onto her father's. Laura squealed in delight before getting up off the ground on wobbly legs to run over to her father. Elvis got up from the bench and kneeled down ready to catch his daughter who was running over to him as fast as her little legs could take her.
"Daddy!" Laura squealed as she ran into her fathers' arms. Elvis caught her and lifted her up, swinging her around in circles for a minute before standing still, letting her clear the dizziness from her head. Elvis sat back down on the bench with Laura on his lap.
"Daddy no owie?" Laura asked innocently while touching his face with her tiny pudgy hands.
"Owie all gone princess." Elvis told her while kissing the hands that were still resting on his face. Laura giggled as the smallest of facial hair tickled her hands. She then squirmed to get down, so Elvis gently set her down and she started running back to the sandbox but stopped halfway there when she realised her daddy wasn't following her.
"Daddy play!" Laura demanded with an outreached hand in Elvis' direction. Elvis grinned that his daughter wanted to play with him and quickly got up to follow her.
They played for the rest of the afternoon together.
It was in the evening when Elvis got the text that he had been waiting for. Elvis had just read Laura a story and Debbie had then went to settle her down for a sleep. Georgie had texted him that she had booked an appointment with her gynaecologist in 2 days' time at 11. Elvis texted back to say that he'll be there, he's excited and nervous at the same time.
Debbie noticed when she re-entered her sitting room the wide grin Elvis was sporting when looking at his phone. She knew that look, Elvis was head over heels for someone. He only ever looked that way when it came Georgie.
"Someone special?" Debbie asked curiously when she sat down beside him. Elvis looked up from his phone to Debbie and gave her an excited look mixed with nervousness. Since when has Elvis Harte ever been nervous about anything Debbie thought.
"Yeah, it's… Georgie." Elvis hesitated in telling Debbie, not wanting to bring any bad memories up. Debbie had apologised over and over for ruining his wedding with dropping the whole baby news on him hours before he was meant to marry Georgie. He knew she was sorry, she didn't have a malicious bone in her body, it was just wrong timing.
"Georgie? Are you back together?" Debbie asked in surprise with a hint of happiness. She thought he had a new girl, but she didn't think it was his ex-fiancé.
"Um no but believe me when I say I'm doing my best to change that." Elvis told her with a cunning smirk. Debbie smiled, hoping that Georgie would give him another chance, she could tell that Elvis is miserable without her and she hadn't seen him as happy in the 2 years since they broke up, seeing Laura aside.
"Good, you guys are meant to be." Debbie told him honestly, truly believing that Georgie and Elvis are the very definition of soulmates.
"Thanks Deb," Elvis told her before hesitating on his next sentence "She's um actually pregnant." Elvis decided to tell her. The baby would be Laura's younger brother or sister. They would all be family in a confusing way.
"Oh." Debbie exclaimed, unsure on what to say. Georgie's pregnant with her current fiancé's baby and Elvis still has hope of getting back together with Georgie? Debbie was confused as to whether she was missing something, or Elvis had been hit in the head too many times.
"The baby is mine." Elvis clarified when he saw Debbie looking unsure on what to say. Debbie's eyes widened in surprise.
"Oh wow! Congratulations!" Debbie told him as quietly as she could to not wake Laura and gave him a quick hug. Elvis grinned in excitement, whenever someone tells him that he gets all these ecstatic feelings bubbling up that makes him want to dance.
"But I um thought you said you weren't back together?" Debbie questioned with a frown.
"Yeah, we spent a night together a couple months ago in Kenya, Georgie found out about the baby a week ago and told me a few days ago." Elvis explained while scratching his head.
"So she's still quite early on in her pregnancy?" Debbie asked curiously, ignoring the fact that Elvis told her while in the hospital 4 weeks ago that Georgie and her more recent fiancé broke up the day Elvis was shot, a few weeks after coming back from Kenya.
"Yeah, our night together was about 9 weeks ago." Elvis said with a faint smile as he reminisced that night. Debbie looked at him with an endearing smile. She knew when she first met Elvis that she wasn't the one for him and he wasn't the one for her, but she wanted a bit of fun at the time and he was perfect for that. Now all she wants is for him to find some happiness because he deserves it. Ever since knowing about Laura he has stepped up in every way possible and she can't thank him enough for all the support and love that he brings to Laura and her lives. She can see that Georgie is the one for him clear as day and she hopes that she gives him another chance, especially with their own baby on the way now.
"Want a bit of free advice Elvis?" Debbie asked, breaking Elvis out of his thoughts. Elvis nodded, knowing that Debbie would never steer him wrong.
"Fight for Georgie, you guys belong together." Debbie told him honestly. Elvis smiled, knowing that wasn't the first time someone had told him that. Elvis soon left Debbie's house after, it was getting late and he wanted to get back to Manchester, back to Georgie.
It was the day of Georgie's gynaecologist appointment and Elvis was sitting in the car outside her house, waiting for Georgie to appear. Since Max's outburst with not allowing Elvis in the house, Elvis had been respecting Max's wish and had remained outside when visiting Georgie. Elvis understood Max's view point and knows that he will come around eventually. Max is the baby's grandfather and Elvis wants them to all get along once the baby comes so he will give Max time to digest the news of the baby and Elvis appearing in their lives again, not going anywhere this time.
Elvis thought it had been nice the last couple of days with Georgie coming out to his car to talk to him and for Elvis to bring her favourite breakfast at the moment of cinnamon croissants from the café around the corner. It was her first craving and she couldn't get enough. Elvis loved to watch her eat it, her face full of pure happiness. It was the little things that he realised that he took for granted before. Georgie always tells him to stop staring at her when she's eating but even she could see the total adoration on his face and it made her feel good about herself. It made her crave for his company more.
Elvis was brought back to earth from daydreaming when he heard the passenger door open. Georgie plopped into his passenger seat with a raised eyebrow ready.
"I told you I could have taken the bus and met you at the hospital." Georgie said in greeting. Elvis ignored her for a moment and immediately swooped down to plant a kiss on her forehead, it was becoming his signature way to touch her without going over the line and receiving Georgie's strong right hook. Elvis thought that Georgie even seems to enjoy it now as well because she hadn't complained about it and she always has a little smile afterwards when he pulls back. There it is, Elvis thought with a smirk, seeing the hint of a smile on her lips.
"Why would you take the bus when you've got me?" Elvis asked incredulously with a mock frown. Elvis started the car and pulled away from the curb.
"So I don't have to listen to you singing along to Nickelback?" Georgie retorted with a chuckle and gave a look of mock horror.
"What? You love my singing!" Elvis joked with a grin. Georgie giggled when he started singing randomly and pulled different faces to her before turning his eyes back on the road.
"Yeah when I'm drunk I find it hilarious, not so much now." Georgie told him while snuggling into the warm leather seat of the car.
"Hey, the last song I sang for you was Neil Diamonds' Sweet Caroline and it wasn't meant to be hilarious." Elvis told her, trying to be serious with her but he couldn't hide his smile that burst onto his face.
Georgie chuckled as she remembered the night about 2 years ago when they stumbled into a London karaoke bar with Spanner and his date and they sang the night away after quite a few drinks, it was nice because Elvis and Spanner were on tour the next day and Georgie would be by herself again and they all wanted one good night together before being separated for however long.
"I know it wasn't meant to be but the way I was tossing those gin and tonics back, anything was hilarious." Georgie explained, smiling as she remembered the happy night.
"Oh yes I remember, I had to carry you back to my place- damsel in distress style." Elvis reminisced while reading the delight on Georgie's face as she remembered too. The car came to a stop behind another car that were waiting for the lights. Elvis pulled the handbrake up and turned to watch Georgie who continued to think back to their good memories.
"You know Spanner and the rest of my team will be in Manchester next week for a training exercise, we could meet up with them for a laugh and that if you want?" Elvis asked her after a few seconds of pause.
Georgie looked at Elvis with a small smile. "Yeah that sounds good-" Georgie was saying before they felt the impact of a car hit the back of theirs.
Their bodies were thrusted up against their seatbelts, knocking the air out of them but holding them in place enough for them to not knock their heads into the dashboard/steering wheel. They both shook their heads after a moment, wondering what the hell happened. Elvis came around sooner and started to tug on his seatbelt frantically so that he could check on Georgie.
"Georgie! Georgie!" He called frantically while trying to release the stuck seatbelt. His heart plummeted when she didn't answer back.
"Georgie! Are you alright?" Terror absolutely clear in his voice. Elvis unclicked his seatbelt finally and leaned over to the passenger side of the car.
"Georgie!" He called again when she didn't answer immediately. She was in a daze.
"Elvis!" Georgie exclaimed when she shook out of the shock.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Elvis asked concerned, reaching up to cup her face with both his hands so her eyes focused on his. Georgie shook her head.
Elvis moved his hands down from her face to press light touches on her limbs and body to make sure she's not in any pain. When he came to her stomach he cupped it gently and rubbed it soothingly with his whole hand.
"Is the baby ok? Any pain?" Elvis asked her worriedly, keeping his hands on her stomach- the first time he had touched it since Georgie had told him she was pregnant.
"No, No I'm fine and so is the baby," Georgie told him, finding her voice before taking off her seatbelt. "Are you ok?" Georgie asked Elvis, cupping his face to check for any bruising or signs of a concussion- she didn't see if he hit his head or not.
"I'm fine, I'm more worried about you. We should get you and the baby checked at the hospital." Elvis replied, still really concerned. Georgie who knew that nothing would calm him down till she and the baby were checked by a doctor, she found it really sweet how protective he is of both of them. Elvis told her to stay inside the car before he got out to talk to the male car driver that crashed into them and she could have sworn that she heard Elvis call her his pregnant wife. They both exchanged insurance details before Elvis got back in the car, he just really wanted to get to the hospital, so he didn't bother to have a go with the man who rear ended them. He drove around the corner to the hospital and tried to not glance at Georgie too often, knowing it will irritate her. Elvis parked the car and took her hand to pull her in the direction of A and E.
"Come on, I'm not going to be satisfied till I'm told by a doctor that you both are going to be fine." Elvis told her determinedly.
Georgie pulled back on his hand.
"I'm not going to A and E. My gynaecologist can check us both over." Georgie told him, pulling him by the hand to the main entrance of the hospital.
Elvis tugged on her hand to get her to stop with a look on his face to say don't fight me.
"Look Elvis, I'm honestly fine ok. The reality is that if we go to A and E we will be sitting there for 2 hours while waiting to be seen and then I'll be referred to a gynaecologist anyway to check on the baby." Georgie told him truthfully. Elvis hesitated on his stance after hearing that.
"Plus I don't want to miss my appointment. We have 10 minutes we can still make it. Don't you want to see our baby on the ultrasound?" Georgie added, knowing Elvis' weakness, he couldn't shut up about it for days and he loved it when she said 'our' baby.
"Ok, but we are going to tell your doctor about the accident, so she knows to check the baby over thoroughly." Elvis conceded much to Georgie's relief.
"Ok, Thank you." Georgie told him with a smile and squeezed his hand before she started hurrying them along, so they could still make their appointment.
Voila Chapter 6! enjoy! Review to let me know your thoughts on this chapter