Just got in from work. So here we go. Need a chapter or so to get back in the swing, so a shorty to start.
"Harry's not himself."
"Bloody hell, still!"
"I think he's missing Ruth" said Beth.
"She's only been off five days, god knows how he coped when she was in Cyprus." Alec was still getting used to the rollercoaster.
"What's up?" asked Tariq on his way in.
"Harry."
"Oh, right," he didn't stop.
"When's she back, then?" said Alec.
"Tomorrow."
"Good."
Harry wanted Ruth back. He wasn't used to her having time off. The grid was empty and so was he. It make him think of when she was away and he, like Alec wondered how he had coped for so long.
Ruth didn't know what she wanted. She was still in shock. She'd told the doctor that it was complicated but only now was she beginning to realise how much.
Analyse Ruth, analyse.
Fact One. She didn't want to give up work, work was who she was.
Fact Two. She'd seen what kind of life Wes had had, and she couldn't do that to a child.
Fact Three. She couldn't work and look after a baby.
Fact Four. She would be a single parent, he didn't want children, surely.
Fact Five. Did she even want a baby.
Fact Six. She had wanted Nico and loved him but that was a different world, a different life.
Fact Seven. It wasn't fair for her to have a baby.
But then…..
But then…
Fact Eight - it's Harry's baby.