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Chapter 7: The Bully-Part 1

Stu held his breath as he stepped into the hospital. A glanced around, gathered his wits together and marched to Amy's room. Luckily he had been told where she was, so he didn't have to go through the hassle of trying to get a nurse to tell him where she was.

As he reached her room, he straightened his jacket and stood in the doorway. Amy was sitting on her bed swinging her legs looking out of the window; her wild curls swirled around her head dramatically. He swallowed to stop himself crying out how he felt; he wanted to tell her diplomatically. He stepped in, and cleared his throat.

"Finally, I thought you were nev...." Amy stopped mid-sentence when she saw Stu "What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you Amy" To say her name again, to say it to her face made his heartache to be near her. He stepped closer to her, and stopped when he was almost able to reach out and touch her. Amy stood up and backed away from him.

Amy had felt her heart jump into her throat when she had looked up and seen Stu standing in the doorway. She wasn't ready for this. The courage she had used at the wedding, had shocked her. Stu had almost managed to persuade her to marry him again, but she had said no. She couldn't do it again, not yet and not now. She blinked back tears as she saw the hope building in Stu's eyes. She knew why he was here, and she was scared he would get it. She swallowed before speaking.

Maxine had found it hard to stop herself speeding on the way to the hospital. She wanted to make sure that Amy was all right, having not seen her awake herself yet. She was curious as to what had happened and she prayed that Amy would confide in her for once, without her having to beg. When she arrived at Amy's room she took a step back when she heard Stu's voice, she glanced round the doorframe and found her daughter on the verge of tears arguing with Stu. She stayed by the door to listen, not that she wanted to pry but she didn't want to interrupt and she wanted to know what was going on if Amy refused to speak later.

"Stu why did you come here? I didn't ask for you and there is no need for you to be here!"

"Amy I still love you and when I heard you were in the hospital I flew straight back!"

"How did you find out I was here.... I know my family didn't call you.... who told you?"

"I know somebody who works here, they didn't know we didn't get married and when they saw your file she phoned to see if I was ok! You should have contacted me!"

"Stu.... I don't want you in my life...." He stepped towards her and touched her arm "And I don't want you near me!" She pulled her arm away.

"Amy, she told me!"

"Told you what?" Amy looked away, hoping he didn't know.

"She told me that you are pregnant!"

"I amnotpregnant!"

"She read it straight from the file, why would she lie?" Stu pulled her close to him.

Maxine felt rage building up inside of her. He really was a bully, and he just didn't give up. She wanted to storm in and save her daughter but she knew it was something that Amy had to do herself to recover.

"I'm not pregnantanymore...."

Maxine did a double take; Amy had been pregnant!? It explained her change in moods lately and the fact that she had been feeling ill in the mornings. She felt hurt that Amy hadn't confided in her. But she started to think about the bigger picture and realised that maybe the news Kyle had, had to tell her was that she had been pregnant, and that she had maybe lost it. She calmed down slightly; realising that even though her daughter did like to keep her distance, she was rubbish at hiding this kind of thing and would her told her.