Chapter Seven
LJ held Leanne for what seemed like forever in the waiting room "He's a fighter lee he will pull through.
Leanne nodded, too afraid to speak for fear she would lose control of her emotions again. The Nurse walked into the room, Leanne lifted her head to look at her
"He's just been brought out of surgery. It will be a few hours before you can see him."
"He's Okay," Leanne said letting a few tears trace her face.
"It's too early to say, but he got through the surgery,"
Leanne waited for what seemed to be an eternity. Finally, she got the okay to see Wyatt. With careful steps, she walked down the corridor to his room, praying he was all right. Leanne lightly knocked on the door before she entered.
Wyatt appeared to be asleep, wrapped generously in hospital blankets. His face was pale. it was enough for Leanne's tears to begin. She wondered if she should be there at all. After all, she was responsible for all this in a way. If she continued to be in Wyatt's life, she would just cause him more pain.
However, as she approached the cold metal at the side of his bed, looking down at him, she knew she could never walk away. As much as she loved him, she wasn't willing to let him go. He had become the only love of her life never to let her down and despite their rocky beginning, they were now in a place that most people never came close to. Leanne knew without question she would die for Wyatt, and seeing him and this hospital bed, she knew he felt the same.
Gently tracing the lines of his face "Oh Wyatt," she whispered gently, lightly kissing his forehead. Pulling back the sheets carefully, she noted his shoulder was bandaged and his chest was bare except for the large strip of gauze covering his stab wound to the abdomen.
Wyatt slept soundly, looking so troubled, so tired. Leanne took his hand softly in hers. Rubbing her fingers over his knuckles, she kissed them tenderly and then placed his hand over her chest. Her heart ached as it pounded against his masculine fingers. "Don't leave me!" she sighed, letting a sorrowful cry escape her lips. She placed his hand back on the cool sheets and wiped the tears from her eyes.
Leanne pulled up a chair and took his hand once again, keeping vigil until he awoke.
L J Chris Lucy and Kay moved around the bed allowing Leanne to be near him and watched her. L J hugged Kay and Chris held Lucy tight.
Not even an hour later, Wyatt opened his eyes, unnoticed by Leanne who had her head buried against his arm. He watched her as she cried softly against him. Part of him wanted to smile because she was so concerned, and he knew their love was real. The other part of him knew he couldn't smile because it would hurt. Thoughts raced through his head, and the one thing that had sustained him was that she was with him, safe. He could live with being hurt and in pain, but if Leanne; if she had been injured, he would never forgive himself.
She had become the only reason to live, the only reason not to drink himself to death and waste his life away. For the first time in his life, he had someone to count on, someone who needed him just as much as he needed her, and he fed off of that. It gave him strength to do anything, face any challenge as long as she was by his side. They would get through this together.
Chris and L J looked up and saw from their seats "Bro your awake," LJ said relief in his voice.
"Leanne!?" he said gently, lightly squeezing her hand in his. He didn't have much strength, and to her it felt like a like brush against her palm, but she felt it nonetheless.
Her eyes lifted fast meeting his. When Leanne looked up, she resisted the urge to hug him tightly, knowing it would be too painful for him. She couldn't get out any words. She just shook her head and let the tears fall down her cheeks.
"Hey, hey," he soothed, letting go of her hand and bringing it to her face.
"I'm sorry," she whispered quietly. "This is all my fault."
"No, no. Don't say that." Wyatt tried to sit up, but the burning in his stomach changed his mind.
"Why not? It's true."
"Leanne, please don't talk like that. This is no one's fault. I'm fine."
"Wyatt, you are not fine."
"Well, I might not win a marathon right now, but I'm okay."
"Wyatt...I was so scared."
"I know," he soothed.
Leanne cried against his hand, kissing his fingers and palm. "If I ever lost you...I...I don't know what I'd do," she told him honestly.
"But you didn't. So let's not talk like that. Okay?" Wyatt told her, resting a finger under her chin so she looked him in the eye.
"Okay," she whispered softly.
Wyatt smiled at Lucy Kay L J and Chris "Wyatt don't scare me like that again," Chris pleaded "we told mum and dad we would let them know what was happening they went to get coffee" Chris went to find Piper and Leo.
Piper and Leo ran in piper hugged him gently.
"It's ok mum I'm ok,"
"you had me scared," she sits back to let Leanne go back to her position because Wyatt was still holding her hand.
"I'm sorry mum, I had to protect my girl," Leanne smiled at him.
Leanne then looked at Lucy and Kay "it is time we get this sorted once and for all, Let's go guys," she let go of Wyatt's hand and went to leave the room.
"Leanne, don't go,"
"Wyatt, I have to I need to get rid of him from our life once and for all,"
"Please wait till I am better and we will do this together,"
"No I cant risk him hurting anyone else,"
"Baby,"
"Wyatt," she kisses him "I'll be careful trust I know what I am doing I will have Kay, Lucy, Chris and L J with me I wont make the mistake of going after him alone this time,"
Wyatt nods.
Leanne puts crystals around the room to protect him. She kisses him one last time and runs out the room followed by Chris, Lucy, Kay and LJ.
Leanne arrives and she sees he has an army of fifty or more demons, Kay and Lucy turn into their demons, Leanne and L J's eye go Black as night and Chris stands strong as the son of an elder and charmed one. James orbs in with Leanne's brothers. "Lennox," Leanne growls
"Well, Well, come to die have you?"
"Not exactly,"
"Very cocky," he observes
"This ends today,"
"I agree I have work to do," "fellow demons kill them,"
The demons start to attack … a huge battle occurs … which lasts hours … all the demons are vanquished.
Lucy laughs as Lennox is backed up into a corner "Not so confident now, shall we girls"
Kay Lucy and Leanne make fireballs and start throwing them at him… Lennox screams and is vanquished. Everyone cheers and hugs Leanne and orbs home… Lucy Chris Kay and L J decide to celebrat and ask Leanne to come along but she declines there is somewhere else she had to be … it was all over she orbed to Wyatt. Visiting time was over so she had snuck in
"Oh thank god, I was so worried I couldn't sleep,"
"I know that is why I am here …I am ok," Leanne crawled into the bed an nestled in next to him Wyatt stroke her arm and they both fell asleep.
2 weeks later
After being checked out by numerous doctors, Wyatt was deemed fit to go home. Of course, the fact that he argued with every nurse within ten feet and broke every rule in the book had nothing to do with his early discharge. Right!
"Are we all set?" Leanne asked, checking to see if they had missed anything.
"Yep! Let's get the hell out of here," Wyatt laughed, plopping himself into the wheelchair. He was so excited about being able to go home.
Leanne laughed at his obvious enthusiasm and wheeled the chair down the hallway and out the door. Wyatt frowned at the rented mini-van and wished he could ride his motorcycle. Leanne watched his face and smiled. "It's not that bad," she scolded.
"Yeah, but you could have at least got a cool colour. Who likes pea green anyway?"
"Some people do, Wyatt."
"Yeah, people in insane asylums that like to cut people up and eat them."
"Wyatt!" she laughed and hit him on the shoulder.
"ow …"
"I'm sorry,"
"It's okay you'll just have to make up for it later." He winked at her.
They arrived at the apartment, and it was already dark. "Are you tired?" Leanne asked, helping him into bed.
Wyatt nodded, but smiled at her nonetheless. Leanne smoothed down the sheets. She moved to the side of the bed and began to unbutton his shirt. "I can do that myself, you know," he laughed.
"I know, but I like doing things for you. And besides, this way I get to touch you." She smiled.
"Yeah,"
Wyatt nodded but did not say anything. His energy was drained, and as much as he hated to admit it, he was tired as hell.
Leanne finished helping him take off his clothes and guided him under the covers, while she wrapped her arms around him from the place beside him. "Goodnight," Leanne said sweetly, kissing his forehead and closing her eyes.
Leanne walked to their bathroom, she has let him drift to sleep as the feeling of nausea had overtook her. She ran to the toilet, barely able to make it in time, as she retched her stomach until there was nothing left but acid. She wiped her face and smoothed back her hair, dousing her face with water.
"What's happening to me?" she asked herself aloud in the mirror. At first, she had thought it was stress from the demon and Wyatt being in hospital that had made her feel so sick lately, but now she wasn't so sure. Now, she thought it might be something else.
later on that night Wyatt's eyes blinked open. He was surrounded in darkness. His hand went to the space next to him, expecting to find Leanne but coming up with nothing but air. He sat in silence, when he heard noises coming from the bathroom.
"Leanne, what are you doing in there?" Wyatt hollered from his place in the bed.
"I'll be out in a minute!" Leanne replied, trying to keep her voice calm. Despite the slight urgency that hinted her tone, she thought she sounded normal.
Leanne held the test in her trembling hand, and after reading the directions three times, she now waited. In three minutes, she would know her future. God, she was so scared. She had confided in Kay and Lucy on the phone they had both gone away with their men and in Lucy's case children. Leanne didn't know what to think, or what to do. She didn't know how Wyatt would react. A huge part of her wanted this baby, wanted it so badly she was afraid what she would do if the test was negative.
She checked her watched again. "Goddam it! What is it about pregnancy tests that make a minute seem like an hour?" she mumbled to herself.
"What was that, Leanne?" Wyatt asked from outside the door.
"I said Goddamn it, I'm out of tampons. Could you be a sweetheart and run to the store to get some for me?"
"What!?" Wyatt choked out, unsure he heard right.
"Oh, relax. I'll go myself. What are you doing hovering outside the door?"
"Nothing. I was just checking up on you. You do realize how long you've been in there, don't you?"
"Wyatt, I have cramps, okay? I was just looking for some pain killers something."
"Yeah, um...there should be some in the counter right beside..."
"The condoms?"
"Yeah." Wyatt smiled, sure his face was red and glad there was an inch of solid wood between them so she couldn't see his face.
Condoms, Leanne laughed. You'd think the guy had stocks the way he piles them up. He had enough bloody condoms to keep the army secure for a month, and yet they hadn't used a single one during their nights together.
She checked her watch again. It was time. She picked up the tube from the bathroom sink where it rested and closed her eyes as she brought it closer. Somewhere deep inside, she already knew what it would say. Peeking at the test, she saw it was positive and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But the smile that formed on her face was instantaneous. She was pregnant, and now she knew.
Resting on the closed toilet seat, Leanne lifted up her shirt. She looked down at her stomach. It seemed normal enough, but there was a baby inside. A perfect, beautiful baby, she imagined. God, how was she going to tell Wyatt?
Leanne composed herself as best she could and strutted out back to the bed. She walked slowly, trying not to overanalyze her movements. Was there a certain way pregnant women walked? Of course there was, wasn't there? Was she moving differently? Would Wyatt notice? She couldn't control the thoughts that ran rampantly through her brain.
He grinned at her and held out for her with open arms. "Come here," he told her and wrapped his arms around her protectively when she obliged. "Do you feel better now?" he asked, kissing her temple.
"Better?"
"your cramps,"
"Oh… yes I do,"
"Good,"
She looked at him and smiled she couldn't tell him, what if she lost the baby? She saw how broken hearted loosing Alyssa made him.
Tbc
Ha ha …ok this was a short one ... but i thought i would update... ok so he wasn't dead ... but I'll leave it there … you can wait to find out whether she will tell him her secret? … How will Wyatt react? … look out for the next chapter of The Halliwell Brothers
