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Holding the door open for her friend, Carmi glanced back at Mike who was sitting on the couch staring at the TV and apparently ignoring the return of his wife from hospital. Holly probably hadn't noticed her husband's behaviour as she made a beeline for her baby son who was sitting up beside John on the couch as the brunette man rocked baby Pierce to sleep for the afternoon nap. The fair-haired child's blue eyes widened as he saw his mother approaching to pick him up.
"Mama!" he clapped his hands together.
"Yes, I'm here." Holly smiled broadly as she lifted her son up and embraced him.
"How are you feeling?" John asked as he continued to rock his daughter.
"Better." Holly replied, kissing the top of Lucas' head.
"You ok, Mikey?" Carmi asked her friend, as he stayed glued to the TV screen.
"Fine." The Ohio native replied without even looking at her.
Sharing a look with her husband, Carmi walked towards the kitchen.
"Holly, can you hold Pierce while I go…to the kitchen for something?" John asked the brunette as he picked up on his wife's subtle hint.
"Sure." Holly smiled and sat Lucas back on the couch before John passed her the baby girl.
The Boston native smiled contentedly as the baby girl began to fall asleep in her arms. Lucas watched on with interest as he cuddled into his mother's side. Mike stayed in the same spot as he stared at the TV, but turned his head to witness the scene on the couch, where his wife was showing her maternal side. Part of him wanted to smile at the scene, but another part of him was forcing angry tears to fall from his eyes as he was reminded of what Holly was willing to sacrifice.
"How can you risk this?" he spoke, staring into the brunette's blue eyes.
"But this is what we could have." Holly replied.
"At the best, but what about the worst case scenario?" Mike asked his wife.
"This isn't a possible scenario, Mike! There's a baby growing inside me right now, and it's something that we both created." Holly reminded her husband.
"What happened to our wedding vows?" the Boston native added.
"What?" Mike shook his head.
"In sickness and in health?" Holly reminded him.
"Oh, because you cared about wedding vows the first time you got married." Mike muttered under his breath.
The brunette woman shook her head and turned her attention back to the two infants.
"God knows I love you Holly, but I can't sit back and watch you do this to yourself and to our son." Mike bit his bottom lip as hot tears stung his eyes.
"Is that supposed to be some kind of threat?" she replied.
"No, it's not a threat!" Mike hissed.
"You're going to leave me unless I have a termination? Is that it?" she asked him.
"I can't watch you do this!" Mike replied.
"You know what Mike, it's not about what you want. I have my mom and dad to help me, and even Wayne." Holly added defiantly.
"Oh, and is Wayne going to care for you when the cancer's back? Or is he going to take care of Lucas when his mother dies?" Mike asked her.
"Everything ok in here?" John asked as he walked back into the room.
Judging by the tension in the air and the raised voices he had heard, things were not ok. The brunette man ran a hand through his shoulder length locks and sighed. It pained him to see his friends like this. Although he was Mike's friend, in recent months he had grown closer to Holly and they had carved out a friendship of their own. Truth be told, he was on Mike's side in this situation, after he had been sick with worry about Carmi during her pregnancy with Pierce, and also knowing that she had miscarried their baby previously.
"Oh, you managed to get her off to sleep." John remarked as he eyed his daughter in Holly's arms.
"You want me to go and put her in the crib?" Holly asked him.
"Yeah, saves me waking her by picking her up." The California native replied.
"Just keep an eye on Lucas." The Boston native told him.
"Absolutely." John smiled as he took the seat beside the fair-haired baby boy.
"You ok, Mikey?" Carmi asked as she poked her head around the door.
"Fine." The Ohio native replied as he turned his attention back to the TV.
"Just asking." The baby of the Carolina Crew added.
"Yeah…" Mike sighed.
"Hey Luke, shall we get some lunch?" John asked the little boy.
"Mm!" the baby replied, waving his arms.
"You do that, I'm just going to check on Holly." Carmi whispered to her husband.
"Good idea, come on Luke." John nodded as he picked up the baby and headed to the kitchen.
Finding baby Pierce sleeping soundly in her crib, Carmi followed the sound of crying to Holly and Mike's bedroom, where the Boston native sat on the edge of the bed. Her shoulders shook as she sobbed, with her arms wrapped around herself as if to give a comforting hug. Walking into the room, Carmi took a seat beside Holly and rubbed her back comfortingly as she sobbed. The Boston native turned to her and opened her mouth to speak, but no sound came out for the first minute or so.
"I have to do…I need to…do it…for…" Holly stumbled over her words.
"It's ok, take your time." Carmi reassured her.
"I can't…do…can't do this…but I…" Holly paused to get her breath back in between sobs.
Wrapping an arm around the Boston native's shoulders, Carmi tried to make sense of her words in between sobs. As far as she could make out, Holly was planning to do something. Using her thumbs to wipe the fresh tears from her friend's eyes, Carmi pulled her into an embrace and waited until the crying subsided before trying once more to make sense of what she was trying to say.
"Going to do what?" the smaller woman asked, tucking a multicoloured streak behind her ear.
"I'm going…going to…have a termination…" Holly sobbed.
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