Alice had been seen to pretty much as soon as we arrived. They hadn't even asked any questions or anything. We were told to wait until further notice. That was the worst bit. Sitting here beside Phil just staring at my hands. I tried to think of anything to keep the tears back.
That was our first proper fight I guess. I can't say I enjoyed it too much. He hadn't talked to me or even looked at me since. We both just sat in complete silence both obviously thinking desperately about what to do with his situation.
Than he spoke.
"Dan…"
I looked up, my eyes meeting with his. A small frown was worn on his face as he looked into my eyes.
"Look…I'm sorry"
I bit my lip before averting my eyes back to my hands.
"Dan, come on. Don't be like this"
"How can I not be like this? She could be dying in there"
"I know, just…"
"What, Phil? What could you possibly have to say?"
He sighed softly before wrapping an arm around my shoulders tightly.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have shouted…or said what I said. I'm sorry"
I could never stay mad at him. Even if I tried, I just can't. I made a small noise to show I understood then leaned into him slightly. I felt him press a kiss against my head as his lips curled into a small smile.
A nurse appeared in front of us at that moment, giving us a strange look. "She's fine. It's usual for babies her age to have fevers frequently. So yeah, she's completely fine"
"She is?" Phil asked, the relief evident in his voice.
"Yeah, she'll be fine. Now, we just need you to fill in a few details about yourselves and her"
Fuck.
Phil gave her his best smile and took the clipboard out of her extended hand politely. "Of course, we'll come find you after this is filled in"
She gave us a small nod, still eying us up suspiciously before walking away.
"What are we supposed to-"
"Relax, I have this covered" He said softly as he retrieved his arm from around me and began to write. I watched him careful as he began write out the details. He had such cute hand writing. Yeah, writing can be cute now apparently. I must have went off in a little day dream because the next thing I knew Phil was holding up the clipboard in front of me with a smile spread across his face.
"Finished"
I took it of him, scanning over the words on the page. "Alice Kendall?"
"Yeah. It's a friends surname"
"And Phil Kendall? Marrying yourself of to this friend then?"
He laughed softly, pressing a quick kiss to my lips "Nah, he's way too gay with his best friend. I couldn't have him even if I wanted"
We were both grinning at each other like idiots when the nurse walked back to us. "Done?"
"Yeah, here you go" Phil sad as he handed the form back to her with a polite smile. She scanned over the contents of the page then looked back up at us. "Her name's Alice?"
"Yeah…" I answered smoothly, trying to cover up how nervous I actually was.
"That's a cute name. suits her"
"Um…thanks?"
She attached the pen to the clipboard again before turning on her heel to walk away. She stopped after taking a step and turned back to us.
"You know you look just like that kid the police are after. Obviously it isn't you though. I mean, he's only seventeen and you're no way seventeen. You look just like him but older. It's a little creepy"
My heart about stopped as I heard her words. What the hell was that even supposed to mean?
"Haha, yeah. Sorry about him. He's really, really tired. It's been a rough few nights with Alice"
"It's fine. I have a little one of my own at home. I know what it's like" she said with a smile before actually walking away this time.
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About an hour later we got the go ahead that we could take Alice home. The first thing I did was give her a huge hug. Phil had a great smile spread across his face as he watched us.
"Whoa, Dan, calm down. Don't smother her" he said with a laugh. I grinned back at him still holding Alice close to my chest.
"Sorry, I'm just happy she's okay"
He walked over to us and slipped an arm around my waist. "I am too. I don't know what id do if she wasn't"
"Yeah…sane" I sighed "Will we be okay?"
"What? Of course we will. We can get through this"
"No…I mean, like" another sigh "Can we still do this? I don't want to force you into any of this"
A confused look crossed his face as he gazed at me. "What-"
"Don't leave me, please. I need you. I need you more than anything else in the world" a small sob escaped my lips as several tears dripped down my face "Please, Phil"
"…Dan. Oh, Dan. I won't, you know I won't. I love you and Alice more than anything else"
"But-"
"But nothing, I'll stick with you through this. I'm sorry if I made you think I wouldn't. this is just a lot to give up and just…I should have known it was going to he harder than I originally thought. I'm sorry"
A smile tugged at my lips as I listened to him. Maybe everything wasn't so bad. Maybe everything would be okay. Maybe, just maybe.
We could have our happy ever after.
He smiled as he picked up our bags in one hand then held out his other hand to me. "Come on, let's get going"
I took his hand happily, smiling as he entwined our fingers. We made our way to the exit, not being able to wipe the smiles from our faces.
This was it.
Id finally found true happiness.
"Put you hands in the air where I can see them. We have you surrounded!"
…of course I hadn't.
