She tapped away at her computer then turned back to him. "She's on ward D, if you go down the corridor and take the elevator up to level three then follow the signs you shouldn't go wrong." She replied kindly.
"Thank you." Phil said pushing Joseph away. Joseph starting getting restless, hinting that he was soon to wake up which wasn't surprising as he'd slept for most the day. Phil just hoped he went to sleep that night fine. Phil just caught the elevator and got in. A young male nurse was stood reading a book and there was also a heavily pregnant woman standing in the corner. She looked down at Joseph and smiled.
"Oh he's adorable." She commented.
"Is this going to be your first?" Phil asked, nodding his head at her bump.
"Yep, my husband and I are very excited." She said, showing the excitement on her face.
"Well good luck with it, I hope he or she brings you all the happiness in the world." Phil said, the realised how soppy it was.
"Oh thank you, I hope this little one brings happiness to you too." The woman smiled. The elevator halted and the doors slid open to reveal maternity ward. The woman walked out after saying goodbye to Phil. Phil went up another floor and then he plus the male nurse got out. Phil followed the sign as instructed and came to D ward. He walked down, peering through the windows of the rooms. They were all single rooms which he thought was slightly odd. He went passed the fifth room then backtracked and opened the door. Sam was sat up in bed looking drowsy.
"Hey." She said, managing a sleepy smile.
"Hiya, how are you feeling?" Phil asked.
"Alright, tired though. I've been injected so many times and they've taken so many tests." Sam said before yawning widely.
"Well it's only to check that this headache isn't anything serious." Phil said.
"Hmm." Sam mumbled in agreement. "Where's my little boy then?"
Phil took Joseph out of the pram and gave him to Sam. She hugged him tight and he blinked a few times up at her.
"I think he's beginning to focus on you." Phil said.
"Yeah, he does seem to be recognising me as mummy." She replied then gave him a little kiss. "Can you see me? Can you? Can you see mummy now?"
Phil smiled and sat on the visitors chair beside Sam's bed. "Have you had anything to eat?" Phil asked.
"No, they brought the food round but it looked disgusting." Sam replied.
"D'you want something?" Phil asked. "I can go get something from the food place." Phil offered.
"You don't have to do that." Sam said.
"No it's alright, I'll leave Joseph here with you and go get something. You want anything imparticular?" Phil asked.
"Just get me something you think I'll like." Sam said.
"Ok, see ya soon babe." He gave her a kiss then left.
Phil went down to the hospital café, he looked at all the stuff and wondered what she'd like. He got her a jacket potato, bottle of coke and polystyrene cup of coffee in case she wanted a coffee now and the coke later. Buying himself a cheese sandwich and bottle of coke he took them all back up to Sam's ward room.
By the time Phil got back, Joseph was wriggling on Sam's tummy and Sam had drifted off to sleep accidentally. Phil took Joseph. "We don't want you to have an accident."
He placed the food and drink on the table that was over Sam's bed, he went to sit down and bashed the chair against the be accidentally. Sam jolted and woke up.
"What happened?" She asked, still half asleep.
"Sorry, my chair hit the bed." Phil apologised. "I got you something to eat and drink though if you want it now."
"Yeah, I'll eat that now." Sam said, sitting up and pulling the wheelie table towards her. She started eating with the plastic knife and fork, Phil got his sandwich out and ate that. Sam drank the coffee, intending to save the coke for another time.
Phil sat with her until visiting times were over before giving her a kiss and leaving. Sam fell asleep instantly.
Phil dropped Joseph off at Elaine's the next morning, before he left he had just enough time for a coffee. Elaine spoke to him and they chatted about the new situation about the father. She even showed Phil a picture.
"Who d'you think that is?" Elaine asked.
Phil looked at it. "Abi?"
"No." Elaine laughed. "That's Sam when she was fifteen."
"Oh, god she looks like Abi. Oh I should have known though because the quality of the picture." Phil said.
"Yeah." Elaine agreed.
Phil looked at his watch. "Oh I'd better go, thanks for doing this. I'll see you another time." Phil gave Joseph a kiss then left.
At half past one that afternoon there was a knock at Elaine's front door. She went to answer and Sam stood there with a smile on her face. It looked too forced though, and it was obvious from her red eyes that she'd been crying.
"Sam honey what's wrong?" Elaine asked letting her daughter in.
"It's nothing." Sam lied before bursting into fresh tears, reliving the old patterns.
"Come on, we'll have a coffee and you can tell me everything." Elaine said, walking through to the kitchen.