I stand still, my mind rushing through a million questions in a matter of seconds. My mouth opens, but no sound comes out and i know that i must act quickly, but i have idea what to do.

So i run.

Carrying Alice close to my chest, i run down the stairs and to the kitchen, where Dan is standing by the microwave, heating up Alice's bottle, unaware of my panic and fear.

"Dan." I manage to croak, shaking with fear. He turns round and his eyes widen as he sees the blood on Alice and he looks up and meets my eyes, with the same look of terror. "Amy...what...what?" He struggles for words and takes a step towards me and i pass Alice over to him. "Ok, we need to get her to the hospital...now." He says, looking at Alice and i nod and run back out to grab my coat and shoes.

Dan gives her back to me and gets out his phone to call for a taxi, and i go and wake Phil up. "Phil! Phil! Me and Dan are going to the hospital." I shout through his door. A few seconds later and i hear him run to the door, and he opens it, looking worried. "Are you ok?" "It's Alice, she's bleeding and we don't know what to do." "Wrap something tightly around her." He says and passes me a towel. "Thanks." I say, putting it onto Alice, who is going a pale, white colour.

"The taxi's here Amy." Dan calls and i jog over to him, standing by the front door. "Do you want me to come as well?" Phil asks, "No, you stay Phil. I'll text you later." Dan says, and ushers me out the door and follows us down the stairs and into the waiting taxi outside.

We run out of the car and into the waiting room, and we go over to the reception desk. "Our baby, she's bleeding and we don't know why or how." Dan says, out of breath to the woman. She looks at Alice for a moment and then picks up the phone and starts talking.

Dan takes Alice to see how she is doing, he manages to wake her up and she opens her eyes again, making me relax ever so slightly, i was so worried that i would never see her eyes open again.

The woman hangs up the phone and looks up at us, "Go to ward seven, which is on the left and down the corridor. A doctor will meet you there." We both nod and hurry down the corridors, every second lasting a year.

We come to the end of the hallway, where a doctor is standing and walks over to meet us when he sees us. "Hi, my name is Doctor Rowe." "I'm Dan and this is my wife Amy. We've brought in our baby Alice, because Amy found her this morning bleeding." He holds his hands for Alice and Dan carefully passes her to him and takes my hand.

He looks at Alice and unbuttons her sleeping suit and takes off the stained towel, Phil gave me. "Ok, i'm just going to take her into my office, to run through some tests. If you could just take a seat." he gestures to a row of chairs opposite and we sit down as he walks into a room with Alice.

Then i lose it and completely break down, sobbing in Dan's arms. "Ssssh, Amy. Come on, she'll be ok. She'll be ok." But his words can't reach me, in my dark corner. Every second that she is gone, breaks my heart even more, and soon i start to wonder if i'll stop crying or if i'll ever see Alice again.

DAN'S P.O.V.

It hurts me so much see Amy like this, i've never seen her so upset before. No matter how much i tell her that Alice will be ok or how close i hold her to me, she doesn't stop crying.

"Please Amy, please stop crying. Please try to be strong, do it for Alice." i say and she stops, and i feel her body relax slightly and she sits back up.

"I'm sorry Dan, you're right. Crying isn't going to help anyone." She sniffles and i put my arm round her, so that she is leaning on my shoulder. "Whatever happens, i love you Amy. Nothing will change that." "I love you too, you're a great Dad and husband." I kiss her on her forehead, and stroke her messy hair back, resting my head on hers.

After what seems like forever, the doctor comes back out of the room, "I have good and bad news."

We both sit up straight and i squeeze her shoulders, letting her know that i'm here for her. "We've stopped the bleeding, she must have scratched her back so we gave her stitches. But she did lose a lot of blood for her age, that was why she went pale, we've put a large bandage on her back, so she should be ok. Just watch her more carefully, from now on."

I nod and breathe a sigh of relief, i look at Amy, who now looks a lot better. "What did i tell you? See, Alice is going to fine." The doctor smiles and goes back inside, and returns with Alice, who is now awake.

Amy jumps up and takes her off him, and holds her close and rocks her softly. "Hey honey, i'm so sorry, i'm so sorry." She says to Alice, and kisses her gently. "Thank you." I say to the Doctor and he nods and walks off. I put my arm round Amy and stroke Alice's hair lightly. "Good to see you again Alice, you had us worried then."

Then, for the first time, Alice looks up at us and smiles. It's such a happy and joyful smile, that i immediately forget about the traumas of earlier that morning and all that seems important now is the fact that she'll be ok.