Chapter 11

Sophie pov

"… Could you mind your own fucking business for once please" I said as she got off my lap and I stormed out of the room. I got out of the room and started wondering the halls as I bumped into Dr. Moonings.

"Oh hi Dr. Moonings" I said to him. "Hello Sophie, I wasn't expecting you today" he stated as I started fiddling with my hands.

"Yeah I know….uhm my daughter was brought in earlier this afternoon" I stated. "Oh she's okay I hope" he asked as I smiled and nodded. "Yeah she's fine, she had an infection, but they say she's gonna be just fine" I said nervously.

"Are you okay Sophie" he asked me as I answered too quickly.

"Yeah fine…. Great" I smiled but he wasn't convinced.

"Sophie, have you talked to your wife about…." He started saying as I cut him off.

"NO…no I haven't…..look I had a really long day, first my boss almost….and then my son and now my daughter" I started rambling as he put his hand on my shoulder.

"You want to talk about it, I have a free hour now….if you want we can talk some more about the…." He was saying gently as I smiled.

"Thank you, but no I should get back to my wife" I stated as I walked away. "It was good to see you again" I heard him say as I waved at him. I made my way to the garden and sat down taking in my surroundings.

….

"You're sure now?….. but you're gonna be all right….right" Rosie asked nervously.

"I don't know…. I don't know Rosie" I said to her as my voice broke.

"It's okay…..have you told Sian yet?" she said to me as I shook my head. "No….. she can't know….. I don't want her to come back out of pity or worse me knowing she won't come back to me not even with this not even out of pity, meaning she just wouldn't care… I can't Rosie….. she won't care" I whimpered as she tried to sooth me.

"Maybe we should tell mum and dad" she suggested as I snorted at her.

"Mum and dad? Are you serious? I haven't spoken to them in over 7 years….. and the last thing I need from mum is a big I told you so after she realizes that me and Sian aren't together anymore" I said to her as I felt her tense up.

"Uhm….Sophie they kind of already know that…. I told them" she stated as my eyes almost popped out of my head.

"What! What do you mean…. how could you Rosie?" I asked her.

"I last saw them….it just came out…I'm sorry" she said nervously as I sighed.

"They don't know about this too do they?" I asked suspiciously as she was trying to avoid my gaze. "ROSIE! How could you do that…. Sian doesn't even know" I stated angrily as Rosie looked down.

"I'm sorry " she whispered.

"Damn right…. God I can't believe you" I snarled at her as I got up.

"Sophie I only told them about what might be happening, they don't know that it's for are you going" she asked me as I put on my jacket.

"Home" I hissed as I walked out of the door.

…

I walked back to Lily's room and noticed Sian was soon asleep. I bend over to her and started stroking her hair. She always seemed so peaceful when she slept; I used to watch her for hours when I got home late. I was startled by a knock on the door as Lily's doctor came in.

"Mrs. Webster" he said to me as I diverted his gaze to Sian.

"Just let her sleep, she's exhausted" I stated as he nodded in agreement. "I just came in to brief you about your daughter's condition" he stated as I breathed in shakily.

"She will be okay right?" I asked him nervously as he smiled and nodded. "Yes, Lily is a strong child she will pull through….we want to keep her for the night though just to be sure" he stated.

"Right" I said blankly. "Mrs. Webster, I presume you and your wife will be staying the night" he asked as I nodded slowly. "Right, well I'll ask the nurses to put up a bed….. now if you excuse me I have to be in theatre in 10 minutes, I'll leave you to it" he stated as he turned around and left the room. I sighed as I looked at Sian.

"Sian….Sian, bab…..Sian" I said as I was shaking her gently. She had been sleeping over 2 hours now and they had just put up the bed. I wanted her to sleep in the bed and not this uncomfortable chair. She started stirring as she fluttered her eyelids open. She looked at me with those big blue eyes as I felt my stomach flip over

"Hey…. Sorry to wake you, but the doctor's was just here…. I thought you'd wanna know…" I stuttered as she started looking around.

"Yeah it's fine, what did he say" she asked me.

"We can take her home tomorrow" I smiled as she sighed in relief. I couldn't take my eyes of off her and suddenly felt guilty for snapping at her.

"Thank god for that" She stated as I started shuffling my feet. "Listen Sian, I'm sorry about before… I shouldn't have snapped at you." I said still looking at the ground afraid of meeting those eyes again.

"No I'm sorry…. I was acting weird… truce" she said as I finally looked up and nodded. "Yeah truce" I smiled. I jumped as someone knocked on the door, I turned my gaze and saw Luca standing there awkwardly.

"Hi….sorry to disturb you, but Sophie the police really need your statement" he stated as my eyes almost popped out of my head. I looked at Sian who's was staring at me confused.

"Statement?" she frowned as I felt myself panicking. I didn't want Sian to know and was fuming with anger towards Luca.

"Luca can I see you outside for a moment please" I said sternly clenching my teeth together. "Wait….Sophie, what is he…" she started asking as I kneeled down and squeezed her hand gently.

"I'll explain later okay" I said to her as she sighed and leaned into the chair, arms crossed. "Fine" she huffed as I left the room with Luca.

"What the hell Luca" I hissed at him as he furrowed his brows.

"What? You need to make that statement or that creep will be out tomorrow afternoon" he stated as I sighed.

"Look, now isn't a good time, I can make that statement tomorrow" I said to him as his gaze fell upon Sian. "Soph….she doesn't know what happened does she" he asked me as I turned my eyes away from him. "No…and I'd like it to stay that way…we already have so much on our plate right now, this can wait" I said as I started heading back into the room.

"Sophie…have you talked to anybody about this" he asked me as I sighed in frustration.

"NO! I just want to forget it ever happened okay…so please just let me be in peace" I stated angrily as he backed off. I went back into the waiting room and caught Sian watching my every move.

"What was that all about" she asked me as I shrugged. "Soooph, who was that…..wait was that the guy who called you earlier" she huffed.

"Just let it be Sian" I said quietly. "Sophie… what was he talking about… what statement" she asked me as I felt myself getting nervous.

"Nothing, just some legal stuff from work" I stated but she wasn't convinced.

"Legal stuff?" she said as she raised an eyebrow. "What happened at work? Did something…" she started asking.

"What is this? 20 questions? Look Sian, nothing happened okay…. and even if something did, it's none of your business is it?" I snapped at her as I could see the hurt in her eyes. "Let's just go to bed, the nurses put this up for us" I said to her.

"Great" she huffed as she looked at the single.

"Look if you don't like it, you can always sleep in the chair" I said to her as another flash of hurt appeared in her eyes. I knew I was hurting her, but I couldn't help my anger.

"Fine" she snarled as she went to sit back into the chair. I laid down in the bed and tried to sleep, but couldn't every time I closed my eyes I couldn't help but open them and see Sian trying to get into a comfortable position. After a while I sighed and sat up.

"Get in the bed Sian" I whispered as she raised her head. She diverted her gaze and crossed her arms. "Sian stop being so pigheaded and get in the bed….I promise I won't grope ya" I stated as I could see her lips curl into a smile. "Fine, just don't touch me" she huffed as she climbed into the bed. "That's gonna be hard, seeing as this is a single" I stated as I could hear her smirk.

…

"Please babe….it'll only be for 2 nights" I begged her as she groaned. "Please…please…please" I started pouting.

"All right…Jesus you're worse than Matty" she stated as I kissed her gently letting my arms pull her closer into me. "Thank you" I said to her as I kissed her again this time more passionately. "But you better stay by my side the whole time…. I don't want to be cornered by that boss of yours" she stated as I started laughing.

"Carl's all right" I stated as she scowled at me.

"He is a creep… I really don't like him; he looks at you like you're some sort of prey." She huffed as I kissed her neck.

"Jealous babe?" I sniggered as she snorted at me. "Of him, not a chance…." She started saying as I raised an eyebrow. "Okay fine….I'm jealous of your boss, I'm aloud aren't I?…. He's a slime bag, he's always all over you….I just don't like him" she stated as I pecked her lips.

"Good" I said to her as she frowned. "Good?" she echoed as I nodded. "I like it when you're jealous, makes you look dead sexy….besides reminds me that you love me and that I'm yours…..like you're mine" I sniggered as she pushed me against the kitchen counter.

"I'm yours ay" she said as she was closing in. "Uhu…. That assistant at that shop of yours better know that your mine" I stated as she started laughing. "Don't tell me you're jealous of Aria" she said to me as I started to blush.

"Awwwh babe, there is no need to be jealous…. She doesn't swing our way" she stated as she put her arms around my neck and started kissing every inch of my face until she settled for my lips. "I love you" she whispered as she started nibbling on my neck.

….

"Hi Carl….this is my wife Sian" I stated as I introduced Sian to the group. We had been invited to this weekend and I wanted to bring her with me. "Well it's nice to meet you finally, Webster won't shut up about you" he said as I started blushing. Sian looked at me and smiled as she kissed my cheek.

"Really? All good I hope" she sniggered as Carl shook his head. "That I can't promise" he stated as he turned on his heels. "What is he talking about" she asked quietly as I shook my head. "I don't know…. I mean I'm a bit in a mood, when we fight but that's it…. I swear babe" I said to her as she kissed my lips gently. "Okay….he's weird Soph….I wish you had a different boss" she stated as I held her hand and leaded her to other colleagues.

"Ah so this is the infamous Sian" one of my colleagues said as I squeezed Sian's hand gently. "Hi, I'm Danny, I was in Greece with Sophie" he stated as she smiled and shook his hand. "You're very lucky to have a wife like Sophie" his girlfriend said. "This one here only called my twice a week, while Sophie on the other hand called you everyday aren't right" she sniggered as Sian started laughing. "Yeah well I couldn't help it, I missed her to much" I said as grinned lovingly at Sian who was fucking me with her eyes right now.

"You're making me look bad Webster" Danny joked as I snaked my hand around Sian's waist and kissed her neck.

"Well that's not very hard to do Danny" I joked as the group erupted in laughter.

…

I woke up feeling someone hit my sides. I fluttered my eyes and saw Sian stirring uncontrollably. "Sian" I whispered as I saw she was having a nightmare. "Sian" I said a bit louder, but no luck she kept tossing and turning her face scrunched up in fear. "Sian" I said sternly as I took hold of her hands and put them above her head. "No…" she was saying in her sleep. "Honey wake up….you're having a nightmare" I said as she was kicking me with her legs. "Babe" I said as I straddled her and the stirring stopped. She looked at me in fear as I suddenly felt self-conscious letting go of her arms and got off of her.

"Soph" she whispered barely hearable. "Yeah…. Are you okay" I asked her as she shook her head and sat up.

"I don't know….I…" she stuttered as I caught on to the signs of her behavior. Sweating, stuttering, shaking…. She was having that kind of nightmares again.

"I thought the nightmares stopped over a year ago" I asked her as she wiped her eyes.

"No they started to come back recently" she said nervously. "What? Why didn't you tell me" I asked her as she shrugged. "What was the nightmare about…. Was it about the sh…" I started saying as she cut me off.

"NO…. I mean…I… don't know" she whimpered as sighed and wrapped my arms around her frail body. "You're safe now" I said to her as I kissed her forehead and rocked her gently.

"Let's go back to sleep yeah?" I said to her as she nodded laying her head back on the pillow.

….

I woke up and felt my arm wrapped around something… I opened my eyes and became aware of the warm body that was pressed against me. I saw the strands of blond hair laying on the pillow as I nuzzled my face closer to her neck breathing in her scent. My hand was lying on her stomach with her hand entwined; I kissed her shoulder lightly as I felt her flinch.

"Sorry" I whispered as she turned around.

"No I… Good morning" she smiled shyly as she turned around and untangled our fingers.