It had been almost a week since Darcy had been rushed into hospital and Frankie had barely left her side. Of course because Frankie had been keeping a bedside vigil, that meant Heath had been there none stop with her as well. Heath felt very uneasy about leaving Frankie alone, especially after her run in with Alan Henderson. He was even happy for Brax to pop in from time to time to stay with Frankie while he got some sleep or went for a shower.
Heath had just gone to fetch a couple of coffee for him and Frankie, while Frankie stayed and coloured a picture with Darcy "When can i go home Auntie Cenny, i am so bored" Darcy moaned for the hundredth time that morning.
"Dr Walker said you might be able to go home tomorrow sweetie" Frankie smiled.
"I hope so" Darcy replied,before being startled by a drunken man entering her room.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Frankie spat as she stood quickly and moved in front of Darcy.
"Nice to see your conscience is clear" the man slurred as he staggered towards Frankie.
"You shouldn't be in here" Frankie pushed the man towards the door but he retaliated by slapping her across the face with the back of his hand.
"Don't you dare touch me" the man yelled.
Darcy let out a scream when she saw the man grabbing Frankie's shoulder and pulling her up "Defending the girl who murdered my son, you deserve to rot in hell" The man was Alan Henderson.
Frankie wasn't paying much attention to Alan, who now had hold of her hair, she was more worried about Darcy who was now sat on her bed sobbing "It's ok Darce" Frankie gasped as she continued to watch Darcy.
Suddenly out of nowhere Frankie felt a force pulling the man backwards "Get your hands off her" the voice belonged to Heath.
Heath dragged Alan away from Frankie as Sid rushed in to hug her "Are you alright?" he said as he hugged her gently.
Frankie nodded "Yeah" she was fighting her tears.
"Was that because you are defending Sahsa?" Sid asked as he pulled away from Frankie and took a step back.
"No, thats because Alan Henderson is a bully who thinks he can throw his weight around and scare everyone" Frankie replied with a weak and obviously fake smile "Darcy are you ok sweetie" Frankie quickly rushed to darcy's side and hugged her tightly "It's alright" Frankie soothed as she stroked Darcy's hair.
Heath walked over to Darcy and Frankie and hugged them both. Heath could feel Frankie's heart pounding against his side, he gently kissed the top of her head and pulled her closer "It's ok, I've got you" he whispered.
Frankie exhaled deeply as she relaxed into Heath, no matter what happened Heath had always been there for Frankie.
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Romeo had no idea why he was at the hospital. He didn't even know what he was going to say to Frankie, but he had heard about Alan Henderson's attack on her and decided he needed to see his sister "Todd Hi, what are you doing here?" Frankie smiled as she stood up, Heath had gone to fetch some coffees.
"Hey...erm...I heard about what happened" Romeo stuttered nervously "I wanted to make sure you're ok I guess"
"Yeah I'm fine" Frankie replied "I can more than handle Alan Henderson" she chuckled.
"It must have been scary though?" Romeo sat on the chair next to Frankie "Sid said it was because you are defending Sasha?"
Frankie just nodded "If it's any consolation, I am glad you are defending Sasha" Romeo said as he put his hand on Frankie's hand "I know it isn't going to be easy but I would really like to get to know you, if it's still what you want"
"Yeah it is" Frankie gasped with tears in her eyes, she hugged Romeo gently before pulling away.
"Thats good" Romeo smiled "I'll leave you to it, but we will catch up soon yeah?"
"Yeah" Frankie smiled and nodded "And thank you"
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Indi smiled widely when she saw Romeo walking towards her she was on the beach waiting for him "So how did it go?" Indi asked eagerly.
"It went ok" Romeo replied, he was still a little unsure "She is happy to get to know me"
"See I told you she would be" Indi smiled as she wrapped her arms around her husband "Who wouldn't be happy getting to know you"
Romeo laughed a little at Indi's cheesy remark, he took her hand as they walked together to the Diner.
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Colleen and Irene were discussing Sasha's trial "It doesn't matter who she mixes with Colleen, Francine Holden has an incredible reputation" Irene seemed to be defending Frankie "Why else would Morag be working for her?"
"It doesn't matter, she is still one of them...A River Boy" Colleen snapped "No good can come of her mixing with the Walkers, I mean take last week for instance, I caught her trying to be affectionate with young Romeo"
"You did no such thing" Romeo's voice shocked Irene and Colleen.
"Oh look jumping to her defence, what did i tell you" Colleen thought she knew exactly what she was talking about.
"Colleen it isn't like that" Indi interrupted causing Colleen to stop in her tracks "She isn't interested in Romeo"
"Oh and how do you know?" Colleen asked confidently.
"Because she's my sister" Romeo snapped furiously causing Irene to gasp.
"Sister" Colleen exhaled in complete shock.
"Yeah" Romeo snarled "I was trying to get my head around it all before I told anybody, but obviously you don't think I am entitled to the luxury of privacy"
"I am so sorry Darl" Irene quickly apologised as Colleen just stared
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Heath and Frankie were waiting for Sid to come back with the discharge papers, Darcy was all dressed ready to go home "You don't have to do this you know" Heath sighed as he looked at Frankie, he was talking about the meeting that was coming up with him, Bianca and Liam and their lawyer.
"I promised you i would do it, and you won't get anyone else to represent you at short notice" Frankie smiled "Besides call it a repayment for everything you have done over the last few days"
"I don't need repaying for that, I'd do it all again in a heartbeat" Heath turned to face Frankie, he took hold of her hand "Listen, after everything thats happened over the last few days its made realise just how important you are to me, you and Darce..."
"Heath" Frankie sighed
"No let me finish" Heath continued "I know things have happened that i am not happy about, but I can't change them. I can't change the past...but I can be a part of your future, if you'll still let me"
"Of course I will" Frankie beamed excitedly "It's all I've ever wanted, I love you Heath Braxton"
"I love you too, I always have" HEath smiled as he moved closer to Frankie, they were just about to kiss
"Ewww" Darcy's voice interrupted the moment "You're going to kiss now aren't you?"
Heath and Frankie both laughed as Frankie rested her head on Heath's shoulder, Heath kissed the top of Frankie's head. Sid came back eventually with the news they had all been waiting for.
"Right Darcy, its all ok for you to go home" Sid smiled.
"Yes" Darcy squealed excitedly as she jumped out of bed.
"Any problems bring her straight back" Sid said as he handed Frankie a form and some medicine.
"Thanks" Frankie smiled, heath shook Sid's hand and picked Darcy up. They were all grateful to be leaving the hospital.
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It didn't take long for Darcy to settle back in at home, she took herself off into her bedroom with a DVD. Frankie sat at her computer and opened her email inbox "Oh god" she winced as she looked at the screen at all the unopened emails.
"Jees" Heath exclaimed as he stood behind her an handed her an opened bottle of beer "Can they not wait until morning?"
"Not really" Frankie giggled, as Heath started to kiss the back of Frankie's neck "Heath" she gasped trying to resist
Heath put his beer down and crouched down behind her, her moved all her hair over to one shoulder and started to kiss the neck that was bare "You sure they can't wait"
"Mmmm" Frankie moaned "They can wait" she added as she quickly twisted around in her chair and wrapped her arms around Heaths neck, he pulled her to stand and kissed her hard, before finally scooping her up in his arms and carrying her into the bedroom.
Hope this chapter was ok for you all, I have a few ideas for this story that will be coming into play in the near furture...
Next Time-
Frankie buys Heath some more time after the meeting with Bianca and the Lawyer, but what secret does she pull out of the bag to put doubt in the authorities head?
Frankie decides to defend Sasha in court herself, will she win the case?
How will brax react when he finds out Heath and Frankie are a couple?
Coming Soon-
Tragedy strikes when Romeo and Frankie take a roadtrip back to where they used to live together as kids
Frankie and Heath decide to move in together officially
Brax is torn over his feelings for Frankie, will he tell her how he feels?
Liam and Bianca break up, what does this mean for Heath?
I have also been working on some chapters for the future and i thought i would give you a sneak peek of whats to come...
This is a sentence Romeo will say to Brax "No, its time for you to back off. You might not have meant for this to happen, but she is here because of you...you and Heath have destroyed her between you. She's deserves better than this, I'm asking you for her sake, please stay away from her"
Hope you are as excited as i am to see the lead up to this sentence unfold... Much Love Nikki xxxx