Chapter 14
Miranda sat in shock, mouth open as she finished reading the letter. The first thing, she noticed, was that it was obviously written before she and Mike had gotten back together, because he was mentioning something about congratulating her and Gary on their relationship. Had he really felt this way, or loved her that much? She found it hard to believe, because she hadn't ever really thought of it that way.
She read over the letter, taking in what had been written on the sheet of paper. Had he really felt as if he had to apologise for not saying anything to her? She folded it back up neatly, and placed it back in the drawer where she had found it. As long as she swore to secrecy, Miranda knew she had to tell Stevie about this straight away. Grabbing her phone, keys, and the charger which had led to this startling discovery, she made her way back to the hospital.
The Hospital
"Stevie-Stevie-Stevie-Stevie-Stevie-Stevie-Stevie-Stevie! I need to talk to you," Miranda puffed, as she ran into the room. She placed her hands on her knees as she regained her breath.
"This is obviously important, because you never run!" Miranda nodded hesitantly, and immediately thought to herself, 'NEVER RUNNING AGAIN.' Taking in a deep breath, she grabbed Stevie's hand, and despite nearly pulling the the petite girl over, she pulled her out of the dull hospital room and back the way she came.
"Well, calm down!" Miranda responded by yanking Stevie harder, causing her to roll her eyes and run faster.
The Apartment
"Wait, remind me how you found this?" Stevie said, putting the letter down once she'd finished reading it. She didn't dare to say it, but she knew that some people could consider it snooping, or purposely looking for trouble.
Miranda got up and went to Mike's bedside table, and opened it, pointing inside. "That," she motioned, "is where the charger was, and the letter was entangled inside of it."
"Seriously? He kept this letter which you think he was supposedly going to give to you in his bedside table?"
"Seriously."
"Well… I guess that gives you some perspective that he really did lov- I mean… are you going to say anything about it?" Stevie looked at Miranda anxiously, wondering if telling Mike about the hidden letter was necessarily the best idea.
However, Miranda just stared at Stevie in horror. "What, and ruin all trust and our relationship in general? Of course not!"
"Right, I, I knew that." She thought I would tell him?! "Do you think we should head back to the hospital yet?"
"It's 6 o'clock at night, they won't let anyone in anymore." Suddenly, a bright flash filled the room, and thunder roared overhead. "Not to mention, I am NOT going out in that." She remembered her car once being hit by lightning - one of the most terrifying experiences of her life, she would say.
"Y-you know I hate thunderstorms, what am I going to do? I hate thunderstorms, you know I do! Oh, I hate thunderstorms!" Stevie blurted out, panicking and pacing around the room. Miranda set her straight, by placing her hands firmly on Stevie's shoulders, which stopped her in her tracks.
"Just stay here, okay? We'll be fine," she reassured, waving a hand when Stevie started shaking her head. "I'll check in the fridge for some food… I have no idea what's in there, since Mike was the last one to go shopping, and he knows I'm not the best cook."
To her delight, the fridge was packed with food which could have easily be persuaded to become a delicious meal, with a little bit of help from Stevie. However, being typical Miranda and Stevie, they decided to order a pizza, especially since Stevie asked every five minutes, "are you sure Mike's not going to mind?" Miranda tried to get Stevie to comprehend that she lived with Mike now, and that the rule "what's mine is yours" was a rule he had made clear, but she refused. The doorbell rang, Miranda collected the two pizzas they had ordered, and they sat down at the table, with the pizza.
More thunder rolled nearby, which in turn made Stevie jump, scream and drop her pizza all down the front of her. Miranda just giggled, as Stevie frowned. "Don't laugh at me!" said Stevie angrily, crossing her arms and pouting. She sent Stevie off to change and have a shower, and when she came back, frowning in Miranda's oversized giraffe onesie, Miranda laughed, and wrapped her arms around her, huddling under a blanket together.
"Love oo," she smiled. Poor Stevie. Always has been afraid of thunderstorms.
"Love oo too. And you know, if I do die..."
"Oh no, not this again!"
"Despite the fact that anyone rescuing us would be so easily attracted to my allure," Stevie continued, "I want Heather Small and Gary Barlow to do a duet with Take That, I still want all the James Bond actors to carry my coffin, and, um, Benedict Carrotsatch to do my eulogy, while crying and acting like a goat."
"Right."
2 Days Later
"Excuse me, are you Miranda Hart?"
Miranda immediately snorted, unaware that she'd fallen asleep. Groggily, she blinked and rose her head, to find a nurse, Stevie, and Finn, staring directly at her. She jumped, her heart rate rising, as she'd almost forgotten she was sitting in the hospital waiting room.
"Uh yes, I think so, probably, yes," she yawned, getting up, out of her chair, and almost tripping over her shoelaces. The nurse sighed in exasperation as she waited for Miranda to get her balance back.
Stevie spoke before the nurse had a chance to. "Mike's awake, and he wants to see you!"
Hi guys! I hope you are all enjoying the story so far. I know this is a shorter chapter, and I'm really sorry about that, but because I am going away on Sunday and don't know if I will have time to write, I am prewriting shorter chapters so all I have to do is upload them. I will be away for 4 weeks, so I am hoping to get 8 chapters done AT LEAST so I can upload twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays. Again I would like to give a massive shout out to VirendraLione who has given me so much help with this fanfic. I would also like to thank everyone else who has taken the time to read this and leave a review, or even just check it out.
Sofie x