Chapter 14
It had been a month since Zosia had her baby and Colette was feeling the strain of working and helping Zosia with Eva as Zosia had broken up with Matt. Colette seemed to spend a lot of time with Eva which was a good thing but Zosia seemed to be a little nurvous around her, Colette just thought it was nurves of having a new born baby who was so delicate.
It was the day Colette went back to work after her week off and she grew more worried for Zosia everyday she seemed a little on edge and not herself but Colette knew she was taking her tablets (Or did she?)
"Mary-Claire?" a voice comes from behind Mary-Claire and it is Zosia "Have you seen Colette?" Zosia approaches with Eva in her arms and Mary-Claire replies "Nope haven't seen her at all this morning" Zosia gives her a friendly smile and says to Mary-Claire "I need the toilet you wouldn't mind looking after Eva for a while, while I vist the toilets."
Mary-Claire agrees and takes Eva out for her arms "Hello you, aren't you getting big?" Mary-Claire says to calm Eva down as she rests her head in her arm.
Meanwhile Colette is in Guy's office talking to him about Zosia not being herself and questions Guy about Zosia's bipolar and wonders if it has made an appearance again.
"Guy look I am worried for Zosia she doesn't seem right, I know she loves Eva and all that but she seems a little distracted by everything else" Colette says as she leans against Guy's desk "Oh Colette it is probably first time nerves, I remember for those few days you had Zosia you were so nervous you was shaking everytime you picked her up" Colette smiles as she remembers the moments when she was nervous about Zosia and then snaps back into present day. "I am back off to AAU see you later" Colette shuts the door and makes her way back to AAU unawear of Zosia leaving Eva with Mary-Claire.
Mary-Claire was sat in the staffroom waiting for Zosia's return, and making sure Eva doesn't kick up as fuss or start to wale for her mother. "I wish I had children" Mary-Claire says to herself unware that Fletch was standing in the door way watching Mary-Claire play with Eva who was lying on the sofa next to Mary-Claire "Oh Mc you are a natural" Mary-Claire spins around to see Fletch standing in the door way "Hi" Mary-Claire mutters as she goes bright red.
"I am looking after..." Mary-Claire was cut sort when Colette came bardging in and said to Mary-Claire "Why have you got Eva?" she began to painc and replied quickly "Zosia I mean Dr March went to the toilet about 20 minutes ago and asked me to look after Eva for her while she was gone" Colette rolls her eyes and says "Urgh... that woman and her bladder she must have the bladder the size of a pea" Fletch begins to laugh and buts in "And that woman would happen to be your daughter so maybe she inherrited it from her mother? Collie!" Colette looks over at Fletch and smiles "Oi I do not have the bladder of a pea thank you very much!" Fletch looks at Colette for ages without realising.
"Fletch have you a problem?" Colette pipes up when Mary-Claire geastures to Colette that Fletch was staring at her bum. Fletch shakes his head and makes a quick exsit "Wow I really do think he fancys you Colette" Mary-Claire says as she picks up Eva and stands up "Here you go, I think this belongs to your daughter" Mary-Claire adds as she passes Eva over to Colette "Oh thanks Nurse Carter, and you wouldn't mind looking after Eva for a while later if Zosia doesn't make her return, I am due in theatre with Mr Self and I don't want to miss that" Mary-Claire nods and says "Shouldn't Dr March be back soon?" Colette doesn't say anything but just gesturs to Mary-Claire to get back to work before she gets the sack.
Colette kisses Eva on the head and sits down on the sofa and says "Right Miss Eva March what are we going to do with you and lets find out where your Mummy is shall we?" Colette pulls out her phone and begins to ring Zosia hoping she would answer but it went straight to voice mail, Soon after Eva starts to get hungry so Colette looks through the nappy bag to look for some milk when she comes across Zosia's tablets 'Lithium' which were unopened and were all still in date order that was when Colette realised something was wrong.
Later on Mary-Claire had finished her shift and took Eva off Colette who was worried for Zosia who hadn't rang her back and she started to fear for Zosia's health. "Hi Colette I have come for Eva. I will take her back to mine and I will drop her off later" Mary-Claire said as she approached Colette "Oh Hi Mary-Claire thanks for taking her off me, I will be finished around 8 ish so if you want to bring her round that would be much appresicated" Mary-Claire smiled as she took Eva out of Colette's arms and placed her into the pram "Erm.. Colette so where is Zosia then?" Colette had to think of a excuse and quick "She has gone to her mates up in Tipton for the weekend" Mary-Claire gave a half smile "Got to go or Mr Self with roast me alive!" Colette adds as she put her hair up into a bun ready for the theatre cap she had to put on. "See you later" Mary-Claire replied as she pushed Eva in the pram towards the AAU exsit, getting a strainge look from Harry, Gemma and Raf as she goes by.
Gemma turns to Raf and says "Since when did MC have a baby?" Raf thinks for a moment and at the same time they both turn on their office chairs and look at Harry who look bewildered to why they are both looking at him and smiling in a strange way. "What?" Harry says in a squeaky voice "So I see Mary-Claire has a baby you wouldn't have anything to do with her having this baby would you?" Gemma says as Colette approaches them and asks if they had seen Jesse as he was needed in the anaesthetics room "Oh and that baby Mary-Claire has, isn't hers its my granddaughter" Harry bobbed his tongue out at Gemma and Raf and walked off with patient files in hand, while Colette made a dash for the theatre, and hopefully wasn't late for the slot.
A few hours later Colette had finished in theatre and was getting ready in the locker room to go home, she looked at the clock and sighed to herself before getting her phone out checking to see if Zosia had tried to ring her during her time in theatre... no luck still.
Colette stepped out of the hospital and rummaged through her hand bag looking for her car keys, when Fletch made her jump and she dropped her phone landing screen down on the floor Colette gasped as her saw her phone on the floor and quickly picked it up to see the biggest crack she had ever seen on her phone "Thanks Fletch you have just made me smash my Iphone!" Fletch apologised and made a dash for his car before Colette punched him.
When she got home she quickly text Mary-Claire to say she could bring Eva back to hers as it seemed Eva would be staying at Colette's for the night until she could get hold of Zosia.
20 minutes later Mary-Claire had just dropped Eva at Colette's house. Colette was really frustrated because Eva wouldn't stop crying. She'd done everything and in the end she decided to just play on her phone whilst rocking her to sleep. Colette heard a knock on the door so went to answer it. "Fletch." She smiled relieved slightly. Then She noticed something, the only sound was her and Fletch's voice. She sighed in relief. "Thank god for that!" She said relieved. Fletch just laughed. They got into the living room and sat down on the sofa. Colette sighed, "Do you want a cuppa?" Fletch hesitated before answering, "Umm, yeah go on then." He smiled his cheeky smile which she loved so dearly. Then they started to lean in, slowly but surely. Until baby Eva picked that exact moment to wake and cry. They stopped, opened their eyes and quickly stood up in shock as they realised what they were doing. "Umm... I... Urrr." They both stuttered until Colette went to tend to baby Eva who was a bit smelly. "Haha, all that for a cuppa hey?" She'd laughed, Fletch laughed too. They just sat chatting with baby Eva in between them until Fletch got a text off his now ex-wife that their youngest son had broken his arm and was at St. James'. He'd huffed and then left, leaving Colette and Eva alone in the flat once more.
Colette sat on the Sofa she had managed to get Eva back off to sleep so she was now catching up on Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, when she phone began to ring she quickly picked up her phone and caller ID read 'Zosia' Colette smiled and quickly picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Mum its me, I am staying at my friend Lisa's tonight we got caught up talking earlier"
"Ok Zosh but aren't you forgetting something?"
"Oh my god Eva, is she with you?"
"Yes she is don't worry , Mary-Claire has been looking after her all day"
"Mum...I... might stay at Lisa's this week you don't mind looking after Eva do you?"
"Well Zosia I was going..." Colette sighed "Alright I will be okay"
"Thanks so much Mum got to go"
And with that Zosia put down the phone leaving Colette heart broken that her daugther hadn't got time to talk to her but she knew something was wrong, It wasn't like Zosia to be so careless and she knew if she carried on like this Guy would soon have her back in the phycriatic hospital. Colette sat back down and pressed play on her remote and began to watch Emmerdale until Eva picked the perfect time again to wake and cry even louder this time for Colette, Colette pressed pause and gave a sigh and got up and began her journey to her bedroom where Eva was.