chapter twenty-one

The phone went dead and I bit my lower lip.

I sighed thinking I had put my foot in it when my phone began to vibrate in my hand. The caller identification flashed up on the screen and I noticed it was Jasmine calling me back. Accepting the call, I pressed the phone to my ear.

"Look I can understand—"

She cut me off, "Look, I think it's great!"

"Pardon?" I said with a smile, "I just want you to know that you'll always be your dad's little girl and there's no chance that I would treat you and the baby—"

She cut me off again and her words made me even more happier, "I know you won't treat me any differently, you need to stop worrying." She laughed out loud before telling me that I should stop worrying and that she's happy for us.

"You are?"

"Yes Lauren, you and my dad, your both perfect together. And you, you're a great step-mum so stop worrying! Plus, added bonus or what, I've always wanted a little brother or sister, so it's all good."

I smiled. I asked where she was and she said she was on her way back to the hospital to see the alien. I laughed and told her I was with her father. She answered that she would be here in half and hour and that she'd see me soon. She put the phone down and I put my phone back in my pocket and went back into the room.

As I sat down on the chair beside the bed, I rested my head to one side and fell asleep.

BANG!

I jumped out of the chair to see Jasmine stood by the door, a smile on her face.

"Sorry." She whispered as she walked towards the bed. She put down a large Jane Norman bag full of clothes which she said she had brought for me. I thanked her, a soft smile on my face before she walked to the other side of the bed and perched on the edge.

"Can I have a look at the scan?"

I nodded, took the scan photo of the bedside table and handed it to Jasmine. She took it in her hand, looked down at it and studied it. After a brief silence, she handed me the photograph back and smiled, "What are you hoping for?"

"I don't mind." I answered truthfully, "As long as it's healthy."

She nodded, stared at her father and held his hand. Then she whispered something to him but I couldn't make out what it was. I looked at Jasmine and then back at Blake, put a hand on my stomach and hoped he'd wake up.

It was another hour later and Jasmine stood up, telling me she was going to get a drink. She asked if I wanted anything but I told her I didn't. She turned around and was about to walk towards the door when I saw Blake twitch.

At first I thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me and I turned to Jasmine, "Did you see that?"

She looked at me and was about to answer something when Blake opened his eyes. He blinked rapidly, the bright lights irritating his eyes. I smiled, in shock that he had woken so suddenly and said, "Blake?"

When he turned to look at me, he smiled.

"Jasmine, go and get a Doctor."

And as soon as Jasmine left the room to get a Doctor, several tears rolled down my cheeks. He was awake and alive, he was going to get better. I sniffed, wiped the tears rolling down my cheeks and laughed.

He was going to be okay.

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