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Rita immediately jumped out of the warm bed, throwing the sheets back.

Her heart was racing double time as she felt her stomach flip and her head become foggy.

She saw the tips of Connie's fingers covered in the same shade of blood that covered the bottom of the bed.

Connie was eerily silent, only a few small whimpers leaving her mouth as Rita started to talk.

"Alright, I've got you Connie." Rita's voice was shaking like crazy, her head spinning as she helped pull Connie out of the bed.

"The baby, what's happening..?" Connie was suddenly sick all over the floor, Rita lowering her gently to the floor and rubbing her back.

Rita then pulled her phone off the bedside table, quickly finding Dixie's name and phoning her best friend.

The first call to Dixie went through to answer phone, Rita panicking as she realised she might have to phone 999, where she may not know the paramedics that came out to treat Connie.

Connie finally stopped being sick, collapsing back into Rita's arms, Rita noticing there was still blood seeping from Connie.

"Rita?" Connie asked shakily, pushing her hand down to check if she was still bleeding, but Rita caught her hand, kissing it gently.

She didn't want to cause Connie anymore distress, kissing the top of her head lightly as the phone continued to ring.

"Just give me a minute, my darling…" Rita said, rocking Connie gently in her lap as she heard Dixie's voice sound through the phone.

"Dixie?" Rita practically sobbed down the phone.

"Hey squirt, what's up?" Dixie asked, not understanding why Rita had phoned her, knowing she was halfway through the shift.

"It's Connie, she's bleeding, it's the baby Dixie please?" Rita was shaking, Connie squirming in pain and worry in her arms, Rita trying her very best to keep the Doctor calm.

"Alright, don't worry yourself, give me an address and I will be there as soon as sweetyheart." Dixie told Rita, who breathed half a sigh of relief.

Rita quickly reeled off the address, Dixie hanging up and once again leaving Connie and Rita alone.

By the time Dixie got the message and kicked down the door, Connie had started to hyperventilate and Rita was really struggling to keep her cool.

"Hello, Mrs B." Dixie called to the Clinical Lead who had no desire for anyone, especially not her colleagues to see her in this state.

Connie tried to wriggle away, Rita holding her desperately still.

"Connie, they're here to help you, my darling… Please, Connie…" Rita begged Connie who finally stopped moving.

"Ok then sweetyheart, what happened squirt?" Dixie asked, pulling an oxygen mask out of her bag and lacing it gently over Connie's head.

"She just woke up and she was bleeding, there was so much blood Dixie." Rita was once again crying, rubbing Connie's back, desperately trying to get her to calm her breathing down.

"That's ok, I just need you to slow your breathing for me before I can do anything else." Dixie told Connie, tentatively placing a hand on Connie's cheek. "In… And out… You need to slow your breathing Connie, or I'm going to have to take you in to hospital ok?"

Connie's breathing still wasn't perfect, but it had certainly improved, Dixie knowing she needed to check Connie over properly.

"Alright, you keep breathing like that, I'm just going to slip off your trousers and perform a quick vaginal examination…" Dixie stopped as Connie looked up at Rita, shaking her head drastically trying to get Rita to prevent it from happening.

"No!" Connie shook her head, but her body too weak to allow her to fight it.

"It's ok, nothing to worry about. It will take me 30 seconds, then I'll do a quick ultrasound…" Dixie paused as Connie started to throw up again, pulling the oxygen mask off her face. "Alright, sit up for me…"

Dixie placed an arm on the small of Connie's back, bringing her upright.

"Rita, I need some help here… I think we need to take her in, she's lost a lot of blood." Dixie whispering the last bit to Rita, who, if it was possible, looked veen more worried than she already was.

"Oh Connie…" Rita sobbed, holding Connie in her arms as she finished throwing up again.

"Right, this is your last chance Mrs B. You either let me do this examination or I have to take you into the ED." Connie calmed as Dixie talked to her, much like as if she was talking to a small child. "Good girl."

Dixie smiled, never imagining she would have ever had to talk to Mrs Constance Beauchamp like this.

"This is going to feel uncomfortable, but I'll be done as quickly as possible." Dixie promised Connie, who reached for Rita's hand.

Rita took her hand willingly, kissing the side of Connie's head.

Connie's hips buckled slightly as Dixie proceeded.

"Alright…" Rita reassured Connie as she started to cry. "You're alright."

"The baby isn't…" Connie was cut off as Dixie butted in with a smile on her face.
"Baby is fine, it's common in the third trimester that the cervix changes shape and causes intense bleeding like this. There is no placental abruption, I'm just going to give you a quick ultrasound just to put your mind at rest, ok?" Connie started to cry, nodding and sobbing with relief in Rita's arms.

It took seconds for Dixie to get the Doppler set up, Connie holding her breath until a tiny heartbeat filled the room.

"I thought I'd lost the baby." Connie closed her eyes, glad when she felt Dixie spread a blanket across her bottom half.

"Everything is ok, I think the bleeding has stopped. Have a hot bath, that will help and I'll see myself out." Dixie smiled, glad she could put Rita's mind at rest. "Look after her, squirt." Dixie said, standing up and leaning over to kiss the top of Rita's head.

The two women sat in silence for a few minutes as they heard Dixie leave downstairs.

"There's blood all of the floor, and all over the bed." Connie whispered, her voice was still shaky and she sounded panicked.

"Don't worry, I'm just so glad that you're ok." Rita was still crying, holding Connie so tightly she was almost hurting her. "I was so scared…"

"Me too." Connie snuggled into Rita, still uncomfortable about the fact she was lay in her own blood.

"Let's get you into the bath sweetheart." Rita slipped from behind Connie, pulling her up gently, Connie basically collapsing on her she was so tired. "I've got you."

Rita helped Connie into the bathroom, she only had on a t-shirt, as Dixie had rid her of her underwear.

Rita quickly ran a bath, lowering Connie into it.

"Just relax for a bit sweetheart, I'll clean up a bit and bring you a cup of tea."

Rita spent over 15 minutes scrubbing the floor, until her hands were red and raw, but there was, thankfully, no longer any sign of blood.

She binned Connie's pyjama bottoms and the bed sheets on the bed.

She then flipped the mattress and put on clean sheets before bringing Connie a cup of tea.

Connie was dozing off in the bath, Rita sitting on the toilet for a while, just watching Connie's naked body loll gently in the bath.

She just sat and hoped Connie had ridden out the worst of the pregnancy, and the rest would be a breeze, because my God Connie deserved it.

After everything that had been thrown at Connie, she needed a break.

YAY, I DIDN'T END THIS CHAPTER IN A CLIFF HANGER, SHOCKER! I KNOW THE PAST FEW CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN SUPER INTENSE SO THE NEXT FEW WILL BE MORE CHILLED AND DON'T YOU WORRY, SOME MAJOR FLUFF WITH BE OCCURRING. I HAVE PLANNED TO INCLUDE A DATE, A TRIP TO TOWN TO BUY SOME BABY STUFFS AND MAYBE MORE... SEE YOU NEXT TIME :-D