Chapter twenty nine September 21st 2009
I woke up this morning with a feeling I shouldn't be getting out of bed. But I had things to do, that couldn't wait. I woke up alone as Norman is in Hollywood for a part in the walking dead, I went to wake Kass up "come on lazy bum, we got go get your school stuff."
"Mum, I don't wanna go to school."
"Well, you don't have a choice till your eighteen. Come on let's get dressed."
"Ok." She said with a frown.
We walked outside there was a couple of photographers, they are a couple of the good ones, if I let them take their pictures they will leave us alone. Some of the others are bad, saying things that the baby isn't Norman's and other horrible stuff.
We finished getting Kass's stuff, as we were walking out of the store I didn't see it but Kass said "mummy watch out." The next thing I see is a cyclist coming down the footpath the next thing that happens, I'm falling to the ground as he hits me.
The staff comes out saying things like call an ambulance and the cops stop that guy.
"Mummy you okay?"
"No, god the baby."
Ring ring ring ring please answer it went to message bank he must be in the audition I left a message. "Please ring me as soon as you can, ouch oh god."
"It's okay ma'am the ambulance will be here soon. Just breath.
I got to the hospital, I was put in emergency, the pain hadn't changed, but I was bleeding now.
Ring ring
"Hello."
"Oh Helena thank you for answering."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm at the Roosevelt hospital, I was wondering if you would be able to pick Kass up and look after her, I'm sorry to ask I don't think it's right to have her here with me."
"Where's Norman?"
"In LA."
"I'll be there shortly, don't panic."
"I gotta go Helena, Norman's on the other line, thank you so much for this."
"Hey babe."
"What's wrong? You sounded bad."
"That's cause I am bad babe, I'm at the hospital waiting to be seen."
"What the fuck, Del what's happening?"
"I got hit by a bike rider and fell to the ground."
"Oh my god are you and the baby ok?"
"I don't know I'm bleeding babe, I'm scared how quickly can you get here, I need you. I'm sorry to bother you."
"Hon, you're more important than an audition, which you were right babe I didn't get it, but I'm sure you'll be right you always are. I can be there in five hours. It's the best I can do babe, I'm sorry to be so far away."
"Well Helena's promised to come and take Kass away, so I'll be fine till then."
"Good to hear, I'll be as quick as I can babe, don't panic."
"I'll try, love you babe."
"Love you too."
A little while later...
"Are you okay Del?"
"I don't know I've been here for ages. I have no idea what's happening the doctors disappeared." He turns up then.
"Hello Ms Macintosh, Oh this must be your partner are you ready for an ultrasound."
"Oh no, she's not my girlfriend, just a very good friend to come here now."
"Yeah we are. I'm going to get my mum to come get Kassandra I'll stay with you till Norman turns up, is that okay with you?"
"Yeah it's fine. I gotta go, I'll see you soon if you're not here anymore Kass I love you."
"Bye mum."
"Alright you ready. Miss Macintosh?"
"Yep, let's get this show on the road."
They took me to the room, and I saw my baby on the screen, it's so little, I started crying, the doctor said there was a tear in my placenta, if the bleeding doesn't stop then they'll have to do a Caesarian soon.
I was taken back to my room. "So how are things?"
"Well if the bleeding doesn't stop then bub's coming early. Did your mum come while I was away?"
"Yeah she did, if you like I can look after her tonight and Norman can pick her up or I can drop her off whichever is good."
"Thank you, you really are too nice to me. But you always have been."
"Why not there's no reason to hate you Delta, Mingus really likes you and you're a nice person, so of course I'd be nice to you."
"So what do you wanna talk about? I know you can tell me cause Norman doesn't how you two meet?"
"He doesn't talk about it?"
"I don't ask more to the point."
"We meet on a photo shoot I thought he was cute. Glad I did otherwise I wouldn't have Mingus."
"Yeah he's a great kid. He's very cute."
"He looks too much like Norman I wish there was more of me there."
"There is some of you there, he's probably got strong genes, probably pass them on to this one."
"So do you know what you're having."
"Not professionally but I know it's a boy, I just know it, just like I should've know better then not get out of bed today. But did I listen nope. Hey can you pass me my iPod, what do you want played."
"Anything."
"Ok you said it. I hit shuffle. You wouldn't believe what came on but 'never tear us apart'.
"You can hit jump sorry I forgot I've got their stuff on there."
"No, it's okay. You like inxs?"
"Yeah love them, but I am Australian it's kinda expected to like them."
"So do you miss being there?"
"Not really I miss my folks but that's about it. I'd never live there again. Anyway there's no way Norman would live there he'd never see Mingus, and I wouldn't expect him to leave him either."
"See that's what I like about you, you put others ahead of you. So anything else you want to ask me? Seeming we're having Q&A, you wanna ask anything else and I get to ask you anything. Deal?"
"Deal. Ok what was Michael like?"
"Well if it wasn't for the constant cheating and drugs he would have been a nice guy but he was to into the whole rock n roll scene, I wasn't and couldn't cope anymore, left him when it got to much. Okay I know you're friends with Sean Patrick right?"
"Yeah."
"So I gotta ask have you slept with him?"
"I shouldn't answer that."
"You have haven't you."
"It's complicated."
"Come on tell."
"Ok we fooled around and when I mean we I mean we."
"What you, Norman and Sean?"
"Yeah it was a one time thing, please don't say anything, it was a couple of years ago. Don't think poorly of me."
"Hey we've all done crazy shit, fuck I was a supermodel doll, don't you think I've done the same thing. Let's not talk about it anymore okay?"
"Let's not talk about what?"
"Exactly."
"Exactly what ladies. Oh Delta, I've been sorry I haven't been here but I got here as fast as I could."
"I know babe you did good."
"Thank you Helena for being here, I can't thank you enough."
"Hey you two have a lot to talk about, I'll keep Kass for tonight and I'll call in the morning to see what you want to do. Okay? I hope everything's ok Delta, I'll see you later. Good luck."
"Thank you Helena for everything you've been a true friend."
"Hey that's what friends are for aren't they?"
"Yeah, see you Helena can you give our girl a kiss, I don't know if you wanna tell Mingus about this he might want to know."
"I will good luck bye guys."
As soon as Helena left Norman come over to the bed and kissed me. "So wanna tell me what happened?"
"Just simple bad timing if I'd been a minute earlier or minute later I would have not been hit by him that's all dumb luck."
"So what's happening with our girl? Is she okay?"
"Well I hate to say I think you might be wrong, and might be disappointed as I think it's a boy, I'm sure of it."
"It is what it is."
"Well it's really a waiting game hopefully the bleeding will stop it seems to have eased at the moment."
"Well that's good, how can you be so calm, I think I ate my fingers to the bone on the plane.
"Well I have to be relaxed, if I was stressed out I might have him, which is probably going to happen anyway, but stress is no good for him."
"I'll say it once I'll say it again you are amazing, this baby is very lucky to have you as it's mum."
"Good afternoon ma'am, I see your husband has arrived"
I laughed
"What's so funny del?"
"Oh the doctor here thought Helena was my partner and now your my husband, that's funny, sir he's my partner."
"I'm sorry about that, well we'd like to do another scan to see how you and bub are doing."
"Sure wanna come Norman?"
Of course, can't wait it to see it again.
Everything looked okay the staff told Norman that visiting hours were over that he would have to come back tomorrow, as he left he kissed and kissed my stomach and said "now poppet this is your father, no coming out tonight let your mum sleep okay."
"Bye babe love you."
"I Love you too."
