Chapter 53: Stressed.

Sid P.O.V

I was walking up the driveway of Bianca's under an umbrella and carrying my bag, I was unsure of why she rang me, all she said was that she needed to see me and it was important. So I dropped everything, transferred my patients and made my way to Bianca's quickly, unsure of what I was about to come to. I knocked on the door and within seconds Bianca was there and standing at the open door, she looked worried.

"Hey Sid, please come she's in the lounge room." She rushed as she took my umbrella and showed me into the lounge room. I wasn't expecting to see Charlie there, and since her last scan I noticed that she was a lot bigger, very bigger.

"Hello Charlie what's the problem." I questioned as I opened my bag and took out my stethoscope.

"I had a fall..." She delayed, I knew she was lying but I wasn't going to go further into it, it was none of my business. I knew she was lying because if it was 'just a fall' Brax would be her by her side.

Bianca P.O.V

After about an hour of Sid checking Charlie's blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar level and other doctor stuff I lead him to the door. Charlie was up in the shower as we speak so I thought it would be a good time to ask Sid.

"Look Sid I wouldn't usually ask for this it's just that when Charlie first got here she was hysterical, crying, shaking and she was deathly cold, her and Brax are going through a hard time at the moment and she's completely lost without him... I was wondering if you'd be able to give my some sleeping pills or something that might calm her down long enough for her to have a good sleep." I questioned.

"Yes I think that is a good idea, although Charlie being Charlie I don't think she'll take them..." He said as he opened his bag again and gave me a bottle of pills.

"So, crush 2 up and mix them into juice, tea but not water because they will be visible. Only 2 every 4 hours and Bianca, try to keep her calm and relaxed I don't know if her baby had attained any injuries but you never know so just keep her calm." He said before nodding his head, popping up his umbrella and walking down the driveway to his car.

Heath P.O.V

I was asleep when I heard an urgent knock at the door, I groaned and hoped it would go away but the bangs just got louder and more persistent. I rolled off the couch and onto my feet before I flung the door open about to reeve the person on the other side only to see Brax, he barged in, slightly hitting my shoulder, something was wrong.

"I've lost her, mate I'm such a fucking dickhead." He said angrily as he stormed in, hands behind his head.

"Woah, what happened?" I questioned as he looked at me, his eyes filled with tears.

"She left me Heath." He said throwing Charlie's wedding ring onto the coffee table, my mouth was agape.

"What why?" I questioned, not knowing what to say.

"She was right Heath, he was dealing and I didn't believe her, I believed him over my own wife! Heath what the hell am I meant to do? I can't do this without her." He stammered, getting really worked up.

"Ay, ay! Slow down and tell me exactly what happened." I yelled over him, trying to get him to shut up and get a hold of himself.

"You know how dad's been living with us well Charlie has been warning me about him, well he stole money off her, and yet I wouldn't believe her when she told me and now our house just got busted for drugs because he is dealing! She told me he was and I didn't listen to her Heath! He sucked me into his trap; I can't believe I'm so stupid, so fucking stupid!" He yelled, slamming his hand against the wall.

"Shit... This is bad." Was all I could say, Brax scoffed.

"You have no idea how bad this is!" He yelled back as he walked into the kitchen, opening the fridge door then slamming it shut, walking out with a beer in his hand.

"What are you going to do...?" I questioned, as he sat down in the chair.

"I don't know, I really don't know." He said quietly, as if he was talking to himself.

Charlie P.O.V

I was laying down in bed, after finishing the orange juice Bianca's gave me about 10 minutes ago, I felt drowsy and heavy headed.

"Bianca...?" I questioned, I heard her footsteps outside my door before she opened the door, she popped her head in.

"Yeah, how are you feeling?" She questioned.

"I feel really weird, and I don't know why." I slurred, trying to keep my eyes open.

"Do you feel tired?" She questioned, it was more of a muffled mumble.

"Yeah..." Was all I could answer back.

"Charlie, it's because I crushed up some sleeping tablets into your juice." She said quietly as she came in and sat on the bed beside me. I shook my head, unsure of what to say.

"What, why would you do that?" I tried to yell angrily but instead it come out slow, and slurred, I was losing my ability to stay awake.

"Because you are stressed, worried and overwhelmed, the best thing you can do for yourself and the baby is if you have a nice long sleep without waking up crying, Sid agrees with me. Now don't worry, the pills are not harmful and won't do anything to your baby but make him tired and sleep, exactly what it's doing to you. Now no excuses go to sleep." She reassured me, hoping off the bed and dragging the doona further up my body, like Brax usually would but inside of kissing me like he does, she just walked out.

I was too tired to talk, to fight, to scream, to sob or to cry, so I closed my eyes and let the sleepiness invade my body and pull me into the darkness and peacefulness of unconsciousness.

Bianca P.O.V

I opened the door slowly and quietly to see Charlie asleep and resting, she looked the most peaceful I've seen her for quite a long time. I usually wouldn't drug my friends, even if they were just sleeping pills, but she needed them, and Sid agreed, and once Charlie woke up again she'd agree to, I knew she would.

After I had a shower and got dressed in my pyjama's I walked back down and opened the door to see Charlie was still fast asleep, I sighed before closing the door gently and walking towards the stairs. I was only in bed 10 minutes, and only about 3 chapters into 50 Shades Of Grey before I heard screaming coming from down stairs, I threw my book aside and got to my feet, running to the door and pulling my night gown off the hook on the back of my door, before opening it and running towards the screams.

"Bianca!" I heard Charlie yell as I took the stairs down two at a time.

"Charlie!" I yelled back as I ran to her door and flung it open.

She was sitting up in bed, her face red and new tears streaming down her face as she held onto her bump tightly; she arched her back and screamed once more before closing her eyes.

"What's wrong?" I cried as I got to her.

"I think it's he's coming Bianca!" She cried out as she gripped onto my forearm.

"Okay, okay! Don't panic! I'll call an ambulance!" I said quickly, one million things rushing through my head, as I went to run into the kitchen, but Charlie still had hold of my arm.

"NO! No it'll take too long please Bianca just get me to the hospital!" She sobbed as she let go of my arm and placed it on her belly.

"Okay then, I'll help you get to the car." I said as I put my arm around her body, supporting her weight as I helped lift her up. Even though she was 7 and ½ months pregnant she was surprisingly lighter then I would have originally expected, she leant most her weight on me as I led her through the house and to the car, before I ran back in and grabbed my keys, wallet and phone before heading back to the car.

As I got in the car, Charlie looked at me.

"Bianca, this can't be happening! It's too early, it's too soon." She cried I took her hand and looked at her.

"Charlie, everything is going to be okay." I said.

Sean P.O.V

I was getting led out the front of the hospital in cuffs after being caught at the Surf Club on possession, I tried to run but unfortunately they caught me, well actually crash tackled me into the brick way of the Surf Club, cutting my head open. Two needles and 10 stitches later I was getting led back out of the hospital and towards a waiting squad car. As we approached the car I looked to my left, after two women had passed me, I recognised one's voice and had to look back again.

"Come on Charlie, we are nearly there, you're baby's going to be fine." The blonde one said, and then I saw her face. Charlie was crying, her face red and her hand gripped to her bump, something was wrong.

"Get moving Sean." The officer said, pushing me forward and towards the car.

"Do I get a call?" I questioned.

"Yeah you do once we get to the station and when you're in your cell, but that shouldn't matter because you have no one to call anyway." He said sarcastically as he grabbed my head and pushed me into the police car.

I sat in the back in silence the whole way to the station, deep in thought, not knowing what to do. I know I would have caused problems with Brax and his misses but I had bigger problems, and I had to put them first, it was either that or I was a dead man. I don't know how I got in so deep, I don't know why I borrowed so much money off Sunny, a drug lord, and now I couldn't pay him back so he was after me, that was why I was dealing again... But then again, I could have just ended my son's marriage.

The officers pushed me through the station and straight into the cell, handing me the phone.

"You've got 5 minutes." Said the officer as he walked away, I dialled Brax's number straight away and after a ringing I only got the answering machine.

Hi this is the Darryl and Charlie's household, sorry we aren't here to take your call, leave your name and number and we'll get back to you.

Came Brax's voice, I quickly hung up and dialled Heath's number inside, and after a short time.

"Yep this is Heath" Came his voice.

"Is Brax there?" I questioned, there was silence.

"You have a hid calling here, fuck off we don't want you!" Heath yelled angrily into the phone, obviously Brax had or is still there and has filled him in.

"Look Heath! Shut your mouth and listen for two seconds." I tried to explain.

"No, you listen here mate." He began, I cut him off.

"Heath it's Charlie! I need to talk to Brax about Charlie!" I yelled over him, he went quiet, I heard his hand cover the phone and I could only here muffled talking before I heard the phone get exchanged between hands.

"What about Charlie." I heard Brax say.

"Look mate I know you're pissed at me and you have every fucking right to be but" He cut me off before I could finish.

"Yeah you're right I have fucking right to be angry at you, you ended my marriage. Now I'm not here to listen to your bloody sob story, because I have one of my own now because of you. Get to the point or I'll come find you and bash the shit out of you." He said angrily.

"I was at the hospital." I said.

"What do you want me to come give you some flowers?" Brax questioned sarcastically.

"I saw Charlie there." I said after, there was silence again.

"What, why, what for?" He questioned.

"I don't know, she was crying, and that blonde chick was leading her in and I quote 'your baby is going to be fine.'" I said, saying what I heard before.

"I swear to god if you're fucking with me I will kill you." He growled down the phone line.

"Look Darryl I'm not kidding, and believe it or not I do have a heart and I'm not lying about this." I said angrily.

"If you had a heart you wouldn't have split my marriage up." He said back.

"You have 20 seconds left." Said the officer as he began approaching the cell.

"Look get yourself to the hospital, go see if my grandchild is alright." I said rushed.

"She's not your grandchild; you will have nothing to do with my family or any of my children." He said before hanging up.

Brax P.O.V

I swiftly walked through the halls of the hospital after the nurses and receptionists refused to give me any details or even a room number for Charlie, so I decided if they wouldn't help I'd go looking for her myself. I rushed through the whole place once, not seeing any sign of Charlie so I decided I'd go back through and check more thoroughly, only half way through the hospital I stopped dead.

"I'll go get you something to eat okay." Came Ruby's voice, I looked behind me to see Ruby come out of a door before shutting it carefully behind her. I couldn't be sure that it was Charlie's room, but honestly why else would Ruby be here? and even if it wasn't Ruby would have to have some information on her mother's and sibling's state. I walked up to her quietly, and she must have heard someone behind her so she turned her head slightly so it wasn't obvious, but then stopped once she realised who it was.

"Brax you shouldn't be here." She said quietly, I approached her.

"Ruby please just tell me what's going on, please." I begged, just as she was about to speak a door opened behind us, and Ruby grabbed me and dragged me behind a vending machine.

"Ruby?" Called Bianca's voice, I looked down at Ruby and she held her finger up to her mouth as if to say 'just shut up.' After Bianca's footsteps became distant Ruby began to speak.

"Look if Bianca finds out you're here she'll tell Charlie who will only get more worked up." She said quietly.

"Okay, just please tell me what's going on." I begged again.

"Charlie, well she had a baby scare. Horrible pains and cramps and even a little bleeding, but so far the doctors say she's fine and the baby is as well. She's just too stressed over everything, she got too worked up and they say if her blood pressure gets worse she's at risk of miscarriages which will be extremely painful for all of us." She said getting teary; I pulled her into a hug. Not entirely sure what or how to say anything.

"Attention all visitors, visiting hours are now over. Please leave the hospital as soon as possible, visiting hours are open again from 8am in the morning, thank you." Came a voice over the speakers, Ruby let me go.

"If you haven't noticed Charlie's in room 12, I'm not telling you what to do, but what you do with the information is up to you, just keep her calm please." Ruby begged before she hugged me once more and began walking towards the exit of the hospital. I waited until the long line of visitors had left before I came back into view; I walked towards Charlie's room looking around constantly to make sure that no one was coming.

Once I was sure the coast was clear, I placed my hand on the smooth door handle, unsure of what t say to her, or even if she wanted to see me, but I needed to see for myself if she was okay. As I put my weight down on the door handle I heard it click and the door pushed open, I carefully looked in and Charlie was on her side facing the other way, I slithered in quietly before closing the door behind me. I stood there for a while waiting to see if she was awake, but she didn't she was asleep.

I moved to the other side of the bed, and sat down on the chair looking at Charlie's sleeping face. I sighed before moving closer and kissing her forehead, the brushing my thumb over her cheek. Her forehead creased, and I could see her eyes moving, and as I stroked her face once more, she sucked in a breath and her eyes opened, her pupils adjusting to the light. She pulled back from me as she was registering what was happening.

"What are you doing here?" She questioned.