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Here's the next update guys! Unfortunately I will not be able to update tomorrow because I have a lot to do. Things which include meeting up with friends before I start my third year of university next week and watching night of champions! So interested to know who Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns will have as a partner! Anyways, enjoy! : )
Guest: The only request I keep getting! But wait no longer : )
Shaq Gaddy: Hey, we all need a voice of reason and that's nearly always Roman. I was thinking I'd have to go through all of my reviewers to try and suss out who it would be. So thanks for leaving me another review letting me know it was you. By the way, did you leave it incomplete? You wrote 'All in all:' and left it at that. Or is that you basically saying that's what you thought of the whole thing? : )
AmbroseLover726: Hey, that's not very nice. I might have to rethink our friendship now, its getting too dangerous : )
CiCix3: Cool, I'll be like the drug that induces early labor! Although, its not very complimentary. Its ok, you can call him Colby as a nickname. I like that team. Can I be part of that team? Oh, by the way I don't think you'll be happy with the ending of this chapter. I have to stop these cliffhangers or you're gonna end up coming after me with a pitchfork : )
PunkShieldGirl: Thank you! And only you would do something like that, ha ha! : )
Daken's sister: Ouch, sounds absolutely painful. Are you binging on ice cream then? Yay, I made your day! Glad I could! : )
Becky: He is isn't he? I have a nagging feeling you just may love it! : )
Ayesha: Someone's getting excited, jumping up and down. Aw, love you too. Come on, how could you ever hate me? I'm too loveable! : )
Paisley2: Yes, come on you should know by now how I like to end things! Aw, thanks. (Takes a bow) Hey, I'm one of those nurses! And I ain't creepy. We're crazy weirdos! That's a term better suited to us. Wait no longer for the next chapter but I have a feeling my ending to this one will get me battered : )
Calwitch: We all do! I honestly have no idea what to say to anyone that reviews by saying they want Iris to wake up. I'm just like 'me too'. And that's all I got : )
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Wolfgirl2013: Thank you and we shall probably never know! Its one of those things : )
Jade: Good, so you're not dead! Woo! Party poppers all around! Lol. Its fine, seriously. Take your damn time. If you're busy you're busy. Like I will be tomorrow! Good you're still reading. I can't help it, I love that clumsy ass! Hey, she called me that too. Don't worry, set her right by saying we're two crazy weirdos ; )
Take your time and you don't have to if you can't. Yes it is a cute name, but its Evan. Now I can see the effects of how busy you are. Hmm, maybe I should change his name to 'Even'. Lol. Love you too, you rock too and I shall! : )
CHAPTER 54:
Jade and Liza continue to chat after they see Seth leaving, wondering why something felt awry. They both saw his exchange with Iris and they couldn't get it off their minds. No matter how hard they tried.
"Well we can't exactly go and ask him why he looks like that?" asks Liza, referring to Seth looking really really sad, that's what Jade described him looking like. "I mean, I can't just run after him and say, 'Hi, me and my friend Jade have been watching you and Iris for the past month. We were just wondering why you look so upset today and stopped your daily routine of meeting her at 1 o'clock'," she says, shaking her head.
"I am not an idiot," Jade tells Liza. They continue bickering but what no one notices is Iris is in the room by herself and her condition was getting worse. Her breathing was rapid, her heart rate was running fast and both her hands were clenching the bed sheets.
IRIS POV
I open my eyes but they instantly shut as soon as the bright light hits them. I open them again, this time very slowly, to allow them time to adjust and look at the white ceiling. I don't know what's been going on but I've felt like I've been in the strangest dream ever. I could hear Seth, talking to me. I could feel Evan, my little boy next to me but it seemed like something was stopping me from saying anything back. As I move my head I don't see anyone in the room and look around.
"S-Seth?" I manage to croak out but my voice is hoarse and he isn't in here. I sigh in relief, I thought for a second that him leaving with Evan was real. But, what am I doing here? And in a hospital? I'm supposed to be dead, is this what happens when you're dead? I pinch myself and feel the pain, wow, I'm not dead! How the…? It doesn't matter. I look to the side and see daffodils, my favorite flowers. They look all new and freshly cut. Crap, that means it was real! Seth coming and putting the flowers in. Which means he really is leaving with Evan, no! "No," I say to myself and then use any energy I have to sit myself up. I hold onto the side of the bed for support and get myself up. I then turn myself and despite the fact that I'm feeling dizzy I put my feet on the ground and try to walk. I have to stop them before they leave, they can't leave! I use the bed for support as I walk and once I can't use it anymore, I let go of it. I try to get to the door but fall straight onto the floor.
"Oh my gosh!" I hear and look up to see someone has opened the door. I look up and read her nametag, 'Jade'. "Are you ok?" she asks me and I nod my head as she helps me up. "Liza! Liza, get the doc! She's awake!" she shouts as I'm back on my feet. "Come on, lets go and get you sat down," she says but I shake my head.
"No, I have to stop him!" I say hurriedly and try to walk in the direction of the door. I make Jade let go of me and hold on to the door for support and get out, using the wall to try and walk.
"Iris!" I hear Darren's voice and all of a sudden he's in front of me. "Amazing," I hear him say as he puts his arms around me to try and get me back to my room. "Come on, I have to check you out," he says but I shake my head.
"No, I have to get to Seth," I say, not willing to let anyone stop me. "He and Evan are leaving me, I have to stop them," I say more to myself than those around me. I shrug his arms off and continue walking but he puts his arms around me, I probably look like a drunk right now. I can't even walk straight.
"Iris, you can't go anywhere in this state, you've just been in a coma for God's sake!" says Darren as I look at him wide eyed. A coma? I've been in a coma? That does explain why I was hearing everyone's voices. I ignore him and still move forward when my vision goes blurry, before I know it I see black and am knocked out.
THIRD PERSON POV
Darren manages to catch Iris before she can hit the ground. He picks her up and takes her back to her room, making her comfortable on the bed and pulling up the sheets. He does all the necessary checks to make sure she's ok before finally leaving her side, letting Jade and Liza know that they have to keep an eye on her and tell him as soon as she wakes up again.
"Eek!" says Jade in excitement. "I can't believe she's finally awake!" she says.
"Me either!" says Liza, looking on happily. "And we're on shift!" she says, giving her friend a high five. Darren on the other hand makes his way to the office and picks up his phone, dialing Seth's number. It rings a few times but no one answers, prompting Darren to ring again.
"I'm glad you're finally doing this," Roman says to Seth and Seth nods his head. "Hey man, you're doing the right thing. You need a break," he then tells his friend.
"Yeah, I guess I do," says Seth. "It's a shame Dean and Ariana had to be at work," he then comments.
"Yeah but even they agreed with me on this whole matter," Roman points out, seeing Seth making excuses for him not to go. "They know Evan is in safe hands, with his Father". Seth nods his head and hugs Roman, thanking him for everything. "You take care man," he tells him.
"You too," says Seth, picking up the baby seat Evan is in. "Say goodbye to Uncle Roman," he then talks to Evan sweetly.
"Goodbye little man," says Roman, stroking Evan's cheek with one of his fingers. "Take care of him, alright?" he says to Seth and then watches them both leave for their flight. He then turns around and walks back to the car, he was glad Seth was finally doing the right thing. If he stayed here any longer he would have gotten depressed, seeing Iris day in and day out like that. It just wasn't and isn't healthy.
Seth goes and waits in the terminal, putting Evan down at his feet. He looks down at his sleeping son thinking that if Iris was awake then everything would be going perfect. He shakes his head and leans back, running his hands through his hair. He should be getting on the flight right now but something was stopping him. Maybe he was having a hard time letting go of Iris. He just didn't want to leave her. He feels his pocket buzz and sees it's Darren.
"Can a Mister Rollins please come to the gateway," he hears the announcement and then sees Darren has stopped calling. He wonders what it could be. He knows it probably has something to do with Iris but knows once he's on the plane he can't call anyone. "A last announcement for Mister Rollins, the flight is about to take off in five minutes, thank you," he hears but then sees Darren calling again. He didn't care about the flight, all he wanted to know was if Iris was ok.
"Hello?" says Seth, answering the phone immediately.
"She's awake," says Darren on the other end, as soon as Seth hears those two words his heart jumps in joy.
"I'm on my way," is the only thing Seth says before hanging up and picking up Evan. "You hear that Evan, Mommy's awake". He walks as quickly as he can out of the airport, hoping Roman is still around. When he gets to the car park, he sees Roman is about to drive off. He quickly goes in the direction of the car, waving his hand in the air hoping Roman sees him which he luckily does.
"Are you out of your mind Rollins? Why the hell have you come back?" questions Roman, having rolled down the window, not understanding what Seth was doing. Five minutes ago, Seth was all set to go and now he was acting like a lunatic in the car park.
"She's awake," says Seth and that's all it takes because Roman doesn't say a word further and instead opens the door for Seth. Seth puts Evan in the back, tying him up securely before sitting in the front with Roman, telling him to drive. "Faster!" orders Seth as Roman rolls his eyes for the fifth time.
"Seth, we have a baby in the back and unless you want to present him to his Mother as minced meat, then I suggest you shut up," says Roman through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry," says Seth and then looks behind at Evan. "I just…I've been waiting for this for so long, I have to see her," he then explains.
"I know, but just wait a little while longer," says Roman as Seth counts down the seconds he is away from Iris.
"You have to be kidding me!" says Seth as soon as he looks up and sees they're driving straight for traffic. Seth shakes his head not being able to believe this, he wants to get back to Iris as soon as he could. He doesn't want her to think they left her all by herself.
IRIS POV
I open up my eyes and everything is just the same as before, was I dreaming before? Or was that real? I swear, my perception of reality is becoming very distorted. But as soon as I see the nurse Jade from before I realize it was all real. So I actually have been in a coma.
"Doc!" says Jade, leaving the room. If…if I've been in a coma then, Evan? He, he's been without his Mom. Of course Ariana was supposed to take over that role but, oh I just want to see my baby. I get up when I remember Seth was leaving.
"Don't event think about it," says Darren, coming over to me and getting me to lie back down. "I've called Seth and he's on his way, now you just sit here and rest, alright?" he tells me.
"Really? He's…he's coming?" I ask, looking up at Darren as tears well up in my eyes. Darren nods with a smile on his face and I have no words. I was finally going to get to see Evan and Seth. I just wish they'd hurry up and get here already, I want to see them!
"Ma, will you at least let me explain," says Seth, trying to convince his Mother to at least listen to him. "Well I do have a reason if you'll listen, alright?" he says, on the phone with his Mother, He figured he could at least let his family know that he wasn't going to make it back to Iowa.
"Oh really, you have a reason for disappointing your Mother?" questions his Mum on the other end of the phone. "It better be really good because my patience isn't very tolerable today," she says.
"She's right, I've been trying to tolerate it all day," Seth hears his Father mutter which makes him laugh. He can just imagine the daggers that were being thrown in his Father's direction right now.
"Ma, just listen alright?" asks Seth. "She's awake," he says with a smile, glancing at Roman who's mirroring his own smile. "I got the call from the doctor so I'm rushing back down there right now," he tells her.
"She has?" asks his Mum and Seth nods his head as if she's actually here. "Alright, well then get your butt down there and tell her you love her. Make sure she knows how proud we all are of her for what she's done and how brave she's been. I want my future daughter in law to know she's loved," she says which makes Seth go slightly red.
"Ma," groans Seth, not even thinking about marriage right now. "I'll try," he then says and hangs up, sighing as he does so. "Well, she's calmed down," he then says.
"Its amazing, I've never seen or heard your Mum shout, she's always been lovely around me and Dean," comments Roman.
"That's because you always pin everything on me, like the cookie jar incident," retorts Seth.
"Hey, you were the one that decided to play piggy in the middle and then couldn't catch the damn thing," Roman reminds him but Seth just rolls his eyes. As soon as they get out of the traffic, they get to the hospital. Seth was about to go off but then remembers Evan in the back seat. "You go see her and I'll bring Evan," Roman offers.
"You sure?" asks Seth.
"Yes, before you pee your pants," Roman then teases as Seth takes off and goes into the hospital. He gets into the elevator and is impatient as it stops on the right floor. He instantly walks down the corridor, trying not to look like a idiot. As soon as he gets to the right room he notices Iris sitting up through the window. He stands there for a moment, in awe of actually seeing her move about. He realizes she's combing through her hair and takes a deep breath before opening the room door.
IRIS POV
I run a comb through my hair, deciding I can't look like crap when Seth shows up with Evan. What else can I do? I needed something to occupy my time because I'm just so nervous about seeing them. I put the comb down and look up when I hear the door open. My heart skips a beat as I see Seth walking in, he closes the door behind him and slowly walks over to me. I look into his eyes and cannot believe that I've been given a second chance at life. I never thought I'd see him again but here he is, right in front of me.
"Iris," says Seth and I close my eyes for a second, a tear escaping as I take it in. I then open them, expecting to see him having disappeared but no, he's still there. Before I know it he moves forward and wraps his arms around me, enveloping me in a hug, "I'm so glad you're ok," he says and I move my arms and wrap them around his torso, water rushing out of my eyes like a waterfall.
"Seth," is all I manage to say as I hold on to him tighter. He moves his hands and then moves my head so that both his hands are on the side of my face.
"I missed you," says Seth, stroking the side of my face. "Don't ever do that to me again," he says and I nod my head, meaning it.
"I missed you too," I tell him. My heart beats fast as he leans down and after a moment of hesitation he places his lips on mine in a soft kiss. He pulls back as I open my eyes, wondering what that was for. Before I can ask or he can tell me I hear the door again and see Roman standing there. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh is that…" I trail off, putting my trembling hand up to my face.
"Yeah," says Seth, walking over to Roman and taking the baby seat off of him. He walks back over to me and puts the seat on the floor. Unbuckling Evan from the seat and taking him into his arms. I try to calm myself and use my hands to wipe away all the tears that have now stained my face. "Iris, I'd like you to meet our son, Evan Rollins Buckley," he says as fresh tears well up in my eyes. "And Evan, I'd like you to meet your Mother," he says, finally handing me Evan. As soon as I pick up Evan my hands automatically stop trembling and I lean down and kiss his cheek. I then place soft kisses everywhere on his face which makes him laugh.
"Hi little guy, it's mama," I say in a croaky voice, looking down at my son in joy. "He's so beautiful," I comment, not being able to believe I brought him into this world. I glance up at Seth and he smiles at me. I know he probably has a millions questions about why I didn't tell him but I also know that talk will come later. Although, to be honest I'm not looking forward to it. How can I ever look into his eyes and have that talk with him? I can't.
"I'm glad you're ok," says Roman, coming over and putting an arm around me. He places a kiss on the side of my head and says, "You gave us all a heart attack". My smile falters slightly and I think Seth notices because he changes the topic.
"What did Darren say?" asks Seth.
"He says I'm completely fine," I tell him. "He checked me over and said I could go home in a couple of days," I explain. I then hear Evan cry all of a sudden as his lips make a funny noise.
"Looks like somebody's hungry," comments Seth with a laugh.
"You have his bottle don't you?" asks Roman and I look at Seth, expecting him to hand it to me.
"We don't need it," says Seth, shrugging his shoulders and gesturing for Roman to leave the room. They both walk over to the door and Seth shuts the blinds to the window.
"Seth?" I call him and he turns around. "Thank you," I say and he nods his head leaving his room. I look down at Evan and smile, I never even thought I'd get the opportunity to feed him myself.
"You all done?" asks Seth, opening the door slightly but keeping his gaze on the floor. I put the gown back up properly and keep Evan in my arms, not willing to let him go.
"Yeah," I say, finding it humorous how Seth was acting. It's not like he hasn't seen me naked from above before, what was the need to blush now? "Sorry it took so long, he was very hungry,".
"That's my boy," says Seth with a chuckle. I spend the next couple of hours with Roman and Seth till it's time for them to leave. I hated to see them go but Seth promised to bring Evan to see me first thing in the morning. I waved at them and left, instantly lying down to sleep. I just want the morning to come quickly so I can spend the day again with my boys. Ha, my boys. I like that.
"Wow, it's like I'm staring right at Seth," I comment to Roman as I look at Evan and he looks back at me. Seth left the room because he had a phone call, leaving just me, Evan and Roman.
"I know, its so creepy," says Roman which makes me laugh. "It's how we all knew he was Seth's," he then comments and I can feel his gaze piercing through me till I finally look up at him. He's giving me a you-did-something-bad look which I don't really appreciate.
"Hey Iris, I have a surprise," says Seth, walking back into the room and I look at him instead of Roman. I tilt my head in confusion wondering what on earth it could be. But that's answered as soon as Dean and Ariana walk into the room. I'm speechless as they both come over to me and envelope me in a tight hug.
"What are you guys doing here?" I ask them, knowing they were supposed to be at work.
"Did you really think you'd wake up from this and I wouldn't call these guys?" asks Seth.
"You're ok," states Ariana, sitting down next to me and keeping her hands on my face. I nod my head and gesture for Seth to take Evan. Once he does I immediately hug Ariana properly, the waterworks starting again. "I love you Iris," she says.
"I love you too Ari," I tell her, happy that I finally got to see my best friend and sister once more.
"Don't ever do that to me again," she orders me and I nod my head letting out a laugh. She lets go of me and wipes my tears as I wipe hers, something we've done since we were kids.
"Ah, Miss Buckley," says Dean, giving me a curious look. "You survive to live another day," he says but I just shake my head and grab him, hugging him too.
"Stop being weird for one second and hug me," I order him, feeling his arms tighten around me. "I love you too," I then say, knowing that was his way of telling me he was glad I was alive.
"And I love you," Dean whispers to me, placing a kiss on the top of my head. He pulls back and everyone starts talking excitedly about what we're going to do when I get out of here.
"He looks just like you when he laughs," says Ariana. "I swear, the resemblance is uncanny," she says.
"He's my son after all!" I point out to her, making everyone laugh.
"Here, give Tidbit to me now, he misses his Uncle Dean," says Dean, taking Evan off of Seth as I look at him in confusion.
"His nickname," says Ariana. "We didn't know what to call him so Dean started calling him Tidbit even after we got him named," she explains to me.
"Tidbit and Hot Mama, you guys ready to go home?" asks Dean at which I laugh.
"We've been ready for ages," I tell him. Darren comes in and tells everyone that I'll get discharged tomorrow and that they all had to leave because it was past visiting hours and everyone was making a ruckus. Yeah, everyone stayed the whole day and Dean went out and got takeout, the only time the guys left the room was when Evan wanted to be fed otherwise we were all holed up in there.
The day after, Darren gets me released and I have to say it feels good to be able to get out of this hospital. I'm not really a big fan of them. I gather my stuff in my bag whilst sitting on the bed. One of the guys should be coming soon to get me out of here and take me home.
"Excuse me?" says a voice and I look up to see Jade popping her head through the door. "We need to do your final checks before you leave," she says, the other nurse Liza standing behind her.
"Oh sure, come on in!" I say with a smile. They both come in and close the door behind them. I put my bag to one side and say, "I thought all the necessary checks were done?"
"They are, Darren's just making us do them all again for good measure," says Liza, making me chuckle. I suppose that's what you have to live with when you become good friends with your doctor. I sit there and the nurses do everything they need to. Including my blood pressure which for the first time in a long time in within quite a normal range. "That is all looking fantastic," says Liza, looking happy as she notes it all down.
"Another patient, job well done!" exclaims Jade, making us all laugh.
"Darren told me how you've been taking good care of me and I wanted to thank you both for it," I say to them, taking turns at looking at each of them. When I'm done they both look at each other before bursting out in laughter and confusing the hell out of me. "Is it something I said?"
"No," says Jade, mid laugh. "Its just…we…" she trails off not being able to get it out.
"We…well," starts Liza, taking a deep breath to calm herself. "Every single one of your friends thanked us today. On your behalf," she explains which makes sense as to why you're laughing. "Sorry, we get like this if we've had chocolate during our break," she goes on to say.
"Well thanks anyway," I say again, not knowing how to respond to that.
"No problem, its our job of course," says Jade, walking over to the side of my bed. "Would you like us to wrap these flowers up for you before you go so you can take them with you?" she asks me.
"Uh, that'd be lovely," I tell her.
"We're really glad you're better, its not nice seeing Darren looking so upset all the time," Liza tells me and I give her a smile.
"And I'm glad I don't have to," I say, that being one of the major reasons I didn't tell any of my friends why I'd be dying. It's a miracle I survived to be honest.
"Yes and it'll be a relief not to see you here like this," says Jade, coming back into the room. She'd left for a few seconds and comes back in with some paper to wrap around the flowers.
"You have no idea how pressurizing it is to stand in front of him and say 'No Change' like a zombie," says Liza, making me chuckle. They both leave and soon all my friends come in. Apparently they're all accompanying me to my apartment. I thought one of them would come to get me but they all came. I love them all so much. As I leave the hospital I wave at Jade and Liza and as usual they have big smiles on their faces, waving back at me. Darren walks down with me to the hospital entrance and after giving me a hug and making me promise to call if anything felt wrong, he lets me leave. It feels to great to have Evan in my arms and to actually be alive. Everything that I thought I'd miss, I'll get to see. And it just…makes me so excited to know that. Once we get to my apartment I'm surprised to find it all tidy and clean considering the guys have been living here. Even Ariana can get messy sometimes.
"Ok, well I'm going to have to set up the baby's room," I say to myself and start to think of how I'd like it.
"About that," starts Ari, taking my hand and leading me into the second bedroom. She opens the door and I'm amazed at the sight in front of me. I walk further into the room and look around, the room is painted all yellow with white curtains at the window. The cot is a light wooden color with Evan's name on the side. I run my hands over his name. "Seth did that. The rest was the handiwork of Roman and Dean," Ariana lets me know.
"Dean? Really?" I ask her and look at her to see her nod her head.
"Who do you think brought the shit loads of toys?" questions Ariana which makes me laugh. "And they even brought over everything we shopped for when were in Vegas, really they outdid themselves," she says, walking over to me.
"It's absolutely perfect," I tell her. "And thank you for everything you've done," I say, giving her a hug.
"Come on, lets go before the guys rot Evan's brain," comments Ariana at which I chuckle and leave with her.
"You guys have done an amazing job with the nursery," I tell the guys as soon as I get to my living room. "Honestly, it's absolutely wonderful," I tell them, thanking them all.
"Well Uncle Dean has to take care of his Godson," says Dean, bouncing Evan in his arms.
"If you refer back to the tape, I'm the Godfather," Roman corrects him.
"Listen alright, things have changed and it's me now," says Dean rolling his eyes at Roman.
"You listening to this?" asks Roman in disbelief as he points a finger towards Dean.
"Guys, calm down," I say. "Can we talk about this later?" I request them giving them a pouty face which finally gets them to agree to leave it for now.
"It's getting late, we should probably get back to the hotel," says Dean, handing Evan over to me.
"Hotel?" I ask them both. "Why can't you guys stay here?"
"Iris, we love you but there's not enough room for the six of us so me, Dean and Roman will be there," Ariana kindly points out, I notice she didn't mention Seth's name. "But don't worry, the hotel is just down the street and we're a phone call away," she tells me.
"Yeah and don't worry, we changed and washed your bed sheets," adds on Dean, earning him an elbow in the ribs by Ariana. I shake my head at them both and hug them goodbye as well as Roman. I see Evan yawn and take him into the nursery, sitting down on the rocking chair. I take down my top slightly and feed him. I then put him to sleep and leave him in the cot.
"He went down ok?" asks Seth and I nod my head, sitting down on the other end of the couch.
"Yeah," I say, nodding my head and putting my feet up.
"Look, please don't be chasing around him in the night," starts Seth. "Darren said you need to take it easy and considering what you've just been through, I think you need to get some proper rest," he tells me.
"Yeah, you're right," I say, agreeing with him. I fought and brought my baby into this world, it's Evan's right for me to take good care of myself so I'm in his life. I smile at him and then look away, always thinking about the kiss he gave me when I saw him again. I cannot get it out of my mind. "I think I'll get to bed. You sure you'll be alright on the couch?" I then ask him.
"Yeah, don't worry," says Seth as I get up.
"Ok, night," I say and move to leave.
"Wait," says Seth, stopping me as I turn back around with a questioning look. "We need to talk," he says, standing up and looking into my eyes. From his look I know exactly which talk he is on about, he's means the one I've been trying so hard to avoid. But since we're finally alone together, he'd gotten the chance.
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