"So she was totally cool?" Spoke David in surprise as he exited the bistro with his phone connected to his ear as he spoke to his wife.
"Yeah!" Smiled Kylie as she left the Rovers with a bottle of champagne.
"You're a genius" David praised. Kylie chuckled, blushing slightly. "Where are you now?" She heard her husband ask.
"Just heading out the pub.. oh!" She finally saw David who had now clocked eyes on her. "We still need to get that cracked open, don't we?" David grinned seeing her holding a bottle of Champaign.
"Yeahhh" Kylie waved the bottle eagerly. "You haven't told the kids have ya?" Kylie asked noticing Bethany and the kids who were walking a bit behind David.
"No,no, no. Not without you"
"Aw great I can't wait to see there faces..." Kylie trailed off, turning to stare in the direction of the kebab shop where she heard her friend shouting. "Hang on, I think there might be something kicking off in the kebab shop"
"When isn't there, just come home"
"Yeah I will, I'm just going to check that Gemma's alright first. I'll see you in a minute." She hung up and went to walk in the direction of the kebab shop when David suddenly ran up and grabbed her arm.
"I'll go, you stay with the kids"
Kylie looked at him amused "you don't like Gemma"
"No, but I love you and I figured if we are going to Barbados, me and her better bury the hatchet"
Kylie smiled and kissed his cheek. "Okay, don't be long"
David turned and made his way to the kebab shop where the commotion was occurring. As he walked down the street he noticed Gemma and a young teenager from Kylie and Gemmas old estate.
The young teenager had grabbed Gemma roughly and Gemma sank her teeth into his wrist. David felt his lips turn upward at what Gemma had done. Though he couldn't help but feel she could of kneed him in the crotch, it probably would of got a better result.
The teenager had suddenly fought back, shoving Gemma roughly to the ground causing her to hit her head hard on the cobbles.
When Gemma wasn't getting up, David realised that she had been knocked unconscious. Craig who had been standing at the kebab shop door looked on in horror and fear.
"Oi!" David yelled running forward as the young teenager tried to make a get away. David grabbed him and the teenager struggled against his grip. "Let go of me!" He yelled but David refused and suddenly the young teenager was clinging to him as a sharp pain hit him hard. David had let him go and the young teenager stepped back, pulling out a bloody blade that he had embedded in David's chest.
Davids hand went to his chest in shock as the teenager took off down the street.
"David?" Craig looked scared as David turned around slowly. He needed to get to Kylie. His only thoughts were of Kylie at that moment.
He slowly made his way back down the street, his hand clutching his chest as he struggled to breath. He got to a tree at the end of the street, near Audreys salon. His hand placed firmly on it to keep himself up.
He could see Kylie who had been waiting patiently for him, stood just down the road still holding a bottle of Champaign.
"David?" Kylie stared, her eyes filled with worry and confusion as David stumbled forward in a desperate attempt to get to her.
The Champaign bottle that Kylie had been holding had suddenly left the young mothers grip and smashed on the cobbled ground as she took off running towards her injured husband.
Kylie got to him just in time as he fell over. She caught him in her arms, almost falling over herself and with all the strength she had, had managed to lower him down safely. "David? What's happened?"
"Gemma" David managed to gasp out his hand still clutching his chest.
Kylie was alarmed as she stared at all the blood that coated the cobbles. "You're going to be okay" Kylie promised him though her voice was really shaky. "HELP, HELP" Kylie screeched.
Luke from the garage had heard the commotion and raced forward to help. "Oh my god. What's going on"
"Something at the kebab shop! Get an ambulance" Kylie begged taking off her denim jacket and holding it to David's chest to try and stop the bleeding.
Luke rushed off to help those at the kebab shop while taking out his phone to phone an ambulance.
"The ambulance is on its way" Kylie promised him. David wheezed as the thought of him dying crossed his mind.
Audrey and Fred came out of the rovers laughing when they suddenly saw David laying on the road covered in blood with Kylie holding him upright and stroking his forehead.
"What on earth" Audrey gasped horrified at the sight of her grandson.
"Get Gail!" Kylie said urgently never taking her eyes off David. "GET GAIL!" She said again more louder. Audrey nodded unable to register what was happening as she raced down the road.
"The ambulance will be here soon" Kylie said biting her bottom lip. David couldn't take his eyes off of her. He was scared that if he closed them, he would die.
"I've ruined everything"
"What, no. You've ruined nothing!" Kylie told him.
"We were meant to go to Barbados and I go and get myself stabbed" he chuckled half heartedly.
Kylie smiled slightly "typical David Platt moment. You live to shock"
David gulped as his smile faded. "Ky, I don't want to die"
"You're not going to die!" Kylie told him. "Not for years. You will be an old man before you die,in our new home in Barbados"
"You once said that you couldn't image yourself getting old" David said trying to ignore the stabbing pain in his chest.
"I can't imagine myself getting old with anyone but you" Kylie said as tears cascaded down her cheeks. "You have changed my life!"
"I'm just an idiot" David said as Kylie shook her head in protest. "No you're not! You care about your family, you're a great father, a great husband."
David smiled as he looked her in the eye "you should still go and see Becky."
"David this isn't goodbye" Kylie sobbed "we are all going to go. Me, you and the kids and you can adopt max as Well"
David sighed as his thoughts went to his children.
"He's your son, he was always meant to be your son" Kylie told him. "And when you adopt him, he will have your last name"
"Max Platt" David chuckled "I think he will be over the moon"
"Yeah he will be! He has always seen you as his father and Lily, she's going to need you to chase the boyfriends away"
David laughed before gasping as a shooting pain went through him. Roy made his way over to offer his assistance.
"Where's the ambulance Roy" Kylie asked not wanting to sound too harsh with him but she was now desperate as Davids eyes were closing and opening as he fought for his life in her arms.
"It's been called" Roy told her gently. "It's important that you talk, keep him engaged" Roy said leaving Kylie a blanket to use before getting up.
"Oh my god David!" Kylie heard Gail shrieking from down the road. Gail was running as fast as she could to get to her younger son. Bethany running along side her. Gail fell to her knees beside him, resting her hands on his cheeks.
"David"
"He's Alright" Kylie said mostly trying to convince herself.
"Hi Gail" David said looking up at his mother who had tears streaming down her face. "Oh love"
The wall that he had built for years between Gail and himself suddenly broke and he found himself starting to well up. "I'm so sorry for everything I've put you through mum."
"Don't be silly! You're my son" Gail sobbed. "And I love you no matter what"
"I love you" David choked out looking at his mother. Gail stroked David cheeks as his eyes fell on a distraught Kylie. "And I love you, so much"
"I love you too but you're going to be fine" Kylie said pulling him closer slightly as she continued to pressed her denim jacket against his wound.
"You will uncle David, you will be okay" Bethany said
David slightly shook his head. "Kylie. I need you to know that I have never stopped loving you. Even when things went wrong"
"And I've never stopped loving you. Now Stop talking like this" Kylie sobbed.
"No no. I need to get this out while I still can" he wheezed. "Tell the kids I love them, I'm going to miss them so much"
"You can tell them you love them yourself when you're better" Kylie said feeling her heart breaking as David was trying to say his goodbyes to her.
"Tell then that I never ever stopped loving them and promise me Kylie that you will always be there for them. Promise me that"
"Yeah I do but the kids need you. You're a better parent than me!"
"You don't give yourself any credit. They love you and they're going to need you when I'm gone"
"You're not going to leave me" Kylie sobbed. David shook his head. "No babe, I won't, not ever"
Gail gently kissed David's forehead before getting to her feet and going to comfort Bethany who was now sobbing at the side of the road. Gails eyes never left David and Kylie.
Sally and Maria were stood by the Rovers staring at the scene In disbelieve. "We were in the salon, laughing a couple of hours ago. It was just another day" Maria said.
"It's always just another day. Those poor kids" Sally said as she watched Kylie hold David in her arms in the middle of the road.
"Is someone with them?" Maria asked turning to Sally suddenly.
"Audrey"
"Please tell the kids what I said" David pleaded
"I won't need to"
David smiled slightly. "2010" David choked out. Kylie looked at him confused. "In the rovers. That's when we met"
Kylie was surprised but found herself smiling through her tears. "I didn't think you remembered me"
"Of course I did but the second time i saw you and you were dancing in that cage. I knew I couldn't love anybody more" David said "I knew you were the only one for me. I just needed to meet you in Tenerife to finally see it"
Kylie stared in his eyes as the sound of sirens approaching caught her attention.
"Kiss me" David choked out. Kylie nodded and slowly leaned down, placing a tender kiss on his lips. She felt him slowly kiss her back before she gently pulled away just as the ambulance arrived and David let out his last breath. David's body went limp in her arms. "David? David?" But David didn't utter a single word, his body limp and his eyes closed.
Kylie realised in horror that the love of her life lay dead in her arms. Kylie whimpered, shaking him slightly. Not believing that he was dead. "No, no You've not left me. Please don't leave me" Kylies voice was shaky as the paramedics rushed over and began to take over. Gail got to her feet with Bethany as the reality set in that David had died.
A/N hey everyone. This was going to be a sad one shot but I decided I wanted to turn it into a story. I wanted this chapter to be similar to the way Kylie died which is why there's a lot of similarities. I have another account called heytherejuilet but I can't get access to it so I've made a new one. Anyway I hope you like this chapter and I'm hoping to post regularly due to quarantine. I hope everyone's staying safe and please review