A/N I know I said not as much Clewis but…. I kinda failed on that… there really won't be as much Clewis this chapter promise. Just remember that I write the authors note before the actual story…BTW I know the first P.O.V is Lewis but… yeah. You also have some more of an insight to the other boy's thoughts and feelings.
Chapter 3
Lewis's P.O.V
Bella and Will have invited me to go to a restaurant this evening and I can't really decline seen as they're probably trying to make me feel better today. I pull on a jumper and some jeans and I walk out of the door. It's the same day as when Cleo was diagnosed with GBS it just feels like longer. I drive to the restaurant they told me to meet them at and I was surprised to see that Rikki, Emma, Zane, and Ash were also there. "Hi." I say trying to muster up a smile. They all say their greetings in return, but I can see their worry in their faces. We walk into the building and walk to the table Bella and Will are sat on. "Guys," they say simultaneously, "We're having a baby." I smile knowing how much this means to them. They shock and surprise reflects in the other's faces. I clap them on the back then I feel a new burst of tears come to my eyes. "I'll be back in a minute." I mutter. They nod and I run to the bathroom. Cleo could be pregnant. It could have affected Bella not her. I mean I would never wish it on anyone, but it could have been someone else. "Lewis?" Oh god it's the guys. "Coming!" I say brightly and wipe my eyes. I look in the mirror above the sink and I look fine. Don't panic. Don't panic. Don't panic. I walk out of the door and say "Sorry, something's come up!" They look at each other and Ash replies "We know your upset about Cleo. But you can't hide away forever." Suddenly, I get a phone call. It's the hospital. The guys watch my expression going from hopeful to shock to horror. I listen to them telling me and I abruptly decline the call. I sink down the wall and they ask me what happened. I try to tell them, but I just can't. It's Cleo. She has stopped breathing altogether and had a heart attack. The second the realisation sinks in I run out of the building and I get in my car and drive to the hospital. When I arrive, I run into the room they told me she is in and I go to her side. Tears rapidly fall down my face and I hold onto her hand praying she will be alright. I see the machine monitoring her heart rate says she is still alive, but I know there is quite a faint chance she will make it out.
Cleo's P.O.V
I can't breathe. I can feel Lewis holding me telling me not to leave him but I'm not sure if that's possible anymore. I know I promise never to leave him, but I can't get up for air. I can feel oxygen being pumped into my lungs and it brings the hope of making it alive. I hear Lewis's phone ring and I want it to be Bella, or Rikki, or Emma but I know they won't care. All I am to them is another mermaid. I want to sob, to hold onto Lewis and he tell me everything will be okay, but I can't. I'm stuck in a world of dreams, a world of nothingness, fading away into the hospital bed I lie in. I feel like I'm not human anymore just a body in a kaleidoscope of dreams. Suddenly, I hear a doctor talking to Lewis and some other people. The only thing is I'm not sure who…
No-one's P.O.V
Rikki, Emma, and Bella rushed into the room and hold onto one of Cleo's hands, Rikki and Bella sharing her left hand. A doctor came in and told them she was out of a danger zone…. For now. Lewis looks in utter despair whilst her friends seem devastated.
TWO MONTHS LATER…
Lewis's P.O.V
Today they are going to bring Cleo out of her induced coma. Bella is having an appointment elsewhere to see the gender of her child and Will is joining her-obviously. Zane is working at Rikki's Café and Rikki is here with me. As is Emma but Ash has to be at the pony stable. Two minutes. One minute. Ten seconds. The doctor comes in and smiles at me He takes out the machine and I watch her come into the bright light for the first time in months. I wait for her to speak but I watch her not even be able to move at all. "Hi Cleo!" I say softly.
Bella's P.O.V
"We need to get out of here." I murmur to Will. He looks shocked at that and asks me why. "Doesn't the gel have water in?" He looks unsure. "Probably…" He replies. "We'll just have to ask if they have a non- water gel." It's my turn to nod. When we get to the maternity department the nurse asks if I have a preference in gels. "Yes actually," I tell her "Can we have the non-water one please?" She nods at us. After that, the examination goes well. She tells us that we have twins! One boy and one girl! Will and I exchange a smile. We always wanted twins. She tells us they are due on the 18th of August! It feels so long away! I just want it to happen so we can be a family.
Zane's P.O.V
I'm worried about three people. The first one is obvious. Lewis. But the second one is quite expected. Cleo. She has never been so ill, and Lewis is losing a lot of sleep and I want it to be normal for the couple again. The last one is Rikki. She hasn't been feeling her best either and although she doesn't show it, she gets poorly quite quickly. She will go on about her day and end up seriously ill or depressed. Her mental health is horrible as well and she loses confidence in herself. Nobody thinks that I'm sensitive or even care about people, but I rarely think about myself anymore. When I was 16, I remember only caring about myself but the day I met Rikki it all changed. I felt like people would like me if I were more like Rikki. I remember being in awe of her and thinking 'I will never be as cool as her'. It's embarrassing now but I would daydream about her with Miriam and she once asked what I was thinking about and I said Rikki. She was really annoyed but there was nothing she could do about it. And my obsession over mermaids. That was because I wanted Rikki to notice me. And she did. My scheming plan worked. But it was all because I loved her so much. When she hurt her head when we were looking for that golden statue, I thought I had lost her forever. And I was so happy when we discovered that she was still alive because it wasn't mermaids or money I was obsessed about. It was Rikki.
Ash's P.O.V
It feels weird to say it but my favourite thing in the world- after Emma- is mucking out horses. It makes you think about things nobody would think about and it makes you think about random things like 'I wonder how many people are in the world' or just nice things like 'what am I having for tea tonight. But today, it is Lewis. I've looked up GBS with Emma on our joint laptop and it says that a patient with GBS if they have been put into an induced coma- like Cleo- then after they have been brought into the real world it takes 6 months to 2 years to recover. I know Lewis was expecting to take her home today, her to give him a passionate kiss but it wasn't going to happen. Em was gonna tell him today but I doubt she managed to do it because when Lewis is excited, he doesn't give a moment to even listen to anything.
Cleo's P.O.V
I don't feel well. I can't even move for God's sake how do you think I feel. Lewis thinks he has it hard. He doesn't give a moment to think about how I might feel. Cleo listen. Of course, Lewis cares. He just doesn't want to think about how you might feel because he knows how you might feel. I'm about to go into the operating theatre and I'm scared. They are just attaching a drip into me. Whatever that is. I see the familiar oxygen mask. Hello darkness my old friend….
Will's P.O.V
I cannot believe it. In a few months me Will Benjamin will be a dad. To two kids. It's all I can think about right now. Bella's gone out to work and I'm texting her continuously. I hear my phone ding. It's Bella. The message says- Hi babe miss you already! What abt u? I smile. I tell her I miss her too much. I'm no longer the carefree diver. I'm the soon-to-be dad. I'm still shellshocked from it all.
A/N that's quite a long chapter isn't it! On Word it's 3 pages for one chapter. You have a little insight into the others lives and not just Clewis's disaster train!