For disclaimer see part 1
bWhere I Belong…Chapter 3bi 8 months later i
Sydney looked down at the tiny bundle in her arms, her son, Vaughn's son and smiled. The little miracle gripped onto her finger tight and waved its fist about in the air making Sydney laugh.
"Alright Miss Coleman" one of the young nurses asked as she came in to check on the new mother
"I'm fine" Sydney smiled responding instinctively to her new name "And please call me Rebecca"
"Any ideas for names yet?"
"Yeah Matthew, It means gift from God"
"That's nice, I like it, Matthew Coleman, it has a ring to it"
There was a knock at the door
"Come in" Sydney called and the door opened a woman the same age as Sydney entered the room "Hey Jo" Syd smiled at her friend
"Hi Beck and who is this adorable little fellow" She said coming over to the side of the bed and cooing over the baby
"This is Matthew William Jonathan Coleman, I've just decided on the name" Sydney smiled
"Wow, I like it, hello Matthew, yes that's you, yes it is" She said turning her attention back to the baby. Jo was Sydney's next-door neighbour and best friend. "Oh I bought you these!" Jo said producing a box of milk tray from her handbag
"Oh you are wonderful I love you" Sydney said eyeing the chocolates hungrily, hospital food wasn't as bad as people made out but it wasn't really appetising either.
"Any news on when you're getting out of here?"
"Should be in about a weeks time if nothing goes wrong"
"Great, let me know when the actual day is decided and me and Mark will come over and help you sort everything out" she offered
"That would be great, so what have I missed anything interesting happening?"
"Nothing amazing, oh you know we decided Ms Kingston across the road had found herself a guy" Jo said referring to the old lady who lived across the street from them
"Yeah"
"You'll never guess who it was, she's only taken up with the post man"
"What our postman?" Sydney asked shocked
"Yep the one and only"
"But he's like 35" Sydney said in disbelief
"Yep turns out she's only 58"
"That's still weird, whoever would have thought?" Sydney said enjoying the luxury of petty harmless gossip a regular indulgence for her these days
The young nurse came back into the room carrying a small bouquet of beautiful flowers, "Somebody got more flowers"
"Is there a card?" Sydney asked wondering who they could be from everyone she knew had already given her flowers or a present
"Yep here you go, would you like me to take Matthew for you" She said handing over the little envelope
"Its okay, I'll hold him for her" Jo said taking the baby from Sydney so she could open the card on it was scrawled a message in familiar writing
iCongratulations, hope everything is well
Everyone here is fine
He misses you and so do I
From Dad i
"Who's it from?" Jo asked trying to get a look at the card
"Oh just one of the girls from work who's only just come back from holiday" Sydney lied slipping the card into her bedside drawer.
A week later exactly Mark, Jo's fiancé was helping Sydney get everything into the car when she froze on the other side of the car park she saw an all too familiar figure
"Rebecca?" Mark asked, "You okay?"
"Huh, oh yeah I'm fine" Sydney said shaking her head she closed her eyes and looked again but he was still their as she watched he turned got in his car and drove away. Sydney sighed and got into the car clutching Matthew close to her.