As Ric was leaving the ward he stopped by Dianes room and looked through
the window, watching her sleep peacefully. He had often watched her sleep,
wondering what she was dreaming about, hoping that it was him, but now
realising that it probably wasn't. He wanted to go in and see how she was
doing, and just make everything be ok again, like it used to be. He knew
deep down that it wouldn't be, but at that point, he wanted it so much. He
crept in the room and sat down next to the bed, just watching her sleep,
pretending that they were still together, and none of this with Alex had
really happened.
RIC: I love you
Diane began to wake, and started smiling at what she could hear, before realising that it was Ric with her in the room, not Alex.
DIANE: Ric?
Ric gasped, realising that she must have heard what he had just said.
DIANE: What are you doing here?
RIC: I...I er.I just wanted to see you
DIANE: And what you just said?
Ric looked down at the floor
RIC: I do.I.the thought of you nearly dying in that crash.I realised how much I still love you
DIANE: You.you threw me out
RIC: I know.but.
DIANE: No Ric.you can't do this.I loved you.I know I made a mistake but I tried...I tried to work things out with you.I told you how much I loved you.I know I hurt you.but you hurt me too Ric.You never once got in touch with me.I'm with Alex now. He loves me and we're having this baby together.you have no right to expect me to be with you.not anymore.
Ric got up and walked out of the room. A tear ran down his face. He knew that she was probably right, but it hurt him to hear her say it.
He returned home and sat down on the sofa. Jess had finished talking to her mother and came and sat down next to him.
JESS: Are you all right Dad?
RIC: Oh Jess...how could I have been so stupid.
JESS: Dad, you're not stupid. You're the most wonderful, intelligent person I know
RIC: I feel stupid. How could I not have known.How could I ever think that she would want to be with me for the rest of her life, like I wanted to be with her.Seeing her again today just brought it all back.and seeing her with Adams.
JESS: Come on Dad, it's going to be ok
RIC: But it's not though is it.the one thing I want most in this world is to be with her, but she's with him.I thought that we would be together for ever.I wanted us to grow old together.and stay in her arms for ever.
He looked at Jess, remembering how amazing it was and how happy he was when she was born, and how he was so happy when he found out that Diane was pregnant. The joy of being able to pick up his new born baby, to know that this person was dependent on him, and how he would give them unconditional love forever, and how they would feel the same towards him. But now, it wasn't going to happen again, because it was Alex's baby, and it would be Alex and Diane who would feel these wonderful emotions, not him and Diane.
*BACK AT THE HOSPITAL*
Kath and Chrissie are standing at the nurses' station
CHRISSIE: Do you want to go for a drink tonight? I'll see if Lisa and Owen want to come too. I think they are finishing at the same time as us.
KATH: Yeah ok.
Ed walked passed
CHRISSIE: Ed.do you want to come for a drink with us all later?
ED: I don't know.
CHRISSIE: Come on, I think we could all do with one after the day we've had.
He looked at Kath
ED: Ok.
RIC: I love you
Diane began to wake, and started smiling at what she could hear, before realising that it was Ric with her in the room, not Alex.
DIANE: Ric?
Ric gasped, realising that she must have heard what he had just said.
DIANE: What are you doing here?
RIC: I...I er.I just wanted to see you
DIANE: And what you just said?
Ric looked down at the floor
RIC: I do.I.the thought of you nearly dying in that crash.I realised how much I still love you
DIANE: You.you threw me out
RIC: I know.but.
DIANE: No Ric.you can't do this.I loved you.I know I made a mistake but I tried...I tried to work things out with you.I told you how much I loved you.I know I hurt you.but you hurt me too Ric.You never once got in touch with me.I'm with Alex now. He loves me and we're having this baby together.you have no right to expect me to be with you.not anymore.
Ric got up and walked out of the room. A tear ran down his face. He knew that she was probably right, but it hurt him to hear her say it.
He returned home and sat down on the sofa. Jess had finished talking to her mother and came and sat down next to him.
JESS: Are you all right Dad?
RIC: Oh Jess...how could I have been so stupid.
JESS: Dad, you're not stupid. You're the most wonderful, intelligent person I know
RIC: I feel stupid. How could I not have known.How could I ever think that she would want to be with me for the rest of her life, like I wanted to be with her.Seeing her again today just brought it all back.and seeing her with Adams.
JESS: Come on Dad, it's going to be ok
RIC: But it's not though is it.the one thing I want most in this world is to be with her, but she's with him.I thought that we would be together for ever.I wanted us to grow old together.and stay in her arms for ever.
He looked at Jess, remembering how amazing it was and how happy he was when she was born, and how he was so happy when he found out that Diane was pregnant. The joy of being able to pick up his new born baby, to know that this person was dependent on him, and how he would give them unconditional love forever, and how they would feel the same towards him. But now, it wasn't going to happen again, because it was Alex's baby, and it would be Alex and Diane who would feel these wonderful emotions, not him and Diane.
*BACK AT THE HOSPITAL*
Kath and Chrissie are standing at the nurses' station
CHRISSIE: Do you want to go for a drink tonight? I'll see if Lisa and Owen want to come too. I think they are finishing at the same time as us.
KATH: Yeah ok.
Ed walked passed
CHRISSIE: Ed.do you want to come for a drink with us all later?
ED: I don't know.
CHRISSIE: Come on, I think we could all do with one after the day we've had.
He looked at Kath
ED: Ok.