Ok, here we go with chapter six, picking up from where we finished….. thanks so much to everyone whose reading this I hope you're enjoying it x x x Kay
"Amelia." Susan said again as she stood in front of her.
"Yeah." Amelia replied finding her croaky voice eventually, managing to carry on despite Maggie's intense glair.
"Can you take the guy in three, I'm completely backed up and…" Susan was cut off as Maggie pushed past her.
"Amelia?" Maggie said quietly the reality of the situation hitting her.
"Mom." Abby said reaching out to grab her arm. "Mom, don't." She said forcefully looking at Amelia, apologies and terror evident in her eyes.
"I have to go…" Amelia managed tearing her eyes from Maggie looking over to Susan and then to Abby "I have to…" She waved her arm behind her, "Patient." She added turning on her heal and fleeing.
Maggie started after her, calling her name as Abby caught her arm again, stopping her.
"Mom don't." Abby pleaded as Maggie struggled.
Susan took a step back completely baffled by the situation; most of the staff at admit had their eyes trained on the situation as well.
Maggie turned towards Abby, pointing to where Amelia had been she spoke softly. "That was her, Abby that was…" She couldn't get the words out.
"I know." Abby replied calmly.
"You know, you know." Maggie's voice was rising. "Abby that was my daughter." She choked over the last word.
"Mom, don't do this, not here ok." Abby pleaded with her quietly
"How long have you known?" Maggie asked, sadness and anger dancing in her eyes, when Abby didn't reply she asked again more forcefully, "How long Abby."
Abby let go of her arm and looked away, bringing her hands up to her face, as she did Maggie grabbed her wrist tightly, causing Abby to look back at her. Their eyes met and Abby spoke quietly.
"Three months." She said looking into her mother's eyes pleadingly.
Maggie stared at her in disbelief dropping her wrist. Abby stood frozen for a second, her eyes locked with Maggie's, slowly she became aware of all the eyes trained on them and hung her head frowning.
"Lets not do this here." When Maggie made no attempt to move Abby added, "Mom." And guided her into the lounge.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Maggie asked when she found her voice.
"I didn't, I couldn't…" Abby trailed off not knowing what to say, in truth she'd figured it'd be easier if Maggie didn't know, Amelia wasn't even supposed to be on today, what the hell was she doing here? Abby's thoughts were interrupted as Maggie spoke.
"I had the right to know." Maggie said staring at her.
Abby's head shot up, anger suddenly flaring inside her. "Did you?" She asked.
"I'm her mother." Maggie said icily.
"No, Maggie, maybe one day you were but not now." Abby shot back.
"I gave birth to her Abby, that makes me her mother." Maggie finished bitterly.
"Does it?" Abby said shaking her head. "You're the reason she was put into care Maggie." She said looking at Maggie, whose eyes began to fill with tears, they stood in silence for a minute.
"I want to speak to her." Maggie said making for the door.
"No." Abby said firmly putting her body between Maggie and the door.
"She's my daughter and I want to speak to her." Maggie said her mind made up, her eyes glinting.
"You should go home." Abby said "I'll talk to her." She added.
"No I need to talk to her." Maggie said still forcefully.
"She wont listen to you, not now, not here." Abby said calming slightly.
"She will." Maggie replied self assuredly.
"Maggie, I work here, she works here, please, just wait, I'll talk to her, just not here, please." Abby begged.
"I have to try." Maggie said suddenly deflated, sitting on the couch.
Abby sat down as well, running her hands through her hair. "I'll talk to her," Abby started. "Mom." She added getting Maggie's attention. "But you can't make her talk to you, you can't make her listen." She said earnestly.
"Thank you, thank you." Maggie said hope rising in her chest.
"You should go though." Abby added
"No, no, I want to stay, I have to…" Maggie started.
"Go to my apartment, we're not going to do this here." Abby said finally, handing Maggie the keys again.
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