Chapter 33
Two days later John sat at Becki's bedside as she slept. Her operation had gone well the previous day and the doctor was saying she would be able to go home in four days max. David had arrived about twenty minutes ago and was currently sat in the waiting room with Joanne while she updated him on the situation, John had told her what he had discovered from his conversation with Dr Anderson and he felt that it would be better for David to find out from Jo rather than him.
Becki whimpered in her sleep, John rubbed her hand trying to soothe her. He hadn't left her room since she came back from surgery, which was over 24 hours ago. Becki had spent most of the time sleeping which John had found easier to deal with as he had no idea how to ask Becki about what the doctor had told him. Sighing he realised he wouldn't be able to avoid it much longer, once David found out.
As if on cue the door opened, but it wasn't David, it was Jeff.
"Um…Joanne and Matt need your help"
John frowned "Why? What's up?"
"Becki's dad has gone a bit crazy. Don't know why"
John did, it was the same way he reacted, "Where are they?"
"Waiting room when I left, may not be anymore" Jeff glanced behind him "I'll stay with Bex"
"Ok thanks" John said as stood up "If Bex wakes up tell her I've gone to get a coffee"
"No problem" Jeff replied as John left the room.
All hell was breaking loose when John arrived at the waiting room. Matt was trying to hold David back as he yelled about killing Dean, Joanne was trying to calm him down but failing miserably.
"John, help, this dude is strong" Matt struggled with David, the guy was huge, Batista huge!
John watched as David broke free from Matt and stormed towards John,
"Where is he?" he said with vengeance in his voice.
"Upstairs, Room 120" John replied as he stepped aside, letting David storm past.
"John what are you doing?" Joanne cried as she ran after David.
Matt walked over to John "I know you don't care what happens to Dean, but you cant let David get arrested, for Becki's sake"
John sighed as he ran a hand over his tired face "I know, come on, we best help Jo"
Matt and John arrived on Deans floor to find Joanne pleading with the cops guarding Deans room not to arrest David. He was doing his best to get in the room and screaming at the top of his voice to Dean that he was going to kill him. John knew that Dean couldn't hear him though, he checked every day and Dean was still very unconscious, information that gave John a small amount of pleasure.
"John, please help me" Joanne pleaded as Matt joined her in trying to convince the cops to let David go.
Calmly John walked over to them, he helped the cops get a better hold of David as he said "Any of you guys got a daughter or girlfriend?"
The two cops nodded, "Well David here has just found out what the jackass in that room did to his daughter! Do I need to remind you guys what that was?"
Both cops shook their heads, they didn't need reminding of what the monster they were guarding had done to the young girl downstairs.
"I understand, but just keep him under control"
John nodded "Thanks"
Matt grabbed hold of David as he started to scream and shout again, his blue eyes blazing with anger, one of the cops said
"I think you best take him outside to calm down, we'll help you with him"
"What about him?" the other cop asked, motioning with his head towards Deans room
"Don't think he's going anywhere, do you?"
The cop shrugged, then proceeded to help his partner and Matt with David, Joanne followed leaving John outside an unguarded room that he had been dying to enter.
Becki winced as she woke up. She wished the pain would go away already, luckily enough her arm and ankle didn't seem to hurt that much but her head and ribs more than made up for it.
"Hi, how you feeling?" Becki slowly turned her head to find Jeff smiling at her, she was fed up of that question, but she'd forgive Jeff seeing as it was he first time she'd seen him since she had been in the hospital.
"Terrible, Where's John?" she croaked as she tried to reach for a glass of water unsuccessfully.
Jeff picked up the glass and helped Becki take a sip, "He's gone to get a coffee"
"Oh ok" Becki didn't feel comfortable when John wasn't around, she wasn't really sure why but she felt better knowing he was nearby.
"He wont be long" Jeff said sensing she was uncomfortable.
"Thanks"
"For what hun?"
"Getting me here, John told me it was you that brought me here" Becki coughed and winced again, she felt like her lungs were going to explode.
Jeff picked up the oxygen mask and placed it over Becki's mouth, even though this was the first time Jeff had been in the room with her, he'd been instructed by John on about ten different occasions to do this if she started coughing or struggling to breathe.
"No thanks needed for that" Becki was about to say something else but Jeff stopped her
"You don't need to say anything, just concentrate on breathing for now" Becki nodded and did as she was told.
John entered the room and couldn't help but smile at the mess in the bed. He was hooked up to a couple of machines, his head was bandaged, so was his left arm, his other arm was in a cast and John could tell that at least one of his legs was also in a cast.
'I think I did a pretty good job' he thought.
Still smiling John walked over to Deans side and bent down so his mouth was near his ear,
"They say you can still hear people even though your unconscious, which by the way I thoroughly enjoyed making you this way" John said quite happily, but then his voice changed, with conviction he whispered menacingly,
"I know what you did to her, so hear me when I say this, if you ever go near Becki again I swear to god…" John paused and glared at Deans battered and bruised face as the machines beeped.
Leaning back down to Deans ear, he said slowly "I will kill you!"
The machine monitoring Deans heartbeat started to beep faster as John quickly left the room, slamming the door behind him.
David was beginning to calm down when John got back to the waiting room.
"Where have you been?" Joanne asked as she sat down beside David and handed him a cup of coffee.
"Just checking in with an old friend" John replied with a smirk.
Joanne raised an eyebrow, she could tell by the look on his face that he had been up to no good. She also had a pretty good idea that Dean would be involved, so she decided to ask John later when David wasn't around.
"When can I see Bex?" David asked taking a gulp of coffee
"When you have calmed down" Joanne said sternly
"I am calm" David muttered, then glared when John laughed.
"What's so funny?" he snapped as Joanne glared at John.
"Now I see where Bex gets it from" John replied with a smile, it was true, when David had muttered those words it sounded just like Becki.
David softened at the mention of his daughter, smiling as he ran a hand through his brown hair, he replied "yeah she gets that from me"
"I think she gets a lot from you" John replied honestly.
He hadn't really got off to a good start with David, they'd pretty much snapped at each other from the moment they met. John didn't dislike David, they'd just met at a rather stressful time. But they had one thing in common, they both loved Becki, so John decided he would try and start again with David.
David actually laughed "All the bad things!"
"She looks like you" Joanne observed "Otherwise I wouldn't have believed you were her dad"
"Why?" David asked as Matt handed John a coffee
"You don't look old enough" Matt answered
David smirked "Thanks"
"It's true" John added
"Well I was rather young when she was born"
"Mind me asking how old?" Joanne was being nosy
"Seventeen" John replied for him, when David looked over to him, John continued
"Bex told me! So you've been a single parent since you were eighteen?"
"Wow" Joanne said as she took a swig of her soda.
"Yeah" David nodded "So I'm sure you can understand that I'm finding this hard to deal with"
"Your not the only one" Matt said looking at John.
David sighed and looked at John "Thank you"
Joanne stood up and said "I'm gonna go get something to eat, Matt you coming?" she gave him a look that said 'if you know what's good for you, say yes'.
"Um..yeah sure!" Matt replied standing up.
"See ya later" Joanne said as she dragged Matt out of the room.
John and David sat in silence for a moment before John asked "Thank you for what?"
"You saved her life, I can never thank you enough for that"
"Honestly, you don't need to thank me" John said as he finished off his coffee
"Have you spoken to her about….." David couldn't bring himself to say it, he didn't need too, John knew what he was talking about.
"No, she's been sleeping a lot since the operation and quite frankly I don't know how to"
David nodded "I don't think I know either"
They both sat in silence, united in their concern for Becki but neither knowing what to do to help her.
John broke the silence "Do you want to see Becki now?"
"I'd love too" David replied as he stood with John and followed him out of the room.
Becki pulled the oxygen mask off, John had been gone for a long time and she was starting to panic.
"Jeff, where's John? He's been gone for ages"
"Bex calm down" Becki was trying to sit up, but all she was doing was hurting herself more.
"Where is he then?"
Jeff had no idea what to do, he couldn't tell her that her dad had arrived and gone insane, so instead he tried to get her to lay back down. Only problem was Becki didn't want to lay back down, she was now totally panicking and hurting herself in the process. Jeff sighed with relief when he heard John in the doorway.
"Bex it's ok I'm here" John said rushing over to her side and gently laid her back down.
"I'll leave you to it" Jeff whispered
"Thanks Jeff" John mumbled before turning his attention back to Becki.
"Where were you?" Becki started to cry, she knew she was being un rational but she didn't care.
David watched from the doorway as John carefully wiped his daughters tears away and replied
"Ssssh, it's ok now"
David smiled, John had said back in Manchester that he loved Becki but David hadn't really believed him. But now he could plainly see that John loved his daughter and that made him unbelievably happy as he knew she would be safe with him. But he also realised that much the same as himself, John was most likely falling to pieces trying to come to terms with what Dean had done to Becki.
John swatted a tear away before Becki noticed, it tore him apart to see her like this, his thoughts were consumed with the conversation he had had with Dr Anderson, he couldn't bring himself to talk to Becki about it and he felt totally helpless.
"You said you wouldn't leave, what if he comes back?"
"He's not gonna come back Bex and I didn't leave, I've brought you a visitor, see" John pointed to the doorway where David stood, trying to hold back his tears at seeing his beloved daughter in such a state.
"Dad?" Becki whispered as she started to cry again.
"Hi sweetie" David walked over and took her undamaged hand.
Becki looked at John and said "Thanks"
"Not a problem, I'll wait outside"
"John! No!" Becki panicked again, she really didn't feel comfortable without him there, even if it was her dad in the room with her.
David watched concerned as John came back over to her, "What is it?"
"Don't go, I need you here" it killed him to see Bex so scared, he was overcome with guilt again as she started to cough.
David freaked out when she started coughing and struggling to breathe, he watched in utter horror as John placed the mask over her face and tried to calm her down, telling her he wouldn't go anywhere.
"I cant do it" David said as he stood up, John looked up stunned as David walked out of the room.