Someone Like You
Chapter Two : Stay With You
Kerry Young looked at her reflection in the mirror of the female locker rooms on her refs break. Her eyes were sore and red from crying and her cheeks were tearstained with mascara traces. This could not be happening to her, not now. Things had been going so perfectly for her until now. She and Smithy had been so happy lately and she couldn't bear losing him. All she had wanted was to make him happy and now she had ruined it. Kerry couldn't help but blame herself for everything. She loved him so much that it hurt.
Kerry looked down with more tears forming in her eyes. She slowly dressed back into her uniform and redid her long blonde hair in a tight bun at the nape of her neck. She looked back in the mirror again to make sure at least her uniform was presentable. Her heart caught in her throat as she caught sight of the thing that had changed everything. It reflected her biggest mistake; aside from marrying Luke Ashton. She held it up to the light but there was no doubt about it, Kerry Young was pregnant.
Mickey Webb sat alone and watched the children move away from the river, their bags of bread empty but they smiled happily as they walked hand in hand with their parents. Mickey managed a small smile in their direction but was soon lost in his own thoughts again. Had he been right in what he had said to Suzie? Their relationship had blossomed delicately since they had begun dating earlier that year and Mickey knew that he should be supportive and understanding towards her but why could he not take her side this time. Mickey didn't want to have to take sides but he couldn't help feeling that Suzie was over-reacting. Maybe he would feel the same way in her position, maybe he wouldn't. He still felt bad for hurting her and he knew that even though he hadn't meant to he had let her down. Mickey wondered if she had gone back to Sun Hill and whether the other detectives would be sympathetic or would they think that it was his job to offer the shoulder to cry on. With a sigh Mickey stood up and wrapped his jacket around him before heading back to CID to face Suzie and whatever else the day might throw at him.
Yvonne Hemmingway knocked tentatively on the door of the female locker rooms. It was something that she never normally would have done but Kerry had disappeared in their almost an hour ago and it was time for their refs break to end. Yvonne also had something important to tell Kerry, the news of the crash had just reach the station. When Yvonne heard no reply and pushed the door opened slowly and crept inside.
"Kerry?" She called out cautiously. "Kerry are you alright?"
She heard a muffled sobbing sound in reply and rushed over to where Kerry was hiding her face behind her locker door.
"Kerry what's wrong?" Yvonne asked, her voice reflecting her alarm when she saw her friend in tears. She quickly enveloped Kerry in a hug.
Before Kerry could say a word Yvonne saw the pregnancy test sitting just inside the blonde policewoman's locker.
"Kerry..." She began uncertainly and her friend instantly knew that her secret was out.
"Yes Yvonne it's true. I've gone and got myself pregnant...again. I'm not surprised that everyone thinks I'm such a slapper." She cried into Yvonne's shoulder.
"Hey," Yvonne soothed. "No one thinks you're a slapper. Smithy loves you and we all care about you. You don't have to go through anything on your own Kerry."
"Smithy and I haven't even talked about kids." Kerry argued. "We've only been going out for a little while, I can expect him to support me."
"He will support you." Yvonne replied. "You know he will, he loves you and he will love your baby too."
"I can't tell him, not yet." Kerry said, her voice choked by her tears. "And you can't either. You musn't breathe a word to anybody."
"I promise." Yvonne replied, she was getting impatient now. She still hadn't told Kerry about the crash. "I've got something to tell you Kerry, and I don't think you're going to like it.
The news reached Andrea Dunbar and Dan Casper when they were on foot patrol on Canley High Street. Like Honey, Dan had been quieter than usual and Andrea had picked up on it several times. When the message came through Dan's complexion became unnaturally pale and Andrea told him that she could manage on her own if wanted to go to the hospital. Dan thanked her and radioed in for a patrol care to take him to St Hughes. Dan's guilt escalated as he walked into the hospital. He still felt bad about the row they had had the night before, he just hoped that Honey and Smithy would be okay.
Suzie Sim had returned to CID after her encounter with Mickey but as fate would have it she ended up face to face with Stuart Turner.
"Hi Suzie." He grinned warmly but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Hello Stuart." Suzie replied coldly as she moved away from him and over to her desk.
"Where's Mickey?" Zain Nadir asked when she had sat down.
"Don't ask." Suzie replied not looking at him.
"Are you okay?" Zain asked, getting more concerned now.
"I wish people would stop asking me that!" She said more angrily than she had planned as she turned to face him.
"I'm just worried about you Suze."
"Thanks Zain." Her voice was softer now. "But I'll be okay." She said more to convince herself than her friend.
"You do realise that he's flirting with you, don't you Mrs. Hunter?" Phil asked when he and Sam met at the coffee machine later that day. He watched her gaze flick from Zain to Terry and then back to him again.
"And who would 'he' be Mr. Hunter?" Sam replied whilst adding sugar to her drink.
Phil scoffed. "Stuart! Isn't it obvious? Surely you can't be that blind Sam!"
Sam looked at him for a moment and then smirked.
"Well I did marry you didn't I?"
Yvonne drove Kerry to the hospital, wondering how to prepare her friend for what may lie ahead. Kerry was usually strong and could cope with a lot of things but this may be one blow too many.
Kerry walked to Smithy's bedside in a daze, she had assured Yvonne that she would be okay on her own. Smithy reached out uncertaintly for Kerry's hand as soon as she sat down.
"Stay with me." He whispered.
I'll stay with you
The walls will fall before we do
Take my hand now
We'll run forever
I can feel the storm inside you
I'll stay with you
- Stay With You by The Goo Goo Dolls
The Kerry/Smithy storyline in this chapter was inspired by Stay With You by the Goo Goo Dolls who rock but sadly I don't own them or the song! Thanks for all the review last chapter, please keep them coming! Updates will be a regular as possible! Luv you, Vikki x