By the time she was finished, the letter was stained with her tears. "This wasn't supposed to happen," she sobbed quietly. "You weren't supposed to die, Cedric...we were going to get married, have a baby and live in a big house in the country!"
"He's not dead sweetie," Tina's soft voice said from the doorway, where she stood with Roger, Amos, and Diane.
"No, but he can't say anything," she whispered. "And he can't see me...he probably doesn't even know who I am anymore!"
With those words she got up and ran from the room, pushing past anyone in her way and going to the elevator, pressing the button for the top floor.
When she reached the roof, she ran over to the edge, preparing herself to jump.
She clutched onto the edge of the wall, her tears falling from her eyes and over the side of the building as she slowly got one leg over the side, and then the other, slowly turning herself around so that she was facing thin air as her hands clutched the side of the building, her feet only on a thin rail.
"Bee Bee," said Cedric's voice from behind her. She turned her head and saw him standing on the roof. "No, you're not really here!" she cried.
The wind picked up and she had to clutch even tighter on the rail, her palms sweaty from the summer heat.
She turned back and he was gone. Suddenly, Diane, Amos, Tina and Roger walked out onto the roof.
"Bee!" everyone cried, a sense of immediate urgency to their voices as they rushed forward, stopping about 5 feet away from her.
She gripped the railing tighter, starting to cry again, "Go away!" she cried.
"You making a mistake, Bee," Tina said, walking closer to the edge.
"No! No I'm not! Go away all of you!" she exclaimed, leaning out a bit further.
"Think about the baby!" Tina exclaimed.
"Cedric could still come back! How do you think he would react if he found out you killed yourself and his child?" Diane said softly.
"They said he isn't coming back!" Bridgette cried.
"They said there is a good possibility...that's not definite!" Tina cried.
"He wouldn't want you to do this, Bee," Diane said, walking over to Bridgette.
"I can't live without him!" Bridgette exclaimed, taking her hands off the rail accidentally to cover her eyes, and screaming as she began to fall forward.
Tina and Diane screamed while Roger rushed forward, taking out his wand. "Arresto Momentum!" he cried, making Bridgette stop in mid air. "Wingardium Leviosa!" he exclaimed next, making her float to the top.
When she was safely in her father's arms he quickly walked away from the edge, Bridgette crying against his chest.
"I'm sorry, daddy!" she cried.
"Shhh...It's ok baby...it's ok," he whispered as they all piled back into the elevator.
"I can't live without him!" she sobbed, her tears soaking through Roger's shirt.
"It'll be alright Honey Bee," Roger said soothingly, stroking her hair as they made their way to Cedric's hospital room.
Roger placed her in the chair next to Cedric's bed.
She started crying even more when she thought about what she had almost done, moving the chair closer to Cedric's bed and taking his hand in hers, kissing it softly.
"I'm sorry, Cedric," she whispered, resting her head on his chest.
The parents took this as their signal to leave, exiting quietly and letting Bridgette have her time with him.
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February 25th, 1996
8 months later
Bridgette walked into Cedric's hospital room and sighed. He hadn't changed at all from the last time she saw him.
"Hey baby," she whispered, stroking his face softly, "the baby is growing bigger and bigger everyday! He's due in March...just 1 month from now, and yes, it's a boy! I knew you...you always wanted a b...boy." She couldn't stop the tears from forming in her eyes as she finished her sentence.
"I've decided to name him Benjamin," she continued, wiping away her tears. "Benjamin Adam Diggory."
"I...I want him to have your name Cedric," she told him, "I guess I...I came today to say goodbye. I...I spoke to the doctors and they say that there is little to no chance of you waking up so I gave them the OK to pull the plug." She wiped furiously at her eyes before continuing. "I'm sorry, Cedric I'm sorry things didn't work out the way we wanted...the way we planned...n-nothing in the world would have made me happier than to be your wife and...And have your children."
She couldn't stop the tears from coming as she finished, "Oh God, Cedric, I love you so much" She couldn't stop from breaking down and collapsed into tears, nearly screaming when she felt a hand touch her cheek.
She looked up and saw Cedric smiling at her. "Oh God," she whispered. "I...I'm dreaming."
"B...Bee," he said hoarsely.
"Oh my God!" she exclaimed, tears filling her eyes.
She nearly pranced on him, but her belly got in the way so she simply resorted to getting as close to him as possibly, hugging him tightly.
She let out a cry when his arms wrapped tightly around her, "Oh God Cedric! I thought you left me!" Bridgette cried.
"I would never leave you, Bee," he whispered.
"I love you so much," she sobbed into his shirt, "don't ever do that to me again."
"I love you, too," he replied, holding her closer. She lifted her head and kissed him passionately.
"I...I have to get everybody!" she exclaimed suddenly, getting up and walking as fast as she could out of the room.
"Mum! Dad!" she cried. "Diane, Amos! He's awake!"
"Bridgette...what are you talking about?" Diane asked urgently, "This has happened before Bee...are you absolutely sure?" She was referring to the time when Cedric had opened his eyes, but it turned out that it was simply a reflex.
"He talked to me!" she exclaimed. "And he held me and he kissed me!"
"Oh my God," Diane and Amos said, running towards their son's room. The last few months had been pure torture on all of them, but especially Diane and Amos.
Bridgette ran to follow them but Tina stopped her. "Let them have time alone with their son," she said.
She nodded and instinctively rubbed her stomach before slowly sitting down in a chair that was outside the room.
About an hour later, Diane and Amos came out, smiling. "He's asking for you, Bridgette," Diane said.
Bridgette smiled and got up semi-waddling into Cedric's room, where he was sitting up.
He smiled at her and she sat down next to him. "So...Benjamin Adam Diggory?" he asked.
"Yes, that is, of course unless you don't like it," she said softly, still amazed that he was awake.
"No, I love it," he said.
Her hand flew to her mouth and she started to cry. "I'm sorry!" she sobbed. "I just can't believe you're awake!"
"Bee, it's ok baby," Cedric said softly, his hand reaching out to cup her cheek.
He noticed the locket around her neck and smiled. "The letter opened?" he asked.
"You said unless something really bad happens...and something really bad did happen," Bridgette told him.
"I know," he sighed. She wiped away her tears and said, "Cedric...the night they brought you here, I did something really, really horrible."
"What?" he asked.
"I...I almost threw myself off the building," she said quietly.
"What?" he nearly shouted.
"I thought you would never wake up," she said, her voice barely audible. "And I couldn't...I can't live without you, Cedric, I can't!"
"Shhh...Bee, I'm here...just don't ever, EVER do anything like that again..." Cedric said, leaning forward and taking her in his arms.
"I won't, Cedric...I'm so sorry," she said, wrapping her arms tight around him.
"You're so pale!" she said when she pulled back, "And you're weaker than you were before."
"Bee, I have to ask you something," he said, gazing into her eyes. "Well...the entire time I was...I guess asleep, I could feel you there, I could feel your presence and it made me feel...safe. You came everyday and told me about the baby and work and your family...then you started coming every other day...then once a week...until you only came once in a month and I started to give up, I started to...I don't know, go toward the light." Bridgette let out a small sob as he continued. "And now, you aren't even wearing your ring...Bee, what's going on? Do you not love me anymore?"
"I...I um," she said slowly, avoiding his gaze.
"Bee...what is it?" Cedric asked again.
"I...met someone," she whispered, staring down at the ground.
"Y...you what?" Cedric asked, his face becoming even paler than it was before.
"It was about...I don't know, four months after graduation," she said. "And I started working at the ministry with Mark and he asked me out...we've been dating since then."
"Mark...who...who's Mark?" Cedric demanded.
"My...boss," she said quietly, still avoiding his eyes.
"Boss? How fucking old is he?" Cedric asked.
"Mid twenties," she replied.
"Have...have you slept with him?" Cedric asked, his heart breaking with every word she said.
When she didn't answer he felt tears fill his eyes. "I...yes," she answered after a while. "I...I love him."
Cedric immediately felt his world end. He blinked and the tears came out almost instantly.
"I didn't think you were going to wake up," she whispered feebly.
"Oh God. I...I wanted you to move on but...but not this quickly...what if he hurt our baby?" Cedric exclaimed.
"I made sure it was safe," she said immediately. "I wouldn't have done it if I wasn't absolutely sure."
"Get out," Cedric whispered shakily.
"Cedric," she whispered, tears falling freely down her cheeks. "Just leave, Bridgette," he said.
"Cedric I..." she protested.
"GET OUT!" he shouted.
She felt tears forming in her eyes as she slowly got up and walked out of the room, glancing back at him when she reached the doorframe.
He was hunched over and crying, his sobs filling the room.
"I...I'm sorry," she whispered before leaving the room.