It was a couple of weeks later and Kisaiya and Ange had relaxed back into the routine of things. Kisaiya's behaviour had improved a lot at school. Ange was half way through her shift when she noticed Dom. She knew that stuff had been going on with him and Lofty. Lofty had gotten another woman pregnant while in America and she was currently in Holby. Ange understood that it must be hard on Dom but she hadn't had the time to speak to him about it.
Ange was looking through paperwork when she noticed Dom turned around from a patient and trying to control his emotions. She quickly put the paperwork down and ran over to him.
"Are you okay?" She asked and Dom took a deep breath before shaking his head.
"It's okay, come with me" Ange said as she quickly pulled Dom away from the patient and into her office. Dom flung himself at his mum. This was one of the first times that Ange had been able to actually comfort her son as his mother and she loved this feeling. She was used to comforting patients but this love is different. She pulled him close to her and held him until he calmed down before pulling away.
They both settled on the sofa sitting side by side.
"Helen lost the baby" He said and Ange nodded.
"Is Lofty with him?" She asked and Dom nodded. He couldn't even comprehend an answer.
"He told me to go back to work" Dom said.
"Well they are grieving" Ange said bluntly. She didn't want to be sharp but she understood both cases. She needed to ensure that Dom saw both sides of it and although she started out being quite sharp with the boy, she turned it around and still comforted him at the same time. They spoke for a while before Dom felt able to go back to his work and knew exactly what was going on.
Ange thought about her two pregnancies and how she would have felt if she had a miscarriage. She had dealt with miscarriages through work and her sister Clemmie had also had two miscarriages prior to getting pregnant with Kisaiya. Ange had been there for her throughout both but Clemmie didn't react like a lot of woman. She instead said that it made her mind up and just meant that she didn't have to have an abortion. This made Ange angry, she was certainly not against abortions and strongly understood that many people needed to get them from unplanned pregnancies and raped but her sister annoyed her. Clemmie's reaction whenever she was pregnant was to get rid of it as quickly as possible. Not once did she go on birth control or try to do anything to reduce the chance of her getting pregnant.
Once Ange returned to work, she found it difficult to concentrate. She was ready to just go home and make sure that all three of her children were okay. She hadn't spoken to Chloe much so made sure that she texted all three of them during her break. She knew that Kisaiya was at school but that wasn't likely to stop the girl from replying.
Ange was relieved once her shift was finally finished and quickly headed home. She just wanted Kisaiya to snuggle up to. She had Fletch but this time she wanted to be the leader. She wanted to hold the girl and feel protective of her. Ange quickly entered the house and shouted on Kisaiya. She had brought a takeaway home with her. She heard bounding down the stairs but stopped in her track when she realised that she could hear two footsteps.
"Hey, Mia is still here. Do you have enough for her too?" Kisaiya asked and Ange nodded with a fake smile.
"Is everything okay?" Kisaiya asked noticing her aunt's face.
"Yes of course. I just had a hard day at work" Ange said opening her arms to Kisaiya. Ange pulled the girl into her arms. She kissed the top of her hair.
"Well, it wasn't even a work issue, I suppose it was a family issue and I'll explain it more to you tonight okay" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded. They served up the Chinese and Kisaiya noticed that her aunt was struggling and kept giving her a comforting smile.
Mia could tell that they needed to speak and not that long after finishing dinner she quickly decided to head home.
"What happened today?" Kisaiya asked softly.
"Come and snuggle on the sofa with me" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded. Together they walked to the living room and Ange sat down first before pulling Kisaiya into her arms.
"You know how Lofty and Helen were having a baby?" Ange explained and Kisaiya nodded.
"Well Helen lost the baby today" Ange explained and Kisaiya nodded.
"Is Dom upset?" She asked and Ange nodded.
"He is quite upset and so is Lofty" Ange explained. Kisaiya snuggled up with her aunt.
"Did anything else happen today to make you upset" Kisaiya asked and Ange smiled at how grown up her niece sounded.
"It just got me thinking. Your mum had a couple of miscarriages but she didn't act like this and she had a few abortions, but it never made her change how she acted" Ange explained.
"She told me how she wished she had aborted me. She told me that all the time but it was too late when she found out about me. She was going to put me up for adoption but she said that you stopped her" Kisaiya said and Ange nodded.
"I did because it brought back so many memories of Dom. I wanted to help you mum" Ange explained.
"My mum was too hard to help" Kisaiya explained. Ange nodded. She didn't know what else to say and she wasn't going to lie to the girl either. They spoke for a bit longer and stayed snuggled up on the sofa. It was what both of them needed and Ange was so relieved that Kisaiya was back to her snuggly self again.
Ange quickly checked her phone and noticed that she had a reply from both Dom and Chloe. Dom had explained that he was feeling better now and that Lofty was with him. He thanked her for today. Chloe been snappy. She snapped at her mum for asking if she was okay and didn't understand what her mum thought was wrong. Ange sighed. She knew that she would have to try and get in touch with Chloe soon and meet before work one day to catch up. She hated that her daughter always thought something must be wrong if she was wanting to meet with her but she just wanted to check that the girl was okay and to catch up. She was a mother it was her job to worry.
So next chapter is the wedding/exchange of vows and Chloe's pregnancy. What do you want to happen?
