Previously on Stairway to No-Mans Land
I hope you are all enjoying this version of events considering the writers are making us wait for amazing STEAM scenes... we all know they are end game!
Liam and Steffy discussed their fears. The Families became restless for news on Steffy. Ridge and Bill finally agreed on something. Liam returned to Steffy's room to discover she was not alone!
Before reaching the door to Steffy's room Liam could hear his beloved raising her voice. Instantly concern for her wellbeing sprang to the forefront of his mind, thinking that some reporter had somehow managed to find her room and were now harassing her about the accident and her condition.
"You need to leave NOW! You are not welcome here, you are not welcome at our house and you are certainly not welcome in our lives! Get out before I call the police and have you arrested!" Steffy screams at uncooperative Ivy.
"Steffy, you don't understand, it was an accident! I, I was not thinking! I just wanted you away from me and out of my way! I did not know you were pregnant, I did not think you would fall like that... God I am so, so sorry! I can only hope and pray that you and you baby are going to be okay. That one day both you and Liam can forgive me."
"Ivy you need to leave! You need to leave NOW! This is not helping Steffy and it certainly is not helping with our pregnancy! We do not need this added stress right now! So get out of this room, out of this hospital and if really want to help us, get the hell out of LA!" Liam shouts venomously at Ivy.
As stunned and speechless Ivy wipes the silent tears from her cheeks and despondently exits Steffy's room whispering a barely auditable "I'm sorry!"
Liam highly concerned for his Fiancés wellbeing rushes to her side, holding her tightly until she can manage to calm herself down. Steffy uses the closeness of Liam and his calm breathing pattern as a means to relax and as a guide to get her breathing to return to a normal rate.
Liam, knowing that Steffy needs him to be close right now, decides that instead of leaving Steffy again that he will phone his father and give him Steffy's room number. Within minutes, there is a knock at the door and before Liam and Steffy can finish saying 'come in' Ridge and Bill are almost at her bedside.
Noticing the look on her father's face Steffy states "Dad, I am okay! A little bruise and a lot sore, but I promise you, I am going to be okay, we are going to be okay!" she says with knowing look towards Liam.
"Steffy Darling, you can't keep doing this to me! I was worried sick! I had so many different scenarios running through my head and trust me none of them were pleasant! I was so worried when I heard that you tumbled down the stairs at Dads house, all I could think was please don't let me lose another daughter, I can't go through that again!"
"Oh dad, come here!" Steffy exclaims while pulling Ridge into a tight hug. "I am okay, see, a little bit black and blue, but I am okay! It is going to take more than a crazy, jealous cousin to take me out of this world and you know it!" She states while wiping a stray tear from Ridges cheek.
"I know Liam said you were alright but I just had to see it for myself. As your father, I needed to make that call on my own. I needed to check in with you, to hold you and have you physically tell me that you were alright!"
"I get it dad, but as you can see I am fine, now please can you take Caroline home, she needs her rest and the chairs in the waiting room are not comfortable for a regular person let alone someone who is rather pregnant! So please get out of here!"
"Okay, okay, I can take a hint! Bill I will send Katie this way."
"Goodnight dad! I will call you tomorrow!"
With one final kiss to the head, Ridge leaves Steffy's room to find Caroline and Katie.
"So dad, as you too can see Steffy is going to be okay, we all are going to be okay. Which means, when Katie gets here you both can say farewells and leave us. Steffy is going to be discharged in a few hours and after that, we are going straight home, home to our bed. So don't get to comfy in that chair!"
"Alright Liam I too can take a hint, I have organised for a Spencer Publications Limo to be waiting downstairs and I have also sent some security to your place to prevent any unwanted guest and media showing up. Steffy I am glad to see that you are doing well and that with some rest and recuperation you will be even better. Make sure that son of mine takes good care of you! Son you had better spoil her rotten. You let me know if he isn't Steffy!"
"Alright Bill that's enough, it's time we leave this pair alone! They have had enough to deal with tonight; I know we were scared senseless so I could only imagine what they have been feeling. Liam don't worry about the PR statement tonight. I'll make a blanket statement, saying that there was a terrible accident which resulted in Steffy being admitted to hospital for observations as a precaution. Any questions should be sent in writing to the PR department of Spencer Publications."Katie calmly informed the pair.
"Thanks Katie, I can't even think about facing the press at the moment. I know I am still trying to process what happened so being hounded by the press is the last thing I need right now. I just want to go home to our house, where I can have a nice long soak in the bath with my man and crawl into our bed where he can hold me tight and indulge my every whim!"
"Sounds like a plan my love, let's hope the doctors let us escapes from here soon and we can do just that. Go home and relax together."
"On that note, we are leaving, Steffy I am glad to see you are okay, Bill lets go, Will is going to be wondering where mummy and daddy are!"
"Bye guys and thanks for coming and taking care of all that PR and security stuff for us!" Liam states as Bill and Katie exit the room.
"Ahhhh peace and quiet again! How are you feeling? Are you in any pain? The initial lot of pain medicine is probably wearing off by now, we can call the nurse..."
"Liam!" Steffy interrupts, "I am good, a little sore and uncomfortable but nothing a nice hot bath and getting into bed with the man I love won't fix. Now please stop stressing and come and snuggle with me while we wait for the doctors. I think Dr Caspery mentioned that I needed to finish these drips before they would even think about releasing me, she said something about dehydration so by the looks of it we have a little bit longer to go.
Two hours later Dr Caspery enters Steffy's room.
"I come baring good news... All your test results have come back, it is all good news and by the looks of that almost empty IV bag you should be rehydrated."
"Really doctor, we can go home soon?"
"Yes Steffy you will be out of here in no time! Now I understand that your clothes had to be cut off when you arrived, I have arranged for a nurse to bring you a set of scrubs to wear home. Liam that IV probably has 5 minutes maximum left in it, how about you come with me to organised Steffy's discharge papers, that way we can get you two out of here as soon as possible. Now will you need to organise a car to come and get you or have you already done so?"
"Thank you Doctor! My father has arranged for a car to pick us up, but I was wondering if there was maybe a staff exit or a loading dock we could possibly use. I want to avoid the media who are camped outside the hospital if possible."
"I will see what the hospital security team can come up with. Let's go and get this paperwork started shall we? A nurse will be in, in just a moment to help you change into that set of scrubs. "
"Baby, I will be back as soon as I can, please let her help you change Steffy. Try not to be so independently stubborn and indulge me just this once!"
"Just this once, for you my love, but don't get used to it!" Steffy exclaims while poking her tongue out at Liam!
Fortunately, a mere 8 hours after being rushed into the emergency room, the pair were able to escape the hospital without the media discovering.
Arriving home to a darkened house Liam left a sleeping Steffy in the car while he unlocked the house and switched on some lights. Upon returning to the limo, he gently woke a dozing Steffy urging her to take her time when getting out of the car. Liam thanked the driver for all his help and assisted Steffy into their house.
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Coming up: Liam and Steffy confront their past, secrets are revealed and decisions are made.