Chapter Seven
Peter McGregor brushed his blonde hair back with his long fingers as he smiled at her and his gray eyes scanned her body while he licked his lips.
"Cor, Love, you look amazing!" he said as he started to come into the flat but she held her arm out and stopped him. Marcy was too stunned to say anything as he looked down at Logan then looked at her and blinked. "Who's that?"
"None of your business," Marcy said when Campbell came into the room and held the jumper in his hands.
"Uh, Marcy…?" he asked as she turned around and Logan ran to him, hugging his right leg.
"Who the hell are you?!" Peter said as he walked passed Marcy and Campbell reached down and gently moved Logan behind him.
"I'm Campbell Bain. Who are you?" he asked as Peter looked at him then looked back at Marcy and anger filled his eyes.
"You're letting this loony live here?!" he asked as Campbell frowned and the jumper fell to the floor. He had explained on the air about his condition, something Marcy and the station thought was a brave thing to do, and he had been surprised by the number of people that didn't care. "You bloody chav. I knew you were stupid but this takes the cake!"
"Hey, I dinnae care who you are, you cannae talk tae her like that!" Campbell said as Peter turned and stood face to face with him.
"You shut it!" Peter shouted while Logan held tighter onto Campbell's leg and Campbell clenched his jaw, trying to keep calm.
"Campbell, take Logan tae his room, eh?" Marcy finally said as he nodded, took Logan's hand and they walked down the hallway, going inside Logan's room. Peter glared at her as she walked to him then slapped him hard enough for his head to snap to the right.
"You bloody bitch!" he snarled as she glared at him and her hands shook in anger.
"Do you have any idea how badly I want to kick you in the balls?! What do you want?!"
"Canne I come tae see my girl?"
"I stopped being your "girl" four years ago."
"Well, what do you expect, eh? You dropped a bomb on me, Babe."
"I was pregnant!"
"Aye and I didnae have any way tae support the three of us, did I?"
"No, you were spending all your money at the strip clubs!" she shouted when he raised his hand to strike her when they heard a low coughing sound and she turned around, looking at Campbell. Gently pushing himself off the wall, he walked to Marcy when he stood in front of her and locked eyes with Peter.
"I'm just going tae say this once. I may be loony but the one thing I would NEVER do is strike a woman! Now, I suggest you get before the cops show up," he said with an angry look on his face Peter snort, turned and walked to the door.
"This isn't over," Peter said, pointing to Marcy and closed the door behind him. Turning around, Campbell's face softened as he blinked a few times and reached up, brushing the hair from her face. He titled his head to one side when she turned and headed down the hallway and he sighed, puffing some air out of his mouth. Walking down the hallway, he stood against the doorframe while he watched her removing the makeup then tossed the tissue at the mirror and he felt his heart aching.
"Hey," he whispered when she turned around then got up and ran to him. He softly grunted as she hugged him but he didn't care as he wrapped his arms around her and gently rubbed his hands up and down her bare back.
"How's Logan?" she whispered into his chest as he moved her back and looked at her with a smile on his face.
"You're crying and you want tae know how Logan is?"
"Aye, he must be terrified," she said as he pulled her against him and kissed the top of her head.
"He's fine," he said when he lifted her chin up and wiped the tears from her eyes with the pads of his thumbs. Moving closer, he kissed her lips while she slid her arms around his neck and he held her head in his hands, moving his fingers through her hair. Closing her eyes, she moaned into his mouth as she grabbed onto a handful of his hair and he kissed her cheek, moved down and nuzzled her neck. Marcy sighed as he kissed her neck when she gently pushed him backward and they headed for the door. Campbell giggled when she closed the door then pressed him again the door and he smiled at her. "Guess you dinnae want Logan tae see us snogging, eh?"
Nodding, Marcy kissed him while her fingers moved down his chest and he grabbed her hand, placing it against his chest. His heart was racing under her fingers as she kissed his neck and he slowly closed his eyes. Campbell sighed as she moved her hand down when his eyes went wide and he gently moved her back, pain causing tiny bolts of lightning to flash in front of his eyes.
"Campbell?"
"Stitches," he hissed and shook the pain from his eyes.
"Sorry, I guess we better wait until you get them out, eh?" she asked as he nodded and she opened the door. Walking out of the room, Campbell smiled then kissed her cheek as he walked down the hallway and she watched him go into his bedroom. Leaning on the doorframe, she gently rubbed her finger against her lips when she smiled then walked into the room and closed the door behind her.
The shadows moved across the ceiling while Campbell rested on his back and sighed. Marcy's confrontation with Peter echoed through his mind as he tried to figure out just who Peter was and why Marcy was so angry at him. He had come in at the tail end of their conversation so he didn't hear everything but whatever it was about, Peter was going to hit her. Slowly, he moved the duvet and blankets back when he got up and walked to the door. Opening the door, he walked down the hallway when he stood in the doorway and could barely see Marcy sleeping under the duvet. Walking to the bed, he sat on the edge of the bed and reached over to touch her hair.
"Who's there?" she asked as she turned the light on and both of them blinked. "Campbell?"
"Uh, hi," he said and she sat up, pulling the duvet up.
"Are you ok?"
"Aye, but the real question is are you ok?"
"Aye, I'm fine."
"No, you're nae. Look, Marcy, I know that it's none of my business but who was that guy?"
"His name is Peter McGregor. He and I used tae date until he ran off."
"Why would he do that?"
"I got pregnant," she said as Campbell thought for a few seconds then looked at her and his eyes went wide.
"That was Logan's dad?!" he asked and she nodded. He saw the tears in her eyes as he felt his heart aching and sighed, looking at the floor. "Are you…going tae see him again?"
"No, why would I do that? He doesnae even know that Logan's his kid!" she said as the tears rolled down her cheeks and he reached over, taking some tissues out of the tissue box on the nightstand. She nodded as he handed them to her and she wiped her nose. "So, why are you up?"
"Can't sleep," he said with a shrug as she looked at him and smiled. Moving the duvet and blankets back, she patted the bed as he blinked then stood up and walked around to the other side of the bed. Crawling onto the bed, he went to lie down on his back as she snuggled closer and covered them with the duvet and blankets. She placed her head on his chest as he wrapped an arm around her and she gently moved her hand back and forth across his chest. She started humming as he closed his eyes and fell asleep a few minutes later. Looking up at him, she kissed his chest then snuggled closer and closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.
The doors to the A & E hissed open while Campbell, Logan and Marcy walked inside and Marcy walked to the desk. Campbell held onto Logan's hand when he pulled on Campbell's hand and Campbell looked down at him.
"You scared?" Logan asked.
"Aye, maybe a bit, the last time I had stitches out was when I was seven."
"What happened?"
"I had broken my arm and a few fingers," Campbell said when Marcy walked to them and she smiled, kissing Campbell's cheek.
"The nurse said tae go sit and she'll call us when there's a room ready," she said as Campbell nodded and they walked to the sitting area, sitting on one of the couches. Campbell looked at the other people sitting on the other couches then looked at the floor and Marcy gently took his hands, wrapping her fingers around his. "Are you ok?"
"Aye, just dinnae like hospitals, all that pain and stuff," he said when Nurse Halloway walked closer and had a clipboard in her hands.
"Hello, guess you're my next patient," she said as he smiled then stood up and they walked down the hallway. She led him into one of the examination rooms when she patted the examination bed and he sighed, sitting on the edge of it. "Right, take your shirt off."
Carefully lifting his arms over his head, Campbell took his rainbow tie dyed shirt off when he placed it on the examination bed and she turned, picking the small tray off the counter.
"Why dinnae you lie down and we'll get started," Nurse Halloway said as he gave her a slightly stunned look and she laughed, shaking her head. "Dinnae read anything into it."
"Well, if you go around talking like that, a guy will get strange ideas," he said with a smile and she pointed for him to lie down on the examination table. Dropping his shirt on the stool near the examination table, Campbell laid down on the examination table when she walked closer and placed the tray next to him and looked at the plaster. After placed a pair of rubber gloves on, she removed the plaster then placed it on the tray and Campbell sighed, looking at the ceiling.
"Are you ok?"
"Aye, I just dinnae like hospitals."
"A lot of people dinnae," she said when she picked up a small pair of scissors and he looked at them with a little bit of fear in his eyes. "Now, just lay still."
"This isnae going tae hurt, is it?"
"You might feel a little bit of a tug on your skin. Just relax," she said then started cutting the stitches and he softly sighed. After a few minutes, Nurse Halloway removed the last of the stitches when she gently washed the scar then patted it dry and he smiled, sitting up. "There you go."
Picking the shirt off the stool, Campbell got dressed then hopped off the examination table and Nurse Halloway removed the rubber gloves. Campbell walked to her when he held his hand out and she frowned, tilting her head to one side.
"What?" she asked and he wiggled his fingers.
"Dinnae I get a lollipop for being a good boy?" he asked, wiggling his fingers and she laughed. Reaching into her pocket, she took out a grape lollipop as she handed it to him and he held up one finger and she handed him a cherry lollipop.
"Thank you," he said then kissed her cheek and walked out of the examination room. He walked down the hallway while he removed the wrapper off the lollipop and placed the wrapper in the trash can. Placing the lollipop in his mouth, he walked to Marcy and Logan when he stopped and Marcy stood up, looking at the lollipop then at him.
"Where did you get that?" she asked, pointing to the lollipop and he took it out of his mouth.
"She gave me a lollipop for being a good boy," he said then handed Logan the other lollipop and Logan smiled.
"Thanks!" Logan said when Marcy removed the wrapper and Logan placed the lollipop in his mouth. Taking his hand, Campbell followed Marcy as they headed for the door and they walked outside while the doors closed behind them.