Chapter 14
The next day, Declan arrives at the hospital to take Amanda home. He is happy that his fiancée is going home with him. They leave the hospital and head home together.
"I'm glad you're home. Do you want me to make you something to eat? You can have whatever you want." Declan says.
"Yeah." Amanda replies.
"What do you want to eat?" Declan asks.
"Grilled cheese with ham." Amanda responds.
Declan makes 2 grill cheese sandwiches. He makes one for him and one for Amanda. They eat the grill cheese sandwiches and it's 6:45 PM. The grill cheese sandwiches are hot and fresh.
"Do you still want to get married?' Amanda asks.
"Yeah. You're my special girl. I'm never going to let Patton hurt you again." Declan replies.
"Hey Declan? I love you." Amanda says.
"I love you too." Declan says.
Amanda is wondering where Jesse is. She's also wondering where Frannie is. She doesn't know what to think or say.
"Your dad and your stepmom offered to take Frannie and Jesse for the night or two." Declan says.
"I know that they will take good care of them." Amanda responds.
Amanda and Declan are watching movies and they're covered in a blanket. She lays her head on his chest. She never wants this moment to end. Around 10:00 PM, Amanda and Declan get ready for bed. They fall asleep. An hour later, Amanda wakes up and has a nightmare.
"No, no, no! Go away! Get off of me, Patton! You're hurting me!" Amanda screams.
Declan wakes up to Amanda screaming. She thinks that Patton is hurting her again.
"Amanda, it's me. Let me hold you." Declan says.
"I'm sorry, Declan." Amanda says, scared.
"It's okay." Declan soothes.
Amanda doesn't want to be alone tonight. She and her fiancé are losing sleep because of what Patton did to her.
"Come here, come here." Declan says.
"I'm sorry." Amanda says, softly.
Declan holds his traumatized fiancée in his arms. He's very concerned about her.
"It's okay, come here. Everything's all right. It's okay." Declan soothes.
Amanda starts to feel like she is dehydrated. She starts to feel her lips dry from thirst. She is very thirsty and needs water to drink.
"Wa-w-w…" Amanda tries to say.
"Do you want me to bring you some water?" Declan asks.
Amanda nods her head yes. Declan goes into the kitchen and he opens the refrigerator. He gets a bottle of water and pours the water in a glass. He brings the glass of water to Amanda and she drinks it.
"More water. I'm really thirsty." Amanda says.
Declan pours more water for Amanda. She drinks all of the water. Five minutes later, the water bottle that was full is now empty. Amanda drinks a second water bottle and she finishes it. She drinks a third water bottle and finishes it in three minutes.
Amanda and Declan go back to sleep. He is sound asleep. She starts to feel her bladder ache from all of that water that she drank. She gets out of bed trying not to wake her sleeping fiancé up.
She walks out of bed and tries to walk to the bathroom but she doesn't make it in time. She collapses by her bedroom door, drops to her knees and pees on the floor in her bedroom. Her pajama pants are wet and she starts crying. Amanda's crying wakes Declan up.
"Amanda what's wrong?" Declan asks.
"I…" Amanda tries to say.
"It's okay. Take your time." Declan says.
"I needed the bathroom." Amanda cries.
Declan sees the wet spot on the floor and on Amanda's pajama pants. He realizes that Amanda had tried to go to the bathroom on her own.
"You should have woken me up darling. I can carry you." Declan says.
"No. I didn't make it. I wet myself." Amanda complains.
"It was an accident. It wasn't your fault. Let me give you a shower and new pajamas." Declan says.
Declan cleans up the floor that Amanda had peed on and gives her fresh pajamas. She showers and then he helps her dress.
"Amanda, don't feel guilty if you wet yourself or throw up all over yourself and others or if you cry or scream and I'll be here." Declan says.
"Really?" Amanda asks.
"Yeah. I love you." Declan responds.
"I love you too." Amanda says.
Declan and Amanda go back to sleep and she sleeps in his arms. They manage to get some sleep for a few hours. The next time Amanda woke up was at 2 AM. She starts to feel her bladder ache again and she taps on Declan. She needs to use the bathroom.
"Declan, wake up." Amanda says.
"What is it, darling?" Declan asks.
"I need to use the bathroom." Amanda replies.
"Okay. Let's go. I'll carry you." Declan says.
Declan gets up from bed and then he gets out of bed. He goes to Amanda's side of the bed and he carries her to the bathroom quickly before she has another accident. He takes her to the bathroom and he puts her down in front of the toilet.
Declan opens the toilet lid for his desperate fiancée and he unties her pants and he pulls them down so that she can sit on the toilet. Declan leaves the bathroom to give Amanda some privacy. He waits for her by the door. Amanda pees in the toilet and she feels better sitting down to empty her bladder. She flushes the toilet after and washes up. Declan picks her up from the bathroom after she's done and they go back to bed and they fall asleep.