"You know everybody says he's got your freckles. You know the light ones on your nose?" I smiled down at Bryce who was sleeping soundly in my arms before glancing up at Sonny in her hospital bed. "His hair is getting a little darker too, not quite brown, just a darker blonde I think." Bryce wiggled around in the blanket he was wrapped in and made a quiet noise before sticking his hand in his mouth. "But you won the eye contest." And I thought back.

"They're going to be blue." Sonny said firmly and rubbing a hand over her protruding stomach.

"No way, he's going to have big doe eyes like you." I laughed placing my hand on top of her's lightly.

"That's not going to happen. Just watch, I'm going to end up with two blonde haired blue eyed men in my life." She smiled looking up at me from under her lashes, and I couldn't help up lean down and press my lips against her own. Just then I felt a ricochet from under my hand and I jumped. Sonny laughed brightly, "See? That's him agreeing with me."

"You were right." I took Sonny's hand and smiled despite the feeling I had that she probably couldn't hear me.

So now I guess
This is where we have to stand

"Oh, Chad honey," I looked up and saw Sonny's mom walk into the room with a stressed look creasing her face. I stood up and angled myself so that I could give her a hug without squishing Bryce between us, and took gratitude in the human contact. Even though I was surrounded by doctors, nurses, and Bryce and Sonny almost all day, I still constantly felt alone. "How long have you been here?" She asked pulling away and looking at me with worry.

"Since eight this morning." I said hoarse.

"Sweetheart, you need to walk around, we both know these chairs aren't comfortable; and sitting here for nine hours straight can't be good for you. Have you eaten anything today? You look so run down," She rambled, having turned to fussing over me in order to deal with the fact that her daughter was lying silently in a hospital room.

"I am. But I'm fine." I insisted, though her eyes narrowed picking up on the tremor deeply resided in everything I say.

"Let me take my beautiful grandson, and you can stretch your legs and go on a walk around outside." She stretched out her arms and took Bryce carefully while smiling down at him. "Oh my goodness you are just the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen. Yes you are," She crooned down at him while turning away from me and sitting in my chair.

So I took Connie's advice and let myself out of the room and the hospital, allowing my feet to carry me where ever they deemed right. And let my brain rid in the passenger seat, avoiding all of the doubts and worries to be overridden by importance by taking in everything that was surrounding me instead. The traffic whizzing by, the fresh puddles on the sidewalk. How the fall weather was obviously settling in and chilling my hands and face. But thought's still managed to surface themselves.

Did you regret
Ever holding my hand

"Shit, I forgot my purse." Sonny said frowning and letting her brown eyebrows crease.

"You know, you really need to kick that swearing habit before the baby comes." I laughed watching her turn and begin back up the staircase toward our bedroom on the second floor of our house. But as I watched her slowly make her way up and the steps, a feeling of dread and anxiety made my heart skip a beat. "Sonny, I can go get it, just wait-"

"No, Chad I've got it. I'm pregnant, not paralyzed." She snapped, obviously not pleased with my recent tendency of offering to do everything for her.

"But Sonny, you really shouldn't be over exerting yourself in your-"I began.

"In your condition, yeah I know." She mocked sarcastically, she disappeared upstairs and I waited at the bottom of the steps for her to come back with her purse. When she came back into view with the black bag in her hand she began lecturing me again. "But this is just a staircase. Not a treadmill or an uphill marathon. So like I said, I'm going to be fi-"But she didn't finish her sentence, because at that moment as she stepped up her foot caught on the hardwood and she slipped. My breath caught in my throat and even thought I felt myself running forward she continued to fall forward, tumbling step over step until she came to the wider landing where the stairs turned a corner.

"Oh my god, Sonny," I screamed out, reaching her just as she stopped her momentum. But the damage was done.

"Chad," She panted out, clutching her round stomach, face strained in pain. "You need to call an ambulance." She gasped out. I placed my hand on her head that was already matting her long hair with blood. "I'm sorry." She whispered clenching her eyes closed before going unconscious as my shaky hands fumbled with my cell phone.

"It's all my fault." I sobbed out, trembling with my back against a solid brick wall, on some street somewhere. "I'm the one who's sorry."

Never again
Please don't forget
Don't forget

AN: So now you know HOW this whole accident happened. Not a pretty picture I don't think, :/ And see? This chapter was around 950 words, so yes the amount of story in each one IS going up lol. I really hope you guys all like it. Leave me a review and I will love you forever :)

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