The next morning, Tom had left nikki gone home picking up spare clothes for him and josh and drove to nikki's where Amy was now at home with Evie and josh.
Tom walked in "josh here mate go get changed into your uniform"
"Tom how is she?" Amy asked
"She'll be okay girls she's coming out later, your moms miscarried and she'll be on crutches for a Few weeks as she's sprained her ankle pretty badly"
Both girls nodded
"Go get changed for school girls."
Soon enough Tom, josh and the girls had got to the school. Tom has said his goodbyes and Tom went upto the office.
"Rach can I have a word" he burst in
"Can it not wait"
"No it's nikki"
"What's happend?"
"She's in hospital"
"Oh god what she done?"
"She fell down the stairs at home last night, she's sprained her ankle and she's on crutches"
"Oh blimey"
"And also..."
"What else"
"I don't know when she's returning to work"
"Why?"
"She's not all there at the moment, she's not ready t come back physically, mentally or emotionally"
"Nikki and emotional?"
"Yes...thing is Rachel she was pregnant"
"Was she?"
"A couple of weeks...I was the father, she's lost the baby and its hit her really hard"
"Tom you and the girls and josh shouldn't be here, go, go upto the hospital and make sure she's okay, the girls won't learn anything and it's easier if you take josh with you"
Tom nodded
"She will be back by next week but she wnt be back tommorow possibly the day after we don't know we need t take each day as it comes at the moment, it's kicked her back quite a bit"
"That's okay Tom"
...
Sian was in the staffroom with Micheal discussing science lessons and playing footsy under the table both giggling.
"Would you like to accompany me to the pub Miss Sian"
"After school yeah"
"Obviously I think we could do this"
"Me too" Sian giggled
...
Later on Nikki was home and lying on the sofa. She was coming to terms about losing her baby.
"Darling do you want something to eat?"
Nikki shook her head
"Even some soup?"
Nikki shook her head
"Darling, you cant starve yourself" Tom said as Nikki's eyes glistened with tears.
Amy, Evie and Josh were on the sofa watching.
"Hey, sweetheart, you not a giver upper" Tom said stroking her cheek.
Nikki didn't say anything she just sniffed
"I think you should go back to work tomorrow" Tom said
"NO!" Nikki snapped
"Yes, to get you back into it, im not having you staying here and starving yourself its not gonna happen Nikki"
"Fine then force me to eat go on"
Tom sighed getting some soup and a breadroll "Just eat that okay"
Nikki stuffed it in her face "Happy!"
Tom sighed sitting on the floor. "I can see where you get it from" He smiled at Amy who did smile back.
Nikki threw the bowl onto the table smashing it and grabed her crutches walking out the room.
"Mom" Amy and Evie said
"I'll sort her girls"
Tom went into the kitchen where she was. She was in tears sat in the corner.
"Sweetheart" He said kneeling in front of her
Nikki threw up over tom
"Pleasant…"
"Sorry this is why im not eating, im so stressed out my stomach wont allow anything inside"
Tom put a hand threw her hair "its alright"
"Its finally sunk in about the baby, I know its gone it just feels like its still there"
"I know baby, but you need to be the strong Nikki everyone knows"
Nikki nodded "its just hard"
"I know it is baby"
"I will go back to work tomorrow…but I don't want to teach I can't face teaching at the moment"
"That's okay, Rachel will understand"
Nikki nodded "Tom I love you" Nikki said leaning over planting a kiss on his lips
"I love you too"
"even with my mood swings" Nikki smiled
Tom smiled "We can have another baby Nikki, and when you are ready we can start trying again"
"Well yeah, currently closed for matinence" Nikki giggled
"this is the nikki I know, right I need to change smell of puke"
"Sorry!" Nikki laughed
Tom smiled "its fine darling" he said helping her up and going upstairs to change. Nikki went through and sat on the sofa.
"you okay mom?"
"Come here you two" Nikki said as they both came over. She wrapped her arms around them. "I know im not the best at the moment girls, ill be okay, I love you both very much"
"We love you too mom" Amy said