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Reunion

Emma rested one hand on her flat stomach and fought the urge to cry. She had been 'late' so many times that she hadn't thought anything about it. Now she had lost the baby she didn't even know she was carrying and it broke her heart. The nurse checked her blood pressure and wrote something on the chart before leaving the room. A moment later Mickey was in the doorway.

"Emma?" She opened her eyes once more to see him watching her.

"Hi." Her voice sounded scratchy in her own ears. She struggled to sit up.

"Rest." He was at her side in seconds. Emma picked absently at the hospital gown she had been dressed in prior to surgery. "Stacie is going to pick up some things for you and bring them in later. Sean is in the waiting room. Do you want me to get him?"

"Is he ok?" Emma bit her bottom lip.

"Yeah, worried about you but ok." Mickey smiled as he realised Emma was as lost for words as he was. "How are you feeling?"

"Me?" Emma blinked, her voice cracking. Mickey ran his thumb over the back of her hand as his eyes slipped from hers. "Sore, but the morphine is amazing." He smiled at that, it sounded like 'his' Emma although he would never admit it. "And incredibly stupid."

"Emma?" Mickey's eyes flew to hers.

"I should have known. I didn't. I promise you I didn't." She watched as Emma blinked again. He took a deep breath before bringing her hand to his lips.

"I know." He sighed. "I know, you would have told me if you had known."

"Of course I would." Emma swallowed hard. "I."

"Emma. Sean just asked me what my intentions are towards you."

"Oh God." Emma shook her head. "It hurts when I laugh. Mickey, did you tell him what year we are in?"

"I did." Mickey smiled at her before kissing her hand again. "I told him we are no longer in the 18th century but that didn't seem to matter. So I told him the truth."

"You did?" Emma was exhausted and sure she had heard him wrong. "The truth? Which is?" Mickey smiled, amazed that she didn't know. He looked away for a moment, trying to order his thoughts. It had been a long day and he knew she would know if he bluffed anything. He was a good con man but not so good he could fool her.

"I told him how I feel about you. That I love you and I want to be with you." He watched as Emma lay peacefully sleeping, the anaesthetic still in her system. "And one day, one day Emma Kennedy I will tell you when you are awake enough to hear me." He kissed her forehead and sat back down, holding her hand while she slept.

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Stacie picked up the glass of water from the countertop as Ash stared at his mobile. He had three text messages, all from Sean telling him what Emma's progress was.

"Any news?" Danny asked as he walked back in the flat. "I left Albert with Carole's niece."

"Fair play, Maria worked a charm on this one. She's a good kid."

"Yeah." Stacie rested a hand on her baby bump. "She is."

"Emma? Blonde, Sean's sister and Mickey's latest." Danny watched as Stacie shot him a filthy look. "What?"

"She's out of theatre and moved to the HDU. Lost a lot of blood internally - she has had two blood transfusions and is currently being monitored. They removed her fallopian tube, she lost the baby and bleed so much internally that she has developed peritonitis. Do you know what that is?" Stacie asked as Danny shook his head.

"Bad news. They've got her on antibiotics, straight into her vein." Ash explained. "It's basically an infection. She isn't well at all and as for you referring to her as Mickey's latest I for one, wouldn't let either him or Sean hear you say that. I've never seen him like this about anyone and I've known him long enough. Even his ex wife never got to him like Emma has."

"Really?" Danny pulled a face. "You think this is the real deal? Emma has finally trapped him?"

"Grow up." Stacie kept her face deadpan. "She hasn't trapped anyone."

"I was only joking." Danny ran a hand through his messy blonde hair.

"Well, don't." Stacie stated. "Now, what happened with Lancaster?"

"Ah, that's where our little con artist really came into her own." Danny smiled, relieved at the change in topic. "Albert is downstairs in the bar with her and Carole. We should be able to end this in the next few days but we are going to need Mickey back at least. He's the one that knows Lancaster - it's his set up really."

"Ok." Ash nodded. "Well, if we have to let this one go it isn't the end of the world. At least we'll have discredited that phony model agency he set up. If Mickey is up to it we go in, if not I'll give everything we found to a contact of mine in the police."

"Nikkii?"

"She isn't fraud squad." Danny was immediately on alert. Stacie smirked.

"No, but she's a copper. She'll know who is in the Sweeney wont she?" Ash watched as Danny stared at him, completely lost. "Sweeney Todd, Flying Squad. Oh give me strength." He shook his head as Stacie smiled at him.

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Sean slipped into the HDU to see Emma smiling at him. The IV delivering the blood transfusion was still attached as was the various drains and drips she had been fitted with while in theatre. A monitor kept track of her pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs as Mickey sat with his head on the edge of the bed, apparently asleep.

"Sean." Emma whispered.

"He's been awake since he found you." Sean kissed her cheek. "Getting old, can't pull all nighters anymore."

"Sod off, Sean." Emma smiled. "You ok?"

"Me? I'm fine. You look, well if I'm honest, sis. You look like shit."

"Thanks." Emma rolled her eyes.

"You are going to be ok? Aren't you? I mean."

"Yes." Emma stated firmly. "The nurses and doctors are really looking after me."

"Good." Sean glanced to the nurses' station, glad that they were changing shifts. "I shouldn't be in here. Not really. Are you and him?" He nodded towards Mickey who seemed oblivious to them both. "Alright?"

"Yeah." Emma smiled as she looked at Mickey. "Yeah, I think things are going to be ok between us." Sean nodded, kissed her cheek again before slipping out of the ward. Mickey stirred slightly before straightening up and meeting her gaze.

"Em."

"Its ok." Emma smiled at him slightly as he blinked the sleep away.

"I should go. I don't want to but." Mickey sighed. Emma nodded as he kissed her hand.

"Ok, get some sleep. That's what I'm going to try to do. Oh and Mick?"

"Yeah?" She held his gaze as he turned back to her.

"I heard. I love you too." Mickey smiled broadly at her before stepping near the bed and kissing her lips briefly.

"I thought you were asleep." He whispered. "I'll see you later." Emma nodded as he slipped out of the ward to look for Sean. Emma's eyes closed, she was asleep the moment he left the room.

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A/N not much more left. Please review