Keeping You Safe
Nico looked as she and Dylan stood outside the hospital doors.
"What's wrong?" he looked to her. "Thought you wanted to do this."
"I do... It's just... what if she doesn't want to see me?"
"She will. Why wouldn't she? You said she sounded happy on the phone when you talked to her, so clearly she'd want to see you." he looked between her and the doors. "Or are you worried about your grandad finding out?"
She scoffed. "As if." she rolled her eyes.
"Well he won't."
"Whatever. I'm not worried about him."
"You are." he smirked, giving her a gentle prod in the side.
She wriggled slightly, laughing. "Stop it! I'm not!" she shoved him away.
"Hey don't start fightin' with me cause you're chicken." he laughed.
"Grow up." she laughed and looked back at the hospital. "I guess I should go in."
"And if you don't come back out I'll know you've sectioned yourself and I'm goin' home on my own." he smirked.
She elbowed him in the ribs and started towards the doors.
"You know that counts as abuse for all the stuff I did for you." he smirked, rubbing where she'd elbowed.
"Yeah course it does." she giggled, walking to the front desk. "I'm here to see Sienna Blake..."
Dylan stayed behind her as the woman on the desk looked for her name.
"If you could follow me." The woman spoke.
Nico looked behind her to Dylan before starting off down the corridor, Dylan following her. They eventually stopped outside a door.
"I'll wait out here, ok?" Dylan said.
Nico nodded, smiling a little. "Ok." she said and walked inside.
"Sienna, there's someone here to see you." The woman spoke, and left the room.
Sienna looked up from her chair. "Nico?" she stood up. "What are you doing here?"
Nico looked. "I wanted to see you..."
Sienna crossed the room and held her hands. "I told you I wasn't ready for visitors. Not that I'm not happy you're here, of course I am. You've no idea how much I've missed you." she smiled.
Nico smiled a little. "I missed you too."
Sienna sighed and hugged her, a hug the young teen returned tightly.
"Your grandad told me about what you did."
Nico looked up.
"Telling people Peri's scan picture was yours?"
"Oh..."
"What were you thinking?"
"I wasn't... Peri was freaking out and she didn't want it... I panicked and said it to give her more time, cause she was gonna go for an abortion... Then Tom found out and stopped us..."
"Nico..." Sienna sighed softly. "You must have known you couldn't keep lying... About a baby of all things... Believe me, I've tried..."
Nico shrugged. "I panicked."
"He told me you were grounded."
'That's not all he did.' Nico thought. "Yeah he did." She nodded.
"He also told me about a boy in your life."
Nico looked at her. "Well... He's just a friend really."
Sienna smiled. "Well who is he?"
Nico looked at her phone, bringing up a picture of her, Tom, Dylan and Peri, and she showed it to her. "There's the four of us."
Sienna looked at the picture. "Well he's different."
Nico shrugged, smiling. "Different's good."
The two talked for a while longer until a nurse came and told her it was time to leave.
Sienna hugged her daughter again. "I'll be home soon. I promise."
Nico nodded, hugging back before she left the room. She was determined not to let her mum see her cry.
Dylan stood as she approached. No words were needed between the two as he hugged her, and only then did she cry. Wordlessly he lead her out of the hospital.
"Sorry..." Nico looked at him, wiping her eyes.
"What for?"
"Crying..."
"You're a girl. Isn't that normal?" He smirked.
She giggled. "Go away."
"Never. You're stuck with me, Nico Blake." He smiled, holding her hand.
She smiled, looking at him. "I guess I can live with that."