Beep. A cold, white room. Beep Distant voices, Unfamiliar voices. Beep. Scratchy sheets, someone breathing. Beep.
Imogen opened her eyes slowly, light flooded in and her sight was blurred for just a moment before a very familiar face swung into view just in front of hers, yet it wasn't so close that she felt uncomfortable. It was Connor.
"Welcome back." He said with his normal happy voice.
"Thanks." Imogen said before she cleared her throat and her eyes scanned for Dynasty who was asleep in a chair by the window.
"She fell asleep about an hour ago. they haven't rung your Mom yet."
"Mmm." Imogen replied still dazed.
"I'll go get a nurse." He said before he kissed her forehead and walked out still wearing his scarf and coat as if all he had done was sit and stare.
Connor walked down a corridor which smelt like disinfectant, he sighed deeply before turning down to see a very blonde, very attractive very opposite-to-Imogen woman shouting at the nurse.
"Could we have a nurse please." Connor asked tamely at the other side of the station hoping Sally hadn't seen him.
"Yes of course who for?"
"Imogen Stewart" He almost whispered.
"Imogen Stewart did you say?" Said the nurse Sally was laying into. Connor hid inside his coat's collar and hoped Sally didn't recognise him as she turned in a lethal motion toward him.
"YOU again? I thought Imogen had made it clear that she didn't want anything to do with scum like you!"
Connor raised his head and spoke quietly with the nurse completely ignoring Sally until she caught up and grabbed him by his shoulder.
"What have you done to her this time!" She hissed.
"Nothing!"
"She hasn't been in one of these places since you gave her that... that scar."
"I didn't do anything. We were-"
"She wouldn't go anywhere with you."
"We were in town with Dynasty when she just, threw up and passed out." Connor said before shaking her off and continuing down and into Imogen's room.
"You need to tell him Im." Dynasty said
"Give me some time please Dyn."
"Hmm he might find out here though. The Doctors can tell him just as much as they can tell your Mom."
"Tell me what?" Connor said as he entered.
"Nothin' just that me and Im are going to go shopping tomorrow after she gets out."
"Oh. Your Mom's here." Connor said as he heard her heels clanking against the floor.
Shit Imogen thought as she straightened up and shared a uh-oh glance with Dynasty. To their joint surprise it was just the nurse.
"Ah Mrs. Stewart. It's good that your awake." She said. Imogen winced as she said Mrs, she was sure her mother was nearby and she didn't want her to find out about any of it. The clanking restarted and before they knew it Sally stood in the door way. Once the Nurse had finished Sally glared around the room before speaking.
"Get out, both of you." She barked.
"Mom, I want them here."
"You won't in a minute OUT!"
"See ya later Im." Dynasty said as she tried to pull Connor toward the door.
"I'm not going anywhere Dyn."
"Con, It's ok." Imogen assured.
"Con is it now? Since when did you two become so... chummy." Sally jeered.
Dynasty kneed Connor and pushed him forward until she had successfully made him leave. He gave dirty looks to her threw out but she continued regardless.
"Right Imogen." Sally rounded on her daughter.
"Hi Mom." Imogen said tamely.
"What was he doing here? Hmm?"
"He was just making sure that I'm okay Mom."
"Why was that though Imogen." Imogen could tell her Mother was furious.
"We're friends."
"Then... Who is the Father?" Sally said pulling a pregnancy test from her bag.
"What?" Imogen said inbetween gulps.
"The Father of the baby don't play stupid." She said waving the test.
"That isn't mine." Imogen lied.
"Then whose is it?"
"Dynasty's." Imogen grimaced as she lied further.
"Hm."
"Where did you find it?"
"In between your pillow and duvet."
"Ah yeah, Dynasty did it at ours, sorry Mom." She lied again.
"Hm, well get some rest."
"Yeah will do Mom."
Sally exited relieved she saw Dynasty and Connor just down the hall and decided to be malicious. She strode happily over to them a vicious grin smothered on her face.
"Well congratulations, slut. Can't keep your legs closed eh? Well keep away from my daughter." Sally said childishly before turning and walking off and out of the building.
"Your pregnant Dynasty?" Connor asked confused.
"No."
"But...?"
"I don't know."
"Well now she's gone we can go back in c'mon Im might know."
"Yeah.. might."
They walked together back down and into Imogen's room. Imogen was stood up and standing beside the window after having heard Sally's opinion of Dynasty's non-existent condition.
"Did you hear what your Mom said? No offence but she is such a bitch."
"You're telling me." Imogen said distantly.
"Why did she think that though? Why say it after she'd spoken to you and not when she first saw Dyn?"
"I dunno Connor." Imogen said turning around to face him after wiping tears from her eyes that were just starting to form red rings.
"What's wrong?" He said as he came up to her and hugged her before kissing her and looking directly into her eyes.
"Nothing, just angry at Mom."
"No, there's something else tell me." He said tenderly.
"I've been discharged, I just want to go home Connor."
"Im.. he-" Dynasty tried to plead
"No, I want to go home."
"Will you tell me when you're ready to tell me?" Connor asked his face showed his hurt.
"Yes."
"Get dressed, I'll go see if your Mom is still here."
"Thanks Con."
Connor left quickly obviously bothered by Imogen's reluctance to share what ever was bothering her with him. Doesn't she trust me?