It's Monday again and I'm getting quite excited by the next few twists and turns coming up this month... I hope you are still enjoying the drama!
SPOILERS - this week - Marissa has good and bad news, Scott just has bad news, and Kendall has a party to organise!
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It took Adam Chandler a while to persuade all the board members to vote for the sale, but he seemed determined and even Woodward had to bow to him. Because of this Scott was late popping down to Krystal's for his lunch-time coffee. He missed a chance to catch up with Marissa. Instead he found Randi having her lunch break.
"Hey you!" said Randi walking up to him a tense smile on her face. "How are you?"
"Busy." said Scott. "It's been full morning."
Randi took a big breath, there was clearly something on her mind.
"And how is Madison?" she asked.
"Tired I think. You lose a lot of sleep with a baby. They don't warn you how much it affects you… but you saw her on Saturday didn't you?"
"I did." said Randi, "She didn't seem quite herself."
"Yeah," said Scott, "I've been taking Holly off her hands for the most of the weekend so she can rest up."
"Has she talked about… anything else?" Randi asked coyly.
"Such as?" Scott asked, confused.
"It's not really my place…" began Randi; but just them Scott's phone rang interrupting her.
"Hey, Frankie. What a coincidence! I'm just here talking to Randi." said Scott in a jolly tone, recognising the voice at the other end of the line.
His grin disappeared when Frankie told him the reason for the call.
"Oh god" he gasped, "Are they okay?"
"What's wrong? What's happened?" asked Randi concerned.
"I'll be right there!" said Scott, ignoring Randi's pleas. "I'm leaving now."
"What's happened?" Randi called as Scott headed for the door.
"Madison and Holly have been taken to hospital." replied Scott. "I need to get there!"
Randi grabbed her coat.
"I'm coming with you!"
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Frankie led Scott over to the intensive care unit where Holly was being fed by one of the nurses. Randi was with them, looking in on baby Holly with concern.
"Is she okay?" Scott asked.
"She had a chill." said Frankie. "We were worried it might be hypothermia but her core temperature hadn't dropped so she's fine. She's a little underweight though."
"She's not a good eater." said Scott.
He looked to Frankie concerned about what this would mean.
"It's okay," said Frankie giving him a comforting pat on the back. "You can still take her home, but she'll need regular monitoring to make sure she is gaining the right weight."
"And Madison?"
"We're worried about Madison… her emotional state. Having a new baby can be very overwhelming and some women suffer from post natal depression."
"You're saying Madison is depressed?" asked Scott. "Has she been neglecting the baby?"
"I think she's been struggling with the baby. But post natal depression is treatable. She can get better with friends and family around her; and I can recommend counselling services; and if it gets any worse we can prescribe antidepressants…"
"How could I not know?" Scott asked.
"I think maybe that baby has taken a lot out of the both of you right now. It's no one's fault."
"Can I see her?" Scott asked.
"Of course." Said Frankie, "Erica is sitting in with her at the moment, but I'm sure she'll be glad to see you."
Randi took Scott's arm as well as the walked down the corridor together.
"And you're not alone in this." Randi said. "We'll help you any way we can."
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Scott entered the hospital room to see Madison sitting up in bed.
"I'm so sorry." He exclaimed, engulfing her in a huge hug. "I'm so sorry I didn't how hard this was for you. I'll make it better I swear. We'll get through this…"
Madison returned his hug half-heartedly.
What Scott couldn't see was Madison giving Erica an uncomfortable stare. She didn't buy the apology. Every word from Scott's lips as far as she was concerned was a lie. If he wanted to make it better why did he run off and sleep with Marissa first chance he got!
Then Madison saw Randi standing there as well, a nervous smile on her lips. She flashed back to the moment Scott entered; how they came in together arm in arm. Was there something going on there as well? Was he cheating with Randi too?
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