Scott was sitting up in his hospital bed; the world slowly starting to make sense around him. But as the world come into focus he realised just what had happened.
There was a nurse with him removing a drip from his arm. She gave him a warm smile.
"There… all done. Now you have a visitor, are you up for that?"
Scott nodded his head, and a few moments after the nurse departed Brooke walked in.
"How are you feeling?" said Brooke taking a seat by his bedside.
"Like I've got the hang over from hell." said Scott. "Where's Madison? How is she?"
"They took her for observation. It will be two days before she can have any visitors. They are fairly certain that it's what they thought it was; Post-natal psychosis. But they are sending her to Oak Haven for treatment, so she won't be far from home."
Scott shut his eyes, so mad at himself for not knowing how sick his girlfriend really was. He was so busy keeping her out of his work life, he hadn't noticed he was keeping her out of everything else as well. He could remember her screaming and bawling all the way to the hospital about dead babies… dead babies?
"Holly? How's Holly? She said she was dead?!" he exclaimed, sitting up urgently.
"She's fine. She's safe. I think that was one part of Madison's delisuions. Holly is with Randi. She never left Pine Valley."
Scott sat back a little more relieved.
"And Marissa..?" he asked softly.
"It was touch and go, but she's stable now."
Scott nodded.
"… And what about Mr Joossen."
"Don't worry about that." said Brooke. "I don't think Marissa got very far with the contract and anyway everything is in police custody at the moment while they are doing their investigation."
"But we can't just let it go!" said Scott.
"It's too late." said Brooke.
Scott looked at the clock it was almost eleven.
"But his flight doesn't leave until two."
Brooke lent forward.
"Scott, it's not important."
"But you don't understand; it is important! This was my focus… saving the company. I couldn't see what was happening to Madison until it was too late. If there is no company; then Madison… Marissa… all this… it's was for nothing and it's all my fault. I have to do something right!"
"This isn't on you." said Brooke."
"But I should have done more!" said Scott. "I should have done more!"
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