Chapter 12 - I'm going to be a dad

I sit down next to the hospital bed where Paige layed motionless, hooked to all these monitors that kept beeping every so looked so small and fragile laid In the hospital bed and her whole body was covered with cuts and bruises face, it was so hard seeing her like this and being so helpless,this is all my fault I thought to myself. How could I have let this happened to my baby sister.

"what where you thinking paige" I say burying my head into her small frail hand

"she's going to be alrite " Kyle says sympathetically placing his hand on my shoulder

"She may never wake up again and even if she does she may never be the same person she was before the accident" I snap

"You can't think like that" Kyle says

"I can't lose her Kyle" Brax says on the brink of tears.

"Your not going to, don't underestimate the strength Paige has, she has got through so much already she's not going to give up yet" Kyle argued

"I keep thinking, that the last time I had spoke to her she was so angry with me. there was so many things I should of said to her" Brax sighed

"You can't change what happened Brax, you just need to be strong for Paige" Kyle addressed

I hear footsteps getting closer when suddenly the door flies open and In comes Heath clutching onto a piece of paper.

"I'm so sorry, this is all my fault" Heath says guilt ridden

"It's not your fault Heath" I say getting up to give him a hug

"But I should of kept a closer eye on her, you sent her to live with me because you thought it would be safer for her, I didn't even realise she had gone until I got the call from you saying she's in the hospital" Heath sighed placing his hands on his head

"How where you suppose to know this was going to happened, none of us did" I reassured him

"I think you should see this" Heaths says passing me the piece of paper

"What is it? I ask

"I found it on the table, it's a letter from Paige"

I begin to read the letter, tears begin to fall down my face.

"I'm going to be a dad?" I say confused

"Congratulations mate" Heath and Kyle add

I sit down next to Paige once again holding onto her little hand.

"Your going to make an amazing Aunty" I say kissing her softly on the forehead

"Why don't you go find Ricky" Kyle suggests

"I can't leave Paige" Brax says stubbornly

"Were not going anywhere, if anything changes we will call you ok" Heath promises

"If anything and I mean anything changes, call me and I'll be straight back" I say taking a quick glance back at Paige before I left.

I begin the short drive back to the house, I felt so guilty leaving Paige but I needed to speak to Ricky, I need her to tell me the truth.

As I pull up to house Ricky comes out the house and runs towards the car.

"How is she?" Ricky says anxiously

"Not great" I say getting out the car

"What have the doctors said?" Ricky's asks

"They haven't they just keep running tests and saying that there's no change, I just want them to tell me what's wrong with her" I say walking towards the house

"She's going to get better Brax" Ricky addressed

"That's what everyone keeps saying" I sigh

"She's a braxton,she can get through anything, she will be ok" Ricky smiled

"In the letter she sounded far from ok" I admitted

"What letter?" Ricky asks

"Before she left she wrote a letter for us all, she felt like she could be the only one to go after Jake as everyone else has to much to sacrafise and she thought she was a burden to us and didn't fit in with all of our plans" I burst out

"I never knew she felt like that, she hid it pretty well" Ricky said guiltily

"I sometimes forget that she's only 17 she really is the glue in our family Ric, I don't know what I'd do if I lost her as well" I croaked

"You won't, she will be back home in no time" Ricky's smiles

"Can I ask you something?" I ask

"Of course" Ricky says unsure

"And your promise your tell me the truth?" I ask again

"Just get on with it Brax, your scaring me" Ricky pleads

"In the letter Paige left she said that... that I'm going to be a dad, is it true?" I question

"Yes, it true" Ricky admits

"Ric why didn't you tell me sooner" I say smiling

"Because I didn't know how you would react, I found out I was pregnant the night Casey died, you where in so much pain I couldn't tell you then" Ricky explained

"I'm so sorry Ric" I say holding her tightly

"Promise me from now on your tell me everything" I say placing a kiss on her forehead whilst stroking her long blonde hair

"Promise" Ricky says planting a kiss on my lips