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Prompted by guest- Mercedes and Joe get together.

Chapter 16- we belong together:

Mercedes did love Joe. Although she didn't show she did, she did. It was just she wasn't used to having a man like him. Joe was kind, honest, loving, caring and a proper man. Mercedes had never had a man like that. She knew that Joe would be a great dad when her baby was born, she questioned whether she would be a great mum.

Joe loved Mercedes, despite her sometimes being a gobby cow. He knew that she would eventually be a great mum, but recently their relationship had been on the rocks. He wanted to bring it back, but he didn't know how. It was like every time they got settled something kicked off and him and Mercedes ended up arguing.

Joe was on his way round to Mercedes deciding now was the right time to put things right. The only problem Joe had was that the Mcqueens house was always busy, there was never a quiet moment. He decided that he would ask her to go round to his, it was quieter there.

He knocked and waited. From inside he could hear all the chaos, then he heard Mercedes shout that she was coming. As Mercedes opened the door, she was shocked to see Joe. "What do you want?", she him. "We need to talk", he replied. "Follow me", he said and Mercedes reluctantly followed him knowing that if she didn't they would just argue.

"Right what do you want talk about?", Mercedes asked sitting in the Roscoes kitchen rubbing her hand across her baby bump. "Me and you", Joe replied and Mercedes scoffed. "What about us?", Mercedes asked. "I love you Mercedes", Joe said taking a hold of her hand.

Mercedes looked at Joe not quite believing what he had just said. It was in a way just what she wanted to hear, she couldn't tell Joe how she felt but he could tell her. She smiled, "I love you too." Joe smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. "So do you fancy getting back together?", Joe asked and Mercedes laughed. "Course I do", she said leaning in to kiss Joe.

3 week later Joe and Mercedes relationship was still going strong, surprisingly. The Roscoes hadn't been to keen on Joe having a relationship but they'd got used to it. Everything was going fine up until that one day.

Mercedes sat in the living room of the Roscoe house with her hand on her bump. The baby had been quiet for nearly 48 hours and Mercedes was worried. She started to cry, she didn't want to believe what her thoughts were telling her, but she had a strong feeling they were right.

Freddie had just came in the back door and was getting himself a drink when he heard crying from the living room. He put his glass down and walked into the living room to find Mercedes crying on the sofa. "You alright?", he asked and Mercedes turned round to look at him.

"Yes I'm fine", Mercedes replied, still crying. "Well you don't look it", Freddie said sitting down next to her. "Is it something to do with the baby?", he asked noticing her hand was on her bump. As he said this Mercedes cried some more and this told Freddie something was wrong.

"What's happened?", he asked, now starting to worry. Mercedes shook her head. "I haven't felt it kick", she said still crying. "Well are you sure it's not just asleep?", Freddie asked now starting to panic. He didn't know really know anything babies, now Mercedes wanted his help and he didn't know what to do.

"Erm, do you need an ambulance?", Freddie asked, trying to think of a sensible approach. "No Freddie, I'm not giving birth!", Mercedes shouted and Freddie looked taken aback. "So what is wrong then?", he asked as Mercedes was still crying. "I think my baby's died", she said and Freddie's eyes widened.

Freddie and Mercedes sat awkwardly in the hospital waiting room. Things had been weird between them since their 'encounter' at the loft. Freddie had called Joe as soon as they'd got there and Joe said he would be there straight away. Freddie could tell that Joe was panicking and he was praying that the baby was okay, for Joe's sake.

Joe was at the garage when he got the call from Freddie and he immediately asked Ziggy to drive him. As Joe arrived at the hospital he raced straight inside followed by Ziggy. He found Mercedes sitting with Freddie in the corner. "What's happened?", he asked as he went up to them. He could see that Mercedes had been crying, her eyes were puffy and her face was red.

"I got home and found her crying in the living room saying that she couldn't feel the baby", Freddie said and Joe gasped. He looked over at Mercedes, she was looking at the floor and still sobbing. Joe sighed, "look Fred, why don't you go home with Zig", Joe said and Freddie nodded. "Oh and Fred", Joe said as Freddie walked away, "thanks for today." Freddie smiled weakly and walked out with Ziggy.

Joe and Mercedes sat in the waiting room for a further 10 minutes until they called for Mercedes. As they went into the room, Mercedes felt sick. She knew something was wrong. She lay down on the bed with Joe sitting next to her holding her hand. As the nurse put the gel on her stomach, Mercedes felt physically sick and thought she was going to throw up.

As the ultrasound got underway, Joe squeezed Mercedes hand. The nurse began examining the screen closely, Mercedes and Joe both noticed this. "What's wrong?", Joe asked, looking intently at the screen. The nurse put down the roller and turned off the screen. She turned to face Mercedes and Joe with a sad look on her face. "I'm sorry", she said, "but I'm afraid your baby has died."

Mercedes couldn't believe it. Her baby couldn't of died. She sat there crying, that's all she could do. She felt Joe squeeze her hand and wrap his arm around her. It made her feel safe, but she still cried. Then she felt Joe's body racked with a sob and she remembered that she wasn't the only one in the room.

She looked up to him holding back the tears, but every now and then one would slip out and Joe would choke on a sob. She lifted her head and looked him in the eyes. The pair looked at each other before just breaking down and hugging each other.

3 days later Mercedes and Joe returned home. Their time at the hospital had been tough. Mercedes had had to deliver her baby early, they'd christened him and named him Gabriel. As they went into the living room Mercedes sat down on the sofa and cried. Joe went up and hugged her. It was then that the pair promised to stick with each other through thick and thin.

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Next chapter prompted by Jim Chapman- the boys + girls Robbie/Phoebe, Jason/Holly,Ziggy/Tegan, Freddie/Lindsey and Joe/Mercedes go away and there's a huge disaster involving them.