“Mase.” She involves me, wrapping me in her arms.

“I can’t do that with out her.”

“It’s going to be okay,” she soothes. “It’s going to be okay.”

We return to the ready room the place Scarlet tells the others what the physician stated. “We should always go house, get some relaxation and be prepared for his or her name.” Scarlet appears to me, figuring out I received’t go away. “Or at the very least take it in turns.”

I shake my head after which go to face on the window. It’s as if every thing is at a standstill. The world outdoors and every thing inside me. Nothing is correct, and it’s all I can take into consideration. I simply want every thing to be okay.

“Mase, you’re going to remain?”

I look down at Megan as she slides a hand round my bicep. She appears as ruined as I really feel. “Yeah.”

“I’m going to examine in with Maggie and John, be sure Ellis is alright. Is there something you want from house?”

My eyes burn on the point out of Ellis’s identify. Jesus, why can’t I get a deal with on my feelings. I rub at my eyes. “No, thanks, although.” I need to inform her to provide him a kiss from me, to inform him Mummy will likely be house quickly, however I don’t belief myself to voice it. I pull Megan into my aspect and inform her every thing I can in my embrace, hoping she’s going to go maintain my son till his mummy can.

“She’ll be okay, Mase. I can really feel it in my bones.”

I nod, squeezing her shoulder and catching Charlie’s eye behind her. Charlie Aldridge must be one of many strongest males I’ve ever met. He’s delicate, intuitive but can stand right here and take management; he doesn’t have room for the feelings that I do know will likely be killing him inside. As an alternative, he acts as a pillar holding up the darkish that threatens to fall on us. At the moment would have been a lot totally different with out him.

“I’ll drive the women again,” he tells me, his voice sturdy. “Name me if something adjustments.”

“Yeah.”

He pulls me right into a hug after which guides Megan out of the room. Elliot is crouched down in entrance of Lucy who remains to be mendacity throughout the seats.

“I’m going to go house and bathe,” Scarlet tells me. She has Elliot’s jumper thrown over her, however I do know she has blood on her high beneath it. A mix of Nina’s and Joey’s. “Except you need me to remain?”

“No, you go Scar. Is Vinny driving you?”

“Yeah.”

“Elliot,” I name. He appears over his shoulder at me. “I’ve bought her.” I nod to Lucy.

He straightens, his eyes falling again to her. “I’m going to remain too. I’m going to get us some meals. You guys have to eat.”

I roll my lips and nod my head regardless that he doesn’t see. I can’t take into consideration meals. I can’t think about something I eat staying in my abdomen if I needed to eat.

Vinny doesn’t communicate as he walks by me, and I do know every thing that’s occurred will likely be weighing heavy on him. He’ll blame himself for not pinning down Sarah sooner, however I already comprehend it’s all on me. I by no means ought to have meddled.

I stand looking the window because the room empties, quietness falling heavy when it’s simply me and Lucy left. She hasn’t stated greater than a pair phrases since she turned up. I do know her silence comes from a spot of ache. She’s hurting, needing one thing solely her finest buddy may give her.

Like Elliot, I crouch down in entrance of her, ready. I place a hand on the aspect of her face and her icy blue eyes drift open and land on mine. I give her a small smile, telling her I get it. I really feel the identical.

She lifts her neck from the seat and I slide in below her, letting her relaxation her head on my thigh.

“I’ve sat in so many ready rooms impatient for the physician to come back again so he can inform us what’s fallacious along with her.” She sniggers below her breath, her tears seeping by my denims. “All the time able to go get ice cream with Mum or have her come house to us for the weekend.” I sit quiet as her voice struggles to fill the room. “She’s the most effective individual I do know, Mason. How does this occur to somebody so good? There are such a lot of unhealthy folks on this world. Why her?”

“I don’t have the solutions. I want I did, however I don’t,” I say in a pained daze, imagining Nina as a toddler.

“She would know. She at all times has the solutions.”

My head drops again to the wall, my eyes drifting closed.

Get up, Angel.

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