Innocent

Chapter Twenty-Six

Allison
*The next day*

"Okay Amelia. I'm putting the jell on your stomach, and we're going to see the little bambino or bambina." Carina moved the wand on Amelia's stomach.
"So? What do you see?" I asked, squeezing Amelia's hand.

"Hold on." Carina's eyes furrowed in thought.
"What's that look? What's wrong?" Amelia asked.

"I'm sorry..." Carina sighed.
"Don't. Don't say it." I said.
"Farfalla... the baby has no heart beat. I'm so, so sorry."

Amelia put her hands over her face, a sob escaping her body.
I reached over, and pulled Amelia's body close to mine.
"I'm so sorry Amelia." Carina stroked her hair.

"What happens next." Amelia sniffled.
"You'll have to... pass the baby. We'll give you some medicine to help the process." Carina said softly.
Amelia nodded as Carina wiped the jell off of her stomach.
"I'll give you two a minuet." Carina said standing up. She squeezed my shoulder before she left the room.

"Amy-"
"Please don't." She got off the table and pulled her shirt down.
"Amelia come here."
"I-I can't. I need... I don't know what I need. Just please, give me some space." She walked out of the room, slamming the door.

"I've tried calling her and she isn't answering." I cried as I laid on the stations couch.
"Mija, she's hurt. She's heartbroken. She just needs some space." Andy was sitting on the floor next to my head stroking my hair.
"I'm hurt too! I'm heartbroken too! I'm her fucking wife!"
"Hey, kid. Andy, can you give us a minuet?" Maya asked from the doorway.

Andy leaned over and kissed my head, leaving me and my sister alone.
"Your Mom told me. I'm so sorry kid." She sat down on the couch and put my head in her lap.
"I was gonna be a Mom." I sniffled.
"I know. I know it hurts. It's okay." She whispered.
"I want Amy. I want her. She's not answering her phone."
"Do you want me to go look for her?"
"No. She'll come back when she's ready. I've learned you can't push her into doing something she doesn't wanna do." I wiped my face and sat up.
"Come on." She stood up and grabbed my hand.
She led me down to the garage.
"What are we doing down here. I really don't feel like cleaning right now."

She turned on the sirens.
"Scream!" She yelled.
"What? I- No!" I shouted back.

Maya screamed, and screamed again.

I screamed, feeling everything I felt today rush out of my body. I felt the tears roll down my face, and I collapsed on the ground next to the fire truck.

*At home*

I walked through the door, and threw my keys on the counter.
"Hey." Amelia said from the couch.
"Hey." I stood in the hallway.
"Can we talk?"

I nodded, and walked into the living room and sat next to her on the couch.
"I'm sorry." She whispered.
"Baby, there's nothing to be sorry about." I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close.
"I should've stayed and talked with you. I'm sorry. I know you're hurting too I just-"

"It's okay. I'm okay. Are you okay?" I kissed her forehead.
"It hurts. Not physically. Mentally, emotionally, it hurts." Her voice broke as she spoke.
"I know. I promise, we will have a baby. I will make sure that we have a baby. I promise."

We fell asleep on the couch, holding each other as we cried over our baby.

*The next morning*

I heard Amelia walk into the kitchen where I was cooking breakfast.
"Morning beautiful. I called work and we're off for a few days." I handed her a cup of coffee and kissed her forehead.
"Thank you." She whispered.
"Anything for you. Are you hungry? I made french toast."
"I'm always hungry for your french toast." She said with a small smile.
"Then here you go princess. Do you want to lay around the house all day, or do you want to do something?" I handed her a plate of food.

"Can we go to the station? I just wanna be around our family right now."
"Of course we can. Whatever you need my love."

*At the station*

"Good morning guys." Amelia said as we walked into the stations kitchen.
"Good morning you two." Andy said cautiously.
"You can talk about it. I'm not going to break." Amelia said as she sat at the table.

Andy immediately wrapped her arms around Amelia, hugging her tightly.
"I'm so sorry mija. I know it's hard." She kissed the top of her head.
"Thank you." Amelia said softly.

Maya walked into the kitchen, and stopped when she saw us.
"Hey guys." Maya said.
"Hey Maya. Do you have anything for us to do?" Amelia asked.
"Us?" She asked.
"I need something to do. You can have me clean or you guys can show me where stuff belongs I don't care. Just give me something to do."
"Okay, uh kid? You two wanna check the hoses with Vic?" Maya asked.
"Yeah. We'll get on that Cap."