In the moment

Only love can hurt like this

Jack and Soph met with his mum and sister at the bullring on the way home. It was nice to walk around like almost normal human beings not have paps following them, just the occasional photo with kids which jack loved.

Karen dragged them into the body shop, where she bought some of the peppermint foot range for Soph 'I can promise when your back at work next week or if your feet start swelling, spray this on them!'

Soph was glad she got on well with his family, although after spending the night she can't help but feel like Kiera is being a little distant, there's also an obvious tension between her and jack but maybe it was just a sibling thing.

Jack took pictures with the store manager before they all headed their separate ways. They loaded mae into the car and set off back to Manchester.

As they were driving back, jacks phone starts ringing through the Bluetooth system. 'Alright Mike!' He says cheerfully through the hands free. Soph watching him closely

'Hello jack, I've got some news about the 6 bedroom in Altrincham, are you okay to speak?' The man said as his voice came through the speaker.

Jack agrees and pulls into a lay-by smiling at Soph knowing this was the house she wanted but sophs nerves were consuming her. She didn't know if it was her pregnancy hormones or just her detective like senses. Something was a miss but she carried on listening to the call.

'The offer you placed on the house has been accepted' jacks eyes on sophs the whole time, she was just half heartedly smiling. 'We could possibly have you in for Christmas if that's what you were looking at doing. I know you both don't have long till the baby arrives I thought you'd want the keys sooner rather than later?'

'Yeah, sounds good Mike. I'm just driving back from me moms can I give you a call when I land home?' Mike accepts and ends the call, leaving Soph and jack in an awkward silence.

'I thought you'd be excited bab? It was your favourite?' He says as she stares out the passenger window

She faces back to look at him 'yeah I'm excited, I'm just abit tired. It's been a busy weekend I guess' she loosens her lips into a half smile

'Are you sure? Just don't seem ya self at all. Did my mom upset you?' He places his hand on her knee

She places her hand on top of his 'jack did something happen at your mums?' Her brows furrowed and her smile gone. She looks down at their hands.

'Nah, nothing. Why?' He rubs his thumb along the side of her hand wondering when lying became so easy for him. As a child he was the worst liar, his mum could always tell straight away, but as he got older he got better at covering up certain truths he didn't want her to know.

She looks back up at him 'maybe it's just me and my hormones. I'm sorry. We should get back before mae wakes for dinner' she turns to look in the back of the car, she's still fast asleep. 'Wish I could sleep that well' she rubs her tummy in discomfort.

'So the house?' He says as he pulls off 'shall I pull out? Or are you happy? You face didn't scream happy to me'

She rests her head back against the head rest and closes her eyes 'it's perfect, I think that's my problem. I'm scared it's to perfect'

His hand reaches over and rest at the top of her bump 'I love you Soph' he quickly glances a smile at her before his eyes are back on the road.
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Once they're home and unpacked, jacks sends Soph to bed. She looked absolutely exhausted and he knew he was going to be around much the next few days with training and matches.

He sat in the kitchen with ada while he gave mae her dinner. 'Is Soph alright ada?' He looks at her 'she seems flat out exhausted and I just don't know if it's normal yknow'

Adas unloading the dish washer into the cupboards 'I mean she's heavily pregnant, I can't imagine that being easy. How longs she got left at work?'

Jack pulls the calendar up on his phone '3 weeks, she wanted to try and get sorted before for the Christmas rush' He's still scrolling through his calendar 'it's hard I wish I could be here more' he settles his phone back on the side.

'She has me, don't worry about that!' She rests a hand on his shoulder 'you just worry about your matches!'

'Thanks ada' he smiles at her before she continues unloading the dishwasher, he'd never felt so great full to have another pair of hands. 'Oh it was a mistake giving you beans wan it' he looks over at mae who has beans everywhere but her mouth.

His phone rings again another unknown number. He answers as he try's to wipe bean sauce of maes face  'hello?'

The other line is silent, just slight breathing.

'Hello? Who is it?' He asks again

'Jack?' The faint voice of a female on the other line

'Who is it?'

'Jack it's me .. I need you' her voice sounded hazy and not at all herself

Jacks looks up at ada, who sticks her thumb up at him before heading over to mae. He moves to the front room.

'Why are you ringing me Sara? What do you want?'

'You' the voice at the other end of the phone pleads

'I told you ..' he's cut off by a scream 'Sara what is going off?'

'Your my only purpose jack' she cries before he hears her phone hit the floor and the line does silent.

He unlocks his second phone ringing his brother 'Bro ya still in Solihull?'

'Yeah just at moms why?'

'Right don't say shit grab your keys and go to your car' he hears him tell their mum he'll be back in a minute.

'Sara?' He asks back down the other phone but there's still no response

'Jack what's going on?' His brother asks him as he gets into his car

'It's Sara I need you to go round. And if she doesn't answer I need you to go in the house and find her'

'Jack I can't break into her house?'

'Just please you owe me a no questions asked! Remember'

'For fuck sake alright. I'll ring you back when I get there'

Jack sits listening for any indication of movement at Saras but there's nothing.

5 minutes later his phone rings

'Her cars here but she ain't answering, the doors locked'

'Spare key is hooked to the inside of the hanging basket next to the front door'

He hears Kevan fidgeting about but then notices the creak of the front door. 'Should i prepare myself for the worst here?' He asks jack before shouting her name in various rooms down stairs

'I dunno bro.'

'Downstairs is clear, i don't like this jack'

'Shout again' he says as he holds the other phone to his ear and he can hear Kevan shouting but it sounds distant 'definitely upstairs'

'Sara?' He continues to shout. Jack listens as he opens another door 'Sara what ya doing I've been shouting you! Sara? Sara?' He hangs up the phone to jack. Jack picks his other phone up listen to what's going on 'I need an ambulance, quick, she's unresponsive' he can hear Kevan trying to move her, which he's guessing is into a recovery position 'I don't know I've just found her' he looks around the room noticing tablet on her dresser 'I think she's possibly taken something'

Jack puts his head in his hands this is his fault. He was so worried about hurting Soph, he didn't give Sara a second thought.

'They're here now, okay' his brother still keeping all types of calm 'we're up here!' He shout down the stairs.