Finding Immy (Sebastian Vettel)

Someone To Love

Immy opened her eyes and for a few seconds everything was fine.  Then the pain hit her.  She winced as the day's events came back into her mind.   Bubble!  

She tried to sit up but it hurt too much, not just her surgery wound, but her wrist as well.   She glanced around. 

She smiled as she saw Seb fast asleep in the chair beside her bed, his mouth hanging open. He had been amazing.   She felt a strong rush of love for him.  

She placed a hand on her stomach.  It felt weird knowing that Bubble was not in there anymore.   Bubble was now a real person, a little boy that was somewhere under the same roof as her but not where he should be...in her arms!

She tried again to sit up, this time succeeding.  Damn, she was thirsty.   She looked at the bedside table.   There was a cup of tea on there, and to her delight, a plastic cup of water.  She reached out and picked it up, taking small sips out of it.  

She began to wonder how long she'd been asleep.   The last thing she remembered was telling Seb she was tired.  

"Hey beautiful."   She looked back at Seb and saw him staring sleepily at her.   He straightened up in the chair.  

"Hey."

"How are you feeling?"

"Sore.  What's the time?"  Seb pulled his phone out of his pocket and looked at it.

"Ten past nine."  

"Bubble?"

"He's ok. They're taking good care of him."

"I need to call Joel."   Seb stood up.  He noticed that while they had been sleeping someone had brought their coats up from where they had left them in A&E and placed them in the corner. 

"I'll just check that it's ok to use a phone in here." 

"Where is my phone?"

Seb put his hand into his pocket and pulled out Immy's phone.  He handed it to her. "I turned it off to save the battery."

She took it from him and he left the room.   While he was gone, she switched it on.  It began to beep with incoming texts, all from Joel. 

Joel:  are you still alive? X

Joel:  can you put that man down for long enough to text me back? 🤣

Joel:  are you coming back today? X

Joel:  Picking up a curry for dinner.  Do you and Seb want anything? X

Joel:  Immy, getting a little worried.  Where are you! X

Seb came back into the room.   "It's fine."

Immy brought Joel's name up and hit dial.  She was so nervous of telling him, she didn't know why.   He answered almost immediately.

"Imogen Rose Miller.  Where the hell are you?  I've been trying to call you and just got voicemail all the time. Are you and Seb sorted? Have you had some kind of marathon sex session?"

"We're sorted."

"Oh that's great news. As in together? Or...?"

"Yes, together."

"Oh Immy, I'm so happy for you. So I take it you're staying with him again?"

"Not exactly."

"What do you mean not exactly?"

"I had a bit of a fall on the ice earlier. I'm in the hospital."

"A fall? Shit chick, are you ok? Baby ok?"