One Night #WATTYS2015

Chapter 17: A Cry For Help

 One Month later.

Blossom has been doing really since she was put in the incubator, and the doctor is letting her come home today.

I gently cradle Blossom as the doctor hands her over to me, and Les stands beside me looking at her in awe.

As I gently cradle her, she yawns and it's the sweetest things I've ever seen.

"Hi, Blossom..." I gently whisper to her.

Les gently caresses her face, and it causes Blossom to look at him in a curious manner.

"Hey, Cypress!" My mother called to me as she entered the hospital room.

I look over at her and reply, "Yea?"

"I can't drive you home. I have an emergency at work, and I need to be there."

"How am I suppose to get home?" I asked worried.

"Les will drive you, right?" she said.

Les looked up in a 'deer-caught-in-headlights' look, "Yea, of course." Les confirmed.

"Uh...um okay I guess." I reply hesitantly.

"Great! I love you guys." she said, "I love you too Blossom," she said giving her a gentle kiss on her forehead before leaving.

I turned around towards Les with Blossom still cradled in my arms, "Well, I guess we should go." I said quietly.

"Yea..." Les said with a small smile.

Things are still awkward with Les, and there is an unspoken tension between us; that neither of us has tried to bring up.

We exit the hospital and get to Les' car. We load the baby in the car seat that Les' mother bought for the baby. Les gets in the driver's seat, and I stay in the back with Blossom.

Les starts to drive and neither of us say a word to each other. I hate things being like this between us, but things happened and I don't know if things will ever get better...

I watch Blossom sleep so peacefully. It warms my heart to finally see some color in her skin, and her eyes opened. She looks a lot like Les; with his blue eyes, blondish hair and his smile.

 God, did she have is smile. I thought.

I look over at Les and he glances at me through the driver's mirror. I quickly look away.

When we arrive at my house Les helps to take the baby out, and helps carry her upstairs. He stood their with the baby in his arms softy cooing. I sat down on my bed and continued to look at them.