Restore (Sequel to Purge: Larry au)

Chapter 14

TW: I don't want to spoil things too much, but there will be a scare with the pregnancy - stop reading if it's triggering <3

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Harry wakes up that same night to a sharp, stabbing pain in his abdomen. His eyes fly open and he sits up, clutching his stomach until the pain passes. 

Immediately, panic rushes through him. He quickly gets out of bed and pulls down his boxers. He begins to sob when he feels how wet they are. His suspicions are confirmed when he looks at the white sheets of his bed and sees a red stain where he'd been lying just moments before.

Blood.

He's about to reach over to wake Louis when he realizes that his husband isn't in the room.

That's right. They'd fought. Louis's sleeping on the couch. 

Quickly, he pulls on a t shirt and some sweatpants. He grabs his phone and leaves the room, pulling up his contacts.

"Ella?" He says when she answers.

"Yeah?" she mumbles groggily. It sounds like she's just woken up.

"Can you come over and watch Darcy please? I need to go to the hospital."

"What?" Ella asks. "Why do you need to go to the hospital."

"I think something's wrong with the baby. Can you please come stay with Darcy?" Harry pleads, trying not to cry. 

"Yeah," Ella says. "Yeah, I'll be there in three minutes, tops."

"Thank you."

"Yep, see you soon."

He hangs up with her and pulls up the next number.

"Zayn?" He asks into the speaker as soon as he answers the phone. 

"Hey, what's up?" his friend says. 

"Are you at the hospital?"

"Yeah I have the night shift today. Why?" Zayn answers.

"I think... I think I'm losing the baby," Harry says shakily. 

"Okay," Zayn says immediately, voice calm. Harry knows that's only because he's been in this situation with his patients many times before. "Why do you think that?"

"I'm bleeding and I just had some cramps."

"Okay," Zayn says again. "Get to the hospital as soon as you can. I'll get things ready for you. Just stay calm, alright?"

"Alright," Harry breathes. "Thank you."

"Of course."

Harry hangs up as he reaches the living room. He finds Louis passed out on the couch, hair messy and eyebrows furrowed in sleep. Maybe if Harry had been thinking a bit clearer, he would have noticed the lingering smell of cigarette smoke clinging to his husband's body.

"Louis," Harry calls, rushing up to him and shaking his shoulder. 

Louis grumbles and turns away, trying to ignore him. 

"Louis please wake up," Harry sobs. "I know we're angry at each other right now, but I need you to wake up. I... I think I'm losing the baby. I need you to come with me to the hospital. Please."

At that, Louis's eyes fly open and he sits up. "You're what?"

"I'm bleeding," Harry says through his tears. "And I've just had a few cramps. I think it might be a miscarriage."

Louis nods and stands up immediately, a trace of panic in his eyes. "How much are you bleeding?"

"I don't know," Harry sobs, clutching his stomach. "There's a stain on the sheets..."