Mon Chéri

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Morticia

I let go of Nyx's hand as I place the keys on the hook next to the door. Her eyes droop as I help her take her coat off. She walks into our ruined apartment and I follow behind her. "Lets get you to bed my love "I tell her as I look at her reddened face and slightly puffy eyes from all the crying she has done in the last few hours.

I take her into the bedroom but I stop when I notice the bed. I sigh and I brush her hair off her face "Can you get changed for me Mon cheri whilst I make a call?". She doesn't nod or hum she just does as I say silently. I watch her for a few seconds before going the the living room to make a call.

"Rissa.." I breathe out as she answers. "Morticia? Is everything okay..its nearly midnight." I hear her clear her throat to get rid of her tired tone. I sigh as I look through the bedroom door at Nyx "No..everything isn't okay. Someone broke into the apartment and destroyed everything we own..the bed is slashed and Nyx needs somewhere to rest" I tell her.

"You can come here..my door is always open to you Morticia..you know that." She tells me. "Thankyou. Nyx..she..lost the baby...we lost our son. T..the doctor said it was because of stress." A tear runs down my face as I speak. "Oh Morticia..im so sorry.." Larissa says in a soothing tone.

I hang up the phone after saying goodbye and I walk back into the bedroom. I spot my love stood looking at a scan picture of corbyn with tears running down her face. I sigh and I pull her into a hug "I'm sorry Amour..we are going to find out who caused this".

We go to Larissa's apartments and I put Nyx to sleep in the guest room. I close the door slightly and I sit on the sofa next to Larissa. She passes me a glass of wine and I shake my head "I shouldn't.. I need to listen out for Nyx". She nods and puts the glass down.

"I'm sorry for your loss..you can stay here for as long as you need to" She tells me. I smile at her softly as I hold back tears "Thankyou Rissa. She was just..so heartbroken..she went through all the ivf and the many..many miscarriages. We thought this one was our miracle. She hasn't spoken since the doctor told us. What if she falls back into her old habits?". "We will help her through this Morticia. Dont worry" she tells me and I nod.

We sit for the next 2 hours sipping on wine and talking about how to proceed with Nyx's job. We agree that she will take as much time as possible off until she gets back to her original state.

"Tish.." I hear a shakey voice say from the door way. I turn around and my eyes widen at the sight of my wife stood with blood falling from her wrists.

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Nyx

I wake up in an empty bed. Pain is all I can feel. My head hurts from the amount I have cried and all the stress I have been through in the last 24 hours. My stomach hurts from the cramping. I lost our baby..my baby boy. Months and months of trying and the excitement of him finally happening was useless.

I feel tears threatening to spill and I get up. I go into the bathroom that is attached to the guest bedroom and I shut the door behind me. I lean on the sink with my head in my hands as I start to cry. I hear muffled voices in the living room and I lift my head up to wipe my eyes.

Out of the corner of my eye I spot a pack of blades for a razor. I grab one and I sit down on the bathroom floor. I drag the blade across my wrist and I hiss at the pain. I repeat the process again and again before I accidentally press too hard on one arm drawing more blood. But it doesn't hurt. The pain is soothing. I rest the blade on my other wrist before pressing it in.

I watch as the floor turns red before I come to my senses. What have I done? I have a daughter...I have a wife. I start feeling woozy and I use the sink to get up. I stumble to the door of the guest room and I open it. I lean on the door as I whimper out "t..tish..".

The dark haired woman turns around and puts her glass of wine  down instantly. Her and larissa both jump up and rush over to me. "Oh mon cheri..what have you done?!" Tish shouts as larissa passes her a towel. She applies pressure to my right arm as larissa does the same to my left.

I sob out as I lean against my wife "I'm sorry..I c..couldn't do the pain any more a..and I thought I could end it. T..then I thought of Raven a..and you..im sorry..". My voice becomes quiet as I start to drift in and out of consciousness.

The next time I'm fully conscious is when I wake up in a hospital bed. Tish has hold of one of my hands whilst her head rests on her arm that is on the bedguard. Larissa is sat next to me holding my other hand with her head on my lap. Both women have been crying.

I look around the room and I notice it is very plain. By that I mean the walls are plain and there are no wires. The blinds have nothing to open or close them on and there are no cupboards. The only things in the room are a few chairs, the hospital bed, a table next to me with some water on and an iv bag.

I panic as I try to move my arms and there are cuffs on them. "Tish..why am I cuffed..a..am I in a psych ward..WHY AM I CUFFED?" I start to shout as the two women sit up. "My love calm down..you are going to harm yourself more. You just have to stay here for 30 days." Morticia tells me.

My heart monitor starts beeping as I panic more "A MONTH..YOU PUT ME IN HERE FOR A MONTH?". "Nyx it was for your sa-" larissa begins to say. I cut her off as doctors rush in "Get them out!...GET THE HELL OUT". I feel myself being injected with something and I see larissa and Morticia being escorted out.