Happy Together (YBF Love Story)

Chapter 55: Welcome Back

⚠️CONTENT WARNING⚠️
Blood, Weapons, Hospitals, Mentions of Surgery, Mentions of Kidnapping, Mentions of Stalking, Mild Jealousy, Anxiety Attacks, Platonic Fluff, Fluff, Mention of SIDS, Mentions of Birth, Mentions of Captivity, Mentions of Kink, Mentions of Molotov Cocktails, Mentions of Alcoholism, Mentions of DNA Tests, and Attempted Smut.

Sunday, December 10, 2023
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I open my eyes and look around at the dark attic. I look down to see Peter's body, blood pooling around him "Peter?" I ask as I kneel down to him. Suddenly he opens his eyes and looks up at me "You finally figured it out. You know I did all this, right?" He asks. I shake my head and pull away "No, no, you didn't. No, this isn't real!" I cry out "Oh, but it is, Yvonne. You're always going to be here...I'm your monster now." He says before lunging at me, taking out the knife from his abdomen with his left hand to attack!
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I open my eyes and scream "No!! Get out!! Somebody help me!!" I shout "Yvonne!! Yvonne!!" Someone clasps their left hand on my mouth, and I look up to see Roy with wide eyes. I pull away and sit up "Where am I?" I ask "You're in the hospital. You got put into a medically induced coma because you had a seizure on the 27th. You and Peter got brought back here to Hurricane. You have been in a coma for two weeks." He says calmly. My eyes widen "T-two weeks? Where's Peter?" I ask "He's been recovering. He had to have an emergency surgery last week because he had tetanus in his neck and chest, he also developed lockjaw. The surgery went well, I promise." He says. I shake my head and look down "Can I see him?" I ask "Maybe not right now. He's very loopy from the amount of drugs they have him on. We came back here because we thought that you guys would be up in time for Thanksgiving, and places were also piling up down in Tennessee..." He now gives me a concerned look. "Yvonne, do you need anything?" He asks. I shake my head "Uhm...j, just, I don't know..." I trail off. Roy puts his left hand on my shoulder "It's over, and you are safe. This is a lot to take in, so I will leave you be for now. I will go check on Peter for you if needed." He says. I look up to my right at him, and he gives me a warm grin "What's up?" We both look at the door to see Sarah coming in with a tray of food. Roy smiles at her "I was just having a chat with her. I told her about Peter's surgery." He states "Ah, yeah. Maybe you can go check on him. I thought that I could bring her some food." She says as Roy nods "Alright." He says. He moves away from me, and on his way out, he kisses Sarah on her left temple. Sarah comes in and sits to the left of me "Did he do anything...?" She asks. I arch my brow at her "He talked to me about Peter and how I've been in a coma. That's it though." I reply "Okay...I saw him put his hand on you and thought something else." She says. I arch my brow "No, he's very nice...so I had a seizure?" I ask. Sarah nods and looks down "Yeah, it was scary. Honestly, all of this has been scary. I'm so glad you're back, I worried about you this whole time. And then Hunter came along, and things got better a little, but it wasn't the same without you." She says. I arch my brow at her "Hunter?" I ask. Sarah now gasps and her eyes go wide "I forgot! You don't know!" "Know what?" I ask. Sarah now holds both of my hands in hers "Alright...so, you have a daughter, and Peter named her Hunter because he said that you really loved that name. She is absolutely adorable, but she is profoundly deaf. She's been living with Lucy and TK, and they both have been amazing with her. Peter has also been very good to her, and I watched her like a hawk because I knew that you'd want me to. I am just so sorry that all this has happened, I can't even imagine what all you went through." She says. I smile softly "It wasn't your fault. But, how can that be? Because I thought I was having a boy?" "Apparently Dr. Opal read the screen wrong. Hunter was found in Virginia, I'm guessing that..." She trails off before shaking her head and letting go of me. "You know what, you should probably eat. I bet you're starving." She says, I can tell that she's trying to change the subject, so I nod and fake smile "Y-yeah, that sounds good." I say as I look down at the food. It's jello and a piece of toast, I arch my brow. "Is that all they had?" I ask "That's all you can have. Nurses said that you need to keep your hydration up. On the bright side, the jello is cherry flavor." She says with a soft smile. I nod and try to eat. I take a bite of the jello and look at her "Is there anything else I've missed...?" I ask hesitantly. She sighs and looks down "Honestly, I think it'd be best if we talked about things later. I don't want to overwhelm you." She replies sympathetically. I open my mouth "Peter's up." Roy announces. We both look at him and Sarah stands up "Alright. Well, I need to get back anyway. Yvonne, are you okay?" She asks. I nod at her and she walks out the door. Roy looks at me "Well, Peter seems to be doing good. I think you guys will be discharged tomorrow most likely. I have the week off, so I can help in any way I can." He says as I grin "Thanks." I say as he nods and follows after Sarah. I slowly set my plate to my right side as I'm not really feeling hungry...did I really have a girl? And she really is here? I shake my head and lay down, I wish I could just remember how things were before...and, how will they be after...well, all of this?...I open my eyes weakly and look around the room; I feel like someone has been here. I sit up and look around before looking down at my feet...there's a red rose with a black ribbon. I stare at it confusingly and look around; who would have left this? I feel my heart pound before I quickly roll to my left side to face the wall...it's now 10 in the morning, and to be honest I barely slept at all; pretty much because I don't think I can bare another bad dream. I sit up and gasp at seeing Sarah. "Jeez!" I exclaim "I'm sorry. I just got here. You ready to go?" She asks. I nod hesitantly "Yeah...where's Peter?" I ask "He's with Roy. Doctors are checking his stiches before he leaves. I brought the van because I'm sure you don't feel like walking." She states as I nod "I, I suppose you're right." I say awkwardly. A nurse comes in and checks my vitals before I am discharged...and like last time, I had to leave via wheelchair, as embarrassing as it feels it beats walking right now. Sarah pushes me out and smiles down at me "Alright, here we are. Let me go get the van." She says before taking off to the right to the parking lot. I slowly stand up and hear the door open behind me "Ah, I see Sarah's already got ya covered." Roy says. I look to my right and see Peter getting up from a wheelchair, locking eyes with me. His eyes light up like a Christmas tree as he gets in front of me "Did, you like the rose?" He asks quietly, I look at his jaw to see some small swelling, but not any surgical wounds. I blush and look down "I...I guess..." I trail off. Sarah honks the horn "I guess that's us. I gotta go back to work, you guys can head back with her." He says. He looks at Sarah and blows a kiss with his left hand before jogging to the left side of the lot. Peter looks down at me "You ready?" He asks, gesturing out his left hand. I feel anxiety hit my chest, and I just run to the passenger door. I look around at the van to see it look a little bit messy. Sarah smiles sheepishly "Pardon the mess. I really have tried to clean it." She says as Peter gets in the back. The drive was a lot of fun, and we got to talk things out, and I actually felt safe and comfortable around everyone like as if I never left...you'd probably rather read that, wouldn't you? The drive was quiet; an eerie, tense quiet. I felt my heart race the whole time as I felt like my nerves were electric. We get to Lucy's apartment, and Sarah smiles at me "I'll try not to keep us too long, okay? I've told everyone to just be calm and quiet. Let's go in." She says as I nod. I open the door, and suddenly Peter opens the back door and rushes to me, I look down at him with wide eyes before shaking my head and jumping down; walking ahead of him. Upon entering in I feel a warm atmosphere and hear children's music...I arch my brow and look to my left. Don is holding a small boy and whispering to Sarah before looking at me, he smiles warmly before giving the boy to Sarah and running to me to wrap me in his arms "Hey, kid. Aren't you a sight for sore eyes." I feel tears and quickly hug him back "It feels good to be back." I say. Don lets go and smiles "I can't believe you're here. We all missed you so much!" He exclaims as I wipe my eyes "I missed all of you." I reply. He pats the top of my head with his left hand and ruffles my hair "I'll always be here for ya, kiddo." He says as I laugh slightly. I look to my left to see Peter lean by the door sheepishly, looking downwards and crossing his arms. Sarah walks up to me "So, Vonnie, this is Arnie. He's Roy's son." She says "Hi!" The boy, Arnie, chirps out "Hi. I didn't know you were a grandpa, Don." I say. Don chuckles "Yeah, what? I can't have a life outside of work?" He asks jokingly. Suddenly I hear a door slam shut, and loud, thunderous footsteps. I look to my right and suddenly feel someone pounce onto me and wrap their arms around my form "You're here! You're finally here. I am never letting you out of my sight again!" Lucy exclaims as I hug her back "I might take you up on that offer." I say. I open my eyes and look to see TK holding a white towel in their arms, they wave at me cautiously with their left hand and Peter runs up the stairs to them "Can I see?" He asks. TK nods and gives the towel to him, I let go of Lucy and feel my breath stop. Peter glances down at me before walking down to me. "I'm sorry I haven't got to, talk much...we have a daughter, this, is Hunter." He says. I gently hold my arms out and look at her...everything I went through, all the Hell I had endured, delivering in that shed, and she looks absolutely perfect. She opens her eyes at me, and I see that she has Heterochromia just like me; blue and brown eyes look up at me as she grins at me, looking just like Peter. I hold her close to me and cry silently "Is she otay?" "Yes, she's okay, Arnie. Hey, why don't we go play truck in here?" Sarah asks Arnie quietly as she holds his right hand and walks him into Don's office. TK smiles down at me "It's good to have you back, we were all so worried about you." They say "Thank you for watching her." I say as they nod at me. Peter nervously scratches the back of his neck with his left hand "If you want, I can take ya, home..." He trails off. I look at everyone around me and slowly nod "Y...yeah. That'll be fine." I say. Lucy grins "Since Sarah's got Arnie, I can come with. You'll need a little help." She suggests, eyeing Hunter. I shake my head "No, I can't have you do tha-" "Please, let her. She loves her." TK says desperately with a chuckle. Peter nods "Come on." He says as Lucy cheers quietly. Don glances back towards the office "I can drop Sarah off too if you'd like." He says as Peter nods. Lucy puts her right hand on my back "We ran out of blankets, so towels were the next best thing. She has been bathed." She says as we walk out "That is definitely something I'd like, a shower." I say. Peter walks to the passenger door and opens it for me, and I quietly get inside. Peter shuts the door and heads to the driver side, but Lucy shoves him to the back as she opens the door "I'm driving, you're on medication." She says. Peter crosses his arms "It's non drowsy." He retorts "They all say that. Better safe than sorry." She argues matter-of-factly. I look down at Hunter to see her looking at me confusingly. I smile softly at her and look up "How are you and TK?" I ask "Uh...oh, we're doing great. TK still runs Dad's Diner since they've become Manager. I'm planning on getting an online job, maybe for one of those therapy sites." She says "Yeah, you studied really hard for that." I say "Thank you. Ugh, I can't wait. Uhm, hey, I know this is random, but it needs to be said..." She trails off. I look to my left at her as she sighs. "Ever since you've moved out, I have really had a lot of time to think, especially now. I'm really sorry that I made you work so hard, I really should have been better to you. You were the best roomie I ever had, and I hate that I never saw it. I'm really glad you're back, and your daughter, she's so amazing." She says. I smile at her "I forgive you." I say. I glance back to see Peter with his head down, as if he's deep in thought. Lucy starts talking to me about Hunter's first giggle, first laugh, how she giggles like I do, even telling me a feeding and bathing schedule while on the drive back. We get to the apartment and park right by the building. Lucy walks with me protectively as Peter lingers a bit behind until it's time to unlock the door. I feel slight panic set in, this is the last place I was...before it all fell apart. I nervously hand Hunter to Lucy and cross my arms as Peter opens the door...the apartment, it looks clean, and just like it did before! Lucy walks in with Hunter first and Peter gestures me with his left hand to go, I walk in hesitantly and look around "Alright, I'll leave you two to whatever, I guess. I'm probably gonna watch this bubbles show with her. She loves it after TK showed it to her." Lucy states as I nod "Anything I can help with?" I ask. Lucy shakes her head "You can go take a shower and rest up if you'd like." She says. I nod and awkwardly walk, I look to my right at the room...the room for Liam, but now for Hunter. It's very spotless and has Rats in front of the window, where Peter seems to be feeding her. I nervously walk and look at the open door leading to what was once where I slept. I look around nervously before pinching my left hip; nope, not dreaming. I walk over to the dresser and pull out some pjs before walking to the bathroom. I am honestly shocked at how everything looks, it's really surreal. The whole time I'm in the shower I feel warm, and it feels good to finally wash the sweat off my body. I feel numb as the warm water hits my body as I now sit down. I start crying and holding myself; am I really here? How could I have missed so much? I am honestly so scared to be here...I start shaking and my breath hitches as I start rocking, what if I'm not here? This is all my fault...all of it is. I try to take deep breaths to quiet my sobs, I don't want anyone hearing me break down in here. I stand up and try to continue showering...I shut off the water and get out, I take a gray towel and dry myself; I wrap the towel in my hair and get dressed in my pajamas. I unwrap the towel from my hair and look to my right, I turn fully and look at the full body mirror that used to be in Rats' room.