Secrets

It's all over now...

Maddie's P.O.V-

I slowly open my eyes and feel intense pain in my two legs.

"Maddie, you're awake" I hear someone say when I notice I was in a hospital bed.

"What happened?" I say as the memories flood back. A date with luke. My mum. The gun...

"You got shot several times in your legs. You're going to be okay, you kept both legs"

"My baby" I say clutching my stomach.

"We had to put you into labour though as it would've been too stressful. She's healthy"

"Can I see her?" I say and he shakes his head.

"Not right now, you're not strong enough yet"

"Is Luke with her?" No one hears what I say as they continue to do tests. I knew he would be, he was so excited to meet her.

"How are you Maddie?" A nurse says handing me a glass of water.

"Thank you. I'm okay, can I ask you something?" I say while taking a sip of water.

"Of course, ask away"

"Where is Luke and my baby?" Her mouth opens in shock and looks around for help.

"Ummmm..." She looks at me and her eyes fill up. I already knew what this meant.

"No..." I grab the side of the bed as my doctor comes over.

"Maddie, I hate to inform you but your husband has passed away, we tried our best but the injuries-" His voice trails off in my head as I release my tears. Luke. He was gone, killed by my mother and I would never see him again.

"Just tell me, did he see his baby?" I say biting my lip to stop the tears.

"He was shot in the heart and died instantly on the beach. I am so sorry" He says and slowly walks out. That bit broke my heart.

"Leave me alone. All of you" I say as the entire room goes empty and leaves me alone.

I sit alone on the hospital bed and think. If he was alive, he'd be here for me. I could just imagine Luke giving me a hug and a kiss to cheer me up. I just wished he would walk in and it would've all been a lie.

I cry. For the first time in a while, I cry so hard my eyes burn. I do not wipe them away as there was too many. The love of my life, the only person that mattered to me was gone. It hurt like hell to know I won't see him again. He would never see our child, the one thing he was looking forward too and it was all my fault.

I hear someone knock on the door but I don't respond. I didn't want to see anyone.

"Maddie?" I hear Michael's soft voice call out. I close my eyes and look away as the door opened.

"Hi" I say and gulp. I didn't like this feeling, my heart had been snapped in half.

"I'm not going to say what you're probably expecting because I know you hate it so all I'll say is I'm here if you want to punch something" He says and sits on the edge of the bed.

"Thanks Mikey" I say grabbing his hand. The first thing I noticed was the red eyes he had, obviously from crying.

"You picked a name for the baby?" He asks, trying to take my mind off Luke. It doesn't help but it's nice to know he's trying to help.

"No idea, too much on my mind. I haven't even seen her yet" I sigh.

"She's adorable, she smiled at me earlier" He giggles, I was so excited to meet her.

"I can't wait to get better so I can meet her, will you help me pick a name?" I ask and I feel the hole in my chest begin to get bigger.

"You and Luke didn't pick a name?" I hear his name and that was it. I burst into tears and Michael puts his arm around me.

"Maddie, I'm not good at this but I promise you, I'll always be here" He smiles and kisses my head and I cry more, I couldn't believe he was gone.

"Michael, he's gone! He's never coming back and I'll never see him ever again. I'll never feel his touch, never gets his kisses, never hear his soft voice and most importantly, our daughter will never meet her amazing dad who would've killed to see her" I cry as I say every word. It hurt to know all that.

"I know, my best friend is gone" He cries and I let out a sigh with sadness.

"He was too young" I say looking down at my bed.

"I know he's not here but I do know he wouldn't want to hurt you" He wipes my eyes and I nod.

"He would want us to get on with our lives but never forget him. I'll never forget the most amazing person I have ever met"

"He was the sweetest guy ever and we were friends since we were 14" He says and shakes his head.

"I wish we could swap places"

"Don't ever say that, Luke would hate that. You're here for a reason"

"That little girl down there doesn't want or need me. She needs a parent that can cope and make sure she gets what she needs. My mum was right"

"Maddie, you're going to be an awesome mum to that little girl and I'll be here to screw her life up a little on the way. Her uncle Michael. Plus, you have Luke's family. Liz loves kids"

"Does Liz know about Luke and how he died?"

"She knows he's dead and he got shot. That's all we all know" I nod and gulp. It was my fault.

"I get it"

"Do you want to tell me what happened? You don't have to tell me"

"No, I need to get this off my chest" I say letting a breath go.

"Tell me when you're ready" He smiles sadly.

"We were just going home from the pier when a woman appeared. We tried to leave but she stopped us. She told me I couldn't raise this child and Luke..."

"You don't have to continue if it's too hard"

"But he said we could and she shot me. I passed out as I saw Luke running towards me. That's all I remember" I say and let a few tears slip out.

"I am so- annoyed at that woman. She's made so many people upset"

"It was my mum. She really hates me" I sigh and he looks down angrily.

"You'll be a better mum, trust me"

"I plan on it" He smiles and I put my head on his shoulder. I couldn't believe what was happening. Luke was dead, it really hadn't sunk in.

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