Reach out for me - TNN Story

Chapter 29 - Nightmare

A/N - Sorry that nothing had coming out for a couple of days I've been trying to navigate how to write this chapter best. So apologies if it is crap.

Tw: Mentions of throwing up
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The warmth of the three enveloped together made Maeve feel more safe, today was the day she was going back to the nursery after being in the hospital. Maeve didn't expect people to care for her as much as they did, Autumn would undoubtedly be there with her and Elodie would come when she didn't look bad. She was surprised when Marjorie and Reece would come around and try to brighten her day, she thought Marjorie hated her deeply. Sorscha came around filling her in on the gossip with parents, trying to avoid the gossip they thought about Maeve.

As she sat up Maeve yawned and stretched, trying to reach to her glasses when Mia sat up attentively and passed them to her, "I don't want you to strain your body sweetheart" she kisses her cheek. After the attack Maeve's glasses had been shattered so Char and Mia made sure to buy a new pair of two to keep safe.

"I'm just going to go to the bathroom okay baby? I won't be long" Maeve had a woozy feeling in her stomach as she walked towards the door, "Keep the door slightly open sweetheart...just in case" Mia called out as she ran her fingers through her hair, sitting upright.
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They were both concerned for Maeve, after the attack and coming back home they noticed her starting to slip. Charlotte once found her passed out with dried blood over her arms in the bathroom, she said she wanted to be relived of the pain he caused. They knew it was normal for it to happen, traumatic events can lead to people spiralling or trying to take things into their own hands much like they found her.

They thought that would be the only extent of it, till the night's recurred and they would find their bed empty without Maeve or she would be in a hot sweat. The nightmares... that's all Maeve could really describe them as, they constantly made her loose her breath and feel every harsh slam happen again. Last night was the worst...she felt his hands over her that sting of him gouging at her skin, it hurt. Maeve had been going to therapy and she thought that these wretched nightmares would disappear but that was far from it, would she ever be free from it?

It broke them both they needed to help and support her as much as possible, but today she'd be going back into work again.
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Maeve's POV:
As soon as I got to the bathroom I stumbled carefully to the sink, I was still quite sore but I just know that I have to get through it.

Wetting my face with the cold water just trying to wake myself up, I stared into the cold mirror as it reflected my stone cold face. Scars had formed...after the attack most were able to be covered up, the tops of my thighs, one on my hip. But as I looked into the mirror the one on my right cheek, it just brought back so many memories...
Him roughly grabbing my cheek, beating me black and blue oh it...  "I can't..." I mutter.

Just then a wave of bile rushes up my throat and I rush over to the toilet bowl and wretch my guts out. I wretch and wretch even more, then I hear shuffling of feet rushing over to the bathroom as I continue to spew. I thought to myself, "did my own reflection make me sick??" Hanging my head over the toilet bowl, Amelia holds my hair back rubbing circles into my back, "Oh sweetheart are you okay?.." Amelia coos and Charlotte passed me a glass of water as I sit up, wiping my mouth with tissue. "Baby what's wrong? Does it hurt anywhere?" She holds my hand to soothe me. I sigh defeatedly as I look at them both, "my stomach hurts..,it goes now and again but it's like a sharp pain..." I groan.

Mia goes to kiss my forehead but I plunge my head back in the bowl and spew. "Oh sweetheart.. it's okay.. we're here. Do you want to still go into work today. ?" Mia asks, "yeah...I still want to" I gulp back and they rub my back.

"Right okay...how about we get you cleaned up and ready for work baby?" Charlotte looks at me sympathetically and helps me off of the floor, looking over to Mia for help and she makes it look so easy. A wave hits me that I'm so reliant on them, it makes me think am I worth it?
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Helping her get ready, Mia and Charlotte attentively look after Maeve deep down they both knew something was wrong with Maeve but can't seem to fix an idea on it yet.

They drive to the nursery with the radio on, Maeve hadn't felt more comfort than being surrounded by those in the nursery. She honestly needed to thank one person in particular, Maeve would have died without her help.

As she got into her office Maeve slumped onto her chair looking up at Mia and Charlotte. She sighed groaning again with a twinge of stomach pain. "Amelia?" Maeve grumbles on her words taking a sip of her coffee and logs into her computer. "Yes sweetheart what's the matter?" She smiles and Mia's smile makes Maeve laugh back sweetly. "Baby what's the matter?" Char smiles at the two giggling, "Can you get Aut for me? I need to get this guilt off of my chest.." Maeve rakes her fingers through her hair.

Both Mia and Charlotte look at each other confused, "what guilt for Autumn baby?" They both say simultaneously. "She found me...that night. I saw the terror in her eyes when she left me in the hospital.." Maeve rambles in fidgeting with her hands. "Char sweetheart how about you go and get autumn?" Mia looks sympathetically again to her and she nods back.
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Walking into the office Charlotte walks in and knocks, "aw hello my love everything all right" Marjorie calls out on her desk. "How's Maeve settling back in like?" She directs to Charlotte and gets up from her desk. "She's..... doing okay sort of. It could be better she's been getting pains in her stomach but she said she's fine" Charlotte properly enters the office for the talk.

"So what can we um.. help with?" Marjorie asks sipping her coffee. "Maeve would like to speak with you Autumn if that's alright? She said something... about the guilt she bears because you found her.... That night.." Charlotte fidgets.

Autumn looks Charlotte up and down as to say, 'really she's guilty about it?' And Charlotte nods.
"Yeah I think it's eating her up inside Autumn..., I mean not to mention the constant sickness-" Charlotte's eyes widen sharing a glance with Autumn. They never actually thought about it till now but now something in Charlotte's head clicked. Her daughter who she shares custody with her husband, when she was pregnant she was quite sick as well. "There's no way right? She can't be?.." Charlotte looked at Autumn, "I'll talk to her... but with mine.. I had that too" She replied back to Charlotte. "Thanks Char" She left.
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Mia and Maeve are just sat in her office and her eyes start to go blurry, roger allowed Maeve to surprisingly have an adjoined bathroom to her office. So she runs and spews into her toilet, Mia shortly rushing behind her holding her hair again. "Baby are you sure you're alright?." She soothes Maeve, the office door opens and Mia turns to see Charlotte and Autumn stood there, Maeve oblivious to it all. "I-Is she alright?" Char wonders forwards with Autumn slowly trailing.  "She's just a bit woozy I think it may be heat but-" Mia looks up at them and stops, "what?" She gets up, "Sweetheart I'll be back okay?" She kisses her forehead and closes the door behind her. Looking between them both.

"What's wrong? Why are you acting weird?" She looks at them trying to decipher them.
They let out a sigh, "Amelia... there's a possibility.. that maeve is pregnant.." Charlotte looks up to her love. "Wait but what???" Mia says shocked, but is it real?

Pregnant? But pregnant how could. Of course Mia wouldn't leave her but anger fuelled inside of her because how could he do that to her?!!

"Is maeve okay to talk to she wanted a word?" Autumn looked at the door. After a couple of minutes it opened and Maeve opened the door, "oh I didn't know we were having a party in my office" Maeve chuckles and rubs her stomach slouching on the chair. "Oh Aut I just wanted to apologise for you finding me....that night. I heard you didn't want to leave and I-I've just felt so bad this whole time and I'm sorry " Maeve sniffs.

"There's no reason to feel guilty or sorry.. I'm glad I found you before it was too late" Autumn smiled and wraps her arms around her.

"Do you think that you could pregnant mae?" Autumn whispers in her ear and rubs her back.

Will the nightmares stop?
Will we find if she's pregnant?
What will she decide to do with the baby?