Wild hearts run free (Joe Elliott fanfic)

Ch26 Time bombs going off pt2

*****All warnings apply. mention of the bomb that went off in Northern Ireland and downtown Dublin.

"Oi hope yer not coming down with what Oi 'ave."

"I'll be ok. It happens when the weather changes."

"There all done. 'ave you gotten these spells checked out."

"Oh yeah there from her over working." Joe said looking at me with
his arms crossed.

She looked at me and said, "Can I have a word alone with you." Joe
kissed me and left. "I find it hard to believe you just bump into
things. Yer husbands gone so feel free to tell me anything." I
looked at her.

"Ha no we hardly ever fight. He's a work alcoholic so he's barely
home. He's never hit me nor will he ever. Oi'll be going now." She
handed me a crutch.

"Going to need this a few days." I left limping using the crutch a bit.
I looked at Joe as we started walking.

"She thinks you beat me." Joe went to turn around and I grabbed him.
He sighed and we got out to the car. We sat there in silence a bit
as he drove home.

"Talk to me babe. What's up?"

"Oi just don't feel good. Oi honestly thought the spell pasted. Oi
was going to come home."

"Yeah well these spells of yer have got to stop. It could have been
worst. You could have been driving. Yer lucky so far. Honestly I don't
know why you do this?"

"Same reason why Oi don't know why you still do what you do?" He
sighed and turned the radio up. I knew why he does it. He loves it
and I love my stuff. He patted my leg. The second we got in the
house both Ricks were up in my face. "Oi'm fine back off. Just two
stitches. Oi need to lay down or something. So unless you want me to
puck on you move."

They moved and I went in the living room. I got on the couch and
that's where I stayed. Joe made me comfortable saying, "All right quit
staring. Back to work." He got up and went in the studio. I heard
them start up and my eyes closed. I started into one of my
nightmares of Nick kicking my leg over and over.

Then I heard Bell screaming, "Rory stop." I jumped up grabbing my
crutch. I heard the boys playing. So they couldn't hear in
there. "Rory!"

I went to the door and Rory was beating the crap out of some
lad. "Rory! Joe." I yelled. "Isy in now." She looked at me. "Go get
yer da." She ran in and then Joe and Phil ran out. Phil grabbed Rory
up and he was only 10.

"What the hell's gotten into you lad?" It was the lad from the ship.
Phil took Rory in and Joe helped the lad up.

"Are you ok." He covered his nose. "What a tell me what dat was a about?
Beth inside. I'll deal with this. You shouldn't be up." I went in
and Isabel was in the kitchen with Rory and Phil.

"Bell a word." I said and Rick turned his head and looked at me.

"You should be in bed. We got it under control." Sav came over to me
and helped me in the living room. "Rory just got a little jealous.
Nothing to worry about baby. You sure yer ok. You look flushed."

I laid back on the couch. "Fine Richard. Rick." He stared at
me. "Love ya." He half smiled and kissed me on the head before he
left. I wanted to say more to him but I couldn't fight the waves of
sleep.

I heard Phil shouting at Rory and then their voices faded. When I
opened my eyes I was in Joe's arms. I went to move and he kissed
me. "Shh you were having a nightmare. Go back to sleep baby." It was
a common saying and he said it every night to me.

Next thing I knew I jumped up and it was morning. I limped to the
loo and got sick again. This time I couldn't stop and I tried to
catch my breath. I sat there trying to collect myself and I heard
the drums start up and Stacy at the door.

"Beth are you in there?" I started thinking about the last time I was
sick like this. Dizziness all that lot. Just the thought made me
feel butterflies in my stomach. I washed up and limped out. I went
to the phone and called my local doctor. "Joe told me this morning
to watch over Kyra while you got some rest."

I looked at her and grabbed my crutch. I left to go to the doctors.
He ran test on me and it took the whole morning. He came back
in. "Chronic dizziness, sickness. You and Joe trying to get pregnant
again?"

"Not really. Oi mean we talked about it. Oi'm not. Tell me Oi'm not."

"How long since yer last period?"

"Oh god Oi'm pregnant."

"Beth how long?"

"Two months but considering Joe's problem Oi didn't think it
possible."

"Yeah well it seems those little buggers of his just slip right on
through because yer pregnant. No doubt about it. I want Joe to come in
for further test. If he's gotten you pregnant what now three times
maybe they were wrong about him. I don't want you lifting anything
and that includes Kyra. Take nothing for granted."

I knew the drill all too well and I went home. I heard the boys
yelling the second I walked in. Stacy was sitting in the living room
trying to calm a screaming Lauren. Isabel came down in her costume.
I looked at the clock.

They came out and Rick stood in front of Stacy. "We're going and yer
going to enjoy a night out without the baby. Stacy you really need it.
She'll be fine." Joe came over to me and noticed I wasn't using the
crutch.

"Are you ok. Seen you disappeared earlier. You go see Tony?"

"Ahe. We have to talk later. You going to be busy?"

"Sort of. We're taking a break for her play since it's this afternoon
and then we're going to be back in studio. Can we talk after supper?"

"Yeah. Let's go. Are you going to stay for the whole play?"

"I can't I'm sorry. But I'll enjoy the first two half's." He smiled
and we left. It was just Rick, Stacy, Phil, Joe and myself. Sav
stayed with the girls.

We filmed the whole thing. Joe just loved it and had fun signing to
me throughout the play. During the second act he kissed me and they
left. Stacy stayed with me, she had the camera. She was sitting next
to me and she whispered,

"Are you pregnant?" I looked at her. "I knew it. You tell anyone yet?"

"No. Oi plan on telling Joe tonight. Stacy don't say anything to
Rick. Oi don't want anyone blabbing to Joe before Oi tell him. You
know how Rick has a big mouth."

"I won't say a word. As a matter of fact I have no idea what we're
talking about." I smiled at her. Isabel started to all of sudden
step into the spot light and sing. It wasn't suppose to be the in the
play but they got the idea from the movie.

She differently took after Joe on winning over a crowd. She had
watched him to many times. Her voice at first was mousey and she
looked nervous. I smiled at her and she closed her eyes and started
to sing more loudly. When it was over I hugged her.

"Da left before I sang didn't he?"

"Yeah but we got it all on tape."

"I wanted to sing it for you and him."

"Maybe some other time. Let's go home." I still limped some and it
would be two weeks before I could get the stitches out. I had kept
fresh bandages over it. Cleaned it like yer suppose to. At lease now
I knew how to control the sickness.

We went home and I played with Kyra a bit. You could hear them in
there and then it got quiet. Rick came out and grabbed Stacy. He
started yelling at her. Isabel took Kyra out and I stood up. I went
over to him. "Richard leave her be. She's done nothing but sit here.
What the 'ells gotten into you?" I yelled at him.