It's Code For You (Parallel NurseryVerse Series)

Chapter 26- Speechless

(TW: Slight mention of weight issues.)

"There's no way." Siobhan stared at the picture in front of her. She shook her head quickly. "The world isn't this small there is no way that that is your-"

"Siobhan, what is it?" Vivian asked, trying to keep Siobhan calm.

"That- when I was-" Siobhan covered her eyes in frustration. "I've met Becca." Claire tilted her head, confusion on her face.
"When would you have... Met my daughter?" Siobhan pressed her fingers into her eyes in an attempt to keep the tears from falling.

"I met her at the maternity clinic." Siobhan uttered out, her voice gargling from the tears she was swallowing. Claire turned around quickly to meet Marjorie's gaze. She nodded once, covering her mouth.

"Siobhan I-" Claire turned back around. "Are you pregn-"

"NO!" Siobhan cried out. She clenched her fists. "I'm going to fucking kill him." Siobhan pushed herself up off the chair shakily. She hadn't walked on her own in days and she could barely make her brain remember how to. Vivian stood to try and stop her but Autumn beat her to it. Siobhan shoved Autumn backwards away from her. "He needs to pay for this Autumn!" Siobhan shouted angrily, her eyes filled with tears. Autumn held her hands up in defense.

"I agree with you. That asshole deserves the most painful of punishments." Autumn slowly stepped forward, resting her hands on Siobhan's shoulders. "I will help you come up with that plan but Siobhan, you cannot go now." Siobhan's legs shook as she felt her world crumble to pieces around her. Her legs gave way as she fell into Autumn's grip. She hadn't had a chance to grieve before it was all taken away from her, let alone to now add the grievances of her father also being Becca's father. Everything felt like it was falling apart, nothing felt real. Autumn held onto her tightly as she cried. "I promise, Siobhan... He won't get away with this." Autumn whispered.

"I won't let him."

**

2 months later...

Life was bustling- wedding plans were in full swing for Marjorie and Autumn. Which of course meant everyone around them had to deal with not just one bridezilla- but two. Autumn had all but recruited Siobhan to be her personal wedding assistant- she had said that no one else was competent enough to not cause her to light her wedding dress on fire and elope. Siobhan had sassily remarked that she had to have her wedding dress to set it on fire, which meant they had to go to her final fitting. Autumn had been pushing it off, finding every excuse to not go.

"We have to go, Aut. You get married in three days." Siobhan groaned, sitting with her head in her hands on the sofa. Autumn paced back and forth in the kitchen, keeping herself busy.

"I don't want to go. I've gained more weight and I don't want to hear Jeanie say how I have gotten fatter and it can't go any further." Autumn's voice was full of mockery as she slammed around the dishes she had begun to clean.

"Okay well if it didn't fit last time- do you not think you should go make sure it fits before you have to walk the aisle naked?" Siobhan frustratedly shouted into her hands. Autumn snorted.

"I see nothing wrong with that." Siobhan slammed her hands down onto her knees.

"Right, let's go. Now." She walked to the kitchen, grabbing Autumn's arm and pulling her towards the door. "I'm supposed to wait til the wedding to say I object, but I freakin' object to alllll of that." Siobhan circled her hand in the air. "That is not something I am interested in seeing, and I don't think your brother wants that either. We are going to that fitting and that is FINAL." Siobhan pushed Autumn out the door, grabbing her keys on the way past. Autumn groaned, walking with an attitude that was nothing short of typical for Autumn at that point. The wedding jitters were showing, and it was very clear that she was getting to a point where frustrations were going to bubble over. Siobhan couldn't lie though, she was thankful for the distraction. Over the course of the last two months she had been fighting herself on how she wanted to handle the situation handed to her in the middle of Vivian's apartment. Claire had brought Becca around not long after, and Siobhan found herself shocked that she hadn't noticed sooner. Becca was literally just a tiny Siobhan. Her due date was approaching quickly and the stress of that was enough to send Siobhan spiraling. She would take Autumn's stress any day over the thought of her father being a grandfather from her half sister's baby- who's grandma was her ex lover. The sentence alone made her head hurt.