Parents

Tension

"Where are u going?" Angela asked bluntly.

"Anywhere but here."

"Why are u leaving straight away? Don't u want to see the baby before John and Bailey take her?"

"No I don't want to see her, what if I change my mind about giving her up?" Lucy was trying so hard to not cry but she couldn't stop herself.

"Lu lu come here." Angela pulled her into a warm hug.

"Are u still mad at me?" Lucy sobbed into her shoulder.

"Yes but I think I'll let it slide for now." Angela laughed.

"I'm so sorry Ange,"

"Luce it's ok, let's go back up to the room and see everyone." Angela led Lucy back up to the room.

They walked in, everyone was shocked to see Lucy and Angela walking together.

"I'm sorry about that." Lucy felt guilty for storming out, she felt out of control. Seeing Angela snapped her back to reality.

"Lucy it's ok, I get how u feel." Bailey gestured for Lucy to join her on the couch

"She's so cute," Lucy smiled.

"She is adorable Lucy, do u want to know her name?" Bailey asked excitedly.

"Go on then."

"Bea Lucy Nolan."

Everyone was in awe at the name, tears ran down Lucy's face.

"That's so sweet," Lucy was so happy at the sight of baileys excitement to be a mother.

Everyone chatted for an hour or two before they decided they should head off, Nyla left first so she would be home for when Lila finished school.

"Lucy are u sure u don't need to stay?" Angela asked.

"I don't want to be in here any longer, I feel fine." Lucy insisted.

"Ok well we will come visit you soon!" Angela waved goodbye to Bailey John and Bea.

Lucy got into Angela's car, the tension reappeared once they left the others. Lucy stared out the window the whole journey home thinking about the day she's had.

"Lucy I am still mad." Angela finally broke the silence.

"I know." Lucy mumbled

"Why did u blow up like that?"

"I don't know," she shrugged.

"I really think u should've stayed at the hospital overnight."

"I didn't want to."

"What you going to do tomorrow?"

"Not sure."

"Why are u being so blunt?!" Angela raised her voice.

"I'm not in the mood Angela please don't yell at me again."

"Do u think I was in the mood this morning for u to scream in my face that I'm a cow?"

"Are u going to do this the rest of the evening?" Lucy was so fed up, she was exhausted and just wanted to get to bed.

"Do what?"

"Criticise my every move!"

"I'm just asking questions Lucy!"

They pulled into the drive, Lucy jumped out the car and walked straight into the house. She went directly to her bedroom, she began to search her nightstand for her cigarettes. Lucy couldn't find them anywhere, she knew full well Angela took them from her. She was fuming, all she wanted was a cigarette, she had waited so long.

"Angela where the bloody hell are my cigarettes?" Lucy stormed into the living room.

"Don't shout like that Lucy."

"Auntie Lulu!!" Willow ran over to hug Lucy.

Lucy pulled her onto her hip.

"U alright willow, isn't it almost ur bed time."

"Not yet!" Willow giggled.

"Angela I asked u a question."

"Lucy I binned them."

"I paid for those."

"I don't care, now put my daughter down."

"What the hell? U piss me off so much Angela!" Lucy put willow down and stomped over to the front door.

"Lucy where are u going?" Wesley asked calmly, he hated the tension.

"The shops because some idiot threw my stuff away!"

"Lucy I cannot deal with u! How dare u behave like this in front of my kids again, go and pack a bag! Ur not staying here tonight!" Angela yelled in Lucy's face.

Lucy used everything in her to not slap Angela round the face. She went into her room and pulled out a small duffel bag from her wardrobe. She shoved a few hoodies, T-shirts, pants and underwear into the bag as well as toiletries and some other things. She went straight out the front door cussing Angela the whole way.

Lucy got into her car unsure where to go, she couldn't go back to Nyla's and Bailey was at the hospital. She considered Tim's but he would definitely say no. She was truly alone, no friends. Lucy decided to check her bank to see if she could afford a hotel, 6 dollars. She decided calling grey was the only option.

On the phone :

G- Lucy are u ok?
L- sir I'm so sorry I know you are probably at home but I need some advice.
G- Lucy what's happened
L- yesterday me and Angela had a huge argument and she told me to get out the house, well long story short I had the baby and Angela came to see me and she was acting fine. So then we get in the car to come home and she starts asking me why I'm being so blunt, well anyway we get home and I go to my room to find my cigs but Angela had thrown them away so I called her an idiot so she kicked me out.
G- wait u had the baby?
L- yep it's kind of complicated
G- why aren't u at the hospital?
L- I'm fine.
G- where are u going to go?
L- I don't know, I can't ask anyone. I feel so alone.
G- have u spoken to Tim since the incident?
L- no
G- Lucy I'm getting worried about u, it seems like you're arguing with everyone at the moment.
L- it's not my fault!
G- I need to speak to you maybe tomorrow?
L- ok.
G- what are u going to do about tonight, I would offer you our spare room but Dominique has come home from college.
L- I'll figure it out.

Lucy hung up the phone, that conversation got her no where. Grey now thinks she's an issue. She drove around and pulled up outside Tim's house, she put down the seats in the back to have room to sleep. Lucy knew she couldn't go inside his but at least she would be safe outside.

***

Lucy woke up to the sun rising, her phone being bombarded with worried messages and calls. She ignored them, no one really cared that much.

Lucy got herself changed in the back of the car into her old clothes that finally fit again. It's crazy how quickly things changed, one minutes she was pregnant the next minute she's back to normal. She drove to the station still ignoring the floods of calls of people asking where she is.