I smile as Corey sets a mug of tea on the counter in front of me. He sits down on the chair beside me and stares at the wall.
"I don't love him, if that's what you think. Hunter is nothing but a friend." I say, my voice raspy from crying. It's been a half hour since he brought me home. He hasn't said a word to me and wont look at me. He's silent for a second but I see him lick his lips.
"I believe you." Corey whispers
"Can I explain?" I ask and he nods, his dark eyes staring me down.
"I was sick. They told me I couldn't have kids, you know it's a miracle that I'm pregnant right now. I went into depression. I've always dreamed of having a family, having kids. And then all of that was ruined. Hunter was my closest friend at the time. He saw how bad it hurt me. We talked about it and he told me he wanted to give this to me, to give me the family I wanted. It was strictly a friend helping a friend. And we did it. We were gonna have a little girl." I explain and I hear him sigh.
"So you guys- slept together?" He questions and I laugh quietly
"No, never. We had it done medically." I answer and he laughs too. I run my finger along the rim of my mug and sigh.
"Angel." I whisper, looking towards Corey.
"Huh?" He answers
"Angel. That's what I named her after, you know." I explain, frowning
"I like that name." He says and I laugh. I clear my throat and stand up, taking my cup to the sink and washing it.
"What's it like?" Corey asks and I bite my lip.
"Scary. Terrifying actually. It's like, you don't realize how much you care about the kumquat sized life inside of you until you could lose it any second. You don't realize how important that tiny creature is to you. I was happy. I had plans for us. And then something felt off. I couldn't place my finger on it, but I knew something was weird." I explain. I turn around and look at him, his eyes soft. I sit back down and face him, my hand on his thigh.
"And then I told Hunter and he didn't think anything of it. I mean we're both nurses for God's sake and we didn't think anything of it. Miscarriages are so, so common but you don't ever think of it actually happening. And one night I was spending the night at Hunter's, and we were in bed and my stomach was aching. So I got up to get a drink because I thought maybe that would make me feel better. And when I came back to bed, there was a pool of blood on the sheets where I had been laying. It was 3am so at first I thought, 'oh it's just my period.'" I laugh, "but I realized really fucking quickly that I was not my period and that it was my kumquat sized little girl. She was finally a fetus, she had all her organs. But they failed and now I was bleeding. I went to the hospital and there was nothing they could do. My little kumquat bled out." I take a deep breath and cover my face. Corey sniffles from beside me and grabs my arm.
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry." He whispers and I look at him, nodding.
"Do you wanna spend the night here?" Corey asks and I nod again.
"Okay, let's go shower." He replies and I smile as he stands up and helps me down the hall to my bathroom, shutting the door behind us.
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Butterflies {Corey Crawford}
Fanfic"Seguin is up for Dallas. He quickly approaches the net. He fakes left... and shoots! Corey Crawford dives in the puck's direction and deflects it! It's a no goal!" "Hang on, Stan, the puck has been deflected up into the crowd... A young lady has ju...
