Boyfriend Material| Charlie Puth

22. The Waiting Game

Charlie's P.O.V

"Charlie, sweetheart you need to go home and freshen up, they're gonna look after y/n. She's in safe hands" my mom soothed beside me "Mom I'm fine. Okay" I snapped. In actual fact I was tired and I'm pretty sure I didn't smell great either but y/n needed me, I kinda felt bad for snapping at my mom because she was only tryna help and I was just cranky. "Look, I'm sorry mom. I just- I don't want to lose her... Either of them. I love them too much" I confessed, she looked at me with sad eyes and I could tell this broke her heart. "Honey, I know this is hard but you have to think of yourself as well" she tried again. I was just about to give in to her when Dr. Motsa walked into our waiting room. I stood up abruptly.
"Mr. Puth, your wife is in a critical state at the moment.." She sighed "..she's in a temporary coma, we think the contractions were too much for her body to handle excluding the fact that the baby was 2 months early." My heart began racing and my breathing hitched at the word 'coma', I wanted to speak but I couldn't find it in myself to, so I let her finish. "Your baby girl on the other hand is doing fine for a baby of 2 months prematurity. Her lungs are starting to rise and fall by them selves like they would normally be at 9 months. She's very lucky to be alive Mr. Puth... They both are." Before she could leave I finally spoke out "y/n... Will she live?" She turned on her heels to meet my eyes "I'm afraid we can't make a sure assumption Mr. Puth but-" "well will she hear me.. C-can I talk to her. Please" I rushed "yes, of course" she said motioning me along with her.

When I got into y/n's room it took a lot for me not to break down again. She laid there pale and lifeless, I rapidly made my way to her and took her wrist in my hand, placing a small kiss there and resting my forehead on her forearm. "Y/n I don't know if you can hear me or not but... I need you to stay strong princess, hang in there. Tia needs you, I-I need you and I'm gonna be here when you wake up. I promise" I whispered rubbing her hand.

After a while of me just lying next to her humming 'then there's you' I could've sworn I felt her hand twitch beside me but then again it could've just been my imagination.
The Doctor came in at that right moment making me sit up quickly. "There's no need Mr. Puth, I understand you want to be near your wife.." my mind wandered over the word wife as she spoke "...we're not married just dating" I said nonchalantly "Oh ok, well we never got the baby's name, woul-" "It's Tia, Tia-Louise Puth" I continued "o-kay would you like to see baby Tia" she responded "..Mr. Puth?" "Oh, um, uh yeah sure" I said snapping out of my thoughts. I untangled myself carefully from y/n "I'll be back princess" I spoke following the Dr. out of the room.

I was lead to the baby ward by another nurse, who kindly wrote the name tag for me to put onto her bassinet. I was shown where she was and left alone. When I laid my eyes on her I could tell instantly she was ours. She looked exactly like y/n; her beautiful y/e/c eyes & her high cheekbones. "Beautiful isn't she, looks just like y/n" I heard a voice say behind me. I turned around to see Lauren standing there smiling down at Tia in awe, "yeah. I just want to hold her in my arms, both of them" I replied forcing a smile. Her features softened and she rubbed my back "Charlie, you need to get some rest" "Why? Is.. everyone saying that. I'm fine and they're not they need me to be the strong one here." I grimaced feeling irritated "Ugh charlie! We're saying this because it's true." She whisper-shouted back. "Well, you're all wasting your time. I'm not going until they're fine" I retorted, grabbing a chair to sit on and she threw her hands in the air. "D'ya know what fine!" Lauren slammed the coffee she had got for me a the desk near me and stormed out.

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