It's Jacob or me

Slipping through her fingers

Grace sauntered back into the room where Emma was being treated.She cared about Emma and loved her like a mother , she took her to places and did things with her she took her out for girly pamper days to a luxury spa took her out for meals and the cinema to watch the latest of blockbuster top rated  films and obviously they went out shopping in all the high class shops scattered around America , she did all the things with Emma what she should be doing with her mum - grace considered Emma more of an aunty or older sister as she knew deep down that Connie was no matter what her biological mother . Stepping into the room and seeing Emma hooked up to machines scared grace so much but she had to be strong for Emma .

"Dad said he would be 20 minuets he's still at the meeting and depending on traffic but he will try and be as quickly as possible " grace couldn't and didn't look up at her mother just focused on the chair she was going to return to blocking her mother and the nurse out who were still in the room Jacob had wondered back in shortly after herself .

she returned to the previous statue position with her ipad momentarily looking up to check on Emma but attempting to avoid eye contact with her mother.

She didn't want to be mean to her mother but she had flown her to the other side of the world as she had prioritised work above her own daughter so grace did feel pushed out and sour towards her mother but grace right now was open and raw she was vulnerable she wanted more than anything to run and hug her mother as her dad or Emma wasn't there to comfort her and cry into her but her mothers previous actions had pushed a wedge between them that grace no longer wanted to rebuild that relationship on broken foundations. Grace's ideology was if you break a window like she considered her mothers relationship with her was and you cover the window with designer curtains the broken window is still broken underneath.

Connie was getting anxious of her daughter's behaviour she felt uncomfortable around her she felt unwelcome and out of place - she knew it was her fault why her own daughter was acting like this and she didn't blame her it's the same reason why she is the way she is now she picked up Emma's notes and scanned them quickly before placing them back down on the rails and slowly walking out the room with Jacob in toe.The doors quietly shut behind her as Connie looked back once again on her daughter that was evidently slipping through her fingers .

Connie made her way to her office she had a few minuets to prepare herself before for coming face to face with her unwelcome past again.

Jacob mean while felt torn he could see what grace being over here had done to his girlfriend of a few months.He knew she needed space to absorb it all and to try and figure it out but yet he wanted to comfort her and tell her it would be okay but even he couldn't promise a future he himself couldn't predict ; he wanted more than anything for Connie to get her baby girl back and for them to be a family but yet he knew it was a long way off and grace needed some work but that was his aim for him and Connie to be happy together with grace and prehaps a dog but Connie needed persuasion .

He cautiously knocked on her door after watching her break down in the confinement of her office whilst she thought no one was looking , he knew it wouldn't be long enough but by watching her tare herself to pieces and upset her he just had to comfort her and hug her like his life depended on it .

Looking up to see Jacob stood at the door she didn't attempt to try and disguise the fact she had been crying even if she attempted to dry her eyes quickly she still had littered used tissues around her like grenades although that's what her life was - an unexplored bomb just waiting to go off and obliterate everything .

Taking no answer as a good answer he crept slowly towards her sat on the sofa beside her bringing her into his side so his head rested on hers and his arms flopped her miniature structure which was so delicate and vulnerable . He placed a meaningful kiss to the top of her head whilst running his hand up her arm in a soothing manor drawing patters with his fingers .

"Shussss it's okay con " tears were falling gradually down her cheeks , it upset him so much to seeing Connie like this "it's not though is it , she won't even talk to me or look at me she never even told me she was coming over ... I've lost her Jacob - I lost her a long time ago "
"hey Shushhh it will be fine she  is just upset ... When grace was alone in that hotel room tonight Who did she call ? She called you ! Who could she put her faith in to fix things not her dad or an ambulance or anyone else she called you ! because she trusts you to fix it as your her mother ."
"No your wrong , she called me because I'm a doctor and that's all she wants from me -"
"No it's not Connie and you know it she wants you to fix it she trusts you to fix it she wants you Connie, prove to her that you can be a mother to her because I know you can and I will not get in the way or stop you from doing it con , sweetcheeks I can see what it's doing to you her being here ... Why don't you see how long she's staying and ask her round at the weekend to go out spend some time with her ?" Connie had turned to face him looking up to him he was right she did need to prove to her that she could be a mother to her again she needed to fight for her daughter ! Still in Jacobs embrace she felt secure she was falling more and more in love with this man yet he didn't even know it .
"Okay I will if you come with me ?"
Jacob uncomfortably shuffled he was unsure ; yes he wanted to be there for Connie but he didn't want to give grace a reason to push her mother away make her think that he was more important than grace but if it's what Connie wanted them yeah he would .
Connie was staring up at him desperately awaiting a reply he was thinking things over she could tell prehaps it was too soon she thought "-forget it I shouldn't have asked "
This snapped Jacob out of his thoughts he realised how much she wanted him to be there how much she was reliant on him after only a few weeks . "Nah con it's fine sorry , -" it seemed like forever before he managed a mumbled "if your sure , yes of course I would" kissing her head lightly showing his support before one final run if her arm he stood up and left Connie to replay what had just happened over again and to give her the thinking time which she needed.

Sorry it's a bit rubbish and not as long as the other one but I'll try and update daily  it means so much to hear your comments thank you love Amb xx