The Next Step:Jiley's story

Blood

Em: It's Positive

They were the two words I got off Em, I can't believe that she's pregnant and that I'm going to me an auntie. "James, come in here a minute." I shout through to the kitchen where he's doing some drawing with the older five, they can't even really hold a pencil but their drawings are still very cute "Coming." he replied just before I saw him stick his head the door and walk over to me, I just turned my phone screen towards him so he could see what Emily text me, it took a couple of seconds for him to process what the text meant before he looked back up grinning, "the kids are going to have a cousin!" he said, I just nodded, laughing at how slow he was, that's when Emily rang me so I picked up and signalled for James to give me a few minutes "Ri, I'm so scared, how do I look after a baby?" she asked me, I knew exactly how she felt and I also knew that there was nothing I could say that would help her get over the fear so I just pointed out that she could do it "Em, don't say that, you're so great with mine," I tell her but I know that she'll still be very scared "Yeah, and I know that Hunter will be a massive help, he's so good with children, he has a one year old brother he sometimes looks after him, he is such a great person I'm so lucky to have him, he's going to be such a great father and I can't wait for the future and I love him so much and last..." I didn't even want to know what she was about to say so I just cut her off "Em, you're rambling." I point out and hear her sigh down the phone "and I never want to know what you and Hunter did last night." I tell her, she sighs again before replying again "wait, I sais that out loud?" she asks sounding surprised that she had even mentioned him, I giggled "Yup," I reply before hearing Isla crying from upstairs in her bedroom, she must have woken up "I'm going to have to go, Isla's woken up, speak to you later." I tell her "Love you." she replies "Love you too Em." I say then hang up and put the phone on the coffee table before heading upstairs to find a crying Isla with a happy, smiling Poppy just lay in bed babbling to herself, they're the cutest. I pick them up and head downstairs to go and feed them.

I walk into the living room and curl up, all the kids are finally fed, bathed, changed and in bed, it's been a pretty long day and curling up with James has never felt better, but then I hear him wince in my ear, his wounds are still really tender to touch but this time he sounds like he's in agony. I turn round to see his face scrunched up, trying to bear the pain I know this isn't normal "James, are you alright?" I ask him concerned about how much pain he appears to be in "Not really, it just really hurts." he tells me, I know it's serious because James never complains of pain unless he's dying, that's when I see how much colour has drained from his face, my eyes get averted from his face when I see blood seeping through his shirt, I flick my eyes back up o his face to find him unconscious.