Broken

Chapter 17. Losing and Gaining

~Ari's POV~ 

I woke up to a sharp pain in my stomach, it felt like someone was stabbing me with a knife. I groaned loudly and when I opened my eyes it was dark still, I felt Wes stir next to me. I pulled away from his grip and leaned up grabbing my stomach and lurching forward in pain. 

"Babe what's wrong?" "I don't know, my stomach hurts really bad." I jumped up from the bed and ran towards the bathroom, I shut the door and locked it behind me. I saw blood all over the front of my pajama shorts, I gasped in fear. 

"Ari tell me what's going on!" Wes said trying to open the bathroom door. I walked over to the handle and unlocked it my hands shaking as I opened the bathroom door. "I think we need to go to the hospital," I said and Wes looked down and gasped. 

I changed my clothes and he helped me walk down the stairs, it felt like someone was tearing apart my stomach. We got in the car and drove towards the hospital, Wes reached over and interlocked our fingers. "Everything is going to be okay babe," he said trying to comfort me. 

I gave him a weak smile and few minutes later we arrived at the hospital. We got out of the car and Wes helped me into the hospital, we got to the front desk and I told the lady what was going on. She jumped up from what she was doing and got me a wheelchair. 

"Sorry sir we are going to have to ask you to wait out here." "I'm her boyfriend, why can't I come in?" "Wes it's okay I will be fine, call Drew and tell them what's going on. I love you." He looked shocked at my words but agreed and with that I went into the room waiting for the doctor. 

~Wes's POV~ 

I called Drew and he finally answered, "Dude it's two in the morning why are you calling me?" He said groggily on the phone. "Something's gone wrong with Ari and the baby, we are at the hospital." "Bro I will be there in fifteen minutes hang in there," and with that he hung up the phone. 

I paced back and forth, my hands were sweating like crazy I was so nervous. After what seemed like forever Drew, Keaton, Bella, and my mom finally arrived at the hospital. Bella came over to me in her pjs and teddy bear she looked worried. 

"What's up Bella Bear?" I said kneeling on one knee and grabbing her free hand in mine. "Is Ari going to be okay?" She said, I saw fear and worry in her eyes as she asked me. "Ari is going to be fine don't you worry okay kiddo?" I said giving her my most convincing smile I could muster up. 

I pulled her into a hug and rubbed her back, she let me go and ran over to Drew. My mom came over to me and embraced me in a hug. "Everything is going to be okay baby," she said rubbing my back. "I-I'm scared mom."

"I know you are, you need to stay strong though." "I'm just worried what if something happened to the baby, or worse what if something's wrong with Ari?" "Don't think like that, try and stay positive, some bleeding is normal during pregnancies it might be nothing." "If it was nothing why would she be in there for so long?" 

~Ari's POV~ 

I couldn't believe what the doctor had just told me, I went numb my whole body went numb. His words replayed in my head over and over again it just didn't process. "I'm sorry Ari but, you've lost the baby. The amount of stress and depression you were under might have been the cause, I'm so sorry." 

I cupped my hands in my face and cried, it was my fault the baby was gone. Maybe not my fault, it was that stupid guy's fault that raped me. I just wanted him dead, in a way it was my fault though. I should have been eating, and taking better care of myself. 

How was I going to tell Wes? They told me they couldn't do anything else, I wish they could bring him or her back inside my belly. The nurse told me she was going to go and get Wes, a few minutes later I saw him walk in. 

He saw me and ran straight over to me grabbing my hands and asking me what happened. "I-I lost the baby Wes...It's all my fault I'm so sorry," I said the tears now flowing freely out of my eyes. "Baby it is not your fault don't say that," he said looking up at me. 

We sat in the room and cried, both of us. I had never seen him cry before and it broke my heart, after a little while everyone else came into the room. Bella saw me and ran straight over to me, I gave her a hug and a weak smile but she could see right through me. 

"Ari why are you crying?" "I'm crying because, I'm sad." "Why are you sad? Don't be sad you will make the baby sad," she said looking down at my stomach. I held back the tears as she said this, "Bella Bear there isn't going to be a baby, he or she is g-gone." 

I looked down at her and she looked up at me with sad eyes. "So I'm not going to be an Aunt after all?" I opened my mouth to say something when Wes spoke up. "Not now Bella Bear but someday." His response made me smile an actual genuine smile. 

He was so good with kids, he was so good with everything. He was perfect and I loved him, Bella nodded her head. After explaining everything to everyone and more crying we all decided to leave. Drew took Bella back to her foster home, Loraine took Keaton, and Wes and I went back to the house. 

The car ride was silent, everything seemed to be going terribly this passed year. What had I done to deserve this? Wes reached over and grabbed my hand interlocking our fingers, he was the only good thing that happened to me this year. 

When we got to the house we changed and crawled into bed. We were sitting across from each other and Wes was holding my hands with his playing with my fingers. He grabbed my chin and pulled my face up and kissed my lips softly. 

"I'm so sorry for everything that happened to you, we are going to get through this babe I promise. I know these passed months have been difficult on you but I will do everything in my power to make your life better. I love you so much and nothing could ever change that, I'm here for you and I love you." 

His words touched my heart, he was such a good boyfriend and I really did love him. We may have lost something today but we gained something else, we gained a new kind of strength. I strength that could beat all, we gained love. True, honest, genuine, love and nothing could change how I felt about Wesley Stromberg. 

Hi guys, I know this chapter was sad I'm sorry! I hope the end kind of made up for it, Broken has over 500 reads on it now. That is so crazy, thank you all for reading and voting it means the world to me. Love you all! -Kenzie <3