Together

Chapter 21

Toby's POV

Dad should be here by now, its been 4 and a half hours, it only takes 4 to get here

I can't stand this, I feel like I should go in there, I don't want her to be alone, but I can't, I just can't bring myself to go in

She was hysterical so they had to sedate her, she's still sleeping but apparently she's gonna wake up soon and it doesn't seem like dad's gonna be there when that happens

I only know she's sedated because I asked if I could see her earlier, when they told me she was sedated I decided I couldn't see her like that, especially not knowing it's my fault

"Toby!" I turn around when I hear dads voice call my name

"Finally!" I exclaim

"What's going on?!" He asks me worriedly

I explained to him what happened and everything I knew while he listened very anxiously

"Okay, it's not your fault buddy, anything could've triggered this, her body can't take the strain being put on it, she should've been on bed rest but she's too damn stubborn" he tries to reassure me but it's not working, it's my fault , she was fine until I picked a fight with her

Dad wanders off to talk to the doctor while my eyes wander back to Chloe as I look at her through the window of her room

Ryan's POV

The doctor tells me they aren't really sure exactly what happened or why it did but we can all put two and two together, Sophie was rough when she was pregnant with Toby, never this bad but rough definitely

"Can I see her?" I asked her doctor who nodded

"She'll be waking up from the sedatives any minute now, it might be better if you were there when she does" the doctor tells me and give a small nod, she points me towards Chloe's room and then I head straight in

I definitely wasn't pleasant to see my wife sedated with a bunch of monitors attached to her, she was curled up in the corner of the bed, how does a 24 year old look so tiny

"Ry?" She whispers shakily, I can barely even hear her, I guess she must've already woken up

"I'm here baby" I whisper to her gently but she keeps her back to me

"I lost it didn't I?" She whispers, I can tell she's about to cry

"No babe, dear god no, the baby's okay, you're both okay" I promise her gently

After a moment to let this sink in she lays back down on her back

I sit down on the chair next to her bed and take her hand, she looks at it then at me

"I'm sorry, I should've told you the first time it happened" she whispered to me, still unable to make her voice much louder

Wait what? This has happened before?!

"The first time?! This isn't the first time?!" I exclaim, I didn't think before I spoke and I felt awful when I saw the look in her eyes

"I've never blacked out and it was never that bad but I've had the pains before a few times" she tells me and my heart sinks a little because she didn't tell me

"Why didn't you come to me? Why didn't you say?" I ask her as gently as I can

"Because I didn't want you to worry about me and I was embarrassed that I wasn't doing something right or something, I don't really know" she replied slightly defensively but her tone soon softened

"If this ever happens again then you have to tell me straight away okay?" I tell her and she nods in response "and when we get to go home you're on bedrest, you're keeping it calm for the next 3 months okay? I want you and the baby to stay healthy and happy"

She was about to protest when she saw the serious look on face and then she sighed before agreeing with a small nod

"I'm sorry you had to come back down here" she apologised to me

I chuckle softly and kiss her hand gently, she's adorable

"Chlo it doesn't matter, it wasn't fair of me to just expect you to cope with Toby on your own for a week in your condition, especially the way he's been recently" I tell her but I know she will still feel guilty, she's got too kind a heart for her own good

"When can I go home?" She's asks nervously after a few moments of silence, I know she won't like that answer to this

"They're gonna keep you overnight and see how you are tomorrow before making a judgement" I explain to her, in other words she could be here for a few days at least

"No! I'm not staying here Ry! I want to go home!" I knew she'd react like that, she's deathly afraid of hospitals and everything that comes with them, I think it's because of what happened to her dad but I'm not sure and I don't like to ask because she gets upset talking about it so I just leave it be

"Chlo honey please just let the doctors do what they need to do, it's to make sure you and the baby are okay" I remind her hoping to persuade her

"Ry please" she whispered as tears started to form in her eyes, I hated seeing her like this but she has to stay, they have to monitor her and the baby

"I can't take you home baby, I'm sorry, but you have to stay" I tell her gently but I watch her get shaky, just the thought of having to stay here has her so shaken, I feel awful "I'm sorry sweetie" I whisper and she nods

She sniffs and hurriedly wipes her eyes, pulling her hand away from mine, she rolls onto her side, facing away from me

Great, this is just great

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Aww poor Chloe and Ryan too, Toby clearly feels responsible which sucks for him, at least everyone's okay....for now xoxo