My head felt like it was exploding
"Emily get up, help me" I hear Carly scream
My body groaned in pain but I managed as I stood next to Carly an helped Nick up. It was hard to walk since the wax was melting an my body was protesting like I've reached its limits. I hope the baby is okay.
We backed up against the wall as the wax floor melted before us," Emily, Nick the wall", Carly said grabbing our attention
"DIG!" She yelled
We dug into the wall as fast as we could, creating a hole between the W and X!
Nick pushed me and Carly into the whole An he got in behind me, I heard him groan in pain. We reached the ground and slid out as far away as we could. We stood up an saw we were a good ways away from the building that was slowly collapsing down.
I finally was able to take calming breaths and watch as it burnt down.
Tears fell from my eyes in relief an despair as our friends didn't get through this with us. I feel Nick turn me towards him as he looks me up and down, maybe looking for any cuts or injuries. He pulls me into him then moves me a bit so he looks down at me the places his hand on my stomach
"How long Emily?" He whispered quietly. Carly's eyes went wide as her hand flew up to her mouth
"Emily, your pregnant?" She said with tears in her eyes.
I nodded as tears fell from my face
"I'm three months, I found out in the first two weeks and I didn't want to tell you" I looked up seeing hurt flash in his eyes
"No, not like that Nick, I was gonna surprise you, but then my PTSD got worse from my nightmares An my past that I thought it would hurt the baby. I wanted to keep you from going through my pain, I'm sorry Nick, when Dr, Lynn prescribed me with the medication she said it would help an it did. This trip was how I was gonna tell you well after the game....but...." I sobbed as he pulled me into his arms tightly soothing me
"Emily I love you and I would do anything for the two of you. It don't matter I just wish you could have told me so you didn't have to go through all that alone, your pain is my pain baby", he whispered as tears fell from his eyes.
I see a big smile spread out on his face, that makes my heart melt
"I'm gonna be a daddy!" He whispered in joy as he picked me up an kissed me deeply. Carly came up to us an hugged us an I couldn't have asked for a better family!
We were sitting in the back of an ambulance Well I was laying in the ambulance as my body shut down from exhaustion An their monitoring the baby. Nick cried hearing the babies heart beat and seeing it on the monitor. Carly smiled as she held my hand as Nick kisses my head holding my other hand squeezing it gently
"Close your eyes baby, we're safe now"
And just like that I let the darkness welcome me
Nick looked down as see Emily asleep and couldn't be more relieved an relaxed to know that she's okay. To find out that we were having a baby with after what we just went through, I felt upset but when she told me the reason I couldn't help but to break down.
Her PTSD could have killed our baby and I couldn't blame her I love her too much and I'm happy that she meds can help her. Carly tapped me out of my thoughts pointing to the sheriff
"Hey that's my friends camera" Nick yelled out to the office that walked away with Dalton's camera
"Sorry son, that's evidence", a policeman says walking over to them," you guys okay?", he asked looking as Emily an Nick eyed the sheriff out
When they didn't answer he shook his head
"Well, don't worry, we'll get you to a hospital" he told them
"How could no one have not known about all of this?" Carly asked
"Truth is, this town is hard as hell to get to. It's been abandoned 10 years, ever since the sugar mill shut down. Hell, it ain't even on the map anymore. We found all those cars in the factory. Those Sinclair boys pulled people off the interstate for years. If it wasn't for all that smoke from the fire we wouldn't have even known", the officer answered.
Another officer walked up an asked to speak to the officer in private.
Finally they shut the ambulance door, which Emily stirred to a bit an looked up at Nick, curling more into his side as he sat close to her, with his arm wrapped around her stomach," maybe there's some good memories on this", he said pulling out Dalton's camera making me chuckle," Nick you took it". I was amused by him.
"Just felt wrong leaving it behind", Nick says looking deeply into my eyes," you know?" I nod and smile," I love you guys", I said as tears fell from my eyes An he kissed them away.
"We're okay now. I've got you guys", he said kissing me deeply making me sigh in content, leaning my head on his shoulder. I closed my eyes and could finally breathe, knowing we we're gonna go home safely.
