Closer than ever (completed)

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Malcom woke up to Ariana's phone ringing but he didn't manage to answer if. He looked to see who it was and it was her mum. Malcom sighed knowing that her mum calling her at this time must be serious, but if it was serious she would Call again or come round.

He knew it was serious when he's phone began to ring. "Hello" he sleepy says down the phone. "Where's my daughter" Joan cries down the phone "asleep next to me, Joan are you okay" Malcom asks her. "Please wake her up" she cries.

"Ariana, baby" he taps her and she groans rolling bed. "Ariana wake up now your mums on the phone" he tells her and she immediately sits up. "Mummy" Ariana asks "please come to the hospital" Joan tells her "it's 3 in the morning can't this wait" Ariana asks "no" Joan says "right I'm coming" Ariana tells her passing the phone back to Malcom.

"What's going on" Malcom asks "call Alexa she needs to baby sit something going on at the hospital" Ariana tells him and he nods. Ariana puts on some clothes while Malcom did the same.

"Thank you so much" Ariana hugs her best friend and her little baby girl. "I hope everything will be fine" Alexa says as they go out the door.

As they arrive at the hospital Ariana seas her mum and walks over to her too tired to run. Joan embraces her in a hug "Mummy please tell me what's going on" Ariana asks. "Nonna" is all she said.

They all walk through to where Nonna was and Ariana goes and hugs her. "Hi sweetie" her voice was frail. "Nonna" Ariana cries. Malcom gives Joan a hug.

Ariana laid on Nonnas bed in the same position when it was her grandfather. Malcom looked at Ariana and his heart broke. Nonna meant So much to Ariana and loosing her would be the worst.

"Should I leave her head with you" Malcom asks Joan. "It's up to you, if you want to go home to your children then you can but if you want to stay you can" Joan tells him "I don't want to get in the way" Malcom tells her "trust me you won't and I'm sure Ariana would want you to stay" she tells him.

He walks over to Ariana and pecks her forehead. "Baby girl" he whispers and she looks at him. "Do you want me to stay" he asks "Can you come back in the morning if you go" she asks "of course I will" he tells her and she nods.

"I love you" he whispers into her ear "I love you too" she says back before letting him leave.

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"Is everything okay" Alexa asks "Nonna" he says and Alexa's eyes widen "oh my is Ariana okay" Alexa asks "I've left her to be alone with her and her mum till morning" he sighs. "How's Joan" she asks "broken, Nonna really doesn't look well" he sighs sitting down.

"How's Larissa" he asks her "she's a little angel" she smiles at him. "Do you mind staying with the kids, I'll find someone else if you don't want to I know you have your own to worry about" Malcom asks "well mine sleeps a lot and plus I love you children of course I'll stay" she chuckles "make sure Ellie doesn't walk without her boot" he sighs "I will don't worry" she giggles.

"do you have a nappy I forgot to bring some" Alexa asks "of course we do" he chuckles. He stands up grabbing a packet of nappy's from the cabinet and handing her one.

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Joan sits beside her mother and daughter. Ariana was asleep cuddled into her grandmother and Joan got a photo just like she did when it was her grandfather.

Joan was the only one awake. She couldn't sleep.

"There close" the nurse comes in "extremely" Joan looks at her two favourite people. "Is this your daughter" the nurse asks sorting out the drip and Joan nods.

Frankie comes in and gives his mum a hug. "How is she" he asks "not good" she sighs Frankie sits down with Joan hugging her while she cries into his chest.

"How's Ariana asleep" Frankie asks "she's still waking up in the night with the twins" Joan explains. "Bless her heart" Frankie rubs Ariana's back.

Ariana woke up and got off Nonnas bed and sat in her brothers knee. "Calm down" he tells her "Where's Malcom" Ariana cries "he went home" Joan sighs. "He said he would come back" she says getting panicked "it's not morning yet sweetie but please calm down." Joan tells her.

Joan secretly send a message to Malcom to tell him to come back since Ariana wasn't calming herself down. "How long has this been going on Mum" Ariana asks "she started getting bad last week" she sighs "and you didn't think to inform us both" Frankie asks "we just thought it was nothing" a tear falls from her eyes.

Malcom came through the door and Ariana ran into his embrace and held him. "I've got you" he whispers. He holds her as she calms down. "Ariana do you need the toilet" he chuckles and she nods. "Come on then" he chuckles. He carries her out knowing that she wasn't going to walk since her grip was tight.

He walks into the all gender bathroom and sets her down. Ariana did what she needed to do and washed her hands. She hugs Malcom "you want me to carry you" he asks and she nods. He picks her up as she hides her face into his chest.

He carries her back to the room and sits down with her. "how long do you think" he asks "not sure" Joan tells him honestly. "Stop" Ariana cries "Ariana sweetheart" Joan tells her "I don't want her to go" she cries "neither do I" Joan tells her.