The Loving Kind- Chim

Chapter Forty

Kimberley's POV:

"Kim?"

"Yeah, come in." Nadine, Sarah and Nicola slowly come back in an hour or so later but Cheryl makes no attempt to loosen or leave her tight grip.

"Everything ok?" Nadine mouths and i answer with a simple nod. It's as ok as this situation gets.

"So i was speaking with Rebecca downstairs and she mentioned you wanting to speak to her, she said she's free for the rest of today so if you want to go down?"

"Chez?"

"Mmm." She mumbles, her head buried in my shoulder.

"Do you want too?"

"Um... yeah ok."

"You alright?"

"Yeah... No, i'm scared."

"Why?!"

"What if she says it could be years or what-"

"Hey, we don't think like that, do we?! We stay positive, you've been doing really well whether you like to hear it or not."

"You'll come with me?"

"Course." I take her hand and kiss her quick before heading off down to see Rebecca, Cheryl's hand shaking in mine.

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"Aw Cheryl, how are we?"

"Tired." She mumbles, taking a seat beside me and opposite Rebecca.

"You wanted to speak about your time here?"

"Yeah, i just wanted to know with Lily finding out when, maybe i could too?"

"Yeah, of course. Looking over the past three months and your recent time here, you've been doing incredibly well."

"So when do you think she'll be able to leave?" I ask, Cheryl's hand still in mine and now becoming moist with sweat.

"Can you give me a second? I just want to check something?" Cheryl sighs but i nod, the girls also sat by the back wall on the sofa looking nervous.

"God, she's scared, isn't she?! She's scared that she's got to break it to me that i'll probably spend the rest of my life here. Oh god." Knowing no matter what i say, it won't work, i lean forward and kiss the corner of her mouth making a small smile appear on her face but her eyes are still full with tears as she sits uncomfortably nervous.

"Ok girls, we've discussed this in little detail but we thing we've come to a little conclusion?" Rebecca says, coming back in with Doctor Green.

"Go on." I say, my hand becoming painful as Cheryl squeezes harder.

"Well you've done very well being here, this being a much needed break! So what we've been thinking is another month or so, working hard on yourself and speaking to the doctor more then a few days a week you can go out but we'd rather you come back for the night for the first week then you can start staying out more and eventually move out of here but you will have to visit the doctors and of course this place will

be open to you at all times for you to come back and stay or to take a little break."

"So in a month, i can leave?!"

"More or less, yeah. You've done incredibly well and all you needed is a place to stay to get away from it all." She starts to cry in happiness and i pull her into my arms, giving a quick thank you to Rebecca and Doctor Green and taking her back to the room only to be stopped half way there.

"Chez! Cheryl, wait up." She immediately stiffens in my arms as i turns round in anger as Tyler shouts her.

"I thought i told you never to speak to her again?!"