Jerika and How They Met- On Hold

The one night that changed everything

Erika POV

Today marks the second day that Harper is in the hospital. The doctor say that we could be here for another week. She woke up multiple times last night crying because of her head hurting her. The doctors maxed her out on medicine so me and Jake had to just sit and hold her. I gave her a pacifier around 3:00 which I haven't done in over 6 months. It helped her head when she sucked on it so I let her keep it. I know it's bad for her teeth but she was in so much pain I couldn't watch It anymore. It is currently 8:00 and I am the only one up because Jake got up with her at 6 when she woke up again. I'm very tired but can't seem to fall asleep again. I thought about leaving Jake and Harper in the room and going to get some coffee from downstairs but then I though what is she wakes up and I'm not in here she might freak out. My mom told me that she was on her way up here with Korban because he didn't sleep well last night either apparently. I might text her to bring me a coffee on the way up here. Yeah that what I'll do. I text her and as soon as I do Harper begins to stir in her bed so I rub her arm and hand. 

"mama" Harper wines at me as she wakes up. 

"I'm right here baby girl your ok" I explain to her as she begins to cry. 

" hold me" Harper begs as tears begin to fall out of her eyes. I gently pick her up and lay in her bed laying her on my chest. She silently cries into my chest and I try to distract her but all she wants to do is be held. I can't help but feel helpless that I can't do anything. 

Jake wakes up a few minutes later and he rubs Harper's back as she cries into my chest. None of my family nor Blake has seen her because she would scream every time me or Jake left the room. Hopefully they will allow my mom to come into then room as she is bringing Dan with her and he'll watch Korban. A few minutes later Jake tells me that Harper is asleep so I sleep out of her grasp and lay her in her bed turning off the light in the room. 

" come here babe" Jake tells me motioning for me to walk over to him. I walks over to him and sit on his lap and lay my head on his chest. 

"It's ok to cry you know you haven't really cried since we found out" Jake says as he rubs circles on my back.

"I know but I need to be strong for Harper... she needs me to be st-" Jake cuts me off 

" she needs you to be healthy also and keeping all of these emotions held up inside of you is not healthy babe I know that you want to be strong for her but you need to let some of those emotions got for you" Jake says as I begin to cry. I soon start sobbing into his chest. He just lets me sit there as I cry into his chest. A fe minutes later we here a knock at the door and I look up to see my mom with 2 coffee's in her hand. I stand up and walk over to her and pass the drinks to Jake. She glances at Harper and then begins to cry. I engulf her into a cry as she does the same. We stand there crying for a good 15 minutes before we pull away.

" She looks so small in that bed"My mom says wiping the tears away from her eyes. I just shake my head. 

" thanks for the coffee though I needed it and I think so did Jake." I say chuckling a little at the ned

" I definitely did" Jake says as he takes a big gulp of it. 

" no problem guys but I think that their are some people in the lobby that you both need to see I will stay with Harper but you guys need to go and Erika you need to deal with you son he's acting up because he knows that something is off. 

" ok" I say hesitantly. Me and Jake both walk out of her room and into the lobby to see Blake sitting in their with Dan across the room from him. Korban sees me and immediately begins to cry so Dan stands up and hands him to me and he stops crying.