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Chapter Forty-One: A Happy Family

Chapter Forty-One: A Happy Family

I laid next to Anna, our fingers were facing the roof, and continued twining and untwining themselves. Anna's health was improving according to the doctors she didn't need as many tubes and needles, meaning I could now lay fully on the bed with her. We've been in the hospital for three months now. Three god damn months. I don't even think my mind has comprehended that she's sick still. Her white blood cells are slowly returning to her body, meaning the pneumonia is started to fade. She still looked just as bad as ever, but maybe it's the way she acted, is that even she knew she was getting better. She giggled, trying to catch my fingers in hers. I covered her whole hand with mind, and balled it up. She whined as I pulled our hands down, kissing the back of hers. She wiggled around, so she was facing me, and curled into my side. I reached up ad started running my fingers over her bare head. Chemo wasn't as often anymore, so she was starting to get a tiny bit of fuzz, but it was only noticeable if you were touching it.

"Mama?" I pressed a kiss to the side of her head, humming.

"Are you and daddy in love again?" Her question made my lips form into an automatic smile. I snuggled her closer.

"Would it make you happy if we were?" I question. She nodded eagerly as I squeezed her lightly. I pressed another kiss on top of her head.

"Yes, we are."

"Are you going to get married?"

"We'll have to wait and see."

"When you get married, I wanna be the flower girl, like I am in Casey's wedding."

I laughed at her little antics. I can't believe the world was trying to take somebody as beautiful as my daughter from this world. She was just a child, she didn't need to deal with this.

"Am I gonna get a brother or sister?" Out of all her questions, this one took me the most by surprise. I guess I never really thought of more kids. But I assume it was also because Vic wasn't in the picture. I don't think it's safe ground to think about having another child with Vic yet. I think I wanted to grow Anna up a bit more before anything else stands in the way.

"Would you like a brother or sister?" I asked, playing with her tiny cold fingers. She thought for a moment before nodding.

"You and Ryan have fun together. I wanna be bigger then them too." I laughed at her, looking at the pink ceiling. Even in this point in time, I could actually see myself having more kids. I also didn't want them to be half sibling to her.

"Well, maybe later on, you may get a little brother or sister." She perked up immediately.

"When I get out of the hospital, will daddy be staying with us?" I smiled warmly at her.

"Definitely." She reached up and played with a few long strands of my hair, studying it as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. She continued curling it continuously around her tiny fingers, slowly calming me down. This was the one of the only hospital rooms I liked. Considering it was the children's ward, the walls were painted pink and decorated with all different animals, like butterflies and sea horses.

"Mama? Will my hair ever grow back?" She questioned, frowning at my piece of hair. I chuckled slightly.

"Of corse it will, chook. It's already starting to." I commented, while rubbing my and lightly over the tiny bit of fuzz in her head, causing a giggle from her. Her body was still bruising in some places, her face still look sallow, and didn't have the same ruddiness in her soft cheeks. Her eyes sunk in a little, but the brown still twinkled out through the darkness of them. She looked rough, but still not as deathly as she used to be. It gave me a sick sort of hope, that maybe she will be ok. I know even if the disease disappears, it may be likely to make a new appearance and would have to checked over regularly. But for now, she'll be ok. The door opened, to reveal a soft smiling Vic. He held a little box, as he snuck in. His eyes brightened at the sight of us, and Anna perked up instantly.