One of a Kind - A KathNiel Story

Chapter 88

Karla turned her head as the door to the relatives' room opened - the whole family was in the room to support Kath and DJ. Rommel, JC, Liza, Max, Enrique, and Dylan - even Jasmine was there. Enrique had managed to calm Dylan down easily after she'd left, playing her some of Kath's slower songs through his phone. Karla let out a quiet sob when she saw the tear stains on DJ's cheeks.

"Is... is the baby okay?" JC asked. DJ immediately let fresh tears fall, shaking his head.

"The baby's gone." DJ breathed and their families were immediately in tears, even Max letting a few tears fall. "They, um... want to keep her admitted for another hour or two to give her time to calm down before they can talk to her more about... what to expect," DJ mumbled. He barely felt it as his parents, Max and their friends came up to hug him. He felt completely numb, heartbroken and Kath's scream echoed in his head when she was told there was no way to save their baby. She blamed herself.

"Daddy..." Noah practically whispered.

"Come with me, you and I have to talk," DJ said, taking Noah by his wrist and leading him out of the room so they could have some privacy. He shut the door, making sure that nobody could overhear them and also ensuring that Dylan wouldn't be disturbed by any loudness going on in the hallway. "Sit," DJ ordered, sitting beside his son in a few blue plastic chairs at the side of the hallway.

"Can I see Mommy?"

"Yes, but we have to talk before you do," DJ said, his tone serious. He'd never been so angry at his son and he loathed the fact that he partially blamed his son running away for being the reason behind the miscarriage - Kath was already struggling, and the added stress of her son going missing couldn't have helped.

"I know I did bad," Noah said quietly and DJ shook his head.

"No, son, I don't think you understand just how bad what you did was... anything could have happened to you. You could have been hit by a car, you could have been kidnapped... you're nearly five years old Noah, your Mom has been telling you for a long time to use your words when you're upset and you completely ignore what you've been told and run away? You're nearly five years old, you should know the difference between right and wrong." DJ said, his tone stern and Noah slowly nodded his head. "You're being punished for this, I just need to think of what an appropriate punishment is and talk to your Mom about it when she's feeling a little better," DJ said and Noah just nodded his head.

"I'm sorry, Daddy," Noah said quietly.

"I know you are." DJ stood up, holding his hand out and Noah took it, letting DJ start to lead him down the hallway and he had Leo tucked under his free arm. "You have to be very careful around your Mom, she's in a lot of discomforts right now," DJ warned.

"Is the baby really gone, Daddy?" Noah asked carefully and DJ nodded his head.

"Yes." He said simply, blinking back tears when he could see Noah start to cry from the corner of his eye. He hated himself for partially blaming his son, but he was so angry at the situation, angry at himself for messing up what they had together.

Kath didn't look at the door as it opened, tears continuously running down her face silently as she laid on her side on the bed. She had a pad on her underwear that the hospital had provided, making sure she didn't bleed on herself and she was wearing a hospital gown too with the blanket covering her lower body as she had her knees up to her chest to try and relieve the pain.

"Hey." DJ breathed, walking over to her and kissing her head but he wasn't surprised when Kath didn't react or say anything - she'd retreated into herself.

"Mommy..." Noah breathed, touching her hand and he jumped when she did and she blinked, her eyes landing on Noah and tears burned her eyes immediately. "Mommy, I'm really sorry," Noah said through tears and it just made Kath burst into hysterical sobs, burying her head in the pillow and DJ quickly picked up Noah and carried him back to the relatives' room, not saying a word as he put him down and he rushed back to Kath.

"Come here." DJ breathed, lying down on the bed and he locked his arms around her as she sobbed, his own tears soaking into her hair. "Hit me... let out the anger, just hit my chest. I don't care." DJ encouraged breathlessly.

"I wish you told me that after you cheated... I would have gone for your fucking balls." Kath choked out through tears but she shared a small laugh with him. She couldn't hit him.

"Then just let it out... I'm right here, now and forever." He promised, holding her to him as she let herself go - screaming through her tears.

"It's my fault! I didn't know if I wanted it and now it's gone!" DJ just held onto her, supporting her.

"It's not your fault... it's not." He breathed, the two of them clinging onto each other.

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