"Mick!" Stevie stammered and gulped, she was so deeply moved by his words and so warmed, she needed him at that moment, already feeling vulnerable, but then she felt foolish too, she still had the image burnt into her mind of him and Christine having sex.
"Stevie its true, I mean it, I want to be in yours and our baby's life. I was very shocked at first but I really do love you and I'm sorry for shagging Chris, but it was you I wanted and Chris and I were stoned and high, drunk too, its a shitty excuse I know, but its true, so when you come out of here, can we try to take it slow? Please give me another chance now my feelings are all in the open?" He smiled nervously and felt like a teenager asking his first crush out again.
Stevie looked at him, confused "I was advised not to make any big decisions after I leave from here, its been horrible Mick, having to quit all my vices, I still don't know how to feel like me anymore, I miss it! Sleeping is so hard, but I am so, so tired. Then I wake up shivering or have awful nightmares thrashing about the stupid lonely bed! I feel so alone, no one understands how I feel. The staff are good but they don't understand, its all so hard!" Stevie stuttered and sniffled as warm tears began to slide down her cheeks.
"Stevie!" He frowned and pulled her into a hug, just enjoying holding her and trying to give her comfort "What if you leave here, I can take care of you?"
"I don't know if I'm able to leave yet, I need to be kept under observation Mick, in case I have bad side affects from the withdrawals, I could have a fit or a seizure, that is why I need to be here because they have medical professionals and are giving me safe sedatives to take!" Stevie frowned pulling back and looking up at him "But I am allowed phone calls and visits now!" She added with a little smile and glimmer of hope, she knew deep down that she did want a chance with Mick and a chance to have their little own family, she was in love with him and she was trying to believe he didn't love her, but she felt he did.
"Well I want to be here for you as much as I can, you didn't make that baby yourself so its my responsibility!" Mick smiled and rubbed his hands up and down her thin arms, gently and lovingly as he gazed into her eyes and was happy to see her smile a bit.
"You really mean that, you don't want me to just get rid of the baby?" She asked shakily.
"I would never want that. Its your choice and I think you are so brave for choosing to keep the baby and get sober, you are such a strong woman and I admire you so much for it!" He smiled "You made a choice and I think its the right one, I am ready to make an effort, clean up my act too and be a good father and partner to you and the baby, if you'll have me?"
"I just need to focus on me and the baby Mick, I cant think of anything else right now, my thoughts are all jumbled and I was panicking thinking Christine had tried to kill herself over me!"
"Well she didn't, it was just an unlucky accident, you know her temper!" He chuckled and Stevie couldn't help a little laugh "Johnny is with her at the hospital so she will be ok, she was just worried about you, like I was!" Mick smiled.
"Well I feel a lot better now!" She smiled more and rested her hand on her stomach.
"Stevie?" He asked.
"Yeh?"
"Can I maybe be there for the next scan you have?" Mick gulped and hoped she would say yes.
"You want to be there when I have the next scan to see the baby?" She asked shocked, still amazed he wasn't mad with her.
"Yes, if you want me there?" He grinned.
