Reaching for Happiness

Chapter 39

*Nikki's POV*

The gig tonight was so awkward.. Marvin couldn't even bear to look at Aston. And Aston looked a total mess.. Marvin had bruised his face when he punched him, and his eyes were bloodshot and puffy because he kept crying every time we went off stage for a quick change. I honestly didn't think Aston had it in him to cheat on Chloe, especially with Sara.. There had to be an explanation. After the gig finished, we all ran off stage. We hugged and congratulated each other for putting on a good show. Apart from Aston and Sara; Sara rushed off, and Aston trudged away, uninterested in us. I followed Sara. She headed into the room where us girls were changing and grabbed her phone out of her bag. I watched through the crack she had left open in the door, listening in to her conversation. 

'Kathryn? ... I've fucked up big time ... I told Chloe I'd slept with Aston, so she panicked and ended up falling down the stairs. She'd in hospital because of me! ... No, of course I didn't sleep with Aston! I wish ... Okay, bye, call me later? We need to meet up'

She ended the call and placed her phone back in her bag. So Aston was innocent! I knew it. All I had to do now was to get Sara to admit to Chloe that her and Aston never slept together...

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*Normal POV*

I heard a loud screech. It sounded like a chair being dragged across a floor. My eyes shot open to see people surrounding my hospital bed. I saw familiar faces.. Marvin, JB, Oritsé, Jaanvi, and all the dancers. The only people missing were Nikki, Sara and Aston.. Not that the last two people on the list mattered.

'What are you all doing here?' I asked, shuffling further up my bed.

'We came to visit you! Nikki thought it would be a good idea' Marvin smiled.

'Where is Nikki?' I asked.

'She needed to talk to Sara about something, they'll be in here in a minute' JB smiled. Marvin seemed to cringe at the name Sara, which made me giggle. They presented me with get well soon cards and gifts.

'So, how did the gig go last night?' I wondered.

'Eh, it was okay' Marvin smiled. We were soon interrupted by Sara's screams. We all turned to look at the door. Nikki was dragging Sara in by her hair. 

'Nikki, what are you doing?!' I exclaimed.

'This bitch has something she'd like to tell you' Nikki grinned smugly.

'What?' I asked.

'I don't have anything to say to you' Sara spat, clenching Nikki's hand.

'YES YOU FUCKING DO!' Nikki shouted in Sara's ear, ragging her hair again.

'OW! Okay fine! I didn't sleep with Aston, okay?! Now get the fuck off of me!' she screamed. Nikki threw her to the floor.

'Now get out of my sight' Nikki spat. Everyone turned to look at me.. I didn't know what to say. Why did I even believe Sara for a second? My bottom lip trembled and a tear rolled down my cheek.

'Right, everyone out except me, Nikki and Jaanvi' Marvin ordered. Everyone hurried out, leaving us four. Nikki came over to me and embraced me in a hug, and I began crying into her shoulder. I felt someone squeeze my hand.. I looked down to see Jaanvi smiling sympathetically at me.

'Where's Ast?' I asked once I'd calmed down a bit.

'Um.. I don't know. I don't think anyone's seen him since last night' Marvin told me.

'Can you call him for me? Tell him I have to tell him something?'

'Of course babe' Marvin smiled, leaving the room. Ten minutes later, he returned.

'Is he on his way?' I asked eagerly.

'No, he didn't pick up his phone. But I tried your landline, and someone rejected the call, so he must have been there to reject it' Marvin sighed.

'I need to go home. The doctor was gonna discharge me in an hour or two anyway' I said, attempting to sit up.

'No, babe, you can't!' Nikki said, pushing me back down.

'Nikki, I have to see him!' I snapped. Marvin came over to me and helped me into my wheelchair, which was in the corner of the room. He then kindly drove me home, once I'd changed into my normal clothes, which were unfortunately stained with blood.

Once we got back to mine and Aston's house, Marvin helped me out of the car and to the front door.

'Thanks Marv' I smiled, once he'd helped me inside.

'No problem babe. Just call if you need anything, yeah?'

'Okay' I said, closing the door behind Marvin.

'Ast?' I called out.. No reply. I heard sobbing coming from the kitchen. I wheeled myself into the kitchen to be met with a messy sight; plates were smashed, food everywhere, it was horrible. Had we been robbed or something? I wheeled myself to where the sobbing was coming from.. Behind the island. I turned the corner to see Aston curled up in an awkward position, crying his heart out. He looked up at me. It felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest seeing him like this. It was even worse knowing I'd caused it..

'Ast, I'm so sorry' I said, tears starting to fall from my eyes. I carefully lowered myself out of my wheelchair and onto the floor next to him, pulling him up to hug me. He placed on the floor a picture of me and him on our first date and the baby scan, which he was once holding. They both had tear stains on them. Me and Aston cried and cried, until all our tears had dried up.

'Babe.. I di-di-didn't sleep with Sara' he sobbed.

'I know' I sniffed. 'I'm so so sorry I didn't believe you'

'Are you okay?'

'What do you mean?'

'After the fall..'

'I'm okay, no broken bones' I smiled slightly'

'And the baby? Have you lost it?' he asked, a few more tears rolling down his face as he looked at the blood stains on my jeans, then back at me.

'No, I haven't lost it, but..' I started, only to be interrupted by Aston.

'Oh, thank god' he sighed in relief, squeezing me tighter.

'Ast, about the baby..'

'I can't believe your both okay! It's fantastic! A miracle! I'm still going to be a daddy! We should go out and celebrate' he smiled, getting all excited. 'I'll see you in a few months little one' he grinned, kissing my belly again. I couldn't tell him about the possibility I could lose the baby.. It would break his heart. I just couldn't do it. I would when the time was right...