Gone 2 Long (Christen Press/You)

Chapter 49

CHRISTEN POV

I was feeling a mix of emotions. Y/n is supposed to be here, back in the country, later on. I cleaned the house making sure it looked okay. I talked to the General today and he told me she's fine so, I wanted to make sure the house was comfortable because she's probably tired and would want to rest for a while.

I looked over at Tyler and smiled as I sat on the couch with Braelynn.
"You excited to see mama?" I ask Braelynn as I stroked her hair.
"Yes! I miss her and she promised me we'd go to the park and to the movies and-"
"You might have to take it easy on her when she gets home. She'll be really really tired, can you do that?"
"Yes." Braelynn trails off before perking up again.
"Can we watch movies with her?"
"Yes you can."

I couldn't help but to smile. Braelynn's excitement for Y/n made me more excited than I was already. I was ecstatic. The love of my life was coming home, early.

I rubbed my belly to soothe our baby before someone knocks at the door.
I get up with the help of Tyler and open the door to see Zoey... in her uniform. Jesus.

"No, Zoey, no- I not again! I-"
"Chris-"
"SHE'S DEAD ISN'T SHE?!" I began to freak out at the door and Braelynn stood up at the couch.
"Mama's dead?"

"Chris, no one is dead or at least not Y/n." Zoey says loudly shutting me up.
"Then why are you here in that?"
"Because, I didn't have time to change. That's not the point."

"Is she-"
"She's alive Chris. She's here, well not like here here but she's at the hospital and she wants to see you so I came to pick you up."

I slapped Zoey on the arm making her say ow.
"Why didn't you lead with that?!"
"You didn't give me a chance to now come on and Braelynn, your mama is not dead, she wants to see you though so let's go." Zoey says smiling at Braelynn as her eyes widened and she ran to Zoey embracing her in a hug.

Tyler follows behind us in my car as we headed to the hospital. I rushed inside as we got to the militaries new base. They have a hospital at the base which is where they were keeping everyone that just got back.

Zoey began leading the way while we followed behind her in the building.
"Take it easy on her." Zoey says with a smile before opening the door to the room.

Y/n's head was turned as she looked out the window before Braelynn spoke.
"MAMA! YOU'RE HERE!" She yelled before running to Y/n's bedside. She fails to get up on the bed before Zoey picks her up sitting her beside Y/n.
Y/n smiled big before hugging our daughter lightly.

I couldn't help but to be fixated in my spot. I stood there staring at her with tears in my eyes. She has to be in pain. She looked horrible. Cuts and bruises were noticeable. Her wrist wrapped up, wires and monitors near her bed, an IV in her arm. I didn't know what to do.

She finally locks eyes with me. Stupid pregnancy hormones.

I broke down as she said my name. She tried to widen her arms as much as she could as she slightly sat up to embrace me.
"Hi baby girl." She says before smiling at me.
I captured her lips as the tears began to stream down my face.
"I thought you were dead!"

She chucked before rubbing my back with her good hand. She looked down at my stomach before placing her hand on it.
"He's getting big."
"Babe, I want a girl we're manifesting that."
She smiles before shaking her head.

Everyone in the room began to converse and I couldn't stop staring at her as I sat beside her. Braelynn laid next to her blabbering on about the things Y/n missed while she was gone.

I looked over Y/n. Trying to picture what could have possibly happened over there. I decided not to go too deep into thought because my imagination would throw in images I don't want to see and make me freak out.

Snapping out of my thoughts, one of the doctors knock before walking in and standing by Y/n's monitors. She was followed by the general and two others in military attire.

"Oh wow, quite the entourage you have here now Sergeant." The doctor smiles at Y/n.
"Yeah this is my girlfriend Christen, her sister Tyler, and my daughter Braelynn." Y/n says introducing us. The doctor shakes my hand and looks at my belly.

"Having another one?"
"Yes we are." I smiled.
"Boy or a girl?" The doctor asks before Y/n explains that we want to be surprised when I give birth.

Some guy walks in the room with a sling on his arm and dry blood on his face. He was smiling at Y/n who smiled brightly as he entered.
"Sergeant, I wanted to say thank you again before I left. You saved my life. All of our lives, and I love you for that. Thank you, and get better." He says before hugging her.
"Never leave a brother behind, Johnson. You have my back, I have yours. I'll see you soon, rest up." Y/n replied before the guy hugged her again and walked out of the room.

Someone's popular.

"Well, I think I should get you up to speed on Y/n's injuries. I don't know if you want your daughter to step out of the room and your-" her doctor speaks up.
"I got her." Zoey says before asking Braelynn if she was hungry and walks her out of the room.

"Can I go home?" Y/n asks the doctor as I walked back over to her holding her hand.
"Well, I'll get to that. Christen, Y/n got banged up pretty bad out there. She suffered three gunshot wounds, luckily they missed her spinal cord. Her injuries were pretty intense but, we got them under control, and controlled her bleeding when we got her to the med bay. Luckily, your girlfriend here is a fighter. I do believe she can go home but, no extracurricular activities. No heavy lifting, I'll be sending her home with meds to take to manage her pain, but other than that, everything looks clear for now. I'll get started on her discharge so you can take her home."

I nod before the doctor exits the room. I look down at Y/n and I began breaking down in tears.
"Babe, no, no crying."
"I'm sorry I just- I'm happy you're alive."
"I told you I'm not leaving you, I meant that. So no tears. I'm okay, I'm here, I'm home. With you."

I bend down placing my lips on her again, being as cautious and careful as i can to not cause her anymore pain.

She's home.

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A/N: FILLER CHAPTER :) want another? 👀