9th January- Mexico city, Mexico
New house
Leon's POV
I sighed as I stood outside on the front porch with Lotty. She wasn't looking at me and I was impatiently waiting for her to answer my question. Realising that she had no plans on answering me anytime soon, I turned to look back into the house. Seeing Letty still fast asleep on the couch where we had found her this morning I turned back to Lotty.
"Seriously Lot." I sighed as I raked a hand through my hair.
"Leon it's not you. You're a great guy but… I kind of bat for the other team if you get my drift." She trailed off and I slumped against the wall.
"Oh. I'm sorry I never realised." I mumbled.
"It's okay, I don't like to make it obvious."
"I understand." I said feeling a bit rejected but I understood and I would let it go.
"I figured you would. You're a pretty understanding guy, besides even if I was straight, I see the way you look at her." I flushed at her statement.
"She'll never feel the same. It's always been Dom." I sighed.
"Maybe. Maybe one day things will change."
"I can wish." I muttered as I gave her a small smile before turning back to into the house. I looked down at Letty as she lay passed out on the couch. I noted the pained expression and sent Lotty a worried look but she just shook her head and led me into the kitchen.
"She's fine, she just needs rest." She spoke.
"Are you sure? I mean come on she is closing in on her due date."
"Leon, stop worrying everything will be fine."
9th January- Mexico city, Mexico
Mexico hospital
"Leon, stop worrying everything will be fine." I mimicked as Lotty and I sat in the waiting room at the hospital. Letty had been having contraction since late yesterday night/ early this morning and had gone nearly all day without one word to us about it. She had passed every wince off as a kick until it got to the point where she actually hissed and I knew something was wrong. Lotty had felt terrible for not allowing me to wake her earlier. Instead she had woken late afternoon after dozing all day with a start and a sharp pain in her stomach. Rushing her to hospital had been our number one priority. I was worried it was too soon but Lotty said it would be okay, I still had my doubts.
"I've already apologized, I'm not going to say it again." Lotty ground out as she watched me pace.
"I hope nothing is wrong." I sighed as I flopped into a chair next to hers. It was short lived though when a doctor came out and asked for us.
"Is she okay?" I asked immediately worried for my friends health as well as the baby's.
"She's fine but she is in the early stages of going into labour. We want to continue monitoring her overnight even though her waters haven't broken we are a bit concerned for her and the child."
"What does that mean?" Lotty demanded at the doctor and though I would usually tell her off for her rudeness I backed her all the way this time.
"She has a high blood pressure, it's a concern. We just want to watch it."
"Can we see her?" I asked and he nodded telling us her room number before leaving us to find our way.
"Everything will be fine." Lotty muttered quietly. Whether it was to me or to herself I didn't know. Locating the room we walked in and immediately went to Letty's side. She looked defeated as she lay staring up at the ceiling.
"Hey, everything is going to okay. We'll be here every step of the way." I promised as I took her hand. She looked my way and smiled.
"Thanks Le."
"Seriously Let you should have woken us up when this started." Lotty reprimanded. I gave her a look before turning my attention back to Letty.
"How are you feeling?"
"Le she's not ready yet…. I'm not ready yet. I'm going to be an awful mother." She whispered.
"You're going to be an amazing mother and we're going to be here helping you along every step of the way." Lotty promised and I nodded in agreement.
"She's right. We're family, we're in this together."
"It hurts. It hurts more than I ever thought it was going to." She said softly.
"Child birth was never meant to be easy." Lotty teased and Letty and I both shot her a look to which she just rolled her eyes.
"Oh come laugh a little. It's going to be fine, just don't think about the pain." She spoke.
Six hours later
"Don't think of the pain." Letty muttered angrily as a contraction hit. Her waters had broken a few hours ago and bit by bit she was slowly progressing. Doctors were convinced she would have Ava tonight or in the early hours of the morning.
"Sorry." Lotty winced as Letty crushed her hand.
I cast Lotty a worried look, we were sat either side of Letty. She had a death grip on both our hands and I tried really hard not to yell each time she squeezed my hand knowing she was in way more pain then I was.
"You're doing really well baby girl." I soothed.
"Leon shut the fuck up." She groaned and I winced as she nearly crushed hand.
"Okay." I squeaked.
"I want to murder him." She groaned as the contraction finally passed.
"Who?" I asked alarmed thinking she was meaning me.
"Who do you think I mean, the bastard that put me in this position to begin with." She spat as both Lotty and I stayed silent. At the beginning she used to speak about him a lot but as time passed she rarely spoke of him and we knew not to ask anymore. She had crossed over to a side we weren't sure we could pull her back from in regards to him. Truthfully I didn't want to, if she continued to hate Dom then all I could think about was her giving me a chance but every time I thought that I knew it was wrong.
"It's not too late if you want me to find him." Lotty said quietly.
"No." Letty stated firmly and Lotty knew to leave it at that.
10th January- Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico hospital
"She should be further along then she is now." I whispered to Lotty as we watched Letty doze on the bed.
"I know. I'm getting worried too. Maybe we should seek out a doctor, find out what's going on." She spoke.
"Might be an idea." I agreed as she turned and left looking for a doctor. I turned my attention back to Letty. She looked exhausted and I wondered how she was going to continue.
"Lia?" I turned to a man that was standing in the doorway, Lotty was next to him so I assumed he was a doctor.
"We just want to know whats going on." I said quietly and he nodded looking through her chart. When a frown formed on his face he shut the chart and said he'd be back.
"Why don't I like the sound of that." I muttered.
"I feel the same."
"About what?" A groggy voice asked.
"Hey you're awake." I said walking over to her side. I rested one hand lightly on her bump as I passed.
"Yeah. Everything okay?" She asked me and I nodded lightly. She knew immediately I wasn't telling her the truth but she said nothing.
"Miss Thomas?" The doctor asked as he returned with a few nurses who went about checking Letty vitals.
"Yes?"
"You've been in labour a few days now and you really should be progressing more then you are. You haven't changed in three hours. That to me says you've stopped dilating."
"What does that mean?" Letty asked.
"It means we need to look at a C-section."
"No." Letty said immediately and I traded glances with Lotty.
"Lia maybe you should-"
"I said no. I'm going to do this naturally." She said firmly and I sighed seeing the doctor nod and leave.
"Let, you could get into real trouble." I said softly but she shook her head defiantly.
"It's not happening."
"But what if it has to? Let come on don't be stupid, you have to think of it." I tried again but she remained stubborn and I sighed letting the matter go. I would try again later when the doctor came back in to check. Lotty shot me a look but said nothing knowing she wasn't going to be able to talk sense into her either. All I could hope was everything picked up speed from here on out.
New house
Leon's POV
I sighed as I stood outside on the front porch with Lotty. She wasn't looking at me and I was impatiently waiting for her to answer my question. Realising that she had no plans on answering me anytime soon, I turned to look back into the house. Seeing Letty still fast asleep on the couch where we had found her this morning I turned back to Lotty.
"Seriously Lot." I sighed as I raked a hand through my hair.
"Leon it's not you. You're a great guy but… I kind of bat for the other team if you get my drift." She trailed off and I slumped against the wall.
"Oh. I'm sorry I never realised." I mumbled.
"It's okay, I don't like to make it obvious."
"I understand." I said feeling a bit rejected but I understood and I would let it go.
"I figured you would. You're a pretty understanding guy, besides even if I was straight, I see the way you look at her." I flushed at her statement.
"She'll never feel the same. It's always been Dom." I sighed.
"Maybe. Maybe one day things will change."
"I can wish." I muttered as I gave her a small smile before turning back to into the house. I looked down at Letty as she lay passed out on the couch. I noted the pained expression and sent Lotty a worried look but she just shook her head and led me into the kitchen.
"She's fine, she just needs rest." She spoke.
"Are you sure? I mean come on she is closing in on her due date."
"Leon, stop worrying everything will be fine."
9th January- Mexico city, Mexico
Mexico hospital
"Leon, stop worrying everything will be fine." I mimicked as Lotty and I sat in the waiting room at the hospital. Letty had been having contraction since late yesterday night/ early this morning and had gone nearly all day without one word to us about it. She had passed every wince off as a kick until it got to the point where she actually hissed and I knew something was wrong. Lotty had felt terrible for not allowing me to wake her earlier. Instead she had woken late afternoon after dozing all day with a start and a sharp pain in her stomach. Rushing her to hospital had been our number one priority. I was worried it was too soon but Lotty said it would be okay, I still had my doubts.
"I've already apologized, I'm not going to say it again." Lotty ground out as she watched me pace.
"I hope nothing is wrong." I sighed as I flopped into a chair next to hers. It was short lived though when a doctor came out and asked for us.
"Is she okay?" I asked immediately worried for my friends health as well as the baby's.
"She's fine but she is in the early stages of going into labour. We want to continue monitoring her overnight even though her waters haven't broken we are a bit concerned for her and the child."
"What does that mean?" Lotty demanded at the doctor and though I would usually tell her off for her rudeness I backed her all the way this time.
"She has a high blood pressure, it's a concern. We just want to watch it."
"Can we see her?" I asked and he nodded telling us her room number before leaving us to find our way.
"Everything will be fine." Lotty muttered quietly. Whether it was to me or to herself I didn't know. Locating the room we walked in and immediately went to Letty's side. She looked defeated as she lay staring up at the ceiling.
"Hey, everything is going to okay. We'll be here every step of the way." I promised as I took her hand. She looked my way and smiled.
"Thanks Le."
"Seriously Let you should have woken us up when this started." Lotty reprimanded. I gave her a look before turning my attention back to Letty.
"How are you feeling?"
"Le she's not ready yet…. I'm not ready yet. I'm going to be an awful mother." She whispered.
"You're going to be an amazing mother and we're going to be here helping you along every step of the way." Lotty promised and I nodded in agreement.
"She's right. We're family, we're in this together."
"It hurts. It hurts more than I ever thought it was going to." She said softly.
"Child birth was never meant to be easy." Lotty teased and Letty and I both shot her a look to which she just rolled her eyes.
"Oh come laugh a little. It's going to be fine, just don't think about the pain." She spoke.
Six hours later
"Don't think of the pain." Letty muttered angrily as a contraction hit. Her waters had broken a few hours ago and bit by bit she was slowly progressing. Doctors were convinced she would have Ava tonight or in the early hours of the morning.
"Sorry." Lotty winced as Letty crushed her hand.
I cast Lotty a worried look, we were sat either side of Letty. She had a death grip on both our hands and I tried really hard not to yell each time she squeezed my hand knowing she was in way more pain then I was.
"You're doing really well baby girl." I soothed.
"Leon shut the fuck up." She groaned and I winced as she nearly crushed hand.
"Okay." I squeaked.
"I want to murder him." She groaned as the contraction finally passed.
"Who?" I asked alarmed thinking she was meaning me.
"Who do you think I mean, the bastard that put me in this position to begin with." She spat as both Lotty and I stayed silent. At the beginning she used to speak about him a lot but as time passed she rarely spoke of him and we knew not to ask anymore. She had crossed over to a side we weren't sure we could pull her back from in regards to him. Truthfully I didn't want to, if she continued to hate Dom then all I could think about was her giving me a chance but every time I thought that I knew it was wrong.
"It's not too late if you want me to find him." Lotty said quietly.
"No." Letty stated firmly and Lotty knew to leave it at that.
10th January- Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico hospital
"She should be further along then she is now." I whispered to Lotty as we watched Letty doze on the bed.
"I know. I'm getting worried too. Maybe we should seek out a doctor, find out what's going on." She spoke.
"Might be an idea." I agreed as she turned and left looking for a doctor. I turned my attention back to Letty. She looked exhausted and I wondered how she was going to continue.
"Lia?" I turned to a man that was standing in the doorway, Lotty was next to him so I assumed he was a doctor.
"We just want to know whats going on." I said quietly and he nodded looking through her chart. When a frown formed on his face he shut the chart and said he'd be back.
"Why don't I like the sound of that." I muttered.
"I feel the same."
"About what?" A groggy voice asked.
"Hey you're awake." I said walking over to her side. I rested one hand lightly on her bump as I passed.
"Yeah. Everything okay?" She asked me and I nodded lightly. She knew immediately I wasn't telling her the truth but she said nothing.
"Miss Thomas?" The doctor asked as he returned with a few nurses who went about checking Letty vitals.
"Yes?"
"You've been in labour a few days now and you really should be progressing more then you are. You haven't changed in three hours. That to me says you've stopped dilating."
"What does that mean?" Letty asked.
"It means we need to look at a C-section."
"No." Letty said immediately and I traded glances with Lotty.
"Lia maybe you should-"
"I said no. I'm going to do this naturally." She said firmly and I sighed seeing the doctor nod and leave.
"Let, you could get into real trouble." I said softly but she shook her head defiantly.
"It's not happening."
"But what if it has to? Let come on don't be stupid, you have to think of it." I tried again but she remained stubborn and I sighed letting the matter go. I would try again later when the doctor came back in to check. Lotty shot me a look but said nothing knowing she wasn't going to be able to talk sense into her either. All I could hope was everything picked up speed from here on out.