Letty's POV
I woke from my sleep just a short two hours later. It was still early, only four-thirty in the morning but I had slept enough for the moment. I looked around the room trying to work out where Leon and Lotty were, or better yet even where Ava was.
"Relax, I got her." Leon spoke through the darkness and I relaxed against the bed as he walked towards me.
"How do you feel?" He asked me as he supported Ava in one arm while switching on the lamp with his other.
"A little tired but I can't sleep anymore." I said itching to hold my daughter again.
"She's asleep, the nurse said she'd come back again later because you were both sleeping." Leon said as he gently handed me Ava.
"Where's Lotty?" I asked as I held Ava close to me.
"She's around, I think she just went to get coffee."
"Thank you for everything Le." I spoke quietly as I looked up at him.
"You don't have to thank me, I'm here for you always Let." We shared a smile before I looked back down to Ava. I actually had a chance to look at her properly now that she was sleeping peacefully.
"She really does look like him." I whispered softly.
"Yeah she does. Can't deny it's his." He joked lightly as I frowned.
"That's not funny." I spoke as I looked at him hurt. He sobered quickly and apologized.
"Sorry that was pretty low. I blame it on the lack of sleep."
"You can go home and rest, you've done more than enough for one day."
"No I'm staying. I want to spend more time with my niece."
"You'll have to get in line." Lotty said stepping back into the room.
"You'll all have to wait I want time with my baby." I spoke happily.
"Look at you, being all paternal already. And you said you wouldn't make a good mum." Lotty teased.
"Shut up." I mumbled as I shifted slightly.
"You okay?' Leon asked hovering beside me.
"Just a little sore. I really just want to get up and move around." I said quietly as to not wake the sleeping baby.
"The nurse said you were to get up and move around. Let Lotty take Ava and I'll give you a hand." Leon said and I nodded gratefully. I carefully shifted Ava into Lotty's arms and with Leon's help I was able to stand up. I straightened carefully, feeling the pull in my stomach as I straightened.
"I'm okay." I breathed as I let out a relaxed sigh. I gave Lotty a small smile as I watched her rock Ava.
"I'm just gunna go to the bathroom."
"I can help you if you need me to." Lotty offered but I shook my head. Leon handed me a set of clothes and some underwear, I smiled gratefully and took them.
"Nope I'm good. I've had a baby, I'm not disabled." I joked as I started walking towards the bathroom. I got three steps before I gasped in pain and sunk to the ground as I felt liquid run down my legs. I caught site of the red and knew something was wrong.
"Letty. Fuck… Lotty go get a doctor." Leon demanded as he sunk beside me.
"What's happening Le?" I whispered and he shook his head, his eyes showing the panic he felt.
"Hang in there baby, everything will be okay."
Lotty's POV
I stood with Leon out in the hall as I rocked Ava. The doctors had all but pushed us out of the room to look after Letty. I knew something was seriously wrong but the doctors wouldn't say anything to us.
"She'll be okay, she has to be okay." I mumbled.
"She's doesn't have a choice. She shouldn't have gotten up." Leon stressed. I said nothing as I looked down to Ava. She was starting to stir and I knew once she woke she would want to feed but Letty was in state to do so.
"You can come back in now." A nurse said as she opened the door for us. I traded a look with Leon as we walked in. Letty was back in bed almost white compared to her normal tan colour. Seeing her look so weak shocked me as we came to a stop beside the bed.
"What happened to her?" Leon asked.
"She started to hemorrhage when she stood. Given that she has been asleep since the birth we haven't had a chance to check on her blood loss from the birth. When she stood she lost even more."
"But she'll be okay right?" I asked hopefully.
"She'll be fine, we just have to limit her moving around. She'll need a blood transfer today due to the blood loss, after she gets that she should start to feel better. But she'll be weak for at least a week or so."
"That's good news right?" Leon asked and the doctor nodded.
"As for her breastfeeding that will have to wait until she's back to full health. She'll have to settle with either expressing the milk or changing to formula until she's strong enough again." We nodded to say we understood and he left us alone to organize the blood for Letty.
"How are you feeling Let?" I asked gently.
"Like shit." She whispered.
"You gave us a scare."
"I'm sorry. Is she okay?" She asked as she looked to Ava.
"She's fine, she'll be awake soon."
"Doctor said I was too weak to hold or feed her myself yet." I shared a look with Leon.
"Lucky you have us to help you." I said as Ava let out a whimper.
"She's going to be hungry." Letty sighed sadly.
"What do you want us to do Let?"
"The nurse helped me express some milk earlier." She said tiredly.
"I'll go get it, here Le take Ava for me." I said as I passed the now awake baby in his arms.
"Sorry baby girl no boobs on uncle Leon but I'll have some food for you soon enough, just gotta practice some patience." He joked as I walked out of the room. I let out a laugh as I walked down the hallway.
I woke from my sleep just a short two hours later. It was still early, only four-thirty in the morning but I had slept enough for the moment. I looked around the room trying to work out where Leon and Lotty were, or better yet even where Ava was.
"Relax, I got her." Leon spoke through the darkness and I relaxed against the bed as he walked towards me.
"How do you feel?" He asked me as he supported Ava in one arm while switching on the lamp with his other.
"A little tired but I can't sleep anymore." I said itching to hold my daughter again.
"She's asleep, the nurse said she'd come back again later because you were both sleeping." Leon said as he gently handed me Ava.
"Where's Lotty?" I asked as I held Ava close to me.
"She's around, I think she just went to get coffee."
"Thank you for everything Le." I spoke quietly as I looked up at him.
"You don't have to thank me, I'm here for you always Let." We shared a smile before I looked back down to Ava. I actually had a chance to look at her properly now that she was sleeping peacefully.
"She really does look like him." I whispered softly.
"Yeah she does. Can't deny it's his." He joked lightly as I frowned.
"That's not funny." I spoke as I looked at him hurt. He sobered quickly and apologized.
"Sorry that was pretty low. I blame it on the lack of sleep."
"You can go home and rest, you've done more than enough for one day."
"No I'm staying. I want to spend more time with my niece."
"You'll have to get in line." Lotty said stepping back into the room.
"You'll all have to wait I want time with my baby." I spoke happily.
"Look at you, being all paternal already. And you said you wouldn't make a good mum." Lotty teased.
"Shut up." I mumbled as I shifted slightly.
"You okay?' Leon asked hovering beside me.
"Just a little sore. I really just want to get up and move around." I said quietly as to not wake the sleeping baby.
"The nurse said you were to get up and move around. Let Lotty take Ava and I'll give you a hand." Leon said and I nodded gratefully. I carefully shifted Ava into Lotty's arms and with Leon's help I was able to stand up. I straightened carefully, feeling the pull in my stomach as I straightened.
"I'm okay." I breathed as I let out a relaxed sigh. I gave Lotty a small smile as I watched her rock Ava.
"I'm just gunna go to the bathroom."
"I can help you if you need me to." Lotty offered but I shook my head. Leon handed me a set of clothes and some underwear, I smiled gratefully and took them.
"Nope I'm good. I've had a baby, I'm not disabled." I joked as I started walking towards the bathroom. I got three steps before I gasped in pain and sunk to the ground as I felt liquid run down my legs. I caught site of the red and knew something was wrong.
"Letty. Fuck… Lotty go get a doctor." Leon demanded as he sunk beside me.
"What's happening Le?" I whispered and he shook his head, his eyes showing the panic he felt.
"Hang in there baby, everything will be okay."
Lotty's POV
I stood with Leon out in the hall as I rocked Ava. The doctors had all but pushed us out of the room to look after Letty. I knew something was seriously wrong but the doctors wouldn't say anything to us.
"She'll be okay, she has to be okay." I mumbled.
"She's doesn't have a choice. She shouldn't have gotten up." Leon stressed. I said nothing as I looked down to Ava. She was starting to stir and I knew once she woke she would want to feed but Letty was in state to do so.
"You can come back in now." A nurse said as she opened the door for us. I traded a look with Leon as we walked in. Letty was back in bed almost white compared to her normal tan colour. Seeing her look so weak shocked me as we came to a stop beside the bed.
"What happened to her?" Leon asked.
"She started to hemorrhage when she stood. Given that she has been asleep since the birth we haven't had a chance to check on her blood loss from the birth. When she stood she lost even more."
"But she'll be okay right?" I asked hopefully.
"She'll be fine, we just have to limit her moving around. She'll need a blood transfer today due to the blood loss, after she gets that she should start to feel better. But she'll be weak for at least a week or so."
"That's good news right?" Leon asked and the doctor nodded.
"As for her breastfeeding that will have to wait until she's back to full health. She'll have to settle with either expressing the milk or changing to formula until she's strong enough again." We nodded to say we understood and he left us alone to organize the blood for Letty.
"How are you feeling Let?" I asked gently.
"Like shit." She whispered.
"You gave us a scare."
"I'm sorry. Is she okay?" She asked as she looked to Ava.
"She's fine, she'll be awake soon."
"Doctor said I was too weak to hold or feed her myself yet." I shared a look with Leon.
"Lucky you have us to help you." I said as Ava let out a whimper.
"She's going to be hungry." Letty sighed sadly.
"What do you want us to do Let?"
"The nurse helped me express some milk earlier." She said tiredly.
"I'll go get it, here Le take Ava for me." I said as I passed the now awake baby in his arms.
"Sorry baby girl no boobs on uncle Leon but I'll have some food for you soon enough, just gotta practice some patience." He joked as I walked out of the room. I let out a laugh as I walked down the hallway.