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"Sophie."
I look to see Clitter trying to reason with Soph, "No, I'm not going anywhere until he gets his ass to the NICU for his son."
Clitter sighs, "He won't leave her side; you already know this. The doctors don't even know when she'll wake; she's been off the vent for three days, and she still isn't awake."
Sophie just shakes her head and says, "I don't care. I haven't been a good friend. I haven't been a good sister."
Clitter nods. "I know, but you'd just lost your mom."
Sophie shrugs, "So did she, and instead of helping each other through it, I pushed her away. I resented her because she sawMomma last; I didn't even remember her graduation or the fact she had a scare. Who even does that to your last family member?"
I go to open my mouth to tell her she has a big family around her, but the darkness takes me again.
Dammit.
I woke again, and now I'm fucking frustrated, seriously.
My eyes are open, yet I can't speak.
My eyes find Lucas; his head is down on the bed, and he's asleep.
I hear hushed whispers near the window, and I see Cammy, Mel, and Annalise there.
"We seriously need to bubblewrap the women in this club because this is ridiculous now; it's like our men are attracted to danger."
Amen, Mel.
Annalie nods with a solemn look on her face as she cups her bump.
Cammy notices and squeezes her shoulder. "Are you okay, sweetheart?"
Annalise shrugs before sniffling. "When Axel told me what had happened to Leah," she shook her head, wiping away a tear. "I thought it was going to happen again, you know, but to her, then guilt tore through me because of how we've all treated her when she didn't even deserve it. I saw the signs that she had trauma, but honestly, I fell for the lies and pushed them aside. Cara used my insecurities about Axel against me; she played me, and I fell for it, hook, line, and sinker."
Mel hugs her and says, "She forgave you, Annie."
She nods when they pull apart and says, "I don't deserve it, though; none of us do."
Cammy sighs, "We may not deserve it, but we're lucky enough to have it. Besides, no one is killing themselves more with guilt than Gunner. He feels like he failed her; it's why he won't go and see his son; he doesn't think he deserves them, but he does; he's proven himself to her."
I start to feel tired again, and I scowl.
Lucas clearly needs me; he needs me to kick his ass for not being with our son.
"Sophie's not helping, though, Mom."
I love it when she calls Axel's mother-mom; they have such a good relationship. It helps that his parents basically brought her up while she lived with her grandmother after her father killed her mother when she was an infant and nearly killed her.
Cammy sighs again at Annalise's comment but nods her head. "I know, she's pushing him further into himself."
Lucas moves before rasping, "I'm fine, ladies; I just need my girl to wake up."
Mel's snort is the last thing I hear when darkness takes me again, but I don't fight it this time because damn am I tired.
"I need you to wake up now, Angel; it's been a week and our son needs you. I need you."
I slowly open my eyes to Lucas's rasp. God, he looks so tired.
"We never discussed names, Lee-Lee. He’s literally baby Cooper at the moment," he sniffles. "Please wake up, baby."
