Harry's POV

I slowly walk in to see Stephanie sat quietly staring into space. It doesn't take long for her eyes to meet mine. She tucks her blonde hair behind her ears and tries to sit up straighter. A soft smile edges on the corner of her mouth as she watches me take a seat. I start to feel guilty by seeing her on this hospital bed, I shouldn't have picked her up from work. I should have stayed away.

"I'm sorry.." I whisper as I look down at the cold tiled floor. A small laugh from Steph causes me to look up at her, why is does she seem happy about this?

"You won't be saying that in a minute.." She looks down at her hands as she nervously places them together.

"What do you mean?" I ask as I watch her close her eyes and take a deep breath in. "If it's about your diabetes, then I already know. Jed told me." I carefully speak with a hint of frustration. She opens her eyes and widens them as she looks at me. No matter what expression she pulls, she still looks so bloody beautiful.

"Oh, Jed is here?" She asks and I nod. "Well, I should have told you.." She adds and I sit up and lean back into the chair, hospital furniture isn't exactly the comfiest.

"Yes you should have Steph. You've had diabetes for two years and not once thought about telling me?" I ask and she nods slowly whilst avoiding looking at me. I know she must struggle with things like this, the Steph I know doesn't like to worry people but I know that's not the only reason. It's just getting her to explain why she kept it from me.

"I wanted too, but I had it under control so I thought enough with the negative things, let's focus on the postitives. I didn't need anything else to block me from my daughter." She sighs and looks away towards the window. My assumptions remain correct but I wish I was somehow wrong. I clear my throat.

"What?" I snap as I can't believe she has just said those words. "Do you know how selfish that sounds?" I ask and she looks at me slightly taken back by my response. "All you care about is seeing Amelia. You don't care about keeping something so important from us, you just think you can brush it all under the carpet and pretend that it's not happening!" I snap as I stand up from the seat and run a hand frantically through my hair.

"It wasn't supposed to be a selfish act Harry, I was trying to get on with my life. We all know if you found out you'd panic and probably keep me at a distance. I didn't want to be treated like that, I don't deserve it." Stephanie snaps back and I look at her and shake my head. I try to keep as calm as I can.

"It's not about what I think, it's about what I do Steph. Take tonight for example, I could have stopped this from happening. If I knew you were diabetic I would have took you home! We wouldn't be here." I say loudly as it feels like she's not taking in any words that leave my mouth. It's as if a wall of Amelia is blocking everything else from her brain. She's not letting other emotions in and to help her make right decisions, she's obsessed and anxious which is incredibly hard to beat.

"I'm sorry Harry, all I wanted was for you to see progress and to feel comfortable around me." Steph answers and I sit back down next to her, I soften my voice as her words sadden me.

"I've always been comfortable around you Steph. I knew you would get through it and I understood about your progress. But this, I can't explain how hard it is because we are parents and we need to be honest with each other. Diabetes wouldn't have stopped or made you miss out on seeing Amelia. If anything, it would have made life a little easier to avoid situations like this." I let my head fall into my hands as I inhale slowly.

"I should have told you, but Harry there's something-" She stops as I look up as a nurse walks in and starts to explain that Stephanie can leave in the morning. She looks devastated as she nods to confirm she understands.

"It's just to do a final blood test in the morning, nothing to worry about okay?" The nurse adds and she smiles as she looks at us both before leaving. I turn my attention back to Stephanie as I go to ask what she was going to say but Jed walks in and slowly closes the door behind him.

"Not intruding am I?" He asks and we both shake our heads. I stand up and shove my hands in my pockets.

"I'll make a move, I'll see you tomorrow." I say as I look at Stephanie who looks annoyed.

"Do I get to see Amelia?" She asks and I nod. She sighs relieved and smiles whilst thanking me. I nod to Jed as I leave the room and I over analyse in my head about tonight's events.

I had no Idea that tonight was going to play out like it has. We were supposed to talk and exchange ideas for Amelia, for ourselves even. I should have predicted something bad to happen as Steph and I have a history of bad events taking place, this is probably high on the list of the worst nights.
I hate feeling like I let her down. I could have prevented this tonight, she could have been at home relaxing in her own bed, not in a hospital out dated one.

How did we both get to this place again? She has something terrifying happen to her and once again there's nothing I could do to help. As my feelings fall the same as they once were, I know I'm falling again. I've never stopped loving her but I can feel my heart edging closer to her again and I'm not sure if I'm strong enough to stop it.

Notes

I apologise how short this chapter is!
Im not going to be around for two weeks, so I wanted to post something for you all :) I know the next update is a wait but don't think I've given up on this, I'll be back soon :)
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