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Post by bec2010 on Jan 13, 2012 22:42:47 GMT 1
It may seem a little boring to start with but hang in there :-)
Pre to the start of the fanfic, Zara and Daniel after a turbulent few weeks involving Daniel’s ex prison friend showing up and then them trying to get back on track as a couple, have decided to call it a day and end their relationship. Zara is now 26 weeks pregnant and living back in her old house after having nowhere to go and eventually kicking her tenants out. Daniel is living alone in the house he bought for him and Zara which currently resembles a very messy bachelor pad, cluttered with beer bottles and empty pizza boxes.
Zara woke up in her old room, the white wardrobes where hung all of her clothes, the plum coloured curtains that framed the window at the side of the bed with the sun shining into the room, she moved over the bed to cuddle up to Daniel who was next to her, however reality hit her, no one was on the other side of the bed, just an empty space that hadn’t been slept in. She cuddled her rather large bump and started crying “baby boy, just me and you against the world” she sobbed.
She stood up and put her dressing gown on, made the bed and looked out of the window. Only one car was on the drive, her red Hyundai coupe, what kind of car was that for a pregnant woman, the boot didn’t fit a week’s shopping never mind a pram, it was only now that she started to realise how much she had to do. She decided today would be the day she would try and sort a few things, she had three days off from the Mill and that meant no constant Daniel trying to talk to her, apologise or try and make amends, it was over.
She opened the door to the biggest spare room, the other still cluttered with boxes after moving out of that dreadful old house. She had already put the cot into the room, putting the mobile back onto it and had made up the cot in the beautiful blue bedding she had bought the other day. She was going to keep the room neutral, but add blue touches to it, blue for her perfect baby boy, no one else’s, just her boy.
Zara had bought a lot of baby boy things when she had gone shopping at the weekend, clothes, accessories, a photo frame, bedding, a set of draws and a changing table. She brought all the bags and boxes from the other room into the baby’s room and decided to start making it perfect. After about two hours the room was nearly all done, she had framed a scan photo and placed it on the window sill, hung some blue curtains, put up the set of draws filling them with lots of baby clothes and assembled the changing table, filling the draws with nappies, cream, wipes and nappy sacks. She still needed a toy box and a few finishing touches but it was perfect, perfect for her little boy. She started welling up with tears, this was for her baby, her baby boy who she thought she would never meet and who would be here very soon but she was doing this alone she never dreamt of doing this alone, she wanted someone, she wanted Daniel, but it was over.
Since it was now 12pm, Zara decided she would go downstairs and make some lunch, choosing to make a chicken salad, it was quick and easy, healthy for the baby and plus she was so tired after her morning trying to make the nursery perfect. She ate her salad and settled down on the sofa, she thought she would just have five minutes and then would go and order the last few things for the nursery and a pram.
BANG BANG, “Zaaarrraaa, I love you; I mean I love you, im sorry, Zara please listen to me, Zarrraa” Daniel was shouting through the letter box, and he appeared to be drunk “Zara I know your home, please help me, I’m bleeding, Zara help me, I love you, I want to be with you and our baby” Zara had woken with a jolt, it was pitch black and looking up at the illuminated clock it was 6:34pm, she had been asleep for well over 6 hours. She jumped up, turning the light on and quickly scrambling for her keys. She opened the door and got an awful fright, Daniel was standing, clutching the right side of his face which was all cut and grazed, swollen and bruised, his face was pouring with blood and the right arm of his shirt was all ripped and covered in crimson red blood.
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Post by bec2010 on Jan 13, 2012 23:23:43 GMT 1
Daniel nearly collapsed through the door; he was as white as a sheet “Zara, oowwwwwwww, I’m in so much pain, Zara help me” Blood was oozing from his face and his body seemed to wince in pain every few seconds. Zara started crying “Daniel, what’s happened to you, Daniel, wake up Daniel, what’s happened to you, Daniel” She was screaming at this point “I got what was coming to me Zara, I got what was coming to me” and with that Daniel lost consciousness. She reached for the phone and dialled 999. “Please help me, it’s my boyfriend, I don’t know what’s happened but he’s bleeding and he’s unconscious, please help” She was sobbing, could hardly control her breathing and tears were streaming down her face. The ambulance must have arrived in five minutes, however it seemed like hours. She was in her own little world, as if she was floating above Daniel’s unconscious body, watching men in aluminous jackets trying to regain a pulse and trying to move him into the ambulance, then her eyes we’re filled with blue lights and her ears filled with high pitch sirens. “Miss, Miss, are you alright” An ambulance driver shook Zara, and it took Zara a while to respond, trying to click herself out of her trance like state. “Im fine, but what about my boyfriend, what about my baby’s dad will he be okay” Zara had a real sense of panic in her voice and was shaking “Im sorry but at this time, we cannot tell you how your boyfriend will be, he’s very unstable and we are going to transfer him straight to intensive care as he is gravely ill, you do realise that, but when you arrive at the hospital you will have to go and speak straight to the police as we have to establish what has happened” the ambulance driver looked concerned Daniel’s heart rate had dropped.
Zara sat back at the ambulance driver gave Daniel several injections and changed the dials on his drip. The ambulance quickly sped up and within minutes he was at St Phil’s. Whilst in the ambulance, the ambulance driver had stripped Daniel of all his personal possessions, his wallet, his keys, his phone and his watch, placing them all in a clear plastic bag and hanging them to DS Hollins upon arrival at the hospital.
Daniel was quickly rushed off the ambulance and greeted by a team of doctors and nurses who whisked him off to ITU, whilst Zara was escorted by DS Hollins and DCI Driver. They locked Zara in room whilst the examined the evidence and made a few phone class trying to establish what had gone on, Driver had wondered if after everything Zara had finally flipped and attacked Daniel but Rob Hollins knew that wasn’t Zara, she wouldn’t harm Daniel and there had to be more to the story. Zara meanwhile was pacing the room, why were they keeping her here and why she couldn’t see Daniel, was her baby going to have a dad and she wished she could take back everything horrible she had ever said to and about Daniel.
The door opened and DS Hollins entered alongside DCI Driver, they all took a seat at the table and DCI Driver began “Interview with Zara Carmichael, time 8:02pm, so Zara how did the love of your life, Daniel Granger end up in this state, surely a woman of your condition and stature couldn’t have done this to him” Zara shouted back “How could you even think ive done this to Daniel, im nearly 7 months pregnant and he’s my baby’s dad, the love of my life” “Yes but Daniel has pushed you to the limit Zara hasn’t he, his prison mates have started creeping up back into his life, so tell me who is Stephanie, she’s been texting Daniel rather a lot lately and by the messages, the pair seem very close, so Zara are you jealous of Stephanie, you thought if you couldn’t have your man, nobody could” Zara felt a lump rise in her throat, Daniel had cheated on her, her and their baby, she should have just left him there and left him to die, tears started streaming like a waterfall down her face “I’ve never heard of anyone called Stephanie” “Oh really, well Zara she wasn’t the only one who’s Emily, she’s been texting your man too and well looks like your man doesn’t think he’s your man. Oh and Zara did you know Daniel has been gambling again, a receipt in his wallet for £2000 at the local casino yesterday and £500 today, all money that should be going on your precious little baby, but no he’s pushed you Zara hasn’t he? Zara couldn’t believe what she was hearing, when he staggered into her house, she felt sorry for him, wanted to take away all his pain and wanted to be back with him more than anything. She remained silent, so shocked as to what she was hearing “So Zara, your perfect man isn’t your perfect man is he, he stunk of alcohol tonight, and you couldn’t take it anymore could you Zara, your man who your carrying his baby, has turned back to gambling, has cheated on you and has turned to alcohol, you just couldn’t handle it could you Zara so you attacked him” Zara rose to her feet “I’ve done nothing, nothing at all, bar be a mug to his ways and here’s me thinking he’s changed, everything you have said to me I knew nothing of, but I’m done, I felt sorry for him but I’ve washed my hands of him, and no way in hell is he even knowing this baby, my baby boy, my beautiful baby boy, he doesn’t love him nor does he love me, so I’m done” “Interview terminated at 8:46pm”
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Post by bec2010 on Jan 13, 2012 23:54:10 GMT 1
After a neighbour confirmed that Daniel turned up to Zara’s house in that state, Zara was finally allowed to go, she got into a taxi and returned back home. She was so angry, she couldn’t believe what he had done, what he had put them all through and she believed in him, how could she be so stupid! She decided she had to get rid of every bit of Daniel from her life; she got a bin bag from the kitchen and marched upstairs, first starting with the baby’s room, she ripped every outfit that mentioned the word Daddy, tore the teddy bear Daniel had bought and tore up the baby book she had started filling in for the baby. She then moved to her room, throwing out all the underwear, perfume and jewellery Daniel had bought for her, binned his sweatshirt she had been sleeping in and continued her wave of destruction around the house until everything was in bags, even going as far as to bin all of the photos, delete everything off her phone and computer and even deactivating her Facebook account. But even with four bags full of things and on the plus side she had now sorted the spare room, one thing still remained, the lump on the front of her, the bump that was carrying their beautiful unborn son, he was the innocent one in this, he was loved by his mummy and daddy and he didn’t deserve this, Zara dropped to the floor and started crying, what was she going to do? “Daddy, I need you help” Zara sobbed “Daddy it’s Daniel, he’s cheated on me daddy, he’s gambling too Daddy and he’s been attacked, what do it do” Zara and Jed had a long heart to heart “Zara you need to remember that up until you met Daniel, you were one of these women, a mistress and it didn’t bother you then, remember Rhys, he left his pregnant wife for you and within days you decided it wasn’t what you wanted, you haven’t always been an angel and people have forgiven you. Im not sticking up for the guy, but Zara I’ve been there myself, I’ve never told you this but I slept with my secretary whilst your mother was pregnant with you and we were still together, you and Daniel have been separated for three weeks and you were the one who called time, remember that” Zara was so desperate to shout down the phone at Jed, he was talking sense but she wanted someone to stick up for her, not for him! “And Zara you’ve even been the mistress with Daniel. Z, the thing im angriest about is his gambling, but you knew when you got with him that he had a problem, he’s a recovering addict Zara and in times of pure despair an addict will always turn to their addiction. Zara your about to have a baby, and by no means is that a small feat, you need all the help you can get and he’s part of that help, you need to go to the hospital and be there for him Zara, you don’t want your baby to turn around in many years’ time and be angry at you for not letting him see his father, and im not going to be around forever. I love you my little girl, more than anything but please listen to me” “I will Daddy, I’m scared. I love you”
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Post by bec2010 on Jan 17, 2012 0:06:16 GMT 1
Zara took her father’s advice, no matter what Daniel had done she still hadn’t heard his side of the story and most importantly she needed help plus their baby needed a father. She refreshed her make-up and brushed her hair, and headed back off to the hospital. Several times on that journey she considered turning back around and just giving up, the old Zara returning claiming she would and could do this on her own. She parked in the car park, it was freezing and there was ice on the floor, pathetic fallacy if Zara had ever incurred it. As she walked across the car park, tears rolled down her face, this reminded her of the night of the fire at her father’s work, the first love of her life dying in the blaze, she couldn’t lose Daniel no matter what, they mightn’t be able to be a couple after all of this but she still loved him.
Walking towards the buzzer on the ITU door, she questioned if she was going the right thing, she loved him but did his actions show he loved her, but then the baby kicked, she reminded herself this wasn’t for her but for their baby. “Hello, my name is Zara Carmichael, Daniel Grangers girlfriend” “Two seconds Ms Carmichael” BUZZ This had not changed at all in the whole ten years since she was last here, the walls still a clinical white and the 5 beds in one bay. “Ms Carmichael, im Dr McAllister, Daniel’s consultant, we’re just about to take him to theatre, we’re trying to alleviate some pressure off his brain since he has many internal injuries but the blow to the side of skill the worse. If you’d like to wait in the family room, well, you’ll already know her but Daniels sister is in there” and with that Dr McAllister left, before Zara could question him about Daniel’s sister.
“Zara?” An extremely pretty young girl probably no older than mid-twenties, medium length dark brown hair and a fairly curvy asked “Yes, who are you?” Zara replied rather sharply “Please don’t be angry but I’m Stephanie, but let me explain” “Your Stephanie, you’ve got to be joking me, look im calling for security” “No please Zara don’t, let me explain” begged Steph “Five minutes and five minutes only” Zara replied taking a seat “Okay, look Zara nothing has gone on with me and Daniel, and well clearly not my choice, he’s gorgeous Zara. But Zara yes we’ve exchanged flirty text messages and I’ve been around to his house, but two other men were there as well Jimmi and Kevin, I’m Kevin’s friend, Zara. That’s how I got to know Daniel, I’m 20, he showed me a little attention and I became infatuated Zara but honestly nothing has happened, he always talks about you, and your little man, how he wishes you could be a family again, even asking me to add a woman’s touch to the house so you’d come back. Zara we’re just friends, in fact im sure Daniel just humours me” Zara interrupted “No, he’ll love the attention, don’t worry” Steph started again “We haven’t even kissed, nothing like that Zara. I’m here because I do care for him Zara but he doesn’t care for you Zara, he loves you. I actually hoped you wouldn’t turn up and if you didn’t me and him could have been together” Zara realised this girl meant no harm, she was just a stupid teenager with a crush, loving any man who gave her attention. Zara started “Steph you’re a very beautiful girl, and your only 20, why on earth would you want to be with a 40 year old man, sweetie, he’s old enough to be your dad and besides he’s got two children, all too much baggage for a girl your age” Zara joked, she usually would have ripped a girl like this to pieces but she actually wanted to mother her. “So you don’t hate me, I’m really sorry, I’m stupid, he doesn’t love me nor want to be with you and besides you have a baby on the way, I just got caught up in the moment” Steph started crying “Don’t be so silly, I believe you, why would you lie, you’ve got nothing to lose. Steph your beautiful and girl like you should be out there kissing all the men she can find, drinking as much alcohol as she can consume and laugh until she cries, go on pass your phone” Zara deleted Daniel’s number “Look leave now and nothing more will be said, go and have some fun and forget about Daniel, he’s mine” Zara hugged her and Steph left but not before turning back to Zara and saying “Thank you Zara, you’re going to be a brilliant mother, you’ve given me better advice in five minutes than my mother has done in 20 years”
Zara couldn’t help but laugh, clearly Daniel had lost it if all he could pick up was a drippy 20 year old but in a way it showed that it was her he wanted and in a way Steph had comforted her, that she was going to make a good mother. At that moment there was a knock on the door and the door opened with DS Hollins and DCI driver entering. “Well Miss Carmichael, looks like your off the hook, what a shame, but we’ve arrested a Mr Reed for the crime committed against your boyfriend. He’s the manager of the local casino and the one who Daniel is £2000 in debt with, looks like Daniel was only trying to text Emily his wife to try and sweet talk her into getting the debt wiped, a very silly idea. However clearly this plan didn’t work as Daniel wouldn’t be where he is now and Mr Reed went after Daniel on the way home from the pub, battering him with a hammer. So currently we will be charging Mr Reed with attempted Murder, even murder so Mr Reed will be going away for a long time” DCI Driver finished.
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