BABY
BLUES – 7
Disclaimer:
I don’t own any of the characters in this fic. However I do own Barry J.
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Bron
wakes up to the sound of the shower running. She looks at her watch and realizes
that its 9.00 and that Luke is late for work. She stares up at the roof as she
takes a few deap breaths. She hears the taps turn off. She drifts off to sleep
again but wakes when she hears Luke rummaging around the room. She opens her
eyes.
Bron:
You’re late
Luke:
I know
Bron:
You didn’t sleep much did you?
Luke:
(putting his tie on) No… I didn’t… I’m not the only one though.
Bron:
(sits up and looks at him) Nice tie
Luke:
Bron… the money…. When does he want it?
Bron:
Probably right about now
Luke:
I’ll go and take it to him
Bron:
You are already late… maybe-
Luke:
Don’t even think about going yourself
Bron:
I just-
Luke:
No I’ll take it… now where will he be?
Bron:
At home… he’s probably broken in again
Luke:
Alright…. Now are you going to be ok here?
Bron:
I’m going into the hospital… I’d better get Charlotte to do an
examination…. And tell Terri that I need a few days off.
Luke:
Well I’ll drop you off
Bron:
I’m not ready yet, I haven’t had a shower or anything
Luke:
Well I’ll wait
Bron:
Are you sure?
Luke:
Yeah… some of your clothes are in the other room, they are all washed and
ironed.
Bron:
(gets up) Good thing I left them here then
She
walks off
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Luke
pulls up in the hospital car park
Luke:
I can walk you in if you like
Bron:
Luke I’m not an invalid ok?! I don’t need you to walk me in there! Its only
a few meters away!
Bron
looks over at Luke and realizes that he was only trying to help and make things
easier. Bron pushes some loose
strands of hair away from her face.
Bron:
I didn’t mean to snap at you Luke.. I just-
Luke:
Its ok, I get it.
Bron
nods and hands Luke her house keys before opening the door.
Bron:
Don’t do anything stupid ok?
Luke
nods. Bron gets out and starts walking towards the hospital entrance. Luke
watches Bron go through the hospital doors then drives off.
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Bron
arrives up on the ward. Jared comes over to her on his way to the lift.
Jared:
You look like shit
Bron:
Well I feel like shit Jared… is Terri in her office?
Jared:
Yeah
Bron:
Thanks
She
walks over to Terri’s office and knocks on the door
Terri:
come in
Bron
goes in. Terri looks up from her work.
Terri:
Bron your late again
Bron:
I can explain….
Terri:
Bron this has got to stop! I know you have had a few problems but this is
getting to be very inconvenient, Jared is having to cover for you.
Bron:
I know, I’m sorry… I need some time off
Terri:
What? Oh come on Bron I can’t believe you are asking me this
Bron:
Terri please… I wouldn’t be of any use to you at the moment
Terri:
Ok what’s happened?
Bron:
I really don’t want to talk about it… will you just give me the benefit of
the doubt and trust me on this one?
Terri:
You know I have to have a valid reason before I let you take leave Bron.. I
would love to give you the benefit of the doubt, this is obviously personal, but
I can’t. Now what’s the problem?
Bron
sighs as she tries to think of how to break the news to Terri.
Bron:
I was raped by my loan shark
Terri:
Oh Bron….
Bron:
I really don’t feel like talking about this Terri…
Terri:
Of course… look take as much time as you need to, I don’t want you back at
work till you are 100% sure you are ready
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Luke
gets to Brons place. He unlocks the door with Brons keys and goes in. He hears
Barry’s voice.
Barry:
You better have that cash this time!
Luke
goes into the lounge room and sees Barry sitting on the couch with his feet up
on the coffee table.
Barry:
So Mr hotshot came to deliver the money hey?
Luke:
Take the money and get out!
He
holds the envelope out to Barry. Barry stands up and walks over to Luke.
Barry:
My pleasure hotshot
Barry
takes the envelope of money and begins to walk towards the front door. He turns
back around to face Luke.
Barry:
So how is little Bronwyn today? Is she well?
Luke:
Get out Barry!
Barry:
Did she tell you about our little bonk fest then hotshot? I reckon she really
enjoyed it!
Luke
shoves Barry up against the wall in a violent rush.
Luke:
You go anywhere near Bron again and I will make your life a living hell! Do you
know what you’ve done to her?!
Barry:
(smiles) Yeah I know what I’ve done to her
Luke
punches Barry in the face, he hits his right eye. Luke then drags Barry out the
door and shoves him out of the yard.
Luke:
Now piss off before I do something I might regret!.
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Bron
is down in emergency looking for Charlotte. She spots her talking to Mitch. Bron
goes over to them.
Charlotte:
Bron? Is everything ok?
Bron:
Ah… I actually need to talk to you about something
Mitch:
Well I’ll be on my way then, I’ll see you both later
Charlotte-
Bye Mitch
Mitch:
Bye
Bron:
Can we go into an examination room?
Charlotte:
Why is something wrong?
Bron:
I need to see you professionally
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20
minutes later Luke arrives at the hospital. He is walking through emergency as
Bron and Charlotte come from the private room they were in. Charlotte puts hugs
Bron.
Luke comes up to
them.
Luke: Is everything
ok?... physically I mean
Charlotte: Yeah,
everything is fine
Charlotte: Sorry I
have to go
Charlotte rushes
off towards the lift.
Luke: Are you ok?
Bron: Yeah… did
you-
Luke: Don’t even
mention that pricks name. I made it clear that if he came near you again he
would have to deal with me.
Luke hugs Bron.
Luke: Come on
I’ll give you a lift home
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In the car
Bron: Luke?
Luke: Yeah?
Bron: How would you
feel about me moving in with you?
Luke: I don’t
have a problem with it
Bron: It’s just
that… I don’t think I feel safe at home anymore… I don’t want to move in
if you’re not ready though
Luke: Bron if its
what you want then It’s fine by me
Bron: Are you sure
you don’t mind?
Luke: I’m
positive… Bron I am going to support you, you know that right? Whatever
happens I’ll be right by your side.
Bron nods
Bron: I
know…thank you… you’ve really surprised me you know?... you have changed a
lot over the last few years.
Luke: Because I
know that you are the most important thing to me and I don’t want to make the
mistake of loosing you again… ok off to your place to pack then?
Bron: Yep
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After collecting
her belongings Bron spends the rest of the day at Luke’s place unpacking, she
manages to keep herself busy and get through the day without thinking about
Barry and what he had done to her.
She is lying on
Luke’s bed staring up at the ceiling, she almost drifts off to sleep but her
mobile rings. She picks it up and answers it without looking at the screan.
Bron: Hello?
Barry: Hello Bron
Bron: What do you
want?!
Barry: I just
thought I should let you know that hotshot got the money to me.
Bron: Gee that’s
great but I already knew that! Now piss off!
Barry: Just one
more thing Bron… you better watch your back! You never know when I might come
looking for you! We had so much fun that we might have to do it again some time!
Bron: You’re sick
you know that?!
She hangs up the
phone and hurles it at the nearest wall.
Bron: Prick!
Bron takes a few
deep breaths and tries to calm down.
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Later that
afternoon Luke arrives home with some KFC. He comes into the bedroom to find
Bron fast asleep. He goes back out into the kitchen and starts to unpack the
KFC. Bron hears the rattling of the plastic bags and quickly sits up.
Bron: Luke?
Luke comes in from
the kitchen
Luke: Hey, sorry if
I woke you.
He goes and sits
beside her and looks into her eyes. He sees the sadness in her eyes.
Luke: Did something
happen today?
Bron shakes her
head
Bron: No…
nothing, I’m ok
Luke: Are you sure?
You seem a bit… distant
Bron: Well what do
you want Luke? Do you want me to throw a party in honor of the occasion?!
Luke gets up and
walks out into the kitchen. Bron flops face first onto the pillow and goes to
sleep.
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At about 11pm Bron
wakes up when Luke slides into bed next to her. She turns over to face him.
Bron: Luke….
Luke: Not now Bron,
I just want to go to sleep ok?
Bron: I’m sorry
Luke: I know you
are
He places his hand
on top of hers then falls asleep soon after from exhaustion.
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The next morning
Luke is almost ready for work. We see him doing up his tie in the mirror. He
then looks over at Bron who is just lying in bed watching him.
Luke: You planning
on having breakfast? I could grab you something from down the road if you like
Bron shakes her
head
Bron: I don’t
want anything
Luke: Bron you
didn’t eat dinner last night and now you’re skipping breakfast
Bron: Thank you for
pointing that out, but I already knew that. I’m not hungry.
Luke: Shorty-
Bron: I’m not
hungry Luke
Luke sits down
beside her.
Luke: I know that
you are suffering Bron and I know its hard to cope with but if you don’t-
Bron: I’m coping
fine Luke, stop worrying ok? I’m alright
She gives him a
small smile, it is just enough to convince him.
Bron: Now hurry up
or you’ll be late!
Luke: You aren’t
trying to get rid of me are you?
Bron: Never!
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Luke
arrives on ward 17 looking for a file. Charlotte comes over to him. They are
standing at the front desk. Luke is shuffling through some files trying to find
the one he is looking for.
Charlotte: How is
she doing?
Luke: She says she
is fine, but I really don’t think she is
Luke looks up at
Charlotte.
Luke: She’s
snappy, she won’t get out of bed and she won’t eat
Luke: I know, I’m
just worried… I don’t want her sinking into depression… she’s been
through enough already
Charlotte smiles
and grabs one of Luke’s cheeks, she twists it.
Charlotte: (High
pitched voice) Oh Luke you’re so lovely!!! If I were straight I would love you
to bits! Pity.
She walks away as
Luke finally finds the file he has been searching for
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Luke
arrives home to find Bron still in bed. He sits down by her.
Luke: How are you
feeling?
Bron: I’m ok,
just tired
Luke: That would
probably because you haven’t eaten anything all day. How bout I get us some
Chinese or something?
Bron: I don’t
want anything
Luke sighs
Luke: Bron… at
least get up and change into some new clothes
Bron: I’ll get up
when I’m ready Luke! I don’t need you ordering me around!
Luke: I just want
to-
Bron: If you want
to help the leave me alone
Luke: I will not
leave you to sink into depression… you know that’s where you’re headed
don’t you? Look at yourself Bron
Bron: I didn’t
ask for your opinion
Luke puts his hand
on Bron’s, she quickly pulls her hand away.
Bron: Don’t
Luke: Bron how can
I help you if you won’t tell me what you’re thinking?
Bron: I don’t
need help! I’m alright! How many times do I have to tell you Luke?
Luke: Ok, if
you’re ok then why are you acting like this? Look at how you’re treating
yourself. It’s like you’re punishing yourself Bron. Look at what you’re
doing to me. Its bloody clear that you aren’t fine.
Bron: It’s all
about you isn’t it?!
Luke: I didn’t-
Bron: (yelling)
This is just one big inconvenience for you isn’t it?! You want sex but you
can’t have it so you’re trying to-
Luke: (yelling)
Jesus Bron! Would you listen to yourself?!!!.
Bron looks away
Luke: Look I
don’t need this alright?! All I want to do is help you and I can’t do that
till you’re ready to stop slinging shit at me and start being realistic!. I
know its hard but you can’t keep this up!.
Luke goes out the front door slamming it behind him.