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“Why do you sweat so much?” Ellie asked a very nervous Alec.
“I haven’t done this in 16 years, El.” Alec laughed away his nerves. “Dais was a very long time ago.”
Ellie had noticed that they were both unusually quiet. It was a scary prospect, a baby scan and even scarier that it was THEIR baby scan. Ellie notice how she was reading the same hair page in the magazine 4 times over.
“Ellie Miller” the nurse smiled. And Ellie put her magazine down and took Alecs hand. They were both shaken and nervous, but so incredibly excited too.
When they went in, Ellie remembered how awful the beds felt. They weren’t as comfy as one born every minute made them look.
“If you’d like to take a seat” the nurse asked.
“Which one of us?” Alec joked, before getting a stern look from Ellie.
“Sorry, I think we are both a bit nervous.” Ellie corrected her partner.
The lady began the scan, whilst Ellie and Alec clutched each others hands. Ellie prayed every second that the baby would be okay and not have Alecs Scottish jaw line.
“There’s the heartbeat” the nurse smiled. “There is the head and the body is growing nicely.”
Alec had tears in his eyes as he felt Ellie let out a sigh. It was every bit of a positive news they could have hoped for.
“Wow.” Ellie was in awe of her child. “It’s incredible to see.”
“Yeh, thank you so much” Alec smiled.
The nurse printed some photos and gave them a few extra copies after she found out they were the pair that helped Broadchurch so much as a community.
On their way home, they brought a copy round to the Latimers.
“It’s incredible. Absolutely incredible El.” Beth was ecstatic and Mark shook Alecs hand and told him “good job.” Chloe was excited to become an “unofficial Aunty” and for her little sister to have a little friend.
“Guys, I’ll never be able to thank you enough for your kindness towards us” Ellie hugged Beth as Alec smiled at his partners happiness.
Beth knew that Ellie wasn’t referring to the tea and biscuits. “Like I told you, 8 weeks ago, this baby is an example of how life moves on and how joe doesn’t get to win anymore.”
Ellie knew that her bond with the Latimers was something entirely unique and she would treasure them for the rest of her life.
As they walked home, Alec was especially focused on telling the kids that their baby sister or brother was absolutely incredible and didn’t have his “Scottish jawline.”
“El” Alec had stopped about four ft from the door and took Ellie’s hands. “You know, this news has really made me realise something. Our family is a team and I am so proud is us. I’ve never been so grateful for the people in my life. And I’ll never stop loving you or loving us. Ellie Miller I need to ask you something... will...”
Before he could finish, they heard the noise of two very excited teens.
“THEYRE BACK”
“FRED... they ARE BACK”
“LET US SEE THE PHOTOS MUM”
Tom and daisy whipped the photos off their parents and there was already 3 copies on the kids Snapchat’s and daisy had insisted on doing a special insta dedicated to “Baby Hardy-Miller.”
After 30 mins, of discussing baby names and how Tom wasn’t going to be touching any nappies when he/she arrived. Ellie caught Alec having a quiet moment.
“Yes would have been the answer, by the way.” Ellie smiled as she knew what he meant to ask earlier before the mayhem kicked off.
Alec beamed as he pulled his girlfriend in for a very quick and quiet kiss.
“I wanna ask you properly.” He smiled. “Give me a few days to sort something.”
Before Ellie could respond, she realised the front room had gone earily quiet.
“NO MUM, PLEASE DON’T HURT HIM” Screamed Daisy.
As Alec and Ellie ran to the front room, the saw the unthinkable. Tess holding Fred as he cried for his mother. She had a knife in one hand and Ellie could smell the booze in her evil breath.
“Sorry Daiz” Tess sneared. “I lost everything. While miss perfect over there has my ex husbands baby. You know what they say. “A life for a life”
Ellie stood there in shock as Alec held her close, unable to speak. All they kept thinking was, Tess was a mother, she wouldn’t hurt Fred.
But would she?