A Bakers Dozen dreams

Recovery

Becky's POV...

Bella was my world and I knew I had to do exactly what I could to save her, she is my baby and I will always put her first no matter what. I knew I needed to donate one of my kidneys to her. I knew that it would mean that I wasn't there to take care of her to begin with and that we would have to rely on someone else most likely Daniel but I needed to do this to make sure she was okay.

 I love her with every part of me. I woke up around 9 ish and saw that David and Amanda were here with breakfast and bags of clothes for us all. I was so grateful they came to support us. Daniel was sat holding Bella's hand semi asleep, I saw him and knew that he felt helpless, he wanted to be compatible to donate his kidney to Bella but he wasn't so he felt like a failure. He was far from being a failure he was our biggest support system and would be there to look after us while we both recover. 

They said Bella should be up and running roughly a few weeks after the surgery but I could take longer to recover. I was not worried about myself only Bella she was my priority. I was prepared for surgery a few minutes after Bella was taken down, I was scared but I was also prepared to save my daughter. 

Daniel's POV....

Bella was prepared for surgery before she was wheeled away both Becky and I kissed her forehead. A couple of minutes later it was Becky's turn I kissed her forehead snuggled with her for a short while and then finally gave her a proper kiss. I was worried but I knew this was something she wasn't going to back out of. Surgery took a while, Bella's ran swimmingly and she was now in the recovery room. 

However, Becky experienced a large amount of blood loss during surgery and her body decided it could not cope with it and began to slowly shut down. They managed to stop the bleeding and get her stable but she was in a lot of pain and they had to give her a lot of medication.

A few hours later Bella was awake completely unaware of what has been going on. We didn't want to say exactly what happened to her until Becky was awake and able to discuss this with her. She was worried not seeing her mummy anywhere but I was there to reassure her so was Amanda, David decided to keep Becky company until we were ready to swap over. Becky was still unconscious which was very worrying  but I knew that Becky would want me to be there for Bella.

 Bella was now cuddled up to me asleep with her teddy bear beside her, she even was lucky enough to have a pink fluffy blanket that I had bought just for her. David then came through the door I got up carefully to ensure that I didn't wake Bella up and made my way over to him. He told me that Amanda had gone to Becky's apartment tonight to make sure everything was locked up how it should be. He asked me if I wanted to swap places as Bella was now asleep. 

I made my way over to Becky's room, she was still unconscious I was so worried now/  Was it normal for her to be out this long? I sat with her and held her hand in mine stroking it letting her know that I was there for her. I started talking to her about Bella being awake and okay. I laughed as I told her how chatty she was already. I sat there in silence for a while just hoping she woke up soon. It wasn't until I felt her fingers move I realised she was finally awake. 

She just smiled at me weakly I rushed to get her a glass of water to ease her dry throat. She gulped it down then took my hand back in hers but this time she was the one caressing my hand not the other way round. She told me to join her on the bed, I was cautious to begin with but she assured me that she would tell me if I was hurting her at any point. I reluctantly agreed and climbed in and took her into my arms.

 She wanted me to tell her all about how Bella was and when they think that she will be able to go home. They said in roughly two weeks, she asked when she was allowed to go home but they hadn't told me anything yet. 

Two weeks later....

Bella was now being discharged today she was up and ready running around like a headless chicken drowning in cuddly toys and balloons. She was ready to go home but first wanted to go and visit her mummy in her room. Becky was wrapped in her fluffy blanket that I went out and bought specially for her. She looked tired but wanted to see Bella all smiley so put on a brave face. 

Bella climbed up on her bed and snuggled with her mummy telling her all about her time in hospital. Eventually it was time to go home, I didn't want to leave Becky but I needed to get Bella settled to bed. We were going to stay at their place while Becky was still in hospital then go on to my place for the remainder of their recovery. Bella was in bed ready for a story she wanted Becky to be a part of bedtime and obviously she couldn't be here but I decided to facetime her so she could be somewhat a part of it. 

One week later …

Today was Becky's turn to be discharged she couldn't wait to not only spend time with me but also Bella. They had not had a lot of time to themselves lately with everything going on. I had packed up all her stuff and Bella was already at my place with David keeping her occupied. I wanted to ensure Becky was 100% before we left the hospital. She asked me to carry her out and I willingly agreed to it and wrapped her in the fluffy blanket.

 Once we got to the car I gently placed her down and strapped her in. We held hands most of the way only not when I was changing the gears. When we got home Bella was waiting at the door for us with some flowers and her mummy's favourite chocolates. She squealed when she saw her and jumped into her arms. I was worried that she would hurt her but Becky told me to let her have this moment with her daughter.

 She looked very tired so I suggested we all go to bed, Bella didn't want to sleep alone tonight and Becky didn't want me to leave so we decided for us all to share. I tucked them in and told them I would be back after I had  seen David out. When I had done that I grabbed the blankets and made some hot chocolate and made my way back to the girls who had put on the TV that was in my room. I climbed in gave Becky her hot chocolate and then supervised Bella when drinking hers. 

Over the next few weeks the girls both got stronger and stronger, Becky was becoming bored of being at home all the time so decided to return to work and with that came the decision for them to return back to their apartment. I was sad but fully understood that they needed to return back to normality. I knew that I wanted them to be here permanently so I decided that after a few months  I was going to ask them to move in with me. Big steps but I was certain that we had a future together and this only felt natural. 

3 months later ...

Becky and I had now been dating for roughly 6 months. I was finally ready to ask Becky to move in with me. I had been making subtle hints a lot recently but they weren't too obvious. Becky had been working a lot this week as Amanda and David had gone on holiday so everyday I have been dropping by for breakfast to see my girls before I head into work. Every other day I go and pick them up and drop them off at home so we can all have dinner together, I try to spend as much time as possible with them. My job can be demanding at times but since Nathan has been back working part time it has been slightly easier. It means we can coordinate. I work 3 days a week and he does 2 days and we both have weekends off. It fits in with his family and it fits in with mine. 

Tonight I was taking Becky on a date alone and Nathan and Lottie were babysitting Bella for us. On our date I was going to ask her to move in with me. I just hope she says Yes.