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Post by jess on Mar 16, 2010 12:17:21 GMT
YAY an update oooo keep going im hooken on this right now
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Post by smilelino on Mar 18, 2010 17:55:42 GMT
just awsome updates. I love this story.
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Post by mellochino on Mar 19, 2010 11:07:36 GMT
I've just caught up, this is a really good story! Can't wait for the next update =)
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Post by Bee on Mar 19, 2010 11:20:52 GMT
India stumbled out of bed and into her bathroom (all three of the Napier girls had their own bathrooms after Declan discovered that they'd fought over which would have which facility at the old house).
India tried to make her throwing up sound convincing as Declan came up to check on her, luckily her door had a lock on it so that she could pretend without him walking in on her.
"Indy" Declan knocked on the door generally concerned, "Are you okay?".
India stood up and tried to sound upset before quickly applying makeup and smudging it with water, she then opened her counter and pulled out the test and walked to the door.
She threw it open and leapt into her dad's arms, "Daddy i'm pregnant".
Declan pushed her away and looked into her eyes shocked, "No you're not".
He said this so firmly it put India off the plan for a few minutes, "Dad i found out 2 weeks ago, i've been building up the courage to talk to you...".
"HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID" He blew up in an instant, "YOU'RE EXACTLY LIKE YOUR M....".
"Mum?!" India yelled back, "YOU NEVER TALK ABOUT HER SO HOW CAN I KNOW THAT I'M LIKE HER!".
"Dont you take that tone with me young lady!" Declan snapped, "I cant believe this!".
India looked up at his eyes, they hurt her to see them like that and she felt a pang of guilt before saying, "Dad can we please talk about mum?".
Declan looked at her, "No i dont want to talk about your mother right now, your 16 Indy, how could you get yourself into this position!".
"You and mum were!" India snapped at him.
Declan glared at her, "I dont want to talk about your mother!".
India sighed, "Fine dad i'm not pregnant okay, i just thought that this could make you want to talk about mum to me".
Declan was taken aback, "You're not?".
"No.." India threw the test into her bin, "I just wanted to know how mum died but it doesnt matter".
Declan watched her walk out of the room before chasing her, "Wait a minute young lady, you lied to me, theres going to be punishment!".
"Isnt not knowing how your mother died punishment enough" India took her coat and started out the door.
"Fine i'll tell you but you have to promise you wont be angry at me" Declan said sitting her down on the couch.
India nodded, "Thankyou daddy".
half an hour later India sat stunned.
"So now i'm guessing you hate me" Declan sighed looking at his daughters face.
India said nothing, just got up and went to her bedroom and pulled out the diary....TBC
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Post by sophie on Mar 19, 2010 11:31:19 GMT
Can't wait to see what happens next!
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Post by Bee on Mar 20, 2010 11:15:58 GMT
To Mum... I don't know how to fix this one...i think it's impossible...
India sighed as she wrote what was to come next, she didnt hate her dad, she knew that what happened was all in good intentions but she still felt resentful that he'd messed up their plans so much.
Dad killed you....well sort of he explained it all to me....
Bridget wandered around the house picking up toys, Charlotte was at her mothers house of the day so she only had India, but India was at school anyway so she decided to spend the entire day cleaning India and Charlotte's bedrooms.
She bent down to pick up a toy left out by Charlotte when suddenly her waters broke, Bridget managed to turn as she fell as not to harm her baby and as she lay there she wondered how to get out of this mess. The phone was luckily not too far away but she would have to pull herself up the wall to get to it. She decided to attempt it, but after four tries she still hadnt gotten there.
Meanwhile Declan was at work, Paul had told him to go home multiple times but he'd refused knowing that his baby wasn't due for another two weeks.
"Declan if you don't go i'm going to dock your pay for this week" Paul told him.
Declan sighed and closed out of the book keeping he'd been doing "Fine i'll go" He stood up and walked out to his car.
Back at the Napier House Bridget lay on the ground in more pain then she'd ever been, Charlotte and India had not hurt this much in labour so she wondered if there was something wrong with this one.
"Hold on baby" Bridget told her stomach.
Declan put the key in the lock and opened the door, "Hello!" he yelled.
"DECLAN" Bridget screamed from the hallway floor.
"Didge!" Declan ran in, "What's wrong?!".
"The babies coming!" Bridget told him, "Please get me to hospital my contractions are already three minutes apart".
Declan picked her up and ran her out to the car, they got halfway to the hospital before Bridget gave birth in the car.
"It's a girl Bridget!" Declan grinned looking like the proudest dad in the world, he was holding Anna outside the car, but then the unthinkable happened, a semi trailer veered off the road slamming the car into the rail guard, Declan had no time to get Bridget out, he just fell to the ground clutching his daughter to his chest.
The next thing he knew he was waking up in hospital and he was told that his wife hadn't made it but his daughter was fine.
India explained all this in the diary entry however by this time it was too late, Bridget was already on the floor keeled over in pain and Declan was on his way home.
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Post by sophie on Mar 20, 2010 12:12:37 GMT
Didge can't die!!! Great update!
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Post by jeffiner1892 on Mar 20, 2010 15:32:14 GMT
Poor Declan, no wonder he couldnt talk to her about what happened!
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Post by Bee on Mar 21, 2010 11:04:29 GMT
Bridget lay panting on the ground she yelled out again, “Declan!” she knew that this was it, she was going to die today before even knowing her own daughter.
“Didge!” Declan ran in and picked her up, “Are you okay?”.
“The babies coming!” Bridget yelled at him, “No I’m not okay!”.
Declan looked at her in shock, he’d never get used to having his wife yell at him this way, and this was his third child being born now.
Bridget suddenly thought about the diary, “Dec go into my room and get my diary please!”.
Declan looked at her, “Why? You’re about to have a baby!”.
“JUST GET ME THE EFFING DIARY” Bridget yelled at him.
Declan got up and ran into their bedroom, “where the hell do you keep this thing?!” He said out loud as he opened random drawers.
“DECLAN” Bridget yelled in pain.
Declan moved some clothes around in Bridget drawer and finally found it, “I have it Didge!”.
Bridget laid back in relief before pain shot through her and as she screamed she realized that she was crowning, “DEC IT’S TOO LATE” She screamed to him as he ran through the door.
“No it’s not!’ Declan yelped as she grabbed his hand and pushed.
“Declan check the babies neck!” Bridget yelped as the babies head was now visible.
Declan reluctantly checked and found that the cord was out of the way, “Keep pushing Didge” he encouraged.
Soon after their daughter was in the world, Declan held her proudly, “We have a little girl Didge!” he grinned handing the baby to Bridget.
“Anna” Bridget said, “Anna Louise Napier”.
Declan nodded, “Sounds perfect!”.
They sat for a few more moments, “We’d better get you to the hospital!” Declan told her.
Bridget nodded before handing Anna to Declan, “I just want to do something, you call an ambulance please”.
Declan left to do this while Bridget opened the diary, her blood ran cold as she read India’s entry to it, “Oh Indy..” Bridget sighed, “Thank god I didn’t go!”.
“Hey the ambulance is on it’s way” Declan came back in, “I’ll just get her into something warm”.
“No I’m not going” Bridget felt nervous, “They can check me and Anna out here!”.
Declan shook his head, “Didge you’ve just had a baby you need to be checked out!”.
Bridget sighed as he walked out to get Anna dressed, she turned to the diary and wrote “Am I dead?”.
Meanwhile 7 years later. India walked home and suddenly got more memories, seeing her sister Anna for the first time in the arms of her mother, the birth of yet another sibling but this time it was her brother, her mother being sick in hospital, herself being sick in hospital as well…and finally the death of her father who was aged just 31 years old leaving Bridget with four kids. India couldn’t believe this, she had worked so hard to get her mother back but she didn’t realize that this would mean that she’d loose the relationship she had with her father.
India started to run home, she needed to see her mother, to formulate a plan with her to get her father back.
“Indy!” Bridget ran out as soon as India was visible to the house and threw her arms around her.
“I didn’t mean for dad to die” India cried into her mothers shoulder.
“We can get him back!” Bridget held onto her daughter for the first time in sixteen years.
“How?” India cried, “He’s gone mum!”.
Bridget smiled at hearing her daughter say ‘mum’ but realized that this was the worst thing to do as India yelled at her for smiling when her husband was dead before storming inside.
“Indy!” Charlotte came in, “You left your clothes on my bed again!”.
India looked at Charlotte, she looked different, she had brown curly hair now instead of the black straight hair she used to have when Declan was alive.
“Shut up” India snapped before going to her bedroom, “What the hell!”.
“I don’t like it either!” Charlotte said, “Since Joshie was born we’ve had to all share!”.
“Why couldn’t you three share!” India snapped.
“Josh is a boy” Charlotte said deadpan, “I’m not sharing with him!”.
“He’s only two years old!” India snapped before going to her drawer, “Where is mum’s diary!” India snapped at Charlotte.
“I don’t know, In mum’s room?” Charlotte said.
“Oh of course!” India thought, “She’s not dead is she!”.
India went out to the kitchen where Bridget was sitting at the table reading the diary entries.
India sat with her, “Sorry mum I was stressed”.
“You four are all so much like your father!” Bridget told her, “I miss him so much!”.
India hugged her before looking at the diary, “We need to convince Declan…”.
“How?” Bridget flipped through the diary, “He never writes this!”.
“What about after Anna was born?” India asked, “Didn’t he write one then?”.
Bridget flipped to the last entry, “Yes there is!”.
To Bridget’s diary.
Once again I’m stuck here writing a diary entry, but I suppose it’s better then being stuck at the hospital with disgusting hospital food, although I’d trade up with Bridget after the night I’ve had with India and Charlotte, both want to go see their sister but I wont let them tonight after the trouble Bridget went through to have Anna.
I was in shock when I came home and found Bridget on the floor keeled over, she told me to get this diary for her, I had no idea why? So I went and got that and brought it to her then she gave birth.
My daughter….Our daughter came into the world, she’s so beautiful just like her mother and her sisters, I feel so blessed to have my girls!.
Wow listen to me, I’m going soft! Need to get out and do manly things more, might ring Ringo and invite him and Zeke over for a beer and a kick of the footy later perhaps?.
Anyway I’m going to head off because Bridget wants me to bring up some food from Charlies for lunch as she hates the food at the hospital. Plus I’d love to see my Anna again (:.
Declan
“Let’s try it” India told her mum.
Bridget looked at India, “You should write in it, because you’re the one who communicated with me through it.
India nodded and took the pen and wrote “Hello my name is India Napier”.
Nothing.
Bridget then took the pen and wrote “Hello my name is Bridget Napier”.
Nothing again.
India and Bridget looked at each other in panic, “What are we going to do?” Bridget asked.
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Post by sophie on Mar 21, 2010 11:09:53 GMT
I hope Declan writes back! Great update!
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Post by suse on Mar 21, 2010 11:51:51 GMT
This is such a brilliant read Lia.
Can't wait for the next bit ;D.
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Post by Bee on Mar 23, 2010 22:50:24 GMT
“Well the diary let us talk only when it was a major turning point in both our lives” Bridget said as they both sat staring at the diary.
India nodded, “And when we weren’t there for each other”.
“Well how are we going to do that with your father?” Bridget wondered out loud.
They both sat thinking for a moment, India thought about the first time she’d talked to her mum through the diary, how she had wondered who her mother was and wanted to know more information about him. Her thoughts were disturbed by her little brother Josh who had run in followed by Rebecca and India’s two sisters.
Josh stormed off to his room and Charlotte and Anna went to the TV and turned it on.
Bridget jumped up and took Rebecca to the kitchen where she started making cups of coffee.
“What’s up with Josh?” Bridget asked.
Rebecca sat down and sighed, “It’s fathers day on Monday…and all the kids at preschool are bringing their dad’s”.
Bridget sighed and nodded, “I knew all of this would be so hard on him! he’s growing up without a father!”.
“Declan turned out okay” Rebecca’s voice was wavy, she’d never fully gotten over her sons death although it had been eighteen months, “He didn’t have a father”.
Bridget sipped her coffee, “But you made Declan that way, he was only strong because it was just the two of you”.
“You can make Josh strong too” Rebecca encouraged wiping away tears from her face, “He’s exactly like Declan”.
Bridget nodded, “I know”.
“So he’s annoyed at Declan, he was yelling and carrying on in the car before saying that Declan is the worst father ever” Rebecca continued to wipe tears from her eyes, “I didn’t know what to do!”.
“I’ll have a chat with him later” Bridget said.
Rebecca nodded still wiping her tears away, “I’d better go anyway” she drained the rest of her coffee, “I have to get over to Olivers”.
They said their goodbyes and Bridget headed into Josh’s room where he was defacing the picture of Declan she’d given him.
“What are you doing!” Bridget snatched the photo out of his hands, “Don’t do this to your father!”.
“That’s not my father it’s a bit of paper!” Josh yelled.
Bridget sat on the bed next to him, “Life isn’t fair sometimes Joshie” she said calmly, “It’s not fair that you don’t have a dad anymore but you have me and your sisters!”.
“It’s not the same” Josh laid on the bed angry at Bridget now, “Can I go to sleep?”.
Bridget let him and walked out to the lounge where India leapt up straight away and ran over, “MUM” she said excitedly, “What if it’s Josh?”.
Bridget wasn’t in the mood for this anymore so she snapped, “What if what’s Josh?”.
“What if Josh is the one that has to write in the diary!” India jumped up and down wildly.
Bridget stopped dead in her tracks, “What?”.
“Well he needs his father more then ever now right?” India asked.
Bridget looked at her shocked, “Yes! Yes that’s it!” she grinned.
“Well lets go get him!” India said.
“No we cant he’s annoyed at Declan” Bridget told her.
“Why?” India asked.
“Because he’s not here for fathers day” Bridget looked sad.
“Well lets make him here!” India told her.
Bridget shook her head, “No leave Josh for a while he’s sleeping anyway”.
India felt annoyed but nodded, ‘we’ll do it later tonight’ she consoled herself.
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Post by sophie on Mar 23, 2010 23:27:03 GMT
I hope it works!
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Post by Bee on Mar 25, 2010 13:19:25 GMT
2 years earlier Declan grinned as they headed to their ultrasound, their fourth one, every time they came back for a new one the obstetrician would double take. She'd known them since Indy was born, it felt like yesterday to Declan..not fourteen years ago. He knew that financially they couldnt handle another child after this one so he was hopeful he'd get a son, dont get him wrong he loved his daughters and would be thrilled to find out that he was having another one but he really wanted a son, someone he could teach to shave, ride a bike, take fishing, all the manly things that he'd never gotten to do with his own father.
"Can i pleaaaase come?" Charlotte asked for the hundredth time from the backseat, "I want to see my little brother or sister!".
"We'll show you the tape when you get home" Bridget told her, "But you have school and your father and i need to get there before 9:15".
Charlotte sighed, "You two are no fun!" she got out of the car and slammed the door shut before stalking off.
Declan started to wind down the window to yell at her but Bridget stopped him, "Dont cause a scene!".
Declan resigned to the fact that Bridget was the smart one of the pair, she'd always knew how to raise their girls right and had always tried to do the best she could with their girls.
Bridget started up the engine and pulled out and drove towards the daycare center which she was going to drop Anna off at as both her and Declan had work straight after the ultrasound.
"Seeya sweetheart!" Bridget smiled at Anna who was lifted out of the car by her father and walked inside, moments later Declan appeared again and they drove down to the hospital to get their ultrasound done.
"India seem's a bit put out by it" Declan mentioned as they waited to be called in.
"She'll live" Bridget said, "She was an only child for so long, it must be weird for her to suddenly get so many siblings!".
Declan nodded, "I was an only child for ages before mum told me about Ollie".
"Well you know how she feels then" Bridget said.
"Excuse me" A polite sounding voice said from behind them, "Sorry but...".
Bridget and Declan turned around and they both gasped, this woman looked like a carbon copy of Bridget and India.
"Is there any chance that your name is Bridget?" She asked.
Bridget nodded numbly, "Yes and your one of Joanna's daughters".
The woman nodded, "I'm Josie".
Bridget patted the seat next to her, "Come sit with me".
Josie came over, "I see your pregnant?".
Bridget smiled and put her hand over her growing belly, "I see you are too".
Josie nodded, "Eighteen weeks, first child, what about you? mum said you were pregnant when she met you".
"Yeah that was with India..." Bridget turned to Declan and gave him a look to which he pulled out his wallet and gave it to her.
"This is Indy, she's fourteen" Bridget said, "This is Charlotte..she's 7 and this is Anna who's two".
"You spaced them out well!" Josie commented.
They sat for a moment before Josie asked quietly, "How old are you?..if you dont mind me asking".
"Thirty-One" Bridget told her, "How old are you?".
"Twenty, but i turned twenty yesterday" Josie said.
"How old is Cara?" Bridget asked.
"Seventeen" Josie said, "She's thrilled about becoming an aunt, i guess i should tell her she is already one... Has Riley got any children".
"Three" Declan butted into the conversation, "Jack, Thomas and Laura".
Bridget frowned, 'i thought that one was called Bridget?' then she realized that future had altered and so had Riley's children.
"Josie Hale!" The obstetrician called.
Josie looked at Bridget, "Can you come in with me?".
Bridget looked over at Declan who shrugged, "Okay sure".
The newly-found sisters walked into the room together and the obstetrician commented on how they were 'twins' pregnant at the same time.
"We're not" Bridget said straight away, "I'm her half-sister...we just met".
"Oh right.." The obstetrician looked embarrassed, "Well let's see how your baby is Josie!".
Josie smiled weakly as the monitor was ran over her stomach, "You're having twins!".
Josie looked like she was going to be sick, Bridget didnt blame her, she didnt know what she would have done if India was twins, or even worse if she was having twins now.
"Would you like to know the sexes?" The obstetrician asked.
Josie had tears in her eyes and she asked weakly, "Is it too late for an abortion".
Bridget looked over shocked, shocked that her sister was so much like herself, young mum, no idea what to do about it, considered abortion...
"I wouldnt advise it until you've seen and talked to a councilor about it all do you want me to arrange it?" The obstetrician asked.
Josie sat up and yelled, "NO" before storming out of the room.
The obstetrician looked at Bridget in shock before Bridget turned around and ran out after Josie, she caught up with her in the car park, "Josie!".
Josie turned around, "I dont know what i can do! I dont have a father for these babies, i dont have a house, mum's not happy at all about it, i dont know what else i can do!".
"Don't give up, i was seventeen when i had India, Declan and I live in a nice cozy house now, it's all because of hard work and not giving up on our daughter!" Bridget told her, "Just dont make the same mistakes i did, i considered abortion and adoption for Indy, i wish i hadnt but i was a scared 17 year old and i didnt know what else to do!".
"Will you help me?" Josie asked.
Bridget sighed thinking that Declan was going to kill her, "Yes okay, you can come stay with us but you have to pay your own way!".
Josie nodded, "I will, thankyou Bridget".
Bridget gave her address before heading back inside for the ultrasound, Declan was angry when she told him about Josie moving in but this anger disolved when he saw the baby on the screen.
"Would you like to know the sex?" The obstetrician asked.
Declan and Bridget both nodded.
"You're having a little boy" she smiled, "Congratulations".
Declan kissed Bridget, "A boy!".
"It's great!" Bridget grinned feeling very happy, "Our family will be perfect!".
That night Bridget took out her diary to discover a small messy handwritten message, "To my daddy, from Josh".
Bridget almost fainted knowing that this message was from her son, the one that was currently in her belly... she got up and took it to Declan to look at but when she got into the kitchen she was shocked to discover...
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Post by sophie on Mar 25, 2010 22:28:49 GMT
ooh what?
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