Untouchable - maya and carina

chapter 30 - we have a daughter

T/W = talk of self-harm and sexual abuse

Maya's POV

"Is she ok?" Vic asks as ava continues sleeping in my arms

"Yeah, she had an attack, but I think she's ok," I said

"I never thought I'd see this side of you bishop," Vic says proudly

"Hm?"

"You have a hot Italian girlfriend and an incredibly adorable daughter, you actually talk to us now instead of just giving us orders, it's nice. It's like we've met Maya"

"you've always known Maya," I say

"No, we knew bishop, but we didn't know Maya"

*****

We eventually went home, and ava was laying in bed, still tired while carina and I were sitting on the sofa together, watching 'friends.

"Do you think ava's ok?" carina asks

"I hope so," I sigh

"Are you ok?" I ask

"Yeah, why?" she says confused

"baby," I say looking up at her sadly

"I know, I'm trying to block it out at the minute," she says

"You don't have to block it out, you can be upset"

"Not yet, I have 10 days until the exact date, if I get upset now, I'll be upset for over 2 weeks, and I don't want that"

"Ok baby, but when you do want to be sad, I'm here ok?" I ask as she nods

The anniversary of her mother's passing was coming up and she told me about how upset she gets when it's that time. As much as I would hate to see her upset, I wanted her to feel like she can cry if she wants to.

Ava's POV

I lied on the bed, staring at the ceiling, feeling tired. It wasn't the sort of tiredness that you get from not sleeping a lot, it was tiredness you get when you feel emotionally drained.

I hated it.

I felt my phone buzz in my pocket and when I pulled it out I saw a message from an unknown number

'Hey, it's Olivia, I was just checking you were alright'

I felt a smile instantly creep onto my face when I see her name, wanting nothing more than to just talk to her

'Hey, yeah I'm good, sorry for what happened' I reply

'No need to be sorry, I'm just glad you're ok. I didn't know what to do so I got someone from upstairs, I didn't know if that was right' she says instantly

'Yeah, thank you

'No problem :)'

I put my phone down before covering myself with the duvet, holding it all the way up to my face. I was happier after Olivia texted, I didn't know why though

Knock, knock

"Hey, it's just me, are you alright?" Maya asks from the doorway

"Yeah, just tired," I say, still wrapped in the blanket

"Can I join you?' she asks as I nod my head and she climbs into bed with me

"Who was the girl from reception?" she asked quietly

"Olivia, she came in with a broken fire alarm, the one dean fixed"

"Oh, was that her? She seems nice"