Treat You Better

In The Blink Of An Eye

Word Count: 1,862 *not proofread,unedited, not spell checked yet apologies for any misspellings

The red eye landed in Los Angeles at 3 am  and it was far to late for me to see my mother much less my father. I pulled my iPhone out of my pocket and texted my dad

imessage : Dad, We've just landed in L.A. don't bother yourself about  coming down Lauren and I are getting a hotel i'll come see you at the house tomorrow.

 imessage From Dad: "Ok honey thank you for coming get some sleep you must be tired i'll see you tomorrow sweetheart I love you Honey"

imessage: Love you too Dad...

with that, I slid  my phone back into my pocket and walked with Lauren to the baggage claim to claim our luggage my mind was still a bit distraught but I had to pull it together and keep it together for Lauren I glanced at her she appeared very tires and confused. We checked into our hotel suite and got ourselves situated I sat on the bed in our room the silence was so still you could probably cut it with a knife.

"Babe i'm going to go take a shower" Lauren said as she walked past me I grabbed her hand and stood up 

"I love you you know that right?" I asked as I stared into her eyes Lauren glanced down sadly at the floor I gently lifted her chin up so that her eyes were focused on me as I leaned in and placed a soft yet passionate kiss on her lips allowing the kiss to linger for a bit before pulling away

"I love  you too babe, I'm just scared you really scared me but i'm here for you okay and i'll be here with you through this just as you were with me through my time of need" She said a small yet sad smile crossed my face before I placed another sweet kiss on her lips. Lauren slowly made her way to the bathroom to have a shower as I sat back down on the bed and buried my head in my hands.

Lauren and I woke early the next morning around 9 am and had  a small breakfast though I couldn't stomach food at the moment I ate a few bites just to give me enough strength. We met up with my Dad at the Hospice that my mom was being taken care of in Lauren and I walked to the nurses station and were given the room number as we walked down the hallway and rounded the corner to my moms private room my heart sank in my chest when I witnessed how small and fragile my mom looked my mom was a beautiful woman but her beauty had seemed to fade and she appeared old and tired her hair was completely gone. I felt the tears weld up in my eyes but I faught them back I felt a hand touch my shoulder and glanced over to see Lauren  looking at me with the saddest eyes

"Hello, sweetheart are you y/n Mrs. y/l/n/ daughter?" a Nurse asked 

"Yes, yeah I am her daughter " I said keeping my eyes on my moms small body laying motionless on the hospital bed 

"I just want you to know that we are doing everything we can to make sure that you mother is as comfortable as possible though her condition is terminal we are sure to take the best care of her so you need not worry she's a bit fragile and can get sick easily she's a fighter but we've never seen this type of cancer progress so fast.. I'll leave you be"  the nurse exclaimed as she left the room gently closing the door behind her.

I walked up to my mom and stared at her laying motionless as a tear fell from my eye I quickly wiped it away and Lauren came to my side the faint sound of coughing turned my attention back to my mom who was now looking at Lauren and I