Broken Strings- Chim

FIVE.

Kimberley's POV:

"I was hoping we could spend tonight in babe, can we not go out tomorrow instead?"

"No sorry, the girls will all be getting ready." Cheryl groans, still trying to pull me back down on to the bed.

"They can go alone..."

"Chez please!"

"Fine, let me go get something to wear." We've all agreed to go to Nadine's tonight for a few drinks with the intention of getting Cheryl drunk so i can slip away. I'm going the wrong way about it all but i don't know how else i can leave without her knowing.

After another twenty minutes, Cheryl's ready to go and we finally make our way to Nadine's.

//

"Get these down you Chez, come on! You're my drinking pal tonight!" Sarah forces more and more shots down an already tipsy Cheryl. Before she can get any more drunk, i pull Cheryl on to my lap.

"You know i love you, right? I love you so much and i might mess things up or go the wrong way about things but i'll always love you."

"Aw Kimba, babe what's brought this on? I love you too and i don't care if you mess up, you're mine and you always will be. We can take anything on, i love you."

"I know, i just needed you to know that. God i love you." She giggles when i pull her into a hug, the girls all watching sadly.

"And you know Kimba? I know it's been hard, things have been tough for a while now but i really feel like we can get through this? You're gonna be stronger than ever now. I'm so glad you're not leaving me yet."

"I know baby, i know." I pull her away and put everything i can into a kiss, all the goodbyes i want to give her but i won't be able too.

//

Nicola's POV:

"Kim? Ready babe?"

"What? God no. What am i thinking? I know i'd get like this but my god, what if something goes wrong?!"

"Hey, hey Kimba. Stop, come on don't cry babe. You can't think like that, i'll sort Cheryl but i know for a fact you'll be back. You won't let some operation knock you down."

"Thanks Nic, come on then let's get to the airport. Who knows? I could be back in four days!" Nicola shares a sad smile with me before i take one last glance as a very drunk Cheryl playing a dancing game on the wii with Sarah while Nadine watches on in hysterics. I'd said a heartfelt goodbye with each girl separately tonight, except Cheryl obviously. I can't back down now, i'll be ok i repeat over and over in my head as i leave with Nicola.

I'll be ok. I'll be ok. I'll be ok. I'll be ok.

//

Cleaning my tears away from my eyes, i arrive back at Nadine's, the girls still dancing away.

"Nic, nic! Where's my Kimba?"

"Oh, we bumped into Sally so she's gone to pick us some more booze then they should be back."

"Oh, ok then. She was ok though?"

"Yeah babe, fine." She smiles happily before downing another drink. I glance at Nadine who's eyes are filled with sadness just like mine.

//

Nadine's POV:

"Nads, do you think Kimba's coming back?"

"What babe?"

"My Kimba, she's gonna come back here?"

"Yeah, she'll be on her way with Sally."

"I love Kimba, you know? I'm gonna make her better, i can't let her leave me. She won't. She wouldn't leave me, she can't. I love her and that's enough, you love her too? Don't you Nads?"

"Yeah, course i do Chez. Not as much as you though."

"No, nobody's allowed to love Kimba more than me and she only loves me like that."

"Course babe."

"Do you think she'll get better Nads?"

"Kimba's a soldier like you, i'm sure she will."

She goes on for another hour or so, declaring her love for Kimberley. How the hell will i get her to bed without her?!

"Babe? Chez? Let's get you to bed."

"No, no i'll wait for Kimba."

"No, come on babe. I'll send her up, i promise." She doesn't reply but let's me take her up to the room she's staying in.

"I'll send Kimba up as soon as she arrives babe. You get some sleep."

"Hmm ok." I kiss her head as she wriggles out of her clothes and collapses on the bed in her underwear, her eyes instantly closing.

I sigh as i look at Cheryl now sleeping peacefully, a small smile on her face, so innocent, so happy.

//

"She ok?"

"She's asleep but she's waiting for Kimba, she says."

"She's going to be heartbroken."

//

Cheryl's POV:

"Mmm, Kimba?" Rolling on to my back, i gently lift my arm to wrap around my Kimba's body but i'm met by emptiness. It's cold too meaning she didn't make it up here last night.

"Kimba? Babe?" Creeping downstairs, incase i wake the girls, i whisper her name, expecting her to be sat with a cuppa watching the morning news.

"Chez? That you babe?"

"Yeah, where's Kimba?" I ask as i walk into the kitchen to be met by the girls, minus Kimberley or even Sally.

"Babe, you need to sit down."

"Can i just go say a quick morning to Kimberley?"

"No, babe you can't. Sit down." Doing as they say, i sit across from them at the table, a confused look on my face.

"We got a call off Kimberley this morning, she says she's safe and she loves you."

"You guys are really worrying me now, what's going on?"

"She's gone babe."

"GONE?!"

"Oh god no, i meant she's gone for the treatment. She's gone to America."