Northern Stars Are Flaming

Keeping Secrets

John carried Christine to the room when she was called to be seen, Stevie had used her own fake name for Christine to be seen under, saying she was her sister and of course her doctor let her. John wanted to go in with her if she wouldn't let Stevie, but Christine insisted on going in alone, even though she was terrified, she knew if something was wrong, she didn't want Stevie and John to know, John was mad at Stevie and Stevie was upset enough. Christine hated stressing out people she cared about.

Stevie sat down in the waiting room after watching John carry Christine off, she wanted to cry, she was still hating herself over it  and tried to distract herself by flicking through magazines and feeling terrible.  

"She wouldn't even let me go in with her, I can tell she is terrified!" John sighed, sitting beside Stevie.

"She probably knows I did bad damage to her!" Stevie whispered gulping.

"Yeh, she must, she never goes to the doctors, not even when she though I got her pregnant!" John stated exhaling deeply and just staring at the floor.

Stevie frowned, she knew Christine had spoken about a miscarriage when she was drunk, but Stevie was sure she had said it occurred when she was a young teenager.  Stevie wondered seen Christine had lied about how she thought she was a lesbian, what else she hadn't told her, but none of that mattered at that moment, Stevie was just feeling sick with nausea and worry about Christine which made her think too much "How do you think I feel John, I didn't know I was hurting her, I had my eyes closed and she just kept making noises like she liked it okay

They saw Stevie's doctor come out and go into another room, a nurse following her up the hall with some things "Oh god, she must be really hurt, my doctor just got a nurse!" Stevie stammered "I should go in and see what's happening!" 

"I am better going in, she is my wife!" John said, standing up and storming off, but Stevie followed.

"She is my girlfriend!" Stevie muttered and John soon banged on the door.

"Chris, do you want us with you?" He called out and the doctor opened the door glaring.

"No she doesn't, she wants to be alone, now don't interrupt again!" She snapped and closed the door.

"Great, they clearly think I am the one who hurt her!" John scoffed, shaking his head and walking off.

"I didn't do it on purpose, so stop it John!" Stevie hissed "I have enough issues with Fuckingham!" Stevie exclaimed and John couldn't help let out a small chuckle, it always sounded funny when Stevie called him that.

"I love her!" John said truthfully "If I cant her, I want her with someone who loves her and treats her good!" He added.

"I do love her, more than anyone and I try so hard to treat her as good as she treats me, but this is a horrible accident, I would never hurt her or anyone in that way if I knew!" Stevie exclaimed.

John knew she was being truthful, he easily could have hurt Christine by being to rough and there was times when he had hurt her accidentally in bed as well "Just be gentle with her next time Stevie!" John said softly, he didn't want to fight with Stevie either, he knew she was getting enough shit at the studio too.

"I know John!" Stevie sighed.

"Lets get something to eat while we wait for Chris, there is a café close by, you wait here and I will get some food!" John smiled, patting her shoulder 'What would you like?" John asked, he hated waiting in the clinic and it was so awkward, his wife getting treated after having rough sex with Stevie.

"I'm not hungry I feel sick, I want to know what is wrong with her!" Stevie exclaimed. 

"You need to eat too, she will clearly need serious looking after, you don't want her stressing if you collapsing from starvation, I will get something, so just wait here for her!" John said and then walked off.

Stevie lurked around, she tried to listen at the door, but couldn't hear anything except muffled voices, then another doctor, looked at her like she was a freak so Stevie went back to her original seat, worried she would get kicked out of the clinic otherwise. 

John came back with food and sat back beside Stevie "Isn't she out yet?" He asked concerned, it had been well over half an hour.

"Nope!" Stevie sighed.

"I got some food for her as well, surely she will be out soon!" He stated and Stevie shrugged feeling worse as more time drizzled on by and finally Christine came out, the nurse had her arm wrapped around her helping her walk slowly and Christine was sniffling which Stevie assumed meant she had crying and she looked in more pain than when she went in. 

John rushed over and took her off the nurse "Be careful with her!" The nurse warned.

"I'm fine!" Christine stuttered.

"Remember doctors orders alright and get the scripts filled, rest for around six weeks, come back in two!" The nurse smiled and walked back off. 

"Scripts?" John asked confused as he picked her back up, causing her to whimper "You have to rest for six weeks?"

"I am not talking about it!" She said firmly.

"Baby, what happened?" Stevie cooed, grabbing her hand panicking.

"I want to go home, I've just been prescribed some shit, that's all!" Christine muttered and Stevie looked at her face, she could tell she had been crying.

"Why?" Stevie asked.

"Just get me in the car and I will talk later, I'm tired, I didn't sleep well!" Christine winced and John sighed, carrying her out of the clinic to the car.

"Will you actually tell us what happened?" John asked loudly as he watched Stevie hurriedly unlock the car and open the back door, then he slid Christine inside.

"I am not talking about it, I'm really tired, can you go fill these scripts John!" She said handing him the scripts.

"What are they for?" He asked.

"Just fucking do it!" She snapped and struggled to get comfortable on the seat, she just wanted to be back in her bed.

John nodded and walked up to the pharmacy, Stevie sat in the car with Christine "Do you want to tell me why the visit took so long?"

Christine shook her head "Its was so horrible Stevie!" She stammered, trying not to cry as she thought back.