Chapter 22

                                    

                                          
An officer went to touch Lucy but Tim turned and moved away.
Tim: "Please do not touch her. She doesn't want to be touch by anyone other than me and our girls." Everyone understood her requested.
Tim: "Angela, Lucy would like to thank you for finding her and you know."
Angela: "Not a problem at all, I'm just glad your safe now Lucy."
Tim: "Her phone is under that bed (pointing), she recorded everything."
Grey: "Okay, take her to the hospital. That will be enough to clear her from anything, so she wont need to give a statement."
Angela drove Tim and Lucy to the hospital, Lucy got the medical attention she needed and they wanted to keep her for a few hours. Luna texted Tim telling him that the girls really wanted to see Lucy.
Tim: "Baby, the girls really want to see their mum."
Lucy: "You want them to see me like this?"
Tim: "I'll warn them about it, plus they will not leave your side at all, is it okay for them to come?" Lucy nods, and Tim tells luna to bring them over.
After 10 minutes, Luna arrived and Tim met them.
Coco: "Daddy." He hugs both of them.
Emily: "Mummy okay?"
Tim: "Mummy is bruised and has cuts on her skin. That woman went full out on mum, she got the worse than we all did. Please be careful with mum." Tim carried the girls to Lucy's room informing the girls again regarding Lucy's condition. Tim walked in.
Coco & Emily: "Mummy!" Tim put the girls down on the bed and they both moved to hugging Lucy. 
Lucy: "My babies." She hugs them back.
Coco: "We take care of you."
Lucy: "I know you will."
Emily: "Mummy, I'm sorry." Emily had tears in her eyes.
Lucy: "Em, baby, don't do that. You have nothing to be sorry for. I was protecting you both from her. She said one thing that made me take the abuse, I will always be here to stand up for you and protect you. Now come here." Lucy hugs Emily tightly.
Coco (to Emily): "Sissy, they'll protect us. Like I did for you, they will do it for us."
Emily (to Coco): "We have a family! We have a family that loves us, and their friends all love us too." Coco grabs Emily's hand and squeezes it.
Tim: "I'm going on a quick walk, who would like to come with me?" The girls look at each other.
Emily: "Could I go with you? Is it okay mummy?" Lucy kisses her head.
Lucy: "It's more than okay, go spend time with your dad. I won't be alone, Coco will be here the whole time and the two police officers out there will guard this room."
Emily: "Okay mummy, I see you soon." She kisses Lucy's head and signals for Tim to pick her up. Tim and Emily leave.
Tim: "We are going to get a little basket of snacks for mummy."
Emily: "Could we get her a necklace? (Tim nods). I saw this one that has a flower for your birth month."
Tim: "That's beautiful sweetie, we'll pick one up for her and then for you and your sister so you can match. Why did you want to come with me? I thought you wouldn't want to leave mum." Emily fidgets with her hands and not looking at Tim.
Tim: "Sweetie? You can tell me anything." Tim guides her gaze to him.
Emily (upset): "I feel bad that I have mummy all to myself and Coco is getting left out. I'm sorry for doing it, I promise to pull back on it." She looks away.
Tim: "Hey, no look at me (she turns to look at him). Don't apologise, Coco and I spoke about that, she's okay that you spend most of your time with mum and so am I. Mum helps you out a lot, I also assume that you both can relate to things that I can't. Please, I rather you spend most of your time with mum than bottling up your emotions and not speaking up. Promise that you won't stop talking to mum or even come to me as I won't judge?"
Emily: "Okay daddy, I promise." They close their pinkies together to make the promise.
Emily: "Mummy was going to take me on a nature walk tomorrow but that won't be happening will it?" 
Tim: "Sorry darling, it won't. I don't know how long mum needs to rest."
Emily: "Could I have a movie day with mummy?" Tim nods and they buy everything they need.
Lucy was laying on the bed and cuddling Coco.
Lucy: "You okay? I'm sorry we don't spend much time alone just us."
Coco: "It's okay, I understand that Emily has had gone through hard stuff and needs that extra hand."
Lucy: "But I feel like I have been neglecting you."
Coco: "No you haven't. I have been spending that time with daddy, we both talk about how you help Em out so much. Thanks to you she has come out of her shell so much." Coco kisses Lucy's head.
Coco: "But mummy, we are not going to leave your side. We can't lose you."
Lucy: "I know, I'm still here. You, Em and your father were the reason I fought so hard and threw my body on the line. I love you all so much and can't lose the family that has accepted me and loves me." They cuddle and Tim and Emily arrives back.