Lydia pov
I woke up the next day at half 6 in the morning. That's the usual time I get up. I got dressed despite wanting to curl up in a ball and stay in bed. Then I left my room. It should have been so simple. Just a few simple steps to enjoy my day
1. Get dressed
2. Leave the room
3. Walk down the stairs
4. Reach the bottom of the stairs
5. Don't fall
You would think all those possible right? Wrong. Well not for me anyway. I started walking down the stairs and lost my footing halfway. It happened so fast and before you know it, I had let out a shrill scream and was laying at the bottom of the stairs, not being able to open my eyes and with a cracked head
Arthur pov
Linda spent last night in my bed. God she's so gorgeous. Although I get the feeling she doesn't like the kids and if that's the case, then we have a problem. Those kids are the most important thing in my world and I could never let anyone stand in the way of their happiness. I woke up after hearing a scream and I sat up in bed. I wasn't sure if it was in my dream, maybe I had another nightmare, or if it was from someone in the house
"Did you hear that?" Linda asked sitting up. Fuck it was in the house. I didn't reply and just ran out of the room. I met Mason on the landing who looked just as confused as me
"What the fuck was that?" I asked
"Sounded like lyd but she's not in her room" he said frantically. We started to walk down the stairs but then we saw a body, laying at the bottom. Shit. Me and Mason ran down the stairs and quickly knelt by Lydia's side. She had a crack in the side of her head causing her hair to be full of blood, and her eyes simply wouldn't open. Mason tried to move her but I stopped him quickly
"No. Don't move her. She could've broken anything. We don't want to cause more damage. Just go and call for an ambulance" I told him. He nodded and ran to the phone so he could get some help. Can't we just have one normal day? That hospitals gonna end up being the poor kids second home with the amount of time we're there
"They said they'll be 20 minutes" Mason said running back and kneeling down by his sisters side
"She's so clumsy" he chuckled looking at her pale face
"She certainly is" I agreed with a few tears in my eyes. She needs putting in a bag and shaking up. I watched as Linda came downstairs and gasped when she saw Lydia
"Oh poor girl. Do you think someone pushed her?"
"No. Why would someone push her?" Mason asked confused
"No reason" Linda said smiling nervously. I left it and just turned back to my daughter. After 5 minutes, Lydia started to come to. But she seemed pretty out of it
"Lyd?" Mason said. But we knew she couldn't hear
"Ye" she replied making us jump. I'm sorry but what? Did she just reply? Can she hear us? Lydia didn't have time to explain as she soon went back to being unconscious. After another 15 minutes, we heard sirens. Mason went to let the doctors in and they rushed over to Lydia
"Erm....she's deaf but she just came to and it seems she could hear us again" Mason said confused as fuck himself. The doctors put her on a stretcher and then into the back of an ambulance. We couldn't go with her because there wasn't enough room so we got in masons car and he drove us to the hospital
We pulled up outside and ran fast to the reception desk
"Lydia Rose shelby" I said
"Room 112" the nurse said looking up at me. We didn't have time to thank her and ran to the room. When we got there, we slowed down and took a breath before walking in as calmly as possible
"Hey baby girl" i said quietly as I sat next to her bed. Lydia was awake but looked tired
"Daddy, i can hear, I can hear everything" she exclaimed with tears of happiness in her eyes. I hugged her and kissed her cheek
"I know sweetheart. You're gonna be OK now. Have the doctors said anything?" I asked
"I got stitches in the ambulance. And then they've given me painkillers. Said i will have a headache but should be alright. They are keeping me in for another hour or 2 just to check that I stay stable" she explained yawning
"Darling, no one pushed you did they?" Mason asked remembering what Linda (who was stood in the room) had previously said
"No of course not. I was just being clumsy" she said. He let out a sigh of relief and we just spent the next 2 hours talking. Linda didn't say much but I'm sure she's just shy
"When's the wedding?" Lydia asked
"We havnt got a set date yet. But some time after your birthday. You come first honey" I told her making her smile
Mason pov
I watched as Linda rolled her eyes so far back I thought, no hoped, they wouldn't return to their usual state. God she can be so annoying. She seems pissed off because dad isn't having the wedding on his daughters birthday. Surely they can wait
"Are you going on a honeymoon?" I asked. Before dad could reply, Linda jumped in
"Yes. Yes we are. We are going to Paris" she said excitedly making me nod my head with fake enthusiasm
"You're going away?" Lydia asked looking a little upset
"Yes baby doll but it will only be for a little while. Just a week and you and Mason have a choice. You can stay in the house with just the maids. Or you can go and stay with Tommy and Lizzie" Arthur said looking at us both
"We can stay by ourselves" I said making lyd almost choke on air. She looked at me questioningly
"Since when have we been able to take care of ourselves?" She asked
"But we won't have to. We'll have the maids and the cooks. So no responsibility. But we'll also have no adults who have higher authority than us. Meaning no rules" I whispered to her so Arthur didn't hear
"Oohhh. I get it. Ye we're staying at home" she said looking at the bitch and the dad
"That's fine. You'll be 15 by then. But if I come back to a pile of ashes and a fire I won't be happy" dad said smirking
"We'll be fine. Anyway, it's ages away. Lydia's birthday is next week. Speaking of which, what do you want?" I asked looking at my sister
"Now before you say no, hear me out! For my birthday, I would really, really, really want a parrot" she said smiling happily
"No" we all said
"Hear me out. They are super cute and I could teach it to talk. If a talking animal doesn't scare away creeps then what will?" She said raising an eyebrow
"Ye. They also shit everywhere and yell all night long" I said
"Please daddy" she said with puppy eyes
"You'll just have to wait and see" he said
"You're not having one" I said
"I am"
"Am not
"I am"
"I will bed over backwards and suck my own balls before that ever happens" I said. At that moment we heard a cough. We turned around to see a very hot nurse stood there awkwardly. I looked down embarrassed and Lydia and dad burst out laughing. Linda just tutted and shook her head in dissapointment
"I just came to tell you that you are being discharged sweetheart. Stay safe" the nurse said before leaving but then she stopped
"And please don't break your back trying to suck your genitalia. It's alot of paper work for me" Then she left. I was bright red at this point but my family seemed to find it hilarious
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The Gift- Complete
FanfictionArthur Shelby has 0 to very little experience with children. Sure he entertains his nieces and nephews but it's not quite the same as being a father. He doesn't need to take responsibility for them and he can give them as much alcohol as he pleases ...
