Curtains Close; Take a bow. I think we fooled all of them now.

Oli's POV

SJ was spread out on the bed, looking exhausted. I kept telling her that she was going to make it through this like the strong girl she was, but she doubted it. She was due to give birth in a few days, and it was all I was focused on.

"I really can't do this Oli. Its been killing me." She whispered, curled up inside the bed sheets.

"Don't say that SJ. You can do it. Would you like your Tea? Will that help?" I asked nervously. As the day of birth drew nearer she got weaker.

"Yes please baby." She said, swinging her arms around me as I swooped in to kiss her stomach and cheek.

Whilst making her Tea, the phone rang. We hadn't expected anyone to call unless it was about the pregnancy.

"Hello?" I asked, trying to juggle the phone and a mug of tea at the same time.

I could hear desperate crying coming from the other end. "Oli... Please come and get me..." a quiet voice whispered. I could hear somebody shouting in the background. "It's Rain..." The last thing I heard was a huge slamming sound and the phone call ending. Rain? I hadn't seen her in months. Something must be really wrong.

"SJ, baby, I need to go out." I called to her in a rush to find my keys.

"Why?" Her muffled voice replied from the bedroom.

I hesitated. "We've run out of tea." I replied, smirking to myself. I couldn't believe how fatherly I had gotten in these last months. Being away from Rain and Danny had made me a better person.

But was I ready to face them again? I knew I was better off without them and that I needed to focus on nobody else but SJ in these next days. And then I would have to focus on taking care of my newborn son. But did I really have a choice? Rain sounded as though she was in trouble.

Driving quickly to Danny's house, I parked up outside and headed for the door. I could hear them shouting from inside. Knocking at the door was hopeless, they couldn't hear me over their argument.

I climbed through the open window, lifting my legs gently over and making sure not to scuff my shoes on the carpet the other side. Walking gently through the room and out into the hallway I listened to their argument. Danny was shouting the meanest things at her, telling her she was worthless, dirty and the most messed up girl he had ever met. She was silenced by him and I could only occasionally hear her sobbing for him to stop.

When I opened the door, I realized how much worse things really were. Rain was on the ground, in the corner of the room. Her legs were sprawled out and Danny was kicking her in the chest and spitting in her face.

"Danny!? What the fuck!?" I screamed, immediately running over to him and tackling him onto the ground. He tried to pull me under him, but failed as I slammed his wrists into the carpet and locked him there. "Get in my car Rain!" I shouted to her, watching her scatter away from the two of us and straight to the door.

"She's a fucking piece of shit! She deserves it!" Danny shouted, lifting his head up to make sure Rain had heard him before she left. He spat into my face, telling me that I shouldn't stick up for such a worthless case.

I slammed my fist into his jaw, making blood prickle from his lip. He squealed in pain underneath me. "How could you treat a human being this way Danny?" I finally said to him, so utterly disgusted by him. He laid there in silence. "Don't fucking move." I said, slowly getting up and watching him as I left for my car. He sat up and wiped his lip, and finally cursed me one last time.

"You aren't the bloody same Oli! What happened to us? I'm in this alone now. I hope your fucking happy leaving me, again."

I slammed the door behind me, taking unsteady breaths as I quickly paced to my car. What had he done to her? I looked inside and examined her sunken eyes, her shaky hands and her miserable complexion. Worse than I had ever imagined.

Notes

Poor Rain! D':