Love Aint Always Pretty

Surprisal

- the state of being surprised

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SAVANNAH'S POV

Seeing Nick holding our baby, just puts me into tears. I'm crying too much that I want to tell him already that that baby is his but then what will Damon do if he'll know Nick is the father? I don't want to ruin Nick's image now that he has his own family too even though I know that's not his child from Dakota, he's still publicly known as the father.

I wouldn't want to ruin that.

"She's beautiful Savannah." Nick turns to me with tears in his eyes.

I opened my arms to him and I didn't even say anything anymore because I'm already too exhausted. Nick bends down and placed my baby on top of me as I carefully wrap my arms around her. I tiring smile plasters on my face and I'm too happy to see her finally out of me. I'm so tired but hearing her cry is just beautiful music to my ears. My tears filled my eyes and they're falling on my cheeks but I feel so relieved to see the fruit of our love. She's already on my hand and I'm already holding her.

"Congratulations." The doctor says to us.

God! I'm definitely not having a second child just yet. That was tiring!

"What will you name her?" Nick asked.

I take a longer look at Nick and I was thinking of possible names that I could name our baby. I think deeply on everything we've been through and what could I name her that relates to us. I want a name what would help me remember Nick. I want a name that would have an impact to me when Nick will be gone away. This scene won't last long. The day after this, he'll go back to his own family in New York. Finally I had one in mind, I smiled at him.

"Melissa." I say.

Nick stares at me eagerly and I know something is on his mind.

"Just like--"

"Your mom's." I cut him off.

I smiled again. "I want to name her Melissa, like your mother's."

He stares at me for a while and kissed my forehead.

•••••

"Have you informed Damon?" I ask Nick while he was busy cleaning up the table after he ate.

It was already ten in the evening and I'm sure as hell Damon is already out of his mind thinking where I could have gone since last night. I don't want to inform him that I finally delivered the baby out because he won't really care about it anyways. The doctor had cured my bruises too and I'm worried if Nick had informed Dakota that he's with me.

"After what he did to you? He doesn't have the right to know about this." He says angrily.

"Nick he's still my husband."

He angrily place the plate down on the table and I flinch. "Damn it Savannah!"

He adds, "He clearly doesn't deserve you! Nor your baby! Look at you for gods sake! A rightful husband won't hit his wife!"

I sigh.

I curse the moment he saw my bruises.

"He did this to you while you were pregnant? Does he even know how to take care of you?" He asked.

"Nick. Calm down. I'm alright."

"You're not alright!" He exclaims.

He runs his fingers through his hair.

"I'm so mad at him for hitting you. How long has he done this to you? Was this the thing you were about to tell Aries when you accidentally dialed my number instead?" He asked.

I couldn't say anything to him because he is undeniably angry right now and I'm scared of what he could do to Damon. I don't know why I'm defending Damon after what he has done to me. I don't know why I'm scared for Damon now that Nick knows what he's done. And even though I want Nick and Aries to beat his ass for what he did to me, I can't be that evil.

"Nick. I'm alright now." I say.

"You're not safe with him."

"I am."

"God Savannah! You are not! You're not! He's fucking hurting you and that's not okay with me!"

sits down on my bed. He holds my cheek and I could see pure anger behind those

a finger on you but he does it so easily." He

than this."

"People deserve second chances

give

My heart breaks.

think about it and I know we're

name your baby after

my head

let me?" I

allow you to. I just want to know

Because it's yours.

"I don't know. I just

He nods.

looks at our hands holding onto each other and before he could pull his head up to look at me, he kissed the back of my hand.

a second

"Shouldn't Damon do that?"

my head. "I want

pursed his lips and having deep thoughts about possible names that he could think. Whatever he'll like, I'll definitely like it too. Melissa

"Nirvana." He jokes.

"That's a band. Be

softly. "Okay.

smile. "Nicole?"

when you gave birth to her. I have the credit

smiled.

of us went quiet and his

like something is missing on it." I

"Nicole." He repeats.

couldn't think about possible names that we

"Nicholeen." He blurted out.

My brows creasing.

and your second name which is Coleen." He

my face and I quickly loved it the moment when I heard

was joking." He

sorry. I'll think of

shake my head. "I

at

"Melissa Nicholeen." I say.

"It sounds complete

and says, "Melissa Nicholeen.... Patricks." His voice weakens when he mentioned Damon's

down and felt a little

Melissa Nicholeen Wilde.

Better.

where this is gonna go. He looks at my hand holding onto Nick's

what I did last night. I left him out of the blue without telling him where I was going.

didn't come home last night not giving me a call where the hell you were." Damon starts while he steps in and closed the door

and

me." I say as an excuse, hiding the fact

The garden planetarium? Paying the security to exclusively have your little date with Mr. Wilde behind my back?!" Damon raises

are other patients in here. I'm

"Screw you." Damon spits.

his body to cover me. He doesn't want Damon to come close to me. When Damon was close enough, Nick grabs his elbow tightly and the second they were close, I worried what would happen inside this small room for the three of us.

coming near her again and

pulls his arm so strongly away from Nick and

scare

even scare the living

wife. Mine and not yours you

gasped and wanted to pull Nick away from Damon. But Damon picks himself up and quicker threw himself at

I feel my wound opening a little. I

hitting him. I wanted to do something. I wanted to run to Damon and pull him away from Nick but I couldn't reach them. Nick wiggles himself away from Damon's grip and successfully hit his

demanded, I don't want to yell anymore. My wound

but he doesn't hear

twice as much and it frightens me. Nick's eyes are full

you! You hear that?

and curls like a ball. His lip and nose are bleeding but I don't pity him after what Nick

please." I say weakly. My stitches