A\N - I am back :) This chapter is dedicated to BeautifulWorld_x ;)

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Doctors came scrambling in, Melody's heart drowned in sorrow. She pushed Benedict away several times, but all he was attempting to do was help her.

"No, no! Mom!" Melody cried out, Benedict trying to divert her attention from her dead Mother.

"Mels, Mels! Look at me! Mels please look at me!" Benedict cupped Melody's face on his hands, forcing her look at him and so she did. He stared right at her and he saw the sadness slowly consuming her from the inside.

"Ben..." She whispered as he pulled her into his chest. Her eyes began to fill up with tears, Benedict pulled Melody up with him as the Doctors tended to Amelia.

Benedict reached out his arm over her shoulder and Melody walked out with him, her head dropping in sadness. She couldn't bear it. She couldn't bear to see her Mother pass away as, the bond they once had was so very strong.

Benedict hugged Melody tightly as his coat had absorbed the salty tears, which were coming from her eyes.

"She's... gone..." Melody whispered, Benedict endeavoured Melody to focus on him and have at least a drop of hope running through her veins.

"Melody, look at me... She is going to get through this..." She looked right, Benedict catching her attention. "Hey, Mels... Don't look that way. Just... focus on me..." He pressed his forehead on hers. "We will get through this... I... I love you..." Melody slightly smiles, Benedict's words comforting her. To her, he was her token of hope.

Sniffing, Melody sat herself down with Benedict, tightly holding onto his hand. She lay her head back, suddenly feeling something rub her baby bump.

"Shh..." It was Benedict, she smiled as she wiped her tears. "Mommy is just having a hard time, so please... go easy on her." He placed a kiss on her baby bump, Benedict simpering. "You okay?" She breathed out deeply.

"Kind of..." He looked forwards, Melody squeezing his hand, ever so slightly. "... Thank you." He frowned, looking at her.

"For what dear Mels?" Bitting her lip, she breathed in, her voice shivered.

"For... being here... for Mum..." She kissed the palm of his hand. "... For me..." He scoffed, grinning.

"You're welcome Mels..."

"H-how do you think... she's doing?" Benedict drooped his eyes in sadness. He knew she was gone, but if he told Melody, her life would never be the same again.

"She's... probably fighting for survival in there!" Lie. That was a lie. "She will... be okay..." That too was a lie. He lied to protect her. Melody. His only best friend that he had missed, loved and cared for.

All of a sudden, Doctors slowly exited the room, one by one, until the same doctor from before had come out, looking exhausted. He rubbed his eyes, Benedict calling him.

"Doctor!" He let go of Melody's hand, rushing towards him. Melody sat in the chair, eagerly waiting for news. "Any... news?" He sighed.

"I'm really sorry. Amelia has... passed." The Doctor looks at his watch. "Death announced at 9:04pm, I am so sorry." He places his arm on his shoulder for just a moment, before tending to his other patients. Melody slowly got up from the seat, holding her growing baby bump.

"Ben?" Benedict gulped hard, slowly turning around to face Melody. She could read his face within a blink of an eye. "No... No..." Benedict paced towards her, grabbing her face. He couldn't see her suffer any more.

"Mels..." Melody looked at Benedict as she tried to stay strong. "You'll get through this... I promise." He wrapped his arms around her, Benedict kissing Melody on her cheek.

"Hey, hey!" Alex popped up out of nowhere, running towards Melody. "What's happened?" Melody squeezed out of the hug, ignoring her husband-to-be.

"Ben, I'm popping to the loo..." She whispered to him, not even giving a glance at Alex. She believed in Benedict right now, as he was there. Now. Helping her get through this. Alex had just walked in not aware of the tragic news that had wriggled into Melody's mind.

Benedict and Alex watched her walk away, Alex calling out to her but she didn't say a word.

"What the hell happened Benedict? If you laid a finger on her-"

"Her Mother just died!" Alex's angry face had relaxed and he had now heard it himself. News. News which meant a lot to Melody, possibly not much to Alex, since he hadn't talked with Amelia very much. "I think you should at least take it easy on her." Alex sighed, combing his hair back with his fingers. Sympathy. He had to feel sympathetic towards Melody, which he wasn't very good at. He had never felt loss or death.

"Her feelings are my responsibility. You have nothing to do with her." Benedict stepped forward, holding in some late tears.

"She is my best friend and I will always, always be there for her."