I groan as I stop at the red light and quickly turn to check Isla in the back seat. Today is my day off and I was supposed to spend it with Nat but she's working so instead I'm grocery shopping, with a grumpy one year old, oh the joy. Isaak is working today or I would've asked him to take her.

It's been a couple of months since Isla started spending the night at Isaak's and she seems to have settled into her room now and she loves playing in the yard. I'd be lying to myself if I didn't admit I love Isaak's house too. On the weekends I'm working I go to his place after work, we eat together and we put Isla to bed together before I go home, I love the time we spend together and Isla gets to be with both of us.

The light changes and I pull out, I finally make it to the store and park my SUV. As I climb out my cell chimes and I see a text from Tom telling me he's looking forward to tonight. We've been dating for a few months now and last week, after him trying to follow me into my apartment yet again, I sat him down and explained my intentions. I explained how I've only had one boyfriend, who cheated, and because of that I slept with Isaak, which is not what I normally do. Now with having Isla I'm even more apprehensive and that it's going to take time for me to be ready to have sex again and if he wasn't willing to wait I would understand. Instead he surprised me and said he was happy to wait. It seemed to ease the tension I felt and I feel a lot happier about him now.

I type a quick reply before grabbing Isla and making my way inside. I get Isla sat in the cart and rush my way through getting what I need before she throws another tantrum. I'm just paying the cashier when the crying begins and I make quick work of getting to my car, loading the groceries and getting Isla in her seat.

"Want to listen to some music?" I ask as I look in my rear view mirror at her. Obviously she doesn't answer, just continues to scream and cry, so I bring up my playlist and snoop dogg fills the car

"When the pimps in the crib ma, drop it like it's hot, drop it like it's hot, drop it like it's hot..." I rap along as I pull out of the parking lot and she seems to be calming down. I start to relax as I rap along and she calms down. I stop at another red light and continue to rap as I wait for it to change. A minute later it changes and I pull forward but then I hear tyres screech and horns beeping when suddenly something smashes into the side of the car. I can't help but scream as everything is thrown around and finally we stop, upside down.

Isla is screaming hysterically and I try to turn to comfort her

"It's ok princess Mommy is here, it's ok." I try to reach out to her but I can't,
I'm stuck and it's not my seat belt

"Imelda?!" I hear a male voice approach and then duck his head inside the smashed passenger window

"Socket?" I gasp

"I thought it was your car, you hurt?" He asks

"I'm fine, please, get Isla for me." I cry as I try to reach out to her again

"Ok I got her." He says as he disappears and then reappears in the back

"Hey Isla, remember me? I'm a friend of your daddy's and I'm special friends with Auntie Nat, lets get you out ok?" He says as he carefully unstraps her and lowers her into his arms, minding all the glass

"I'll put her in my truck and come back for you." He says over her cries

"No, please just stay with her, for me, please." I cry and he looks unsure but nods. I sigh as I try to stop myself from breaking down at the thought of Isla being hurt, she was crying, that's a good thing, it's when they are silent you worry. Nothing looks broken and I couldn't see any blood, Isla is ok, I assure myself. I am a different story. Luckily the car hit my side and not Isla's side. My face hurts from the airbag, but that's normal, my arms have a few cuts from the glass, they're minor it's fine. The problem is my leg is stuck and I can't feel anything below my knee.

"Imelda?" I hear Sockets voice

"I told you to stay with Isla." I yell

"I still got her, but I called Ice, can you talk to him?" He asks

"Yeah." I call and I see him kneel down with Isla in his arm, she's gripping onto his shirt and she's still crying, but she's doesn't look hurt, he passes me a cell phone

"Imelda?" Isaak's voice comes through the phone and I release a sob

"I think Isla is ok, she looked ok." I cry and he sighs

"Are you hurt?" He asks

"My leg is trapped but I'm more worried about Isla, Socket has her." I reply

"I'm on my way ok? I'm coming for you both, Isla will be safe with Socket until I get there, but I need you to be ok too, Isla will be pissed at me if I don't take care of Mommy too." He says and I laugh through my tears

"Lucky I let you buy me this SUV huh?" I say and I hear him try to laugh

"I wanted my girls safe." He replies

"Imelda, the fire trucks are here, I'm gonna take Isla to the ambulance." Socket says kneeling down again and I end the call to Ice before giving him his cell back.

"Imelda?" The EMT says kneeling beside me

"Hey Jack, is Isla getting checked out?" I ask

"Don't worry, Becky and Angie are on the ambulance, they're checking her now. Looks like you won a trip to work on your day off huh?" He smirks as he climbs in beside me. Working in the ER I've become friendly with a lot of the firefighters and EMT's, so I relax a little knowing who is taking care of Isla.

"We're going to have to cut you out, this leg is stuck pretty good." He explains as another guy crawls in from the passenger side

"I don't feel so good." I say as a wave of nausea hits me and I begin to feel dizzy

"You're losing blood, but we've got you." Is the last thing I hear.