Damien's POV ♣️.
I felt like hours since they began the surgery. A nurse already cleaned my wounds and had dressed them. She advised me to go rest but I wasn't going anywhere until I was sure Kimia was going to be alright.
Agent Daxon also got shot but on his leg. And Agent Johnson escaped getting shot but she was also injured.
My phone vibrated in my pocket and I brought it out to see a call from the Minister. I gulped as I picked his call.
He's going to kill me.
" Hello sir?" I croaked.
" Agent Myers, what happened?!"
" I'm sorry sir." I said my voice cracking towards the end.
" I couldn't protect her."
" Myers what is wrong with my god daughter?!"
" She got shot. She's been in surgery for a while now and they don't have any news yet." I said and he sighed.
The doctor came out and I stopped her.
" Where's my fiancee?!, Is she alright?!"
" Sir, please you have to calm down." She instructed and I took deep breaths trying to calm myself down.
" She's fine. The surgery was successful but she's in pretty bad shape." She said and I took a deep breath.
" She suffered from a mild concussion due to the impact of her head on the concrete. Her left lung was bruised pretty badly. And her arm, let's just say she was really lucky. If the bullet had moved just an inch further, it could have damaged her scapula and impaired the movement of her right arm."
" Can…can I, can I see her?"
" Not right now. Once she's out of the theatre, she'll have to be taken to the ICU for constant monitoring."
" Why?"
" She lost a lot of blood. And that caused her to fall into a self induced coma."
" Wh-when will she wake up?"
" In about a week but I can't really say. It depends on how fast her body is able to heal." She said and she walked away.
I brought my phone back to my ears and I could hear the faint prayers of the Minister.
" She can't stay there. I want every evidence of her in Havana gone. I don't want to put her in anymore danger. She going back to New York once she's fully recovered."
" But sir, the doctor said she has to be monitored-"
" I'll pull some strings. She'll be taken care of at the villa. And she will be under constant surveillance there."
" Okay sir."
" And Myers?,"
" Yes sir?"
" I'm also at fault. I should have never let her go on this mission." He said and he hung up.
***
9 days.
1 week and 2 days.
That's how long Kimia has been in coma.
And I have always been by her side.
There was no room for me on the bed because of the various wires that ran from machines into her body. So I slept on the floor instead.
The Minister definitely pulled a lot of strings. Our bedroom had been transformed into an hospital room.
I ran my hand through my hair and paced around the room. I sat by her on the bed careful not to touch any tubes.
I stroked her face and a lone tear fell from my eye. She was so pale.
She looked like a corpse.
Lifeless.
The only thing that gave me hope was the sound of the heart rate monitor.
I missed her so bad.
I missed her smile, I missed her laugh. I missed her eyes, I missed her personality. I missed her lips, her touch, her scent. I missed everything about her.
" I am so sorry." I said kissing her fist. The heart rate monitor began beaping loudly and I jumped back. I picked my phone and quickly called the doctor.
The beaping seemed to die down and it went back to normal.
Then she stirred.
She gradually opened her eyes and my eyes glazed over. She tried to speak but she couldn't. I moved closer and took a water bottle from the small fridge by her bed. I picked a straw and put it in the bottle before guiding it to her lips. She drank the water greedily and pulled back when she had enough.
" Dam." She croaked.
My eyes began to water and I moved closer to her. I hugged her but she let out a cry of pain so I moved far away from her.
" Shit! Mia I'm sorry! I'm sorry."
" Dam I'm-"
She was cut off when the doctor walked in with his assistants.
He checked her vitals and asked her some questions. Then he gave me a list of instructions to follow. His assistants detached some of the machines but left an IV tube in her arm connected to some liquid.
" You can move closer now." She said in a raspy voice once they left.
" I'm can't. I don't want to hurt you again."
" Damien I'm fine." She said as she tried sitting up.
" No! No! No! No!"
I ran over and stopped her from sitting up. She smiled and I realised her plan to get me closer had worked.
" I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This is all my fault."
" No it's not. It's an occupational hazard."
" No!, Mia this is not your occupation! It's mine. Yet you got hurt. And I'm sorry. I should have protected you! I should have-"
" You did. You protected me."
" But you still got hurt. It wasn't enough."
" Damien you kept me alive. It it wasn't for you I'll be in worse shape than this. Everything is fine. I'm fine."
" No! You're not fine. I screwed up!"
" Dami-"
" No Mia, I did. But what happened made me realise something."
" What?" She asked touching my face and I leaned into her touch.
" I can't lose you." I said softly.
" You're not going to lose me."
" I almost did Mia. You don't know how hard it was seeing you in that state."
" Damien." She called softly but I continued.
" I felt your pulse weaken, and your breathing slowed down. Mia you had lost so much blood, you were so pale. Those hours that you spent in surgery were the longest hours of my life. And these past couple of days have been hell. I couldn't-" My voice broke towards the end as tears started flowing.
" Damien, I'm here. I'm still alive."
" I almost lost you. Mia I was so scared. You mean so much to me. I don't think I can live without you."
" That's not true."
" It is. My life would be miserable."
" But you've spent all these years without me. You would have been fine."
" That was before I met you. Now that I have I can't live without you. You're my addiction that I don't want to stop. My life before I met you was miserable. I don't what to go back to a life without Kimia."
" You're not going to."
" I don't want you to get hurt again. So, once you're fully healed, you're going back to New York."
" What?! Damien you can't do-"
" It wasn't my decision alone. The Minister also-"
" Uggghh! What is up with you guys?, I can make my own decisions."
" I know Mia but we can't risk you getting hurt again."
" Life is a risk Damien! I am not leaving. We had a deal and I am going to hold up my end of the bargain for Rosa's freedom. And mine too. Kimia Reynolds does not start something and quit halfway." She stated and I gulped.
The room fell quiet again and I spoke,
" I missed you."
" I missed you too."
" No I missed you more. I missed your sarcastic comments, I missed your witty retorts. I missed your mischievous smile, I missed your touch, I missed your lips. I definitely missed your food." I said and she laughed.
" I missed you."
She stroked my face and then she hugged me.
" You don't have to worry about me, I feel fine."
" You're lying."
" I am. I feel like shit!" She exclaimed and I laughed.
" Pass me the Vaseline."
I did as she asked and watched as she put a little on her chapped lips. She moved her lips around for a bit and then smiled.
" Much better! Now, give mama a kiss!"
I chuckled and leaned down to meet her lips. I kissed her like she was my life force, like she was oxygen, I needed her to survive.
I was gradually falling for her. And I knew it. But I didn't care.
***
" Are you sure you're okay?"
" For the last time Damien!, I'm full."
" Okay." I dropped the plate on the floor then picked up her pill bottles from the night stand.
Her eyes widened when she saw the bottles and she moved further away.
" Kimia, are you scared of taking pills?"
" Yes I am. And I am not going to deny it. Get those things away from me."
" Mia come on they're not that bad." I said and she glared.
" I am not using them."
" Kimia you have too."
She finally gave up and used the pills and then she smiled.
" That wasn't so bad was it?" I asked.
She was about to speak when she moved to the side of the bed and puked her food and pills out.
" It came back up." She mumbled and I sighed.
I helped her clean her mouth and then cleaned the vomit on the floor.
" I'm sorry." She mumbled as I entered the room after a shower.
I moved closer to her and kissed her forehead.
" It's okay Mia."
I went downstairs to get an ice pack and slowly unbuttoned the loose shirt she wore.
" You're enjoying this way too much." She said and I smirked.
I put the ice pack on her upper abdomen and elevated her upper body.
I started preparing the floor so I could sleep.
" Why are you sleeping on the floor?, You can sleep here."
" You need to rest." I said and she gave me a blank look.
" Damien this bed is big enough for 10 people."
I smiled and got into bed with her.
" Can you please turn on the TV?"
" No. The doctor said no bright lights."
She rolled her eyes and then huffed.
" Can you read to me then?"
" Sure. What book would you like?" I asked as I got out of bed and walked to the bookshelf in the room.
" Pride and prejudice." She yawned and I picked the book and got back in bed.
I started reading and she eventually fell asleep. I removed the ice pack and laid her down.
" Good night Mia." I whispered as I kissed her forehead.
***
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