James' P.O.V
We got to the hospital and she was taken back to a room, they checked me out and I'm completely fine. Daniel showed up not too long after we got there and came to the room with me because they wouldn't let him go with Tyler.
My parents and the rest of Tyler's family showed up not too long after that and now we're all waiting in the waiting room. It feels like we've been here for hours but in reality, it's only been about fifteen or twenty minutes.
Finally, a doctor comes out, "Are you all with Tyler Reeds?" he asks looking at all of us. "Yes." Daniel says, "Okay so she had a laceration in her side from the door, that's why all the blood, but we got that taken care of. So she had her tubes tied at fourteen what's that about?" he asks looking at a folder. What?
"What are you talking about?" Greyson asks looking at him like he's crazy, "It says here in her file that she had her tubes tied at fourteen," the doctor says closing the folder. "That's wrong, she had her appendix removed at fourteen, not her tubes tied that's ridiculous" Greyson says.
"Well, then the ultrasound we took to make sure there was no internal bleeding would also have to be wrong. Her appendix was there and her tubes very much tied." Greyson's face drops. "I knew nothing about this" he sighs and drops his head.
"Well she's awake and everything seems to be fine, but when I asked her about that procedure she quit talking. Now it seems as though this was an unwanted procedure but she won't talk, is her mom around perhaps shed open up if she was there." he says looking around, "No, no mom." Greyson almost spits out.
"Is there any female, she'd probably be more comfortable that way," he says, my mom stands up, "I can go" and she follows behind the doctor.
"She talked about the surgery," Daniel mutters beside me.
"What?" Greyson looks up at him, "She said that when yall were fourteen she had a surgery, she didn't tell me what kind of surgery it was just that the recovery was terrible."
"Yeah, I remember she wasmiserablee for about a month after. But I was told she had an appendicitis, I was just stupid andbelievedd them I guess." Chris rubs Greyson's back as he rests his head in his hands.
Tyler's P.O.V
Why that, why would he ask about that? I had woken up in the hospital feeling like I was hit by a semi truck, I had stitches in my side and was hooked up to a bunch of wires.
The doctor came in and asked how I was feeling, then about that surgery. I've only ever had one in my life so I knew exactly which surgery he was talking about. I just wasn't ready to talk to anyone about it, yeah it's been four years that I've kept this in the dark but I'm just not ready.
I got all quiet and the doctor left, now he's out there with all of my family and James' family as well telling them about it. James. Shit.
I knew someday I'd have to tell him, I know how much he wants kids and I knew I wouldn't be able to give them to him but I just never had the heart to tell him. I also never found a way to bring it up that it wasn't so awkward, amd what if it made him leave me?
There's a knock on the door and the doctor comes back but with James' mom following behind him. She comes over and sits in the chair next to the bed I'm in, "Hey Tyler, how are you?" she asks taking my hand. I don't pull away, "I'm good," I say squeezing her hand a little.
"Okay Tyler, do you remember what we talked about before I left?" I nod, of course, I do how could I not? "You got quiet as soon as I mentioned it, but you were answering all my previous questions, why?" I feel tears welling up in my eyes.
"I didn't want it" I whisper, the doctor just looks at me. "I didn't want the surgery, but the family they said they would only keep me and Greyson if I did. They said they didn't want me to end up pregnant," tears start to fall.
"They forced you to get the surgery?" James' mom asks, I look over at her and nod. "Where'd they even find a doctor that would tie a fourteen year olds tubes?" the doctor asks.
"They said they knew him and he'd do it no matter what" I shrug, and the doctor nods then leaves. "You don't have to make any decisions right now, but I do think you should sue. They forced you to have a life altering surgery at such a young age." James' mom says and I just nod.
"Can I ask you something?" I look at her and can't help but squeeze her hand again, "Of course anything" she puts her other hand on top of ours. "James knows now doesn't he? About the surgery I mean," she closes her eyes for a second and she lets out a breath.
"Yeah, he does,", "Do you, do you think he's gonna be mad at me, or upset with me?" I can't help but feel a pain in my heart. "No of course not, he's not going to be mad or upset with you. He'll be a little sad about not being able to have children with you, but there's always other options," she says and I nod.
"Do you want to see him?", "Yeah I guess" she stands up and leaves.
When she comes back With James, Greyson, Daniel, Chris, and her husband behind her. "Sorry for not telling you," I say looking at Greyson, "Don't you even apologize about this" he says pointing at me.
James comes over and sits in the seat his mom had been in a few minutes ago. "Are you okay?" I ask as he takes my hand, "Yeah, I'm fine what about you, are you okay?" he asks rubbing his fingers over my knuckles.
I nod, "What happened though?" I remember the car swerving around in the other lane and an impact but not much. "We were hit by a drunk driver," he says and I nod, "So the parent's made you get the surgery?" Daniel asks and I can tell how mad he is.
I nod, "I'm gonna kill them." he goes to storm out, "Daniel...Daniel!" he doesn't stop and keeps going. "Dad!" he stops immediately and turns around, "You called me dad, you've never called me that before, you always call me Daniel." he smiles.
"Well, you are my dad," I shrug and smile back at him.
Everyone leaves but James, "I'm sorry for not telling you, I was going to I promise I just didn't want you to be upset." I look at him and feel tears forming again. "Why would I be upset with you?" he asks and wipes away a tear that falls.
"I know how much you want kids, and I can't give that to you," more tears fall. "So, Tyler I love you and I want a family with you. We could always adopt, I just want to be with you and have a family with you." Love?
"You love me?", "Of course I love you" he brings my hand up to his lips and kisses it. "I love you too" and here come the tears again, there's a knock on the door and the doctor comes back.
"Tyler, if I told you that there was a surgery to reverse your tubes being tied would you do it?" he says and I look at him, "Is that a real thing?" I kind of thought that was a permanent thing.
"Yes, people have it done every day. There is a chance of course that you still wouldn't be able to have kids but it's a bigger chance than zero." he says.
I look to James, "Should I?" I ask him, "This is completely up to you okay, whatever you want." I think about it for a second.
It gives me a chance at having kids, but what if the recovery is like last time? But there's a chance that I could give James the kids I know he so desperately wants.
"I want to do the surgery."
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Well, I hate to say it but Tyler and James story has sadly come to an end. The next two chapters are the epilogue, yes two of them.
And don't worry, there's gonna be a book two about James and Tyler's kids.