Emma's family and Trixie arrived at the hospital after hearing about the accident, Alec returned back home to get some clean and warm clothes for Emma, leaving Aron back at the hospital in case of anything. Emma's grandparents were devastated to see their granddaughter in such a condition, and her illness made them even more devastated.
Ava went into the room, her grey eyes fixed on Emma's motionless body, her expression was formidable as she approached her bedside. Taking a seat, she gave a helpless sigh... tucking some hair behind her ear.
" These feelings am feeling towards you, these weird emotions I'm developing towards you, they shouldn't affect me." She spoke while her eyes locked intensely at Emma's unconscious face. " I should be glad that you'll die on your own without me doing a thing, I should be happy... but instead, I feel empty... Like my heart is burning... aching from pain of losing something precious, you mean nothing to me so why? Why do I feel despair?." Ava didn't understand these feelings, she found it quite annoying and irritating. " Anyway, I guess it's just a phase... nothing more." She told herself, as if trying to convince herself that.
The door opened, pulling her attention away from Emma and to the person who just entered the room. Alec gave a slight frown, and his instincts quickly kicked in...as he approached Emma in a protective manner.
" What are you doing here? What did you do to her?." Alec glared at Ava, checking Emma's body for any signs of abuse or traces of blood, he remembered her from that night she broke into his office... except she had black raven hair... probably a wig, this time, her hair is silver grey...it doesn't seem like a wig though, not only that, the woman who was in the CCTV footage had the same hair and length, she's probably the same woman who killed that man from talking, exactly who is this woman?.
" Don't be so intense, I didn't do anything to her, I would never harm my own little sister." Ava smirked.
" Sister?."
Alec repeated narrowing his blue eyes at Ava.
" What's so surprising? Don't you think we look alike."
" You tried to kill her, twice." He stated.
" Oh, I was a kid... But I don't remember trying to kill her twice." Ava played the fool, making him think she has no idea what he was saying.
" Acting foolish doesn't suit you, you know what I'm talking about... You hired a gun man to kill Emma, when he didn't succeed, you killed him."
" Do you have proof I did it?." She raised a brow... Getting up, with an approach, she stood in front of him staring into his blue piercing eyes... Despite being tall herself, she found herself little in front of this tall handsome devil...quite intimidating. " What if it's the other way around, I found my sister's killer before he could escape... And killed him myself before he tried it again, what if I was only helping, and the mastermind is still out there somewhere. Did you think of that? Or you're hellburnt on blaming it all on me, Alec." She stared between his eyes and lips, a playful smirk lingering on her lips.
Alec took a step back, his eyes still glued to her face. Ava gave a dry chuckle taking two steps back adding. " Take care of my little sister, it won't be easy on her." She turns her heels... waking out of the room, in the hallway, she crossed paths with Zain, no one dared to look at one another, each one fixed their gaze to the path they were heading.. like two winds going on the opposite direction. Zain knocked on the door... going inside, he brought flowers with him.
" I'm not a flowery person, an old lady picked out these saying she'll love them." He placed them on her bedside table. " How is she doing?." He added.
" The doctor said she'll wake up in a couple of hours." Alec calmly said caressing her cheek.
In the lobby, Lucas asked Trixie to grab coffee in the hospital cafeteria, he wondered what she was doing at the hospital when he saw her. they ordered coffee and sat down to talk.
" Surprised seeing you here like this, are you here with someone?." Lucas spoke.
" My best friend is admitted here, she's pretty sick... and in critical condition, I just can't take it." Trixie teared up, hiding her face in the palm of her hands, she didn't want him to see her crying like this... It's quite embarrassing. " I'm sorry, I shouldn't be crying like this." She wiped her tears.
" It's okay to feel pain, she must be really important to you?."
" She's like a sister to me, her life was finally getting together and she's going to die, she's only 21... She's only been married for a months now, poor Alec will lose his wife."
" Alec?." Lucas repeated. " Emma is your friend?." Trixie nodded... silently sobbing, Lucas reached for his trousers pocket... taking out a handkerchief and handed it to her, she took it wiping off her tears and running nose. Her face was all red and her eyes became puffy.
" I look awful don't I? Like a pig that has been roasted." She said.
" I think you look cute." He smirked leaning back, Trixie blinked at him, she was definitely not expecting such a compliment from him, and that smirk..sent butterflies to her stomach, it felt sickening...in a good way, she felt like throwing up rainbows... maybe it's the coffee she just had, and the fact that she was blushing a lot too. She knew Lucas and Alec are close friends, there's also another guy she hasn't met yet, Zain Woods, the most influential and one of the youngest richest bachelor. His looks meant to drive any woman crazy, Trixie couldn't help but wonder how three friends can be handsome and smart at the same time, usually there's always one idiot in every friend group, Alec and Zain doesn't seem like people to goof around, on one hand Lucas does... but she's never seen that side of him, maybe she's only getting to know him. All she knows is that he's a total womanizer and flirt, she can never take him seriously. Unless she has a death wish on her list of men.
A couple of hours went by, Alec had fallen asleep on the couch, his parents came to visit Emma for half an hour and left. He never left the room and kept watch over her.
Emma's finger slightly moved on her sides, slowly fluttering her eyes open, her eyeballs moving across the ceiling... trying to scan her surroundings, her hand slowly reaches for the oxygen mask over her mouth... pulling it down, she tried to get up.. wincing in pain. Alec heard sounds which woke him up in an instant, seeing Emma awake and struggling to get up made him rush over to her.
" Lay back down, you're still recovering." He held her shoulders... gently laying her back down, he pressed the little button next to the bed to alarm the doctor.
" What happened?." She spoke, her throat hurt as she uttered out some words, it felt dry and cracked...which felt uncomfortable and painful, Alec poured some water in a glass, adding a straw... helping her drink the water.
" You got into a car accident..and was rushed to the hospital." He told her, Emma remembered everything... she was so devastated about the results that all she was thinking about and wanted was to die, she was acting selfishly, not thinking about her family and the baby she was carrying. ' wait! Her baby? Did she lose her baby?." Worry and terror washed over her as her hand reached out to touch her flat tummy.
" Our baby is fine, don't worry." Alec held her hand kissing it, she looked at him anxiously. ' of course he would know, the doctor must have told him everything by now, she's sure to say even her family knows about her illness.
The doctor came in before she could say anything to him, she examined her condition and everything before leaving, it seemed everything was fine concerning her accident. They were left just the two of them in the room, Emma looked the other way avoiding his gaze.. she had no idea what to say to him at the moment.
" You should eat something." Alec said, opening a bowl of warm soup.
" I'm not hungry." Emma said still looking the other way.
" I knew you would say that." Alec said scooping some soup on a spoon. " But it's not for you to take, it's for the baby...he only needs your mouth to consume, you won't be stingy will you?." He raised a questioning brow. Emma glared at him knowing perfectly well he was emotionally blackmailing her. He added the pillows against the bed head so she was sitting comfortably, slowly feeding her the soup, after a few more spoons... she made him stop by holding his hand.
" Alec, I can't have this baby." She told him.. staring into his eyes.
" Why not? We can have it together...I want to build a family with you."
" No you don't, it's your pity for me talking and not you, I don't want you to pity me and say things you don't mean.
" But I....
" I have brain cancer, meaning I could die in a month or two...I won't be able to reach nine months to have my baby, I will be dead by then. And before I die I...I want to die with truth and honesty, I will at least die knowing I love you so much.. that I experienced your care and attention even though it was fake, to me it felt real and I loved it. If you...
Alec stopped her from talking any further with a kiss, a kiss that was soft and tender.. gentle and sweet, caressingly wonderful, both his hands holding the sides of her face. He pulled back to caress her cheek... staring into those beautiful moonlight grey eyes of hers, that shines ever so brightly and pure, so innocent and naive. Emma returned the same intense stare.. wondering what those ocean blue eyes of his were trying to say, she waited patiently to hear him speak.
" Emma," he began, by calling her name so gently, sounding like a melody. " I want you, I need you." Emma's eyes widened slightly as he said those words. " You might have fallen first, but I fell harder, I want to be with you for as long as I live...I will do everything in my power to get you the best doctor, I won't let you nor our baby die.. that's a promise." He placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
Emma dropped a tear. " I love you, I love you so much." His next words made her froze, ' did he just admit he's in love with me? He loves me?." Her heart skipped a beat, uncontrollably tears pouring down her eyes, she threw herself in his arms... crying to no end.