Luke’s POV
As we enter the room, I notice that letter is her hand and her hand is resting on her stomach.
“Guys, look!” I say, pointing at Chloe.
They both look at her and gasp. We notice that her eyelids are fluttering, meaning she’s beginning to wake up.
“Chloe?” I ask in disbelief.
“Luke?” She croaks.
I rush to her bedside, hold her hand in mine.
“What do you need?” I ask.
“Water.” She whispers softly.
“Calum, go grab her a water please.” I instruct him.
He runs off to grab some water and Ashton grabs me a chair to sit in.
“God, you had all of us so fucking worried!” I tell her.
Calum comes back with the water and I help her to drink it.
“How are you feeling?” I ask.
“I’m good.” She replies.
“We all thought we were gonna lose you. You were on your deathbed.” I tell her.
“I’m sorry for scaring you all. I never meant for it to get that bad.” She replies.
“Chloe, it’s okay. We understand, we were all pretty broken, but you were just a little worse than the rest of us. You had every right to be though.” I reassure her.
“Could you please call Michael? I really want to hear his voice.” She says.
“We’re gonna play a little trick on him though!” I tell her with a smirk.
She just shakes her head and smiles. I pull out my phone and put it on speaker.
We all try to act as sad a possible as we hear him pick up the phone.
M: Hello?
L: Mike, we have some bad news!
M: What is it? What’s wrong?
L: The doctors, they tried everything, they just couldn’t save her!
M: Please, no. She can’t be dead! I never even got to say goodbye.
L: I’m sorry Michael, the doctors tried everything, but she was just too far gone!
M: Oh my god, this is all my fault! None of this would have happened if I had just let you guys help me! This is all my fucking fault!
Then we just burst out laughing, including Chloe. This outrages Michael and he starts shouting.
M: What the fuck are you all laughing about? My girlfriend is dead! What could possibly be funny about my girlfriend’s death?!
C: Hi Michael!
M: Chloe? Oh my god, you’re alive? You’re awake!
M: You fucking bastards, I thought she was actually dead!
C: Mikey, quit whining, I am perfectly alive and well.
M: It’s not funny though, I almost lost you once Chloe!
I hear him sniffle, trying to hold his tears back and the mood is lost.
C: Michael, I’m right here and I’m not going anywhere.
M: You fucking scared me though, I was so fucking scared you were going to die. If you had died, I would have never forgave myself.
C: I love you, Michael. You can’t get rid of me that easily.
M: I love you more, baby. And I’m glad, because I don’t want you to ever leave. Do you think you could come to the rehab facility for a couple of hours? I need to see you!
C: I can see what I can do. I love you, Michael
M: I love you more, Chloe! Bye.
We hang up and I run off to grab the doctor so we can go visit Michael.
Chloe’s POV
I could tell Michael was still upset because he kept text my phone to make sure I was still alive. The doctor gives us the okay to go out, but I have to be back before visiting hours are over.
As we pull up to the facility. Luke sets up my wheelchair and helps me into it. He sets up my IV and wheels me inside. We sign in a visitors and Luke wheels me back to Michael’s room. He knocks on the door and Michael answers it. Michael wheels me in and sets me on his bed. He pulls me into his embrace, being careful not to hit my IV tube.
“You’re okay, baby. You’re here.” He whispers in disbelief.
“I’m really here, Mikey.” I assure him.
“Oh my god, it’s just- This feels so surreal right now. I can’t believe you’re actually here!” He replies.
He then crashes his lips on mine. I’m a bit hesitant and he pulls away.
“I know why you’re hesitant, Chloe. We can talk later, I just need to feel your lips against mine right now.” He murmurs.
I pull him into a kiss and he wraps his arms around my waist. He deepens the kiss, slipping his tongue in my mouth. Our tongues dance together and he slowly pulls away.
The boys take that as their cue that they need to leave so we can talk.
“Okay, I know I’ve lost all your trust. But, I am gonna do everything in my power to show you that you can trust me. You can fall and I will be here to catch you. Chloe, I am gonna show you how in love I am with you. We’ll start over and take it slow. But you have to trust me. I promise I will never hurt you like that again.” He tells me.
“Michael, I have to go to rehab and do physical therapy once I’m strong enough to leave the hospital.” I tell him.
“I figured as much, but we can make it work.” He assures me.
“I’m sorry Michael, but you have to let me go. If you love me, let me go. If we are really meant to be, we’ll find our way back to each other.” I tell him.
“No Chloe, please. We can make this work! I just got you back.” He says.
“I’m sorry, Michael. I can’t do this right now. You hurt me a lot and we’re only hurting ourselves by staying together. I have to focus on getting better and you have to focus on the band. Once I’m strong enough to leave, I’m flying back to Sydney to start rehab and therapy.” I say.
“No Chloe, please don’t do this!” He begs.
“Michael, don’t make this harder than this already is. I love you, I really do, but I just can’t do this right now!” I state.
Luke realizes that it’s time for me to leave and comes to take me back to the hospital. I give him a kiss on the cheek and say goodbye. Luke takes me back to the hospital and puts me back in bed. I knew this was hard for Michael, but it was just as hard for me. I didn’t want to leave Michael, but I knew I had to. I fall asleep with tears falling down my face.
