Algebra and irish;) (student/teacher)

Chapter 48

Chapter 48------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alex could hear their voices. Her eyelids so heavy they refused to lift even slightly. Her limbs felt like they'd been beaten and filled with lead. She couldn't move. All she could do was breath.

"is she going to be ok?" came a gruff scratchy voice that she barely recognized as Luke.

"rest will be the only good thing for her right now sir " said a soft feminine voice.

She heard Luke cough and recognized it as a disguised sob. Then he heard the door to the room shut and Luke clear his throat as he stepped closer.

Where was she? Hospital maybe?

She listened closer and she could hear the whir of machines and the steady beep of her heart monitor.

Yup definately a hospital. What happened?

"they say you can hear me love. If you can please wake up. Please move or something to let me know you're in there."

Alex tried lifting her heavy kids and put all her strength into lifting a finger.. Nothing.

She heard Luke sigh and his warm hand wrap around hers.

"Alex, I can't lose you lass. I love you. And I just got started loving you. You will not be leaving me this soon."

Alex felt a knot form in her throat. His words speaking to her once cold heart.

"please don't leave me baby" he sniffed

Alex could feel him shaking and she wanted more than ever to open her eyes and throw herself at him and it was killing her not to be able to comfort him.

Then she felt one of the tears that were gathering behind her eyelids slide down her face.

"Alex? Are you awake?" Luke wiped away the tear and kissed her cheek.

A sigh escaped her mouth.

Something is happening she could feel her eyelids getting lighter.

She slowly cracked one eye open. All she could see was a blurry figure standing over her.

"mmm" she moaned in the back of her throat. Her lips seemed to be glued together.

"o thank God." Luke murmured and wrapped her limp body in a tight hug.

"mmmmm" she groaned

"sorry sorry" he said sitting her back down.

Her other eye managed to open and she just stared at him.

His hair was a mess probably from him running his fingers through it numerous times. He had a black eye and a scrape on his cheek.

Her brow furrowed.

"I got into a bit of a tiff with your father lass"

Her eyes rounded.

"I'm fine. Him on the other hand... Is in a couple rooms down the hall"

Her eyes darkened with rage and she made an attempt to sit up.

"no stop. He's guarded by police ad handcuffed to the bed. They'll be taking him in for assault and attempted murder as soon as he's able"

She raised a questioning eyebrow.

"he was trying to strangle you when Collin and I came into the house"

Alex glanced at the glass of water on the night stand and back to him.

"oh of course sorry."

He got the water glass and eased the straw between her lips.