FALLEN

Chapter Hundred & Twenty Two

Aurora's P.O.V

I keep feeling guilty for feeling happy about falling ill, I know Cy taking care of me is because of it but, I can't help but feeling hopeful. Aside from always shivering, my body aches and I can't seem to stay asleep for long, I miss my babies and all I wanna do is hold them but I know I can't. Cy told me he sent them to Ben and Jamie's. I hope they're having a great time.

"Angel, you need to get up so you can eat and take your medication." He says walking in.

"I feel cold." I wrap myself up even tighter with the blankets.

"Yeah?" He says putting his hand on my forehead. "Well you're not burning up as much as before so that's good, if you keep eating and taking meds you'll get better."

"I miss the kids." I pout.

"I'm sorry." Pulling me to him, I unwrap myself and we hug each other. "Any pains today?" I shake my head no.

"Are you still mad at me?" He doesn't say anything for a while.

"No." Okay. "You bringing this up now, is it your attempt of making us talk about it?"

"Yes, I mean we have to have this discussion sooner or later, so why not now? While I'm here, on my death bed." I smile and he shakes his head, frowning.

"That's not even funny." Something about the way he says that makes me laugh so hard.

"I'm sorry." I calm myself down. "I know that this has caused a rollercoaster of events, for all three of us, and I know that I hurt you but I want you to know that that wasn't my intention. You're the last person I'd ever want to hurt Cy."

"I know."

"Everything with Cyan just happened, he was there for me through my mourning period and even though my mind never wondered off into the thought of him and I together, somehow I ended up having feelings for him. I tried not to, because I knew no one could or ever would replace you but-"

"But?"

"Having him around me and the kids, in a way, soothed the pain of your passing. And I was addicted to that, then I put that aside and saw how good of a guy he was and- getting to know him more drew me to him."

"I know you didn't intentionally do this, that it just happened and that's why I even encouraged you to explore just how deep your feelings for him are but-"

"But?"

"I think I unintentionally distrusted you in the process, and because I've never not trusted you before, I didn't really know what to do or how to fix things so I pushed you away. I didn't want to hurt your feelings or make things even worse by pretending everything was okay but, I guess we got to this point irregardless of our best efforts to protect each other."

"Yeah." I sigh. Curling up closer to him, I hear his calm and steady heartbeat. "Cy I love you, you're the only man I want to build a life with. I don't want anyone else, I just want you." I say looking into his eyes. "If I have to work hard to earn your trust again then, that's just what I'll have to do. I'll do anything I have to to make us work but, what I won't do is give you up. I'm sorry but I'm just too selfish of a person to let the love of my life slip through my fingers for the third time." He wraps his arms around me.

"I'm sorry. I never want to be the reason you're hurting and just like you said, I'll fight tooth and nail to make us work. This is the last time you and I will make these promises to one another, because I'll never part from you ever again." He says kissing my forehead. "I love you Angel."

"I love you more."

"I'll love you most." Here's to the third ending. I don't know when I fell asleep but, I find myself waking up in Cy's arms. Adjusting his mask, I make sure it's covering his mouth properly then get up to take a bath. Even with everything that's been going on, I find myself waking up full of gratitude. I'm sublimely happy and I feel even better, my two weeks are almost up so hopefully Dr Keller can tell me some good news when he comes by. Getting out I wrap a towel around my body, do my skincare then walk to my closet. I feel warm arms wrap around me as I skim through my clothes.