A warm sensation was on the blonde's hand. She had started to open one eye; it was dark in the room, very dark. It was dark outside. She was disoriented.
-"finally... Are you waking up?"
The captain had turned her head, opening her eyes wide. She had withdrawn her hand.
- "Daddy?"
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- "Are you okay, Kiddo?"
- "Lane what are you doing here?! Where... Where... Where's my wife? What are you doing here?"
- "I heard on the news what happened to you. I'm your father, I wish I'd been warned."
- "stop it you don't-"
- "I saw your daughters. Victoire and Juliette."
- "they... They're... Are they all right?!" She said, tears welling up in her eyes.
"And don't call them that, it's not their first name..."
The room was still plunged in half-light, Lane had moved his face forward and Maya had the impression of seeing the Joker in front of her. He had smiled a smile that sent shivers downp her spine.
-"That's the name they'll have when I take them with me".
Maya had started to struggle, but her whole body ached, she was far more bedridden than she'd imagined.
-"You don't have the right! You don't have the right! These are my daughters!!! These are my children!"
Lane's evil laughter echoed in her head.
*/Awakening/
*-"Maya! Maya! Wake up!"
The blonde had opened her eyes. She was in the chair. She had opened her eyes and Charlie was in front of her. She had looked all over the room. It was dark. Carina was asleep beside her as she had been the night before. It was after four in the morning.
*-"Lane!"
*-"You must have had a nightmare. He didn't come."
*-"y-yes, he, he, he was there... He, he, he wanted to steal Giulietta and Vittoria."
*-"no, you must have had a nightmare. Mamma told you about them half an hour ago... Your brain must have got it all mixed up."
*-"but w-w-w-why did I, did I sleep so much?"
*-"Maya, I told you, you're not in a coma anymore... Your body needs rest. You need rest now."
*-"wait... Carina told me about our girls?"She cut Charlie off.
*-"yes"
*--"so... They... They're... Are they okay?"she asked with tears in her eyes.
*--"you were asleep, but you knew we were talking about it... What did she say?"
*-"I... I don't know I was sleeping..."
*-"of course you know"
*-"you've got way too much faith in me"
*-"concentrate..."
She had closed her eyes and tried to remember.
*-"my head hurts"
*-"at the same time... You've been in that bed for days, you've been pregnant for months... Someone tried to kill you..."
*-"you're pretty direct. Is that your Italian side?"
