Back Together ~ pt 2

❤︎︎ Five ❤︎︎

I woke up in the ambulance and I was incredibly confused at first, until I saw Lando's face.

"Thank God. Alexa, baby, can you hear me? You're gonna be okay. You're safe now. Just breathe. The paramedics are here to help you" he said. I hated when he called me Alexa but I wasn't gonna argue.

"did I pass out...?"

"Yeah, you passed out. You're safe now, though. The paramedics are taking good care of you. Just relax and let them do their job" he said. All I did in that moment was holding my hand up and stroking his cheek with my thumb. He put his hand on top of mine and held it to his cheek. "I'm so glad you're awake. Everything's gonna be okay now" he said with some small tears in his eyes

"everyone's gonna be fucking calling me Alexa for the next few days now. I'd rather people call me Lexi or Lex. the only time you call me Alexa is when you're pissed off or it's something serious"

"Yeah, I guess they will. But they don't know our special connection. They'll forget soon enough. And as for me, I'll only ever call you Alexa when I mean it in the most loving way possible"

"thing is that it doesn't even feel like my name anymore because I've always been called Lexi or Lex"

"Yeah, I get that. But you know what? You're not just any Lexi or Lex. You're my Alexa, the one who's made my life so much better since she walked into it"

"We were literally like 3 when we met. we were practically in nappies"

"Yeah, but even then you stole my heart. And I don't think that heart's ever gonna belong to anyone else. You're stuck with me, Lexi"

"I'm not gonna complain about that"

"Good. Cause I plan on keeping you for the rest of my life" he said as he squeezed my hand

"how am I gonna get to your races...? you'll have to carry me around the paddock because I doubt I'm gonna be able to walk for a couple weeks seeing as there's a knife in my thigh"

"don't worry, we'll figure something out. And as for carrying you around the paddock... Well, it might not be so bad actually. You know how much I love holding you close"

"as long as I'm not too heavy for you"

"You're never too heavy for me, Lexi. You're my girl, and I'll always be strong enough to carry you"

"I swear to god the fact that we've both been stabbed in the last like 7 months is crazy"

"Yeah, it's been a rough couple of months. But as long as we're both alive and together, we'll get through anything. I promise you that"

"it still hurts... are we nearly at the hospital...?"

"I know it hurts, baby, but the paramedics are here to help. We're nearly at the hospital now, and they're going to take good care of you. Just hold on tight, okay?"

"please don't leave me... I need you to hold my hand..."

"I'm not going anywhere, Lexi. I promise you. Not as long as you need me. We're going to get through this together"

I woke up a few hours later and the pain went away. Probably because I was on shit tons of pain drugs. I could still feel my leg so the knife must have just missed my nerves. Thank god. I obviously had stitches. Lando was right next to the bed holding my hand

"Hey there, sleepyhead. How are you feeling?" He said

"better... did they find Kiya's fingerprints on the knife...?"

"Yeah, they did. She can't have gone far so they're looking for her now. But don't worry about that. Just focus on getting better, okay?"

"I'll feel better if I know she's locked up"

"I know, but we can deal with that later. For now, you just need to rest and let the doctors take care of you. I'll make sure everything is handled"

"okay..." I said as he kissed my forehead

"You're the most precious thing in my life, Lexi. And I promise you, nothing is going to hurt you while I'm around. You can count on me for that"

"I'm so glad I have you..."

"Same here, baby. Same here"

"I would be literally dead without you"

"Don't say that. You make me sound like some kind of hero. But seriously, I'm just glad I was there to help"

"you are a hero to me. you got me to stop my horrible weed addiction. I could have died if I didn't stop. I quite literally would have been dead without you"

"You're my hero, Lexi. For getting through everything we've been through together and for always being there for me. And as for quitting the weed, well, we did it together"

"we can both be each other's heroes then"

"That sounds like a plan. Now, go to sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up"

"only if you cuddle up with me" I said with puppy dog eyes as I moved over in the bed.

"With pleasure, my love" he said as he got in and cuddled up next to me while making sure not to touch my thigh in case he would irritate it. "Now, get some rest. You've got nothing to worry about. I've got everything under control"