WILD RIDE (Rafe Cameron x OC) *COMPLETE*

Chapter Ninety-One (Alana)

CHAPTER NINETY-ONE

Alana

My spine is stiff and neck is hurting. I'm hooked up to a bunch of machines and the look on Rafe's face as I open my eyes is enough to give me the strength to get through this. My mouth is so dry that when I go to open my mouth to speak I can't get a single word out.

"Water," Sarah says reaching for the pink water pitcher that is a hospital staple and pours it into a cup, adding a little plastic straw into it. "Little sips, Alana... Little sips."

The water absorbs onto my tongue before it even goes down my throat. Sarah is repeating over and over for me to take little sips. Little sips. Little fucking sips.

"Can you hear me?" Rafe asks with a broken voice. I nod and he sighs and tears stream from his eyes. Falling onto my skin as he towers over me. "God, I thought I fucking lost you forever."

I shake my head and look around the room. Taking another sip of water. My throat hurts but I find a way to finally get the words out. "How long?"

"A month." Sarah says softly. "You really scared the fuck out of us."

I cough and take another sip. Letting it sit on my tongue for a moment before swallowing. My lips are cracked and yet it feels like there's lip balm on them. I look at the little table and sure as shit.. Peach flavored lip balm. My favorite one, so it's painfully obvious Rafe set that up. He knows me better than I'll ever know myself.

"JJ's gone." I mutter.

Silence.

"It's okay... I said goodbye." I take another sip and lean back against the soft pillow. "Leah?"

"Asks for you every single time I call Rose." Sarah says. "Rafe tries to talk to her but he gets really sad. So, hopefully now that you're awake you can go home soon. Leah really misses her parents. But I know Rose has loved having a baby around."

"Another soon." I flash my eyes to Sarah with her small bump and I smile. "You okay?"

"Me?" Sarah laughs dumbfounded that I'd even dared to ask such a thing. "Alana we're all worried about you! You died! You literally fucking died!"

I shrug and groan as I try to adjust my spine. It's so stiff... So painful from being in this bed. I turn to look at Rafe, and he looks like he hasn't slept. He looks like he hasn't eaten.. He looks so unhealthy.

"I saw Ward." I tell him and his brows furrow. Face going deathly serious, lips parting to speak but I open my mouth and cut him off. "He's okay. He didn't say anything but.. He came to see me. He.. He had something in his hands."

Rafe's eyes shut and tears pour own his face. "You had a dream of my dad holding something?"

I shrug. "No, not a dream. It was real." I sip the water again and although my voice is raspy I can say more words. "I was in my old bedroom and JJ was there and Big John too.. But your Dad... He brought me something we lost."

My husband nods. "Yeah... I get what you're saying."

"A boy." I tell him. "JJ promised me he'd take care of him. And.. JJ said the crown worked. If you make a wish it comes true."

"Mine did." Rafe kisses my temple and I feel nothing but his tears pouring onto me. His sobs louder as he pulls his lips away and just rests his forehead against the side of mine. I reach my hand up, unsteady and hooked up to an IV but I touch his face. Feeling his warm yet wet cheek under the palm of my hand. "I wished for you to wake up, baby... It happened."