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Visiting Hours

Sorry for any errors, this is very loosely edited, but I was enjoying writing and wanted to get it out :)

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JASPER'S POV

I think today makes as good a day as any to come clean to both Sam and Alicia. While it's been something slowly eating away at my mind, I've always prolonged the truth much longer than I should.

Sam has been texting me relentlessly, even calling, to which I only knew about when I woke up. Alex told me that he answered the phone one time, just to let Sam know that I was in fact not dead, but had pretty much vaguely chalked it up to "he's been in the hospital."

I'm not sure whether that made it worse or better for Sam, but regardless he's been persistent on making sure I'm okay, and asking if I need anything, avoiding the general topic of what had happened to me.

I just finally broke, and told him which hospital I'm at, and that he should come see me if he has the chance. While I did wonder initially if I was at the same hospital he works, I later found out I'm not, and that this one had a better rated trauma response team while still being close enough to the initial incident.

I'm torn away from my thoughts when the soft click of the door opening echoes through the deafening silence of the room.

"Hey love, they are here...should I tell them to come in?" Alex asks, smiling warmly at me.

I nod, and return his smile. "Go ahead, thank you."

And with that—Alex returns to the hall, leaving the door cracked as he disappears down the right side of the hallway.

I can't help this feeling in the pit of my stomach, is it guilt? Anxiety? Fear? All of the above?

I'm not sure how Sam and Alicia will respond, but I'm sure the major deciding factor will be whether or not they can forgive me for just not telling them about everything from the get-go. I've gotten to Sam well enough now, that he probably wouldn't have reacted harshly to my pregnancy if I would have had the guts to just spill it out to him.

"Hey!" Sam says cheerfully, and my head turns so quickly on my shoulder, I'm pretty sure I pulled a damn muscle in it. I stare as his shorter and bulky figure pushes through the door, Alicia trailing behind him.

"Hey guys, it's um—it's great to see—"

"We thought you died, you bozo, what the hell happened to you?" Alicia's tone, sharp and clear, delivers her words swiftly, and right to the damn point.

And so I began there. I started right from the beginning, and how I met Alex and how I ended up with child soon after... Of course leaving out the non-PG-13 bits of how I came to bear said child.

As I spoke to them I watched their faces closely, almost waiting for any negative reaction I initially thought I would be receiving, only to be met with understanding ones, and occasional nods to tell me to keep going on.

I continued then, to how I felt about telling them when I first met them, and I was an ass for not doing so. Alicia had to chime in and agree with my self proclaimed ass-hattery, saying that they don't bite, and I should have just been honest. I just chuckled at her though, knowing she was right, and that they care for me as much as I do for them.

I watched as their faces grew into shocked expressions though, as I explained the whole stalker situation. Sam made a remark saying that he couldn't believe I'd been dealing with all that, then continued to act as if nothing happened around them. I couldn't gauge whether that meant he was impressed I was able to not let it outwardly affect me, or if he was poking at the fact I didn't tell them about it.