Love Comes from Unexpected Places

Chapter Ninety-Two: Bright Future

"Mama, mama wake up," Mia shouted jumping up and down on the bed, she smiled down at her mother as Sophia grumbled; she giggled sitting down on her trying to get her to wake up so that they could enjoy it. 

Sophia pulled the pillow over her head, she wanted to sleep a little longer and she was sure that whatever reason that Mia was waking her up could wait a little longer. 

"Come on mama it's your birthday," two more voices shouted joining Mia on the bed, they bounced up and down making Sophia squeak and open her blue eyes; she smiled at the three children and she couldn't believe they had woken her up. 

"Tyler, Noah get off your mother," Paul ordered stepping into the door way holding a little girl in his arms, she looked like a mini-version of Sophia while the two boys looked more like Paul. 

Sophia sat up and watched as her three children climbed off the bed, she felt so blessed and she didn't know what she would ever do without them. 

"Come on breakfast," Paul said ushering the three older children out of the room, he kissed Sophia softly and wished her a happy birthday before he followed after their children and left Sophia to get ready. 

Sophia watched them all leave before she climbed out of bed and headed into the bathroom so that she could get ready; she couldn't believe that she was turning twenty-seven already. 

It only felt like yesterday that she was at the mercy of a crazy vampire that wanted revenge, Sophia knew that she had been lucky and she couldn't have been happier with how things had turned out for her and Paul. 

Sophia felt truly blessed that she and Paul had been married for seven years now, they had four wonderful children and things had really quietened down since the pack had dealt with Irina. 

Not wasting anytime, Sophia headed downstairs so that she could have breakfast with her family; everything was so perfect and she knew that Paul had some big plans for her birthday this year.

Sophia could only imagine how over the top the party was going to be tonight, she knew that Paul wanted to make it special and Sophia was a little excited; she felt a sharp pain in her side and she clutched at it for a moment. 

After what had happened with Irina, Sophia knew that she had been lucky to escape her injuries had been pretty bad; not that she could really remember what the doctor had said about them. 

Sophia took a deep breath, the twinges of her ribs made her shake her head and she brushed it off as a nerve spasm; she looked at herself in the mirror and smiled knowing that she wasn't going to let anything get her down. 

Sophia brushed her hair and did her morning routine, she didn't waste much time before heading downstairs to join her family; she wanted nothing more than to have a good day before things got busy again. 

Sophia walked down the stairs, she couldn't help but admire the pictures that lined the walls; it was like she was seeing them for the first time. 

There was her wedding photo, the twins when they had been born and her youngest daughter as well; she even had Mia's picture up there and Sophia couldn't help but stop and admire them. 

"Mama?" Tyler asked holding out his hand to his mother, she took it and allowed him to lead her down the stairs and into the kitchen were the rest of the family were. 

Sophia loved her family and everything was just the way that she had always imagined it; she kissed Paul and prayed that everything stayed this perfect for them. 

Paul wrapped his arms around Sophia and held her close watching their children.

***

"You look amazing," Sophia said hugging Fiona, her friend looked so good after having her fifth child and she couldn't believe how big the Black family were getting; it had been sad to lose Billy but everything seemed to be getting better. 

Fiona laughed and looked over at Jacob who was struggling with their boys, she was relieved that they'd finally had a little girl since they had been desperate for one. 

Sophia allowed her best friend to hurry back to her own struggling husband, she shifted Zoey in her arms and kissed the top of the toddler's head; she was sure that the little girl would be her last and she was sort of glad that she was. 

Sam and Emily had six children and were already expecting their next, they were rushed off their feet and Sophia could see how much they loved having such a big family. 

"Are you enjoying your party?" Paul asked wrapping his arms around Sophia, he peeked over at their older children glad to see that they were keeping out of trouble. 

Sophia nodded her head and kissed Paul, she felt so relaxed and she was so happy that everyone had made it to the party; she closed her eyes wanting to enjoy this moment. 

"Soph?" Paul murmured holding her close, he didn't look down at her as he stared out at the ocean; he suddenly seemed so distant which made Sophia look at him confused. 

No one else at the party seemed to notice the sudden change in Paul's behaviour, he slowly looked down at her as Sophia turned to completely look at him wondering what was wrong. 

"Wake up Sophia," Paul whispered with tears in his eyes, the party suddenly seemed to disappear around them as Sophia stared at Paul wondering what he was talking about; the world faded back to black as it consumed her completely.

***

Paul sighed holding onto Sophia's hand, he watched her face closely while a nurse moved around the room; they had just brought her back from surgery and the doctor was pleased with how it had gone. 

Irina had been destroyed but not before she had crushed Sophia's rib cage, Paul had been convinced for a moment that he had lost her; he had been all set to end his own life when Seth had found a pulse. 

The pack had managed to cover up what had happened, they had made it look like a deer had dived in front of Sophia's car and she'd had no choice but swerve out of the way and had ended up crashing.

Paul swallowed back the lump in his throat, he had no idea what he would do if she didn't wake up; the doctor had said there was some pretty bad swelling in the brain and they would have to wait and see what happened. 

"Please," Paul whispered when the nurse left the room, he knew that Sophia's parents had gone home to get some sleep; there was nothing that they could really do but wait until something happened and maybe Sophia woke up. 

Charlie had gone home and had promised he would be back early in the morning, he was far from happy about what had happened; he was beginning to think that the family was cursed. 

First Bella dies in a plane crash and now Sophia was in a horrible car accident, Charlie had been distraught and he had called Grace from his counselling group to talk with her. 

"Wake up Sophia," Paul pleaded knowing that he didn't want to lose her, he knew that Jason would look after Mia until it was okay for her to come home again. 

Sophia didn't move and Paul felt his heart sink, he wanted nothing more than to have her wake up; he had no idea what he would do if things didn't get better.