Who To Love

Chapter 3

A/N – This weekend I’m going to my cousin’s house and her Wi-Fi comes on and off all the time so I don’t know if I’ll be able to update this weekend :( boo! But I’ll write chapter 4 tonight and hopefully be able to post it tomorrow before I leave! Thank you guys so much for your votes and comments! Means a lot to me :) xo Enjoy!

*2 Weeks Later.*

“Still not awake?” I looked up to see Ty walking into Aaron’s hospital room looking beautiful as ever. I had really started to fall for him in the past couple weeks. He checked on me all the time, came with me to the hospital every day after school and would be at my side in seconds if I asked or needed him. As for Aaron, he still hadn’t woken up. Ty and I were pretty much the only ones who visited. A couple of his best friends would come from time to time and his parents too, but his parents ran this huge business and were really busy. They were a lot more comfortable knowing I hadn’t left his side pretty much. “Nope.” I said sighing. “Hey it’s okay. He’ll wake up soon enough.” Ty said rubbing my back in a soothing way. I couldn’t help but smile, I loved it when he did that. He took a chair and sat beside me.

“Ty.” I said shaking him awake. His eyes opened and he sat up in his chair. “If you’re tired you can go home.” I said. “How long was I asleep for?” He questioned. “A couple hours.” I replied. “You don’t care if I leave?” He asked standing up. “Of course not. I’m leaving right away myself.” I smiled at him. He walked over and pulled me into a hug. “I’ll call you tomorrow.” He said before leaving. I felt so guilty for falling for him, but I just couldn’t help it. I still loved Aaron more than anything and wished every single moment that he would wake up but that didn’t change the fact that I was falling for Ty. I pulled out my phone and dialled Sara’s number. She was really supportive as well. She worked quite a bit but when she wasn’t she spent every moment with me. “Hello?” Her cheery voice filled my ears. “Hey Sara.” I said smiling. I really wish I could see her more, I mean we spent every waking moment together at school but after school she was always so busy with work. “What’s up girl?” She said. I smiled as widely as I think I ever have. “I think I’m falling for him Sara.”

“One month today right?” Ty asked as we drove to the hospital for the millionth time. I couldn’t thank him enough. “Yeah.” I sighed. Today marked one month from the accident. One month without hearing Aaron’s voice and I was missing him more than I thought I would have. “He will wake up Ashley.” He said. Trying everything he could to make me feel better. When I told Sara I thought I was falling for Ty she was happy for me but she asked me what I would do when Aaron woke up. I had no clue to be honest. If Aaron were to wake up at this very moment I have no idea what I do with myself. I would be so happy that he was awake and healthy but my feelings for Ty would cause millions of problems for me. “I know. He will eventually.” I said as we pulled into a parking spot. Even though if Aaron woke up at this very moment I would have problems with my feelings for Ty I would still rather deal with them right now before anything got serious between us.

“Let’s go out to dinner tonight. No hospital food.” Ty suggested. I didn’t really want to leave Aaron but I agreed. The hospital food was starting to make me sick just thinking about it. I was so disgusting by it by now. Ty smiled and went outside to start the car. “Be back soon baby.” I whispered to Aaron before following close behind Ty.

“No he didn’t!” I said laughing. “He did.” Ty said seriously, which made me laugh even harder. I was having a lot more fun than I thought I would. Ty was in the middle of telling me stories about his hilarious cousin Dave. “I’d love for you to meet him sometime.” He said smiling. “I’d love to meet him.” I added.

The waitress brought us our dessert. I ordered chocolate cheesecake and Ty ordered a peanut butter sundae. “This is really good.” I said in between bites. Ty had taken to me to a restaurant called Lily’s. I had never been here before but I was for sure going to be coming back, the food was amazing. The waitress came back with the bill, Ty paid and we headed out to the car. “Back to the hospital?” He asked twirling the keys on his finger. I thought about it for a moment then sighed. “Nah. Take me back to my house. I’m so tired of that place and I desperately need a shower.” He laughed, but I was being completely serious. I smelled terribly, I hadn’t had much time to shower in between hospital visits. “You sure?” He asked. I nodded and we headed towards the car. “Ashley wait.” he said before I opened the door to the car. “What is it Ty?” I asked. He came around the side of the car and kissed me passionately. He pulled away and I felt this sudden rush of disappointment. I didn’t want him to ever stop kissing me. “I’m sorry I shouldn’t have—“He was cut off by my lips on his, he gave into it right away kissing me back immediately. “Don’t ever be sorry for kissing me.” I said when we broke apart. He smiled and we both hopped into the car.

When Ty dropped me off he gave me another kiss. I hated whenever we pulled apart. I felt guilty, guilty that I had a boyfriend on his death bed and I was kissing another guy. I couldn’t help it. For the past two weeks I had tried my hardest to deny and hide my feelings for him but I just couldn’t.

“I’m surprised you’re back so early.” My mom said as I walked into the door. “Ty and I went to dinner and then I just got him to bring me home. I need a shower and I’m really tired.” I admitted sitting down on the seat at the breakfast bar beside my mom. She sniffed me closely then made a sour face. “Yes, yes you do need a shower.” We both laughed. “I’ll see you in the morning. Night.” I kissed my mom on the forehead and went upstairs. I had a nice hot shower and climbed into my fuzzy zebra print pajamas. They were my absolute favourite. Aaron bought them for me when I was sick the first year we were dating. I climbed into bed and for the first night since the accident I wasn’t thinking about Aaron. I was thinking about Ty and all the moments we shared together tonight.