Love Comes from Unexpected Places

Chapter Ninety-Four: Gonna Be Okay

"How are you feeling?" Caroline asked stepping into the hospital room, she was relieved to see that her daughter was awake and it had been a rough few days; it scared her how close she had come to burying her own daughter. 

Sophia smiled tiredly at her mother, it had been a long morning with the doctor wanting several tests done on Sophia before declaring that she was going to make a full recovery. 

It had upset Sophia when she had been informed that her grandmother had passed away, she could barely remember the strange dreams that she'd had when she was in a coma but she did know that she had seen her grandmother there. 

"I'm okay," Sophia replied shifting in her bed, she was disappointed that she wouldn't be able to attend her grandmother's funeral; the date had been set and she knew that she wouldn't be out of hospital for it. 

Caroline nodded her head before she sat down next to Sophia in a chair, she was sure that everything was going to be okay now; she just hoped that Sophia would be well enough to attend her wedding in January. 

"Jason is going to bring Mia in later on," Caroline said surprised how well he had coped with the little girl while Sophia had been in a coma; she couldn't imagine what it would have been like if her daughter had died. 

It scared Caroline that she could have lost everything, she had never thought that she would come so close to burying her daughter before her time. 

Sophia sighed and nodded, she wasn't sure how Mia would react to seeing her like this and she must look awful after spending five days in a coma after what had happened. 

The two women were silent deep in their own thoughts, they both knew there was much to say and they weren't sure how to say it after everything that had happened. 

"I like Paul," Caroline murmured peeking at Sophia, she was surprised how loyal he had been when Sophia was in a coma and she knew that her daughter couldn't have found a better man.

It had been a surprise every day when she came to see Sophia that she would find Paul loyally by her side, he would talk to her and tell her about his day even if he hadn't really done anything. 

"I like him too," Sophia said smiling, she honestly didn't know where she would be without Paul right now and she couldn't imagine her life without him; she wanted to have the family that she had dreamt of with him. 

"I am sure you more than like him," Caroline teased knowing that Paul was a much better fit for her daughter than Jason had ever been, she had been worried when Paul had told her that they were engaged but seeing them together eased her mind a little bit. 

Paul had reassured Caroline and Jonathon that they weren't in any hurry to get married, it would be a couple of years before the couple were prepared to take that step and they had all the time in the world. 

"Do you remember what happened?" Caroline asked softly, she didn't want to upset her daughter in anyway but she wasn't sure what could have made Sophia swerve off the road like that. 

A lot of people had told her that it was properly a deer in the road that had caused the accident, it happened a lot and the animals in the forest were often wandering onto the road.

Sophia shook her head, she wasn't about to tell her mother about what had really happened and it was best to play the amnesia card since no one would doubt her on that. 

Sam had been by to reassure her that Irina had been dealt with and the Cullens had spoken with the Denali coven to stop anything else happening between them and the pack. 

Nodding her head understandingly, Caroline sighed knowing that Sophia had a lucky escape and the last thing that she wanted was to cause any problems; she just wanted to focus on the fact that everything was okay now.

"How is dad?" Sophia asked curiously, she hadn't really seen her father since she had woken up and she knew he was busy organising Lorelei's funeral.

It still hurt to think that she wouldn't be able to attend but the doctor had told her that there was no way that she would be well enough to travel to the funeral in Seattle. 

"He's coping," Caroline replied looking down at her hands, it had been a massive shock to them that Lorelei had passed away like that; she'd suffered a heart attack and there was little that could have been done to save her when they had gotten her to the hospital. 

Jonathon was devastated and Caroline knew that he blamed himself for taking so long to come back, he had lost precious years with his mother and it had been almost too late to rebuild their relationship when they had come back. 

"I wish I could help," Sophia mumbled wanting to do something for her grandmother, she had no grandparents now and it hurt to think that she wouldn't get her chance to pay her respects in anyway. 

Lorelei had been there for her when she had needed her family, they'd had such little time to get to know one another before she'd passed away and there would be a whole in the family from now on. 

"She would have wanted you to recover first," Caroline insisted knowing that while Lorelei might not have approved of her, she had adored Sophia and her getting better would have been what she wanted instead of her hurting herself more. 

The hospital door opened and Paul stepped inside carrying some food that Emily had sent with him, she had insisted since the hospital food was pretty awful and Sophia needed to eat something. 

"I'll give you both a moment," Caroline said smiling, she got to her feet and smoothed out her dress before she walked out of the hospital room so that she could talk with Charlie about the arrangements to take Sophia home soon.

"My parents seem to like you," Sophia teased sitting up a little, she was mindful of her ribs and she was still in a little bit of pain but the doctor had reassured her that she would be able to go home soon as long as she stayed in her bed. 

Setting the food down on the table, Paul moved to sit down next to Sophia; he was so happy that she had woken up and the doctor seemed very pleased with her recovery. 

It didn't help that it also kept the Cullens away, the pack had noticed that Bella and her husband had been lingering about and it had taken a stern talk with Sam to make them leave after Bella had attempted to approach Charlie. 

"Never scare me like that again," Paul whispered taking her hand, he pressed a kiss to her lips knowing that it had been touch and go; he thanked whoever was listening for not taking her from him. 

It had been a rough couple of days and Paul couldn't imagine what he would have done if she hadn't pulled through; there was no way that he would have ever agreed to Sophia being turned and he would have haunted the Cullens if they had tried to turn her. 

"I promise," Sophia said smiling at him, she brushed her fingers through Paul's hair and she hoped that this was the last of all the troubles. 

It had been a very long road for them and Sophia wanted to focus on them now, they had her parents wedding in January and after that they had the rest of their lives to enjoy together. 

Paul leant forward and kissed Sophia, he would do anything for her and he couldn't wait until the day they took the next step and she officially became Mrs Sophia Lahote.

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Author's Note:

Only two chapters remaining before we reach the end of this story xxx