A Wife for Christmas (completed) ✔️

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Sorry for the wait. Here is the next chapter of A Wife for Hire. I hope you all enjoy it ;-)

Zeke POV

The doctor pulls off his gloves and looks at Mr Lance and I. "She's in a medical induced coma. She has a hairline fracture on her right ankle and four broken ribs."

I look at my brother. "How long will it take for her to wake up?"

Cole places his hand on my shoulder. "I can't tell you that, Zeke. It's up to her when she wakes."

I clear my throat. "Mr Lance, do you mind if I see here?"

Mr Lance shakes his head. "You're her fiancé. Let her know that I'm here with her mother."

I hug Mr Lance. "Thank you for letting me go to her."

Cole places his arm on my back. "Doctor Dean, do you mind if I show my brother to the room?"

"Go ahead. We'll talk when you finish showing him to his fiancé." Doctor Dean turns on his heel and walks away.

What's going on between my brother and the doctor?

I turn to him. "What did you do? Your boss isn't happy with you?"

Cole shakes his head. "I did something in the OR that has pissed him off. I did to save Jaycee though."

I pull away from Cole. "What did you do?"

"I can't tell you. I will be reporting it to the board when I have a chance." Cole opens the door to the room. "Spend some time with your girl. I'll bring in a cot for you brother." He exits the room.

I look at all the machines hooked up to her.

She looks fragile in that bed.

I move over to the seat. I pull it close to the bed and I take her hand in mine. "Please, wake up beautiful. We're going to get married on Christmas Day. I told our families that you were the one that I want to marry. I love you, Jaycee. You are my life. You have consumed me like no-one else."

I'm rambling now.

I run my thumb over her hand. "I want to see your beautiful hazel eyes that has a speck of green in them. Do you want to have kids? My father is pressuring me to give him an heir within a month. I don't want to do anything that you're not ready for."

I want to start a family with her someday.

Cole enters the room with a cot and he places it next to hers. He looks at me. "Do you want to know what happened?"

I nod.

Cole sits next to me. "When I walked into the OR I saw Jaycee lying on the bed and she had tears running down her face. Doctor Dean ignored the signs of Anaesthesia Awareness."

What is Anaesthesia Awareness?

I look at brother. "What's that?"

Cole runs his fingers through his hair. "It's when you wake up in the middle of surgery. She either heard or felt Doctor Dean cut into her. Her heart stopped from the shock. I had to give her an injection of adrenaline, Jaycee's heart started to beat again. I was happy that I brought her back."

I rise and move quickly to my brother. I hug him. "Thank you for everything you did, Cole."

Cole moves over to the door. "I'll check on you soon." He exits the room.

I have tears running down my face.

How could he do that to her. From what I've studied from Cole's books is that it's not common for people to wake up during surgery. My girl's not common is she?

Mrs Lance enters the room. "Jordan, told me she's in a medical induced coma."

I look up at her. "Yes, she is. I just wish she would wake."

Mrs Lance walks over to me and she pulls me into a hug. "Thank you for being here with my daughter. You are the type of man I wished my daughter to be with."

I step away from her. "Thank you for your kind words. Jaycee won't be able to walk down the aisle on our wedding day."

Mrs Lance moves over to the second seat in the room. She holds her daughter's hand. She looks at me. "I don't want you to marry my daughter on Christmas Day out of obligation. If you do still marry her on Christmas Day it should be a small event and when she has healed from the accident have a big wedding and invite everyone you want."

I like the way she thinks.

I move to the other side of the bed and place my hand in hers. "I like that idea. All we have to do is wait for Jaycee to open her eyes."

Mrs Lance starts whispering to her and I feel her hand jolt in mine. She looks at me. "Did you feel that?"

I nod. "She can hear us."

I rise and place kisses on her cheek. I lean close to her ear and whisper. "I love you, Jaycee Anna Lance. I'm not going to ever leave your side and I hope you want to stay with me until we're both old and have Great Great Grandbabies running around the place. If I had it my way I would like to live forever with you by my side."

I move away from her and place a kiss on her forehead. I move back to my seat and watch her while she sleeps.

Can you please wake up, Jaycee?

I place my head on the bed and I sob into my hands. I feel her soft hand move inside mine. I look up at her.

Jaycee's eyes are still closed. Her head to turns to the side and then she blinks her eyes a couple of times. She faintly whispers. "Lights."

I run over to the lights and switch them off. I press the button for the doctor.

Jaycee looks at me and she smiles weakly. "Hi, Zeke."

I throw myself into her arms and she places a hand on my face. "Hey, Jaycee."

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