Until There Was You

Liam

Chapter 18

*Liam*

'Liam' I hear a soft croak and I am so sure my mind is playing tricks on me, I turn and look at her and her eyes are still closed. Wishful thinking.

I turn to leave, My Mother should know better than to bother me here. I take one last reassuring look at Lexi and I can hardly believe it when her beautiful eyes flutter open. They are still purple but the swelling has gone down considerably, but not completely. They are still the most beautiful thing I have ever seen right now.

'Lexi.' I gasp in shock. 'Can you hear me?' She doesn't anser but nods and the simple action makes her wince.

'Don't try and move baby, I will get a nurse.' I rush out the room.

'Nurse!' I yell down the corridor. 'Nurse!'

'It's Lexi, she's awake.' I blurt out before she can speak and I run back to Lexi's room. When I get back her eyes are closed again and my heart sinks. I am sure she was awake. I know she was.

'Miss Cross?' The nurse says and Lexi opens her beautiful eyes again.

'Hello there.' The nurse smiles brightly at her. 'I am Nurse Sonja, it's a pleasure to finally meet you Alexis. Can you talk?' She asks nicely, I like this nurse. She is an elderly lady with short curly grey hair and is about 4 foot tall. She is always so nice and cheerful.

'Drink..' Lexi croaks out and winces. Be brave baby, I chant over and over again in my head. The nurse puts a straw to her lips and she drinks the water as fast as she can earning her a telling off from Nurse Sonja. She checks her vitals and leaves to page the doctor.

'Hi.' She breaths, her voice still dry from lack of use.

'Hey you.' I reply smiling brightly at her. She's awake, she is really awake.

'Lex'

'Liam'  We both speak at the same time and laugh.

'I have waited for too long to hear your voice babe you go first.'

'I am sorry, I never should of left like that and I never went back to Mike, he found me somehow. I tried to run I swear I.....' Her voice fades off and I place my finger gently on her swollen lips to silence her completely.

'Don't waste your breath on him babe, I know you didn't go to him and the Police have him now, he will never get to you again Lexi.' I tell her firmly not wanting her to worry about that bastard ever again.

'Police?' She panics eyes wide. ' Do they know about us? How we met? Did he tell them?'

'No' She visibly relaxes. 'I did.' I say honestly, I had to fuck the consequences.

'Why would you do that to yourself?' I think it was meant to be a shout but it comes out a loud croaky whisper.

'Because I don't care what people think anymore, I had to tell them so they knew what he is like. It was my image or your safety and to me there is no competition Lexi. Let the papers do their worst, I don't care.' I explain and she smiles a sad smile.

'I'm sorry I brought all this to you.' She mumbles and starts crying.

'I'm not!' I demand. 'I Love You, not one thing will ever change that and I should of told you this that night. Maybe you wouldn't have left but I was a coward, i promise if you let me I will never let you down again.'

She stares at me, eyes wide in shock and I all I want more than anything is for her to say it back. The silence continues and my faith dwindles as she remains still not speaking. This is it, this what rejection feels like. It hurts.

Liam, I...'

'Lexi don't, don't say it because I want you to. It's okay really, it is.' I cut her off, I don't this i could stand a rejection speech.

'Shut up and let me speak, I haven't had my say in god knows how long I was out....'

'Three and a half weeks.' I interject ad she glares at me so I shut up.

'I Love You Liam Coltan, I have done since you saved me and you have never let me down EVER!' She says and I fall even more in love with her.

It has been six days since Lex woke up and the change in her is incredible, I for one can't wait to go home. I have only left a handful of times and been hell on legs until I returned. My Father has been amazing handling the business, even my Mother is trying to be helpful even though I am not quite sure what her motives are yet.

'Good Morning Baby.' I chirp as I walk into Lexi's room to find her sat eating toast. Her face is nearly back to normal but her wrists and ribs are still bad and her hip was cracked and could need pinning but I keep praying it won't. Her scar on her head where they drained the fluid from her brain looks better, its a lot less angry looking and she has started to push her hair over to hide it.

'Good Morning.' She smiles a beautiful big smile. 'Guess what?' She asks excited.

'What?' I reply caught up in her mood.

'I walked to the toilet.......myself!' She beams at me and I can't fight my frown.

'Lexi do you really think you should be doing that babe? I mean well done but you could of had a fall and hurt you hip more.' I say skeptically.

'Jeez Liam, it is only ten steps. You are making me sound like an old woman.' She complais and I can't help but laugh at her pout.

'I can't help that I Love You and don't want you in anymore pain.' I reason but she is no longer looking at me, her shocked face is aimed at the door.

I follow her gaze and land on a older woman that has the look of Lexi  but not half as pretty. She is standing in the doorway staring back at us with a sad look.

I stand frozen in my place, eyeing the to women. Neither of them speak but the tension in the room I swear is crackling.

'Can we help you?' I ask when no one speaks and the silence drags on.

'Mum.' The words fall from Lexi's lips and I pale.