Fight Together (Sequel To Neighbor Next Door) Jace Norman

Chapter 21

Fiona's P.O.V

"What is it?" Jace panics. "Charlotte survived the surgery..." I sigh with relief. I feel Jace sag against me. "..but she is not in a good condition. We removed all the poison but she is short on blood so its gonna take a couple of days to get her strength back."

Jace nods. "Okay. Is she alright though? Is there anything else?" The nurse looks at his chart. "Nope nothing else. When she sees you though she could be a little confused.

Its a miracle  shes alive." Jace smiles. "Thank you so much." He says shaking his hand. The nurse walks away. Jace stands up. He puts his hand out for me to grab. I grasp it and stand up. "Thanks." I dust off my pants. "Hey."

I look up at him. "I said I was her boyfriend so they would let me in during the surgery but they wouldnt let me." I furrow my eyebrows. "Yeah. I know. Its fine." I say playing it cool. "You sure?" I nod hard. "Yeah, yeah its chill."

He nods questioningly and walks into the room. Charlotte lays there with her eyes closed. I stare at the sewed up gash in her neck. Jace walks next to the bed. I follow. "Charlotte? Charlotte you awake?"

Her eyes flutter open and suddenly I feel nervous. "Jace?" Her voice weak. "Yeah Charlotte its me Jace...how are you hun?" She lifts her and up and touches her neck softly.

"Sore..." She looks at me for a second then tries to sit up. "Woah, Charlotte, rest." She points at me. I put my hands in my pockets. "They are going to kill you. Th...they said that and then they..."

She puts her hand on her neck again. "Charlotte... What happened?" I said softer than usual. She is in a daze. Kinda staring right past me. "Charlotte?" "Behind you?" I furrow my eyebrows and glance behind me. Nothings there.

"Char, you alright?" Jace asks placing his hand on her shoulder. Her attention turns to him and she nods quickly. I squint my eyes. "I'm gonna give you guys some alone time." I said backing up. Jace nods. "Thanks, I'll be out in a minute." He painfully smiles.

Jaces P.O.V

Fiona walks out of the room and shuts the door quietly.

"You came." She states smiling up at me. "Yeah, of course I would for you." I say stroking her hair. She smiles weakly. She grabs my hand and kisses it. Suddenly I feel uncomfortable. I slightly pull my hand away.

She looks into my eyes. "What's the matter?" She asks quietly. I breath in. "Nothing, I'm fine." I shake off. She smirks. "I want to get back together with you." She says grasping my hand again and kissing it slowly.

I clear my throat. "I don't think that's the best idea, Charlotte." I whisper. "Why not? Dont you miss me...and the things we did together?" She says tasting my fingertips. I jump a little bit growing strong feelings.

Then I remember Fiona. I gasp and yank my hand away. "Charlotte no!" She sits up. "Just, no, okay?" She glares at me beneath her lashes. "It's her isn't it? You love her?" I look down. "Jace!" "Yes! I love her Charlotte! Okay? Is that what you wanna hear?!?" Tears swell up in her eyes.

"Look,  I'm sorry I yelled at you I'm just...confused about what I want." I say rubbing my temples. "You mean "who you want" ." She corrects. "Yes." I simply respond. She looks down.

"I guess the fact that I've been in love with you ever since we were 9 doesn't matter. I guess the fact that we've been dating for 3 years doesn't matter either. But I guess what does matter is You and Fo have loved each other ever since you were 15. I guess it does matter that she faked her death for 3 years and you fall instantly in love with her when she comes back. I guess it does matter that she KILLED YOUR MOTHER!"

She screams. "SHE DID NOT KILL MY MOTHER!" I scream back. "Bullshit!" She hollers. "That is somr bs!! She killed our relationship!" "You killed our relationship, Charlotte. And your gonna kill yourself if you keep blaming yourself, that's the same thing I tell Fiona."

I firmly state. "Are you guys dating?" Charlotte blurts. I glare at her. "Or is she just using you for sex?" I furrow my eyebrows. "This is why we are not together."

I say walking towards the door. "You didn't answer my question." She rambles. I turn around. "We are dating Charlotte. I'm sorry are little talk turned out to be this way."

And with that I walk out if the hospital room and Fiona's sitting outside if the door on the floor. She stands up. "You ready to go?" She asks with a blank face. "Did you hear that?"

I question. "Most of the parts where you guys were screaming so, I guess I heard enough." I look down and sigh. "Sorry." She loops her fingers in my hair. "For what?" I look up and her and she rests her hands on my neck.

"For everything." She smiles. "Not everything is your fault. A lot is but not everything." She grins. I smile back. "I pull her in for a hug. "You can say it." She breathes against my ear.

"Say what?" I say griping her a little harder. "I love you." I smile. "I love you." She scratches my scalp. "I love you too. I also know that you are going through a lit with Charlotte right now and I'm here to make it better."

I kiss her hair. "I am going through a lot right now and I'm glad you're helping me." I whisper against her hair. "Are things going too fast? I feel like I'm pushing you to be with me." She say looking into my eyes.

"No! I want to be with you. You're my girl now okay?" She smiles. "Okay." We hug quickly. "Let's go."