The Letters

Chapter 17: Home

Paige's P.O.V.

I'm still stuck in this terrible hospital. I've been awake for three days now but they still won't let me leave. I've talked with countless therapist and doctors. I'm being released today though but I'm going to need to see a therapist every day for the next three weeks and then only once a week for awhile. I'm not allowed to leave till three pm for some reason and it's only ten am.

I sigh and look around the room looking for something to do but finding nothing. I hear a bunch of loud voices coming down the hall but ignore it until I hear them stop in front of my door followed by someone knocking on it.

"Come in." I say to whoever's standing out there.

The door opens and a nurses head pops in. "Some people are here to see you, is it okay if they come in?" She asks and I nod. She opens the door further and standing there behind her is the most famous boyband in the world at the moment. I feel my jaw fall open and stare at them speechlessly. They silently walk into my room and the nurse closes the door behind them.

"Hello love!" Louis says cheerfully.

"What...what are you doing here?" I ask, still in shock.

"Well...umm...we got your letter....." Liam says quietly causing me to stare at them, confused for a second until I remember the letter I wrote and gave to Paul when I was at there concert.

"I completely forgot about that...I'm so sorry it was stupid of me to write that." I quickly mumble.

"No, no don't apologize at all. We care about our fans, Paige; you know that and we don't want things like this happening to them. We came here to visit you and tell you that this isn't the answer." Harry says and takes a step closer to my bed.

"I thought it was the answer. I know it's not now because I realized how much it hurts the people around me but it was the easy way out for me." I tell them.

"You're family and friends love you more than anything; we love you too. We don't want to see you hurting like this." Zayn adds with a small smile.

"I'm getting better, with the help of my friends I'll be happy again. Thank you for coming here; it means a lot to me." I say and give them a shy smile. My door opens and Alex walks in but pauses.

"Oh shoot, sorry didn't mean to interrupt." She says and begins to back away.

"No it's okay! You can stay." I yell her and she slowly walks back into my room.

"You must be Alex. It's nice to finally meet you in person." Harry says with a big smile.

"It's nice to meet you too." Alex says and blushes.

"You two know each other?" I ask with a raised eyebrow.

"We umm talked on the phone a couple of times after they got your letter. I let them know when you woke up and when they should come see you." Alex explains and sits down in a chair next to my bed.

"We'll let you rest, but we'll see you tomorrow when you're settled at home." Harry says and smiles at me. The rest of the boys say bye to both Alex and I too and leave.

"Soooo you and Harry?" I say and wink at her then start laughing making her blush.

"Oh shut up!" She says and stands up and storms out of my room, me still laughing.

A few hours later

I'm finally home, out of that hospital bed, hospital gown, everything. I brought all of my things to my room and sit down on my bed. I grab out of my pocket and text Nathan to meet me at the lake. I get the stack of letters that are sitting on my nightstand. I skip down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"I'm meeting Nathan at the lake. I'll be home later, I'll text you." I say to my mom and kiss her cheek.

"Be careful, sweetie." She says and hugs me tightly.

I grab my keys and wallet and go outside to my car. I get in and buckle my seatbelt before starting the car. I pull out of the driveway and drive to the lake getting there in ten minutes; Nathan is already there leaning against his truck. I pick up the letters off of the passenger seat and get out of the car. I walk over to him and sit down on the back of his truck.

"Hey babe." He says and kisses my cheek then sits down next to me. "What are those?" He asks and nods towards the letters.

"I need to burn these. It's not important what they are; it's in the past. Can you build a fire for me?" I ask him, hoping he doesn't question it further.

He doesn't say anything, he just stares at me for a second and then nods. He hops off of the truck and starts piling up pieces of wood. When he's done, he takes a lighter out of his pocket and lights the wood. I stand up next to him and throw the letters one by one into the fire. When I finish I lean my body against his as he supports my weight. He leads me back to the truck and helps me sit on it. When he sits down next to me he pulls me down next to him as I snuggle up to his side.

"Promise me you won't scare me like that again." Nathan says and looks down at me.

I look back up at him and whisper, "I promise." He takes my wrist in his hand and gently rubs the scars with his thumb then brings my wrist to his lips and kisses each and every one of them. I feel the tears prick my eyes and look away from him.

"Why are you crying?" He asks when he realizes it.

"Because I love you and I feel terrible for putting you through all of that and I really don't know what I would do without you but you deserve better. Someone who's emotionally stable and who you don't need to worry about all the time." I tell him quietly, still not looking at him.

"I love you more than anything, Paige. I would do anything for you; I would fucking die for you. I don't care that you're not emotionally stable; that doesn't matter to me. What matters to me is that you're safe and that you're recovering and you're happy. Paige I don't want anyone else, I want you." Nathan says while forcing me to look into his eyes.

"Kiss me." I mumble.

He cups my cheeks with his big hands and pulls me as long as possible to him and kisses me hard. I instantly wrap my arms around his neck and kiss back just as hard. He rolls us over and puts his on either side of my head and lowers his body onto mine, pressing them together.

I think you can guess what happened next.

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I decided to write a few more chapters than expected :)

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-Emmie xx