Alexander || Complete

Recovery

7 Months later

Xander POV

I've been living with Harper for the past few months, I've found a job as a nursing intern. I have spoken to Tristan on occasion.

~flashback~

"Hey Tris, how have you been"?
"I've been going to therapy, taking my medication. I've been doing  a lot better."

I cant lie I have to admit that I miss being around him, not the obsessive cheater he became. The soft and romantic man I knew once before.

"When can I see you again, Xan. I am truly sorry for mistreating you and betraying the trust I'd tried so hard to build up with you?" When could we see each other again, I love him and he's trying but I'm just not ready yet.

"I don't know, I miss you too but I am just not ready,"

"i understand and i will still be here when you're ready. I don't want to hurt you again, ever the way I have already."

"Thank you, I have to go though my break is almost over."

"Thank you for answering my phone calls. I just want to make sure you're alright, even if you wont tell me where you are."

"And I'm not gonna have a nice day Tristan."

"You too."

~end flashback~

"Xander! You okay in there?"

"Yeah I'm okay,Kelly. I'll be out soon, just having some...cl-clothing i-issues."

Stop freaking stuttering she'll know you're lying.

"You sure?"

Told you so...I mentally roll my eyes.

"Yeah,I-I'm good" I stared at myself in the mirror.

How did we get here?

I walk out of the bathroom to the waiting room of the hospital I work for.

"Hey, you of break? One of the older women ask

"Yeah, whats going on?"

"I need you to start this older man in room 249, he needs to be prepped for surgery."

"I'm on it!" I make my way to the second floor of the building walking passed empty hospital beds that once were occupied.  its a sad but rewarding job.

I reach 249 and enter without knocking, "Hello Mr. Kane? I'm nurse Rose, I'm here to prep you for surgery."

"Hello Ms.Rose." Tristan's dad.

To Be Continued.

Right now

"Mr. Kane! Oh my, how are you feeling?" He smiles and gestures for me to come closer.

"How are you?"

"I'm o-okay."

"Ms. Rose, I know, you and Tristan aren't together right now. He may not like me, but I'm the only parent he has left. He hasn't been himself since his mother and brother died."

"He talked to me about how they died. Not what happened after."

"He was so quiet, he lost all of his happiness and spunk when they died. He had some issues with depression and with his disorder it only made it worse."

Disorder?

"What disorder?"

"Tristan has bipolar disorder, along with his depression it makes him, not himself, is the best way to describe it." I try my best to look everywhere but his eyes.

"why wouldn't he have told me about this? I accept him with whatever it is. why couldn't he have trusted me with this?"

"He didn't want you to know about it, he wanted to be normal again. Don't blame him for feeling like he didn't belong."

"how could I? I love him Mr.Kane. I really do but instead of being a man and owning up to having a problem he let it consume him. He allowed for thi-...is to get to a point where he was cheating on me." I wiped my eyes quickly to make sure that the tears wouldn't fall.

"How could he be so afraid of what he has that he'd allow this to happen to us? had I known, iI would have been able to help him."

"You can only help those who want it. You leaving him was the best thing you could have done for him. Making him see that, he needed to help himself." I couldn't hold back any longer, tears fell freely down my cheeks.

"Come closer Ms.Rose." I walked over to his bed side and sat down

"He loves you and I can tell, I haven't been the best father for him. You are the best thing to ever happen to him. I wont be here for much longer and I want to make sure he is taken care of. Can you promise me you'll try one more time?"

"Mr. Kane I can't -"

"Please, I want him to be alright when I go. I want him to have someone like you in his life." I looked into his blue green eyes and I told him the truth.

"I can try."

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