Black Orchid (Student/Teacher)

Chapter 20

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I walked into the sunlit room and smiled at the nurse who was changing Dom’s sheets and I sat down in the chair that was modified for my large frame. Being 7 months pregnant with 4 kids has made it nearly impossible to do normal things. So naturally, TJ became my servant.

TJ walked in behind me and fixed the pillow behind my back and then plopped down in the chair next to me. They have long since taken Dom off all of the tubes and taken off all his bandages, so all that was left was the feeding tube.

“Any changes yet?” The nurse, Rebecca, smiled and nodded.

“His extremities have been twitching more often now, so it should be any moment now that you get your fiancée back.” I had been waiting for those words for months now and it was an emotional time for me. Dom would wake up, but would he be the same man who I love?

Would he remember me? 

“Hey Hun, it’s going to be okay. Dom is going to be okay.” It was then that I realized I was crying. I buried my face in TJ’s chest and released all my fears and insecurities. “Charlotte, whatever is going on in that pretty little head of yours needs to go away. You have a group of people who love you and are here for you.” I nodded with my face still in his chest and squeezed my arms around him, although I couldn’t really get closer to him with my stomach, I still tried.

“Thanks, Teej. I don’t know what I would do without you here.” TJ didn’t answer and when I looked up he wasn’t even paying attention to me. He was staring at Dom and when I looked up, I froze too.

Because Dom’s piercing eyes were tiredly staring back at me.

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Hours later and I was still bouncing in my chair waiting for the doctors to allow me back in Dom’s room. I had no clue checking vitals could take so long. “TJ, why are they taking so long to check him?” I whined and he rolled his eyes at me.

“I can’t tell you anymore than you already know. Just relax. You know this isn’t good my little nieces and nephews in there.” He said poking my belly. I chuckled at his comment, because it seemed that he was more excited for me to have the kids than I was.

And I was very excited.

Before I could answer, the doctor came out of the room and I stood up as fast as the extra 60 pounds on me would allow. “So, tell me doctor what is going on with him?”

“Well Dom is doing well. He will have to go to physical therapy to have to learn how to walk again and his speech is very limited right now, but he can talk. His mental state is in the air right now and we don’t know how much of his memory will actually come back. He remembers the both of you, but I would try and not overwhelm him right now.”

We thanked the doctor and slowly opened the door to Dom’s room and I slowly made my way to Dom’s bedside. He was sitting up in bed and watching us cautiously as we made our way to the bedside. The room was silent and I was hesitant to break the silence.

“So, how do you feel, man?” Dom slowly nodded.

“I feel okay.” His speech was slow and very slurred, but his accent that I loved so much was still there. I had hope that my Dom was still there.

I slowly walked up, but Dom held his hand up to stop me. I was already nervous and stopping me had my heart pounding.

“I have questions.” I nodded slowly and played with my fingers as I waited for him to get his words together. “The doctors call you my wife, we married?” I shook my head quickly.

“I’m sorry. It was just my way of making sure I could stay in here with you.” He nodded. I saw him looking at TJ and I wasn’t sure, but I had a feeling he wanted TJ to go for a little bit.

“Hey Teej, can you go get me something to eat from the cafeteria?” TJ being such a smart man, caught on very quickly and left the room quietly, leaving me with Dom. We stared at each other awkwardly for a couple minutes.

“Querida.”

That one word that I longed to hear for so long from his mouth. “Dom, I missed you so much.” I hugged Dom and he wrapped his arms around me. The hug was weak, but I knew I would feel the strength in his arms again.

“I have a question. Are you with TJ now? I know I have not been around, and-” I stopped him with a small, chaste kiss.

“Dom. I love you. I want you, not TJ.” Dom turned away from me and I felt my heart break. Did he not want me? I touched his shoulder gently and he shrugged it off.

“What did I do, Dom?”

“How could you want me? I can’t walk and I can’t talk good either. I have nothing to offer you or our baby. Why won’t you go to TJ? He can take care of you. I’m just a burden.”

“You know what, Dom? For 6 months, TJ did take care of me, but I still want you. The only thing that I need to offer me and our 4 kids, is yourself. I don’t care that you can’t walk or talk your best right now because I know that eventually you will. You’ll be my Dom again and I’ll love you then just as much as I love you now. Do you understand me?”

My voice cracked at the end of my emotional rant and I could tell it wasn’t just emotional for me because Dom had tears in his eyes too. “I just don’t want to lose you.”

“You won’t.” We stayed in silence as I just stroked Dom’s hair peacefully and watched him fight off sleep. “I’ll be here when you wake up, go to sleep, Dom.”

“But what if I slip into a coma again?” The child-like fear in Dom’s eyes pulled at my heartstrings, but I kept a strong façade up for him. I was just as scared as he was.

“Then I’ll be sitting right here waiting for you to wake up again.” I kissed Dom’s forehead and watched him drift off to sleep. I watched his eyes move behind his eye lids, indicating he was dreaming.

TJ came back into the room quietly. “The problem has been taken care of.” I nodded without taking my eye off of Dom.

Mauricio was no longer a threat to Dom. I felt like now life could continue.

My life with Dom would continue. 

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Soo I hope you guys like it! I want your opinion on something: yes, charlotte met Dom through the school, but should the school play any more part in the story??

What do you think about a dead Mauricio? How will Maylin react?

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