Cut me, Tackle me. (MAJOR EDITING)

Chapter EIGHTEEN

EIGHTEEN

CAL

THREE MONTHS LATER

I gripped the bars with everything I had and concentraited on my legs. I lifted my right one slowly, a little stiff but not that bad. Stiff from a long run or good workout, not from coming out of being paralized. I let out a breath and smiled lightly and did the same with my left. I walked across the room. Yes it was a very slow pace, it took me about three minutes when it took someone else about four seconds, but it was just for now. I would get back to normal within a couple of weeks the doctor said. Baby steps until perfect. Ha ha.

I laid in bed, the clock ticked to midnight and I lifted myself from the bed and gripped my crutch tightly as I made my way out of the door as silently as possible. I found the floor cleared. The secretary was on break for the moment and I made my way down the hall and found myself at Erins room. I pushed the door open, like I did every night for the past two months, and crept inside. I smiled lightly looking over her face as I made my way to the chair next to her bed. I sat myself down and reached and took her hand and kissed it.

"The doctor said I would be all better soon. That I would be able to walk normally soon, I just need a couple more sessions and I'll be as good as new within weeks! I'm really excited, I'm more excited to see your eyes though. I miss you, I miss you a lot. I just want you to wake up so I can hug you. I say this every night but I really want to marry you, it's not just from my parents and Tess. I want you. I want you forever and always. I want you and Broden as a family. And I want more Brodens because he's awesome." I chuckled quietly. "He drew you another picture and brought you more flowers. Same with me. He drew a monkey, and we talked about our day at the zoo. I promised him that we would go again, once I was better. Once you and I were both better. He really misses you too. He walks to you, well you know that but... yeah."

I let out a breath and ran my thumb over her knuckles. She had healed up a lot. Her bruises we all gone but she had some scars. Her arm was healed and the neck brace had been removed. She looked normal again aside from the long scar on her cheek under her eye and the small ones on her neck. There were scars all over her body. Some that would fade and some that would never go away, some that would haunt her and myself forever. I cried the first time I had seen her, I don't think I had ever cried so hard in my life and I couldn't help but blame myself. If I wouldn't have asked her to come over this wouldn't have happened. It seems as if everything terrible that has ever happened to her had somehow been my fault. I had debated just leaving. Not coming back, just letting her be. Not wanting to cause her anymore harm. My mom and Tess gave me an ear full, that she needed me and I would only be hurting her an dmyself if I left her again. It took me a little over a month and I had finally come to terms that I couldn't be without her.

"The doctor even gave me permission to help you with physical therapy, thats not a dirty joke either. Since you'll be going through the same sessions I did I'll be with you every step of the way." I said softly. "I really can't wait until you wake up," I smiled. "So we can talk. I've never wanted to admit but I love talking to you. I know thats usually the girl steriotype but when I talk to you its just... like I can't stop. It's just so easy. I really hope that you wanna marry me, sometimes I think that you wouldn't want to. Tess keeps saying that you would but... I guess we'll just wait until you wake up." I said a bit sadly.

There was a click and the door opened and Kory walked in and glared at me.

I glanced at the clock, it was 2:00 on the dot.

"Right on time," I smiled and winked at her.

"You know you're going to get in trouble one of these days," she scolded.