Alex finally woke up and we were all there to see her wake. I was in a wheelchair and I felt really good even in this circumstance. My leg wasn't hurting but I still couldn't walk by myself so I was stuck in a wheelchair.
I was sitting by her bed and Evan was next to her holding her hand when she opened her eyes. Elijah quickly stood up from the couch and ran to her.
Before she could say anything, he grabbed her face and started kissing her cheek. "Oh my god, I'm so glad you're okay," Elijah said cupping Alex's face and then squeezing her cheek making her groan.
He let go off her and she smiled at him. She looked around until her eyes finally met mines and she sighed in relief," oh thank god you're okay. "
I smiled at her but didn't say anything because I knew Evan was anxious to talk to her. Evan kissed her forehead then her lips and asked," how are you feeling babe?"
She cupped his head in her hands and brought him down for another kiss. "I feel fine. It just hurts a little when I move," she tried to sit up but she held her stomach in pain and laid back down.
Elijah took her hand and adjusted her pillows so she would be more comfortable. He kneeled down next to her and kissed her cheek at least 10 times before hugging her.
He seemed relieved and loving. He was taking care of her like no one else and I couldn't understand why Evan wasn't doing anything about it. He just stepped back and let it all happen.
Even if they were best friends, best friends don't kiss each others cheeks and love each other like that. Hell, even I was jealous but I obviously didn't say a word and went along with everything.
I looked at May who was now next to Alex running her hand through her hair. "You fucking dumb bitch, stop putting yourself in danger," May raised her eyebrows looking at Alex making her smile and as she mouthed a 'my bad'.
Elijah took her hand and said," don't ever fucking scare me like that, ever again." Alex just slapped his hand and said," you need to stop worrying so much. Trust me, I'm fine." Elijah shook his head and fixed his eyes on her," I'm your big brother, it's my responsibility to take care of you, little brat."
Wait, what?
How come I didn't know this?
What kind of people am I living with?
I looked at May furrowing my eyes and she cracked a smile almost remembering that she never told me they were family.
"Wait, you guys are siblings," I asked making everyone's heads turn toward me. Alex rolled her eyes sarcastically and said," unfortunately, yea." Elijah smacked her head and she slapped his arm back making us all laugh.
"So when can I leave," Alex asked now able to sit down. "You just got here," may shot at her with a confused look on her face. "Oh sorry, I was too driven by the desire to kill the motherfucker who shot me to even think about my wound," she looked at Elijah raising her eyebrows and then continuing," so, when can I leave?"
Before he could answer, the doctor came in to check up on her and we moved out of his way. "Doc, when am I going home," Alex asked taking his hand pleadingly. The doctor laughed a little and put his hand on her forehead,"you'll be able to leave once I know you're stable. "
He checked the monitor and then looked back at me. "As for you Ms.Anderson, you will need to go back to your room and rest. I'll give you five minutes okay?" I pouted my lips and looked down,"OK Doctor."
He walked out and I was now the first one to stand next to Alex's bed. Still in the stupid wheelchair, I fixed it to face Alex and smiled at her.
Everyone stood where they were and I looked at Alex genuinely smiling. "Thank you so much for everything you did. Even if you shouldn't have put your life at risk, it means the world to me. I can't even begin to explain how thankful I am because knowing myself, I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you."
She just smiled at me and playfully rolled her eyes," don't even trip about it. I would've done it for anyone in this room. You guys are my people and I wasn't going to let you get hurt."
I smiled even bigger knowing now that she's not a heartless bitch after all. "Then why were you so mean to me before all this happened," I asked before I could realize what I just asked.
I mentally palmed myself in the face but the question didn't seem to faze Alex at all. "Well, you were with my brother and even though he sucks, I want the best for him and truly when I first met you, I wasn't impressed besides the fact you have a nice body. "
I was shocked and felt bad but then she smiled and continued," but then I realized you're not too bad at all so I figured, why not take a bullet for you and let you be with my brother in peace."
"Aw what a nice way to apologize, " I said joking around with her. May looked at me and licked her lips," oh, no this bitch doesn't say sorry. If her life were to depend on an apology, she'd be dead by now. "
I laughed and then excused myself heading back to my room to rest. Elijah helped me lay back down and stayed there with me. I didn't know what to say now that it was only him and I but if I did say anything, I didn't want to fuck up.
"The doctor said you'll be able to go home in 3 days if he sees the same progress made by tomorrow," he said taking a seat next to my bed. I half smiled and nodded and he looked at me for quiet a while.
We stared into each others eyes and I felt lost for words. His pretty eyes looking into mine felt as amazing as anyone can imagine and his presence itself made me happy beyond words. I never had people close to me this much and it felt odd but nice.
"Um, I just want to thank you for taking care of me, you know, it means a lot to me," I said now serious. Continuing his sweet stare he gave me a warm smile and said," you have nothing to thank me for. "
"No, I feel like I do. I mean, I've never had anyone as close as you are to me now. I don't know, I might be coming off as weird and attached but, despite the circumstances, I'm glad I'm here with you guys right now," I said taking his hand now.
He squeezed it and looked at the door then at me. "I want to know what makes you think we're good people to be around with," his question was genuine and he wasn't trying to insinuate anything, you could tell from his voice.
"May seems genuinely happy to have a new friend and I've never had a friend that close. I mean, heck, my best friend was a doll that my so called mom gave me for Christmas. And I lost it when I was 12," I said giggling a little. "And Alex just proved that she would take a bullet for me even if we just met a few months ago. Evan is a sweet guy and if he treats Alex the way he does, there's no way in hell he's treating anyone like shit."
He laughed and nodded confirming my theory. I smiled and said, " and you, even though you're barely home with us and I don't know what you're doing most of the time, you're important to me. You make me happy when you are around and you make me sad when you're not, but that doesn't matter. Because the times that you do spend with us, I'm happy because I feel at home with the family I never had."
By now I was crying. Not ugly hard crying but enough for tears to be running down fast and steady.
Why did I become so vulnerable around him?
He wiped the tears off my face and gave me a kiss on the cheek hugging me. I hugged back and once he let go, he gave me a kiss on the lips.
"Listen I don't know your whole story and I don't know what you've been through, but I promise you, I will spend more time at home with you and my sister, and May and Evan. And I promise I won't let anyone ever come near you again, I'll take care of you," he kissed my cheek and then stood up.
He sat down next to me on the little bed and I laid on him while he ran his hands through my hair.
And in that moment, there was no place I would rather be.
