UNEXPECTED LOVE

Chapter 28.

Word Count: 1031

dedicated to @InezaEsther

Mateo's POV

My hands are trembling on the doorknob I can't keep my nerves under control. I finally took the courage to open the door and peeked my head in Emma's room. My heart immediately brakes into small pieces seeing her covered in all those wires. I slowly walk up to her bedside pulling the chair next to me to sit in, and as I sat there studying her feature.

My fist balled up and everything plays back in my mind to the first day, I lay eyes on her when she was standing in front of the dorms. The time we were we had that steamy, and the few times I saw her smile not caring about other people. Call me crazy, but the few months Emma has been here she has brought me more joy than those one-night-stands.

"Little Pepsi, it's me, Mateo, I don't know if you can hear me or not, but if you can please give me a sign." I take her hand into mine and I wait for a response from her, but nothing all you can hear is the beeping sounds of the machines. At that moment I couldn't handle it anymore I let out a sob; I put my forehead on the back of her hand. I blame myself for what happened to her because I knew I could have done something before anything happened, but I didn't.

"Please, I still need you, life without you wouldn't be the same. I know its only been a few months since I met you, but within those few days, you made me a better person. Before meeting you a was an empty person with no heart. The day my mother past away a piece of my happiness went with her that day. But you, you completely changed that from that big smile of yours and being carefree." I wiped away the few tears running down on my cheek with the back of my hand. "I need you to fight for your life for being here with me if not for me then for that little human being your carrying in you. I know you're a strong individual and a warrior you can get through this I believe in you." Just when I was about to give her kiss on the mouth the door swings open.

In comes a beautiful lady in her mid-forties she has similar face structure as Emma, she's probably her mother now I see where she gets her good looks from. She rushes to Emma's bedside sobbing and shaking uncontrollably. Her face looks defeated ready to collapse seeing Emma on the bed unresponsive. She takes her trembling hand caressing Emma's face, while the other covering her mouth sobbing in silent. I stood there in silent not knowing what to do if I present myself, or walk out leaving her with Emma. "Oh! Sweetie. I am so sorry for not being a responsible parent I shouldn't have sent you here knowing that Bruno was still a danger to you." She wipes away the tears. "I should have done more to protect you from that evil piece of shit. Please forgive me!" As I was about to take a step Emma's mom stops me in my tracks, "Wait." She said.

"Yes, ma'am?" She looks at me with teary eyes.

"Thank you, for saving my little girl you don't know how much I am in debt with you."

"You don't have to thank me, Mrs. Rose, the one you have to be thanking is Lieutenant Knight and his son Elijah Knight," I said.

"You love her, don't you?" She looks straight into my eyes.

"Love is an understatement what I feel for her." She nods and goes back caressing Emma.

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I rub my face from exhaustion a hand is placed on my shoulder gripping on to it. I don't have to even look up to see who it is the scent of old spice cologne gave it away. To be honest I never would have thought he would be here standing next to me.

"Son, you need to get some rest or at least a shower." I look at my clothes and notice Emma's blood all over me.

"Dad, what are you doing here?" I glance up giving him an uncomfortable stare. He's not the type of dad to show any type emotional support. "Where are the twins and why aren't you with them?"

"Elijah's father called me and told me what happened, so I am here for support." I shake my head and I am incredibly astounded to the words that are coming out of his mouth.

"So, after many years of not being a real 'father' now, you decide to be a part of my life?" I get up frustrated facing him face to face. "Tell me 'dad' where were you when the twins need you, needed a male role model? Or when mom was crying herself to sleep? Or when she begin using drugs? Or when she had her first overdose?" My blood is boiling, and my fists are rolled up. "You weren't around because you were too busy fucking your secretary's brains out, don't be a fucking hypocrite."

"M—Mateo just—" I didn't let him finish his sentence. "Let you what 'dad' finish telling me about your happily ever after story about your new family? I didn't need you then and I sure don't need you know." A pair of hands wrapped around my waist pulling me away from him.

"Bro, I think we should take a walk," Elijah says, but at that point, all could see was red ready to kill. I wanted to show him how much he destroyed my mom. How the twins asked about him every single night wanting kisses and hugs from him. I pushed Elijah off from me so hard that I didn't notice he hit his head against the wall. Within seconds I jumped onto my dad's bones throwing punches at him, and he didn't even bother hitting back.

Nurses, doctors, and security guards come rushing into the waiting room pulling off from him. "You don't know the damage you have caused us, and I hope you the death of mom is in your conscience." Security escorts me out the building.

A/N:

well, that just went down...

xoxo- Edee