The Bodyguard (5sos)

Chapter 28

Maeve POV

I struggle not to cough and gag as the doctor removes the tube that was once helping me breathe. She tries to be as gentle as possible, but it is very uncomfortable and it hurts my throat. The contraption from hell is finally removed, and I let put a sigh of relief, which quickly turns into coughing. A glass of water with a straw in it is forced in my direction and I take a sip. 

"Hi Ms. Carter. I'm Dr. Reed, and I am your doctor while you are in the ICU." I try to respond to her, but no words come out of my mouth. "Don't worry. It is normal, you won't be able to talk for a while. After all, you just came out of a coma. We were successfully able to get the bullets out from your wounds. You are expected to make a full recovery. Unfortunately, you will be hospitalized for a few days until you are stable enough to leave. You have a few visitors here that would like to see you. I know you can't respond to them, but I'm sure they would like to see you anyway. Don't feel like you have to stay awake, you do need your rest after all."

I weakly nod and she leaves the room to let the first person in. I'm surprised when it is not one of the 5sos boys, but it is my boss, that fucker Agent fucking One. I fucking hate that guy. 

"Hey you little shit. So you decided to make my perfect ass fly down to see you?"

I smile a little, as much as I can. 

"I was in the middle of some pretty fucking important business, but I guess 'you are more important', even though I don't like you all that much." He puts air quotes on the middle words. "Anyway, I thought that it was right to come take your spot while you recover for a few days because you won't be able to fight as easily."

I try to protest, but no words fall out of my mouth. "Ha when the doctor said that you can't talk, I didn't think it would be this bad. Okay, well the boys are anxious to see you so I guess I should let you go. It's fucking terrible to see you again." He laughs and walks out the room. 

I am also surprised to see Luke walk in after Agent One walks out. I thought Ashton would want to see me first. There is no doubt in my mind that all the boys fought to see me first. Luke also hold a leash in his hand. Jaxson tries to pull Luke across to see me, and Luke gives up and lets the leash go. Jax jumps onto the bed with ease and licks my face gently. He seems content and curls up by my feet. 

"Hi Maeve." I offer him a small smile. "Someone wanted to see you." He nods toward Jax. "Hey, listen, I  know you can't respond to me right now. So I'm just going to take this opportunity to thank you for saving me. I know it's your job and everything, but I wouldn't be alive if you didn't come when you did. So thank you."

He scratches the back of his neck and takes a seat next to my bed. "Now if you don't mind Maeve, I am just going to awkwardly sit here to take up a lot of time to piss Ashton off. He really wants to see you and I just want to torture him a little."

I try to laugh, but it doesn't seem to work. Luke notices and offers me some water, which I happily finish the glass quickly. We sit in silence as Luke holds my hand. It's peaceful, and we both leave the silence undisturbed which I am thankful for. 

"I'm going to send Michael in, if that is okay with you. You saved his life, too, and I'm sure he would like to thank you as well. Of course, Ashton will be pissed, but there's not much we can do about that , is there?" Luke says. 

I slightly nod, to say that that is okay with me. Luke bushes some hair off of my face and smiles down at me. "Hang in there." He whispers. I watch as he stands up, does a little stretch, smiles at me, and then leaves the room. The door shuts behind Luke leaving me and Jax in a silence I do not appreciate. My hands move just enough to pet Jaxson's ears. He nuzzles his face into my hand and falls asleep. I smile to myself.

"Hey Maeve. How're you feeling?" Michael asks me as he walks into the room casually.

I shrug my shoulders to the best of my ability. It seems to be enough of an answer as Michael takes a seat next to me. "Ashton is literally throwing a fit outside. He's really worried about you. I'm sure Luke told you that."

I nod, my eyes closing slightly. I'm getting really tired.

"If you're tired, you can take a nap. I really don't mind. You need your rest anyway. I'll be here when you wake up." I shake my head as to tell him to continue talk. "Well, it was pretty badass of you to come in unannounced like you did. You just knocked the gun out of the guy's hands. You should have seen his face! He was so shocked. And then you broke his nose. Maeve, you are such a badass. Thank you for saving me and Luke because we would be dead otherwise. I know it is just your job to protect us and stuff. But it really means a lot to us, and we are in debt to you. We'll get you a cake for your birthday or something. Whatever you want, we'll get it for you."

I shake my head to say 'no, please don't' but my eyes drift slowly shut and I fall asleep. 

This is such a boring chapter ughhh. Thank you for 6,000 reads!! I have a great idea for when we reach 10,000. I'm thinking that one of my readers can write a chapter and do anything that they want with the characters. It's a really good opportunity to have a major plot twist. What do you guys think?

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