The Alpha's Weakness

Chapter 27

—-Zayla

It's been 4 months since the accident and I was still undergoing physical therapy as a request from Dr. Carmichael. Owen was sitting beside me on the porch tossing the ball around for Dingo and Dino. Rosie was sitting beside me watching me and Angel. Angel loved her Rosie. She reached over and grabbed Rosie's ear and Rosie licked her face. She squealed and baby babbled. "The doggy loves you." Owen stood up. "Where are you going?" I asked.

"Inside to make lunch."

"Do you want some help?" I asked.

"No." He said and went inside. He's been like this since Dr. Carmichael asked me to continue physical therapy for another month. His anger about the whole situation started to appear more two months after my release from rehab.

I stood up and went inside with Angel. Dingo, Dino, and Rosie followed me inside. I put Angel in her playpen in the living room. "Owen?" I said standing in the doorway.

"What?" He snapped. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry the accident made me a cripple instead of killing me." I said grabbing my keys. I left the house and walked down the street. Owen couldn't follow me with the baby inside.

—-Owen

I was frozen in place when she said that. Tears in her eyes as she said it. I couldn't move. She grabbed her keys and walked out of the house. Angel started crying immediately after her mommy left.

I called my parents. "Mom, Zayla took off."

"What? What did you do?" She demanded.

"I screwed up. I know I did. Please mom tell me if you find her."

"Owen tell me what happened."

"I've been frustrated a lot lately. I snapped at her and she apologized. She said she was sorry the accident made her a cripple and didn't kill her."

"You better hope that I find her safe. I think she should stay with me and your father. I'm so disappointed in you. She has a TBI Owen she gets upset easily, angered easily, and she needs your support. I've never been so disgusted by your behavior."

"I know ma. Please just help me find her."

—-Zayla

Owen and I separated. I was staying with his parents. Angel stayed with me mostly full time and the boys spent some time with me and some time with their dad.

It's been an entire year since the accident and Angel was a year old. We were having a birthday party for her at Owen's parents house. Owen came by while I was making the cake. Angel was watching her cartoons with Rosie. "Daddy!" I heard Angel squeal.

"Hey baby girl." Owen came into the kitchen with Angel.

"Mommy, Daddy here." She said.

"I see that." I said.

"Daddy I go watch cartoon now." She said.

"Okay." He set her on her feet and she returned to the living room. "Hi." He said.

"Hi." I replied.

"How are you?" He asked.

"Fine." I said. "You?"

"Fine I guess. I miss you." He said.

"Do you really or do you miss the sex? You really put it into prospective for me. It's pretty bad when I had to undergo doctor ordered physical therapy and all you could think about is is how long it's going to be before we have sex again. I'm a human being not a fucking sex toy."

"I never said you were Zayla. We used to do it all the time."

"Apparently that's the only thing we had in common anymore because when I needed you most you were pissed at me for an accident I didn't cause because you couldn't get off."

"Zayla, will you please come home?"

"No. Not until you can prove it to me that sex isn't everything you want from me and from this marriage. I deserve better than that. Better than being used for sex. We don't go out anymore. We don't just talk anymore." I said.

"Fine. I'll do whatever you want."

"No sex until further notice." I said and he nodded.

"Whatever you want." He said leaning on the counter beside me. "Do the kisses resume any time soon? I could really use one." He said. I slapped his chest. "Is that a no?" He asked with a laugh.

That night, Owen was sitting on the couch watching Angel play with her dolls.  I was leaning against the doorframe watching Angel enjoy her toys.  I suddenly felt lightheaded.  "Mommy look."  Austin said.  He was a blur and his voice faded out.

"Zayla?"  I heard Owen say.  "Zayla!  Dad call 911."  Owen's movements looked slow.  The floor came closer and closer.  He caught me just before my head hit the floor. 

I gasped waking up, I felt around me feeling a hand beside me.  "Zayla?"

"Where am I?"  I asked.

"The hospital.  Zayla, can you see?"

"No.  Owen..."

"Relax okay?"  He kissed my cheek leaning his head against my temple.

They found out that I had a brain bleed which came from hitting my head earlier.  I hit a very sensitive spot on my head.  I had a clot that interfered with my optic nerves.

Surgery was scheduled for in the morning.

—-Owen

"Bald is becoming a new look for me, you should run while you can."  Zayla said from her hospital bed.  She was facing toward the ceiling.  I climbed up onto the hospital bed beside her.

"Oh yeah?  Can't do that.  You look so freakin' hot."  I said low in her ear making her smile.  "I've got this feeling in my pants just thinking about it."  She laughed.

"Don't make me laugh, my head hurts."  She said.

"I'm sorry baby."  I said kissing her ear and neck.

I returned from getting a water, Zayla's monitors were going crazy.  She was having a seizure.  "I need some help in here!"  I yelled.  "Now!"  I turned her on her side.

It took too long for them to get in here.

I called Dr. Martin.  "This is Dr. Martin."

"Get Carmichael here now.  I swear to God, if I lose my wife because of these lazy fucking doctors I'll do whatever it takes to make sure none of them have jobs anymore."

"Owen what happened?"

"My wife had a bad seizure.  She's not waking up.  Fucking get him here!"

"We'll both be there soon."

Morning came, I was sitting in the waiting room with my head resting on my arms.  "Owen?"  I looked up.

"They took her in for surgery."  I said putting my feet down.

"Hi daddy."  Angel said.

"Hi baby."  I picked her up and hugged her.

"Where mama?"  She asked.

"Mommy's in with the doctors."  I told her.

"I want mama."

"I know.  I want mommy too."

"Owen, what happened?"  My Mom asked.

"She had a seizure.  We don't know the extent of the damage until she wakes up.  She's in surgery right now."  I said.  "I demanded Carmichael coming here.  He's the one performing the surgery on Zayla."  I said.