The Billionaire's Secret Child.

Chapter 24

Grace's POV.

"You are his fiancé?" She asks again and looks at my empty ring finger. I am about to make up a story about how the engagement ring fell down the toilet when I was cleaning but I think she sees right through me and she doesn't say anything, instead she says...

"Ok, sure. He is in room 315. ICU. The surgeons are not allowing anyone to see him at this point in time who is not family. However, since you are engaged I suppose I could take you to see him."

Rhonda gets up from her desk and leads me to Matteo's room. My nerves and anxiety are sky rocketing when she stops and says "He is in there"

I take a deep breath and prepare myself for what I am about to see. I release my breath and walk into the room.

In the centre their is a hospital bed, Matteo is laid unconscious in the middle. Wires and machines are poking out of the blanket that covers his body. He looks in pain despite the peacefulness of sleep.

I walk over to the chair beside his bed and take a seat. I reach over the bar on the side of the bed and hold his hand gently.

"Matteo, I can't lose you again. I don't think I could take it. I know that I kept the twins from you and I can honestly say I regret it, and I will everyday for the rest of my life. But if you die, what I will regret most is never having the chance to tell you how much I love you! Not only are you the father of our beautiful children but you are one of the very few people on the planet that I feel safe with no matter what. Matteo I NEED you to wake up and I NEED you to be ok. MATTEO PLEASE...." I am full on bawling my eyes out now and o rest my forehead against the bars on the side of the bed.

"Grace....whe-where is wee...weav...Weaver"

I look up immediately to see matteo slowly opening his eyes...

"Oh My God...Thank you... Matteo you are awake" I cry "Weaver is perfectly fine, she is with Arloe right now..."

I am about to tell him about the whole fiancé sutuation when we are interrupted by the doctor.

"Hello, Mr. De Luca. You're surgery went well, we are going to keep you in the ICU for another 24 hours for observations before we let you move back to general admissions. Your fiancé will be able to visit you as often as you both see fit. In fact, congratulations to both of you, Matteo you escaped one hell of a car crash thanks to your resourceful little girl. She undoubtedly saved your life. I will be back in an hour or so to check on you." With that the doctor leaves.

"Wait, did he say fiancé?" Matteo sits up gently and looks at me.

"Woah, easy tiger..." I rush to stop him moving too much "you just had major surgery after being in a life endangering car crash... stop moving so much!"

"Yeah... yeah... Grace, seriously, what did he mean about the fiancé?"

I look down sheepishly... "ok, I lied! I know how hospitals work. Unless you are engaged, married or blood related there is no way you get any information on anybody... so I lied and said that you, Matteo De Luca, is my fiancé... I am really sorry I know that we were just a one night stand but I honestly don't know if I could have survived without any information on how you were doing... are you mad?"

"No Grace, I am far from Angry! In fact, I heard every word you said before I asked you about Weaver. I loved that you called them OUR children, and trust me Grace when I say that I love you too... you were never just a one night stand to me. Ok, I admit when I went to the club that night my intention was too meet a girl, take her home then dump her ass out In the morning. But then I met you and I was enraptured by you. I wanted to wake up next to you and go get coffee from the shop over he street then u wanted to take you out on a real date but you were gone before I got that chance. I love you Grace... I love our beautiful children and I need you too. I NEED YOU and I am certain that I will not be able to live without you for much longer. So Grace, from here in this hospital bed I ask you if you would do me the immense honour of becoming my Wife?"

I gasp in happy surprise. Never in a million years did I believe I would end up being proposed to by Matteo in a ICU hospital room.

"Yes Matteo. I'd love too!"

I lean over the bed and bring my lips to his. We kiss passionately and he wraps a arm around my waist and pulls me into the bed beside him. I am extremely careful not to hurt him or lay/obstruct any of the wires and we both fall to sleep wrapped tightly in each other's arms.