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Chapter 38: Questions and Secrets

Roni POV
When Aaron stumbled in, I immediately went into action. Ever since Elijah's little meltdown, my instincts have been to act fast. I don't know what's happening. It's scaring me. I know something was wrong when I got that phone call, I just didn't know it was this bad. Who would do this? What motive did they have? Most importantly, what happened?

The hospital ride was like a race against time. I know I had to stop the bleeding but clearly it was a little late. The doctors said he lost a pint and a half of blood. Aaron's stubbornness would have stop this situation but I'm just glad he's ok.

They had to go into surgery immediately. The long shard of glass that looks to be from a mirror was pretty deep. Whoever did this had really big intentions to hurt him. The look like they had just missed the torso area. That's another clue that they were out to kill. I never heard of Aaron making enemies with anyone, even the people who made our lives living hell at one point. That leads to the big question. What happened and who would want to do this?

None of my questions are answered until he returns back to consciousness and even then I had to wait. I couldn't even make it into the room before the police pushed pass me. I get it that they have to do their job, but do they have to be so aggressive with it?

I sit back. I'm told that I can't be in the room with Aaron just yet. They needed to get the story as soon as he woke up because they didn't want anyone else involved. They've had tons of cases where people have tampered with the story and told the victim to say a certain thing and that's not going to help the case. The little thin curtain is easy to hear pass so I know the full story as soon as the police leave with notepads in hand. What did Sarah tell those inmates and why?

As soon as the police leave out I go to check on Aaron, who seems frazzled. I'm sure this is a lot to take in, especially all at once and when you've just woken up. He looks almost dazed in his bed, but he's getting it back together.

"Hey babe, how are you feeling?" I ask while putting my hand on top of his.

"Fine, just slightly dizzy and sluggish" he responds

"Don't worry, that will be over with soon and you can go back home and relax"

"What time is it?" He says almost out of the blue. It's almost like he wasn't listening to what I was saying.

"1:15, why?"

"I just don't want anyone to know. It's just going to stress them out and make them feel unsafe, so can we keep this a secret? Just between us. I know how you hate secrets but I'm begging you Roni." He pleads. He gives me puppy dog eyes, something he knows I can't resist.

"Fine" I sigh.

"Thank you" he say and wraps his arm that's not hurt around my waist and pulls me closer to give me a kiss.

We get all the info and things we need to go home. I know there's definitely going to be some follow up with the police. It really won't be and shouldn't be that hard to find out who did it. Any accomplices to Sarah are prime suspects. I really thought she was gone and just accepting her fate. It's crazy how this happened all of a sudden. She hadn't even been on my mind much since that day Nessa and I scared ourselves with our crazy theories, and now she's there. She's reeking havoc again and I thought that was long gone. The one question that's making my brain spin is what did she say to those inmates and what relations made them stand up for her like that? We finally make it back home and we can relax. Tomorrow we're definitely sleeping in late. My questions I have still rack my brain but I push the aside so I can get a good nights sleep.

"Can we switch sides of the bed?" Aaron whispers

"Why, I always sleep on this side" I whisper back

"Because I can't sleep on that arm and that means my back would be facing you and I want someone to cuddle with" he says. His bottom lip hangs and he looks like a big kid.

"I guess we can make an acceptation tonight" I say and crawl in bed. He wraps his arms a around me like I'm a teddy bear and buried his head in my neck and kisses me.

"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you" He says over and over again between kisses . It makes my heart flutter. He always has that effect on me and it never seems to go away. I don't think it ever will. It makes me feel like nothing bad is every going to happen and anything that either one of us has ever done wrong is just a blow in the wind. I feel like I'm a giddy teenager in love again. It's a strange feeling. It's almost euphoric but I love it. I could never replicate that feeling with anyone else. It's hard to even explain. It's almost like you can't breath but you have as much air you could ever need. Like you know that there was mistakes in the past but this is the biggest apology you can ever get. It manages to put a smile on my face every time. See, I told you it was hard to explain. Let's just say that the only thing that could drown out the sweetness of his words and kisses is the smell of his shampoo and his warmth that just makes me want to melt away.