Parenting

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3 weeks later
AMELIAS POV
I haven't gone to work in 3 weeks. Owen hasn't woken up. It's been 3 weeks. I've been a mess. I barely go home. Derek has bent the visitor rules for me and half the time I fall asleep at the hospital. I feel like shit 24/7 and when I'm home I barley want to get out of bed, but I have to. I have the kids. I need to be strong for them, but it's so hard. I was making breakfast downstairs, I was going to the hospital after I dropped Riley and Noah off at school like I did every morning. Evelyn has met me there most mornings, sometimes she couldn't because she had work. It's been 3 weeks. I don't know how long I can go on without him. I realized I was thinking too much and ended up over pouring my coffee and it spilt on the counter.
"Shit," I said and cleaned it up. The kids came down for breakfast and I handed them each a plate.
"Anyone have any tests today? Anything exciting?" I asked.
"I have a lacrosse meeting after school," Ava said, "I'll be a little later to the hospital."
"Okay," I said, "no worries."
"I have 3 tests today," Liam complained.
"I'm sorry baby," I said.
"Me too," Logan said.
"Good luck to you all," I said and sat down at the end of the table.
"Can I hangout with Isabel after school?" Olivia said, "I'm sure her mom can drop me off at the hospital after."
"Yeah of course," I said.
"Thanks," she said.
"Mhm," I said.
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I walked into the hospital and it was getting harder coming in here everyday.
"Amelia!" Bailey said.
"Hey," I said.
"How are you?" Bailey asked.
"I'm getting through it," I said, "hoping he'll wake up."
"I hope he does too," Bailey said.
"God I need him to wake up," I said, "I can't do this without him, I can't live without him."
"He'll wake up," Bailey said. I nodded and hugged her. I got in the elevator like I did every morning and walked down the hallway and opened Owen's door where he was laying in the bed. The nurses were looking at his stats and I sat down. The left and I could feel tears forming in my eyes. I haven't cried in a few days, I've felt so numb. I grabbed his hand and kissed it.
"Please wake up," I said, "Please Owen, I cant live without you, I really can't. I can't do this. I can't sleep knowing you aren't okay. I can't take care of the kids by myself, I can't do it. I love you so much Owen, please." I was crying so much that I curled up into a ball in the chair in the room.
"Am-Amelia?" I heard. I looked at Owen in disbelief.
"OWEN?" I said. He groaned and opened his eyes slowly.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey," I smiled and sat at the end of the bed.
"How long, how long was I out?" He said.
"Three weeks," I said.
"Three weeks?" He said in disbelief, "Mia I'm so sorry."
"It's okay," I said crying, "you're here, you're okay. Now don't scare me like that again!" He chuckled and smiled.
"Owen Hunt you had me praying to God!" I said as I was crying, "You know I don't do that!" We both laughed and I kissed him.
"I love you," I said.
"I love you too," he said, "where are the kids."
"School, but I am going to call the twins and Logan and I'll go get Riley and Logan," I said, "and I'll call your mom, she had to go into work today."
"Okay," he smiled, "I'm sorry I was in a coma for so long Mia."
"It's okay," I said softly and kissed his cheek, "don't worry you're okay."
"What happened?" He said, "I remember the car in the ER but what happened to me?"
"You had internal bleeding and a brain bleed," I said, "God Owen you scared me so much." I kissed him again and he grabbed my hand. I paged Derek and Meredith that Owen woke up. They opened the door and smiled.
"Hey man you scared me there for a second," Derek said, "you had me doing Amelia's laundry." Owen chuckled.
"I'm so glad you're awake," Meredith smiled.
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I was walking in the hospital with Riley and Noah. I didn't tell them Owen was awake because I wanted them to be surprised.
"Why did you pick us up from school early?" Noah asked.
"Just wait," I said. Liam, Logan, Ava, and Olivia were already here. I opened Owen's door and Owen smiled.
"Hey," he said.
"DADDY," Riley and Noah smiled and ran over to him.
"Hey guys," Owen smiled.
"You're okay," Noah smiled.
"I'm okay," Owen smiled. I smiled and sat down next to Logan. The kids looked so happy. A few minutes later Evelyn came in.
"Oh Owen," she smiled and came over and hugged him, "you're okay."
OWENS POV
I was in a coma for three weeks after my surgery. I missed 3 weeks of my life. I can see what it has done to Amelia, she looks exhausted and she looks like she hasn't eaten a lot, she also looks extremely pale. The kids went downstairs with my mom to grab some lunch and bring some back for Amelia and I, which gave me time for Amelia and I to be alone.
"Are you hungry?" I asked. She shrugged.
"A little I guess," she said.
"Have you been eating regularly," I asked seriously.
"Yeah," she said, "most of the time. I've been busy."
"Amelia," I said, "well I'm okay now, so you need to eat."
"How can you tell and you can be in a coma for three weeks," She chuckled.
"I could hear," I said, "not a lot but a little bit."
"Really?" She said.
"Yeah," I said. She moved and sat on the end of the bed and I smiled.
"I've missed you so much," she said.
"I've missed you too," I said.
"Meredith said you can come home tomorrow," she smiled.
"That's good," I said.
"Yeah," she smiled and kissed my head, "I'm so thankful you're okay."