Loving The Boss.

28.

Hugh.

"Hey Mel, how are you bunny." It's the same thing over and over again, he's been in that bed for three weeks, his body is healing, luckily the loss of blood also helped remove the poison in his system.

The night we rescued him, he flatlined twice in the ambulance then again in the hospital, the doctors thought it was miraculous having someone come back so many times, after his operation and blood transfusion from Tyrell he's better now.

We were lucky that night since Tyrell had been a major donor to the hospital they made it first priority to treat Mel.

Its been hard on him, having to see Mel so peaceful and motionless, it's been hard on both of us, he lost his parents because of the mafia and now he almost lost Mel and it's broken him.

We are both here most of the time, being here without him is hard and it's a burden that we can't endure, it's a state we can only be pulled out of, if he wakes up.

"I moved the company's main office to North City by the way bunny, I wanted to be here with you and Tyrell so I packed everything up and came here, the building is almost done but it needs you to give the final touches, so wake up Mel, we need you."

I sit by the window and read him a book, which surprised me since I've never been one for literature, now I've begun to like it, it soothes my mind and gives me a little hope that he's hearing what I'm reading to him.

I've learned that without Mel life doesn't really make all that much sense, he gives me direction, like he's always done, gave me a purpose after killing so many people just to be rich and feared.

So it just seems like I'm lost without him, which is true, there isn't much I do without the motivation Mel brought same goes for Tyrell.

We made small changes to our lives but we couldn't really do it without Mel, he's the one who gives us inspiration and the drive to better ourselves.

"Hello Mr. Lamont, he's doing well today I reckon he will wake up soon." I nod to the nurse as she checks Mel's vitals, the doctor has been telling us the same thing, he's going to be okay, we got annoyed at first now we no longer have the energy to refute that.

All we want is for him to wake up.

After the nurse leaves I began going through company files, I still had time before Tyrell came at lunch and I had to go to work. That was our daily schedule, he would come in the afternoon as I've spent the morning with Mel, in the night were both here.

After a few hours, Tyrell walks in with food, he's forcing me to eat because I could barely eat knowing Mel is laying on the bed motionless. I couldn't bring myself to do it.

"Hey babe." He pecks my lips. "How is he today?"

"Same old thing, he will wake up soon, which just adds on to my frustration but there is nothing we can do, its all on Mel." He lays a hand on my shoulder and smiles.

"Don't worry he'll be back soon, I can feel it, now eat up, you have to go work and no complaints." I obliged and he set the food on the small table inside the room.

After we eat our meal, I pack up my documents. "If anything happens I will call you okay." I leave a kiss on Mel's forehead. Tyrell and I kiss before I leave him to watch over Mel.

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Tyrell.

"Sunshine I don't know if you're sleeping over there and not coming back for dramatic effect, whatever it is you're killing me over here."

I sigh and sit closer to his bed. "I feel like I have to be the strong one now and I don't know how to do it, Hugh is a mess and I basically don't know how you were able to keep both of us in line.

I can't steam a shirt to save my life and neither can Hugh, it's been rough, I'm doing what you asked though, I'm taking care of him, that's all I can do."

I sit in the silence of the room listening to the slowness of his breath. I couldn't really contemplate a life without him, he's all I ever see, I wish I could tell him I love him and propose to him like I'd planned, have two kids and live our lives.

I don't regret being with Hugh, it just means more love to be shared, that's all I want, happiness for him and Hugh.

These past weeks have seen me become a crying mess, a drunkard, and a workaholic, it takes my mind off the fact that the love of my life is on a hospital bed barely clinging to life.

It's an outlet for all the emotions I feel, the frustration, pain, anger, and guilt, why didn't he let me take the bullet for him, I would do it all over again just so that he would be alive, but he had to be the one sacrificing himself for me.

I want to yell at him for doing it, and as Hugh has told me over and over, thank him for keeping me alive and saving our future together because without me life wouldn't be the same.

The hours went by as I sat there working on my laptop and occasionally checking on Mel to see if his blankets needed an adjustment or if it was too cold for him, then I would shut the blinds.

The nurse comes in to do the regular check-up. "Mr. Striker good evening, saw you on the news the other night, thank you for your donation to the orphanage." I nod toward the lady who reciprocates with a smile.

Mel had thought of it a few months ago, donating to hospitals with ICUs that needed help and orphanages that needed financial help.

I continued with it even though he was in a coma, didn't want my balls on a chopping block after he woke up and saw that life hadn't moved on in the slightest because he was gone.

That's not something he would want. The evening air was warmer than I expected even though winter was coming, it's surprised me how much time has moved on since the incident, and yet it feels like only yesterday when the shooting happened.

"Hey babe I brought dinner." Hugh walks in with the food and our bottle of alcohol, we've started to drown ourselves in alcohol every night Mel doesn't wake up, but today maybe just maybe, it's going to be different.

"Hey, same thing I guess, improvement is there but he won't come back, guess he's not ready." He sat beside me as we watch Mel, this was now a regular routine, even the hospital staff know to leave us alone.

"So how was the office, the building was finished, how does it look?"

"Better than expected actually but I need him to wake his ass up and design the interior." He points to Mel.

I could've sworn I saw him blink.

"He's awake Hugh!" We both rush to bed.

"Sunshine."
"Bunny." We both say at the same time. "You're awake you're finally awake." Both Hugh and I shed tears holding him close.

After our moment Hugh calls for the nurse but the doctor comes instead. "Step aside let me check him." I moved aside and the doctor did his job. "Welcome back to the land of the living Mr. DeLain."

He tries to speak and I immediately grabbed a cup and poured water in it, helped him drink.

"I missed you daddies."

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LMJ