With Me

Chapter 42 Ava

After texting Jon yesterday to thank him for the nursery we were all back in Boston. The twins were with their grandparents, Jordan's parents. While I was at the hospital with him. I was in his room waiting for him to wake up. Again he was sleeping. He doesn't look like my boyfriend so bruised and battered. He was still all bandaged up with a halo frame around his head. The nasty-looking drip was still in Jordan's head draining the excess fluid.

"Please be alright. I can't lose you not now not ever".

I grabbed a free hand to hold I was on his right side as that was the less bandaged up and I could hold his right hand. The flood gates opened again like they do every time. I can't help it. I feel so useless seeing him like this. I go and hug him hoping that his arms will hug me back as he remembers but they do not move. I slowly sit back down again on my seat watching him sleep. I didn't realise I soon fall asleep in the chair. But I woke up when I heard something.

" Ava. Where is Ava? Is she all right? Did I save them?"

Was I dreaming? Or did my boyfriend remember me? I was getting scared as I was the only one here.

"Jordan. I am here".

" Ava".

"Yes".

" You're here".

"I am. Babe".

" I thought you had gone" he replied. "Why can't I move?".

" Jordan. You had an accident. You had a massive head injury. You have a halo to keep your head still so it can mend. Plus you have a broken shoulder and arm and two broken legs. You're seriously injured".

He moves his good hand to his head and feels the halo around and attached to his head. His hand moves to the drip he still has.

"Don't touch that Jordan. It will cause pain" as I move his hand away from the drip to his head. "Let it alone".

" Why?".

"It's attached to your head to drain the excess fluid that caused the massive headache you had when you woke up".

He moves his hand back. But from where he was lying he couldn't see any of his injuries.

" What happened? It's all blurry".

"You decided to go home early because of your mom and Jon. We just about got into the highway and we hit the ice during a snowstorm. You managed to steady the car for a while. But lost it again as the car spun again. They said a truck hit us as we spun into the path of it. I don't remember seeing any of it but I heard the noise of the impact. You spun the car so you got hit not me and the twins. You saved us but we nearly lost you".

" I wouldn't live with myself if I lost you".

"But I nearly lost you".

" I know" he has tears in his eyes.

"Hey, Jordan. We are all still here". I tried my best to comfort him. I didn't want him to risk hurting himself.

" Where's mom, dad, Joe and Tiffany?".

"All at home. Jon is here in Boston too".

" Who?".

"Jon your older brother".

" I have no brother called Jon".

"Yeah, you do".

" Nope don't remember".

"What do you remember?".

" You, mom, dad, Joe and Tiffany".

"Remember having twins".

" No. Do I have children?".

"Yeah. Sofia and Christian".

" Nope".

"Well, they were born before your operation to have the drip. That might be why you don't remember. Plus you were in a coma since coming to the hospital" I say " You woke up for a bit complaining of a headache. They were born that day".

He was trying to remember but couldn't.

"How far did you get to do the nursery?".

" What nursery?".

"Our children's nursery".

" Nope don't remember".

"Here" I showed him the photos of what Jon has done. He has a good look. But he still doesn't remember starting it. The doctor did mention about post-traumatic amnesia. Jordan is remembering most of his life. He doesn't remember Jon but that might be because of what happened before the accident. Our children weren't born so he doesn't know of the twins.

"I don't remember".

" You started it but while you have been in the hospital someone finished it for us. Your brother Jon did". I put the letter Jon wrote on the table next to his bed. He could read it later.

"Oh" I look at Jordan and he was looking exhausted.

"I'm going home to check on the twins".

" Please don't go, Ava. Please stay" he says.

"But you are looking exhausted. I think I should leave and let you rest".

" OK" he closes his eyes "Miss you Ava. I love you".

" I love you too Jordan".

He was slowly falling asleep. I only just about caught what he said next. "I want you to be my wife".

" I will soon. But let's get your memory back and recover first". Because of the halo, I couldn't kiss his forehead or lips. So I placed two of my fingers to my lips and then placed them on his lips to kiss him goodbye. There I left my boyfriend to rest. He is still not out of the woods by a long shot.