Alex's p.o.v.
I blink my eyes and look around the room and I see my parents, and Adrien's mom, but the person I want the most isn't here. Why did he leave me? I really want him here, with me.
My mom is the first to wake up, “oh baby you are up. I'll get you some water”, I take a couple sips and then I feel like I can talk. Where am I? And what happened? When I speak everyone starts slowly waking up.
Hi everyone, where am I? And what happened? Why are you all here?
“You are at St. John's Croix hospital and for what happened”, Adrien's mom speaks up, “I found you and…” oh you were the person who walked into the room. She nodded her head crying.
Don't cry I'm fine, “that's because they have you on meds honey”, my mom says. Oh, that explains why I'm not feeling any emotional pain, it's like I'm floating or something. Where is he? Why isn’t he here?
They share looks, where is he? “Honey he is in jail”, WHAT? What do you mean what did he do? “He found that his father did this to you”, my Mom cried into my Dad's chest.
“He almost killed him but the police arrested him.” What the actual fuck? I'm starting to feel like I'm on the ground. No, no, no I need more of the floaty medicine. Mom, I need the medicine they gave me, “are you in pain?” I use my arms to cover myself, and I start crying, “yes you are in pain.” I want him now! “I will get the doctor.” No, I want Adrien.
“Alex!” I looked at who was in the doorway hoping to see them but it's Daniel. “I came as soon as I could”, he gave me a hug and spoke in french.
Que se passe-t-il ? Qui est cette dame?
(What’s happening? Who is that lady?)
È la mamma di Adrien
(She is Adrien's mom)
Où est ton fiancé? (Where is your fiance?)
In prigione, puoi farlo uscire
(In jail, can you get him out?)
Oui je reviens
(Yes, I'll be right back)
Thank you
(Grazie)
Bien sûr mon amour
(Of course, my love) He nodded his head.
He rushes out of the room, dialing someone on his phone. “What did he say Alex?” My mom glares at the door. He asked if I was okay and what happened. I just asked if he could get Adrien out of jail.
Adrien's mom says, “he speaks to you in French and you speak to him in Italian?” Yes, “I recognized the last part, he said my love at the end, why?”
It's always been his name for me and he refuses to let it go. I grabbed my stomach, how are my babies? “They are fine, don't worry”, oh okay thank you.
It's fine I don't need the medicine anymore, I just want Adrien, I looked at the door. Daniel comes in, “Adrien should be here shortly, I sent a car for him.”
Thank you Daniel, thank you, he hugged me again, he can feel the tension in the room so he leaves. “I'll bring Brielle over later today.” I nod my head rubbing circles on my stomach.
“Why do you do that?” Do what? Oh you mean… “Yes, I hate that man with every fiber of my being.” Mom he is Brielle's Father, I have to be civil and we agreed to be friends even though we got a divorce. My eyes widened, I forgot that I was supposed to tell them that.
My mom is shocked, “really?” It was hard, trust me. I mean I've known him since my junior year of college. It had to be done, I want to marry Adrien. I can't wait to say I do to him... and I can't wait to say that to you.. I gasped you are here, yes I am.
My parents and his mom said, “awww” and filed out of the room. I punched him in the stomach, what was that for? That's for not being here when I woke up, I was thinking the worst. I thought you left me, oh baby never.
He wrapped me in a hug. I don't want to talk about it, your mom told me what happened and I don't want to ever think about it again okay. “Okay baby”, I let my feelings come out and I cried hard wetting his shirt. He told me he would let me sleep and the doctor would call when I wake up.
Please stay, I don't want to wake up and you aren't here again. “Okay I will be here when you wake up. Thank you, I love you, “I love you Alex” and then I fall asleep. I really don't want to wake up to deal with the emotions that go with this tragedy.
I wake up the next morning and I see him on his computer with a frown on his face. I smile, I'm just happy he is here. I watch him just do what he is doing until I need to pee.
Morning, I say and he snapped his head up. “You are awake, how are you doing?” He places his computer on the table beside him and comes to my bed. He takes one of my hands in his and gives mine little kisses.
It tickles, stop, I giggled, “okay okay.” I have to pee, can you help me to the bathroom? “I'm going to get the doctor, I don't think you should be getting up”, Adrien says. I roll my eyes at him well help me up first.
He helped me limp to the bathroom and I closed the door. I know he has helped me before when we have sex the morning after, but this is different I feel more exposed, used and I hate it.
There are bars in here to help me get up and down. I finish up and look in the mirror, God I look like a train wreck. I've had rough sex before, why is this any different? I check my head and see they redid my stitches.
I'm sporting a bruise on my face and I hate this, I was so useless, I couldn't help myself. This bruise is just a reminder and of course my neck. I turned my neck side to side, yep giant bruises that show his fingerprints, and my arms. God I just thought I was sore from fighting.
Why didn't anyone tell me I was battered? “Alex, are you okay in there?” Yes I'm fine, but I'm sad, and mad. Sad because they look horrible and mad because no one told me. I opened the door and Adrien looked at me worried, he should be.
I get back into bed and the doctor takes my stats again, making sure my sight and hearing are fine, and they ask if I want any pain medicine, I shake my head. I want to be awake and lucid to yell at Adrien.
The doctor says he will check up on me later tonight, and he closes the door behind him. What the fuck? Why didn't you tell me? I look like a beat up rag doll, “oh baby no, we just didn't want to upset you.”
“We knew you didn't want to talk about it or think about it.” So you just let me find out on my own that sucks. I feel so dirty and used and ugly, God I look horrible.
Then my frown disappears and I start crying, he didn't tell me and even his parents didn't tell me. W-Why didn't they...? W-Why? “I’m sorry baby, I didn't mean to upset you.” I'm not upset, I'm just really mad at all of you.
I fell asleep again, just before I did, I heard him berate himself. “I should have told him, I shouldn't have told our parents not to say anything.” So, that's why no one said anything, that makes sense, I'm still mad. I block out whatever else he says and just make myself go to sleep.
