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“Maria Giordano,” he says.
“I like it. I love it, ” I tell him as he kisses me. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
Chapter Forty-Nine
Salvatore
Back to reality….
We’re at the hospital now.
I was just speaking with the doctors to get the update on Gabe.
Mimi is with Charlotte in Gabe’s room.
I walk back into his room and see them.
Charlotte was crying yesterday when we left and she’s crying harder now. It’s times like these when I’m grateful for Mimi. I always say she mother-hen’s the girls at the club but she’s like it all the time. It’s not the fact of being a mother hen. She’s just a good friend.
That’s what my girl is. My wife to be.
Nothing can quite describe how happy she made me this morning when she agreed to be mine forever. It’s something I hold on to for strength now as I look at my brother who is still in a coma.
“I’m going to get her some breakfast,” Mimi says cutting into my thoughts.
“I don’t know if I can eat,” Charlotte answers, shaking her head.
“We’ll just get something light. You need to keep your strength up,” Mimi tells her and gives her a quick hug of comfort.
“Okay…”
“We won’t stay away too long,” Mimi promises and glances over to me.
I dip my head in agreement and she ushers Charlotte out.
I sit in the little chair by Gabe’s bedside and look at him. He’s attached to tubes and monitors. His vitals look stable but he looks so weak compared to the person I know him to be.
He’s just lying there, but for the subtle rise and fall of his chest he’d almost appear lifeless with his still form and pale skin.
The guys should be here soon. Nick and Vincent.
My parents will be here later today if there are no changes.
We’ve fallen into this routine so we each get to stay with him for a few hours at a time and he doesn't get overwhelmed with too many people around him at once.
The doctors said he can hear us when we talk and is probably trying to wake up but can’t just yet.
It’s thatjust yetpart that I hang on to because it gives me hope.
It still doesn’t feel quite real to me that he’s lying in this bed.
I look at him and I think back to months ago when we had that fight. I was so angry. So damn angry at him even with the prior knowledge of why he treated Mimi the way he did.
I can admit now that I was jealous too.
I can own my acceptance that I was jealous of what he had with her and it was
