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Turns out that when you're stuck in a vegetative state, you have a lot of time to think. I've drawn many conclusions about the accident and who may have been involved over the past week. I've listened and taken note of all my visitors and formulated a plan of action for the moment I woke up.
Sittinginmyhospitalbed, I'm fully clothed and ready to check out. There is no chance I'll be discharged today or even tomorrow. I'm sure there are multiple specialists and tests to run in my near future, but I'll be damned if I'm lying around in one of those hospital robes.
My dad had brought clothes up the day after I was admitted. He said it was his way of knowing I'd come home, that I'd wake up. Getting the clothes gave him peace of mind.
Coincidentally after I woke up earlier today, Vivian stopped by to visit. I asked her and the nurses not to alert anyone to my wakened state, especially Gigi. I needed to get Vivian on my side to help me keep Gigi safe.
One of the nurses that has been on my rotation every day since I arrived is feeding information to August. The woman had the boldness to call and update him while in my room. That's one of the reasons I don't trust him. Why keep tabs on me? When I woke up, she was in the room, and I told her if she notified August before I was ready, I would have her fired for violating my HIPPA rights.
About an hour ago, I gave her the okay to notify him, and I'm almost positive he's with Gigi. In fact, I'm counting on him to be the one to bring her here so that I can see his face when I steal her away.
I'm just getting ready to sit down in my bed after using the restroom when Gigi opens the door. Her emerald eyes lock on mine, and I remind myself to breathe. She looks breathtaking in the black dress she's wearing. I would give anything to go back in time and ask her to be mine years ago, but I was selfish. Back then, I wasn't thinking about the end game. We both came from wrecked homes, so we ran away together in our dreams. She was the dream I wished could be real. There was no way she could be my reality, or maybe that's just the lie I told myself so that I didn't ruin the one good thing I had. Now, all my excuses seem utterly stupid. I should have just told her how I felt.
"Gigi, you're here! Did you get my texts?" Vivi anxiously breaks the deafening silence.
Looking down, she checks her phone, likely in search of a message I know she didn't receive. I asked Vi not to send her one. She's trying to cover her tracks and not look like a bad friend. Turning her attention to Vivian, she furrows her brow, no doubt feeling guilty about not being here when I woke.
"No, I didn't get them. I probably didn't have service or something." Walking further into the room, she gives Vivian a hug before bringing her eyes back to mine. I can tell she's nervous and apprehensive. She's probably wondering if I indeed heard all of her confessions, or if I'm mad at her considering the last time we saw each other, she was with him and not me.
I clear my throat and ask, "Vi, do you think you can give us a minute alone?" She nods. "Of course, I'll just wait outside."
Gigi remains frozen, eyes locked on mine like she has a million things to say and has no idea where to begin. Finally, deciding to show her a little mercy, I release her from her grief and uncertainty.
"Babe, come sit with me."
I pat the bed next to me and slowly scoot over to make room for her. She doesn't immediately move, and I know why.
"Yes, Gigi, I know. I heard every word."
I watch as one tear falls down her face and her bottom lip starts to tremble. I already know she's sorry. Now she needs to hear what I have to say.
"Can you please sit with me and hear what I have to say?" She nods and slowly makes her way toward my bed to sit on the edge. Shaking my head, I motion with my finger for her to come here and lay beside me. I watch as she quickly presses a button on her phone and then lays down beside me. Taking her hand in mine, I lace our fingers together, and she lets out a shaky breath before laying her head on my shoulder.
"Mason, I was so scared. I thought I was going to lose you." I pick up our joined hands and kiss the back of hers.
"I know, babe, and I know you haven't left my side since I got here apart from tonight, and I also know why you left." Her body goes rigid beside mine.
"I know Ethan threatened you, and I tried so hard to wake up at that moment, and stop you so that I could protect you." Pulling her head from my shoulder, she faces me.
"Is that why your heart rate accelerated?" I can't help but laugh. "Yeah, babe, that's why." She turns around, and her shoulders slump. "I swear I'm not trying to continually fuck you over, but recently I feel like that's all I'm doing. You have to think attempting a relationship with me was a huge mistake."
"Babe, shit happens. I don't blame you for any of this. I know you regret what has happened, and if I'm honest, I have regrets as well." Nodding, she returns her head to my shoulder.
"Do you remember when we were younger, and I sang you the song “Freshman” by The Verve Pipe?" She chuckles. "I could never forget it was the first and only time a guy has ever sang to me."
"That song resonated with me back then. At the time, I told you it was my favorite song and that I liked it for no particular reason, but the truth was it reminded me of you. We thought we had everything figured out. We talked about our futures and how we'd do things differently, we rarely talked about our relationships with other people, and back then, I didn't think that it would be you and me. I knew the first time we kissed, you felt something more for me, but I didn't want to be responsible for breaking your heart or committing to you when I thought we were too young."
I feel her take a deep breath as she lets my words resonate. Gently I rub my thumb over the top of her hand before saying, "I know August means something to you, babe, but I'm hoping that I mean more. I still want everything."
She turns to look at me with those big green eyes, and I grasp her chin between my forefinger and thumb, I want to kiss her so badly, but I won't. I'll put the ball in her court. I'm not going to cross the line. She'll have to make the first move, so I say, "I don't want you to say anything right now. Just think about what I've said."
Movement outside the window to my room catches my eye, and sure enough, I see August just like I was hoping, and fuck me if his timing isn't perfect. Gigi is in my bed, looking all too comfortable. His murderous glare bores into me, and I smile, knowing he won't do shit. The night I showed up at his place to get Gigi, I discovered she was his weakness. He didn't touch me because he knew it would hurt her. I can't help the smile that breaks across my face. Gigi notices and furrows her brow at me, probably wondering why I'm smiling, until August barges into the room.
Immediately she startles by his loud entrance, and her eyes go wide in surprise. I take this moment to slide the phone she placed down under the covers.
"Didn't trust she'd come back down the way she came up?" I raise a brow in question to August. He shakes his head and sets his jaw. I can see he is pissed.Good
Gigi looks back and forth between us before asking, "How did you know he was here?"
