"I remember having a vague memory of him picking me up and me screaming and Dean telling me he has to pick me up and he'll try not to hurt me and then I remember being in my daddy's arms. I also remember him telling me that I needed to stay strong and keep my heart beating and that my babies want me to come home to them. I also remember hearing voices talking about a helicopter ride but I don't know if that was a dream or real." She says
They ask her about her pain and she tells them she's in pain but it's mostly manageable as long as she lays still and does not move much. They tell her that she'll most likely be here for a couple of days. Then she'll still be on bed rest for another month.
"Can I tell my woman?" I ask them.
They both tell me that it would be good for her to hear it from me.
"When you were brought in baby they discovered you were six weeks pregnant. The baby survived the trauma right along with you sweetheart. You've been in a coma for five weeks. You and the baby are doing exceptional babe." I say to her.
"Is the baby really okay?" She asks with tears rolling down her face.
I kiss the side of her face and tell her that the baby is great.
"You know don't you?" She asks with tears and shame in her eyes.
"I know baby. It doesn't matter one bit to me. All that matters is that you're here and you're alive. You fought the good fight baby and you came out the winner. I'm so proud of you and I love you more than anything in this world other than our children." I say to her and I mean it.
She's whimpering and I get on the edge of the bed and lay myself down next to her. I wrap her gently into me. I don't want to hurt her but I also know she needs to feel me next to her.
"I wasn't strong enough to stop it?" She whimpers and it breaks my fucking heart.
"Baby you survived. You're the strongest fucking person I know. It doesn't matter to me baby. All that matters is that you're here with me. Do you understand me. I'm just grateful that you are alive and awake. Those motherfuckers will never hurt you again sweetheart. You came out of this alive my love and neither of them did." I explain to her.
She shudders a breathe and I can tell she's in pain. I tell her she has to try and relax or she'll cause herself more pain. I tell her that the twins will be here in a couple of hours and her daddy is on his way now. She sobs again and Thorpe comes up to us and tells her to breath with him. She and I do the breathing with him until she gets her breathing controlled. He tells her that she'll have pain for another 4-6 weeks. Then she should be able to breath without it hurting and move around some without pain. He tells her that's why she'll be on complete bed rest for the next month. She tells him she understands and has snuggled somewhat into me. Zeus comes through the door like hell hounds are chasing his ass. When he sees she's awake he breaks down crying. He comes up to her kissing her face and telling her he's really happy to see her awake. He takes a chair and sits it down on the other side of her.
"I've never been so scared as I was when we couldn't find you. The waiting while you were in surgery is an experience I never want to go through again. I called mamaw and papaw and they're going to the school to get the twins right now. They'll be here soon baby doll." Her dad says to her.
"I love you. I'm happy that you found me. I might not have said it before dad but I'm proud to be your daughter."
"I'm the one that is honored to have a daughter as strong and loving as you are." He says as he wipes his tears.
She's getting tired and I tell her to close her eyes and I'll wake her when her grandparents and our babies get here. She says okay and closes her eyes and is asleep in a matter of seconds.
"It's normal and she'll still sleep a lot until she's fully healed." Thorpe tells us.
She's been napping about 20-25 minutes when Captain, Ellie, Jess, Hound, Jasmine, and Jameson come in. They see her sleeping and I see the look on my babies faces.
"She's just napping but she'll wake up this time." I tell them both.
"Your babies want to see your eyes sweetheart." I whisper and rub her back.
"Your babies really need to see those eyes of yours. Even worse than me and your dad did." I say to her as she opens her eyes.
I get out of the bed and Jazz and Jamie walk up to me. I move so they can see her and they both start crying. I move Jazz and Jamie onto the bed. I remind them that they have to be careful with her. They're both crying and she has them wrapped up in her arms as best she can. She's telling them she's okay and she loves them both more than all the blades of grass in whole world. They continue to cry and hold on to her. I look away from my children and my woman. I see everyone else is crying from the emotions from those two little people. Hound has his arms around Jess and Captain has Zeus and Ellie wrapped up in his. I walk to the bed and wrap my arms around my whole world and promise myself right then and there nothing will ever touch them again. I hear my woman tell her babies that she wants to hug papaw and mamaw and they can get back into her arms in a few minutes after she hugs everyone else. The twins get off the bed and I sit down in a chair by the end of the bed and both kids get into my lap. I cuddle them and give them the emotional support that they need right now. If I'm being completely honest I need it from them also. Captain and Ellie give her hugs and the love she needs right now also. Jess gets into bed with Lyric and they hug and bond a little.
"She'll be able to come home in a couple of days. She'll be on complete bed rest for the next month." I tell everyone.
"Don't worry about anything. We'll make schedules so someone is with her at the house and we'll keep the schedule for the pickup of the twins." Ellie and Jess both say.
"Thanks you all. I'll shorten my hours at work and work more from home. I'll still have to go into meetings once or twice a week but I should be able to do everything else from home."
Captain shakes his head and agrees with me.
"We should probably start looking for someone to run the place. We'll be on the board but won't have to run the place on a daily basis." I say to Captain.
"Maybe we could break it into four different positions. We could have Shadow, Sonny, Pike, and Knives run them. We could break your job into two positions and do the same with mine. That way when it comes to big decisions. There'll be six voting on it and not a full board."
"That's a great idea. I like that it'll still be family ran instead of bringing an outside person in for the positions." I respond.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow." He says to me.
"I'll bring mamaw back tomorrow." He says to her and then bends over and kisses her head.
"I love you baby doll." Ellie says to her as she bends down and gives her a hug and kiss.
"I'll see you when you get home." Jess says and Hound gives her a light hug.
The twins have made their way back into her bed and she's giving them the cuddles and kisses they need.
"You two will see your momma again tomorrow." I say to them.
Jess and Hound get the children ready to leave.
"I'll be home soon and I'll read you your bedtime stories. I love you both very much."
They give me kisses and leave with Jess. I get back into bed and she snuggles into me and falls back to sleep. Zeus stays with me until I have to leave. As we are walking out the room we see a prospect is stationed next to her door.
"Did you put the prospect here?" I ask Zeus.
He shakes his head and pulls out his and calls Hound. Zeus puts his phone on speaker.
"I just don't want to take a chance know that she's awake. I'll have someone stationed at her door until she comes home." Hound says to us with conviction in his voice.
I can't say that I don't agree with him. I'm thankful that he decided to make the call for her protection. She'll have this protection for the rest of her life. Zeus and I thank him.
"Nothing or no one will ever fucking hurt her again" Hound says to us.
"That means a lot to us brother. We're leaving now and we'll see ya in a bit."
Chapter 35
Lyric
When I was waking up and I heard Dean whispering into my stomach I thought I was dead and was in heaven. That lasted just a second and then the pain came when I lifted my hand to put it on his head. When he moved I felt it through my whole body. He saw me trying to open my eyes and told me to wait a minute. My mouth and throat were so dry and my tongue sticky. I tried to tell him I wanted something to drink and he called the nurse. I realized in that moment that I did survive my kidnaping. What I thought were hallucinations of him crawling under the porch was real after all. I look at Dean and he's looking in my eyes. I look into those green eyes and I see the minute he breaks and starts crying. He tells me that he's so happy to see my beautiful eyes and to never scare him like that again. He bends over and kisses my face and lips. He keeps telling me that he loves me and I have been so brave a strong and he's proud of me. I have tears that start to come out of my eyes and he kisses the tears away. Thorpe and another doctor come in and He introduces himself as Dr. Atkins. Sis and another nurse check me over and Sis gives me some ice chips to suck on and me and my mouth are thankful for them. I'm sucking away on them because they are so cold and wet. The liquid is running down my throat soothing it.