Fight For You

Chapter Fifty Two - Signing Troubles and Hospital Stays

Silva's chin pushes into his chest and his head slams flat against the concrete.

The next twenty seconds happen so quickly, I feel as though it's hours.

"Police! Hands up!" Several men in uniform scamper forward, followed by Ashley, Mr. Greggs, and Ms. Smith.

I look to Lucas who is standing with his hands behind his head, his chest heaving as he stares at me, his expression unreadable. Blood gushes from several wounds in his body.

I look to Silva to see him unmoving on the mat, but his chest is rising and falling so I know he's alive.

I look to Kaz who also has his hands behind his head, a look of remorse clear on his face.

Miguel, Kyle, and Daniel are all talking to the police. The crowd dispersed faster than I'd ever seen it happen before.

The police currently had Frank and Kaz in custody and several moments later, an ambulance drove up to take Silva away in handcuffs. His body remained motionless.

My woozy head was starting to feel too heavy to cope with and I registered the pain of cold concrete as my body fell into a colourless abyss.

I awoke to the beeping of a heart monitor that I'd heard countless times in my career. I opened an eyes to see Daniel's face mere inches from my own, his head resting on his arms on the hospital bed.

I jerked back, "Ah!" I shouted in surprise.

"Okay, slight overreaction, Em," Daniel rolled his eyes at me, his ever-present smile plastered on his face.

"Sorry, you scared me." I looked around the room, hoping to see Lucas but finding it empty. "What happened?"

"You pulled a Sleeping Beauty on us," Daniel explained. "After you knocked out, the police arrested Silva, Kaz, and Frank. Lucas is in the room next to you. They won't let him go until they're done stitching him up, but he wanted me to stay with you."

I nodded and looked down at my legs, currently covered with a blanket. "How bad is it?"

Daniel held onto my hand, "Em, this isn't going to be easy," he maintained solemn eye contact, "You're paralyzed. I know it's going to be hard, but I've applied to be your caretaker during this difficult time in your life."

I gave him a blank stare and used my good leg to nudge his chair.

He grinned, "I couldn't help it. You have a pretty bad concussion and you've had to have a blood transfusion for blood loss. You'll also need to be in a cast for a few weeks."

"How did the police find us?" I asked as I reached for a cup of water that sat at the table near me.

"Apparently your neighbour was waiting on you to bake cookies or something - side note, what kind of boring nightlife do you keep that you bake with your elderly neighbour during your time off? Your friend, Ashley came to your apartment because you hadn't answered your phone all day and the two met up, figured it had something to do with an underground fight and contacted Lucas through your reporter friend's resources and a license plate that your neighbour remembered Lucas had. Crazy stalker, much? They talked and concocted a plan to catch Silva in the act of attempted murder and kidnapping."

"Wow," I stated in shock.

"I know," Daniel sighed. "It's all over the news, you friend is making sure it travels fast. But, I think we should focus on something important here - we need to work on understanding each other without words."

I laughed, "What on earth were you signing anyway?"

"I was trying to tell you that help was coming."

"That was so far off of what I got," I laughed.

Daniel looked at me and grabbed my hand, "Emily, what you did for me back there with Silva... no words can express how grateful I am that you cared enough to do something like that. I love you, Em." Daniel's eyes teared up and he gave me a shaky smile.

I reached out for him, ignoring my aching and burning body and wrapped my arms around him, "I love you too, Daniel. I'd do that any time of the day, in any situation, at any point in my life."

The door shoved open and in walked a frowning, cranky looking Lucas. He caught my gaze and he immediately smiled with relief, the expression causing butterflies in my stomach. I had truly missed him.

"You're awake," he breathed. He had dark circles under his eyes and his body was bandaged up. He looked like he had been through hell. He probably had.

"What's got you so grumpy?" I smiled.

He sprinted towards me and gently wrapped his massive arms around my frame, warmth already taking over my entire body.

"I need to restock my candy stash," Daniel stated loudly before leaving the room.

Lucas leaned back and placed his hands around the sides of my face. "What on earth were you thinking?" He frowned at me as he leaned forward and pressed his lips against my forehead, my cheeks, my hair, my neck. "Hm?"

"I really wanted to get out of baking cookies with Ms. Smith," I chuckled as he continued to kiss every inch of my face. "Watch your wounds!"

Lucas paused and his intense gaze locked onto my face, "You're my guardian angel, Emily. I mean that. You've literally been sent as my salvation. Where would I be without you? Where would any of us be? I can't express to you what you mean to me." Lucas's pale blue eyes were misty by the end.

I had made both brothers cry in the span on five minutes.

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There's just the epilogue left! Any questions leftover will be answered then.

Please bear with me, I'm trying to tie together all the loose ends of this story and I want to do it justice, not just rush to get updates out.

Trust me, I am working on this. It's just too close to my heart for me to rush.