So hopefully you're reading this because you A. were lead here from the link I posted on the end of the teaser update of AYW, or B. you get my author alerts! :D GAH! I'm so excited to be writing about Artie and Cate again. I love them a lot. Well, I hope you guys enjoy the beginning of the new story! Tell me what you think about it. :] And also, if you came here from the link from teaser on AYW, go down to where there's the "[...]". That's where the teaser from there ends. I hope that made sense...haha.

Anyways, enjoy! :D

"Cate! You need to get going! It's almost 6 o'clock!" my dad called to me.

"Ok dad!" I called back. I put my other earring in and put the finishing touches on my hair.

Artie and I have been dating for 4 months now. And well, it's been the best 4 months I've had in years. He's amazing to me, and I just, gosh. I couldn't be happier.

Courtney came into my room and stood next to me, looking at me in the mirror. It was scary how alike we were. Only the hair. I've lived with it for 16 years and its still weird.

"You know you need to hurry up. You're boy is eagerly waiting for you," she said smiling. "And you look gorgeous!"

I smiled. I was wearing a semi-formal blue dress and black converse. It was Artie's favorite. He said that the blue dress brought out my hair and my eyes. So why not wear his favorite dress to this? I wanted to look good.

"Are you nervous?"

"Meeting his family formally for the first time? No, not at all," OI said sarcastically. I was so incredibly nervous. Meeting his parents and little brother? Scary.

"You'll be just fine sis!" Courtney gave me a kiss on the cheek and a hug. "Have fun!"

And with that she was gone from my room. I sighed, giving myself a final look in the mirror. I grabbed my purse before heading out to the living room.

"You look beautiful Catey," my dad said as I entered the room.

"Thanks dad," I said as he gave me a kiss on my forehead. I put my coat on and grabbed my keys as I headed for the door.

"Home by 11:30, got it?" he said, trying to be stern. I chuckled.

"Yes dad. I'll be home by then," I said, "bye Courtney!"

I exited my house and got into the car that Courtney and I shared. I pulled out of my driveway and began down the road to Artie's house. I was excited and nervous at the same time.

Before I knew what was happening, I felt my whole body being flung violently to the left, then a terrible breaking feeling in my core. My head hit my car door window and made a shattering sound, then everything went black.

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Beep. Beep. Beep.

Where was I?

I fluttered my eyes open. The room I was laying in was incredibly white. The walls. The bed I was laying in. The machines. Everything. It was too clean for it's own good. The only thing that wasn't white was the window to the left of me.

I was in the hospital. I had been in a car accident. Tears instantly started to well up in my eyes, which I wiped away with my hands. I was taken aback when I noticed they were bandaged and had blood stains on them. My left arm had cuts all over it, butterfly stitches covering most of them, real stitches covering the ones farther up on my arm.

I rubbed my forehead once I realized the terrible headache I had, and realized that there was a bandage there too. A nurse walked into the room and picked up a clipboard from the end of my bed.

"Hello Miss Malone. How are you feeling today?" she asked as she came over and checked my IV.

"Um, my head hurts," I said, turning to look at her. When I did so, I winced in pain. My ribs were killing me. "Ok make that my sides too."

"That's good to hear dear. That's what should be hurting on you, but I will up your pain medication so it won't hurt as bad," she said.

"What happened?" I asked hurriedly.

"Well, you were in a car wreck. Someone was speeding and hit you at 45 on your right side. You have a large trauma wound on the left side of your head from hitting your car door window. The cuts on your left arm are from the window shattering. They actually had to go in a surgically take out pieces of glass from your shoulder forehead and neck. You're left leg was fractured and now have a cast on it after that surgery. You also have 3 broken ribs," she said, reading it from my chart. I sat there stunned.

"All that happened in a matter of seconds?" I asked.

"It did indeed. The brightside though, is that they didn't hit you on your right side. If that would have happened, you wouldn't be here with us right now," she said. My eyes widened.

"Jeez. I'm just a lucky screwed up person huh?" I asked.

"You could say that," she said chuckling. She started to exited the room.

"Wait!" She stopped. "How long ago was that? I mean, how long have I been out?"

She looked down at my chart again.

"Five days."

"Five days! I've been out for almost a week?" I exclaimed, and kinda shouted.

"My dear that's completely normal after the head trauma you have," she said in a reassuring tone. Well, it really didn't help.

"Are my dad and sister here?" I asked. She nodded.

"I'll bring them in right now." She exited the room and within seconds my sister ran into the room and clung onto me.

"I love you Courtney but I have three broken ribs and you're hurting me," I said in pain. She quickly pulled away.

"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry Catey," she said. I could tell she had been crying.

"Courtney were you crying?" I asked, holding her hand.

"Well of course I was crying Catherine! My twin who is also my best friend got into a serious car accident and was out for a week because of head trauma!" she said, tears welling up in her eyes. She leaned down and kissed my cheek. "I'm just so glad your awake and ok." I smiled.

"Hi sweetie," my dad said, coming over and kissing my forehead. "How are you feeling?"

"As good as person can for being in a car accident five days ago," I said with a giggle. He smiled and hugged me carefully.

"Can I come in?"

My dad stood up and I saw Artie sitting there nervously. I smiled.

"I just wanted to make sure you two got to say hi to her first," he said.I smiled at him warmly. He came over to me, grabbed my hand and squeezed lightly. To be frank, he looked terrible; like he hadn't slept for days.

"Hey Artie," I said happily. I was so happy to see him. And I could tell he was happy to see me.

"How are you feeling Cate?" he asked.

"I'm good. Just a headache and my sides hurt," I said smiling. He smiled back. God I loved his smile.

I swear just from that I felt a thousand times better. I squeezed his hand with the little strength I realized I had, which made him smile even more.

"Courtney and I will be back. We're going to go get-uh-something to eat," my dad said. Smooth dad... He came over to the opposite side of me that Artie was on and kissed my forehead. Courtney followed suit before both exited, which left Artie and I alone.

"I missed you a lot Cate," he said very seriously. I smiled at him warm heartedly.

"I didn't go anywhere Artie." I began to chuckle but the serious look on his face stopped me.

"But you weren't awake," he started, "I didn't get to talk to you or hear your beautiful voice or anything." I was so sweet and so serious. I began to blush uncontrollably.

"Well, I wish I could say that I missed you too, but I feel like the accident just happened, and that I should still be headed to your house right now," I said chuckling. "But if it makes up for it I'm very glad to see you here."

I leaned over and gave him a kiss, but when he kissed me back it wasn't the way he normally did. It was like there was something else there.

"Are you ok Artie?" I asked concerned. He frowned and looked out the window. I put my non-bandaged up to his cheek.

"You feel like it's your fault don't you?" I asked, barely audible. He nodded, still not looking at me.

"Oh Artie, you shouldn't at all," I said, feeling terribly guilty that he felt guilty, "it's not your fault at all."

"But I'm the one who had you come over Cate. If I hadn't asked you to you wouldn't be in the hospital right now," he said, frowning uncontrollably, anger in his voice. I took my hand and forced him to look at me. I put my other hand on his other cheek.

"Artie. The only reason I'm in the hospital right now is because some idiot didn't abide the speed limit and hit me. No one other than God could have known that that was going to happen," I said, looking right into his eyes. "I don't want you to feel bad about this."

He sighed and closed his eyes.

"Fine," he said, putting his hand on top of mine. I leaned in a gave him a meaningful kiss on the cheek. He smirked.

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