Authors Note: Hello readers! I'm so excited to share with yall my new story 'Love Takes Awhile' I'm expecting to have a lot more chapters rather than my last fanfic. In this story Lea and Cory have already met and know each other very well. Through out the story please don't forget to leave reviews and comments! I would love feedback from yall, the readers! Finally, I hope you enjoy as we take this journey of how Lea and Cory overcome their obstacles together.

'Love Takes a While'

Cory was in his way home from work, when he received a phone call, which would change his life forever! He felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. He went to check the number of the caller, but he did not recognize it, but he picked it up anyway.

"Hello?" said Cory.

"Is this Cory Monteith?" said the woman on the other side of the call.

"Yes. Why?" Cory said in response.

"I have some news in regard of Lea Michele and this is the number we have in our records to call in case of emergencies."

Cory whispered to himself, "In case of emergency," he was trying to process what on earth could have happened regarding Lea.

The woman on the phone then started explaining to Cory what had happened, "I am sorry to have to tell you this, but I need to inform you that Lea Michele has been in a car accident and is currently in critical condition." The woman explained.

"What? OH MY GOD! Is she all right? Where is she? What happened?" He asked as he began to cry.

"Right now we are unsure of how bad the damage is. Considering she is in ICU it could be fatal. It is hard to predict what could happen. The doctors will be keeping a close eye on her for the next 72 hours. In cases like this there could be brain damage. The doctors will be trying to determine how bad the brain is, if there is any. She is currently in Acoma and is on breathing machine. And sir, I suggest you come right away!"

"Where is she?" he asked again.

"She is at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center!"

"I'm on my way now. I will be there in 25 minutes. If anything further happens, please call me!"

Cory hung up the phone and began driving as quickly as possible. He knew Lea wasn't the best driver, but he never though it would come down to this.

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Cory reached the hospital and rushed in side, heading straight for the front desk.

"Excuse me, I'm here for Lea Michele. I was just informed she was in critical condition due to a car accident."

"Yes, I see that right here. You may go ahead and go up to the third floor. Find the desk upstairs and they will help you." The receptionist said.

Cory ran to the stairs, because he was afraid the elevators would take to long, and sprinted as fast as he could. As soon as he got to the desk he told them he was here to see Lea. The nurses had him to take a seat for a moment. Soon after, a nurse called his name to take him back to Lea's room. He jumped up and walked straight over to the nurse.

"I'm Cory," he said quickly.

"Please follow me." The nurse said showing were Cory to go. They reached the room and Cory walked right through the doors. He saw her lying the on the hospital bed, all beat up from the crash, and barley moving. He walked over to the side of her bed, grabbed her hand, and started crying. He wasn't sure how this happened, how fast something like this could happen. He was talking to her even though he knew he wasn't going to get an answer.

"Lea, babe!" Cory started to say while breaking down with tears, "I'm so sorry! I have no idea how this could of happened! It's all my fault! If only I had gone with you to the store. I could have prevented this." Cory continued whispering to himself, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault!" Cory pulled a chair over next to the bed. He was still grasping Lea's hand and crying. After a little bit of blaming himself, he laid his head on he side of the bed.

"Cory?" the doctor asked.

"Yes that's me. Doctor what happened? How is she? Is she going to be okay?" he began asking several questions.

"She is still unconscious and we have her in critical condition just to make sure everything okay. We didn't want to take any chances, but she was hit pretty hard. We currently have her on lots of medication and painkillers, but she had hit her head pretty hard, so there could be a chance of some brain damage, but we cannot be entirely sure until she is awake. Also, Cory, when she wakes up she will probably not remember much of what happened, so bare with her." The doctor said.

"Okay. Thank you! Can I stay with her? Please? Asked Cory.

"Of Corse. I will be back shortly." The doctor said as he walked away.