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Chapter One:

Jake sat beside Katie's bed, holding on to her hand like it was his only life line. He still couldn't believe it. Katie was alive. Jake didn't believe in miracles and he certainly didn't think one would ever happen in his favour, but here he was sitting beside Katie's bed, watching as her chest rise and fall as she breathed.

After Jake had alerted the doctors to the fact that Katie was still alive, everything had happened so fast. Dr Cannerts had dropped by long another to take a blood sample and a group of doctors and nurses had joined together and worked as a team to get Katie's room clear of blood, with buckets of disinfectant and sponges.

The room was now spotless and Katie had been changed into a clean set of cloths by a nurse and every last inch of blood had been cleaned from her body. She been hocked up to a drip, to ensure her body got the fluids and nutrients it needed and a heart monitor beeped at a steady rate. Now she was on the slow road to recovery.

Jake shut his eyes and bowed his head.

It truly was a miracle.

Now all that was left to do was tell Quentin, but Jake wasn't quite ready to leave Katie's side just yet and it was still the early hours of the morning, Quentin would be asleep for another couple of hours at least.

Jake knew he was being selfish, but he just wanted to sit by Katie's side for a few moments longer, just until he could get his head around the fact she was still alive. Because from that first moment she had coughed, he'd been sure he'd lost her.

People said it was better to have loved and lost, than to never have been loved at all, but in that moment Jake would have punched anyone who said so. Because nothing had been more painful than that heart-breaking moment he realised he was going to lose the women he loved.

But he hadn't lost her.

Jake opened his eyes and looked across at Katie again.

He just couldn't believe it.

She was alive.

And he smiled.

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Hey! I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. I'm currently planning on keeping the chapters short and sweet, so let me know if you want me to make them longer. And thank you, ewessling, MusicLuver21 and a guest reviewer for your reviews. I wouldn't have continued this story otherwise. Until next time,

Blessed be,

TreeOfLife1997.