Thank you all for the reviews. And once again, I would like to thank king and queen for pointing out my errors. Anyways, I wasn't so sure that this story would be good so I was a little scared writing it. Then I saw the reviews and it made me super happy. My updates might be a little suck-ish because I am SUPER sick and have to keep going to the hospital. PLUS I have tons of make-up work that I have to get to...but I keep procrastinating. I just wanted to update this chapter so I won't have to keep all my lovely fans waiting. So, Enjoy chapter 2 and leave me reviews. :)

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Summary: After three years of being in a coma, Clare wakes up to find out that her husband has moved on and started a new family. Can she win him back or will it be too late?


"Y-You're m-m-married?"

Once those words escaped Clare's mouth, Eli realized it was a mistake to remarry. He watched Clare's shaking hand wipe tears off her cheek. She tried to put a smile on her face, but failed terribly.

Eli walked over to Clare and tried to put his hand on her shoulder, but she shrugged it off. She looked up at him with her big blue eyes and let more tears fall. She then quickly turned from him and let out little soft cries. Eli felt his heart slowly breaking. He had promised Clare that he wouldn't even look at another woman. He told her that he would always love her and only her. When they were in high school, he promised her that they would have their first child together. He told her he wanted his first and last child to be with her. He told her no one could take his heart from her. He said she was the only girl for him- that she was the only girl he wanted to marry.

Had all that been lies?

"C-Clare, I want you to know that I love you. I-I love you with all my heart. It's just that the doctors told me t-that they were going to pull the plug. I just thought that it was best-"

"Y-You thought i-it was best? F-For what E-Eli? D-Did y-y-you ever think of c-coming back to see? Huh?" Clare cried.

"No, I just thought-"

Clare interrupted Eli again. "That's the thing, Eli. Y-You're always thinking. Y-You never just do it!"

"Clare, I'm sorry. OK? W-What more do you want me to say? That I'll divorce her and then we can pick up where we left off? Be-Because I-I can't, Clare. I-I have a daughter, too."

Clare head shot up and she looked at Eli. She studied his face to see if he was lying.

Oh, how she wished he was lying.

"A-A-A daughter? Y-You have a d-daughter? How could you?" she whispered.

Clare began crying loudly. She was shaking and breathing heavily. She couldn't even look Eli in the eyes at this point. She was too hurt. She had just woken from a coma to find out her husband had re-married and had a daughter.

Was cheating the proper thing to call it? Could she say that Eli was cheating on her?

Before Eli could speak, there was a knock at the door. Doctors had come in to check on Clare. While they began cleaning her up and making sure she was alright, Eli had stepped out of the room. He couldn't find himself facing Clare again. His heart was just breaking. He had hurt her; something he had promised on not doing.

Adam walked over to Eli and shook his head. His best friend was an idiot. He told Eli repeatedly to break things off with Imogen. Adam had no idea that the doctors didn't pull the plug, but he had the slightest idea. Something in his heart was telling him that his best friend was still alive. He believed it. He just knew it. Adam kept telling Eli that Imogen wasn't right for him- that he was better off with Clare. Of course Eli just had to keep telling him, "Clare's gone, Adam! She's not coming back. She would want me to move on." Adam always told Eli, "She's alive, Eli. I can feel it." Neither one of them ever went to the hospital to check. Adam was just too afraid to find out that she wasn't there.

"I-I know I've messed up, Adam. She's gonna hate me forever," Eli cried.

"Eli, I'm not gonna try to say everything will be alright because this time I-I just don't know. But all I can say is, I told you so. I told you to break things off with Imogen before it got too serious. Y-You weren't ready and Clare wouldn't like it."

"I-I thought they pulled the plug, Adam!"

Before Adam could speak, Helen came running in the hospital along with Glen and Alli. She kept cheering, "I told them so! I told them my baby was gonna make it!" All her cheering had stopped when she had seen Eli standing there. She stormed over to him.

"What the hell are you doing here?! I told you I don't want you anywhere near my baby when she wakes up!" Helen screamed.

"I have every right to be here! And how come no one told me that Clare was still alive? How come I didn't know they weren't pulling the damn plug!?" he screamed back.

"Cause I didn't want you to know! I wanted you as far as possible away from my baby! You don't deserve her!"

Eli shook his head and walked off. He couldn't take this any more. Too much was going on. His wife had just woken from a coma, his mother-in-law hates him even more along with his best friend, and he has to tell his wife about the situation. Eli couldn't handle this. He wanted to just run away, change his name, and pretend this had never happened.

But he couldn't. He couldn't run away from his problems. He should have know that what's done in the dark must come to light. He kept Clare away from Imogen and now he would have to tell her.

...

Clare head shot up at the sound of her mother's voice. She looked over to see her mother, Glen, Jake, Adam, Katie, and Alli. Her mother ran over to her and hugged her daughter.

It felt good to be in her mother arms, again.

Tears came from both of their faces as they reunited. Clare cries sounded like muffles since her mother had her head in her breasts, hugging her tightly. She clung on to her mother, crying loudly. Helen raked her fingers through her hair and kissed the top of her daughter's head.

When they pulled apart Helen asked, "A-Are you hungry? Do you want some food?"

Clare nodded her head and tried to smiled. "Y-Yeah, mom. C-Can you get me a chicken sandwich?"

Helen smiled and nodded, more tears spilling out. She grabbed Glen's hand and the two walked out of the room, leaving just Alli, Jake, Adam, and Katie.

"We're so glad that you're OK, Clare," Katie said softly, "You don't know how much this has got to us. Jake here has cried his eyes out."

"You said you wasn't gonna tell anyone," Jake said, smiling.

Clare let out a little laugh and shook her head. She took a deep breath and turned to Alli, who was being quiet. Clare arched her eyebrow at Alli and cocked her head to the side.

"And why are you so quiet, Ms. Thing?" Clare asked.

"I-I'm just so shocked to see my best friend here. Y-You're alive and i-i-it doesn't seem real," Alli responded as tears started to spill from her eyes, "I-I've missed you so much, Clare. We all have. These few years just hasn't been the same without you."

Clare smiled and motioned Alli to come over to her. She opened her arms out widely and let her best friend fall into her arms. They hugged for a few minutes, not wanting to let each other go. Adam then walked over to them and joined the hug. He missed his best friend more than anything. Seeing her smiling after all she's been through was one of the best sights in the world.

...

Imogen was staring deeply into Eli's eyes, wondering why he had to talk to her. She had just put Lillian to bed and was tired from all the work she did around the house. She just wanted Eli to hurry and say what ever it was so she could go to bed.

Eli cleared his throat and looked at the floor. He then looked up at his other wife and took a deep breath. He was not ready to tell her this, but he knew he had to do it.

"Imogen, I'm married," he finally said.

Imogen let out a little small laugh and said, "Of course, silly- to me. I-Is this what you wanted to tell me?"

"Imogen, you're not understanding. I'm married. T-To someone else."

Imogen's face expression changed. She went from happy to confused. She arched her eyebrow and cocked her head to the side. She let out another laugh, thinking Eli was joking. Her laughed died out once she saw that he wasn't.

"Eli, a-are you serious? You're married?"

"Before you get all mad, I want you to know this happened about five years ago. I married my high school sweetheart. H-her name is Clare. She and I were on our way to our honeymoon, when a milk truck came crashing into us. I-I-It hit her side of the car, causing her to slip into a coma. A couple of days before I met you, the doctor said that th-they were going to pull the plug, so I stopped visiting. Then today, I-I got a call from Adam telling me that she's awake. M-My Clare is alive."

Imogen looked at Eli and stood up. She walked over to him and took a seat next to him. She grabbed Eli's hand and gave it a light squeeze.

"Eli, I-I think you need to start taking your meds again. It seems as if you're going a little...crazy? Yeah, crazy."

"Damn it, Imogen! I'm telling you the damn truth! This isn't something I'll fucking make up! I'm not that damn crazy!" Eli yelled.

Imogen let go of Eli's hand and stood up. She heard little faint cries and placed her hand on her forehead. She brushed the few strands of hair out her face and let out a loud sigh.

"Darn, Eli, you woke up the baby. I-I should go check on her," she said softly.

Eli nodded his head and watched Imogen walk up the stairs. He wasn't crazy. He knew it had a little meltdown four months after his and Imogen's marriage, which caused him to be back on his meds. He was doing better now and he planned to keep it that way.

Imogen walked back down the steps and looked at Eli. She walked over to him and shook her head.

"I-I can't believe you kept this from me, Eli. I thought we agreed about keeping secrets from each other. No secrets!"

"Imogen, I just didn't think I needed to tell you."

"And why not, Elijah?"

Eli cringed at Imogen saying his first name. He knew she knew he hated it when she said it. It was something that pissed him off more than anything.

"You know not to call me that!" he said angrily.

"And you know not to keep secrets from me, Eli. Especially something like this. Eli, you're married! You have a wife that's now just getting out of a coma. Do you know how selfish that is? You're just so selfish! Geez, Eli, I cannot believe you. W-Where is she gonna go? Are you two going to get your divorce? I-I mean, you don't have to do it now because she just got out of a coma. That would be very inconsiderate."

"D-Divorce? I never thought of getting a divorce."

"Well Eli," Imogen said walking into the kitchen, "You can't be married to the both of us. You're just gonna have to tell her that you two are getting a divorce."

"But-"

"But what, Eli? You don't wanna divorce her? I don't wanna have to put you in this situation, but it's either me or her, Eli. And before you choose, I recommend you think about your daughter."

"And why is that? It's not like you would keep me away from her?"

"Oh but I would, Eli. If you divorce me, you'll never see Lillian again."