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Chapter 19
Clare POV
I hurried down the street on my bike, rapidly approaching the hospital. I pulled up and parked my bike in the rack, then went inside. As I walked through the door I noticed Samantha's car pretty close to the entrance. I didn't talk to anyone or look at anyone, just hurried to the elevator. I pushed the correct button, then stood to the side. The elevator was empty and for that I was grateful because it gave me time to collect my thoughts.
I was very worried about Eli, and very scared that Samantha really had told them not to let me in. The elevator dinged just as I was having second thoughts.
'Too late now.' I thought. I stepped on and started walking to the correct room. My hand was shaking as I opened the door.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T SEE HER? ARE YOU INSANE?" I heard Eli shouting, "I NEED CLARE! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" I pushed open the door all the way and joined in.
"Damn right she can't keep up apart." I said, much more bravely then I felt. I saw Eli kneeling up on the bed glaring at Samantha who was sitting down on the chair by the bed rubbing her temples.
When I walked in and said what I did, the siblings both looked at me confused for a second, but Eli caught up first.
"Clare!" Eli shouted, smiling huge. I walked over to the bed and hugged his waist.
"I love you Eli." I whispered against the elastic of the hospital pants. He was still shirtless because of his stitches. I pulled back and he sat down, then hugged me around my shoulders.
"Oh I love you too Clare!" he said in a blissful voice.
"You're not supposed to be here!" Samantha said from behind us. We pulled out of our hug and I turned to face her.
"This is a public building. You can't say who's allowed here or not. If I want to visit my fiance, then I can." I said, using the same excuse as the night before.
"She has a point, you did say we were engaged." Eli said smugly, taking my hand in his.
"But it was a lie! That was before you had a freakout!" She motioned to Eli, "And before you had a freak out in front of!" Samantha wildly gestured with her arms. "I'm very sorry you two, but I said you weren't allowed to see each other." She crossed her arms and stared at us.
"I don't care what you say, you're not in charge of me." Eli said, scooting to the edge of the bed, "You're not Dad. You're definitely not Mom either. I love Clare and you can't break us apart."
I turned, faced Eli and kissed his cheek. "You go sweetheart." I smiled at him. Samantha turned and stomped out the room. With a quick breath of relief, I hugged Eli again, softly.
"Did we win?" I asked him, a little unsure if a grown woman like Samantha would just stomp away and pout.
"For now, I guess." Eli shrugged, but hugged me back. "I'm really sorry you had to go through that last night. I know it was scary and hard, but I just had so much stress in my head. My body has a violent way of letting my stress out." He sat back, looking ashamed.
"Yeah it was scary and I had no idea what was going on, but I've had some time to think about it. It's no big deal anymore. Whats done is done, right?"
"Clare you're the best!" He excalaimed, then he captured me in a searing kiss. He pulled me to stand between his legs as he sat on the edge of his bed. He hugged me close to him so our chests were touching and he kissed me fiercely.
Eli rubbed his hands up and down my back lovingly. I took things further and pressed my tounge to his lips. He opened them immediately and our tounges twisted together in a glorious fight for dominance.
Suddenly I was yanked away from him by my shoulder. I screamed and Eli was forced onto his back on the bed.
"That girl, sir. Please take her out?" Samantha stood to the side of the doorway. Eli was being held down to the bed by a female police officer and a gruff male police officer held my arm. He nodded to Samantha and I was being dragged out the room.
"ELI!" I screamed. "YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" I shouted at Samantha.
"LET HER GO!" Eli called, "SAMANTHA STOP!" He screamed, I could see him straining to sit up, but the lady officer held his arms firmly to the bed. I struggled against the officer pulling me.
"I NEED ELI!" I shouted at no one in particular. "I LOVE HIM!"
"CLARE!" Eli shouted.
"ELI!" I shouted out as I was noisily dragged from the room. I was hauled down the hallway and two other officers blocked the door to his room. I was pulled down the hallway then into the elevator.
As soon as Eli was out of site, I gave up. With tears streaming down my face I was forcefully removed from the hospital and left on the sidewalk just outside the building.