The doctor soon walked in with my medical clipboard. His face was looking stressed. I had a bad feeling…
" Well, I have some good news and some bad news… which do you want first?" he asked with a sadly raised eyebrow.
" Bad news first…" I said nervously biting my lip. He sighed and nodded.
" Well you can stay permanently paralyzed… " I had tears rolling down my face now. My dad and anyone left in the room just looked down inhaling sharply.
" The good news is that it's a 50 out of 80 you will become permanently paralyzed. Other good news is that you can go home today! You will just need a wheel chair until we know anything further. We will start therapy next Wednesday and then you will continue this process back in Malibu. Okay?" he asked. I smiled tearfully and looked at the cross with Jesus on it in the corner of the room thinking ' why me?' …
End Recap
Chapter 9: Christmas Eve + Christmas Day
Miley POVI still haven't exactly been able to walk yet but therapy is going well. I only started 2 days ago but I am slowly progressing. Today is Christmas Eve and I am very excited. You may think that this would be like the other Christmases but no, you're very wrong. This year I have everyone. And even though I am still pretty much paralyzed and have to learn to walk again, there's also still hope and faith. This Christmas I have Daddy, Lily and Oliver: my best friends, Jackson, Annette: my soon to be sister in law, Noella and Kyle: My Niece and nephew and then there is Jake Ryan: Not the celebrity, not the egomaniac, but the one I care about most. He's my boyfriend…
I got home from Therapy at 7 AM and it's now 9:00 AM. Such an exhausting day already and it's still morning. I am sitting on my bed with Jake.
" I love you Miles…" Jake whispered to me with his chin on my shoulder.
" I love you too, Jakey," I replied with a smile but that was caught short with a yawn. I hoped Jake didn't catch it but I was clearly mistaken.
" Looks like someone needs a nap…" Jake taunted.
" Nut uh!" I laughed like a child. My laugh turned into another big and looong yawn.
" Uh huh! Now, would you take a nap if I took one with you?" he asked. I pouted while he chuckled at me but I caught his yawn and teased back at him.
" HA! Guess I'm not the only one yawning! So HAHA!" I told him in French but I did NOT think he understood me.
" Well mademoiselle, lets take a nap then," he replied in French and grinned at my face which had the funny look of skeptical mixed with confusion.
" We'll talk about you not telling me you spoke fluently in French later. Right now, lets take a nap," He nodded and so, I pulled down my covers and we both slipped in with his arms pulling me close and around my waist.
Before we both fell asleep, he kissed my head and neck; we drifted off to slumber.
I felt a kiss on my lips and opened my eyes grinning.
" Hey baby, want lunch?" he asked. I nodded eagerly and sat up about to go into my bathroom but I remembered I couldn't walk. Jake picked me up bridal style and helped me into the bathroom. I readied myself up with make-up and re-did the rat's nest of a hair-do I had.
Jake carried me downstairs and gingerly sat me down on the couch in the living room that was full with my family and I pretty much mean most of 'em.
" Okay, whose Idea was this?" I asked Jackson and Annette in French.
" Jake's all the way! I swear," daddy told me with his hands raised up.
I sat up and looked at Jake with one eyebrow cocked up and gave him the pissed off look that all girls can pull off. I hit him in the back of the head playfully but gave him a big grizzly hug.
" I love you!" I whispered in his ear. We looked in each other's eyes and shared a kiss. A short one of course since my whole family from Tennessee and the little I have here in France. Plus, my 4-year-old cousin, Mareesa, was here.
I smiled at everyone and waved.
" Hey everyone how are y'all? Mareesa, you got so big! Come here," I exclaimed. The little brunette in piggy tails went running toward me and gave me a giant hug. Her thin hair coming out so I fixed it.
" How are you Miley?" my aunt Mandess asked.
" Oh, it's pretty okay, still pretty paralyzed but great," I replied.
Everyone laughed…
Tonight went off with a hitch and everyone stayed at my house waiting the next morning when our Christ was born.
Morning came and I got EVERYTHING!
Jake and I strolled throughout the backyard garden hand in hand. Yes, I was still kind of paralyzed but I had my walker.
All of a sudden he stops and turns to me but helps me over to a bench first.
" Miley, I know we just have been going out for a couple months but, every time I see you, my stomach gains butterflies and I feel like flying. When you laugh, you make me smile. When you cry, I want to cry and when you're in pain, I am too. I love you and when we made love, I was the happiest man alive and I, since then, I knew I only wanted and loved one person… You," he gets down on one knee, " will you Marry me, Miley Hope Stewart?" I cry and laugh at the same time. He slips the ring onto me and I whisper a ' yes'.
"Baby, I love you! Yes, I will marry you!" I cried and gave the man I knew I'd be spending the rest of my life with a hug and passionate kiss. We heard claps and whistles. We both turned around seeing my family smile. The rest of Christmas was filled with joy, happiness, love, and most of all, I spent it with everyone I love.
a/n- there yah go ya'll! i hope you like it! Merry x-mas & a happy new year