Eddie: What Nora, what?
Max: Eddie, don't yell at Nora, this isn't easy for any of us, when she is ready she will tell us what the doctor told her.
Nora: Eddie, can i talk to you in the other room for a minute alone?
Eddie: Sure.
Max and Melissa walk out of the office and Nora goes in and hugs Eddie.
Nora: Eddie, i have good and bad news.
Eddie: What is it?
Nora: Loren is alive.
Eddie: What oh my gosh that is so amazing, what is the bad news.
Nora: They don't know what state she is in.
Eddie: What does that mean?
Nora: Well whoever was driving the car hit her hard enough they almost killed her.
Eddie: Nora, we know who did this
Nora: What? Who?
Eddie: Chloe, she figured the only way to get me back was to get Loren out of the picture permanently.
Nora: Eddie, you know i trust you but what will Chloe do to Loren when she finds out she's alive?
Eddie: I don't know but she is being sentenced for life for murder because they think she's dead. I will make sure they don't change the sentence at all.
Nora: Eddie, you want me to explain it to you alone or can i tell everyone together.
Eddie: It's okay you can tell them, i appreciate you telling me the good news alone.
Eddie goes and opens the door. When Max comes in Eddie hugs him tightly.
Eddie: She's alive dad, alive.
Melissa: What how, when can we see her?
Nora: Well the good news is that yes Loren is alive, they are doing tests now to see what state her body and brain are in physically. One thing they do know is that she is not brain dead or she wouldn't have come back. They said we can see her in the morning.
Max: Eddie, Nora i think we should all go back to the hotel and get some rest.
Eddie: Dad i can't leave here until i see her
Max: Eddie, she is not in a room and right now there is nothing more that you can do for her.
Eddie: Nora did you tell the doctor to do everything in his power to make Loren as good as new? Money is not a problem i will pay for everything i need her alive. I need to see her. Talk to her something.
Max: Eddie, even if you see her now there is no saying if and when she will come to fully. I think you should go get some rest its been a couple of really stressful weeks you had son.
Eddie: You go i'm not leaving her here alone.
The doctor comes in to the room.
Nora, Eddie, we are done doing the tests on Loren, we have put her in a room she is still asleep but if you want you can all go in and see her.
Eddie: Of course i want to see her. Doctor can you be honest, how is her condition?
Doctor: Honestly the fact that she is alive is nothing short of a miracle, she was really lucky.
They follow the doctor and they reach Loren's room. Loren is lying still as anything still in a coma. Her body is badly bruised but they are all so happy that she is alive. Eddie walks over holds her hand and kisses it when he sees her move. Max's phone starts to ring disrupting the moment.
Max: Jake hi,
Jake: Hi how is Eddie what is the story?
Max: Well Eddie is a mess they found out that Chloe was the driver of the car.
Jake: I am not shocked. Does Eddie want us to come there? I don't really know if he wants space or not to deal with her death.
Max: Jake there is some good news here actually Loren is still in a coma but she is alive.
Jake: What, but i thought they said...
Max: Yeah i know what they said
Jake: When did they realize this?
Max: We had all gone to the morgue to say goodbye to her. Eddie went last and when he was almost done he started to scream that her hand moved. No one believed him because we thought that he wanted it to move but the doctor saw the same thing while attending to her and from there they tested her finding out that her heart is still beating meaning that she is still alive. I will try to convince the others to go back to the hotel now. so we should be back soon.
Jake: Okay i'm glad to hear she's alive, do they know how she will be yet?
Max: They don't know yet, they said they will be getting the results back tomorrow morning so we will find out then.
Jake: Okay thanks for letting me know Max.
Max: Glad to deliver the good news
Jake: Send Eddie my love, bye Max
Max: Bye Jake.
Max hangs up the phone.
Max: I think we should all go back to the hotel the doctor said he will call as soon as he knows what her situation is.
Eddie: You all should go, i won't be able to sleep anyway so i want to stay here, i will be much more relaxed knowing she has someone here when she wakes up.
Nora: We don't even know if she will wake up, just because she is alive doesn't mean she will ever be the same Loren you once loved.
Eddie: I still love her and i will continue to love her despite what happens to her from this point on.
Max: Eddie how about you wait on saying that until we know exactly what condition she is in when she wakes up.
Eddie: I will stay here until she wakes up and that's final. If you want to leave then leave but i want to be here when she wakes up even if it takes one hour six months or even years. Melissa would you mind giving me a minute alone with my dad and Nora?
Melissa: Sure
Melissa leaves the room and Eddie continues talking.
Eddie: Dad i know i never told you exactly what happened while i was gone and i don't want to go into to much detail now but i want to explain to you one thing.
Nora: Are you sure you want me here now?
Eddie: Yes Nora, please stay i want you to hear what i have to say as well.
Eddie: The whole situation with Chloe had thrown me for a loop. I thought i would never be able to love again and when i met Loren i knew i was wrong. In the beginning i was really scared by my affection for her, i was afraid of being hurt again, but i knew Loren wasn't like Chloe. I decided to use the fact that Loren had loved me for years to my advantage. I was starting to fall for her and once i did i feel flat on my face. but i barely called her my girlfriend, i didn't really say it to her or anyone else. We had never slept together as she wanted her first time to be special and she had a hard time letting down her guard because she felt like at any minute i could run back to Chloe. When i was gone though for the first time since i met her i was able to face reality. and that was that i was in love with Loren, the first thing i thought about was how Loren was doing with me being gone, nothing else in the world mattered to me and i tried so hard to get a message to her to tell her i was okay. and that is when i knew that no matter what happened or how hard it was to get to that point i wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I wasn't planning on sealing the deal now or anytime in the near future but i knew that nothing will come between us.
Max: Eddie, i understand that i always knew you felt that way about her even though you couldn't express it yourself. But you know that all that has changed now. we don't know if she will walk or talk again. the Loren who will wake up might not be the Loren you fell for.
Eddie: Dad i know that, but when i thought she was dead, and i thought i would never get to see her alive again it hit me. I realized i had never told her all the things i thought about her. ever since mom died i recognized that life is short nothing here is permanent but today almost loosing Loren i knew that yes i could wait until we were both older or i could have married her and enjoyed the time i had while she was here with us.
Nora: She is still in high school now
Eddie: i know, i'm not saying i will ask her the second she wakes up but i just want you to know how i feel. You would never tell a spouse to leave the bed side of their loved one and i just wanted you recognize that although we may not be married i wish i was and if you can treat me that way.
Nora: Eddie i understand and i think we can respect your request, no more begging you to rest and take it easy. We can suggest it and you can do what you want though, do we have a deal?
Eddie: Yes Nora, thank you for understanding i really do.