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It had nearly been a half hour since the doctor had talked with Taylor's family, and everyone was sitting around anxiously. Cody was still in his seat, and as he looked around, Shawn and Rebecca were passing around coffee and water to everyone, Paul and Stephanie were talking with Randy and Ted was still sitting beside him on the phone, probably talking with his wife. Just then, Rebecca walked up to Cody and sat beside him, offering him a bottle of water. Cody smiled politely.
"So...you must be the guy who stole my daughter's heart," she said with a smile as she handed Cody the bottle.
"Thanks, and yeah I guess I am. Although I unfortunately broke her heart earlier," Cody muttered.
"Can I ask why?"
"Taylor's family means everything to her. Shawn found out about us in a way we didn't want him to, and they had been fighting all evening. She didn't need to fight with him because of me. D-Do you know about me and Taylor?" Cody cautiously asked.
"Yes I do. In fact, she called me after your weekend at Ted's. She really, really cared about you."
That made Cody feel even worse as Rebecca went on. "You have to let this all sink in for Shawn-I mean after all, he caught you guys making out in a hallway," she said as Cody smirked. "In my opinion, Shawn still sees Taylor as a little girl. She's only been in our lives since she was 10, and he's always been protective of his kids, but he's been especially protective of Taylor. It especially happened when she told us about the whole Jake ordeal. Do you know about him?"
"Yes I do," Cody said as he sighed. "I hate him for what he did to Taylor. If I could, I would probably hurt for him."
Rebecca giggled. "Believe me, your not the only one who would do that if the opportunity came. What Shawn is forgetting is that we sneaked around for a little while before we told my parents, and they weren't too happy either."
"Did your dad punch Shawn?" Cody asked as he showed off the bruise on his face. Rebecca's jaw dropped.
"Oh my God! Although I'm not condoning what he did, I'm sure he did it out of frustration and hurt."
Before Cody could respond, Shawn walked up to both of them. "Ummm...there is one last coffee left. Do you want it Cody?"
Cody then took the cup from Shawn. "Thanks Shawn."
"No problem," he responded as he walked away.
A few moments later, the doctor came back into the waiting room. Shawn immediately noticed him, and walked swiftly toward him. "Dr. Miller, is there any news?"
"Taylor has regained conciousness, but is feeling very tired. Before she see's anyone, she asked to see a Cody Runnels. Is he among you?"
Cody and Ted exchanged glances and stood up from his chair. "I'm Cody."
Dr. Miller then nodded. "Cody, follow me please. Everyone else, I will be back momentarily."
As Cody left with Dr. Miller, Paul and Stephanie stood up. "Shawn, I think we are going to go for tonight. With her just getting out of surgery, she needs to be with family tonight. We'll come back before we leave tomorrow morning," Paul said as he grabbed Stephanie's hand.
"Oh man, I completely forgot about the flight. Stephanie-"
"Don't worry Shawn, it's all taken care of," Stephanie interrupted. "I cleared a few weeks off for you and for Cody as well. I figured he would want to be with his girlfriend. Obviously Taylor will be on the injured list until we hear otherwise."
Shawn nodded. "Thank you Stephanie," he replied as he quickly hugged his friend.
Meanwhile, Cody stood silently in front of Taylor's door. Finally, he took a deep breath and knocked on the door. When he peaked his head through, he was met with Taylor's eyes, and both grinned.
"Hey," she whispered.
Cody's heart broke as he walked closer to Taylor. Her head and face were heavily bandaged, her leg was in a cast and an arm in a sling. There were cuts and scrapes all over her body, and although he couldn't see it, her stomach area was also bandaged. "I'm sorry baby."
Taylor scrunched her face. "What are you sorry for?"
"This is all my fault," he replied. "If I wouldn't have been so stupid and broke things off, you wouldn't have stormed out of my room and into the streets. We could be in bed right now instead of a hospital room."
Taylor then took Cody's hand. "Codes, why did you break things off? I thought we loved each other."
"We did. We do," he said sighing. "Taylor, I know how important your dad and your family is to you. I didn't want to see you fighting with them just because of me. So, I thought I was doing everyone a favor by breaking up with you."
"Cody, don't you think if I didn't want to fight with my dad I would have agreed to the breakup? Yes, he is important to me, but you are too. Cody, I still want to be with you."
Cody smiled as he gently sat at the edge of the bed, and lightly brushed his lips against Taylor's cheek. "I still want to be with you too. Can you ever forgive me?"
Taylor giggled. "I will on one condition."
"What's that?" Cody asked nervously.
"If we seal the deal with a kiss."
Cody chuckled as he glanced at his girlfriend. He then leaned forward and softly kissed her lips. When the kiss was broken, he kissed her nose. "I love you baby."
"I love you too, Cody."
Meanwhile, back in the waiting room, everyone had left Shawn and Rebecca alone, and she was trying to talk some sense into Shawn. "Shawn, will you at least think about what I've said?" Rebecca pleaded.
Shawn shrugged. "Why should I? Cody's nothing but a punk who jumps into bed with everyone."
"Let me ask you a question. If all of that were true, do you think Cody would have come to the hospital with Paul and Stephanie and waited all this time? Do you think he would have agreed to go see Taylor? Honey, I truly think he does love our daughter. You need to give him a chance, and especially apologize for that horrible bruise on his face. I still can't believe you punched him!"
Shawn nodded as Dr. Miller came back into the room. "I was just in Taylor's room, and said you guys are welcome to come and see her."
Shawn and Rebecca followed their daughter's doctor and then stopped in front of a door in the middle of the hallway. "When do you expect her to be released?" Shawn asked.
"We have a few tests to run, but I think she can be out of here within a week," Dr. Miller said confidently. "I will be able to give you an exact date when we get those test results back."
Rebecca and Shawn nodded as they quickly knocked and went inside. Shawn felt his blood start to boil as he saw Cody hold Taylor close, but remembering Rebecca's advice, tried to calm down. He then saw Taylor's eyes light up as Rebecca walked toward her and he and Cody stood uncomfortable side by side.
"Rebecca, I can't believe your here," Taylor exclaimed as they embraced in a hug.
"Of course I'm here! I got a call saying my daughter is in the hospital. You better believe I'm going to be here ASAP.
Taylor smiled as Cody started clearing his throat. "Ummm...Taylor, I'm going to let you get some rest and talk with your parents for a minute. I'm going to head back to the hotel," he said as he kissed the top of her head.
Before she could argue, Shawn held up a hand to stop him. "Ummm...before you go, I have something to say. I have something to say to the both of you," he said as he glanced from Cody to Taylor. She instantly felt nervous.
"Daddy, what is it?"
