Pat made his way into the Cairns hospital excited and confused about seeing his daughter again.
He got a call of someone called Melanie saying his daughter was alive and that she had been in Witness for the past 9 years at first he wanted nothing to do with her but after thinking about it for a while he realised his little girl was back and he got a second chance to be in her life again.
Making his way to the reception desk he asked for Kate McGregor the name he was given over the phone the nurse pointed him in the right direction, the first thing he noticed was the police guard out the front of her room the door was open so he made his way in.
He came face to face seeing his daughter about to kiss PJ Hasham the guy he despised above everyone else the one who dragged his daughter into looking at who had gotten her brother addicted to Heroin or so he thought. Mick had told him that PJ didn't stop her from looking. He coughed startling them out of their daze.
Kate looked over PJ's shoulder as PJ turned around and thus where we left off of the last chapter.
"Dad?" Kate asked curiously
"Gadday Luv" he said as he made his way over to her bed, PJ moving out of the way while Pat gave her a hug.
"PJ" he said as he pulled away from hugging his daughter he shook his hand. PJ shook his hand and nodded his head
"I'll leave you two alone for a bit" he said as he gave Maggie a kiss on the forehead. Pat looked on in anger Maggie could tell something was wrong with him
"Dad what's going on?" she asked as PJ left the room
"Is it true he helped you to bring down the drug ring and he's the reason you got shot"
"What where did you hear that?" she said completely shocked.
"When you got shot 9 years ago and I was told my daughter was dead!" he said raising his voice
"Dad it's not true! PJ was trying to stop me from looking into it he wouldn't help me because he knew I was getting in way to deep" she said trying to hold back the tears at remembering the night she got shot.
"I'm sorry sweetheart... It's so good to see you" he said sitting on the bed pulling her into a hug
"I'm sorry Dad" she said hugging him tight as the tears began to fall from both of their eyes.
This was the scene PJ walked in on,
"So PJ I hope you're going to look after my little girl this time" he said pulling away from the hug with Maggie
"Yes Sir" he said taking a seat next to her bed
"So when's the wedding?"
"Ah Dad we…" Maggie began to say but PJ cut her off
"Look Pat Maggs has had a long day maybe it's best if we leave and let her rest"
"Fair enough, I'll see you soon Luv"
"Yeah Dad" Maggie said as she gave him one last hug.
Pat left leaving Maggie alone with PJ
"I'm going to head to my motel, I'll see you tomorrow?"
"PJ…"
"I just need some time Maggs, your Dad kind of stumped me a little. I mean I haven't seen you in 9 years and when I do your engaged. Then when I see you again I'm helping your Ex rescue you after your brother kidnapped you. I mean I don't know what to feel" he said not sure what else to say he placed a kiss on her forehead and left the room.
Leaving Maggie alone with her thoughts.
PJ was right and he had a right to be confused but hopefully he would talk about how he is feeling instead of running away like normal.
It took his 3 years to tell her how he felt and when he did she was in a coma then they had gotten trapped underground together and he admitted how he felt which lead to them sleeping together. She then told him she couldn't be with him because she was scared that he would try and protect her and the boss would find out and split them up as a working couple his words kept going through in her head 'Do you love me?' and her response
'Yes I do very much'.
What about now, did he still love her?
She put him through a lot the past 9 years thinking she was dead and that he would never be able to start a life with her.
Would he come back?