Austin POV

"Are you sure you don't want to see her first?" Ashley asked me.

We were told that we were able to go visit Ally and I wanted Ashley and all the others to go before me because I wanted to go last. Besides, letting everyone go first would give me some time to call Melanie and check up on Aria.

"Ash, I told you, it's fine. I kind of want to see her last, anyways." I said, running a hand through my hair.

She nodded and gave me a small smile. "Alright," She hugged me and released after a few seconds. She walked away, heading towards the elevator since Ally's room was on the second floor. I walked back over to my seat in the waiting room where Ethan and Trish were seated.

"Ethan and I are gonna go to the cafeteria and get some snacks." Trish said, standing up along with Ethan. "Do you want anything?"

I shook my head. "Nah, I'm good. Thanks." She nodded and walked away, Ethan following. I took that opportunity to call Melanie. She picked up on the second ring.

"Austin!" She basically yelled in my ear, causing me to wince.

"Geez, no need to yell." I whisper-yelled back.

"Sorry, but is there any news on Ally?"

I couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, she's out of surgery which was a success, by the way."

"Thank god." She murmured, breathing a sigh of relief.

"I know. So, how's Aria?"

"She's good. She's actually having a little snack at the moment." I could hear giggling in the background and I just knew that it was Aria.

"Mel, do you think you could bring Aria to the hospital? If Ally's awake by the time I go to visit her, I know that she'll feel a lot better."

"Uh sure, but…okay Dez, I'll tell him." She spoke quietly and once she said Dez, I knew she was talking to him.

"Tell me what?" I asked.

"Oh, Dez said that since he's on the way to the hospital right now that he could bring Aria with him."

I nodded although she couldn't see me. "That'd be great."

"Alright, he'll be there soon."

"Okay, thanks. Oh, and Mel?"

"Yeah?"

I sighed. "Thanks for everything."

"No problem. It's the least I can do. I'll talk to you later."

"Bye." I hung up and slipped my phone back into my pocket.

A few minutes passed when Trish and Ethan returned, a drink and a bag of chips in each of their hands.

"Dez is on his way." I informed Trish. "He's also bringing Aria."

She looked at me and nodded, but then furrowed her eyebrows. "Is bringing Aria to the hospital the best idea?"

"I just thought that if Ally was awake by the time it was my turn to visit her, then maybe seeing Aria would make her feel a little better."

She smiled. "That's really sweet of you, Austin."

About half an hour passed when Dez walked through the double doors of the emergency room. Aria was holding on his hand and once she saw me, she made a dash towards me. I got out of my chair and scooped her up.

"Hey, princess." I kissed my daughters cheek and sat back down, setting her on my lap.

"Daddy, where are we?" Aria asked, looking up at me.

"We're in the hospital." I said, stroking my daughter's hair.

"What's a hospital?"

I sighed. "It's a place where there are sick people and they come here to get better."

"Then why are we here? Am I sick?"

"No, no, you're not sick." I chuckled, but then frowned. "But mommy is."

"Mommy's sick?" Hearing that question come from my daughter broke my heart. I didn't want to tell her that she was hurt because that would just bring up questions that I didn't want to answer.

"Yeah, mommy's sick. But hopefully when she sees you she'll feel all better." I kissed her forehead and she snuggled in her head in my chest.

I turned to Dez. "Thanks for bringing her, man."

He smiled. "No problem. But can I just say that she's a talker."

I chuckled and nodded. "She definitely gets that from Ally."

After what felt like hours, it was finally my time to see Ally. When Ashley came back, she had tears in her eyes and I didn't know if they were tears of joy or tears of sadness and that worried me. But she assured me that they were tears of joy. She did inform me that Ally wasn't awake yet. So did the others when they went to visit her.

Trish and Dez told me that they would stay in the waiting room but I made them go home. Since Trish drove me here and Dez drove himself and Aria here, there were two cars and they only needed one to get home. So, Dez left me his car for me so I could drive it home since I wouldn't be able to stay with Ally overnight.

"Are you ready to see mommy, sweetie?" I asked my daughter as I approached Ally's room.

"Yeah!" She exclaimed but I had to shush her.

"Princess, we have to use our indoor voices, okay?" I whispered.

"Why?" She whispered back.

"Because mommy's sleeping and she needs her rest."

"Okay,"

I slowly opened the door and entered Ally's room. As I got closer to Ally's sleeping form, my eyes widened. Ally was pale as a ghost, she looked like she had lost a lot of weight, and I noticed that there was a fading bruise on her jaw.

My jaw clenched and I was so close to punching the wall because I was so angry. But seeing as how Aria was in my arms, punching the wall would be impossible.

"Hey, Als." I greeted softly as I sat down on the chair next to her bed. I placed Aria on my lap, wrapping my arms around her tiny body.

"Hi, mommy." Aria whispered, reaching forward to grab Ally's hand. "I love you."

"If mommy was awake right now, she would wrap you in the biggest hug." I told Aria, causing her to giggle.

"Daddy?" Aria craned her neck to look at me. "When will mommy wake up?"

I kissed her forehead. "Hopefully soon. But you know what might help?"

"What?"

"Go give mommy a kiss on the cheek." I lifted Aria up and carefully placed her on the edge of Ally's bed. Aria leaned forward and pecked her cheek ever so softly. I then resituated Aria on my lap.

I reached over and grabbed Ally's hand, intertwining our fingers. I stayed silent for a few minutes as I stared at my girlfriend. She just looked so broken and all I wanted to do was hug her and tell her that everything would be okay.

"Daddy, I tired." Aria's small voice snapped me out of my trance.

"How about I lay you down on the couch and you get some sleep?" I offered, gesturing to the couch that was against the wall. All she did was nod.

I scooped her up in my arms and walked over to the couch, laying her down. I removed my jacket and placed it over her tiny body.

"Sleep tight, princess." I kissed her cheek. "I love you."

"I love you too, daddy." Her eyes were already closing and I knew she was going to be conked out any second.

I reclaimed my spot in the chair next to Ally's bed and grabbed her hand once more. "Als," I spoke softly, rubbing the back of her hand with my thumb. "Please wake up."

Silence. That was the only thing that I hated. I knew she couldn't answer me, but I just needed some type of sign that showed me that she could hear me. I knew she wasn't in a coma and that she was just under anesthesia, but that didn't make me want her awake any less. I needed to see her big brown eyes and her bright, white smile.

"Als, I love you so much and I'm so happy that you're going to be okay." I felt her hand twitch in my hand and my eyes slightly widened. "Come on Als, you can do it. Just wake up." I urged, softly. I didn't want to put any pressure on her, but I was so eager to see her awake.

Her hand twitched in mine once more and I couldn't help the smile form on my face when I saw her eyes slowly open.

"Hey," I whispered. I brushed a piece of hair out of her face and placed my hand on her cheek, rubbing my thumb over it.

"Hey," She croaked. She put her hand on her head and I knew she probably had a headache. "Where am I? I don't remember much after I passed out."

"You uh, were stabbed and brought to the hospital." My voice cracked slightly as I explained to her what happened.

She nodded slowly. "Now I remember." Her eyes then widened and fear was plastered all over her face. "Where's Kira? A-and Elliot?"

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "Elliot? What does he have to do with this?"

She started to tear up. "H-he was…he-"

"Als, you don't have to say anything if you're not ready." I assured her.

"No, I need to tell you." She had such determination in her voice and I knew that there was no stopping her.

"Alright," I conceded.

She took in a shaky breath and wiped a single tear that fell. "Elliot was with Kira when I woke up in this basement." She spoke so quietly and her voice wavered as she tried to hold back tears.

I tried to stop her but she kept on going. "Kira said that because I didn't leave you alone that kidnapping me was basically my punishment. Elliot joined in on her plan because he wanted me all to himself. He did t-things-" She cut herself as she burst into tears.

I climbed onto her bed and cradled in her my arms. I tried to be as careful as possible since she just had surgery.

"Shh, you're okay." I cooed as I stroked her hair. She hid her face in my chest and cried.

"I hate him! I hate him so much!" Her yells were muffled by my shirt but I was still able to understand her.

"Did he ever, um-" My own voice wavered as I started to ask the dreaded question. She lifted her head and looked directly into my eyes.

She shook her head. "He never-" She gulped. "Raped me. B-but he d-did o-other things to m-me" More tears spilled out of her eyes and all I could do was hold her close.

I can't believe that son of a bitch sexually abused my Ally. But you have no idea how relieved I was when she said that he never raped her. No one deserves to go through all that pain, especially someone as innocent as Ally.

"You'll be okay, I promise." I assured her as I held her close. She was shaking and sobbing and all I wanted to do was make her pain go away.

After a few minutes, she was finally able to get her crying under control and her sobbing turned to sniffles. She looked over at the couch and glanced at Aria who was fast asleep and slightly smiled.

"Could you bring her over here?" Ally asked. I nodded and climbed out of the bed, walking over to Aria. I carefully picked her up and cradled her in my arms. I walked back over to the bed and placed her next to Ally. I reclaimed my spot on the either side of the bed and pulled her close.

Ally started stroking Aria's head and I could see that she was trying to keep herself together.

"I can't believe they took me away from you guys." She whimpered. "I don't even know how long I was stuck in that hell hole for."

"Do you want to know?" I asked softly. She looked at me and nodded. "Five days."

"Five days?" She repeated. I nodded. "It felt like weeks."

I rubbed her arms soothingly. "Als, it looks like you've lost a lot of weight."

"That's because I have. All they fed me was an apple and a glass of water every day."

My eyes widened. "I swear I'm gonna kill those two if I ever see them again." I practically growled. "But right now, all my focus is on you."

Ally POV

Telling Austin what happened to me was probably the hardest I've ever done. Of course I didn't go into detail, but that didn't make telling him any easier.

I glanced at my sleeping daughter whose head was on my thigh and I couldn't help but tear up. According to Austin, I've been gone for five days which means I've been away from him, Aria, and all my other friends and family for that long.

I turned my attention towards Austin whose been sitting next to me on my hospital bed. I was able to get a good look at him and the first thing I noticed were the dark circles under his eyes.

"You haven't slept at all, have you?" I asked as I rubbing under his right eye with my thumb.

He waved me off. "Don't worry about me." He said softly, kissing my forehead.

"Well, I can't help but worry about you. You look exhausted." I ran my fingers through his hair and he shifted his head so it was laying in the palm of my hand.

"I almost lost you." He whispered. His eyes glistened with tears and the he looked so sad, like he'd just lost a puppy. "I've already lost you once and I don't want to again." A few tears fell but I quickly wiped them away.

"I promise I'm not going anywhere." I said softly. "I love you too much to leave." He brought me closer and hid his face in the crook of my neck. I felt hot tears where his head was and I knew he was crying. I decided to stay silent and just run my fingers through his hair.

"I love you so much." He sobbed.

"I love you, too."

Hopefully we'd be able to move past all this and go on with our normal lives.

So, I personally liked this chapter, but that's just me. Oh, and Elliot didn't rape Ally. I wasn't planning on him doing that but I rose everyone's suspicions, lol. I want to know what you guys thought so review! Thanks!