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"So tell me some more about Mason. I would love to hear about him." Leah was on her third piece of cake.

She and Edward had been at the state hospital for about four hours now and for the last hour and half Edward had been silent as he sat next to his unresponsive son. Usually she would give him all the quiet he needed, but at this point she could tell Edward was on the verge of breaking in to tears. The pregnant woman knew that she needed to get him to focus on happy memories instead of the sad ones. Letting the pain of old memories rule you, wasn't healthy and Leah honestly wanted to do what was best for Edward because he had done so much for her and she owed him her life, literally.

The bronze haired doctor snapped out of his thoughts when he heard her speak. To be truthful he had forgotten she was there which was right rude of him. "Well as I told you earlier he was one of the kindest souls I have ever seen. He would give someone the shirt off of his back and the sandwich off of his plate if he thought for one second it would help them. It was a habit which annoyed his mother. He was always giving his new toys to kids that had nothing. I remember his last Christmas I asked what he wanted and he said all he wanted was for all of the presents Santa brought him to go to the orphanage in Seattle. So when Christmas came we gathered up all the presents and brought them to the orphanage for the children there. We ended up staying the entire day and it was just wonderful. Mason couldn't stop smiling for a week."

"He sounds a lot like you." Leah replied with a smile. "From what I know about you, you would do anything to help someone in need. I mean for example look at everything you have done for me. You barely even know me and yet you took me and my unborn son in to your home. It sounds like something you say Mason would have done. I wonder if he and Caleb would have been friends."

"I have no doubt they would've been." He said. "Mason was friends with everybody and his best friend was actually a homeless man down the street we helped find a shelter for. I still Marcus around once in a while and he often comes to see Mason around the holidays. I have no doubt he would have been here today, but from what I heard he recently got a job and had to work. He's actually a very kind man and I know he cared a lot for Mason. Mason was the first person he bonded with after losing his wife in a car accident."

Leah listened to everything he was saying with rapt interest. "You were right when you said he would have changed the world. I know you said that there is no hope of him waking up, but I don't understand why. Don't people in comas wake up all the time?"

The doctor inside of him came out as soon as she had asked her question. "There is a difference between a regular coma and brain death. With a coma the brain functions still work, but in Mason's case there is no neurological response. His body can function with the help of machines, but his brain is dead. There is no coming back from that ever. I wish there was, but right now medical science is not advanced enough right now. Maybe it will be one day in the future, but I doubt it will be in his lifetime."

"Miracles happen every single day and I know that because I am looking at one." She told him with a genuine smile while looking at him indicating she was speaking of him. "You came in to my life when I needed someone most and I have no idea where I would be if it weren't for you and I am not sure I want to know where I would have ended up. I am not saying that you should have unrealistic expectations when it comes to Mason, but I am suggesting that you never fully give up on him either. If I had given up on escaping wherever I was being held I would still be there."

Edward stood up and wrapped his arms around her as he pulled her in for a hug. Those were exactly the words he needed to hear. It was hard for him to let out his emotions sometimes because he was so used to having to be strong for everyone else, but right now Leah was willing to be strong for him and that is what he needed more than anything. He felt salty tears roll down his cheek as she held him close and started running her fingers in his hair.

"I miss him so much it hurts." He sobbed his voice raspy from crying as hard as he was. "I know that in a physical sense he is still here, but it is not the same. I miss our conversations and his smiles. I miss watching early morning cartoons with him. I know that one day I could have more kids if I wanted, but they will never replace Mason. He is my first born son and all I ever wanted was for him to have a happy healthy life, but his mother made sure of that never happening. I should have known she couldn't be trusted. I should have known she wasn't mature enough to be a mother, but I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt and look what it cost me? It cost me everything."

Leah continued to try and soothe him just like he had done with her when they visited the grave of Harry Clearwater. "It's okay to cry when you need too. Don't be afraid to let it out. I'm here for you so take all the time you need in order to mourn because I'm not going anywhere."

TBC…

AN: I wrote this chapter because I leave early in the morning for Boston and I wanted you all to have this chapter before then. I am not sure how long I will be gone or if I will be able to update down there, but I will try if I can. Thanks to everyone for all the prayers you are sending my way it means the world to my family and I.

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