Christian POV

I get a phone call at my office from the hospital informing me that my daughter is at Seattle Mercy West Hospital and in critical condition.

I call Taylor to pull the car around, and I try to get a hold of Sawyer but he's not answering.

I need to calm down and call Ana.

"Ana, I need you to meet me somewhere right now," I say trying to keep calm but inside I'm about to lose it.

"Christian, what's going on?"

"Charlie's in the hospital, I don't have any more information."

"Taylor's talking with Sawyer right now, and we will meet you there."

"My baby," she sobs.

"She is going to be okay, I promise."

On the way to the hospital I think the worse. How can this be happening?

We arrive at the emergency room entrance and are immediately shown into a private waiting room. I can't wait for Ana so I ask the doctor to tell me where my daughter is. I need to see her. We are joined by a Seattle police officer. This isn't good.

"Mr. Grey, your daughter was involved in a car accident. It appears that the car that she was a passenger was in was hit by a truck that blew a stop light causing the SUV to flip several times. Lucky for your daughter she was sitting on the opposite side of the impact point. She is receiving a cat scan to make sure that there's no bleeding, but she did lose consciousness at least twice so we need to monitor her. She has a few cuts to the face, hands, and arms from the flying glass but she will be okay." The doctor says.

"Harper, Kellan Harper, the driver how is he?"

"Unfortunately, Mr. Harper took the brunt of the impact and he's in surgery right now. He has several broken bones, but we are most worried about the impact to his head."

"Mr. Grey, I have to say in our early investigation, it appears that it if wasn't for Mr. Harper's quick reflexes things could have been much worse. He was able to turn just enough to save your daughter's life?" The police officer adds.

"Christian? Where's Charlie? I need to see my daughter."

Ana POV

All Christian can do is hold my hand and try to comfort me. I just need to see my daughter and make sure that she is going to be okay.

The tests and scans are taking too long; this can't be a good sign.

"Christian, it's been too long. Where is she?"

"I will go and check on an update."

I called Emily and Benny and told them what happened, and told them it would be best if they stayed home. Of course they didn't listen so Blankers is bringing them to the hospital now.

I haven't been able to get a hold of Teddy yet. He already has so much on his mind, but he needs to know. God forbid something happens, he needs to know. Just that thought alone sends me over the edge.

"She's going to be okay," Christian announces when he comes back into the waiting room.

I can finally breathe.

"I need to see her," I demand.

"And we will. They are getting her settled into her room. As soon as they are finished we can see her."

"What about Kellan?"

"He's still in surgery. There has been no update on his condition."

Charlie POV

My head feels like it's been run over by a cement mixer. I open my eyes to find my mom sitting down next to my bed and my dad pacing the room and on his phone.

"Hi," I say and my parents look at me.

"Nice to see you awake Charlie," my dad says as he comes over to kiss my forehead, and hug me. He then stands there and holds my hand.

"Where's Kellan?"

"He's still in surgery," my mom says giving me a grave look.

"He's going to be okay right?"

"We're not sure yet baby?"

He can't die; I didn't even get the chance to tell him that I'm sorry and that I'm still in love with him. I start to cry.

"Charlie, are you in pain? Christian call the nurse."

How do I tell them the reason why I'm in pain?

The nurse comes in and puts something in my IV. I feel my eyes get heavy and then everything goes black again.

When I wake up it must be a few hours later because it's dark out. I find Emily lying in bed with me and she's asleep. Whenever we were sick as kids, the other one would climb into her bed and just snuggle with them. It was the best kind of medicine.

Ben and Ted are sitting on the couch watching a game on TV and I don't see mom and dad.

"Emily, you're pulling on my IV," I say, wincing at the pain trying to free it from under her arm.

"You're awake," she says and the tears are streaming down her face.

"I'm fine, but do I look that bad?"

"It's just a few cuts, but you still look beautiful."

"Kellan, do you know if he's out of surgery? How is he?"

"He's out of surgery and in the ICU."

Oh thank God, he's alive.

I sit up and start to pull the IV out of my hand.

"Charlie, stop it." Emily says realizing what I'm doing.

"I have to see him."

"You will in a little bit, I promise."

After another round of tests, the doctors have discharged me just in time for graduation, which is in a few hours. All I need right now is to be able to see Kellan.

Mom takes me down to Kellan's room as dad signs all the paperwork.

When we enter his room and I see him, I break down in tears. I run over to his bed and take his hand in mine. He doesn't even look like himself. His face is all bruised, his leg is in a cast, and his head is wrapped up with white gauze.

"I was told it was good to talk to him so he knows that he's not alone."

"What?"

"Between Gail and me we stayed with Kellan last night since he has no family."

I'm glad that someone was with him. This is all my fault.

"Kellan, it's me, please wake up. I'm so sorry."

I sit and talk with him for nearly an hour before my mom tells me that we need to get home so I can get ready for graduation.

"I'm not going; I need to be here with him when he wakes up."

"Charlie, you can't miss graduation."

"Watch me." I say a bit too rudely to my mom but I can't leave Kellan's side.

"Gail is going to stay with him and then you can come back after you graduate."

"Mom you don't understand I can't leave him."

"Why?"

I need to tell her, so she can understand why I can't leave him.

"Because, I love him mommy."

"Sweetie, we all love Kellan."

"No, you don't understand. I'm in love with him."

I can't look my mother in my face after my admission. Then out of nowhere, all the machines connected to Kellan start going off. Within seconds a team of doctors and nurses run in and my mom pulls me away from him.

"Code Blue," a doctor shouts.

"What does that mean?"

"You both need to leave right now."

We are led out, and they close the door behind them and pull the blinds. I don't know what to do. My mom just holds me tight and I just cry.

Finally, the door opens and a doctor walks out and says that he stopped breathing but they were able to save him, but that he can't have any visitors until he stabilizes.

"I won't leave. I am staying right here." I say.

"Charlie, please don't argue with me, I promise we will come right back after the ceremony."

After I shower, I do feel a little better, but I still can't stop crying.

Mom helps me to get dressed and put my cap and gown on. Emily, Ben and Ted are already at graduation with daddy and we are going to be late if I can't get it together.

"Charlie, we need to talk. What do you mean that you are in love with Kellan?"

I was waiting for her to bring it up. At least my dad isn't here right now to hear the conversation.

"Promise you won't get mad."

"Charlie, you know I can't promise you that. I need to know what's going on between you two."

"We dated until last week. I broke up with him because I refused to tell you and daddy that we were together and he wanted me to."

My mom sits down on the edge of the bed.

"I thought there was something going on. I mean the way he looked at you when you came down the stairs at prom… How long has this been going on Charlotte?"

"Aspen."

"Charlotte that's nearly three months ago."

"Are you mad?"

"I don't know what I'm feeling right now. But if we don't leave now, you will miss graduation."

The ride to school is silent as Sawyer drives us.

My mom won't even look at me.

When we arrive, the ceremony has just started and I find my spot in between Ben and Emily.

An hour later, I'm officially a high school graduate.

"Can I go back to the hospital?" I ask my father because I can't face my mom.

"Charlotte, we have everyone coming over to the house for your party." He says.

"I don't feel much like a party. Please daddy."

"Christian, let me take her," My mom says.

As we drive back to the hospital, I know my mom is dying to say something to me, but she doesn't.

"Does he love you?"

I wasn't expecting that to be the first thing she says to me.

"He did before I broke up with him. I don't know why he still would after how I spoke to him."

I tell her everything about how Sophie found out and tried to blackmail us. However, I don't tell her that we were sleeping together. Although I think my mom knows that we were.

"I think I will have a little talk with Sophie next time I see her." My mom says. I'm grateful Sophie decided against coming home for graduation. I don't think I could handle seeing her.

When I make it to Kellan's room, I find Gail sitting with him.

"There's my girl," she says hugging me.

"How is he Gail?"

"No change, he still hasn't woken up."

"Mom, Gail could I be alone with Kellan for a little bit?"

They both leave the room and head to the cafeteria for coffee.

I look at Kellan and he looks the same as he did earlier, so helpless.

I get up on the bed and lay next to him just like Emily did for me. I am careful not to pull on any of the cords and wires attached to his body. I place my head on his arm and lay my hand on his chest over his heart.

"Kellan, please wake up, I love you."

Ana POV

I still don't know what to make of my daughter's startling admission. But most of all, I can't believe they were able to hide their relationship from everyone including my husband. He knows everything, sometimes before it even happens. I know that I can't tell Christian what Charlie confided to me; at least not until Kellan wakes up and is out of the hospital. I think I will have a word with him first.

I send Gail back to the house to enjoy the party and I make my way back up to Kellan's room, but I stop when I look in the window. I see my little girl on the bed holding Kellan. My heart just breaks for my baby, and no longer am I am angry with her, I'm heartbroken that she has to go through this. It reminds me of when I thought Christian was dead. I know exactly just how Charlie is feeling right now.

I decide to leave them be and I head back to the waiting room to update Christian.

Charlie POV

I shift my body so I can be a little more comfortable when I feel someone grab my hand.

"You're not leaving are you?" I look up and see Kellan's beautiful green eyes looking at me.

"Oh my God, you're awake."

"You didn't answer my question."

"I'm not going anywhere," I say and kiss him on the cheek.

"What that's all I get? I save your life and I get a kiss on the cheek?"

I giggle and I kiss him on the mouth.

"Are you okay?" He asks me.

"Yes, how are you feeling?"

"Sore, very sore."

"You scared me, you know that. Don't ever do that again."

"I promise."

"Wait, did you go to graduation?" He says looking down at my dress and sees my cap and gown on the chair.

"Yes and then mom brought me back here right after."

"Your party?"

"Who cares about the stupid party? I needed to be with you to make sure that you were okay."

"Does that mean you still care about me?"

"I still love you and I want us to be together. I told my mom about us too; just to prove how much I want to be with you."

Immediately, he looks around the room. I wonder if he's waiting for my dad to bust through the door and finish the job that the truck started.

"How did she react?"

"I'm not sure yet. She really hasn't said much."

Wait, Kellan hasn't said anything about wanting to be back together.

"I mean it's not like we're together; so it doesn't matter right?"

"Stop Charlie."

"Stop what?"

"I love you. I never stopped loving you, and I want to be with you."

Oh I'm so relieved. I was worried for a second that he didn't want to be with me anymore.