Two Weeks Later
Aria's POV
I sit in Jeremy's hospital room and cradle Caroline in my arms. These last two weeks have been Hell. We still don't know what's going on with Jem, and Ezra and I don't speak at all. Even though I'd never admit it, Ezra's words really hurt me. I've always blamed myself for the miscarriage, and him using that to prove a point was way out of line. I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive him for saying those cruel things to me. I start to get up when Ezra enters the room.
"Where are you going?" He asks me cooly.
"I'm taking Caroline to get fed." I say as I avoid eye contact.
"After you're done, bring her to me." Ezra demands.
"No." I challenge.
"I'm her father Aria, and you can't keep her away from me." Ezra says angrily.
"Well I'm her mother, and I'm pretty sure the court will agree that it's more important for me to spend time with her." I say as I storm out of the room.
I see my mother in the hallway, and she immediately envelopes me in a hug.
"What are you doing here?" I ask her curiously.
"I just wanted to check on you and Jem." She says as she kisses my forehead.
Before I can stop myself, I begin to sob uncontrollably.
"Honey what's wrong?" She asks me concerned.
"I filled for a divorce today." I say through my tears.
"Sweetie." My mom says sympathetically.
"I just can't deal with him anymore." I say truthfully.
"I think you need to reconsider." My mom tells me seriously.
"Reconsider what?" I ask in annoyance.
"This decision isn't just going to affect you and Ezra, you have two young children. How do you think Jem will feel when he wakes up..." My mom starts to say.
"If Jem wakes up." I say sadly.
"Don't talk that way Aria." She tells me sternly.
"You're right." I say with a sigh.
"I don't know what happened between you two, but a lot is going on. I'm sure you both said things in the heat of the moment." My mom says as she rubs my back.
"Ezra meant everything he said, and I did too." I tell my mom.
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A few hours later, I enter the hospital room with Caroline. Ezra walks up to us and gives Caroline a kiss on the cheek before leaving the room.
"Hey Jem." I say as I grab his hand.
I don't get a verbal response, but he squeezes my fingers.
"We miss you a lot." I say as tears begin to stream down my face.
A startled gasp escapes my lips when I hear Doctor Chance enters the hospital room.
"Aria I have some good news." He says with a smile.
"What is it?" I ask anxiously.
"We're taking Jem off medically induced a coma." He says to me.
"He is going to survive?" I ask I begin to cry tears of joy.
Yes, but we don't know how much he will remember or if he even will remember." Doctor Chance tells me gently.
"He might not know me?" I ask sadly.
"It's a major possibility." The doctor confesses.
"At least I'll still have him." I say as I try to smile.
Doctor Chance smiles and gives me a friendly kiss on the cheek.
Ezra's POV
Doctor Chance just told me that Jem is going to survive, and I feel like a giant burden got lifted off my shoulders. The only thing that would make this moment perfect is if Aria were here to share it with me. I said some horrible things to her on the night of the accident, and we haven't spoken since. I know I hurt Aria, and I feel terrible about it. A nurse interrupts my thoughts when she approaches me.
"Mr. Fitz, this letter is for you." She says as she hands me an envelope.
"Thank you." I say as I open the letter.
My heart splits in two when I realize that this letter is from Aria's lawyer. She actually filled for a divorce. Before I can stop myself, I run to Jem's hospital room to find Aria.
"What the Hell is this?" I ask Aria as I barge into the room.
"You're an English professor, I'm pretty sure you know how to read." She says with an eye roll.
"You're really going through with this?" I ask in disbelief.
"I meant what I said." Aria says as she avoids eye contact.
"Don't you get it Aria? Jem is okay! Things can go back to the way they were before the accident happened." I tell her.
"I don't think things will ever be the same between us." Aria says with a sigh.
"Aria I didn't mean what I said. A lot was going on, and we were both worried about Jem." I remind her.
I don't get a response from Aria.
"Please forgive me Aria, I love you." I say softly.
"I don't believe you." Aria says as tears begin to pour out of her eyes.
"What do you mean?" I ask slightly angered.
"Do you have any idea how much you hurt me? If you really loved me, you wouldn't have said those things." Aria says in a shaky voice.
"I made a mistake." I confess sadly.
"So did I, but it's the last mistake I'll make with you." Aria says cooly.
"After all that we've been through, you're giving up on us this easily?" I ask furiously.
"I guess I am." She says softly.
"If that's true, you're the biggest mistake I've ever made." I shout at her.
"Get out!" Aria tells me sternly.
"No way, I'm staying with Jem." I argue.
"Why? To you he is just a big mistake!" Aria says furiously.
"You're the mistake, not him." I say with a smirk.
"He wouldn't be alive if it weren't for me." Aria argues.
"Jem and Caroline are the only good things that have come out of our marriage." I say fixing my mistake.
"I agree." Aria tells me.
"You're not going take either of them away from me." I tell Aria seriously.
"Yes I am, I want custody over them." Aria says to me.
"That isn't going to happen." I say aggressively.
"Yes it is, unless you call your mother and have her bribe the judge." Aria says with a chuckle.
"That isn't funny Aria." I tell her angrily.
"I think it's hilarious. After all these years, you're turning into the heartless monster that she is." Aria says as she starts to laugh cruelly.
"She is way smarter than me, I should have taken her advice and married Jackie." I say to Aria.
"I should have let the police arrest you after my parents found out about our relationship." Aria counters.
"I shouldn't have gotten involved with an immature sixteen year-old who had so much baggage that a pick-up truck couldn't carry it all." I say with a smirk.
"Why are you such a jerk?" Aria asks me frustrated.
"Why are you so selfish?" I ask her.
We continue to scream and say personal remarks about each other. The fighting dies down when we hear the machine attached to Jem begin to beep. We stare at the little boy as his blues eyes begin to flutter open.
"Jem, you're awake." I say as I hover over my son.
Jem is awake! Will he remember his family? I'll update as soon as I get 15 reviews. Thanks for reading :)
