A/N: I'll alternate between Ana and Christians POVS in each chapter.

Enjoy x

I sit by Ana's hospital bed, holding her hand as she still remains unconscious thanks to Leila trying to kill her. I grit my teeth at the thought of my ok'd submissive. I sigh as I look at my unconscious girlfriend who has a throat collar on her to protect her throat while it heals.

"It's going to be a long recovery for Miss Steele due to the extent of her throat injuries. You have to be patient with her." Her doctor, Dr. Bailey, said as she checked on her the previous night.

"Oh, Baby." I say, kissing her knuckle. It's been two days since Ana fell unconscious at Leila's hands. Thank god Taylor was the one who pulled her off Ana before I did and quite possibly killed her for touching my Ana. Mia and Kate sit on the other side of Ana, each taking turns to hold her hand. "What's going to happen with Leila?" Mia asks with disgust in her voice, her eyes never leaving Ana. I groan. "Taylor called the police when I called the paramedics about Ana, the police said that she'd go to court for a hearing to decide if she gets jail time or put into the psych ward. But it all hinges on Ana's testimony." I'm beyond pissed that Ana has to testify. It's going to be hard enough telling her that she can't speak for a long time so it'll be absolute chaos when we have to tell her that she has to tell a court full of people who she doesn't know what happened to her. "Can't you do anything about the testifying? You know how Ana will react to that. And we don't know how long it'll take for her to get her voice back!" Kate explodes, her entire body shaking with anger. I nod. "I've tried, Kate, but they're adamant on Ana." I groan. I hate this whole thing. A hand comes on my shoulder and I flinch. Since I've met Ana, I've gotten better at my family touching me. "Whoa, it's just me, bro." Elliot says softly. I sigh and lean into my brother. "How you holding up. It's tough seeing Ana banana like this." He says, using the nickname he gave her. I smile gently. "She'll be fine if her whole family is here." I whisper just a pain filled whimper coming from my girl. Ana sits up in a panic, clawing at the collar to get it off. I immediately grab her hands gently. "Hey, hey, it's okay, baby. You're okay, I promise, keep the collar on, baby." I soothe. Ana whimpers again and reaches out for me to cuddle her. I immediately compile and climb on her bed, taking her in my arms. I look at Grace who is clinging to Carrick, holding off on fussing over her 'newest adoptive daughter', and mouth "get Dr. Bailey." Grace nods and together her and Carrick leave the room no one has left in two days to find Ana's doctor.

"C..ch..Chris-" Ana croaks before letting out a loud whimper and looking at me with wild eyes. She's scared. "You're okay, Ana Banana." Elliot says, taking a seat at her feet. Ana nods at him, offering him a small smile.

"Ah, Miss Steele, you're awake, how are you feeling?" Dr. Bailey asks in an over enthusiastic cheery voice as she comes into the room with Grace and Carrick. Ana pouts and paws at the collar on her neck. Dr. Bailey sighs sympathetically. "Unfortunately due to your injuries, you'll need to wear the throat collar for quite some time before attempting to talk. The damage to your vocal chords was not as severe as we originally thought it was but it's still quite swollen, so until the swelling goes down you'll have to avoid talking and wear the collar." Ana huffs and crosses her arms like a child. Dr. Bailey chuckles. "Well, seeing as you're awake, you can go home in a few hours. I'll start the paperwork." She says before walking out of the room leaving six of us with a fuming Ana.

"Ana, please stop pawing at the collar, you need it on." Kate stresses to a pouting Ana. I chuckle at her face.

Ana opens her mouth to say something but I start talking.

"Don't talk, Baby, it'll make you worse." Ana curls her lips into a snarl.

This is going to be a long recovery.