Of Past Regret and Future Fear
Ch. 5- Nobody's Seen the Trouble I've Seen
"What is it?" Marguerite Waite asked the doctor, holding tight to her small children. "Is Jamie alright?"
"Yes." the doctor nodded, Caitie breathed a sigh of relief. "He has woken up from the coma."
"That's great." Marguerite said smiling. "Can we see him?"
"Of course. But, there are some things I must tell you." the doctor stated. "Jamie has lost some motor and language skills. In time with a therapist he could return to the way he was, but it's going to take a lot of work. I know Jamie from the ER, he's a great doctor, and a hard worker, I'm sure he'll be fine."
"Thank you." Marguerite replied. Caitie stayed behind as Jamie's wife walked into his room, she wasn't apart of his family, she was not the person he would be wanting to see most. However, an half an hour later, she did see him.
"Hi." Caitie said, falling in love with him all over again. "Good to see you up." But, Jamie wasn't actually up, he was still in the bed and was still hooked up to the respirator. The doctor had said they had to wean Jamie off it, a little at a time.
Caitie could see a smile on Jamie's face and a gentle nod from his head.
* * *
(Four weeks later)
She was out staying her welcome. She knew it. Caitie also knew that she should be getting back to her job before she ran out of her personal days and lost her job.
Jamie was doing better, and was out of the hospital. She helped him with his therapies and he was regaining his strength back. However, he could still not walk, sometimes he would miss a word in a sentence, and other things like that. The doctors were saying he was doing better, that he was making great improvement. Caitie really should have left then, even Val said she should, but, she couldn't with out telling Jamie she loved him, and that she had been stupid, when she left so many years before.
Except, that was better said then done.
The truth was she liked Marguerite. She was a great mother and a great person in general, and Caitie knew that more then ever, Marguerite wanted to fix her marriage. She didn't want to hurt, Marguerite or the children. But, she also had a fear of what her life would be like if she lost Jamie, again.
"Jamie?" Caitie asked.
"Hmm?"
"I have something I need to tell you."
"What is it?" Jamie replied turning towards Caitie as she bent down and kissed him.
"I love you." she replied kissing him again, but was pulled back by Jamie's hands.
"I can't." Jamie replied. "This accident well, it made me realize that I spent way to much time, with work. I need to be with my family. I'm going to work things out with Marguerite."
Caitie nodded sadly.
"Besides didn't you say those same words soon before you left me?"
"I hurt you badly didn't I?" Caitie replied.
"It wouldn't work between us." he stated ignoring her question that made, Caitie realize that she had. It hadn't just been the fact that Jamie wanted to work things out with Marguerite, she had hurt him and that could never be fixed. He turned back to what he was doing.
* * *
A day later Caitie was on an airplane back to Boston. Back to her lonely life. A single tear rolled down her face, she had lost her only love not to death or an accident but to a mistake.
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A/N That's it, depressing I know, but What do u think good, bad?
Thanks to ARICRAZE for beta reading
Ch. 5- Nobody's Seen the Trouble I've Seen
"What is it?" Marguerite Waite asked the doctor, holding tight to her small children. "Is Jamie alright?"
"Yes." the doctor nodded, Caitie breathed a sigh of relief. "He has woken up from the coma."
"That's great." Marguerite said smiling. "Can we see him?"
"Of course. But, there are some things I must tell you." the doctor stated. "Jamie has lost some motor and language skills. In time with a therapist he could return to the way he was, but it's going to take a lot of work. I know Jamie from the ER, he's a great doctor, and a hard worker, I'm sure he'll be fine."
"Thank you." Marguerite replied. Caitie stayed behind as Jamie's wife walked into his room, she wasn't apart of his family, she was not the person he would be wanting to see most. However, an half an hour later, she did see him.
"Hi." Caitie said, falling in love with him all over again. "Good to see you up." But, Jamie wasn't actually up, he was still in the bed and was still hooked up to the respirator. The doctor had said they had to wean Jamie off it, a little at a time.
Caitie could see a smile on Jamie's face and a gentle nod from his head.
* * *
(Four weeks later)
She was out staying her welcome. She knew it. Caitie also knew that she should be getting back to her job before she ran out of her personal days and lost her job.
Jamie was doing better, and was out of the hospital. She helped him with his therapies and he was regaining his strength back. However, he could still not walk, sometimes he would miss a word in a sentence, and other things like that. The doctors were saying he was doing better, that he was making great improvement. Caitie really should have left then, even Val said she should, but, she couldn't with out telling Jamie she loved him, and that she had been stupid, when she left so many years before.
Except, that was better said then done.
The truth was she liked Marguerite. She was a great mother and a great person in general, and Caitie knew that more then ever, Marguerite wanted to fix her marriage. She didn't want to hurt, Marguerite or the children. But, she also had a fear of what her life would be like if she lost Jamie, again.
"Jamie?" Caitie asked.
"Hmm?"
"I have something I need to tell you."
"What is it?" Jamie replied turning towards Caitie as she bent down and kissed him.
"I love you." she replied kissing him again, but was pulled back by Jamie's hands.
"I can't." Jamie replied. "This accident well, it made me realize that I spent way to much time, with work. I need to be with my family. I'm going to work things out with Marguerite."
Caitie nodded sadly.
"Besides didn't you say those same words soon before you left me?"
"I hurt you badly didn't I?" Caitie replied.
"It wouldn't work between us." he stated ignoring her question that made, Caitie realize that she had. It hadn't just been the fact that Jamie wanted to work things out with Marguerite, she had hurt him and that could never be fixed. He turned back to what he was doing.
* * *
A day later Caitie was on an airplane back to Boston. Back to her lonely life. A single tear rolled down her face, she had lost her only love not to death or an accident but to a mistake.
* * *
A/N That's it, depressing I know, but What do u think good, bad?
Thanks to ARICRAZE for beta reading