"I knew it was a dream…how could I be so stupid as to believe a dream," she sunk to the floor. She ran her fingers along the edge of the wall. Her fingers ran across something different. Fabric. Blue fabric. "Alex?" quietly at first. "Alex!" she banged on the wall. "Alex look talk to me!" there was a slight tapping from the other side. "Alex!" Waves of happiness came over her. "I'm coming Alex!" she placed her hands on the bottom and melted it away. There was an inch think hole that stretched to whole length. "Alex!" fingers made their way to the crack. "Oh God Alex!"
Isabel put her fingers under the crack and began to lift. Surprisingly it lifted with ease. "Alex?"
Alex was lying on his stomach with the one hand reached out. He looked up at her and squinted from the light. His hair was meshed to his face. His skin was patched with dirt. His cheeks were tear stained and eyes were blood shot. Once his eyes totally focused on Isabel he began to crawl out. Isabel reached her arms out and helped him. "Izzy?" he barley chocked out.
"Its me,"
Alex crawled out and knelt next to Isabel. "Oh god Alex." Isabel touched his cheeks with her fingertips. She turned his face a bit and saw the few cuts on his face. With her thumbs she brushed away the dirt. Alex couldn't hold himself up and collapsed in Isabel's arms. He wrapped his arms around her waist. Isabel held him close to her and kissed his head. "Its okay Alex."
"You…came…"
"Alex…I missed you so much,"
"I missed you too,"
"We need to get you to a hospital, come on I'll help you out," Isabel pulled Alex to his feet and she practically dragged him to the open desert. Both collapsed once out there. "Come on Alex…we need to get to the car. We need to take you to the hospital…the ambulance won't back it out here." She helped him to his feet again and they walked to the car. Isabel helped him into the passenger seat. She then raced to the driver seat and began to drive to the hospital. "Stay awake Alex…don't you dare fall asleep on me."
"I'm…trying…"
Within ten minutes Isabel arrived in town. It would only be another five minutes to the hospital. "Come on Alex…just a few more minutes."
*FIVE MINUTES LATER*
"Someone help me!" Isabel was holding Alex up as they entered the ER. A nurse came running to them.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"He…he's been trapped in…in a cave for a long time,"
"Okay, we need a stretcher out her stat!"
One doctor and two other nurses came running up to Isabel and Alex. "Get him on the stretcher." The doctor said. When Alex was on they started to wheel him away.
"It'll be okay Alex," Isabel comforted as they wheeled him away. Alex managed to lift his hand before disappearing into one of the rooms.
"Miss…" the nurse said. "What's his name?"
"Alex Whitman,"
"Didn't he die? A few months ago?"
"We thought so…can you call his parents?"
"Of course. You can wait in the waiting room,"
"Thank you," Isabel found an empty seat as the nurse went to the desk. She felt a smile creep onto her face. "Thank you."
Two
Hours Later
Alex's family had spent the last two hours huddled around him asking him questions. Isabel was stuck sitting in the seat outside the room. The others of the group were there too sitting in other seats. Isabel needed to talk to Alex badly. About the baby and about everything.
"Isabel?" Mrs. Whitman called for her. Isabel lifted her head.
"Yes Mrs. Whitman?"
"Alex has been asking for you for quite some time. He wants to speak to you alone,"
"Okay," Isabel stood up. Mr. Whitman had walked out. Isabel was about to enter the room when Mrs. Whitman stopped her.
"Thank you so much Isabel," Isabel nodded and walked into the room, closing the door behind her. Alex was lying in the bed with an IV stuck in his arm. He looked better than he did when she found him but he was still pale and still skinny.
"Izzy," Isabel walked to him sitting in the chair. She immediately grabbed his hand.
"Alex I thought I lost you, I thought I did,"
"You did for a while. Once Max healed me Tess wiped your minds. She kidnapped me and put me in the chamber,"
"What did you tell your parents?"
"That Tess had kidnapped me leaving me in the middle of the desert. And now she's missing, so everything will be okay,"
"Alex…I don't know if everything is gonna be okay,"
Alex was puzzled. "Why not? What's wrong? Did Tess not leave?"
"She did. It's just that…God I was praying everyday that you'd come back. That you'd be here with me,"
"I prayed that you'd find me and you did…but Izzy…why won't everything be okay?"
Isabel felt tears sting her eyes. "Alex I'm pregnant."
"What?"
"I am…on prom night we didn't use anything and…and now I'm pregnant. I was so scared that I'd have to raise her alone,"
"Her? We're having a daughter?"
"Yeah,"
"Isabel this is wonderful…we're gonna be parents?"
"Yes…you'll be a daddy,"
Alex sat back for a moment letting everything sink in. he was going to be a dad. "So…so how far along are you?"
"Two months, in tie with Liz,"
"Liz is pregnant?"
"Yeah and so is Maria,"
"I've missed way to much. Especially you," he kissed her hand. "Did you tell your parents yet?"
"Yes, they know,"
"Come here," Isabel rested her head on Alex's chest as he stroked her silky hair. "This is the best news I've had since you agreed to come to find me."
Liz and Maria looked in at the couple. Max held onto Liz's waist and Michael rested his hands on Maria's shoulders.
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