Love at First Touch Chapter 25 - Get Well Soon

"Get out of my way!" Mimi shouted as she shoved the police officer standing outside Brady Black's hospital room.

The officer grabbed Mimi by one arm and held her back. "Oh no you don't. I have strict orders. Family only."

"I'm positive he'd want me there! You HAVE to let me through!" Mimi begged and pleaded for the officer to grant her demands.

"I'll have to check with John Black." Said the officer. Mimi's eyes were burning with fury, as she wanted to get through and throw her arms around Brady. She looked at his nametag.

Officer Simon. Maybe if I hit him over the head with my purse he'll get knocked unconscious and I can get through to see my man! Hmm. no, that won't work.

Mimi decided she needed to sit down and be patient.

"Mr. Black, there is a young woman here by the name of. hold on, what's your name?" Officer Simon asked Mimi.

"Miriam Lockhart." She replied.

". by the name of Miriam Lockhart to see your son. She insists that he would want to see her."

Silence.

"Ok, I will let her know." He hangs up the phone.

"Let her know what?" Mimi stood up and was growing impatient.

"Let you know that you can see him for a few minutes, but that you cannot get him in an emotional state as he is in critical condition."

Mimi didn't say anything. not one thank you, nada. She pushed right through the officer and opened the door.

There lay Brady. His head wrapped around in bandages and his leg in a cast. She walked towards the love of her life and pulled a seat next to his bed.

Brady was sleeping.

Mimi took a hold of Brady's hand and gently rubbed it. He was so cold.

"Brady, it's Meems. How could this happen to you? Never mind that. I want you to get better, you hear me? Get better for us. We just discovered this love we share and we need to continue our journey. Get better for your family, too! Gosh, how they love you! You are very lucky to have them and they are lucky to have you. They want you back. I want you back."

"Meems." Brady's voice was so muffled and faint that Mimi could barely recognize it.

"Brady!!!" She jumped from her seat and leaned over to give him a quick hug.

"Ow. down woman." Brady's eyes opened as he looked at this woman in front of him.

"Ooooh, I'm so sorry! I'm just happy to see you awake. I'm here to make sure you get better and get out of here. You've given me quite a scare!"

"What happened? What am I doing here?" Brady questioned.

"I'm as lost as you are, dear. I have no idea. That's not important now though, all that is important is that you get better. Don't give up. You are going to be okay." She squeezed his hand and he responded back with a squeeze.

"You look so beautiful." Brady told Mimi and she blushed.

"Brady. I love you." She responded. Brady smiled.

Mimi's cell phone began to ring. She is aware that cell phones are not allowed in hospitals so she quickly picked up the phone and didn't give a chance for the person on the other end to speak. "Whoever it is, I'll call you from the payphone!" She hung up.

"I'll be right back, Brady." She told him and he nodded.

Mimi ran to a payphone and looked at the caller ID on her phone. It was Belle!

"Belle! Why didn't you answer?" Mimi asked.

"Sorry, didn't notice I had the ringer off." She replied, "What's wrong?"

"It's your brother."

"Oh boy, what did you do to him?" Belle said with a giggle.

"This isn't a joke, Belle. Your brother is in the hospital, you have to come back right now!" "What? Why is he in the hospital?!" Belle's voice began to shake. She signaled to Shawn who was driving to turn around and head in the opposite direction.

Mimi explained what she had heard on the news and the condition that Brady was in.

"This can't be. Who would target Brady and hurt him like that?" Belle said.

"I don't know! Maybe he was attacked before you were?" Mimi's light bulb grew brighter and brighter.

"Oh my God, you must be right. It's possible that Bo and Hope got to him first so that he wouldn't come and protect me." Belle said.

"Enough speculating! Get your ass over her now! He needs all the support we can give him."

Belle hung up the phone and looked at Shawn. "I'm so sorry, Belle. I'm so sorry to have you involved in all of this craziness with my family."

"It's not your fault. This is a war between our parents, not between us. I'm just glad they are not going to hurt us any longer and that they rot in jail." Belle said.

"How will we ever get past this?" Shawn replied.

"We will get past this together one day at a time and guided by our love for each other and our family."