(Hey! I'm really, really sorry about the unusually long wait on this chapter. I tried to write more but things have been crazy lately. Anyway, I hope you like this new chapter, and please review. It gives me incentive to continue. Oh and please bear with me with the medical stuff, I'm not a doctor and I don't know a whole lot about comas, so I might not be entirely precise. Anyway, on to reading!)

Love Conquers All Chapter 9:  Good News, Bad News

Lucy left the hospital for a few hours. She went home to take a short shower, and then she went to Roxanne's apartment for another visit with AJ and Emily. There was not a single day when Lucy did not stop by to see her children. She did not want them to think that she wasn't coming back. Lucy did not want to give her children that impression. She loved them dearly, and she wanted to spend more time with them, but she just couldn't depart from Kevin for more than a few hours. She wanted to be there when he came to. It would be horrible if he were to regain consciousness and find nobody there but nurses and doctors.

 Lucy let out a long sigh as she pulled into the apartment parking lot. She turned the keys and shut off the car, but did not get out right away. She sat for a moment and closed her eyes, just trying to clear her mind. After a few moments, she stepped out of the car, and after locking it, walked up to the door. A few minutes after Lucy rang the doorbell, the door opened and Roxanne appeared.

"Hi Luce, how are you?" Roxanne said warmly, gesturing for her to step inside.

            "Hey Roxanne. I'm doing as well as I can right now. It's…it's just horrible, Roxanne. I haven't talked to him since…well since a month ago. It's like he's gone. I just want to be a happy family again, I don't want to go through this anymore," Lucy said, tears beginning to streak down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away and walked over to where her children lay peacefully playing with some toys.

"Hey guys. It's Mommy. I know I haven't seen you guys as much as I should right now, but I want you to know that I love you both so much. Daddy does too. He's just," Lucy paused, "sick. He'll get better soon…I hope." Roxanne smiled as she watched Lucy and the twins.  "She's such a good mother," Roxanne thought.

"Kevin's going to be all right, Lucy.  Kevin's a fighter. You know that. You guys can get past this. Just be patient, I know he'll be back soon."

"Thank you Roxanne. And thank you for having the twins stay here. It's a big help. I would just ask my mom to watch them, but she's got Ruthie and her broken bones to take care of."

"It's no problem. I like watching them. I hope I can have my own one day," Roxanne said, daydreaming. Lucy kissed each of her children on the forehead and put them down.

"Well, I wish I could stay longer, but I need to get back to the hospital. I don't want to miss anything, especially if Kevin regains consciousness. I want to be there when…" she stopped, "if he regains consciousness."

"Luce," Roxanne said scolding her of her negativity.

"Well, bye Roxanne. Thank you again, for everything."

"Bye Luce." Lucy got into the car and headed back to the hospital that she had now come to know far too well.

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When she returned to the hospital, to her dismay, nothing had changed. Kevin was the same as she had left him. Lucy sat down and after a little while, began to reminisce the past. Images flooded through her mind. The first day they met, their first kiss, every moment they had shared filled her mind. She longed for more of those kinds of moments. She longed to kiss him and hold him close, never letting him go. Lucy missed all of this, and most of all, she missed just being with him. Not this new Kevin that had filled his place. She wanted the old Kevin back. Lucy wanted her life to return to normal, where she could be happy and spend every waking moment with Kevin.

Lucy pulled a mirror out of her purse and began to fix her makeup. It had streaked a little from crying. She didn't really care too much about it, but she had nothing to do as she stayed by her husband's side. As she moved the mirror, bright rays reflected off the mirror and onto Kevin's face. Lucy shook her head. She could have sworn she just saw Kevin wince a bit from the bright light.

Hours had passed and Lucy drifted off to sleep. She was in the middle of a strange dream when the sound of a man's voice woke her up.

"Wake up..." Lucy slowly opened her eyes and blinked a few times. Then she let out a gasp. It was Kevin. Kevin was conscious. Lucy pinched herself to make sure she was not dreaming, and when she realized she was not, let out a cry of happiness so loud it surprised her when no nurse or doctor came rushing in.

"Kevin! You're-You're conscious! I can't believe it!" Lucy cried, tears of joy flowing down her cheeks.

"Who are you?" Kevin whispered weakly, confused. He was still blinking from the bright lights. Lucy froze and she began to feel nauseous and faint.

"Kevin? Kevin, I'm your wife!" Lucy said, her heart beginning to break to pieces. Kevin just looked at her, still confused. After a moment, he asked another question, this one easier to handle.

"What am I doing here?" he asked softly.

"You were in a bad car accident. You've been in a coma for a month. You've been here recovering…" Lucy was devastated. He was back, but he had no idea he was looking into the eyes of none other than his own wife. She kept eye contact with him, and pleaded in her mind for him to remember her.

Kevin had been conscious for several hours, but he still was unaware of Lucy's identity. Lucy felt mixed emotions. She did not know what to feel. She was of course grateful and overjoyed that he had come out of the coma, but she was also frightened and saddened. This was because she had been waiting for what seemed like forever for this moment to come, but it was not like she wanted. Kevin did not remember her. Immediately, negative thoughts rushed through her head. She feared that he would never remember her, and that she would never get the old Kevin back. And what about the children? Would they ever have their father back? She tried to push these thoughts away, but every time she attempted this, they would just keep filling her mind.

Lucy pushed the thoughts out long enough to phone her family. They came by at least once each day, but they had not been at the hospital all day. Lucy didn't blame them however. She didn't want to be back here herself. With a shaky hand, she dialed her home. Eric was the first to the phone, as he was the one who answered it.

"Hello, this is Eric Camden speaking," he stated.

"Hi Dad, it's Lucy. I have good news but also bad news."

"What's the good news?" he inquired.

"Well, the good news is…" Lucy started.

"What is it? Don't leave me hanging!" Eric whined.

"Kevin isn't in a coma anymore! He came out of it!" Lucy erupted with happiness.

"That's great Lucy! How is he doing now?"

"Well, that's the bad news, Dad. He… He doesn't remember me…" Lucy choked, her voice getting dimmer and dimmer until she nearly whispered. Eric didn't respond for a moment.

"I'm so sorry Luce." Annie had been listening in the doorway and Lucy could hear her in the back round.

"What's wrong? Eric what is going on?" Annie insisted. Eric put his hand over the phone.

"Kevin came out of the coma, but he doesn't remember Lucy," Eric said sadly.

"Oh," Annie said freezing for a moment. She yanked the phone from Eric and immediately said, "I'm so sorry Lucy." They continued to talk for a few more moments before they said goodbye and Lucy placed the phone back in its cradle.

Lucy watched Kevin sleep peacefully. She was so close, yet so far to getting Kevin back. She had only one huge obstacle to overcome now. However, she had no idea how she would be able to get him to remember her. How do you make somebody remember when he or she can't? Somehow and some way he would remember. Lucy would not give up on Kevin. Ever.