Chapter 14
Through Thick and Thin
"Emily!" Monica shouted, as she caught her daughter in her arms. Courtney looked at Emily as she fell into Monica's arms.
" Is she okay?" Monica looked at Courtney.
"I think she just fainted, but I don't know."
"Someone get me a gurney," Monica shouted. Emily's eye fluttered open.
"Hmm... Mom, I'm fine," Emily said, "I just fainted. Nothing's wrong. I have to go see Zander now!" she said, sternly as she stood up.
"Emily, you have been through a lot today. Please, let me check you out," Monica said giving her daughter a stern look. Emily sighed.
"Fine, but only if you tell me about Zander," Emily said. Monica smiled and nodded.
"Okay," she agreed. They then walked into an exam room to check Emily out. Courtney waited in the waiting room, worried about Emily and Jason. She sighed. She just hoped that Jason didn't kill Faith. She needed Jason with her, not in jail. Why did she have to love someone like Jason? Why couldn't she have fallen in love with someone else? Someone who isn't involved in the mob business. But she knew that there was no one else out there for her... Jason was the one.
**
A few minutes later.
"It looks like you just fainted due to the stress of everything, sweetie; I am going to keep you overnight, just to make sure that you are okay," Monica said with a nod. Emily groaned, but nodded.
"Okay, so how is Zander's condition?" Monica sat down next to Emily, putting her hand on her leg.
"Zander is in surgery right now; he is very critical condition," Emily looked up at Monica with a worried look on her face.
"But he will make it, right Mom?"
"I don't know," Monica said, not sure what to say to her daughter. Monica hugged her daughter.
"Just get some rest," Monica looked up and saw Courtney standing by the door.
"Why don't I go and see how the surgery is going while you talk to Courtney?"
"Mom, I love him. Please save him," Emily said, as tears started to fall down her cheek. Monica nodded and left the room. Courtney walked into the room.
"So are you okay?" she said gently as she sat down next to her.
"I just fainted; it was nothing. I have to stay here overnight, but that is okay as I wouldn't have gone home anyhow. I would have stayed with Zander." Courtney nodded.
"I'm sorry you had to hear about it like that," Courtney said, "Your mom was going to come and tell you, she just didn't know how to tell you," Courtney explained. Emily nodded.
"I don't know what I am going to do if Zander doesn't make it. I never told him that I still love him. You know I thought that I could get over Zander, but I couldn't."
"So how did you and Zander met?" Courtney asked with a smile. Emily looked at her in surprise.
"You haven't heard the story?"
"No, I just know Jason doesn't like him," Courtney laughed. Emily smiled and nodded her head.
"Well, it is a very long story, but let's just says our first date was when he kidnapped me," Emily replied. Courtney laughed.
"Did you just say Zander kidnap you?"
"I was there, and he needed to get away from the police, so he stole Nikolas' car, and we drove off."
"Jason didn't hurt him, I thought he would," Courtney said. Emily smiled.
"He wanted to, but I told him not to" Emily then told Courtney everything that she and Zander went through.
"It seems like you and Zander have been through a lot together."
"We have," But can we survive this? She thought to herself.
**
"Jason, don't shoot Faith! Not yet," Sonny said with warning in his voice.
"Sonny, she tried to kill my sister," Jason said.
"This is not the time or the place to do it, Jason," Sonny said. Jason took the gun off Faith's back.
"Thank you, Sonny," Faith said, laughing.
"I didn't know you cared about me that much."
"Faith, go before I change my mind," Sonny warned. Faith walked away from Jason and Sonny.
"Sonny, why did you do that? She could have been out of both of our lives."
"Jason, it was not the right time to do it. Soon she will be out of our lives, but we have to do it without her suspecting anything," Sonny said.
"I should go home now; Carly is waiting for me," Sonny said. Jason nodded and they both walked their separate ways.
**
Monica walked towards Emily's room, and saw that Courtney was leaving her room.
"How's Emily doing?" Monica asked. Courtney nodded.
"She is just falling asleep, but she is really worried about Zander. She wants to know how he is. I don't think she is going to rest until she knows that he is going to be okay," Courtney said as she looked at Monica.
"It's not good news, is it?" Monica shakes her head.
"He is out of surgery, but he is very critical condition. I don't know if it is going to make through the night."
"Emily really loves Zander. I don't know much about their relationship, but I can tell she really loves Zander, I just don't know what'll happened if Zander doesn't make it," Courtney said. Monica nodded.
"How can I tell Emily that Zander might not make it through the night?"
"I don't know. Just tell her the truth," Courtney said.
"I am going to go home now. Can you tell that Emily that I said bye; I didn't want to wake her up."
"Sure," Monica said, as she walked into her daughter's room. She looked at her, and saw how peaceful she looked. She didn't want to wake her up.
"Mom, is that you? Did you hear anything about Zander yet?"
"Emily, I thought you were sleeping," Monica said, as she sat down next to Emily.
"I was trying to, but all I could think of was Zander. Is he out of surgery yet?"
"Yes."
"That's great," Emily said with his smile on her face.
"He is going to make it then," Monica took a hold of Emily's hand.
"He is still in critical condition," Monica paused for a moment. Emily looked at Monica.
"Mom, what aren't you telling me?"
"Emily, you have to realize that there might be a chance that Zander won't make it through the night."
"No, I don't believe that," Emily shouted.
"I want to see him now!" she said, as she got out of the bed.
"Emily, you been through a lot today, and just fainted not that long ago. You can't be getting upset."
"You just told me that the man that I love might not make it through the night, and you are telling me to not get upset."
"I just don't want you walking around, when you should be resting. You can go see Zander in a while, just get some sleep." Monica said.
"I want to see Zander now, mom. I don't care about me. It was my fault that he got shot. If you aren't going to take me to Zander, I'll find a way myself," Monica looked at her daughter, and could see that there was no stopping her.
"Okay, you can go see Zander, but only for a little bit, then you need to get some rest. I will walk you there, just to make sure you are okay," Monica said, as they walked out of Emily's room.
**
Courtney walked into the loft, and saw that Jason was there.
"How's Emily doing?" he asked, as they sat down on the couch.
"She is doing fine, but she is very worried about Zander. I know how that feels. I was so worried about you when you left the hospital." Jason looked at Courtney.
"You told Sonny to come after me, didn't you?" Courtney nodded.
"I knew that you were going to kill Faith. I couldn't let that happened. I didn't want you to go to jail."
"Courtney, you know that before we got together what the business was like. That I would have to do things that you don't approve of," Courtney sighed and walked away from him. Jason followed her, and took a hold of her.
"Courtney," She turned around.
"What happen if you had shot Faith, and one of her bodyguards shot you? I don't think we could live without you." Jason looked at Courtney confused.
"We?" Courtney looked at Jason.
"I think I might be pregnant."
**
Monica walked Emily to Zander's room.
"I'll leave you alone for a while, but remember you can only stay there for a little bit. You need your rest, too." Emily smiled at Monica as she walked into Zander's room. She walked up to him, and sat down next to him. She took a hold of his hand.
"Zander, it's me, Emily. Always trying to be the hero, aren't you? I love you, Zander Smith; I never stopped. I know you don't believe that, but I am going to show you how much I love you, and it is not out of pity, but out of love. I never stopped loving you the minute that I left for rehab. Please wake up and let me tell you." she said, as he kissed him on the forehead. All of sudden, a machine started to beeping really fast and another machine started to go crazy. Emily looked in horror and then ran out of the room.
"Someone help me! Something is wrong with my boyfriend!"
To be continued...