"Emaya Forever Done Right"
Wow! You guys really want this next chapter! I'm sorry I don't update every day but in all fairness I have 10 stories to update with all different storylines. And just in case you didn't realize, this will be my 12th chapter in 17 days and three of those chapters were from this story. I have many stories to update and I'd like to get to the ones that haven't had updates in a while but I see how anxious you are for this one so I worked on it over the weekend. All I'm trying to say is that I'm trying to be fair by attending to all of my continuous stories. And maybe I could make a request of some of you? Would you mind taking a minute to write just a few words for me in reviewing my stories? I would be very, very appreciative!
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You guys really are awesome and I see that there are a lot of you from many countries reading me so thank you to all!
Anyway I really like how this came out and I hope you do too…
Rated M for Mature Content.
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Chapter 19: Drowning for Love
She looks and looks but there's no sign of her. Maya dives into the cool lake waters swimming out to the jutting rock where she last saw Emily. She looks and looks some more. She looks all around her calling for her. She dives into the water searching for her, swimming all around that area; she rises up from the frigid waters calling for her again and again. She takes one last deep breath and swims to the bottom of the lake where she sees something. "Oh my god Emily!" Her foot is wedged between two rocks. Maya swims to her trying desperately to free her but when she looks up she sees that Emily's eyes are closed so she moves faster putting everything she has into releasing her leg. This time it's Emily who is drowning and this time it's Maya who tries to save her. But Maya is growing tired from the lack of oxygen, however, she doesn't give up instead she swims to her wrapping her arms around her struggling to free her as she looks at her helpless Emily who she just now realizes, she really does love totally and completely. She now understands that nothing is worth her baby's life and her heart forgives her right then and there as she watches the last of her breaths bubble to the surface…
At the hospital…
She stirs in her sleep; her eyes moving rapidly under her closed eyelids. She calls out over and over for her baby waking up with a start sitting up in the hospital bed as the realization of her dream has overcome her. Her mother and father rush to her side trying to calm her down as she tries desperately to free herself from their hold calling out,
"Emily! Emily! I have to save Emily!"
Exhausted, she falls back onto her bed crying, feeling responsible for their terrible fight that put Emily in danger as she battled the cold waters trying to free herself, but being unable to, ultimately losing her life in an attempt to save herself.
"I did this to her!" she cries. "If only I had forgiven her she would still be here! Why, why did I have to be so stubborn!"
"Maya, it's going to be okay," her mother tries desperately to comfort her."
"Is it? Is it really? How could I be so selfish? I loved her so much!" Maya cries uncontrollably as she wraps her arms around her mom and her dad wraps his arms around them both.
Mrs. St. Germain is able to calm her daughter though the tears continue to stream from her face as she sniffles into her mom's shoulder. Still holding onto her mom, she wipes the tears from her eyes noticing a figure standing in the back of the room. They make eye contact.
"Noel? What, what are you doing here?"
"Maya, Noel saved your life," he dad states ever so humbly as his eyes begin to water.
"It's true Maya. Noel saved you," her mom confirms.
Her parents step back from the bed allowing Noel to approach their daughter. She crumbles into his arms sobbing once more as she nestles against his chest.
"Maya. You're going to be okay."
Maya pushes Noel away, "Okay? Are you kidding me? The one I love totally and completely is gone forever because of me!"
"No Maya. She isn't"
Everything stops. The only thing moving is Maya's mind. The images of Emily from the moment they first met to their first kiss to their first date to the first time they made love to the first time they said they love each other to the horrible incident in Emily's backyard to comforting each other to reuniting their love to the lies all the lies to the fighting to the kissing in the pool to the intense love making to the tears to the emotional outburst with Hannah to the lake to kissing again to loving again to the terrible fight to diving into the deep lake waters to save Emily to the desperate struggle to free her trapped leg to Emily's last breaths floating to the surface to Noel telling her Emily is alive…
Maya falls back onto the bed as the images overwhelm her mind so much so that she passes out unable to handle the words Noel speaks…
A few hours later…
Maya awakens to Noel by her side. Her parents have stepped out to give him some time with Maya.
"Hey," she says quietly.
"Maya, you had me so worried and your parents too," he says as he takes her hand in his holding onto it gently.
"Noel, where is she?"
"She's been moved to her own room from intensive care and she's sleeping comfortably."
Maya sits up, a smile forming on her face for the first time since before the incident.
"Noel, how? I saw the last of her breaths float to the surface."
"I heard you two screaming at each other so I ran down to the lake to see what was going on. I watched you swim out to the rock in the middle of the lake and then you dove in. When you came up for air I heard you calling for Emily. I yelled to you but I think you were so consumed with finding her that you didn't hear me. Some of the guys came with me so I sent them back to the pool to get help. That's when I started swimming out to you but you weren't coming back up. When I got to the rock I turned around and saw Toby and Caleb charging down the path. I waved them over and they jumped into the water after me. I yelled to them that you were underwater and possibly Emily too. Then I dove after you swimming until I found you, that's when I pulled you to safety. Practically out of breath, I screamed for Toby and Caleb that Emily was still down there. While I got you back to the shore, the paramedics were waiting. You coughed up some water and they got you on a stretcher out of there. Then Toby and Caleb swam back with Emily in tow. She was unconscious. The paramedics performed CPR and rescue breathing. She started coughing up water but remained unconscious. I don't think she's unconscious anymore just sleeping that's why they moved her but more importantly she's going to be okay Maya. She's going to be okay. And so are you."
"Wow, you did that for me and for Emily? Oh Noel, I love you," she says grabbing Noel in a tight hug.
"I love you too and don't you ever to that to me again. You got that," he says holding her close.
She pushes him back just a bit. "Yeah I got that but you need to get me to Emily now," Maya demands determined to see her baby…
At Emily's room…
Maya, still in her hospital gown, peers in her window watching her sleep soundly while a tear falls from each eye and a loving smile forms on her relieved face. She puts her hand on the door handle looking back at Noel who nods his head giving her the courage to go in. She takes in a breath wiping away her tears. She walks over to her bed looking at her baby placing the palm of her hand on her forehead, feeling the love flooding her heart as she looks at her Emily. She's alive. She's alive. She watches her breathing peacefully as she climbs on the bed lying down on her side sweeping the hair from Emily's face with the gentlest of touches. She pushes her hair behind her ear which causes Emily to stir. She takes a deep breath letting it out slowly as she finally opens her eyes. Maya smiles widely, as her baby has come back to her. Emily seems discombobulated as she tries to focus, not understanding where she is or what happened. Maya places her hand on her face bringing her to look into her eyes as her pupils dilate from her still trying to focus. She rubs her eyes in an effort to see who is lying next to her looking back at her. She clears her throat still looking confused and with a hoarseness in her voice asks,
"Who are you?"
In the waiting room…
Noel joins Aria, Spencer, Hannah, Toby, Caleb the St. Germains and the Fields. They ask him detailed questions about what happened. He does his best to answer them as it happened so fast. The girls and everyone share their gratitude for what he did for them. The girls are especially surprised and thankful for Noel's quick thinking and quick action.
"Noel, I don't know what to say," Aria stumbles.
"I do, thank you Noel for proving you're not such a bad guy after all," Spencer thanks in her own guarded way.
"Yeah Noel. I knew there was a shred of decency in you. I might even say that what you did was heroic," Hannah smiles nudging his arm.
"Really Noel, we are truly thankful to you for saving our daughter," Mrs. St. Germain says appreciatively.
"Hey I had a little help you know. I couldn't have done it without Toby and Caleb," Noel responds humbled by all the accolades coming his way feeling a bit of embarrassment seep onto his cheeks.
"All three of you were heroic. My Emily wouldn't be here right now but you three didn't give up on her and I will be forever grateful. Thank you, all of you."
The love fest continues, however, in the meantime, Maya is rendered speechless by Emily's words…
In Emily's hospital room…
Emily finally focuses looking deeply into Maya's warm, loving brown eyes and asks, "Who are you?"
Maya is taken aback, way back as she trembles with her words, "You, you don't remember me?"
Her eyes fill with tears as her face reacts to their shared words. She cannot move her limbs which are locked in place. Emily cups her face forcing her to look at her.
Emily smiles and says, "You are Maya St. Germain the love of my life."
She captures her lips with hers kissing her as if their lives depended on it. Maya returns the kiss but quickly pulls away smacking Emily on her arm sort of laughing but not really, "You scared the shit out of me! When I thought you didn't remember me, my whole world just crumbled. How could you do that?"
"I was just kidding. I know bad joke but I needed to be sure that you are really here for me. That you are lying here next to me because you really do still love me."
Maya kisses Emily sweetly on the lips, "You are forgiven and I mean that in every way."
"You, you forgive me?" Emily asks not sure if she heard right.
"Em, when I tried to free you from that rock, I watched what I thought were what your last breaths were going to be. I knew right then in there that not only did my heart forgive you but I knew I loved you totally and completely."
"Do you really mean that? You forgive me and you love me?" Emily asks feeling herself get all choked up.
"I never stopped loving you, you know that. I just let my stupid pride get in the way of us. I'm so sorry Emily. I can't believe a tragedy like this is what brought me to my senses. Yes, I do forgive you and I do love you totally and completely."
She kisses Emily caressing her face with gentle fingertips while Emily wraps her arms around Maya holding her close not willing to let her go not even for a second.
Maya pulls away just a little gazing at Emily not saying a word with her mouth, letting her eyes do all the talking. They smile shyly at each other as Maya nuzzles into Emily's shoulder closing her eyes in the comfort of her loving arms. Emily leans her head atop Maya's feeling the warmth of their bodies and the love they have for one another flood their hearts. She now knows without a doubt what Maya meant when she said that she owns her heart because she feels without a doubt that Maya owns her heart and that is how it will always be…
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To Be Continued…
**I do hope this satisfies your "Emaya Forever Done Right" needs for now…
Coming up:
It's the end of the school year. Parties, fun and unfortunately 'A'…
Hopefully there will be lots of summertime playtime too…
You'd like that wouldn't you… ;)
