"I am not sending her to rehab!" evident anger laced Chase's words as his fists remained clenched at his side.
"She ODed on us, Chase! She needs serious help!" Cuddy returned Chase's angry words, her intense glare matching up with furious Aussie's.
"You don't understand! I am not going to make her feel like I've abandoned her just because she's hit rock bottom! I am not going to send her there and make her feel so much more alone than she already feels!"
"You won't be abandoning her, Robert! You'll be helping her! She tried to kill herself, for God's sake!"
A weak voice soon interrupted their conversation. "I didn't try to kill myself." Kris' eyes had fluttered open half way through Chase and Cuddy's conversation and now she was trying to sit up.
Chase immediately rushed to her side, helping her prop herself against the soft white pillow. He also couldn't help but notice how her ghostly pale complexion almost blended in completely with the sheets. She seemed to be floating there, as if she didn't really exist.
"Then what did happen, Kris?" Lisa let out an exasperated sigh before taking a seat at the foot of the hospital bed while Chase occupied the chair by his fiancé's side.
"I just wanted to fall asleep… I wasn't thinking clearly… I'm sorry." Kris fiddled with the edge of the white blanket, her slender fingers smoothening out invisible creases. She couldn't seem to meet either of their gazes, her eyes glued to her hands.
"It's okay…" Chase gently took her hand into his, causing Kris to look up at him, tears pooling in her eyes. "I'm not sending you anywhere." He traced the outline of her face with his other hand before placing a small kiss on her forehead.
Just then tears found their way past her prominent cheekbones and down her face. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me and I just keep on hurting everyone." Kris finally let the tears fall as she closed her eyes, sobs echoing through the small hospital room.
"It's not your fault, Kris." Lisa tried to help as she placed a hand on the younger girl's leg. "We all hurt some way…"
"No! It's not okay! I hurt Robert, I hurt God, I hurt you, Lisa, I hurt my family… I killed my mom… I killed her… Oh God… I killed her." All the other words that followed no longer made sense as her body heaved with sobs. Chase could only hold her in his arms as she finally broke.
"How is she?" Cameron took a seat beside Chase, placing two cups of coffee down on the table of the conference room.
Chase let out a small sigh, running a hand through his hair before replying. "She's suffering from a nervous break down..." he then took a sip from the coffee Cameron made not ever caring that she had made it. He made a small face before putting the cup back down.
"So... is the wedding still pushing through?"
Chase immdiately stiffened, not looking up to meet her gaze. "I don't know anymore..."
A/N: Hey all you faithful readers and reviewers! I am SOOOO sorry for the LONG wait! I just got back from Europe and so I missed about two weeks worth of Junior Year class! I know this update is really short but I'm really trying to catch up with my school work and I have a couple of ballet shows coming up so I don't really have much time. Please bear with me!