Sarah's POV

A day had passed by, and I was still at the hospital. I was supposed to be released tonight. So during the day, I was allowed to rest. I had felt a little better, but little did I know that would all change.

"Sarah honey! How are you?" I turned my head towards the door.

"Um, Hi Erica?" I was confused. Since when have we become best friends?

"How are you feeling?" She took it upon herself to take a seat next to me.

"I've been better." She laughed at my statement, but I didn't find anything funny.

"Awww, I'm sorry this happened to you."

"Thanks, I guess." Things were quiet for a moment.

"Ryan kissed me." She finally blurted out. I quickly glared at her.

"Excuse me?"

"Ryan kissed me." She repeated.

"Huh, oh really?"

"Yeah, I came to his house to get an interview and he just kissed me. You know, you should really get him in check." She told me.

"Erica, if I were to believe this, I'd have to believe that the tooth fairy is real too." I rolled my eyes.

"Fine. Don't believe me. But when you both break up, just know that there won't be a second chance. When he's gone, he's gone." She smirked as she rose up from her seat.

"Nice try Erica. Ryan and I are in love, and there's nothing you can do. Sorry." I signaled her to the door. She clicked her five inch heels against the floors as she walked out of the room. Just then, Alexx walked through the door.

"Hey baby, is everything okay?"

"Just one of Ryan's old girlfriends." I rolled my eyes again. She let out a chuckle.

"You know, you don't need to worry about him. He loves you and you love him. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will ever come between you too. I've worked with Ryan for quite a while; he's never been like this before."

"Really?" My eyes grew wide.

"Mhmm." She smiled. "Now, what I really came in here to tell you is that we're going to remove the bandages and send you home. You have to rest for 2 weeks before going back to work."

"Okay. Thanks." I smiled. Alexx removed my bandage from my torso.

"It's healing up pretty nicely." She analyzed it.

"Yeah it is." I concurred.

"I called your mother; she's on her way over here with a change of clothes. After you change, you'll be able to go home."

"Thank you so much Alexx."

"Hey, just doing my job. Take care sweetie." She left the room. A couple minutes later, my mother walked through the door.

"Hi mom."

"Darling, I'm glad to see you're awake." She kissed the top of my forehead.

"Me too." I smiled as I looked at my mother. The last time I saw her, about 5 months ago, she was frail and fragile. Now, she's as gorgeous as ever. She had a smile drawn across her face. She looked so happy.

"Mom, you look so great." I commented.

"Thank you sweetheart." She grinned and handed me the clothes. I looked in the bag and saw a pair of jeans, a royal blue top, some underclothes, and my black flats. I headed out the room to change my clothes. I came back feeling refreshed and satisfied. It felt so good to be in my own clothes.

"Ready!" I hugged my mother as tight as I could without hurt myself.

"Oh," She laughed. I took her by surprised. "Come on lets go. I went by the lab, and I got all your stuff from your locker. Your phone and purse is at home. And while you were asleep, I took your clothes and I threw them in the washer back at home. Everything is set."

"Thanks mom." I looked back once more at the hospital room. I prayed to God that I wouldn't have to ever relive this moment again.

At the House…

"Wow mom, you really didn't have to do all this." My mouth dropped in astonishment. My mother had cleaned every bit of the surface in my home. Every single room smelled fresh as a daisy.

"Don't worry about it." She smiled as she went to the laundry room to go put the clothes in the dryer. I went upstairs to my room. I rolled under the covers and sighed. It was good to be home. I glanced at a picture that I had taken of Ryan sleeping in my bed one night. I felt a smile crawl upon my face, but it instantly came back to a frown once I had remembered what Erica told me.

What if she was right? What if he really did kiss her? Ryan promised that he'd never do that to me. Is he breaking his promise? My thoughts were interrupted from a call.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey baby." Ryan's voice filled my ears. It was a soothing sound, relaxing, if you will.

"Hey," I responded.

"I get off of work in 10 minutes," He started. I glanced at the clock. The time went by fast. "Do you want to come over to my place?" He asked.

"Ryan, I just got from the hospital. I need to rest." I said.

"Dammit, I forgot." I heard him slap his forehead, and I found it very amusing.

"But you can come to my place, I guess."

"That's fine. See you in a little bit?" He asked.

"See you in a little bit." I confirmed. I hung up the phone and closed my eyes. I placed my hand over my eyes. I didn't know what to think. I guess we'd just have to find out when he gets here.

It was about 15 minutes after the call when I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in." I yelled to the door. I lowered the TV volume as Ryan entered the door.

"Baby." I smiled. He held a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

"Hey." He sat on the edge on my bed. I smiled as I anatomized his face. He had grown a bit of facial hair, which signaled that he must not have shaved. His hair was messy, as usual. But he was always able to pull it off. He handed me the flowers.

"Thanks." I grinned. I miss seeing him. Being able to kiss him, hold him, and feel his warmth around me. Everything.

"You're welcome. He took of his jacket and lay on the bed with me. He held my hand. Nobody said anything. So I took this time to ask him what I needed to know.

"Ryan, Erica came to my hospital room today." I felt all the blood in his body rush to his feet. "She told me that you kissed her."

"Sarah, you have to believe me. I didn't kiss her. She kissed me." I just stayed silent.

"Do you love me Ryan?" I finally spoke. I sat up against the headboard. "Or do you still love Erica?"

"Sarah Andrea Wilson, I've told you this once, and I'll tell you this again. I am deeply in love. I'm in love with you. No one can change that. No deranged ex of mine will come between us. I'm never going to let us fall apart. I love you too much." I felt tears forming in my eyes.

"So then, what did happen?" I asked.

"I was home, changing my clothes. I heard a knock on the door. I opened it, and it was Erica. I asked her what she wanted. She wanted an interview. I told her that I wasn't really in the mood. Then she started saying that she can give me everything that you can't and how she misses me. I told her that I have everything I wanted and it wasn't in her. Then she kissed me. Baby, I'm telling you the truth. You have to believe me."

"That bitch." I wanted to choke her so bad. Ryan laughed at my anger.

"So you believe me?" He asked.

"Of course I do." I kissed him on the cheek. He returned it with a passionate kiss of his own. I missed those kisses.

"Good." He remarked. I laid my head on his chest. He stroked his hand through my hair. I quietly began to fall asleep. I felt safe, knowing that I was in the arms of the one who loved me.

Chapter 18 (: Sorry for the wait && the semi sucky chapter. It will be better I PROMISE. Great expectations ahead, don't you worry your pretty little head about it. I'm going to leave you guys in awe . welp; until then; R&R !

Guys, I'm going back to school next Wednesday . So, the chapters will be coming out later and later. Sorry ):