Jared's POV

I never knew my heart could break over a phone call. I never knew that fear could overcome me with just 6 words.

"Meghan's been in a car accident," Liz had told me last night at about 3 in the morning, and the words kept replaying over and over and over again as I sped to the hospital.

I never knew how fragile she was until I saw her lying in that hospital bed. I never knew how short life was until I saw the huge dent in her car where she was hit. And most importantly, I never knew how completely in love I am with her until I realized that I can lose her. I can lose her right here, right now at any moment. I never knew any of these things until I sat in the waiting room with my head in my hands, tears streaming down my face, waiting to hear the news of her surgery.

Vanessa was in a car accident. She was hit by a drunk driver. Liz, Jensen, and I sat in the waiting room absolutely devastated. What would we do if she didn't make it? How would we go on? I just realized how completely and utterly in love with her I am and I can't even do anything about it. I'm such an idiot. Of course it took her nearly dying for me to stop being so stubborn and man up to it.

"Are you okay?" Liz asked me, finally breaking the silence that stood among us for hours.

"Are any of us really okay with this?" I sighed. "I... I love her."

Both of their heads shot up.

"You're finally admitting it after freaking forever?!" Jensen asked in shock.

"Yes. I love her. I always have, I should have never let her go the first time. I'm in love with her and I can't lose her," I told them, my voice breaking.

They both gave me sympathetic looks and we all just had a group hug for a moment.

"She's been in surgery for a long time.. what if she doesn't make it?" Liz asked, wiping her tears.

No one said anything, no one answered the question. We all didn't want to think about that possibility. I excused myself and walked to the chapel they had there. I was never really huge on religion, but I do believe in God and I knew that I needed help. I sat down, it was completely empty in here.

"God, I know I haven't prayed in a long time, but.. I think you know that Vanessa is really in trouble here. I think you also know that she means everything to me and that I finally just now realized how in love with her I am. I want to thank you for putting her in my life because she means the absolute world to me, but I need to ask you to help her through this surgery. I promise you that if she wakes up, I will kiss her and I will treat her right from here on out. I won't leave her again. Please just help her," I begged Him, I didn't know what else to do.

I let out a big sigh and left, meeting up with Jensen and Liz again. I sat next to them in silence just like I had done for the many minutes that have passed, waiting for news from the doctor. Finally, he walked out and all three of us jumped up.

"Is she okay?!" I asked immediately.

"Well, she had some internal bleeding that we were able to stop. She broke her left arm and she has a lot of cuts and bruises. Other than that, I think Vanessa will be just fine." The doctor informed us.

We all let out a sigh of relief and walked in her room.

Vanessa's POV

My eyes fluttered open slowly. The room was so bright, it took me a while to get adjusted to the light. I tried to sit up but soon realized that it was a bad idea when sharp shooting pains shot throughout my body. I groaned miserably and my eyes teared up.

"Hey sh sh sh, its okay," I heard a rough voice say as they wrapped their arms around me.

Whoever it was, I felt like I could trust them. I laid my head into their chest and cried at the pain I felt and not knowing anything that was going on at all. Once I finally calmed down, I opened my eyes and looked up to see Jared.

"Jared?" I asked him quietly. "What happened?"

He sat down in a chair next to me and held my hand, gently brushing it with his thumb.

"You were hit by a drunk driver on your way home last night, but you're going to be okay." Jared responded soothingly.

"Did they catch the guy who did it?" I asked.

"Yes," Jared nodded. "He's in jail."

We sat in silence for a few moments as I took all of this in.

"I don't know what I would have done if I had lost you," Jared said quietly.

"You're not gonna lose me," I smiled. "You're stuck with me."

"I hope so," Jared smiled back.

We sat there just staring at each other intently. Out of nowhere, he grabbed my face gently and kissed me on the lips with a significant amount of passion. Though this shocked me more than anything, I kissed back and enjoyed the moment. This was the moment I have been waiting for since he left all those months ago, I have been craving his lips on mine again like they used to be.

"I love you, Vanessa. I always have, I always will. I was stupid to leave you the first time, I was scared. I'm so sorry," Jared told me as he wrapped his strong arms around me again.

"It's okay, Jared. I love you, too. Just stay with me," I whispered into his chest.

He kissed my forehead and sat down again, holding my hand. Jensen and Liz walked in the room and smiled once they saw us holding hands.

"How do you feel?" Liz asked me, giving me a gentle hug so she didn't hurt my broken arm.

"Miserable," I told her honestly. "But I'll be okay."

"The doctor said you can leave in a few hours," Jensen told us.

I sighed of relief, I hate hospitals.

"Is it okay if we take off?" Liz asked. "We're absolutely starving."

"Yes, go eat! I'm fine, I'll be home soon. Okay?"

"Okay," she smiled.

She and Jensen both hugged me gently before leaving.

"Do you want me to stay with you tonight in case you need any help?" Jared asked, kissing my hand.

"I would love that," I smiled wide, and he returned it.

A few hours later, I finally left the hospital. Insurance would cover the damages done to my car, but until then, I'm not sure how I will get around. We stopped by Jared's so he could grab a few things, and then went to my house. He helped me out of the car and into the house, we both sat on the couch. We both decided to order pizza and watch movies since there wasn't much else we could do with my condition. Once he came back into the room after ordering the pizza and popped in a movie, he sat next to me and let me lay my head on his chest while he wrapped his arms around me and kissed my lips softly. We sat in silence just watching the movie, but I wasn't really watching it. I was drowning in my thoughts. I wasn't sure what Jared and I were. Were we a couple? Were we just messing around?

Suddenly, the door bell rang. Jared lightly moved me off of his body so he could get up and get the door. It was the pizza guy, Jared paid him and came and sat down next to me again. Before he opened the box, I stopped him. I wanted to talk to him about us.

"Jared.. what is this?" I asked with a sigh.

"What?" He asked, confused.

"Us. You told me you love me and you kissed me and I.. I guess I'm just confused." I frowned.

Jared held my hands in his and looked into my eyes as he spoke.

"I love you, Vanessa Wilson. I love you more than anything on this planet. I regret leaving you the first time, I will never do it again. I want you to be mine, and I want to be yours. For now, and forever."

I was so happy, I was speechless. I didn't know what to say, I couldn't find my voice or any words. So, all I did was smile wide and kiss him again. I leaned forward to get a slice of pizza, and when I opened the box the words 'Be my girlfriend?' were written on the top of the pizza box. I laughed hysterically.

"Yes, of course." I told Jared and kissed him over and over again through fits of our laughter.

We spent the rest of the night watching movies and eating pizza as he took care of me, we enjoyed each other's company again like we used to and I can only hope and pray that Jared stays mine forever.