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When they went into the room they found them in beds next to each other. Aaron was lying in bed unconscious with machines and drips linked to him including a catheter. They found it hard to see him in such a state but tried to bite back their tears. He had a bandage around his neck hiding the electrical burns and they knew he had more bandages around his stomach. They just hoped the new stab wounds hadn't affected his old ones.

Carrie lay down looking around trying to work out where she was. She realised she was in a hospital but she still wasn't sure what surgery she'd just had. She just knew it had been to fix some of her bones and her stomach.

When Emily saw her she ran over to her and clutched her hand. "Oh Carrie, we've finally found you," she exclaimed.

"Emily," she exclaimed back with tears in her eyes. She was so incredibly happy to see her sister again. It proved to her her nightmare was finally over. She'd never let go of her big sister ever again. She should have stayed away until Darrell couldn't get her but she'd wanted to return to her family. "I'm so sorry..."

"Carrie, this was never your fault. We didn't know Darrell was still out there. I'm so sorry I failed to protect you..."

"Emmy, none of this was your fault either. You did protect me. You broke Darrell and I up and sent me to Harvard. We both never thought he'd find me." She nodded but didn't know if she could ever forgive herself. "Emmy, I'm twenty-one..."

"Twenty-eight," Emily answered looking down.

"Twenty-eight?" Carrie exploded. "I was missing for seven years!"

Emily answered nodding looking down. "I'm so sorry..."

Even though she was deeply upset she had missed so many years with her sister she didn't want her to feel so guilty. It had never been her fault. "Emmy, I'm twenty-eight. I'm old enough to make my own decisions and suffer the consequences."

"I know but you didn't decide this. Neither did you deserve to suffer this."

Carrie looked over to see Aaron in the bed next to her unconscious and attached to machines and drips. "How is he?" she asked concerned.

Emily could see she clearly cared about Aaron and hoped that would make it easier if they became a couple. She'd always loved Aaron and would love to be his one day. Did he feel the same way? Did he want her too?

"They've managed to clean up his stomach but he's on a blood drip as he lost so much. They've also sewn up each stab wound successfully. They also sorted out the electrical burns on his throat and got his oxygen levels back to normal. He's in a coma though for a day or two to help facilitate his recovery..."

"He's going to be alright?" she answered vulnerably.

She nodded relieved. "He's going to be fine apart from a great deal of healing but everyone will make sure he doesn't upset his recovery. He can be a little stubborn sometimes," she smiled slightly.

"You know him?" she asked with widened eyes.

"He was my boss," she answered tenderly.

"You love him, don't you?" Carrie smiled at her sister who was so clearly in love. She nodded. "He protected me. Darrell wanted him to stab me but he refused so Darrell stabbed him instead."

"Sounds just like Aaron," she smiled slightly. Emily looked over to Aaron and then back at his sister. She was torn between being with the man she loved and being with the sister she'd only just been reunited with. Carrie saw this and smiled a little. She knew now that though her sister was in love with her protector she'd never lose her. In fact she wanted her to be with him.

"Be with him," she answered gently. Emily looked back at her. "I'm not going anywhere, Emmy. I'm still going to be in the same room. Go sit with him."

She nodded and sat beside him taking his hand. "Aaron, it's Emily. Thank you so much for saving my sister and finally bringing her home. They've managed to sort out your stomach and electrical burns but you're in a coma so you can heal better and quicker. That's all you need to do, Aaron. Just focus on getting better. Jack's safe with Jessica and he only wants for you to get better."

She kissed his hand while her sister smiled tenderly over at them.