Chapter 45

Will sat next to Haley and held her hand.

He smelt her blood and resisted the urge to taste it.

He knew what would happen if he tasted her blood.

He had seen it with Haley.

"Come back to me. Please I need you. We all need you. Especially Edward. He couldn't live with himself if you died."

He turned to Edward and Bella as they walked in the room.

Edward walked to the side of the bed while Bella stayed her distance from the smell of the blood.

Will could tell by Edward's expression on his face that he was very worried about Haley.

'You're not alone Edward.' He thought. 'You know that right? We are all here for you to help you through this. Haley will get better. She has to because she's a strong person.'

Edward smiled slightly and nodded.

Will turned back to Haley and said. "Can you hear her thoughts?"

Edward nodded slightly. "Just barely."

"Try and talk to her."

Edward nodded. "I'll try."

'Haley?'

'Edward…. Is that you?' Haley asked. 'Is…. Is that really you?'

'Yes open your eyes please.'

'I'm…. trying…. But I don't have…. enough strength to….I feel like…. I'm growing weaker…. by the minute. I barely have the strength…. to talk to you. I…. I feel so weak….. Edward….'

There was a pause than Edward said. 'Will is sitting right next to you.'

Edward looked up at Will to see him staring at him and drew his attention back to Haley.

'Will! Is….is he alright. I think I…. can feel something on…. one of my hands. Something…. Cold. Is…. That….Will!? He held himself…. together….. when I was…. bleeding out. I don't…. believe it. His better at doing…. It then me. He has….more control then me….'

Will's eyes widened as he watched the hand he was holding tightened then loosened a second later.

'Yes.' Edward replied. 'His holding one of your hands right now. His fine but he is just so worried about you. We all are. Wake up for him. For us. For me. He needs you as do I little sister.'

'I…. will….try….'

'Don't try. Do. I believe in you Haley. I know that you have the strength to open your eyes.'

Haley eyes flickered but did not open.

Will gasped. "Haley." He turned to Edward. "What happened? What did she say?"

"I told her to open her eyes. She said that she barely had any strength left. I told her to do it for you." Edward explained.

"Can you still hear her thoughts?" Will asked.

Edward sighed and shook his head. "Not anymore. She's drifted off."

Will leaned in and whispered into Haley's ear. "Haley my dearly loved one. Please come back to me and open your eyes. I know that you've got the strength to do this. I love you Haley."

A second later Haley's eyes slowly opened.

Her hand went up to the mask covering her face and Will stopped her. "Stop you need that."

She smiled weakly at Will. "Hey."

Will smiled back. "Hey."

"I heard your voice. Your voice is what brought me back here." Haley looked confused as she looked around the room. "Where am I?"

"You're back at the house. Carlisle treated your wounds as soon as we got back." Will explained.

Haley smiled at him. "Will I'm so proud of you. You held yourself together when I was bleeding."

Will smiled back at her. "It wasn't an easy thing to do but I managed to hold myself together when you were bleeding everywhere."

Haley scrunched up her nose.

"Carlisle." Edward called.

Carlisle was suddenly by Edward's side in an instant. "I'm so glad to see that you're awake Haley. We were all so worried about you. How do you feel?"

"Sore." Haley replied as she frowned. "Everything hurts. I can't move anything."

Carlisle nodded. "That's only to be expected from what you went through. You've broken some of your ribs, your right arm and left wrist."

"What do you remember?" Will asked.

"I…. I remember Tom dragging me into another room and …. attacking me….. I remember that he was trying to kill me." Her eyes widened. "What happened to Tom? The last thing that I remember was him trying to attack and kill me but after that total blackness. I don't remember anything else."

"I destroyed him." Edward said. "Let's hope for the last time."

Carlisle grabbed a needle as he said. "This will help you recover and rest. It will be better if you sleep so that you will heal better."

Haley shook her head. "I don't need it." Haley complained as Carlisle put it into the IV.

She couldn't complain any further as her eyes began to close.

Carlisle took the mask off her face.

"Does she still need that?" Will asked.

Carlisle shook her head. "Not anymore."

"I'll stay with her." Will said as he watched Haley's eyes close.

He sat down next to Haley and stroked her forehead.

Carlisle nodded and walked out with Edward and Bella.

"I love you." He whispered into her ear. "I'm so glad that you're alright. I couldn't live to think if Tom had actually killed you there."

He looked towards the door where Carlisle, Edward and Bella had walked out.

"I don't think none of us could ever live again if we lost you. Not even Edward. He loves you very much. He doesn't want to lose you again."