Max's Pov - I couldn't believe the words that came out of my mouth. Dana looked as if she was going to be sick, but I beat her to it, as I threw up on the floor. I suppose I lost consciousness because I couldn't remember what happened after that. I later wake up still by Jade's bed, but now with an IV hooked up to my left arm.
"God... what the hell..." I rubbed my eyes to get the tiredness out of them. "Hey Max. How are you feeling?" Juliet must have come back when I was unconscious, since her and Dana were talking to one another, shortly before I woke up. "I'm alright. Have they said anything about Jade?"
Dana and Juliet looked at me with worry and concern written all over their faces. "What is it? Is something wrong with the baby?" I quickly sat up in my chair and held Jade's hand tightly in mine.
"Max, the doctor came in with Jade's test results. The baby's father is Jefferson." Oh God. I think I'm going to be fucking sick again. "They found evidence of sexual assault and malnutrition. They called the police and as soon as Jade is conscious. They want to ask her questions about what happened." As Juliet finished explaining Jade's results to me. I broke down crying right there in front of Dana and Juliet. The two of them rushed to the other side of the bed and comforted me as weeks of emotions flooded out of me.
After what felt like an eternity of crying. Dana took me back to the dorms for a change of clothes and one long hot shower which I really needed. I grabbed a couple things from my room, including my phone charger, and even picked a few things up from Jade's room as well. Dana then after drove me back to the hospital for the night to stay with Jade.
"Do you need anything else before I leave?"
"No. I should be alright. Thank you for coming to see us." I gave Dana a hug and she kindly returned it. "Of course. I'll come by tomorrow and bring you two some breakfast." Dana pulled away, smiling, she headed for the door and waved as she left. I looked over at Jade. She was still unconscious but I knew she would want me here with her.
I pulled my chair closer to her bed and held her hand. "I'm so sorry, Jade. You wanted to tell me what that motherfucker did to you, but you were worried about how I would see you. And I understand because at that moment I only cared for myself. God, I'm so fucking selfish and now because of it, you're in the hospital unconscious. I want you to open your eyes for me... please. I want to see those shiny silver eyes of yours. Please..." I put her hand up to kiss the back of it, as I shed more tears for like the 4th time today.
M-Max... I quickly picked my head up and saw those silver eyes looking at me softly. "Jade..." My breath was taken away by the sight of her. "Where am... I?" Jade's voice sounded raspy but I didn't care. "You're in the hospital."
Jade quickly put her left hand over her stomach in a panic. "Oh God. Is the baby okay? Are you okay?"
"They ran an ultrasound and the baby is doing just fine. I was dehydrated is all. They hooked me up to an IV to make sure I was getting fluids." I assured her. "Oh... thank goodness." Jade then relaxed after hearing that nothing was wrong. Now I need to start asking her if she knows what we discussed. "Do you remember what happened?"
"Um. All I remember is talking to you about being pregnant and... you asking me if I knew who the father was." She doesn't remember us kissing... twice, or me taking her shirt off and groping her breast. I'll tell her about all of that later. Right now we need to talk.
"Do you KNOW who the father is?" Jade looked at me terrified to answer my question. I knew it. She knew who the father was this whole time. "I-I didn't want to say it was him, because then it meant it was real. sniffle" It hurts to see Jade like this. She always has a smile on her face and is so strong never letting anything get through to her. The only other time I saw her like this was when we were down in the... Dark Room.
"It's okay, Jade. I'm here for you. That damn bastard is locked away and he's never getting out." I reassure her. "Oh, Max." Tears were now streaming down her face but I knew she needed to let it out. "It's alright. Just let it out." I gently ran my thumb over the back of her hand as she cried.
"I'm sorry you had to see that." Jade wiped away whatever tears she had left in her eyes. "You have nothing to be sorry about."
"Thanks Max..." Jade looked down at her stomach and I knew exactly what she was thinking about. "You're having second thoughts about keeping the baby, aren't you?" She turned away from me. Oh Jade. "What happened to me was horrifying but I don't think this baby should pay for what he did to me." She squeezed my hand just thinking about that bastard. "Like I said before: Whatever you decide to do, I'll be right by your side." Jade only gave me a small smile as she relaxed her head on the pillow.
I watched as she closed her eyes and fell back asleep. I watched as her chest rose and fell with each breath she took. As I gently rubbed my hand over her's, she gently squeezed my hand to make sure I was still here. Don't worry, Jade. I'm not going anywhere. I promise. Eventually, I found myself asleep on the side of Jade's bed, not letting go of her hand as I slept.
