CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

About 10 minutes later we finally find one and Hayley backs up and parks, taking off our seat belts we get out of the car and walk to the entrance.

A nurse that I recognize quickly walks over to us.

"Chloe right, you're here for Colby?" She asked.

"Yes, I'm here to see him," I replied.

"I'm sorry to tell you this but you can't see him right now, his body went into phylactic shock and is currently having a seizure. If you could take a seat once his body calms down we can let you know and I'll let you in to see him if his body keeps up." She said, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"A-A seizure?" I stuttered, I didn't know what that meant but it didn't sound good.

"It means his body is convulsing uncontrollably and for now all us doctors can do is make sure his heart doesn't stop." My chest hurt and suddenly I couldn't breathe.

Is this what a panic attack feels like?

"His heart could stop?" I repeated in a question.

"Chloe, hun let's go take a seat and wait. He will be fine but remember what the doctor said about staying away from stress," Hayley said rubbing my back as tears flowed down my cheeks.

A sob left my lips as Hayley and Silvia walked me to the sit down area.

"He will be okay, Chloe." Silvia said gently, trying to make me feel better.

"Silvia is right, we just have to let the doctors do their thing.

"I know," I muttered sadly.

I looked up at the TV, the five o'clock news was on.

"The murder for Lucey Andrew's still hasn't been able to find any suspects, if anyone has heard anything please call crime stoppers." I looked at Hayley as she quietly continued to watch the news.

We side glanced at each other, we knew we had to get this problem over with, the only issue is, how?

Saying I was scared would be an understatement at this point.

I could feel the twins moving and twisting in my stomach, a couple more months and I'll be able to hold them in my arms.

I have to stay strong, for them and for Colby.

It felt like we have been sitting here for hours waiting to hear back from the doctors.

"Chloe?" My eyes were closed but I already knew it's the doctor. I opened them and looked up at him.

"Yes?" I confirmed, worried.

"Colby is now stable if you want to come see him." He explained.

I sniffled and nodded.

I got up and followed the doctor to Colbys room, he held the door as I went in, he no longer had a tube going down his throat, but what was in place was an oxygen mask.

"He started to breathe on his own, and his vitals were getting better until he had gotten phylactic shock, we just have to keep a closer eye on him now." He replied.

I nodded as I walked over to Colby and sat next to him.

"What's the percentage of him waking up?" I asked, taking his hand.

"There's an eighty percent chance that he won't the longer he's in a coma the more of a chance of brain damage, but let's not focus on that. Let's just focus on the twenty percent shall we?" The doctor said with a kind smile.

I stifled back another sob and nodded.

"I'll leave the two of you alone for now," he said and walked out, closing the door behind him and leaving the two of us alone in silence other than the heart monitor beeping.

I took a look at his face. He looks like he's in so much pain, am I making him suffer, keeping him alive like this?

I placed a gentle kiss on his forehead as his heartbeat skipped a beat for a moment.

"I hope you wake up soon, Colby… I miss you," I whispered moving his growing matted hair away from his eyes.

"We are having twins Colby, a girl and a boy isn't it amazing," I began to cry as I placed his unresponsive hand against my stomach.

His hand twitched, and made me jump a little.

"Colby, are you waking up?" I asked gently.

No response, maybe it was a nerve or something.

The door opened and I looked up to see who it was, and my heart stopped.

Shit.

Chloe's P.O.V

"The whore is pregnant?" Alastair screamed and slammed the door shut behind them.

Carolyn ignored Alastair and ran to Colbys side with tears in her eyes.

"My baby,"

I sat frozen, my blood ran cold as I realized one thing.

I'm caught.

They will take me back to that basement and beat me. They could kill my babies and me too, I jumped up and backed up into a corner knocking everything off of the side table.

I'm scared, no I'm petrified. What do I do?

"Ya fucked up girl," Alastair blubbered out.

"H-how did you know where we were?" I questioned.

"Don't ask stupid questions." Alastair spat irritated.

I could smell the alcohol wafting off him from here, a nurse came in behind him.

"Excuse me but we can't have everyone in here there's too many people," she said eyeing me, noticing how on edge I am.

"What did you say bitch?" Alastair blurted out.

"Sir I'm asking you to leave." She said standing her ground.

"No tell this whore to leave this is my son." He argued.

"Unfortunately sir I can smell the alcohol from here, so again I must ask you to leave before I go get security." The nurse warned.

He began to walk towards her, and she opened the door and called out to the other nurses.

"I need security in room 501," she didn't turn around and kept her back towards the opening of the door.

"Everything okay here Katie," A man's voice came from behind the door.

"Can you escort these two out of here please?" She asked the two men with security uniforms on in the room.

"Yep, you heard the lady time to go sir," he cleared his throat while stepping away from the door to give him a chance to leave, he didn't move.

"I ain't goin anywhere," he sputtered, crossing his arms.

The two security officers looked at each other and nodded and both took an arm forcing him out of the room.

"I'll be waiting little bitch, I'll fucking kill you, you hear me?" Alastair rambled on angrily as they escorted then out and down the hall.

Once they left my body went limp and I fell to the floor, I began to hiccup tears.

The nurse quickly closed and locked the door behind them, and came to my side.

"Are you okay sweetheart?" She asked, kneeling beside me.

I shook my head, as I cried more.

I looked up at her.

"I'm scared." I finally admitted.

Colby's P.O.V

I opened my eyes and it was like standing in a dark room, there was no light, no house no rooms, just pure nothingness. It was like I was in the depths or oblivion.

"I told you, you should have stayed with me, but no you want to leave, I turneed around, it was no longer Chloe instead it was Lucey.

Confused I stumbled backwards a little.

"Lucey?" I questioned.

"What is it Colby, what is it that you dont find any interest in me what so ever?" She screamed.

"Your obviously upset so how about we take a minute and talk about this." I suggested, I'm really not sure what's going on.

"No Colby, I'm done talking," she screamed, starting to walk to me.

"Wh-what are you doing?" I asked as she came closer.

"If I can't have you, neither can she." Suddenly her lips were against mine, I tried to push her away but her grasp was too tight.

I didn't kiss back in fact I fell limp,

Everything went black.