Maria's POVMy head is pounding and my face feels red and swollen as I awake from my slumber. I sit up in bed and touch my face, trying to recall what happened.The bed suddenly shifts beside me. "Maria, how are you feeling?" Luke asks.I turn my head slowly and see Luke trying to reach out to touch me, but immediately take his hand away when we make eye contact.I roll my eyes to myself and turn around in the bed, planting my feet on the floor firmly and standing up.As I walk towards the bathroom, Luke quickly gets out of bed and follows me.What's this guys deal? I don't need help going to the bathroom.Flic

Luke's POVShe's so messed up, I can't even recognize her.God, I should've never let my ego get ahead of my real feelings. She would've never ended up like this then.I haven't even entered the room yet. I'm just standing at the door, hands clenching my hair tightly.The nurse who just heard me say 'it's Maria' is standing beside me in awe, also in shock."I-is she still mentally intact?" I ask, facing the trembling nurse.She nods and gathers herself. "Yes, she had a brain bleed and the doctor needed to fix it, but we are checking every hour to make sure her brain activity is still there," she informs.

Maria's POVHe's been gone for hours. I mean, I'm not complaining or anything, but if you're going out to do work, just tell me and don't lie by saying you're 'using the washroom'.Because he's been gone all day, I haven't been able to do my daily laps which are crucial. The doctor told me I can attempt them myself with the help of a nurse, but no ones been around. I've just been in the bed all day, alone.I was hoping Garrett would stop by and help me with my laps today. He's a nurse and he always comes in to check on me, even if he's not scheduled to work in this part of the hospital. Everyday, he makes me laugh and feel like I've got something to live for.I just hope he's not avoiding me. I need a friend since I'm

A couple of weeks later...Maria's POVIt's been a couple weeks now since I've been back.Thankfully, Luke and I are getting along quite well. We haven't argued or fought since the crash and I'm so thankful for that. I don't think I could handle another fight.I've just woken up and realized it's Luke's birthday today. He's told me not to cook or clean and let the maids and chefs handle it. But, I know he enjoyed it when I cooked for him a while back, so I've decided I'm going to make him breakfast today.Every morning we wake up around the same time. He usually gets dressed, kisses me goodbye, and goes to the gym. When he's done, we meet in the kitchen and have breakfast together. And ever since we had that conversation at breakfast, there's always a guard following me. I thought It would only last a short time, but he's always following me and watching my every move.I'm just glad Luke assigned a

Luke's POVCurrently, we are sitting on a private beach in Australia which I bought just for Maria, along with the beach house looking out on it. We've been here for a week now.Maria seemed to enjoy Italy, but it was a lot considering my aunt constantly pestering her about the baby. She did like being able to speak with someone about the baby, but it did get out of hand when she asked Maria how she was planning to birth it.That's when Maria begged me to leave. So, we packed up and went to Australia.Since I plan to stay here until she's closer to her due date, I bought us a house of her liking and, like I said, a private beach.She absolutely loves it here. She's a