SURPRISE UPDATE!!!

⚠️Trigger Warning⚠️
For
⚠️Mentions of sexual assault and assault⚠️

Third Person

After two days of being in hospital the doctors on Paige's case decided it was time to bring her out of the medical induced coma, her body was still healing but the they believed that it was the right time to bring her out. Hailey had been sat with Paige a lot as well as Hank, Elle and Olivia, obviously everyone else has visited even though Paige wasn't awake. Hank had just left to take Olivia to college, Elle had gone go grab some food from the cafeteria so Hailey was sat on her own with Paige.

Hank and Elle knew the doctors were thinking of bringing Paige out of the coma today which was why Elle wasn't planning on going home to shower. Hank was going to be going straight back to the hospital once he had dropped his youngest off at college.

"Hey, just came to check in" Sylvie said to Hailey who turned in the chair to see the blonde paramedic.

"Hi, Sylvie. Theirs no change but the doctors are hoping to bring Paige out of the coma at some point today." Hailey informed Sylvie who nodded as she took a seat in the opposite side of the bed.

"Have you been looking after yourself while Paige has been here? You look like you haven't slept in days" Sylvie pointed out to the detective sat opposite her.

"Of course I have" Hailey lied hoping it wasn't too obvious which Sylvie saw straight through the lie, although she wasn't exactly close to the detective she knew how much Paige liked her, Sylvie herself had listened to Paige talk about Hailey and how she saw her in her futures. Sylvie hoped that one day Paige would tell Hailey about her feelings, she even encouraged Paige to do so but Paige wouldn't, she didn't think it was worth the heartache of Hailey didn't have feelings for her.

"Hailey you look like you haven't slept in days, I understand you are worried about Paige, I am too, she's practically a sister to me but that's not the point. You have to look after yourself too, you need to sleep, eat and drink otherwise you won't be any good for anyone at all" Sylvie tries to tell Hailey she needed to take care of herself too.

"I've been eating and I've been drinking, and I have slept" Hailey said, she hadn't exactly eaten a proper meal or slept properly since before Paige went missing but she had slept for a brief while.

"Just make sure you do take care of yourself. Even when Paige wakes up, you know she'll say this herself too" Sylvie said, Hailey agreed to look after herself but first she had to make sure that Paige was going to be okay.

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Hailey, Hank and Elle stood outside Paige's room while the doctors and anesthesiologist began reverse the process of the coma. Elle was holding her dads hand while Hailey stood anxiously waiting for any updates.

"She will be okay, won't she?" Elle asked looking between her dad and Hailey.

"Paige is a fighter, she's still alive and she will be back to her old self before we know it. We all know she'll struggle but she has us, she has 51, she has Maria and she has intelligence. We are all going to help Paige to recover" Hank said putting his arm around his daughter in a comforting way. Hailey knew Paige would get through the trauma she's gone through. Maybe not fully especially mentally but she would and she was going to help as much as she could because Paige was the one she wanted to be with, she had never felt this way before.

"Paige should be awake in the next hour, I'll be back soon to check in" the doctor explained to the three worried while they were stood outside.

"Okay, thank you" Hank answered.

"I'll go and get us all a drink" Hailey said letting Hank and Elle have some time alone for a little while. With a quick test to the firefighters of firehouse 51 Elle and Hank then headed into Paige's room, each taking a seat in the chairs beside her bed. Sylvie was first to arrive at the hospital and headed straight to the waiting room, she wanted to be their when Paige woke up, Maria also arrived shortly after.

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Paige's POV

I could feel everything, every single pain my body had, I felt it. Of course I felt it. The last thing I remember was seeing dad, Hailey and Elle in the room where Thomas had kept me, nothing else. I'm sure it would come back to me even if I didn't want it too.

My eyes soon opened and everything was bright, so I closed them for a second before opening them to let my eyes adjust to the light, I looked around the room and realised I was in hospital, dad, Elle and hailey were all in the room and immediately called a doctor.

"Hey Peanut, you gave us quite a scare" Elle said softly from my bedside, my throat felt dry which stopped me from speaking.

"Drink please" I mouthed to Elle who grabbed some ice chips from the table, I assumed they had got some ready for me to wake up.

"Here" Elle said helping me as she popped a ice chip into my mouth and I sucked it until it was all gone.

"I'm sorry" I then whispered.

"Hey, we know why you didn't tell us, we understand" Dad said softly to me and i forced a smile. I hurt, I wanted to cry.

"What injuries do I have" I then asked wanting to know what was actually wrong with me.

"Your body's been through trauma." Hailey said softly from the corner of the room.

"You've broken ribs, that punctured one of to lungs, many cuts" Elle said, she didn't mention the fact that Thomas had sexually assaulted me, he'd assaulted me multiple times and I don't think I'd forget that for a long time.

"Where's Liv, is she okay?" I asked remembering Thomas's letter which said she'd hurt her if a she had told anyone.

"Liv' is safe, she's at college right now. Thomas hasn't gotten to her, and he never will" Dad said

"I didn't want her getting hurt, that's why I didn't tell you. I was scared that something would happen to her" I admitted,

"Sylvie told us, she explained everything." Elle reassured me and I smiled a small smile, it was half fake if I was honest but I had to be strong. They'd already done so much and I know they are family but I didn't want to worry my dad, my sister or Hailey, I didn't want to worry anyone.

"We will need to get someone to take your statement. But we can take it at your own pace" Dad explained to me.

"I want to get it over and done with. The sooner the better.. please dad" I said softly.

"And can Hailey take my statement? I don't really want anyone else to take it. And I feel like it would be too much for you and Elle to hear what happened. If that's alright with you Hailey" I said to dad and then looked to Hailey. I trusted her more than anyone else in intelligence; obviously not more than dad and Elle but still a lot.

"I can take it" Hailey agreed.

"We will leave you to do it if you want to do it now" Dad said to me and I nodded.

"Thanks dad" I said in a hushed tone. Dad and Elle left the room and Hailey grabbed the notebooks to write my statement

"Was their anyone else their when Thomas took you?" Hailey asked first.

"I don't think so. I had just left my car and I was replying to Maria's message, she was going to meet everyone at the firehouse at lunchtime but I don't think I even managed to send it before I was grabbed. I'm not too sure what was out over my face but I think it must have been chloroform on some sort of rag because the next thing I know I was waking up tied to the metal bed frame. But all the time I was tied up down their Thomas was the only one I saw." I explained to Hailey and she wrote everything down.

"I feel like when I was their I lost track of time so I can't really say what time things happened but I remember Thomas saying that I was his, over and over; he told me to be quite too and if I didn't stay quite he would hit me, I should have stayed quite but I didn't believe him when he said nobody could hear me, i wanted out of their, I thought he was lying that nobody would hear me, I screamed when I thought he was gone. And when he hit me, or cut me I screamed out in pain." I said as I tried to bring myself to talk about the rape.

"It didn't stop their" I said tears building up in my eyes as memories flashed in my mind.

"I said no, countless times I said no. I told him I didn't want it. Thomas raped me, over and over. Not all at once but more than once, more than twice. I told him no but he wouldn't listen. It hurt as he got rougher and rougher." I looked down, I didn't remember anything else, everything else was a blur

"That's all I really remember, sorry" I feeling bad that I didn't remember anything else

"It's okay Paige. We've got all the photo evidence and the rape kit too. We can add to the statement if you do remember anything throughout the day, I'll get you to sign it later" Hailey said with a small smile to me.

"I wanted to give up as the pain got too much to handle. I started to loose hope that dad would find me, I didn't believe I would be found at all" i admitted with a sign as I let out a small sob. Hailey came over to me and wrapped her arms around me while she perched herself on the side of the bed beside me, I cried into her neck

"You'll get through this, I'm not letting you go through this alone" hailey said softly while letting me cry into her shouder

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Hailey had taken my statement about 4 hours ago, I had fallen asleep shortly afterwards, i was still hurting but the painkillers the doctors had prescribed helped, Will came in to check on me too, he explained everything to me, my injuries; how long I would be out of work, everything and anything I wanted to know he explained it in a simpler way, although I was a paramedic somethings I didn't understand, not fully especially when other doctors just explain things in all the complicated medical words that t be seem to like to use.

"Thank you for this Will, it really helped." I smiled a small smile to Will, he nodded before be said goodbye and be left. Elle and hailey came back into the room with a few drink, they brought me a lemonade which I was thankful about. We sat talking for awhile before i then thought of my best friend, Sylvie I just wanted to thank her for telling dad and Elle what I told her, if it wasn't for her they wasn't have had the lead of who has taken me

"Is Sylvie here? I want to thank her" I asked quietly while resting my head against the bed while wincing in pain as I breathed.

"She's out in the waiting room with the rest of 51 and Maria" Hailey brought up

"Can you send her in. Please" I asked Hailey and Elle, I wasn't asking anyone  in-particular. They both left the room and sent Sylvie in, I thanked her for everything especially for her telling dad and Elle about what happened.

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A few days later and I was getting discharged today. Hailey had offered to help me out while I'm actually recovering at home, she was moving into my spare room for a short while.  Dad wanted me to move back home but I didn't really want that, I wanted to get back to normal and hopefully forgot what happened. I told dad and Elle that they didn't have to come in today seeing as I was being discharged at about 10am, Hailey was spending the day with me for the time being, I told her she didn't have to but like me Hailey is stubborn and I knew I was in no fit state to argue which resulted in me giving in and Hailey taking care of me.

"So I've brought you your favourite cheesecake." Hailey grinned at 9am, a wide smile forming on my face, it may be early and cheesecake may not be a healthy breakfast but hey I've been through a lot and hospital food isn't the best.

"Your the best" I grinned happily as she handed me the cheesecake and a fork to eat it with. It was a chocolate orange cheesecake which was so good, I'd eat it every single day if I could, I mean I would probably get bored of it if I had it every day so it's a good job I don't eat it every day but I guess I could if I wanted to

"You know Olivia won't stop thanking me for offering to look after you" Hailey said laughing a little as she sat in the chair beside my bed.

"Get used to it, Liv went to a summer camp one summer and i offered to look after her Bambi and Bingo her pet Guinea Pigs, she wouldn't stop thanking me for like a month after she got home" I laughed slightly

"Oh god a whole month! I don't think I can take a month of her thanking me" laughed Hailey and I nodded in agreement.

"I couldn't take it. I swear I told her to shut up like a trillion times" I said laughing lightly. It hurt so much to laugh but I tried to smile through the pain each time

"I'll have a word with her, I don't know how much use that'll be but I'll try" I smiled. While Hailey and I talked I ate my cheesecake and then at 10am I was finally discharged.

"If you are in pain at any time and the painkillers aren't working make sure you clone straight to the ED" the doctor said and I nodded although I knew I would just push through, I have always pushed through.

"I'll get the nurse to bring your papers then your free to go" the doctor then said.

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Once we got back to my apartment I let out a sigh, it was nice to be back home after everything that has gone on.

"Right I'm going to change into some pyjamas then I'll make us some drinks" I said to Hailey who shook her head.

"I'll make the drinks, you get comfy on the sofa." Hailey said, I should have expected it, I wasn't allowed to lift anything heavy which includes my kettle.

"Okay, I'll have a tea please" I said to Hailey before i disappeared into my bedroom. I crouched down and groaned quietly as pain swept threw my whole entire body but I pushed through as I pulled out my Lilac and black striped pyjamas and slowly stood up. I then removed my clothes and stood in front of my full length mirror, I hadn't wanted to see myself while in hospital and if I was honest I was scared to see myself.

"Fuck" I whispered as I saw all the bruises that covered my stomach, my thighs; my whole body, my eyes soon fell upon the the cuts on my stomach, two letters. 'TW' he carved his initials into my stomach. quickly I wiped my eyes with the stray tears that fell, I quickly pulled on my pyjamas and tossed my phone onto the bed before leaving my room and setting myself up on the sofa and smiled as I watched Hailey make our drinks.

"Hailey? Could I tell you something?" I asked biting my lip, I had to talk about seeing mom and Justin, I knew I probably sound like I was crazy but it was bothering me. I thought I was dead.

"You know you can always tell me anything" hailey said while bringing the drinks over to the sofa and sat down beside me

"So I know my heart stopped, I saw it happen. And before you ask how or why, I don't know how any of it happened but it was weird and I'm probably going for sound crazy" I paused looking down.

"I saw everything happening but I also saw my mom and Justin, my older brother. Their dead.. I saw dad doing compression. You and Elle crying in the room, I saw kev' Adam and Kim outside the room, I could see and hear everything happening. But I could also talk to mom and Justin and they said I wasn't dead. I don't know how I remember it or why it happened but I just had to tell someone even though I know I know I'll probably sound crazy" i said to Hailey. Hailey looked like she didn't know what to say, I would know what to say if I was her

"You had an out of body experience" Hailey said and I nodded slowly guessing she was right.

"Can I tell you something too?" Hailey asked me and I nodded.

"You always can" I said

"When you went missing, i realised I couldn't live with out you, I can't loose you. I've been keeping this to myself for along time now but I like you Paige... like like you, I've never actually felt this way about anyone before but I do really like you" Hailey seemed to ramble on, it seemed to me like she was nervous. A small smile formed on my face as I listened to her say she likes me.

"I like you too. I have done for a long time, probably since we first met, I know love at first sight probably isn't a thing but when I first saw you I felt like you were the only person I have ever wanted to be with. I've probably annoyed Sylvie with how much I have said about seeing you in my future but it's true, whenever I imagine my future I see you, I imagine growing old with you, adopting or doing ivf with you, I imagine us being happy...." I said smiling as I told Hailey what I had imagined. Before I could say anything else though I felt Hailey's lips connect with mine, I relaxed as Hailey and I had our first ever kiss.

"Wow" I said out loud accidentally which made Hailey laughed a little.

"Will you Paige Voight be my girlfriend?" Hailey asked sounding hopeful.

"I will" I smiled happily. Hailey kissed me again which made me happy, she made me feel whole and it was something I hadn't felt in a long time.

"My only request is can we keep it between us two for now. I don't want anyone sticking their nose into our relationship. When people find out about relationships they tend to go wrong and I don't want that for us. I don't want things to go wrong for us. Is it okay if we keep it between us?" I asked Hailey while I took a sip of my tea.

"Of course it's okay, people don't need to know about us, not until your ready to tell people." Hailey smiled. It was a relief that Hailey didn't mind keeping it between us, I didn't want people to think that I was just using Hailey, I would never do that but I did feel safe for the first time in months and that was down to Hailey.