I stand in the corner of the hospital room as I observe Aaron sitting by Emily on the bed and how her smile hasn't faltered since the moment he has stepped in here. He even made her drink milk and have all the fruits that came for her as a breakfast. That is a hard job, and yet for Aaron it seemed like a piece of cake.

He must have noticed me staring because his eyes flicker to me and I immediately feel like letting out a long sigh, as if that will solve and let go of all the problems. A small smile is there around his mouth as he looks back at me, but I see the hint of sadness in his eyes. I haven't been this vulnerable in a long time and right now, I feel like hugging him and just breaking down.

Emily looks between the two of us and quietly lies down on the bed and closes her eyes. I stifle a laugh at her dramatic act. She's pretending to sleep so that Aaron and I would talk, she's my daughter and by now, I am very much aware of her antics. Aaron looks at her with an amused smile before looking back at me.

He stands from the bed and makes his way to me, making me straighten my composure immediately. "Have you eaten anything since last night?" He asks and I nod my head.

"Yup." I avoid his gaze as I focus down on my sneakers, obviously lying. I couldn't get anything down my throat knowing that my baby is sick.

"Diana, look at me," he says, his finger coming to rest under my chin as he makes me look into his eyes, "I'm going to get you something to eat, okay?"

I shake my head, my emotions overwhelming me immediately, "Why are you here, Aaron? We are done, aren't we? So what the hell are you doing here?" I question, my voice low yet my tone harsh. If I am not rude to him, I'll end up on my knees, begging him not to go.

He looks taken aback with my questions, "I am here because I love that little girl as much as I love you. I can't sit at home knowing that you two are here alone in a hospital." He retorts back and I see the hurt in his tone.

I want to snap at him and cry out about the fact that he's not going to be here always but I keep my mouth shut as I retract my gaze away from him. I don't want to argue with him when Emily is just a few steps away. He sighs and I look at him again before just giving him a slight nod.

"Sandwich or burger?" He asks and I shake my head.

"Nothing, I am not hungry." I say, and my body betrays me when my stomach makes a grumbling sound.

"Yup. Sandwich it is." He smirks before leaving the room and I let out a huge sigh.

Emily slowly peeks through one eye and when she realises that Aaron isn't in the room, she scowls at me, sitting up and crossing her arms across her chest, conveying that she's mad at me. I narrow my eyes a little as I go to sit beside her on the bed and she lets out a little grunt.

"What?" I frown at her.

"Why won't you talk to him?" She asks and I gape at her.

"Weren't you supposed to be sleeping?" I tease her.

"Mommy!" She whines and I smile.

"We are in a bad place right now." I say, trying to put it as simply as I can for her.

"Then solve!" She pouts and I scoot closer to her.

"It isn't that easy. And that's adult business. You're a child." I ruffle her hair and she blinks at me but doesn't say anything, "How are you feeling now?" I ask.

"This hurts." She points to her IV and I grimace just thinking about it before kissing her forehead.

"You're gonna be okay." I hug her and she does the same.

A few minutes later, Aaron enters the room and hands me the sandwich while looking down at Emily who gives him a sweet smile.

"Weren't you supposed to be sleeping?" He narrows his eyes at her teasingly and her cheeks flush at his question.

I smile as she hides her face beneath her hands. He sits down at the edge of the hospital bed, looking at the two of us, while I look at the two people who mean the world to me, one who is so close to me and the one I have pushed away despite the feelings I have for him.

Ever since I heard about him moving away, I have been questioning my decision. Was pushing him away the right thing to do? I hope so, because I can't live with the guilt of driving him off for the rest of my life. I look down at the food in my hand and grimace.

"I am not hungry." I whine.

"Eat!" Both Aaron and Emily snap at me at the same time, rolling their eyes and an amused smile takes over my features.

Despite the lack of appetite, I swallow down the sandwich as Emily lies with her head in my lap, blinking up at me. She already had her fruits, otherwise she would be crying for my sandwich right now.

After I am done, the nurse comes in to check up on Emily and injects some medicine to the already liquified substance going into my daughter's system. Emily falls asleep soon and Aaron moves to the single couch. When I move Emily to sleep on the bed peacefully, keeping her head on the pillow, I stand to take a walk out of the room for a second. I can't stand being in this close proximity with him.

Just as I am about to cross his path, he catches my wrist, and I gasp at the contact of his skin on mine.

"Sit with me." He says as I look into his eyes and I shake my head.

"No. I need some air." I protest despite my wishes.

He doesn't pay any heed to my protests as he pulls me to himself and I almost sit on his lap due to the lack of space on this single small couch. My breath catches in my throat as I stare into his familiar blue orbs, taking in the dark circles beneath them.

"What are you doing?" I ask and he shushes me up.

"Just sit with me, okay? I am not going to do anything or convince you to change your mind." He silently promises me and I nod.

I missed this. I still do miss being in his presence and smelling his cologne every time we were this close. My life has turned gloomy ever since things went downhill with Aaron. I have never wanted to give this much control to anyone over myself, but I hate to admit that he does have this control over me.

"How are you?" He asks, looking right into my eyes and I shake my head, letting out a shallow breath.

"Fantastic, you?" I say, my voice laced with sarcasm and he gives me an amused smile.

"Glad to be sitting right next to you." He whispers, his breath fanning over my face.

I sigh, involuntarily as I keep my head on his shoulder. I want to keep the distance, I want to scoot away but I am too tired to do that right now. Aaron's embrace has always brought me comfort like none other and I think right now, that's all I need.

"Have you given up on us?" I question, voicing my doubts even though I have no place to question him anymore.

I can feel his gaze on me so I look into his eyes, "What do you think?" He asks back, probably wanting me to look at the obvious sign that he's here with me right now.

"What happened to us, Aaron? We were doing so good, despite what everyone said, we were making it work. Where did we go wrong?" I can't help but sound desperate as I almost choke on my words.

He studies my face before tucking a lose strand of my hair behind my ear, "We didn't go wrong anywhere, I did. I chose not to trust you in a moment of weakness. I am sorry, Diana." He says, sounding so sincere and honest and I nod.

"Do you have feelings for her?" I finally ask the question that has been troubling me since the day he kissed her.

He shakes his head, "No, I don't. I know you have no reason to believe me right now, but you are the only person I love. I was being stupid when I did what I did." He tells me and I just stare at him.

This is the first time we're talking about what happened without shouting at each other or fighting at all. It gives me a sense of solace as  we do this, it feels like letting go of what happened, letting go of his mistake. That doesn't make what he did fine, it will never be okay but I forgave him, I honestly did but the sense of hurt that I feel will always remain there for his dishonesty.

"Forgive me, please?" He begs and I give him a small smile.

"I have, I forgave you when I said I did." I confirm and he tightens his arms around me.

The tears that have been pricking my eyes since last night spill down finally and he doesn't say anything, neither do I. He just holds me in his arms as I sit there and when I look up, his eyes are filled with tears as well. He places a kiss on my forehead and I utter the words that I have been meaning to say since a long time but my past has been overpowering me.

"Don't leave, Aaron." I choke out the words, "Don't go." I look into his eyes.

The pad of his thumb meets my cheeks as he wipes away the tears and frowns, "What?"

"Don't leave me, don't go to Chicago." I tell him and he gasps.

He withdraws his touch from my face and I see the way he opens his mouth to say something but immediately shuts it. Tears brim at the corner of my eyes again and I see the way he looks at me with utter surprise. I didn't want to bring it up, not when my daughter is in a hospital and is sick but I just couldn't hold it in.

The realisations dawns upon him and he just stares at me, "Are you really asking me to stay?" He asks and I nod.

He doesn't say anything at all, he just wraps his arms around me and in the comfort of his warmth, tears spill one after another as I hug him back. I do, I do love him with all my heart and I may have been stubborn for ending things but that doesn't mean I have a blindfold around my eyes and don't see his efforts or the fact that he loves me. Honestly, my emotions are so conflicted that I am not sure what I want anymore, but the news of him moving away shook me to the core.

I am not ready to say the real goodbye.

I sound like a selfish bitch but I have never felt this way about anyone the way I feel about this man. The only reason I ended things were because of the constant whispers of the past in my mind. Dr. Brown suggested himself that I am just letting go of Aaron because that seems like the easiest path right now. The tough way would be to fight against my insecurities and trust him whole heartedly even when I know he deserves it. Yet, I went against my own will and let my past win when I pushed him away yesterday.

"Yes, please. We'll fight against the odds, we'll make it work." I say and he smiles at me before leaning down to kiss me.

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And we did, we did make it work.

THE END.

Jk, it's not the end.

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