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Chapter Four: The Aftermath

Sofia's POV

I sit on the sofa replaying the scene. Reliving the heartache and wishing I could go back and stop Jamie from leaving. Paulina is sitting next to me, icing her hip from earlier.  We're both startled when her phone starts ringing and we see it's Kim calling. We look at each other confused and Pau answers the phone.I couldn't hear anything being said, but Pau looked confused.

"Kim, slow down. You're talking too fast. Who's at the hospital?" Pau asks and her face contorts a bit more. I'm becoming a bit more concerned the more her face saddens.

"Is Jamie okay?" Pau's words makes my stomach drop.

"Yeah, Sof and I will be there shortly. Let me know if anything changes before," Pau hangs up her phone and looks at me.

"What's going on?" I ask, worried about what's happened and why Jamie is in the hospital. Pau grabs the keys and my hand.

"We need to get to the hospital now," she pulls me out of my trailer and towards the parking lot.

We pull into the Naval Hospital's parking lot and head towards the main entrance. Pau has been messaging Kim since we left to find out where we go. We find the ICU waiting area and see Jamie's family all waiting. Kim's got tears running down her face. She sees me and Paulina walking towards them and runs into Pau's arms. Her muffled sobs make this feel a lot worse.

"He's in surgery," Kimberly starts to explain in between sobs. "He wasn't paying attention and," she can't finish her sentence and loses it again. I rub her back and make my way towards Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton. No matter how old I get, I will never be able to call them Edward or Maureen. I give Jamie's mom a sad smile and a hug. She looks wrecked and I can only imagine how hard this is for her.

"He's strong, he'll pull through," I hug her tight and she hugs me just as tight.

"I don't even know how this happened. He told me he was going to be hanging out with Paulina on your set today. Why was he driving?" She looks at my face and I can't help but feel guilty. The doors leading back towards the OR and inpatient rooms swing open and we turn our attention towards the doctor approaching us.

"Jamie Hamilton's family?" She asks, and Mr. Hamilton stands up, "That's us." She approaches us and I help Maureen into a seat.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Pierce and I am the attending doctor for your son's surgery. Your son did very well in surgery. He had a collapsed lung due to the impact of the semi-truck. He has a concussion and will be sore, but other than that he should heal up just fine. He'll need to take it easy for several weeks to ensure he doesn't open his stitches," she looks over her chart once more to make sure she didn't miss anything.

"We did have to put him in an induced coma to make sure he rests, but he'll wake up when his body is ready. We can't guarantee when that'll be, so we'll just have to let his body take it from here," she gives a smile and waits for any questions.

"Can we see him?" Edward asks and Dr. Pierce smiles at us, "He can have visitors, but since it's late in the day we ask that only one person stays after hours. If you need assistance with that, we can get a nurse to help."Maureen squeezes my hand and I look down at her.

"Sofia, honey, do you want to see him first? We can give you a few minutes before we all bombard his room," she smiles at me and I nod my head. I don't deserve to see him first when I put him here, but I follow the doctor to Jamie's room anyway.We pass several rooms with other patients before we get to Jamie's room and it's terrifying. I've been in a hospital before, but that was a set and it wasn't this cold.

"If you need anything, you can press the button on his bedside remote and a nurse will come by," she smiles at me. "Thank you, Dr. Pierce," I smile back and take a seat next in the chair next to Jamie's bed.I hear the door shut and look at the man before me: bruised and cut up. I study his features and he looks like the boy I fell in love with at a young age. He has a few scars around his face, but the new one gracing his left cheek bone stands out the most.

I take his hand and rest my elbows on his bed. Biting back tears, I close my eyes and hate that I caused this. I reach up and kiss his cheek, a shaky breath leaving my mouth.

"I'm so sorry. Please Jay, wake up. I want us to be together. I love you, I've always loved you," I sit back in the chair and wait. Waiting for the man I love to wake up and tell me he loves me.

A few days have passed since Jamie's accident and he hasn't woken up yet. My director Liz let me take a few days off after I told her about what happened. There's no way I was leaving Jamie's side through this. Maureen was nice enough to let me be the one to stay overnight so far, and I'm exhausted. The hospital cot was not comfortable at all, but it was worth it being here whenever Jamie could wake up. He shouldn't be alone when he does wake up.I rest my head on Jamie's hand and hear a small cough. I look up and see Jamie's beautiful eyes taking in the room around him. He looks down at me and I swear he almost breaks down.

"Sof," he struggles a bit to talk and I grab the cup of water on his bedside table. I hold it up to his lips to take a few sips.

"Hey," I sit the cup on the table again and wipe a few dried tears that escaped this morning.

"Sof, what happened?" Jamie looks down at his hospital gown and a few wires coming from his body. I run my fingers through his hair and kiss the scar that's still healing on his cheek.

"You were hit by a semi-truck. The police stopped by two days ago to talk to your mom and dad, and also find out if you were awake to talk about what happened," I start explaining and see him move his eyes. I keep my hand on his cheek and rub my thumb under his eye.

"They said it wasn't your fault and that the semi ran through a red light. You're lucky to be alive," I sigh out and Jamie shuts his eyes so hard I could tell it hurts him a bit.

"Sof, don't get me wrong I love that you're here, but what are you doing here?" He keeps his eyes closed and I know we're both hurting. "I fucked things up. I wasn't thinking straight and I didn't listen to you," he lets out a deep breath and winces in pain. "I love you, you mean everything to me, but I fucking went and chose to listen to some prick instead of you," Jamie's voice cracks and it honestly breaks my heart a bit.

I couldn't take him putting himself through all of this pain, so I lean forward and I plant my lips onto his like they will give me life. Jamie cups the side of my face and deepens the kiss.We get lost in the moment and don't notice anyone joining us. A cough breaks us apart and I pull away from Jamie like I'm on fire. Paulina and Kim look between us and snicker.

"I see that Jamie is awake," Pau smiles and I smack her arm.

"Hey Pau" Jamie greets his visitors and accepts the gentle hug from Paulina.

"How are you feeling?" Kim asks as she hugs her brother and takes a seat next to his bed.

"Feels like I've been hit by a truck and drowned under water, but other than that I'm feeling amazing," his voice has a hint of sarcasm. He tries sitting up more and I rush to his side to help him a bit.

"Your doctor said you need to rest for a few weeks, so let's take it easy on moving around okay?" I take his hand and he looks at our hands.

"Pau, Kim, do you guys mind giving me and Sofia the room. I think we need to talk," he looks between the two younger girls and they give each other a knowing look.

"Sure," they say in unison and head towards the door.

"I'm going to call mom and dad to let them know you're awake. Want them to bring you anything?" Kim asks and Jamie shakes his head. She closes the door and leaves just me and Jamie looking at each other.

"Look, I'm sorry for everything. You wouldn't have gotten into an accident if I wasn't so harsh towards you" I start but Jamie cuts me off.

"No Sof, It's not your fault Sofia. if I didn't believe that English prick we wouldn't be in this mess, please don't blame yourself," he rubs his thumb over my knuckles and I feel a few tears building in my eyes.

"I love you. I love you so fucking much it hurts to think of you with anyone else, but it's seems like the world put us in the most incompatible jobs to ever try a relationship," Jamie mutters playing with my fingers. "As much as I'd want this to work out, I know it won't," he looks at me with broken eyes.

Jamie looks away from me and takes his hands away from mine.

"You know, I went back. I told my parents I couldn't get deployed without telling you how I felt, so I went back to Miami to tell you that I loved you. I saw you with some guy and you guys seemed cozy. I didn't tell Pau I was coming and I wanted to surprise you. I saw you two kiss and it broke me," he sighs and looks at the ceiling. "I acted as if nothing was wrong, but now I know why you didn't contact me," I was looking at Jamie.

"What? You came back?" I ask him, he nods. Him coming back before his first deployment meant it was around the time I was seeing Shawn. We weren't exclusive but we hung out a lot. It was nice to have someone to forget the heartbreak Jamie had caused choosing to join the military instead of staying.

"Sofia, I've only wanted you to be the best you can be. I'm so messed up from what I've seen overseas and you don't need that in your life. You need to keep putting yourself first, and you need someone who can be there for you throughout your career. Me coming home is never guaranteed and that's not fair to you. We argued all the time when we were younger and we weren't even dating," he sighs and seems frustrated. "We're not meant to be. Our lives don't mesh like we want them to, so please, please do yourself a favor and move on," Jamie closes his eyes again, and I see a tear roll down his cheek.

"Stop pushing me away!" I try grabbing his hand, but he moves it away.

"Don't you have a movie to film? Just leave," He looks past me out the window and I grab my bag. I pass Kim and Paulina on my way to the elevator, and don't stop when I hear them yelling after me.

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