Chapter 44

That night, I am finally beside my Bella. For the first time, Aunt Agnes saw her daughter, and she wept for her daughter. I let Sophie stay with me for a while until it's time for her medication and rest.

Her room is right beside Bella's room, which is very convenient for everyone. I watched Bella sleep, and I can't help but get emotional again. I slowly climbed on her bed and lay down beside her. I combed my finger through her hair softly and kissed her temples.

" Hi, my love. Can you please stop sleeping and let me sleep too? I am scared to close my eyes because I might miss the moment you open your eyes. Baby, I am sorry. I am sorry for hurting you over and over again. Why didn't you tell me, Bella? Why didn't you give me a chance to see Sophie grow?" I whispered to her softly.

" I am so mad at you for thinking that you will be a hindrance to my plans. I could have taken care of you when you were pregnant, Bella. I could have seen Sophie on her first step. Hear her first word. You took that away from me, baby." I cried beside her.

" But I am willing to forget all that and forgive you if you will only open your eyes, baby. I promise I will take care of you and Sophie, and our future children forever. Just please come back to me." I whispered and sobbed beside her. I am hugging her so close to me, so scared to let go.

I want to hear her voice so badly. I swear I am hearing them now. I cried even more, when I felt a hand touched my head.

" Bella, please wake up, my love. I need you. I cannot go on another day without hearing your voice, sweetheart, please?" I told her and wept even more.

" Liam, I'd gladly wake up if you could only stop squeezing me so tight, my love. You are hurting me." I heard a soft, hoarse voice. I stopped breathing and slowly raised my eyes at her. There I saw the most beautiful eyes that I missed so much, smiling down at me.

" Hi, babe." She said, smiling sadly at me, and I scrambled to my feet with wide eyes. Then I realized what is happening and rushed back towards her.

" Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Baby, you're awake! You came back! Oh, God! Thank you, thank you so much." I said repeatedly and kissed her all over her face and kissed her lips gently.

" I'll call the doctor, baby. I have to call everyone, let them know you're awake. Oh, God, I love you. I love you so much, sweetheart." I whispered to her and kissed her hand over and over. I can't believe she's awake.

" Babe, can we have this moment alone for a while? I want to be alone with you. I miss you." She asked softly, and I nodded eagerly and sat down beside her. I placed my forehead on hers and stared at her beautiful hazel eyes.

" You gave us a scare, baby. I thought I'm going to lose you. Sophie has been asking for you. I didn't know what to tell her. Thank you, thank you for coming back to me, to us." I told her, kissing her tenderly.

" That last moment was the scariest moment of my life, Liam. I thought I would never see you again. I thought I wouldn't be able to tell you about Sophie. I am so sorry, Liam, for hiding the truth from you. I was so scared when I found out I was pregnant. When you didn't recognize me that night, I was so hurt, and I have decided to stay away from you. " She continued.

" But then I found out I was pregnant. It added to my misery and fear. I was scared you wouldn't believe me and won't accept the baby. So I decided to go back to Denver and finish my studies there. But there's never a day that I forget about you, especially when Sophie was born." She is crying softly now. I keep wiping her tears and kissing her.

" She looked exactly like you. She has your dimples and your smile. It made me miss you even more. I am sorry, Liam." She finished and wept.

" No, baby. I should be the one to say sorry. If I only took the courage and told you how I feel, things would have happened differently. I am so sorry I wasn't there when you needed me, my love." I whispered to her and kissed her forehead.

" That night at the lake when I kissed you, that was me giving in to my emotions. But then I got scared again when I saw your shocked face, and I remembered I had a girlfriend. I am sorry if I hurt you that night, sweetheart." I pleaded with her and closed my eyes.

" That's all in the past, babe. What's important is now. We have the rest of our lives to show each other how much we love each other. But first, we have to tell our darling girl the truth. Now, call the doctor and let them check me, babe. I'm getting tired again." She whispered to me and scrambled to my feet.

" Wait for me, baby. Don't close your eyes again, you hear?" I told her, so scared that she'll go to a long sleep again when I come back. She chuckled and nodded at me. I kissed her one more time and ran outside to call the doctor and nurses.

The doctors were so shocked and happy to see her awake and are smiling at everyone. I went to my daughter's room and told Aunt Agnes the good news. She was in tears and ran to the other room. I lifted my sleeping daughter in my arms and whispered to her.

" Wake up, baby girl, mommy is looking for you, sweetheart. She's finally awake." I told her, kissing her temples. We transferred to the other room, and there I saw Aunt Agnes crying in her daughter's hands.

" Mommy?" Sophie whispered sleepily, and I saw Bella's face lit up, and her eyes watered when she saw Sophie in my arms and heard her voice.

" Oh, my baby. I miss you so much, sweetheart. I am so sorry. Mommy took so long to wake up. I am so happy to see you are okay, my sweetheart. I was so scared I wouldn't be able to see you again." She cried, holding our daughter so tight in her arms. I kissed them both on the head, so glad this is all over. I thanked God so much for giving me my last wish. To bring them back to me.