Were you mine?

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Phill sat in Lea's cabin.

" She is in her first trimester but we will do a detailed ultrasound later when she regains consciousness." He had personally talked with the gynecologist assigned to her.

Her phone was in his hand. He had taken it from the concerned department which had the rest of whatever was found on her body.

The phone was still switched off. Phill looked at his own reflection, repeatedly on the screen before finally making his mind up and turning the phone on.

He had to immediately turn the volume off because her phone's speaker began blasting the room with constant, incoming notifications.

" As expected! " Phill retorted. " This was a bad idea. " He murmured after looking at Jake's messages -

" LEA WHERE ARE YOU? "

" LEA CALL ME BACK? "

" LEA I CAN EXPLAIN. "

" LEA I AM SORRY, COME BACK. "

Phill couldn't read till the end of it. He switched the phone off and slid it inside his pocket.

Just then he noticed Lea's fingers moving. He ran up beside her, checking if all her vitals were normal. They were perfect.

He intertwined his fingers into his and sat down on the bed beside her.

" Lea, can you hear me? " He gently stroked her hair and whispered.

Lea stirred holding onto Phill's grasp, tighter, pulling him closer to her as she turned.

Phill silently complied, all the while his heart pounding at an alarming rate, inside his rib cage, threatening to break free from it's enclosure.

This woman was going to be the end of him.

"Ahhhh... " Lea groaned aloud, her eyes still closed shut but her body arched back as she clasped her chest.

" Lea... Lea it's me. It's alright. You are going to be alright. It's over... You are safe. " Phill could feel her grip tightening around his hand, her face looked scared and sad. Her mind was still trapped inside that accident and he needed to wake her up.

He tried gently rubbing her shoulder but it only made Lea shriek out and grab his collar.

" Why????? Jake..... Why.... w-h-y? " She yelled, almost sitting up, pulling hard onto his collar, stopping right before their lips could collide and then, dropping her hand and falling back on the bed.

Lucky, Phill cupped her head before she fell.

The nurses had rushed in with the monitors going berserk with alarms.

But they stood quietly at the door, watching Phill handle Lea with so much tenderness.

" She is not ready to wake up yet. We need to give her more time. It's a shame we cannot give her more sedatives. "

He tried to maintain his professionalism in front of his staff but he was still holding on to his patient's hand.

" Oh! " Phill looked back as one of the nurses exclaimed and pointed behind him, startled as the patient's, Lea's, eyes suddenly fluttered.

Lea slowly opened her eyes, blinking as she tried to focus on her surroundings. Her gaze met Phill's, and a faint, dazed smile formed on her lips as she recognized him. "Doctor Phill? ," she asked in a whisper, her voice weak.

" Where am I? What's going on? " She tried to sit up but immediately Phill leaned over her, gently pressing her back on the bed.

" You are in the hospital. This is your cabin. You need to know that you are in safe hands at the moment. The rest of it will fall in place. You need to relax. Don't worry."

Phill tried to smile back. But he could already see that Lea was trying go back in time in her head. He knew it was not going to end in a good way.

He took her hands and kissed them suddenly.

" What are you doing? " Lea asked but she didn't take her hands away.

Phill had no idea what he was doing but it seemed to be working fine because he was able to get her full concentration.

" Nothing special. " Phill continued, " I just want you to know that you are a very special person. I want you to know that you can trust me and count me as a friend. No matter what the problem is, you must know that you have me by your side. I am voluntarily willing to be you aid. Forever. As long as you want. "

Lea listened mesmerised as if he was singing the song of the sirens. She slowly calmed down and her heartbest settled down to normal.

" You will? Why? " she was still disoriented and her speeach is heavy. Her tongue was foaming with over production of sputum and her words came out groggy.

" Because... " Phill paused. He had been pouring his heart out unhinged while his staff watched but he possibly could not confess that he was in love with a woman who was pregnant with someone else's child. At least, not without her consent or in front of everyone without her permission, when she was not in her right senses.

" Because, love is what makes the world a better place. You need to rest Lea. We can talk about this the next time when you are feeling fine. Alright? " He didn't need to say much, Lea was already settling back in the bed.

Phill urged the nurses to take over when she had comfortably settled in.

It was good news that she had regained consciousness but her treatment was far from over.

" That was such a clever move! " the senior nurse admired what she thought was his professionalism. Little did she know how personal this matter was for Phill.

Just then a ward boy, came running in.

" What's the matter? " Phill asked, a little disturbed because he had barged in Lea's cabin.

" The Police is here. They are asking for you and this patient. I think there is someone else along with them. This patients relative... wait or was it the husband... "

Phill did not wait for any further clarification.

He left for the office to deal with the situation.

He was waiting for that moroon to show up. He needed to give him a piece of his mind.