I Swear, Let Me Love You Again

3RD POV:

Meanwhile during the arrest. .

“Go back and do better … . love and take care of your sister….. listen to Lydia, protect and cherish her, she has been there for you since day one, so love her with all your heart….. Prioritize everyone you see in your room as soon as you wake up. Forgive everyone like your mother who put you in this condition but keep at a distance and never forget. This is a second chance for you to live better and go about having a happy life. It’s not your time to go, so RETURN BACK!”

The next thing the doctors saw was Nathaniel’s heart rate had picked up.

“He’s back!” They exclaimed with relief and happiness. The medical team conducted some observations and went ahead to take notes.

The doctor and nurse washed up from the surgery room taking off their clothes and disposed of their gloves and nose mask, they rinsed off and went outside. This was about an hour after the young intern had given the entire crew the horrible news. Everyone was in dismay but held onto a string of hope.

“Good evening, this is the family of Nathaniel King?” They stood up and rushed towards the older doctor.

“Yes.” He was amazed by the number of worried faces but proceeded to fill them in nonetheless.

“Mr Nathaniel was shot around his abdomen and he was intoxicated by a very harmful medicine. So it was a lot of trying to remove the bullets which was at the sensitive part and also drain out the blood ….”   The doctor kept talking but at the end of the day, it was only one thing that mattered to Lydia and everyone  present.

“Doctor, is he alive? Is he okay?” She asked pleasingly.

“His rate stopped for a while but he is back and he is on the right path to getting healed.” The doctor smiled and everyone left out a breath.

“Yes! That’s my boy!” Liam exclaimed in happiness and Lydia cried tears of joy.

Meanwhile, Mrs King was crying profusely in her cell hearing that her son had passed on. Regret and guilt filled her heart and she couldn’t possibly imagine what the future held in store for her.

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A WEEK LATER:

Lydia was sitting next to Nathaniel’s bed and laying her head on the space near him. She held onto his hand and she fell asleep using his arm as a pillow. Nathaniel had woken up and the words he had heard after he almost died played in his head repeatedly.

He looked around the wide luxurious room seeing his friends, his assistant Lisa who came back after work, Rachel, Lydia’s friends and even Andrew and Ari sitting and all just sleeping around the room. They had fallen asleep after eating Pizza Andrew had brought and wine Kelvin had smuggled in.

His heart grew with appreciation seeing all of them. He slowly sat up as the pain in his stomach was still hurtful. His movement seemed to have woken Lydia up and her eyes went wide seeing him awake. She blinked repeatedly and cleaned her eyes.

“Nathaniel, you’re awake. OMG! YOU’RE AWAKE!!” She spoke with excitement, her lips curling into a smile.

“Yes, and my hand feels numb.” He stated and she quickly apologized, “I’m so sorry.”

“It’s fine.” He waved it off as he was just playing around.

“I’m happy and I’m so sorry, Nathaniel. I’m sorry.” She wasn’t exactly sure what she was apologizing about but she felt extremely apologetic nonetheless. Her eyes watered as she stared at him.

Maybe she was crying because she knew things could have gone the other way. She could have been seeing him in a casket rather than his eyes open on a hospital bed.

“No, I should be the one who is apologizing. I’m sorry for every single thing, for ignoring you in the past, for disregarding your feelings, for treating you horribly and letting everyone else do as well. I’m sorry for also not letting you know that I love you so much. I love you and I need a second chance where I will spend the rest of my life loving you and cherishing you.” He spoke from the heart and Lydia let out a single tear.

“I’m sorry, it’s just I thought I would never get to talk to you ever again. And I love you as well, Nathaniel.” Nathaniel’s heart skipped a beat at the confession and he looked at her in disbelief.

“My feelings for you never went though they were buried deep down…but I do love you and I’m sorry. I should have told you sooner but I was scared.” He instantly shook his head and cupped her face lovingly.

“You have nothing to be sorry for. I understand everything and I promise I will protect you and treat you like a queen that you are. I promise.” He stared deep into her eyes and she saw the sincerity in them and nodded.

He leaned in and Lydia’s heart raced when she realized they were about to share their first kiss. The minute their lips touched, the two felt a spark and the kiss was slow and they savored every moment of it.

Andrew woke up and saw them, he was disgusted at first as a brother but he knew right from time that his sister still had feelings for Nathaniel.

Love doesn’t just disappear, if it’s real.

This was a second chance and one filled with love and respect.

“O My Goodness, that wasn’t the first thing I wanted to wake up to. And all of you don’t need to pretend like y’all are sleeping when these two are practically about to start humping.” Liam spoke standing up and Lydia’s face turned red in embarrassment and she placed her head on Nathaniel’s chest making him laugh.

Everyone was awake and they all sucked their teeth playfully and chuckled at Liam’s comment.

“No, because I thought I was watching a scene out of a movie and the kiss had me in tears. You two are literally the cutest.” Ari commented and cleaned her tears, so did Riley and Lorena as well.

“You all should go back to bed.” Nathaniel spoke and they all stood up to greet and hug him. Rachel bursted into tears seeing him and embracing him, Lydia excused herself but Nathaniel held onto her hands. He didn’t want her out of her sight for a second.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

The entire morning was wholesome and seeing Andrew and Nathaniel shake hands firmly and a side hug afterwards, seemed like a form of acceptance of Nathaniel into the family but he had to be at his best.