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“I like being here, plus I have my very own security team when I need it.” She smiles and I would laugh if it didn’t hurt so much. “How much is everything hurting?”

“Every time I breathe it hurts.” I turn to the door and smile as my parents walk through.

My mom runs over to the bed and cups my face. “You… I’m so happy you’re awake.” She starts crying, and I try to hug her but still find it hard to lift my hand up.

“Mom, I’m good. I mean you might have to make me some cookies for a while, maybe even an apple pie just to make me feel better,” I joke, and this makes her laugh.

“Well good to know you still have your appetite." My dad places his hand on my leg giving it a pat.

“I’m always hungry.” I nod as Hayden and Declan join us with pizza boxes in their hands.

“Thought we'd do dinner at the hospital.” Hayden places the boxes on the tray.

“I always wanted to try a new restaurant, I’ve never been here before, and it seems nice.” Declan looks at me and smiles. “The company is a little rough around the edges, though,” Declan jokes about our makeshift restaurant for the night making everyone laugh.

“I look amazing,” I tell him, trying to sit up a little, and Sadie tries to help me.

I glance at everyone in the room, laugh and smile and it looks like it’s the first time they’ve all smiled for a while.

I have my family, and I have a girl who I’ve been obsessed with since the moment I saw her. Now she’s mine and no one is taking her from me.

I might have shut down the company, but the people behind it are still out there, and as a family we will find them, and they will pay for everything they have done.

Epilogue

Sadie

2 weeks later

We’re at Grounds and the girls have so much to tell me. I haven’t told them what happened because I never want to be reminded of it again. So, I told them I went to visit my brother for a couple of weeks as he wasn’t feeling too good.

But thanks to Miles, Dan is doing amazing. I still won’t see him until I know he’s one hundred percent good. I don’t know if it’s because I’m scared he’ll see me and go back to the way he was, or if I see him, I’ll break down seeing him recover.

Miles has been giving me updates on him and also changed his program which he refuses to take any money from me for. He told me it’s time I look after myself and not Dan.

It took Miles a week before he could move his arm fully again, did that stop him from working on his computers? No. He would shout and cuss at the screen because he wasn’t moving quick enough, which made me laugh.

“Are you working on a new floor piece?” Maya asks.

“I am. I think I want something a little more upbeat. I’m meeting with coach tomorrow to talk through my ideas.” I turn to them, taking my eyes off the menu. “What about you?” I ask.

I had to tell coach the truth about what happened, I wasn't working at the rate I normally did, and she’s the one who told me to take a break and come back when I'm ready. Now I’m ready.

Miles places his hand on my thigh, and I turn to face him. “I’m going to order food, what do you want?”

I smile, I love looking at his face, it’s one sexy face. “Surprise me.” I lean in closer and give him a kiss.

Miles and Mason go to order food for us, and I turn back to the girls.

“Is he good in bed? Good kisser? I want all the details.” Maya looks over to make sure Miles isn’t coming back.

“Yes, yes, and I’m not telling you anything.” I shake my head; she always wants to know the details of everything. She needs to find herself a man.

“I knew you two were going to end up together,” she adds and I roll my eyes at her.

Miles and Mason rejoin us, and Jaya looks at Miles, he lifts his brow. “Yes?”

“You know if you hurt her, I will come for you.” Her eyes narrow as if she’s trying to scare him, and if anyone would hurt him, I think it would be her.