Seventy

Liam

I knew that I had gotten myself back to the hospital even before I opened my eyes but surprisingly I didn't feel any pain.

I opened my eyes slowly and I saw that I wasn't in the hospital but in front of a small cottage with flowers in front, it was my dream house before I became rich.

"Am I dead?" I asked but there was no one to answer me.

I moved cautiously to the cottage's door and I opened it, I walked and I saw a figure in the kitchen, I walked there and the person turned to face me with a huge smile on her face.

"Laura? What are you doing here?" I asked frowning.

"What am I doing at home? Stop messing around Liam, you've been away for too long and I've had to take care of the children by myself," she said and I looked at her stomach which was flat with no bump.

"Where are the babies?" I asked and she frowned.

"They are sleeping in their room, you should keep your voice down, or you'll wake them, if you do, you'll put them back to sleep by yourself," she said pointing the spoon she was holding at me.

I was confused so I stood where I was for over three minutes wondering what was going on because the last thing I remembered was being in the car.

"Liam! Stop standing there and come help with dinner, it is your turn and I'm helping you doesn't mean you won't help out," she said and I moved closer immediately.

I helped her in preparing dinner and we were about to serve it when I heard babies crying.

"Thank God we finished making dinner before they woke up," Laura said moving out of the kitchen and I followed her.

She went upstairs and into a room, I followed her inside and I found out it was a nursery and there were three baby beds.

"Great, three of them are awake at the same time," Laura said carrying one of the babies and trying to get the other two to stop crying.

I was still confused about what was going on but I went closer to the beds and I carried the babies, I rocked them gently and I whispered comforting words to them, they stopped crying almost immediately.

"Nice, they know their father's voice, but if I'm the one, it would probably take 20 minutes to make them stop crying," Laura said and I smiled.

"They need to eat," Laura said and she nodded towards a chair I didn't notice before, I sat on it and she sat on another chair.

She fed and burped the baby with her she did the same for the remaining two and we rocked them to sleep.

After they slept we both went downstairs and sat on the couch.

"I don't understand, what is going on? Where is everyone?" I asked and she gave me a small smile.

"This is our world Liam, not everyone's world," she said and I was about to ask her what she meant when she stood up.

"We should eat dinner," Laura said and I stood up too, I didn't know if I was dead but I knew the world I was in was not real, I found myself hoping that whatever was wrong with me in the real world continues to be wrong because the I was in had all I really wanted.

"I'm so exhausted, I hope they don't wake up in the middle of the night," Laura said and I smiled playing with her hair.

We had gone to bed and she was beside me her on my chest, a position I missed.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of them if they do," I said and I felt her smile.

"Do you remember what you said when you gave me this ring?" She asked raising her left hand and displaying the ring that sat pretty on her left finger.

"I hope whenever you look at this ring you'll remember that I love you," we both said and she sat up, I sat up too wondering what was going on.

"What's wrong," I asked turning her head gently so that she could look at me.

"I don't know Liam, do you still love me?" She asked frowning.

"Oh Laura, I still do, I love you more than you can ever imagine," I said cupping both sides of her face with my hand.

"I love you too," she said and I kissed her, it was a kiss with a lot of emotion behind it, a kiss that said a lot of things that I couldn't, and with the way she kissed me back, it was obvious she had a lot of things to say too.

"I love you, Liam, I love you so much," she said against my lips before I moved away from her a little.

"I miss you," I said and she smiled.

"Believe me, Liam, I miss you too, a lot more than you can ever imagine,"

"You are saying this because it is what you know I want you to say,"

"Really? Is that what you think?"

"Laura it is what I know,"

"And is what you know the truth?" She asked and I ran one hand through my hair.

"Let's stop talking about it, let's talk about something else," I said and she sighed, she got out of bed and she grabbed a pillow.

"I'll sleep in the nursery with the children," she said and I got out of bed.

"No! Why?" I asked taking the pillow from her and dropping it on the bed.

"You look frustrated and I don't want you to be the reason you are frustrated," she said grabbing the pillow and turning to walk away.

"Laura stop, I didn't mean it like that," I said trying to take the pillow from her but she moved it out of reach.

"Then what do you mean? You don't have to explain, I'll leave to prevent further argument," she said trying to leave but I pulled her close by her waist.

She was going to say something but I stopped her with a kiss, a passionate and desperate one, I wanted Laura, heaven knew I wanted her and she, in turn, showed me she wanted me too.

She dropped the pillow she was holding and she wrapped her hand around my neck, I lifted her and her legs went around my waist, I kissed her with fervor, without waiting for her to match my pace, her hands left my hair and went into my hair to press me closer.

"Oh Laura," I murmured as my mouth left her lips and went to her neck.

"Liam," she whispered tightening her grip on my hair as I pressed her to the wall.

"Liam stop!" She suddenly said and I raised my head from her neck to look at her.

"Why?" I asked and she used her hand to smoothen my hair.

"You have to come back Liam," she said and I put her down.

"What are you saying?"

"Liam you have to come back, I'm waiting for you," she said and before I could say anything else, I was flung into darkness, it felt like my breath ceased at some point like I lost all ability for minutes until it passed and I could finally sense again.

I heard the machine beeping and I could sense that I was in the hospital, my head hurt and I could taste medicine in the back of my throat.

I opened my eyes and I realized I had an oxygen mask on and it was being removed.

"He's awake," someone said and I saw someone move closer, I looked to my side and I saw Laura, she was trying to hold my hand but I summoned all the strength I could and I moved my hand away from her.

"What are you doing here?" I asked feeling very angry.