Mateo

"Mateo, the road!" Enzo yells, gripping the steering wheel and getting us out of an accident.

"Fuck!" I curse, focusing on the road. Celeb can't be dead, not now, not after everything. My heartbeat rises again and my lungs are searching for air; fuck, I'm getting a panic attack. I inhale deep, holding in a few extra seconds and then out, feeling my head spin a little. Sebastian and Enzo are talking but I don't give a fuck. The first thing I need to do is making sure Celeb is fine and that's by driving to the hospital. Kevin, James and the other men can handle her, so that won't be a problem thank fuck. Turning the car in the opposite direction then we were going to, Sebastian curses, making my heartbeat drop.

"His pulse is low...we need to-"

"-ON IT!" I yell and speed up, making the cars around us startled.

In record time we make it to the hospital. Pushing the door open, I help Sebastian with Celeb, caring him on my back that aches as fuck.

"I'll hold the door open" Enzo says, running ahead. A SUV stops in front of us and my men help me with Celeb, taking over my job.

"Thank you, guys" I say and they nod, caring him inside.

"WE NEED A FUCKING DOCTOR" are the first words I hear when I enter the entrance. Enzo is yelling at the girl behind the counter, fist clench and jaw about to pop. Running towards him, I place my hand over his shoulder, calming him and saving the girl from Satan.

"We need a doctor, we got into a fight and my brother is having a low pulse" the girl looks me over, her gaze horrified when she takes my blood covered body.

"We-We're on our way" she says and clicks a button, not 5 seconds later 4 doctors arrive, taking us in and they don't need words to know this is serious.

"Put him there" the old man says, pointing at a bed where they just came from. Another one is already checking his pulse and shakes his head.

"We need to handle fast, otherwise..."

"Okay, surgery begins now" a woman behind me says and runs over to them, a tight smile on her face. The door close without we even register what just happened and we stand there, left alone. Two nurses are walking towards us, their gazes horrified as well.

"Let us check you for any injuries" she says to me and I shake my head, my eyes never leaving the door where Celebs lies.

"I can't, I need to stay here..." I response dead serious.

"You can't help him now, those doctors are the best in town and they know what there're doing. Your brother won't be happy to hear when you have worse injuries"

"Mateo..." Sebastian says, gripping my shoulder and turns me. I meet his gaze and his eyes are somber, sad. "Follow them, I'll stay here" he holds his hand out. "This hand is broken, so it can't get any worse but you need to do a check-up...you don't feel you're body anymore...It can be serious" I nod, turning back to the nurse.

"Sebastian?" I say, my head low. "Call dad, mom, Olivia and my wife...they need to be here if..." I don't speak anymore, just staring at my feet, scared if Celeb is going to make it at all. When I carried him on my back, his body didn't move at all; it was like I was carrying a potato bag.

"Come with me" the nurse says, giving me a reassuring smile when she leads me, Enzo and some other injured men to the checkup rooms.

"Do you mind that the doctor who will help you is an interim?" I arch a brow at the nurse who's pulling my clothes off as careful as possible. "All the doctors are helping your brother now, we only have him" I nod, not knowing what she just said; I can only think of one thing, Celeb. I'm so fucked up in my mind about him that I don't hear the doctor opening the door.

"Mateo El Ricci" a familiar voice says and when I turn my head up, I see Ben in front of me, a sad smile on his face. "I'm sorry to meet you again in these circumstances, Mr. El Ricci" he closes the door, takes out some papers and goes over them. Right, I forgot that he worked here. What the fuck is wrong with you, Mateo? You're always focused and now suddenly you aren't? Wake the fuck up! "Everything looks fine...only a few light bruises on your ribs but they will heal fast..." he puts them down and takes out his light. "Open your eyes and don't try to flinch" I nod but when the light makes contact with my eyes, I close them, pain shooting through my head; that motherfucking hurt. "Does your head spin?"

"No" I say but I'm lying; the room seems to spin around and around and... I reach for a bag on my side and puke everything out in my stomach. Ben's hand rubs my back, saying to me that everything is fine and that it's a normal reaction. When I'm finished, his brow furrows.

"With the symptoms you're having I say you have a concussion...but we need to check for sure"

"Do it fast, I want to go to my brother" I growl, rage boiling in me. Why the fuck don't they let me go already? I'm fine, just a little nauseous but I'm okay.

"You're family just arrived by the way, only Emily isn't here yet" he says calmly, looking a little sad but soon hides it and I can't help but to feel protective over her so I ask Ben the question.

"Do you like her?" he's off guard and let the papers fall to the ground, surprised.

"Why?" he looks stunned.

"Just answer the fucking question" he sighs and replies immediately.

"She's a soft spot for me...Even when I dated her cousin, I couldn't help but to think Emily was beautiful"

"Why didn't you make a move on her?" I ask, irritated.

"Because even when I tried, she would just see me as that guy...a friend...we were lab partners for a long time and that's how we met, and around that time also how I met Stephanie" he looks me in the eyes, a serious expression on his face. "But you don't need to worry, she's head over heels for you...Every girls always falls for the bad guy, isn't it right?" and with that he leaves the room, leaving me with my mind going crazy...

After all the scans and shit, I walk into the waiting room, my eyes immediately landing on my wife's brown hair.

"Mateo!" Lucy says and runs over to me. I catch her in my arms, hugging her tight back but curses. "Sorry" she replies, letting me go, her green eyes meeting mine. "I'm happy you're alright" I let out a small grin.

"Guess I am..." my gaze move over to the most beautiful girl in the room, Emily and her eyes are...sad...opening my arms for her, she runs as well, holding me tight in her arms. Mine move around her waist and I inhale her sweet, flowery scent.

"I was so scared" she whispers and I feel a damp spot on my shirt.

"Don't cry..." I whisper back, rubbing her hair.

"I'm trying" she murmurs and backs away, giving me her happy smile but it's forced.

"Son..." my dad says, interrupting my moment with Emily. Turning, I meet his gaze. "What happened?" he asks calmly, too calmly...Like nothing is wrong and that annoys the shit out of me.

"Let's not discuss it here..." I point at the cameras in the corners. "Don't want that out" he nods and looks over at Emily, a tight expression on his old face.

"How are you doing, dear?" My mom asks, standing next to dad. She gives Emily a reassuring smile, making us all relax a little.

"Good, how about you?" Emily answers.

"We're fine too..." mom looks sad at the door where Celeb is right now.

"Who's this?" Dad asks now, pointing at Lucy who stands behind us. I turn and pull Lucy in my arms, holding her close while my other arm is around Emily.

"This is Lucy, my daughter" I reply and all the blood from my dad's face is gone.

"What do you mean, daughter?" my grip on Lucy tightens a little more.

"I'm planning on adopting her" I look at her now, tears filling them. "Only if she wants to" I give her a small smile; this is the best thing I can do. Lucy has been living with us for a while and she became like family...Emily's body relaxes and she lets out a happy sigh.

"Yes, she's indeed our daughter" she replies, happy.

"CELEB!" a woman's voce yells through the room, startling us all. My attention goes to the door where Bella stands, tears dripping down her face. Emily looks up and I nod, giving her the permission to leave. Olivia does the same, running towards her.

"He's fine" Bella says, wrapping her arms around her while Emily is talking to Bella, saying as well everything will be fine.

"He can't die now...not now..." Bella murmurs, the tears don't stopping.

"He won't" Emily starts. "Celeb is a strong man, he will survive this" Bella nods and Olivia leads her over to the chairs, holding her in her arms the whole time.

"I don't know Celeb but I hope he will survive it..."Lucy says, tightening her grip around me and I hope the same; Celeb must survive this, if not, I'm not sure what I would do but one thing I know for sure...If I get my hands on the guy who did this to him, I'll kill that person and his dead would be slow and painful...

It's been 6 hours, 6 fucking hours of waiting and stressing out. Emily has fallen asleep in my lap, her breathing steady and long; I don't know how she could sleep in these circumstances but at least she got some sleep. Liam arrived here as well, he didn't came because dad didn't want him here and that's bullshit. Liam is his son so why the harsh treatment? The door opens and two doctors step out, walking towards us and we all stand. Emily's awake, standing up as well.

"Mr. El Ricci?" one of the doctors calls out.

"Yes" I reply, holding my breath in.

"The operation was..." He starts, looking me in the eyes; Oh Fuck, let's hope he isn't dead...