Song for this chap is "I'll Be Waiting" by Adele. Enjoy!

Third Person's P.O.V

"Hey baby, so I'm back. I went home to take a shower. Kind of had the hope you would be up by now. But take your time, just not too much time. You know I love you right? I'm going to be here. I'm not leaving. I'll be waiting right here for you to wake up. And then after that, I'm never leaving you alone again. Never again, baby, I promise." a sad Carter says with his girlfriend's hand in his.

"Day two of you being a sleepy head. The doctors say you should be waking up any moment now, so I can't wait to see those beautiful brown eyes of yours. Tara and Brad dropped by earlier. We all really miss you, Steph. But I'm not going to rush you. I want you to heal properly so you can go back to be your happy and cheerful self. Just know that I'll be here." Carter says to Steph.

"Hey princess. Been three days since you got here. Is everything alright? Everybody at work misses you and my mom and dad are going to drop by soon. The doctors keep telling me that I shouldn't give up on you, and I'm not, I swear. I just want to know why you're not waking up, that's all. I love you, Steph." Carter says.

"Hi, baby. Today is day four. Joe woke up today. I swear, it took a lot for me to not beat his ass back into the coma he just came out of. I miss you. I miss your laugh and your smile. How you can always find the good in everyone. How you always know what to say. Baby, I need you to come back to me. I feel like I'm losing my mind here without you." Carter says. With each day passing, he was beginning to lose faith that his girlfriend would actually wake up.

"Hey, Steph. Carter here. Tara and Brad are going to drop by soon. Mom and dad are here with me right now. Baby, I need you to come back to me. I can't live without you. I really, really need you to come back to me. If I could turn back time, I swear, I never would have let you go home alone. This is all my fault. And if I could have it any other way, it should be me laying on this bed. Please Steph, I need you." Carter says. His mother placed a hand on his shoulder, squeezing it lightly.

"Do you think she'll wake up?" Carter asks his mother

"I don't know, son. I don't know." she says to him. It broke her and her husband's heart to see their son like this. So heartbroken and vulnerable.

"Hey there, sunshine. It's been six days, you think you can wake up for me so I can see that lovely smile of yours? Tara and Brad really miss you. We all need you to wake up soon. Remember that time I took you to the fair and I won you that huge teddy bear? It was bigger than you." Carter says with a small laugh. "As soon as you're better, I swear, I'm taking a few months off and we're going to do so many fun things. We'll travel and go places. Or we could stay at home. It doesn't matter to me, I just need you here with me, Steph. I need you in my life."

At this point, Carter was breaking. Sleepless nights and countless fights with people at work, he wasn't sure if he would survive life without Steph. It seemed to be just like he said before "This girl will be the death of me."

"Hey. So, it's been a week. A week without you and I think I'm going crazy. The doctors say you're healing just fine and you still have brain activity, so you're not brain dead. You're just not waking up. Steph, I know I'm not the perfect guy. I've got issues, more than normal. But you, you find a way to love me with those issues. No one else makes me feel the way you do. Steph, I'm not sure where you are right now. Or if you can hear me or not. But if you can, I need you to come back to me and be here with me. Because I swear to God, I'm going insane."

Carter was weak. He wasn't eating and went back to drinking. He barely got any sleep. When he went to work, everybody steered clear from him because no one wanted to be in the path of destruction.

"So, today was uneventful. I did the usual. I went to work, screamed at people, fired a few, and then I came here. Your replacement is shit by the way. She doesn't know anything and she sure as hell isn't as efficient as you are. I'm crashing here, baby. Please come back." a heartbroken Carter says

"Nine days. It's been nine days since we've been here. Joe had a seizure last night. I was hoping he died, but clearly things don't seem to be working out for me. I fired your replacement by the way. Tara's currently looking for a new one. They're giving you 1 month to wake up, or Joe and the rest of the crew go free. We need you to testify in order for anything to happen. It happened to you, you were there. If we want them behind bars, you have to wake up, baby. Please, wake up."

"So the doctors say you're healing nicely. That's good. Your ribs are still healing, but in two or three days they should be fully healed. I miss you. A lot. Anastasia, or should I say Anaslutsia, is still alive. Tim Andrews' dad came by today. It took a lot for me to not beat the crap out of him. Baby, I can't do this without you. I need you, baby. I love you. You're going to wake up. You're going to wake up."

Carter was more telling himself that Steph was going to wake u, rather than telling Steph. But as the days passed, carter was starting to lose hope.

"Hey, girl. It's Tara. look, I'm not one for rushing others, but I need you to come back. Like now. Carter is going insane. He's not eating. He's not sleeping. He's drinking and drowning himself in his work before and after he comes to see you. Please come back. I'm really sorry this happened to you." Tara says to Steph. Even she was starting to lose hope.

"Hey, baby. So Tara dropped by today. I know I say every time I come by that I need you, but Steph, I really, really need you. I'm messed up, Steph. I've got demons inside of me that only you can calm down. Only you. Come back to me, please. I'm begging you here, Steph. Please, don't leave me."

"What's wrong? What's happening?" a fearful Carter asks frantically

"She's started seizing. I'm going to need you to step outside, sir." the doctor says to Carter

"Move, people, move. I'm going to need to intubate," the doctor shouts again. After 5 minutes, Steph stopped seizing, but her heart was under destress. "We're losing her. Charge to 250. Clear" the doctor yells

Nothing

"Charge to 300. Clear"

Still nothing

It's as if Carter's worse nightmare was coming true right in front of him. He was losing the love of his life. The one girl that made his life worth it.

"Ok, I've got a pulse." the doctor finally says "Keep a close eye on her, make sure she doesn't code again."

"Doc, what's happening?" Carter asks

"She's struggling, Carter. I don't know-," the doctor starts

"No! Don't tell me you don't know. I need answers now. She's supposed to be awake by now. Why isn't she awake?!" Carter yells angrily

"Sir, I understand your concern, but-," the doctor starts again

"No. I don't think you understand my concern. Right now, my girl has a tube down her throat that is helping her breathe when she should be awake by now. So what the hell did you do that's making her not wake up?" Carter asks furiously.

"Mr. Mason, the surgery that Dr. Smith performed has helped heal all of Stephanie's injuries. She still has brain activity, so she's not brain dead. She just isn't ready to come back yet. Nothing on our end went wrong, it's up to her now if she wants to come back or not. I'm sorry I can't be of more help," he says to Carter. Walking away, he leaves Carter alone with his thoughts.

"Hey princess. So, the doctors say they don't know what went wrong. But it's more than likely that you're not ready to come back. Is it something I did? Or said? Is that why you don't want to come back yet? Steph, i know I can be an asshole sometimes, but you make me feel like the luckiest guy in the world. And there are so many things I want for us. It's been almost 2 years since I first met you, and honestly, they have been the best 2 years of my life. I want to continue that. I want more years with you. I need more years with you Steph." Carter says

Currently, Carter is at work. Yelling and screaming at people, as well as firing a few of them as well. Back at the hospital, doctors are trying to figure out why Steph hasn't woken up yet.

"Her brain is still functioning. Her injuries are healing. So why isn't she waking up yet?" Dr. Mackenzie asks

"That's been the question for the past two weeks," Dr. Doran says

"Doctor, come quick!" a nurse calls, bringing them to Steph's room

"What's happening?" the next nurse asks

"She's-she's rejecting the tube. Someone get Mr. Mason on the phone ASAP!" Dr. Smith calls, pulling the intubation tube out of Steph. Raising up and rubbing her eyes, she says, "Where am I?"

"Honey, you're at the hospital. You were kidnapped. Do you remember any of that?" the nurse asks

Meanwhile, Dr. Mackenzie and Dr. Doran get Carter on the phone to tell him the good news. Hearing that his girlfriend was finally awake, Carter rushes out of his office and down to the hospital.

"Steph, baby, you're ok." a smiling Carter says. Finally happy to have his girl back, or so he thought.

"Umm, who are you?" confused Steph asks