Madeline:
“I just want you to know that when you wake up after one month, you will find your Madeline confident,” I spoke softly, sitting beside his bed and watching only his face. “She will not be the miserable woman you remember from the last time you were awake.”
My children had set up a small table beside Baxter’s bed. Their drawing books were spread out in front of them.
Lord Jonah decided it would be better if the children and I spent time with Baxter first, without his mother present. It was obvious she would make things difficult, and the children would leave upset.
I agreed it was the right decision.
“Mommy, is Daddy one hundred percent going to wake up?” Bodhi asked, bobbing his head as he admired his drawing.
I gave him a firm nod, smiling but saying nothing else.
“That will be so good,” he continued. “And we’re staying in the pack, right? I don’t want to go back to that mountain top. It was bad.”
Elara nodded in agreement.
“You hear them?” I joked, holding Baxter’s hand. “They are very demanding.”
His hands were still strong. Still large.
“Baxter, you can rest as much as you need for now,” I continued. “But after one month, you are not allowed to sleep like this again.”
It felt unreal, speaking to someone I once feared I would never speak to again.
There was a time I had wished never to see Baxter after I left the human world. Now I was begging him to wake up.
“Okay, kids, gather your things,” I said gently. “Grandma and Grandpa will come in now to spend time with him. Then they will begin the treatment.”
They gave me pouty looks, the ones they used whenever they wanted something.
“Please, we don’t have time. You want Daddy to wake up soon, right?” I asked, walking over and collecting their supplies.
“Yes, but we won’t see him for a whole month,” Elara complained. “That’s a long time.”
I smiled, wishing Baxter could hear them and know how deeply he was loved.
“After one month, your father will wake up,” I told them. “Isn’t that what we want?”
They nodded.
“Daddy, wake up soon, okay?” Elara whispered, stepping closer to kiss his cheek.
Bodhi followed and kissed him as well.
I helped them put on their bags and guided them out. Then I returned to the bed.
I leaned down and pressed my lips gently to Baxter’s cheek. After a brief pause, I kissed him softly on the lips.

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