Warped Reality

"I'm fine!" I snapped at her before trying to sit up but I'm still weak and obviously still not fine at all.

"Calm down. There's no reason to hasten everything or we'll draw attention. Besides, I'm not talking about your condition from the accident. What I mean is the baby you're carrying."

"What?" I froze and my body went cold.

"I eavesdropped to your stepfather talking to someone because he won't tell me the results of your diagnoses. I'm not family, after all. I heard Kevin telling the other person that once you wake up, he'll bring you to him and made sure this man will pay the bills. He was frantic when Kevin told him that you're pregnant. I don't want to believe him but he was holding your medical records and I chanced a glimpse of it. You're positively pregnant, Stella. Who the hell did you hook up with?"

"Ino..." I whispered before I swallowed the lump of nervousness, happiness and a little fear.

I gingerly touched my stomach and wished it to be true. No more dreams. Please, let this be real. No more time travelling during my sleep.

The door suddenly opened and a doctor with a nurse behind came inside my room. They're happy to know that I've already woken up. They then checked my vital signs and interviewed me for anything painful and stuffs they wanted to know about.

Just as they're both about to leave, someone else appeared in the doorway. My heart galloped inside my c.h.e.s.t as I stared at both men talking to the doctor. When the doctor and the nurse finally left, Ivano and Kevin approached my bed.

My eyes stared at them back and forth, frozen in shock and fear. I'm not afraid of them. I feared that all of this was just a fluke. I didn't want to wake up again and found out that I just dreamt it.

"I'm glad you're awake now, Stella." Kevin announced in a stoic voice but I stared at him closely and noticed the twitched at the corner of his lips. "Nicky, can you come with me, let's buy Mr. Lombardi his coffee."

"You should've bought before you came here." Nicky scowled and crossed her arms over her c.h.e.s.t and turned to face me as if to tell she's not going to leave the room.

"It's alright." I said and nodded at her.

"Are you sure?" Nicky frowned and squeezed my hand in worry.

"I'll be fine." I assured her. "Go now, and please buy me bagels, too."

"Ok." She rose from the chair, gave me a peck on the forehead before leaving reluctantly with my stepdad.

I stared at Ivano curiously while thinking how to approach him. I'm still not sure how to react around him. He sure had the same face as the Ivano in my dreams.

"So." I started in a mix of nervousness, excitement and anxiety.

Ivano sat on the chair Nicky vacated before holding my hand. "Show me your smile, Stella."

I gasped and sobbed before throwing myself into his arms and kissed him on the mouth, deeply, savagely with all the love of my heart. Ivano was chuckling while answering my frantic touch and kisses. When I started to feel the ache to my jaw, I finally released his mouth.

"Welcome back." I told him.

"I'm so glad to be back." He grinned.

"Tell me this isnt a dream."

"This is reality, sweetheart."

"For sure?"

"Very." He kissed me again but I quickly pulled out in excitement.

"I'm pregnant!"

"We are, I know." Ivano nodded while still chuckling before kissing me again.

I have so much to ask him. So many confusing thoughts and occurrences that I couldn't decide which really happened in reality. Did I really come from the car accident or did I come from Ivano's house after Katherine mangled me?

I needed detail as to what really happened. But with how hungry and frantic we were kissing each other, I think discussion would be put to back seat.

"I love you!" I told him after pulling back.

"And I love you." He answered before Ivano attacked my mouth again.

A smile stretched my lips as we kissed. Oh, we're so going to declare our love til death do us part and live happily ever after.