Hope's POV.

Peace.

Darkness.

Pain.

Alone.

Death.

Stefan.

What happened ? How am I still alive ? I remember that glass piece slicing my foot when I collapsed. Last thing I remember is Stefan shouting for me to be fine. To stay awake. To not leave him. But the temptation to give into the darkness. To give into the peace was too high. It ensured to take away my pain. And I did. I gave away into its sweet nothings.

I woke up 2 hours later with a very heavy object breathing on my stomach. But my peaceful waking is disrupted by a very annoying beeping noise which sounded like it was right next to me. Ugh... get it off. It's really annoying.

"Baby ?" I hear a groggy voice question. I slowly flutter my eyes open and his go wide. He immediately leans over me pressing the button beside my hand and kisses my head. He then strokes my hair out of my face and then says, "I am so glad you're alive. I thought.... I thought.... that I lost you.... forever. I love you. You, Hope, are never, I mean NEVER GETTING OUT OF MY SIGHT AGAIN." He ends sternly.

I open my mouth to reply but a searing pain tears through my abdomen. I shout I pain as the doctors start rushing in. The nurses who shove Stefan out of my side and he glares. I feel cold at the loss of contact. All are running here and there. There is total chaos in the room and then they stop. Suddenly everyone looks at me pitifully.

Everyone starts stepping out of the room except who I think is my doctor. He takes a seat in the stool beside my bed on the other side as the one on my left is already occupied by Stefan.

"I am sorry" the doctor begins and I look at him panicking. Stefan's eyes widen. And we both look at him questionably.

"During the.... struggle... some pieces were stabbed into your stomach.... and I missed your stomach and hit your ovaries. I am sorry. What I am saying is... that you Mrs. Anderson, won't be able to have kids anymore. I am sorry. I will let you two talk now." He finishes.

My eyes widen as tears blur my vision. I look at Stefan to see him in some kind of trance. He looks shocked. Hurt. And in pain. I look up at the ceiling when everything he said settles onto me. I can't have babies. I can't give Stefan what he wants. I can never be a mother. I take in a much needed long breath when the slamming of the door startles me. The seat is empty. Stefan left. Me.

Who wouldn't ? Who would want a woman who can never give her husband kids ? No one. The nurse walks in then. She looks at my tear stained face and looks anywhere in the room except at me, "you will be discharged within an hour." She statuses and leaves.

Everyone seems to be doing that a lot lately. I get up slowly and will myself to get out of here as soon as possible. I won't cry anymore at this God forsaken place. When I am done changing, Stefan still hasn't returned. I guess he never will now. The reality hits me. I not only lost my possibility of being a mother but even the love of my life. And I am truly alone now.

I reach his apartment and slowly descend up the stairs. He is not here either. My things haven't been unpacked all, so I call Gerald to help me who looks at me questionably. I ignore his looks and then I book a ticket out of this city and for Melbourne. Change of country is something I can use now. I don't know if I am going for a vacation or forever but... I know I am not returning.

Just when I close my last bag and zip the chain the bedroom door is thrown open, literally and Stefan strolls in looking at me like a predator. He presses the buzzer beside our bed and tells his security to shut down all exits.

"You think you can leave me again ?" He asks me eerily quiet.

"I... I thought you.... you didn't want me" I say as my voice breaks.

"I waited 5 yeas just so I could hold you in my arms again and you think I was about to let you go over some nonexistent baby ?"

"Yes.... I thought.... I thought I post you too" I say as uncontrollable sobs rake through me. He takes me in Hsu embrace and let's me cry on him as he sits down on the floor beside our bed.

"In sickness and in health... remember ?"

"Oh... Stefan.... I can never give you what you want. It's best that I leave and...." I doesn't let me complete the sentence but turns me so I am facing him.

"Listen here and listen good. You are mine. And I love you. Only you. You are the only one who I will ever love. So take that idea of leaving me and flush it down the toilet. You are here. I am here. We are here. We don't need anyone else. And as long as the question of baby stands... we can always adopt. We will adopt. Okay ? But you're not leaving me."

"How ?"

"We will get through this. Like we always do. Together"

Can someone please check and tell me if chapter six has been cut ? Please. To those who wanted a happy ending with lots of children... I am sorry to break your heart. But it was the only way I wanted it. Please don't criticize. And next up. Epilogue.