The Billionaire’s Babysitter by Essie

Chapter 26

Slate was seated near Gisele’s hospital bed for what felt like an eternity. He didn’t mind, it was mostly his fault she was there anyway.

He sighed when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He knew instinctively that it was Lizzie. She had been trying to make him go home but he was having none of it.

“Slate, just go home. I’m here, I’ll take care of Gisele but you… you’ve been her for five days already. Gisele would not like to see you looking this disheveled. You look like a truck ran you over repeatedly”, Lizzie said, imploringly.

Slate sighed and pa**ed his hand through his hair. “I can’t, Liz, try to understand me. I can’t leave her here, I love her”, he replied in a hoarse voice.

Lizzie sighed, exasperated then said, “I know you love her, Slate, I know you’re hurting, but please for her sake, take care of yourself. Please”

When she noticed his will was softening, she added, “And Callie misses you. She almost lost Gisele, don’t make her even more unhappy”

Slate stood up wearily and said, “You win. I’m going but please keep me updated if there’s any change”

Lizzie nodded sadly and waved bye to him. She sat and looked her friend. She looked so fragile, she had suffered much in this life and this was just the worst. It was in times like this that Lizzie asked herself whether there really was a God up there.

As she was thinking those deep thoughts, she heard the heart machine beeping furiously.

Gisele’s eyes flicked open, closed again then opened again.

“Gisele? Gisele, oh my God, I missed you so much”, Lizzie said excitedly before noticing the expression on Gisele’s face.

“Who are you?”, she whispered. Lizzie’s eyes grew wide.

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It’s me, Lizzie, your best friend since

confused and

she asked, on the verge of

Doctor, before

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in and out of consciousness. She was hearing bits and pieces of the conversation taking place

recover in no time… spark… memory…

she fell unconscious

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called Slate as soon as the doctor arrived. Dr. Martinez was updating them

need to spark her memory but not with straining activities. Show her pictures, videos. Things like that”, the doctor said politely then

hand with his. He couldn’t imagine how much it would

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his head on her chest and without meaning it

tentative hand smoothing

asked, then continued, “I’ve missed you so much! Thank

her hand, then her palm which surely frightened Gisele because

and looked at her. She looked lost and

me go!”,

something to show his anger but remembered the doctor’s

said simply, sending his hand forward for her to

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She didn’t know why but she felt like trusting him so she slowly sent her hand to

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