Jacob walked over and stood by the side of my bed. He took my hand. I pulled it away from him.

"Kaitlyn," He began, and took my hand in his again. "I am so sorry. I never meant for this to happen. Words can't describe how sorry I am. I can't believe I did this. It all happened too fast for me to do anything." A tear fell from his eye. "Kaitlyn, please forgive me."

"Oh no, Jake, don't feel bad." I said. I couldn't watch him cry. "Stop, it's not your fault. You can't blame yourself."

"Yes, I can. It was my fault. I did this to you." Jacob said, and he held my hand tighter.

"No, it's not." I said sternly.

Jacob let another tear fall. "It is. And I have to make it up to you, but I don't know how. I've been here waiting for you to wake up. I was so scared you wouldn't make it, or something would go wrong. Now they don't know if you're going to ever be able to walk again. And it's all my fault."

I tried sitting up, bad idea, I had to bite my lip to stop from screaming.

"See what I did to you." Jacob muttered, and he looked away.

"Jacob, stop it. Do not blame this on yourself, okay?" I gently rubbed the hand that was holding mine. He looked up. He looked like he was in more pain than I was.

"Then who's fault is it?" He asked. He rubbed my hand back.

I took a deep breath. "Mine." I said. Jacob frowned. "It was me who stepped onto the road. I wasn't thinking. I wasn't looking. I just.. I don't know."

Jacob shook his head. "No, Kaitlyn. You stepped onto the road because of me. I'm sorry about that, it was TJ's idea. He wanted to freak you out. We weren't actually going to do anything. I'm sorry I scared you. And I'm sorry about what I did."

"It's okay, don't worry about it." I muttered.

Jacob held my hand in both his hands now. "Yeah, I get it. You're over me."

I looked down. "Emm.. not completely." I whispered. I felt Jacob freeze. I forced myself to look at him.

"You're... you're not over me?" He stuttered.

I rolled my eyes. "No, I'm not, okay? But that doesn't mean I want to get back with you or anything. It just means that I.. I still have feelings for you. But that's it."

Jacob frowned. "What about your boyfriend?"

"Oh, yeah, Seth.." I had forgotten about Seth.

"No, not Seth. Aaron." 

This time I frowned. "Huh? What? Who is Aaron?!"

"Aaron. As in Aaron from your old school, who you're still dating. You know, you really shouldn't do that to Seth. Or anyone, for that matter. It's cruel."

I gasped. "WHAT?!" I shouted. "I don't even know an Aaron! I'm not dating Aaron, whoever he is! I'm not doing anything to Seth! What are you talking about, Jake? What's going on?!"

"Calm down, Kaitlyn." Jacob said. I took a deep breath. "Kaitlyn, are you telling me that you're not and never were dating Aaron?"

I sighed. "Yes!"

Jacob muttered something I didn't quite catch under his breath.

"What is it, Jake?" I asked.

"Okay, when I first started dating you, it really was because I liked you. I really liked you, actually. But then TJ told me all about your boyfriend from back home, he even had a photo of you together. I bought it. I believed him. And TJ convinced me to play a trick on you, and I did. I was so mad that I let myself fall for you, I wanted to make you feel like I did. But it was all a lie.."

My heart nearly stopped beating. "TJ.. TJ did what? Oh, he is dead. Jacob, of course I never cheated on you. Why would I do that? And what photo did he have?"

Jacob shrugged. "I don't know, just one of you and some guy. You guys looked pretty close, so I..damn, I believed TJ."

I was speechless.

"This is not happening. Kaitlyn, I am so sorry about everything. I keep hurting you, and for no reason. You never did anything to deserve this. Please, forgive me." Jacob asked, and he brushed my hair out of my face.

"Okay." I whispered. I still didn't know what to say. It was all TJ. He tricked us both. It was never Jacob.

Jacob leaned in, and I knew what was coming. He was about an inch away from me, when the door opened, and Jacob immediately stepped away. Mom was in the doorway.

"Oh, sorry, but is it okay if I talk to her for a bit?" She asked.

Great timing, Mom.

Jacob nodded, and he let go of my hand. "I'll see you later, Kaitlyn. I'll be here all day." He said, and he left. Mom walked to my side this time.

"How are you feeling, honey?"

"I'm super." I said, but my mind was somewhere else. "Mom, can I speak to Seth? I need to talk to him."

Mom raised her eyebrows. "Who's that? I don't think a Seth ever stopped by. That boy, Jacob, I think, has been here since you were in surgery. He wouldn't leave your side for a minute when you were unconscious unless the doctors instructed him too."

I blinked away a tear. Seth, my boyfriend, didn't care to see if I was okay. But Jacob, the guy who I was still in love with, yet hated at the same time, had been with me the whole time. This was messed up.

There was a knock at the door, and Doctor Burke entered, holding that damn clip board. He didn't look so happy.