"I'm staying here with you." I hoped that he would wake up and tell me it had all been a bad dream, that none of it had happened. "I love you, Bella, and we need you, please... Please, Henry..." I whispered in his ear. "Come back to us soon. I need you." We didn't know how long Henry would be like this. It could be days, months, or years. I felt devastated just thinking about it. The doctor said the only thing we could do was wait. My world was shattered, but I had to hold on for my Bella. I had to. "Soon he'll be ordering everyone around with that inscrutable mood of his," said Hendrick as I left the room. "I have to go see my little girl," I said, my eyes filled with tears. "Where are my clothes?" I asked. "They're in the bedroom." "Okay, I'm going to change." "Okay." Hendrick tr

