Matteo's POV

I slowly open my eyes. They still feel very heavy. There's someone in the room with me, but I can't make out who because my vision is still blurry. I rub my eyes and sit up, only to be surprised to see Sage. Why is she here? 

I mean I'm happy to see her but why is she here, and why is she in a doctor's uniform? She looks just as beautiful the day I met her but all I can wonder is why is she here...? "*ahh* "I see you've woken up Matteo. I know you're wondering why I am here but it's too much to explain. How about we go out to brunch tomorrow so we can catch up? Especially so you can tell me what the hell happened here." *she looks down at the stitches from surgery* 

"I'm off work; so I have the whole day. You can pick me up at my place" Sage says. She wrote her address on a sticky note and handed it to me. "Wait, no. I don't understand why you are here. Sage I'm confused" I say. 

"Like I said, we have a lot of things to catch up on," Sage says. She then walks right out of the hospital room. I sit there in the uncomfortable hospital bed thinking about what to do. I can't see her at all. Let alone go into her house. It'll happen all over again. I'll fall in love and know it's not right. Then leave her broken because I can't commit. 

She would never fit into the family, no matter how hard I tried. I can't go tomorrow. I just can't and I know it is gonna hurt her. I know it will hurt me more if we see each other again. I finally got discharged from the hospital after waiting for what felt like forever. The first thing I did was call my mom. "Hey, Mom," I say. 

"How'd it go? '' she says. "It didn't go as planned Mom. He didn't give me the money and he had extra men there. One of them stabbed me in the stomach. I called because I've been in the hospital but I just got discharged" I say faintly. 

"Are you fucking kidding me, Matteo. I sent you because you are the best person for the job. Not only did you not get the money, you got fucking stabbed. You know what, I think it's best if you don't come home tonight. Because when I'm done with you it would be a lot worse than a little cut on your stomach" she says.*dial tone buzzes*. 

Well, that could've been a lot worse, at least I didn't get fired. I started to look around town to find a hotel room. I plan on staying here for a few days until everything cools down. I decided on Hotel Ristorante Garibaldi.